Super Stardust Portable

 PSP
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Boomtown
    80
    Excellent value for money and something every PSP owner must experience: it's fun, visual and audibly impressive and is perfect for a quick blast to and from the shops on the bus. Although it isn't perfect, it's more down to the hardware than it is the software, so I'll let it off just this once.
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  2. GameDaily
    80
    Although it would've been nice to have more modes besides Arcade, Planets and the boost-happy Impact (there's no sign of Survival or Endless), this gorgeous shoot-em-up is worth its $10 price tag.
  3. Cheat Code Central
    80
    If you are expecting Super Stardust Portable to replace Super Stardust HD, you're going to be disappointed. However, SS Portable does a great job of translating the experience to the PSP.
  5. Eurogamer
    70
    Super Stardust Portable is still an exemplary Western shooter, but for fans of the PlayStation 3 original, there is little here to inspire repeat purchase, the convenience of portability offset by the hardware's other limitations.
  6. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    70
    Where this version loses out to its bigger bro is that the zoomed-in perspective feels claustrophobic by comparison. [Mar 2009, p.94]
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  7. GameZone
    67
    For super fans of Super Stardust HD for the PS3, this title is going to be a little bit of a let down. There aren’t as many modes and the control difference is noticeable and a slight hindrance to enjoyment.
  8. PSM3 Magazine UK
    67
    Not bad, but not essential. [Mar 2009, p.75]
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  9. IGN
    65
    If you're a hardcore Super Stardust HD player, Super Stardust Portable will feel totally alien to you. If you're trying this out for the first time, things won't be as tough but the game is still very clearly designed around different hardware -- it just wasn't made for the PSP.
  10. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    60
    Super Stardust Portable suffers from exactly the same problem as Everyday Shooter – there is no second analog stick for PSP. And without it all the fun from the game disappears, even if everything else looks fine. [Issue#174, Jan 2009]
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Awards & Rankings

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#24 Best PSP Game of 2008
22
#22 Most Discussed PSP Game of 2008

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User Score
6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 19
  3. Negative: 3 out of 19
  1. Kaprawiec
    Oct 27, 2014
    9
    It seems im the only one, but i like this version more than the ps3 one! I think its because graphics are way more clear (You can actually seeIt seems im the only one, but i like this version more than the ps3 one! I think its because graphics are way more clear (You can actually see what You're doing - and thats some achievement given the fact, that the games pace is really frantic), and It has this old shool feeling to it. I thought I'd like all Housemarque games and was later really disappointed with Dead Nation.
    This is one of the few games that I really enjoyed on psp. Even the lack of second analog didnt bothered me.
    Overall - One of the best twin stick shooters on PSP.    … Full Review »
  2. Yojimbo2015
    Jun 19, 2023
    6
    A cross between asteroids and Robotron like the similar Geometry Wars with added polygons. And like Geometry Wars, it's okay fun in smallA cross between asteroids and Robotron like the similar Geometry Wars with added polygons. And like Geometry Wars, it's okay fun in small doses but gets very, very samey.… Full Review »
  3. gregthreet
    Dec 14, 2012
    5
    Its extremely hard to recommend Super Stardust Portable as it only does what it can get away with. There's no big draw like for Delta. ItsIts extremely hard to recommend Super Stardust Portable as it only does what it can get away with. There's no big draw like for Delta. Its just the very basics. Which is a shame.… Full Review »
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