Coded Arms

 PSP
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Jul 6, 2005
User Score
6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 70 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 70
  3. Negative: 17 out of 70
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  1. PSPhunter
    Aug 7, 2005
    10
    I think that this came as a low score becuase it take about 2days to understand. The reason that this is probably the best FPS is that its the only one for the PSP out now thats a full-blown shooter. The reason i think its a 10 is because the visuals look and feel great. This is a must get game for any PSP owner!! DAVID SOMEN RULES!! which is my old friend i said about in a review in thug2.
  2. Michaelh
    Oct 2, 2005
    10
    it the best shoting game ever 100% i am the best you now na but it a very good game play if you don't belive me.
  3. Ryan
    Jul 5, 2005
    10
    Best graphics on PSP, alot ppl rate it like a system but it is awesome the controls are easy and the gameplay gets challenging but rooms are like walk-in and kill I still give it a ten.
  4. TseChoM.
    Jun 29, 2005
    10
    It's a good game....easy to control and play.....
  5. GrantB.
    Jul 4, 2005
    10
    This is an amazing game. It has incredible graphics for a handheld system. With 30 unique weapons like the honeypot, which can create a copy of you and destract the enemy for a few seconds and an amazing multiplayer game, this one is a must buy.
  6. KenQ.
    Jul 9, 2005
    9
    Dont agree with the "professional" ratings....it's a great game clearly deserving of a score higher than "33"
  7. EthanH.
    Sep 10, 2005
    9
    I think Coded arms is a great game and should be high on your PSP essentials list the graphics are supurb and the explosions and gunfire are brilliant repetive gameplay is only a slight fault in Coded Arms.
  8. JohnP.
    Jul 13, 2005
    9
    WOW....all I can say is....Ignore the reviews from some of the so called big web review sites and play this game, ok the controls take a few minutes to get used to, but you can customise them fully for you perfect setup...the graphics are truly a wonder and you will find yourself amazed this is a handheld game...the whole thing I find so addictive to just pick up and play....load times WOW....all I can say is....Ignore the reviews from some of the so called big web review sites and play this game, ok the controls take a few minutes to get used to, but you can customise them fully for you perfect setup...the graphics are truly a wonder and you will find yourself amazed this is a handheld game...the whole thing I find so addictive to just pick up and play....load times are quick....the sound and music that builds when enemies are near really add to a frantic shooting experience...and also you get wifi mutliplayer just in case you were thinking about not buying it...… Expand
  9. JoshB.
    Jul 7, 2005
    9
    Controls are the only thing buggin me... but ill get use to it .. but i wish there were some codes for it... that would be cool. basicly i think its the best game out for the psp...
  10. Y-leg
    Jul 8, 2005
    9
    This is a very satisfying game. It suits the platform to a tee, what more could you ask from a handheld. No one knows exactly what the PSPP can do; this represents a first gen pinnacle. Congrats to Konami, they have given us a game that fits the genre and suits the hardware as well as he hardware can be suited at this time.
  11. Hikayeci
    Jan 28, 2022
    9
    Neden kimse beğenmemiş anlayamıyorum. Bana sorarsanız çok güzel bir oyun. Oyunla ilgili sadece 2 derdim var: müzikler ve zorluk. Oyunun müzikleri sanki internetten ''bedava oyun müzikleri'' diye aratılıp indirilmiş gibi, Bir de oyun biraz zor. Hem düşmanlar çok hasar vuruyor, hem de can kiti çok zor bulunuyor. Aynı şekilde oyunda genellikle mermi kıtlığı yaşıyorsunuz. Bu 2 sorunu göz ardıNeden kimse beğenmemiş anlayamıyorum. Bana sorarsanız çok güzel bir oyun. Oyunla ilgili sadece 2 derdim var: müzikler ve zorluk. Oyunun müzikleri sanki internetten ''bedava oyun müzikleri'' diye aratılıp indirilmiş gibi, Bir de oyun biraz zor. Hem düşmanlar çok hasar vuruyor, hem de can kiti çok zor bulunuyor. Aynı şekilde oyunda genellikle mermi kıtlığı yaşıyorsunuz. Bu 2 sorunu göz ardı edersek bence çok eğlenceli ve güzel bir oyun.… Expand
  12. MichaelP.
    Aug 6, 2005
    8
    This is a solid FPS. The one problem is that peopl etry to compare this to games like halo 2 and doom. But what you dont realize is that you are playing an ok first person shooter on a portable. so what is the storyline is crap. it has great graphics and keeps you entertained.
