Namco brings together a classic collection of its greatest arcade titles as they debut for the ultimate gaming-on-the-go device, the PSP. As well as including 16 of the original arcade titles, Namco Museum Battle Collection also includes 4 brand new updated versions of Pac-Man, Galaga, New Rally-X and Dig Dug.

Bringing together these classic 1980s titles, and taking full advantage of the PSP's wireless connectivity, Namco Museum Battle Collection allows gamers to battle it out in a number of different gaming scenarios, from rally driving to space age alien blasting. Gamers are given plenty of opportunity to see who earns the bragging rights in the ultimate arcade compilation. Namco Museum Battle Collection also takes advantage of the exciting new GameShare technology that the PSP boasts, allowing gamers to send levels from Namco Museum Battle Collection games to other PSPs, for friends to compete on and try out.

Despite the title, games like this don't deserve to be in a gaming museum (what's the fun in looking but not touching?), they've been let out of their (arcade)-cabinets and ready to play on the PSP. This is a must have game title for all gaming aficionados.

So if you fancy going back to a time of misspent youth without the need for a pocket full of change Namco Museum Battle Collection is the title for you. Perfect for bite-sized gaming, between bus stops or waiting for a train, through to when you have hours to kill and you need a good variety of games without having to take all of your UMDs out with you. These titles helped shape the first generation of gamers, so don't miss this opportunity to re-live the 1980s part of PSP's new gaming revolution!

Games:

• Pac-Man
• Galaga, Galaxian
• Rally-X
• New Rally-X
• Dig Dug
• Xevious, Bosconian
• Rolling Thunder
• Mappy
• Tower of Druaga
• Dragon Buster
• Grobda
• Motos
• Dig Dug 2
• King & Balloon

To become an expert in monkey business, you first have to go to monkey school. Featuring the crazy characters from the Ape Escape series, Ape Academy takes you a college filled with minigames, troublemakers, and challenges. You can achieve success by winning games such as trivia quizzes and variants of dodgeball, pong, and rock-paper-scissors. The game also lets you take on other PSP players via Wi-Fi connection, or play against a friend simultaneously on one PSP.

Compete and earn respect in the Need for Speed Underground Rivals, which is only available on the PSP. Like previous installments in the Need for Speed Underground series, Rivals lets you customize and challenge both Japanese and American tuner cars in pursuit of total domination of the street racing scene. This time, you can race on new tracks designed specifically for the PSP console. You can experience the new environments in multiplayer head-to-head modes, playable via Wi-Fi.

Retro-game in style with the new Namco Museum for your PSP PlayStation Portable! This collection of classic games features the following selections from the Namco library: Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Galaxian, Dig-Dug, Rally-X, and New Rally-X. In addition to retro original graphics and gameplay, four of the games will utilize the PSP's breakthrough hardware with exclusive new "remixed" versions. Aside from some obviously improved graphics, you can now fight new boss battles, access new gaming stages and modes, and more!

The last of an extinct race, one with unimaginable powers. Ryu is a dormant dragon, awakened by miners, transformed into an innocent child. Now, as an outcast from society, Ryu must remember his fiery past and regain his powers so he can fulfil his epic destiny...

• Dragons return. The massively popular role-playing legend comes to PSP™, with new online game-sharing mode.
• Unique experience. Mould your hero each time you play, with 987 possible dragon transformations.
• Tactical combat. Quick reflexes can trigger additional devastating attacks! Unleash fiery retribution on your enemies.

As the first FORMULA ONE product for PSP, FORMULA ONE includes all of the official licensed tracks, cars and drivers of the FIA FORMULA ONE World Championship. Download your own music collection from Memory Stick Duo, and access additional bonus content to make sure race days are never the same again!

• Featuring all 18 official circuits and all 10 official teams, 20 cars with performance stats based on their historical season performances and 5 unlockable classic bonus cars
• Arcade focused gameplay with 7 challenging modes including Quick Race, World Championship, Head to Head and Eliminator Championship
• Link up to other PSPs via WiFi for multiplayer races, Ghost Car and Best Time exchange mode

Three hundred years ago, the known world consisted of 9 continents spread across a vast ocean. The center of this world was "Ohka", a wondrous continent rich in Oriental mysticism. Ohka was ruled by five "Bumon," or houses of martial arts, each boasting their own unique fighting style.

However, "Sema", a continent far to the west whose invading forces were led by the "Demonic General", threatened their rule. Following a fierce battle, the five Bumon finally brought the war to a close, "sealing" the Demonic General in Ohka by means of a mysterious "Key". With the war thus ended, all believed that peace would reign eternal....

