The first 13 PSP Minis on the Playstation Store

Puzzles, shoot-em ups, even football and all under 100MB

1 October 2009 15:03 GMT / By Dan Sung

We were beginning to think it was never going to happen but, just like that, the PSP Go has arrived and, with it, the much anticipated PSP Minis.

There are 13 to choose from as of today, expected to grow to 50 by the end of the year. Each is no larger than 100MB and all are under £4. So far, this is how they line up:

Alien Havoc

Price: £3.99
Developer: CREAT Studios
Genre: Arcade

Old school action as you take on the role of an alien running round the mid-west and rounding up cattle to take on board your space ship and fly away with. Plenty of levels of fun throwing vegetables at the angry farmers trying to stop you.

Bloons

Price: £3.49
Developer: Hands On Mobile Inc
Genre: Puzzle

It might not be as enjoyable to do it for real but there's an old equation that rings true for this game: Balloons + Darts = Destruction + Fun. Essentially, burst as many as you can and look out for special weapons.

Brainpipe

Price: £3.99
Developer: Hands-on Mobile Inc
Genre: Arcade

Wander through the inner workings of your very own mind in your search to transcend human existence. When you're not focusing on the over-arching storyline, however, just enjoy a shoot bit of platform arcade action.

Breakquest

Price: £2.49
Developer: Beatshapers
Genre: Break out

100 levels of vintage Archanoid-style blockbusting action featuring a glut of power ups and weaponry for a new generation.

Fieldrunners

Price: £3.99
Developer: Subatomic
Genre: Strategy/Arcade

Heavily popular, heavy artillery tower defence game as played by thousands on the iPhone OS. Choose from a range of weaponry and different tower types to vanquish invaders across a series of levels.

Fortix

Price: £3.49
Developer: Complete IT
Genre: Strategy/Arcade

Besiege the castle and the waiting dragons with power catapults and troops of all sorts as you battle to take back your ancestors' land.

Funky Punch

Price: £3.49
Developer: Solus Games
Genre: Fighting

3D fighting game where dancing recharges your energy. Don't ask. Just play.

Hero of Sparta

Price: £3.99
Developer: Gamesloft SA
Genre: Action Adventure

Hack and slash your way through this ancient Greek 3D action adventure as King Argos and wreak your hideous revenge with an assortment of weaponry at whoever gets in your way.

Kahoots

Price: £2.49
Developer: Honeyslug
Genre: Puzzle/god game

Very much in the spirit of Lemmings, guide your little guys around from A to B by turning over blocks and putting in special spring-loaded bricks and other types of terrain.

Pinball Dreaming: Dreams

Price: £3.99
Developer: Cowboy Rodeo
Genre

Silver ball classic from the Amiga days as ported onto the iPhone and now PSP Go too.

Puzzle Scape

Price: £2.49
Developer: Farmind
Genre: Puzzle

Arrange, re-sort and align coloured bricks which when placed correctly will explode. Hmm, sound familiar?

Tetris

Price: £3.99
Developer: EA
Genre: Puzzle

Which cave have you been living in?

Vempire

Price: £3.99
Developer: Impressionware SRL
Genre: Puzzle/Strategy

Debuting on the PSP platform is this puzzle game with a strategy twist. Collected artefacts and minios to be used during the gameplay in the quest to become king of the monster empire.