  13. AndyA.
    Jul 16, 2006
    8
    I think the game is good but then its almost like a reject of The Matrix. But its still cool shooting robots!
  14. Debano
    Jul 7, 2005
    8
    this game sounds pretty awsome except for the fact that the game does have not the best control and that there arntt a very creative or cool level designs but on the other hand the plot seems livible and the graphics are amazing as all hell if you are and fsp [first person shooter] fan this is a must have and with the mulitiplayer even if your an action fan i still think this is a MUST HAVE game.
  15. KenP.
    Jul 8, 2005
    8
    Great "first" FPS for the psp. Very impresive graphics that make your brain rate this title against the full console games instead of the other handhelds. Needs work on story/game flow as things get to feel a bit tacked together. PSP designers have to stop thinking like handheld designers and start thinking like full console ones. They really don't need constrain themselves, the Great "first" FPS for the psp. Very impresive graphics that make your brain rate this title against the full console games instead of the other handhelds. Needs work on story/game flow as things get to feel a bit tacked together. PSP designers have to stop thinking like handheld designers and start thinking like full console ones. They really don't need constrain themselves, the platform will do the job.… Expand
  16. Wongit
    Sep 16, 2005
    8
    It might not be to fun when you first start playin, but after a while of just wasting time with it, it can be pretty good. Not a bad attempt at a FPS.
  17. xuiz
    Aug 3, 2020
    8
    it was an underrated shooter that was ahead of its time. Coded arms deserved the sequel that it never got i gotta say
  18. NickB.
    Sep 11, 2005
    7
    Not as satisfying as Death Jr. or Dead to Rights, but still fun and visually appealing. The controls are a little ackwards, but older gamers used to the strange control schemes seen in FPS's from the PS1 days will feel some deja vu here. The graphics and sounds are very atmospheric, however, and I have enjoyed my time with this game, unlike some other FPSs on other consoles.
  19. GabeC.
    Jul 16, 2005
    7
    Great handheld fun. Unfortunately, it still needs a story that immerses and motivates the player through generic level layouts. Levels are square rooms that lead to more square rooms. Graphics are top notch though. Controls aren't too tough to get used to. Left thumbstick is movement. Right four buttons are head/aiming controls. Similar to Halo. Every button is reconfigurable. Great Great handheld fun. Unfortunately, it still needs a story that immerses and motivates the player through generic level layouts. Levels are square rooms that lead to more square rooms. Graphics are top notch though. Controls aren't too tough to get used to. Left thumbstick is movement. Right four buttons are head/aiming controls. Similar to Halo. Every button is reconfigurable. Great game, but no immersion. Less immersive than the original Doom games. Only problem... the levels are boring, no matter how nice they look. Play it, you'll agree.… Expand
  20. ZemZ.
    Jun 21, 2007
    7
    It's a good solid FPS with some mionor concerns. it's a rather generic game but don't get me wronge it's fun to play & a great on the go FPS, my biggest concern is that your health is saved when you beat a level making for some frustration do overs. But unless you are a compleat braindead Zombie there is plenty of entertainment to find with in this virtual world.
