Explore is one of the best facets of games, mainly for advanced ones, that take video games beyond the territory of Super Mario Bros. and Pong and invite players to engage themselves within the fantastic world. Beyond the completion of challenging missions, objectives and advancing through the plot, video games that brings exploration as the option enable players to engage themselves within the digital environments fully, searching for video game’s facets that elude the player, who would select instead to breeze through the storyline for finishing the game. The modern games, taking place in the open world environment offers the exploration elements, in which the player commands the protagonist and explore the environment from either a first-person perspective or a third-person viewpoint while struggling to complete the variety of missions or engaging himself/herself in free roaming. In some games, the player has the choice to select and drive the vehicle to cover the long distance to accomplish the mission. GTA series is the best example of exploration games, where the player controls the character from a third-person perspective, manipulate the open environment from a third-person perspective and can snatch any vehicle he like during the gameplay to drive for free roaming. There is a list of best exploration games of all the times.

11 Best Exploration Games for PSP

#1 Monster Rancher

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Monster Rancher is a Strategy, Single and Multiplayer Life Simulation created and published by Tecmo. It is the first game in the series of Monster Rancher. The game revolves around breeding, raising, and fighting. It takes place in the fantasy-themed world populated with different monsters. Each monster has its unique skills, power, and abilities. Your main goal is to select your monster, take care of them by feeding, breeding, and training. One day, your monster will turn into fighting machines. Explore the game world, fight against other trainers using your monsters and defeat them to level-up. Play as the solo or against other players in multiplayer mode your main task is to prove yourself as the best trainer around the globe. You can play with your monsters different games and can earn hit points that you can use to unlock further content. With the stunning environment, immersive gameplay and superb mechanics, Monster Rancher is the superb game to play and enjoy.

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#2 Suikoden II

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Suikoden II is an Action, Role-playing and Single-player video game created and published by Konami. It is the second game in the series of Suikoden and takes place after the event of the original game and revolves around on an invasion by the Highland’s Kingdom of the City known as Jowston. You can get into the role of the protagonist whose name is selected by you. According to the story, the protagonist is adopted by Genkaku, who is a hero and served his services to rescue the fictional land of Jowston in a massive war against Highland many years ago. The game combines the elements of strategy and lets you control the protagonist and travel through various locations around the globe, complete a series of tasks and interact with NPCs. You are also able to create new characters to accomplish sidequest. The gameplay becomes challenging as you gain experience. There are three types of combat such as Regular Battles, Duels, and Massive Battles. With superb gameplay, well-written story and brilliant mechanics, Suikoden II os the best game to play. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#3 Spyro the Dragon

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Spyro the Dragon is an Action, Platform and Single-player video game created by Insomniac Games. The game lets the player control the protagonist a purple dragon named Spyro and his companion Spark. It is the first entry in the series of Spyro the Dragon. The game takes place in different worlds and embarks the player on an epic adventure. According to the story, the antagonist named Evil Gnasty Gnorc kidnapped Spyro’s friends and stolen the treasure. The main goal of the player to explore different worlds, fight against enemies to rescue his friend. The player can use two major attacks such as Charging with Horns and breathing fire. He must use his powers strategically to defeat the enemies. It has a set of levels and can play from a third-person perspective. Navigate the game world, defeat the antagonist, complete levels, and save your friend. Spyro the Dragon offers core features such as Exciting Landscapes, Challenging Levels, Platforming Gameplay, Detailed Environment and more. Try it out, and It is the best game as compared to other platform games.

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#4 G-Police

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G-Police is a Single-player Shooter video game created and published by Psygnosis for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. The game takes place in the sci-fi setting, inspired by Blade Runner. The storyline is set in the futuristic year 2097, on the colonized Callisto. According to the story, the player struggle to find out the truth behind the mysterious death of his beloved sister while working for the G-Police. The game starts with the G-Police battling against organized criminals before combating the private armies in an unfolding plot. The gameplay is a blend of piloting an aircraft, protecting allies, engaging in combat with foes, and resembling helicopter elements. The player can explore the world from either a first-person view or a third-person perspective, including the viewpoint from within the cockpit. The aircraft comes with a variety of weapons which the player can use progresses through the game and can upgrade them using earned points. There are challenging missions available and each mission needs a completion of certain objectives. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and smooth controls, G-Police is the best game to play.

#5 Wild Arms XF

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Wild Arms XF offers Tactical Role-playing gameplay developed by Media.Vision and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game supports Single-player mode only, and it takes place in the fantasy environment and available to play on PSP (PlayStation Portable). The storyline revolves around the group of knights known as Chevalet Blanc and the struggle of the protagonist and knights take back the kingdom to restore the peace, controlled by the council of Elder Statesmen. The game deals with Turn-based Tactical RPG game, offering a gameplay experience somewhere between chess and Dungeon and Dragons. At the beginning of the game, the player is given command of a small group of characters and the player must place them strategically on a grid-based map and battle against enemies to advance through the game. The player with the highest points will win the match. He can battle against AI-controlled Characters in the turn-based combat system and can collect experience points to become the master. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics and wonderful graphics, Wild Arms XF is the best game to play and enjoy.

