We already published the list of best PSP games of all time, now it’s time to discover the best PSP individual sports games of all time.
With amazing titles available, the PSP definitely has a great library of individual sports games.
So, if you’re a fan of both the PSP and individual sports games, there’s a chance you’ll like this list.
And some of you may already know some of the games mentioned in this list.
#10. Virtua Tennis 3
- Release Data: Sumo Digital/Sega, 2007
- Genre: Sports » Individual » Tennis
The main mode of this game is the World Tour mode, in which you compete to be the number one tennis player in the world with your custom character.
Overall, it’s a great game for new players but old fans might find this game a little bit too similar to its predecessor.
#9. Pangya Fantasy Golf
- Release Data: Ntreev Soft/Tomy Corporation, 2009
- Genre: Sports » Individual » Golf » Arcade
Pangya Fantasy Golf is a straight forward arcade golf game.
The base mechanics is easy to understand, but there are advanced mechanics you can learn.
Right after you boot up the game you can participate in Story mode, Pangya Tour mode, and the Networks mode.
Overall, despite the shortcomings, Pangya Fantasy Golf is still pretty fun with high replay value.
#8. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
- Release Data: Team Fusion/EA Sports, 2006
- Genre: Sports » Individual » Golf » Sim
Unlike most sports games, this game has a lot of improvements over its predecessor.
Gameplay wise, this game looks pretty identical to the previous PGA Tour 06, which is great most of the time.
Overall, if you have never played the series on PSP, this is a great game to start.
#7. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
- Release Data: Team Fusion/EA Sports, 2005
- Genre: Sports » Individual » Golf » Sim
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 introduced a lot of radical changes to the console version.
Some of them trickled down to the PSP version, for example putting is a little bit more challenging now.
All in all, this game is a huge improvement over the PGA Tour 05.
#6. Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip
- Release Data: Clap Hanz/SCEA, 2010
- Genre: Sports » Individual » Tennis
Since it’s a part RPG game, the story mode is the main mode you’ll play.
Few problems keep this from being the next great tennis game, but there’s enough to love in Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip to keep you busy for a long time.
#5. WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006
- Release Data: Yuke’s/THQ, 2005
- Genre: Sports » Individual » Combat » Wrestling
One impressive bathing about this game is how close this is to the PS2 version without suffering any drawback in control whatsoever.
While not everything in this game works, the sheer amount of the content make it a very worthwhile addition, unless you already have the PS2 version.
#4. Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee
- Release Data: Clap Hanz/SCEA, 2005
- Genre: Sports » Individual » Golf » Arcade
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee plays nothing like it’s competitor, Tiger Woods PGA series.
Despite the charming appearance, the gameplay can be quite challenging as there’s no assistance to help you.
This game definitely wins over Tiger Woods in terms of loading time, the rest is up to player’s preference.
#3. Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 Remix
- Release Data: Shaba Games/Activision, 2005
- Genre: Sports » Individual » Skate / Skateboard
There are two modes in this game, Story Mode and Classic Mode.
Story Mode puts you as a member of either Tony Hawk’s assembled crew or Bam Margera’s assorted troublemakers.
Classic Mode brings back the old-school two-minute run style of the first three Tony Hawk games.
Overall, THUG 2 Remix is a nearly perfect port of its console version, which is great.
#2. Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2
- Release Data: Clap Hanz/SCEI, 2008
- Genre: Sports » Individual » Golf » Arcade
Even though it’s a port of an old game, it still holds up pretty well.
The graphics are what you expected of those old games, not that realistic, but still good enough.
Overall, this game has stood the test of the time really well.
#1. Virtua Tennis: World Tour
- Release Data: Sumo Digital/Sega, 2005
- Genre: Sports » Individual » Tennis
Virtua Tennis series is best known for combining simple game mechanics with wildly addictive gameplay, same case goes for this World Tour version.
Overall, this game is pretty similar to other titles of the same series but the portability of PSP made it perfect to play this game on the go.
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