  21. BillS
    Jul 18, 2005
    7
    A very solid FPS. Visually lush within the three basic environments it presents, CODED ARMS provides the basics of a decent shooter while setting up the 'twist' of having everything be within a virtual world. Items are files or apps and have filenames instead of titles. Enemies and destructible objects vanish in a cloud of binary code. Nice little touches like this set the game A very solid FPS. Visually lush within the three basic environments it presents, CODED ARMS provides the basics of a decent shooter while setting up the 'twist' of having everything be within a virtual world. Items are files or apps and have filenames instead of titles. Enemies and destructible objects vanish in a cloud of binary code. Nice little touches like this set the game slightly above the redundant and abbreviated mediocrity of only three area types and somewhat short levels. In other words, it's pretty, creative, a technical tour de force and a quick play. Here's hoping the ADD-ON menu proves to be supported by Konami in the form of new levels and areas, like Wipeout Pure. Controls are as highly customizable as one could expect on the PSP - and will become the standard (in this sense) by which all subsequent FPS will be judged. Those criticizing the control scheme simply have not logged any time in the game, period. Within an hour or so, you'll be strafing circles and jumping railings with no problem. The slightly touchy and subsequently imprecise analog control is essentially solved with auto-'magnetic'-style targeting. Brilliant, and it works like a charm. An FPS story is irrelevant and Coded Arms is suitably scant in this regard. Last thing I want to do when waiting to run down halls and blast my friends is sit through a bloody cinematic about why we're there, blah blah blah. Bottom line, this is going to be great fun for FPS fans who just want to blast each other via local WiFi deathmatch. Also good for casual FPS players who don't obsess over the latest texture hack for HL2. Those elitist FPS fanatics, however, will find Coded Arms too short, too narrow of environmental scope and too limited in the number/variety of adversaries. The only people complaining about control will be the those who haven't really played and tweaked with the game.… Expand
  22. murut87
    Jan 8, 2012
    7
    The PSP might need some good FPS games,but Coded Arms feel like a Shooting Games that we have seen it before.But i think if they make a good storylines and improve their gameplay,that might do :P
  23. sebastianali
    Aug 18, 2019
    7
    Para la PSP esta bastante bien. Me gustan las mecánicas de RPG que tiene el juego, los controles que si bien son molestos son los mejores que tiene un FPS en esta consola y los gráficos que son increíbles, aunque los mapas son algo cerrados. Puedo recomendarlo? Por supuesto! Es algo adictivo, satisfactorio conseguir todos los items, aunque frustrante por los malos controles y repetitivo,Para la PSP esta bastante bien. Me gustan las mecánicas de RPG que tiene el juego, los controles que si bien son molestos son los mejores que tiene un FPS en esta consola y los gráficos que son increíbles, aunque los mapas son algo cerrados. Puedo recomendarlo? Por supuesto! Es algo adictivo, satisfactorio conseguir todos los items, aunque frustrante por los malos controles y repetitivo, ademas de que la historia se pudo mejorar con una temática de hacker poco eficiente.… Expand
  24. BrodieS.
    Jul 14, 2005
    6
    At first.. i was bored to tears..no wait, scratch that.. at FIRST i was fighting the stiff inaccurate controls, then i was bored to tears. Self determination won out over time, however and after a couple levels into the game, things got better.. better weapons, more interesting arenas, slightly cooler enemies.. all in all a decent effort, though i have to echo the negative comments listed At first.. i was bored to tears..no wait, scratch that.. at FIRST i was fighting the stiff inaccurate controls, then i was bored to tears. Self determination won out over time, however and after a couple levels into the game, things got better.. better weapons, more interesting arenas, slightly cooler enemies.. all in all a decent effort, though i have to echo the negative comments listed above. not a whole lot here beyond shooting one enemy after another in brainless repetition again and again and again... It's definatly no shrunk down Half-Life, Far Cry, Socom, Halo or even a Doom.. it's probably the most repetitive FPS i've played, but it still might help get you through the PSP game dryspell and can be fun if your dying to play a FPS on your PSP. As a side note, i played Socom for PSP at E3 this year and it remedies almost all these problems(with some control tinkering)..and will definatly be a must have when available.… Expand
  25. WillF.
    Jul 13, 2005
    6
    The visuals and the effort are there but the controls just dont feel right without 2 analog sticks i have found that the best setup ist using 2 pads rather than just 1 analog stick, but no mater how i set it up the controls just didnt feel right. the game was still a fun game to play just a little frustrating at times. i would have liked to have more open levels. overall i recommend thisThe visuals and the effort are there but the controls just dont feel right without 2 analog sticks i have found that the best setup ist using 2 pads rather than just 1 analog stick, but no mater how i set it up the controls just didnt feel right. the game was still a fun game to play just a little frustrating at times. i would have liked to have more open levels. overall i recommend this game to any fan of first person shooters.… Expand
  26. B.Allan
    Jul 25, 2005
    6
    I have never played a more generic, dull and shallow game in my life. Run down a square passage, enter a square room, shoot some basic boring enemys with no AI to speak of, shoot the lead enemy,gab the key and thats the end of the level. Thats it, six levels per world, three worlds, 2 mins per level, hoe long it that gonna take you? not long. Still the multi player is great and realy easy I have never played a more generic, dull and shallow game in my life. Run down a square passage, enter a square room, shoot some basic boring enemys with no AI to speak of, shoot the lead enemy,gab the key and thats the end of the level. Thats it, six levels per world, three worlds, 2 mins per level, hoe long it that gonna take you? not long. Still the multi player is great and realy easy to set up, plus you can use the weapons you got in the short time you played the single player mode.… Expand
  27. KevinS.
    Oct 5, 2005
    5
    If you are a PC 1st person shooter fan you will find this game cumbersome. The button combinations were difficult to get used to. This is especially true if you are used to a keyboard and mouse arrangement like I am. The graphics were nice, but the game was a little too dark. I was hard to see enemies unless you zoomed. I think I'll stick with my PC for this kind of game format.