• Create your own martial arts style by combining more than 150 skills, yielding countless combinations.
• Easy to control with simple one-button operation, unleash deadly sword actions.
• Download new shields, skills, and a sword via Infrastructure Mode to develop your swordsmanship skills.
• Show off and exchange your skills with wireless connectivity using Ad-Hoc Mode.
• Expand your arsenal of moves by finding and collecting various skills as you progress.

Take your skills to a new level and challenge the greatest basketball icons to ever hit the court. With NBA Street: Showdown, tip off against the baddest old-school legends and today’s hottest players and rise above the rim with bigger-than-life moves. Defeat the best the streets have to offer with an arsenal of dunks, passes, dribbles, and tricks. Begin your journey to become a street legend with NBA Street: Showdown on PSP.

• Take on the biggest stars of the NBA in full Street style, battle it out with a 3-on-3 game, or go on the ultimate quest to become a Street legend in the King of the Court mode.
• Add your personal style to your created street baller and hold your own against the greatest legends in King of the Court mode.
• Earn style points in Shot Blocker and Arcade Shootout modes and enhance your status as the game’s newest street legend.
• Play one-on-one against a friend in the original Pick Up game mode.
• Up to four players can compete in two high-flyin’ game modes: Shot Blocker and Arcade Shootout using one PSP.
• This new feature designed for PSP allows you to listen and watch music content via this built in player.

All hell breaks loose on a typical school field trip at the local museum when Death Jr., (DJ) the son of the Grim Reaper, and his friends open an ancient box holding an unspeakable evil. With his trusty scythe and a complement of firearms, Death Jr. must fight his way through the portals opened by the demon horde of the box and stop the evil anti-reaper, Moloch from literally bringing hell on earth and the worst possible thing in the world… military school.

• Action-packed 3D shooting with FPS-like controls
• Blast enemies with a full arsenal of guns and explosives
• Use DJ's scythe to fight demons and as a platforming tool
• Explore environments including the Museum, School and Insane Asylum

Get ready for the next entry in the Ridge Racer series. Ridge Racers for the PSP maintains the series' trademark drift-based handling and introduces enhanced car design and 24 intense circuits. In addition to new tracks, the game includes courses from previous Ridge Racer games, such as Seaside Route 765, Crimsonrock Pass, and Greenpeak Highlands. Beat the clock in the time attack mode or test your racing skills against up to eight players in wireless battle mode.

Koei, makers of the wildly popular Shin Sangoku Musou (a.k.a. Dynasty Warriors) games delivers their third PSP title with Sangokushi V. A port of a 1997 Playstation One game, Sangokushi V (a.k.a. Romance of the Three Kingdoms V) is a turn-based strategy game set during China's famed Three Kingdoms era. Players take control of one of the famous armies - Wu, Wei, or Shu - and attempt to unify China through massive turn-based strategic battles. As usual, many famous characters from the Three Kingdoms era are present, and replay value is high thanks to the myriad options and characters the player can control. The PSP's hardware ensures that the game's load times will be sped up, and there's even the inclusion of a small overhead map that can be seen during all the battles.

To become an expert in monkey business, you first have to go to monkey school. Featuring the crazy characters from the Ape Escape series, Ape Academy takes you a college filled with minigames, troublemakers, and challenges. You can achieve success by winning games such as trivia quizzes and variants of dodgeball, pong, and rock-paper-scissors. The game also lets you take on other PSP players via Wi-Fi connection, or play against a friend simultaneously on one PSP.

In Astonishia Story, players embody an honorable royal knight and embark upon an epic journey to recover a stolen sacred relic that symbolizes prosperity and fortune. Players must seek the help of wizards and many other mysterious allies to succeed.

A new PSP version of the anime adventure game series originally released in Japan for PS one, produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and Production I.G.

A new PSP version of the anime adventure game series originally released in Japan for PS one, produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and Production I.G.

The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch opens with childhood friends Jurio and Chris as they embark on a pilgrimage to five shrines surrounding their village. During their journey, they learn of the dangers of the Raual Wave that threatens to destroy everything in its path. Can Jurio and Chris, with the help of their friends, stop the Raual Wave emanating from Queen Isabella's castle? Will they discover the identity of the mysterious "Moonlight Witch" who predicted it all? Players can join in the adventure with this elegant turn-based role-playing title developed by the legendary Nihon Falcom.

