We already published the list of best PSP games of all time, now it’s time to discover the best PSP sim racing games of all time.
With amazing titles available, the PSP definitely has a great library of sim racing games.
So, if you’re a fan of both the PSP and sim racing 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. TOCA Race Driver 3 Challenge
- Release Data: Sumo Digital/Codemasters, 2007
- Genre: Racing » Simulation » Automobile
Codemasters’ TOCA Race Driver series has always been about two things: solid, simulation-based driving, and an insane amount of racing variety.
All in all, TOCA 3 boasts an awesome variety of racing disciplines, and it backs that boast-up with some excellent driving mechanics.
#9. Need for Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0
- Release Data: EA Canada/Electronic Arts, 2005
- Genre: Racing » Simulation » Automobile
This game is, at its core, a basic street racer with all the usual toppings, like a variety of unlockable cars, both performance and visual tune-ups, and so on.
Overall, Need for Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0 has most of what’s needed to make a good PSP racing game, but it lacks the biggest one of all: a true excitement.
#8. Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition
- Release Data: Rockstar San Diego/Rockstar Games, 2005
- Genre: Racing » Simulation » Automobile
Midnight Club 3 is an arcade racer through and through, with the physics geared toward big jumps, taking tight corners at ridiculous speeds, big, exaggerated crashes, and frenetic action.
While PSP-owning street fans will likely find Midnight Club 3 to be a genuinely enjoyable game, there’s no denying that it feels like a missed opportunity, overall.
#7. Gran Turismo: The Real Driving Simulator
- Release Data: Polyphony Digital/SCEA, 2009
- Genre: Racing » Simulation » Automobile
The first handheld iteration of “the real driving simulator” isn’t as fully featured as some of its predecessors.
However, while it lacks a number of the features that the series was built on, Gran Turismo still has a lot to offer to anyone who’s ever dreamed of taking a supercar for a test drive.
#6. Need for Speed Underground Rivals
- Release Data: Team Fusion/EA Games, 2005
- Genre: Racing » Simulation » Automobile
Just like it’s predecessor, Need for Speed Underground Rivals has done a good job of capturing the thrill of late-night illegal street races while including all of the parts and customization.
Fans of the Need for Speed: Underground series will feel right at home with Rivals.
#5. ATV Offroad Fury Pro
- Release Data: Climax Studios/SCEA, 2006
- Genre: Racing » Simulation » Automobile
ATV Offroad Fury Pro dramatically ups the ante in terms of content compared to its predecessor.
Simply put, there is an awful lot to do in ATV Offroad Fury Pro and much of it is a good time.
Overall, this game provides so much value that you’ll be hard-pressed to find a better game than this off-road racing game.
#4. TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator
- Release Data: Sumo Digital/Codemasters, 2005
- Genre: Racing » Simulation » Automobile
This game has few annoying quirks though, for one, it seems to rely on a finer level of throttle and brake control than the PSP can provide with only its analog and buttons.
But, overall, you’ll come to love TOCA Race Driver 2 as much as your first race sim if you’re a hardcore racing game fan.
#3. Test Drive Unlimited
- Release Data: Melbourne House/Atari SA, 2007
- Genre: Racing » Simulation » Automobile
As the game starts, you’re whisked away to fabulous Hawaii to buy a car and a house, and do a lot of random racing. That’s about all there is to the premise.
This PSP version of Test Drive Unlimited cramps in just about every online feature found in the PS2 version, and it does so without mucking up the experience.
#2. Race Driver 2006
- Release Data: Sumo Digital/Codemasters, 2006
- Genre: Racing » Simulation » Automobile
Race Driver 2006, despite its largely recycled career mode, it feels like a mostly new game, thanks to the addition of an all-new single-player mode, some new cars and tracks.
This title may be a port of a nearly two-year-old game, but the wealth of new content makes this version every bit as necessary as its predecessor.
#1. MotorStorm Arctic Edge
- Release Data: Bigbig Studios/SCEA, 2009
- Genre: Racing » Simulation » Automobile
Arctic Edge may be portable, but it otherwise encapsulates all the pros and cons of this series’ fast-paced off-road racing.
Each course is meticulously crafted, offering an ideal path to the finish line no matter which of its vehicles you prefer.
All in all, MotorStorm Arctic Edge provides plenty of boisterous fun, in spite of a few irregularities.
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