Playstation Vita Game Reviews

About a year and a half ago, Rainbow Moon, a strategy RPG in the style of classic grid based games like Final Fantasy Tactics and Disgaea, released on the PS3. It had a… let’s say lukewarm reception. Its story was shallow, its animations were stiff, and its gameplay was overly focused on grinding. It wasn’t without its good points however. The graphics themselves were fun and cartoony and the game

Tearaway is the newest gem from Media Molecule, the creators of LittleBigPlanet. This title features a story that celebrates storytelling and even manages to get you into the action. In Tearaway, you must help a little messenger named Iota (or Atoi, if female), deliver a message to the most important person in its world: you!

The superhero-powered fighting game, Injustice: Gods Among Us, has finally made it onto the PlayStation Vita as the content-rich Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition. There are new fighters, new costumes and new challenges to be found within, making for one action-packed portable fighting experience.

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is the portable sequel to Batman: Arkham Origins. Both games were released at the same time, so anyone who picks up Blackgate before playing Origins is in for a few spoilers, since it takes place three months after the events of console version. It turns out that Blackgate prison has been taken over by the inmates and is sectioned off by the Joker, Black Mask and t

Valhalla Knights 3 is a new Japanese role-playing game brought to us by Marvelous AQL and the folks at Xseed Games. It's the first title in the series to come to the PlayStation Vita, so it has the huge task of starting the franchise off on the right foot after other iterations on other consoles failed to excite.

Malicious Rebirth is an enhanced port of Malicious, a game released for the PlayStation 3 by Alvion. This PlayStation Vita version of the game comes packed with extra content and has been designed for short bursts of gaming on the go. Given its source material, I was curious to see if it could really condense the craziness of its console counterpart to the Vita's small screen.

Guerrilla Cambridge's Killzone: Mercenary is a console-sized first-person shooter specially outfitted for the PlayStation Vita. While it's not the first Killzone game to show up on a handheld console, does Mercenary make its mark as one of the best titles to keep on your shelf? Or does it really live up to its name by taking your money and disappearing into the "trade-in bin" when the jo

Vivid Games' Real Boxing seeks to bring a console-quality boxing experience to the Vita's little widescreen. Is this game a contender of handheld boxing game of the year? Or does it get knocked out in the first round?

Atelier Meruru Plus: The Apprentice of Arland is the third game in the Arland trilogy and the 13th title in the Atelier series. Like the games that have come before it, Atelier Meruru Plus has a focus on item creation, synthesis and the art of alchemy. Does this PlayStation Vita game successfully combine a bunch of different elements in order to create a great gaming experience? Or does it suffer

Zen Studios, known for their pinball games, has released a new rhythm-fighter called KickBeat. Does this kung fu-flavored fighter game have what it takes to take on the heavy hitters on the PlayStation Network? Or does it miss a step and deserve to be knocked out?