  28. [Anonymous]
    Jul 4, 2005
    5
    The good point is, that the control scheme is very flexible and you can move around easyle after some ten minutes. The bad point is, that after the same amount of time the game already gets boring, because you just encounter huge box-rooms that are joined by doors, tunnels an elevators. Even with different graphic-settings, everything looks the same afte a while. While the graphics have The good point is, that the control scheme is very flexible and you can move around easyle after some ten minutes. The bad point is, that after the same amount of time the game already gets boring, because you just encounter huge box-rooms that are joined by doors, tunnels an elevators. Even with different graphic-settings, everything looks the same afte a while. While the graphics have some nice drawing effects, the animations of the robots are stiff and every rooms looks more or less the same. The Progammers mixed them ramdomly together, but it would have been better, whne they made the effort for a true campain with memorizable locations. This just looks like a basic random map generator for quake. For single player, the only thing that is supposed to keep you up playing, are weapon updates, but this is not enough. There is no story nor a different goal than finding an exit. Even for the first FPS on the PSP this is a bad game.… Expand
  29. AramisG.
    Jul 11, 2005
    5
    Coded Arms has many of the ingredients of a great FPS but the meal wasn
  30. GeebLord
    May 19, 2020
    5
    I remember at the time really wanting this game because it was a psp FPS (few of which are good). This one is okay. Zero story and the missions are disjointed but its okay considering whats on the system. Overall this is the most mindless basic fps game ever.

    in 2020 you have no real reason to play this
  31. Mobius
    Oct 10, 2005
    4
    Lets face it consols are just not the right platform for 1st peson shooters. consols are great for fighting games driving games puzzle games and platform games just not FPS games and stratagy games. now before you shoot me down here are the good points of the game, it looks great and there are plenty of action moments the down side is that the PSP is not made for fast FPS, its just to Lets face it consols are just not the right platform for 1st peson shooters. consols are great for fighting games driving games puzzle games and platform games just not FPS games and stratagy games. now before you shoot me down here are the good points of the game, it looks great and there are plenty of action moments the down side is that the PSP is not made for fast FPS, its just to cumbersome. those of you out there who have never played a FPS the way its ment to be played (on the PC) will think this game is the best thing since sliced bread. those of you who agree that consoles are not made for FPS will think this game far to cumbersome.… Expand
  32. KarlM.
    Jul 17, 2005
    4
    Once again a below average game thats strongest feature is the novelty of playing on the bus (for 10 minuits b4 the battery goes flat). I am beginning to wonder why I bothered getting a PSP.
  33. MatthewJ.
    Aug 19, 2005
    2
    A good example of how not to do a first person shooter on a handheld. Everything about this game is average, from the bland levels to the repetitive gameplay. It doesn't help that the controls are terrible on the PSP hardware no matter what configuration you use. Skip this one.
  34. PersonDude
    Nov 10, 2013
    2
    Horrible game. Downloaded it 3 years ago off of PSN and still haven't finished it since I can barely stand playing it. Bad controls, level design, boring, and repetitive. Story is nonexistent as well.
  35. DonP.
    Dec 25, 2005
    0
    The game just blows. It is a watered down generic shooter game. Don't buy.

Awards & Rankings

64
#64 Best PSP Game of 2005
9
#9 Most Discussed PSP Game of 2005
50
#50 Most Shared PSP Game of 2005

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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 42
  3. Negative: 4 out of 42
  1. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    40
    Shallow combat meets nonexistente level design in a battle for FPS mediocrity. [Aug 2005, p.89]
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  2. PSM Magazine
    70
    Feels a lot clunkier than your average PC FPS. [Aug 2005, p.84]
  3. Stuff
    85
    The white-hot fire fights are so intense they actually made our underarms moist. The PSP screen practically shudders with explosions, shotgun fire and discarded shell casings.
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