• AI that “Picks Its Battles”. Enemies gauge your strength before attacking, and will “turn tail and run” if they sense you are stronger than they are.
• Random Battles – Be Gone! See your enemies on the world map before a fight ensues.
• Use the “Deadly” Meter to Your Advantage. Fill up your meter after a battle, then unleash a devastating blow on particularly tough bosses.
• Easy to Pick up and Play. Become drawn into the storyline within a few minutes of picking up the game.
• Deep RPG Designed for a Handheld Platform. Outside of battles or events, save at any point in the game, except for during battles and events.
• Return of the "Pet" system. Keep a dog, cat, or rabbit as a pet … treat it well, and it will return the favor!
• Beautiful Environments. Colorful 2D sprites inhabit a rich world with such details as lens flare from the sun, water effects, and beautiful scenery.

From the mind of developer Archer Maclean comes Mercury, a puzzle game that lets you guide the metallic substance through a series of challenging puzzles. Without spilling too much, you must control your colored mercury blobs around 3D mazes simply by tilting the level. Negotiate obstacles and hazards, solve puzzles, and compete against time and percentage limits while avoiding traps and predators. In addition to the single-player mode, Archer Maclean's Mercury also features multiplayer battle and ghost modes.

Rockman DASH Hagane no Boukenkokoro (a.k.a. Mega Man Legends 2) takes the long-running 2D franchise and gives it a cool 3D makeover. The sequel to the original Mega Man Legends, this sequel was originally released on PS2, but is getting a full PSP makeover, including formatting the game screen into the PSP's anamorphic 16:9 aspect ratio. Accompanying Rockman (or Mega Man) is his whole cast of familiar characters, including Roll, Tron Bonne and her lovable Servbots, dancing monkey Data and Glyde. The story takes place in an isolated wasteland which turns out to be the location of an infamous treasure.

Mega Man Legends 2 features the same action-RPG gameplay as the first entry in the series, but of course with a great deal of enhancements. Now there are several towns, instead of a one-town island, together with a few remote areas for you to explore. Gamers travel on a world map to different locations in a giant airship, the Flutter, and descend into one of the many dungeons for a dig. There's also plenty of enemies for Mega Man to take on with his standard Buster Weapon - but in true Mega Man style, the Buster can get upgraded into an untold number of snazzy weapons!

Taiko no Tatsujin Portable (AKA Taiko: Drum Master), one of the best-selling rhythm games ever, makes it to PSP! The D-pad and buttons will be used for hitting the drum, while the shoulder buttons are used to strike the sides of the drums. One exclusive feature to the PSP edition of Taiko no Tatsujin Portable is the inclusion of a special new note, which requires you to spin the analog thumbpad around as fast as you can. Clear a set number of revolutions and a door will open, revealing a secret character. This portable version also comes with three intriguing mini games, and multiplayer will also be supported. Two players will be able to use the same PSP to play with one another, or you can have four consoles connected via WiFi for a concert. Taiko no Tatsujin Portable includes a large list of songs, with J-pop, classical, anime, variety and Namco original music all accounted for. Notable entries, amongst the 38 tunes, include Hana ("Flower") by Orange Range and No More Cry by D-51.

PoPoLoCrois™ is sure to be an instant favorite for the new generation of PSP™ users. This classic fantasy story features brand-new sequences from the animated TV series, new playable adventures, plus exciting battles with rich, vibrant colors and cell-shaded 2D graphics. You’ll be hooked on the delightful characters and animated storyline that is fun for all ages.

• Charming Cel-shaded Graphics in Rich, Vibrant Color
• Save Feature for Playing On-The-Go
• 30+ Hours of Game Play
• Bonus Anime Sequences from the Japanese TV Series

School Rumble hits the Sony PSP! Adapted from the popular Japanese anime/manga, School Rumble: Nesan Jiken Desu features a unique conversation-based gameplay style with which to experience the title's original storyline. The story unfolds on an ordinary summer school day. As the bewildered high-school girl, Tenma Tsukamoto, players must figure out the mystery behind the sudden and bizarre collapse of their classmate - and Tenma's "Prince Charming" - Ouji Karasume. At the same time, bad-boy classmate Harima Kenji just so happens to be a secret admirer of Tenma. This love triangle gets explored in this conversation-based RPG adventure, which features fully-voiced dialogue using the original anime cast. Several other characters, including Yakumo Tsukamoto, Kyousuke Imadori, Karen Ichijou, and Haruki Hanai, also make appearances, and each character is fully voiced too.

The gameplay of School Rumble: Nesan Jiken Desu consists of investigating various locales while conversing with people in order to piece together the clues and solve the mystery. Through reading text and listening to dialogue, players select one out of a number of paths to change the flow of the story, which can result in multiple endings and more than a few surprises. Plus, players can use the "Perspective Switch" system, which allows for the story to be viewed from an alternate character's perspective in order to get a better grasp on the mystery.