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#6 Hexyz Force

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Hexyz Force is a Role-playing and Single-player video game developed by Sting Entertainment and published by Atlus for PlayStation Portable. The game offers the fantasy environment where it takes place and offers an exciting story, in which the king of creation named as Norvia is descended from the heavens. After that, the king of destruction brought chaos and destruction everywhere. The game focuses on two main protagonists named as Levant (the part of elite Cerulean Knight of Rosenbaum Kingdom) and Cecilia (the young cleric). The ultimate job of Cecilla to locate all the Monoliths scattered around the Berge while the mission of Levant is to find out the culprit behind the brutal war between humans and half-humans. The player advances through the game by traversing through fields, battling against foes in random encounters along his way. The game rewards the player with force points for every conquered battle, which the player uses for different purposes including creating force facts, upgrading Ragna facts, and more. With superb mechanics, compelling storyline, and smooth controls, Hexyz Force is the wonderful game to play.

#7 Medal of Honor: Heroes 2

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Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 is an Action, First-person Shooter, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created by Los Angeles and published by Electronic Arts. The game acts as the 12th title in the long-running Medal of Honor of WWII video games. In the game, the player acts as the Office of Strategic Services operative named as Lieutenant John Berg. There are total eight challenging missions available and is set against the Battle of Cherbourg. Up to thirty-two players can play simultaneously in one server, with six randomly generated maps three of which are Axis and other three are Allies. Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Infiltration, etc. are prominent modes of the game. The player controls the protagonist from a first-person viewpoint, battle against foes, and take down them to complete the requirement of each mission. Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 includes core features such as Huge Arsenal of Weaponry, First-person Action, Detailed Graphics, and Stunning Controls. Try it out, and you’ll like it.

#8 Final Fantasy VIII

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Final Fantasy VIII is a Role-playing and Single-player video game created and published by Square. The title serves as the 8th installment in the long-running series of Final Fantasy. The game takes place in the unnamed fantasy world with an emphasis on Sci-fi elements. The storyline revolves around the group of mercenaries, controlled by Squall Leonhart, as they effort to conquer the war sparked by the sorceress Edea. After taking down Edea, the main characters of the game learn that she was controlled by Ultimecia, a brutal sorceress from the future distance, who wants to compress time. The game has three modes such as the battle screen, the field map, and the world map. The world map offers a 3D display, in which the player explores the environment freely around the small-scale of the world. During the gameplay, the character can traverse through the world map in multiple ways, including by foot, train, Chocobo, car and an airship. The player moves in the world from a third-person perspective, interact with non-player characters and battle against enemies using the ranged weapons. With superb graphics, brilliant mechanics, and smooth controls, Final Fantasy VIII is the wonderful game to play.

#9 Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade

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Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade is an Action Role-playing, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created and published by Sony Online Entertainment. It offers a Third-person Perspective Action RPG gameplay where the player must struggle to complete a variety of quests for items and money. The game can be played co-op with up to four players. In the beginning, the player selects his one of four characters including Berserker, Knight, and Druid each with its unique skills, attributes, and personality. The ultimate task is to rescue Aven, a beautiful city full of mountains that it seems to be floating in the clouds. According to the storyline, the world is invaded by brutal creatures, who are trying to spread chaos everywhere. The floating city is the last hope and defence of humanity against the dark forces. Now it’s up to the player to navigate the world and its regions, find out usable items, and interact with other players and engaging in battles to kill brutal monsters. With detailed environment, superb mechanics, and wonderful graphics, Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade is the best game to play and enjoy.

#10 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Essentials

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Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Essentials is an Action-Adventure, Third-person Stealth, Single-player and Multiplayer video game, developed and published by Ubisoft. The game serves as the part of the Splinter Cell series, released for PSP and it is the fourth installment in the series. The story starts off, after the events of Splinter Cell: Double Agent where the protagonist named as Sam Fisher sneaks into the massive graveyard where his beloved daughter named as Sarah has been killed in the brutal car accident, recently has buried. According to the storyline, the protagonist is captured at this grave site and taken into custody for interrogation. During the same time, the protagonist recalls the past events that are played as numerous missions. The first flashback mission in the game takes place in Colombia back in the 1990s, at this time the protagonist is a member of Navy SEALs. He serves his duty as the soldier and his commanding officer with the name Douglas Shetland has been arrested by FRC guerrillas. The player performs a solo rescue mission of the command, by going against the order of his commanding officer. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Essentials is the wonderful game with Stealth and Third-person Shooter elements.

#11 Crash Bandicoot

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Crash Bandicoot is a Single-player, Third-person and platform video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game supports Single-player mode only and takes place in the stunning world. It is the first entry in the franchise of Crash Bandicoot, and the game puts you in the role of the protagonist named as Crash. There is two antagonists named as Doctor Nitrus Brio and Doctor Neo Cortex who are trying to destroy the entire world. The game set out you on an epic adventure where your ultimate aim is to prevent devastation from fending off both antagonists, recurring your girlfriend named Tawna. You must manipulate several levels from third-person view to progress through the game, in which you have to fight against enemies by either using a spinning attack or jumping on them. Each level offers a variety of enemies and obstacles, and you will lose your life if you is hit by any obstacle or enemy. Collect fruits as power-ups during exploration and use them to enhance your abilities. With the exciting story, impressive gameplay, and brilliant graphics, Crash Bandicoot is the best game to play and enjoy.