Underrated Game of the Week: Dead Head Fred (PSP, PS Vita)
Modern Zorker writes, "Continuing the horror titles on PSP from the third issue of Gaming on Batteries Magazine, we have Dead Head Fred – It’s often said that game designers must have a screw loose somewhere, but nowhere in the portable gaming scene is this more accurate than this utterly unique tale of a hard-boiled detective who gets killed in the line of duty and brought back to life without a head so that he can solve the case of his own murder, mostly by, uh, “borrowing” brains from other people. I hate when that happens. DHF isn’t really a horror story, but it’s certainly got plenty to recommend it for the list anyway. "
oh g ameed this game, it was a reason to own a psp, i really liked the whole changabe head and get a different ability gimmick it actually worked and was fun and challenging at the same time
and might never will be! I was lucky I recently got the last UMD copy in the bargain bin here in my country along with Daxter (another gem on PSP) and Soul Calibur...all 3 for the total price of $15!
this might not get on the PS Store for several reasons.
1. it's old...from the early days of PSP
2. the game uses camera control in a very awkward way to compensate for the non-existing right analog on PSP
but this is truly a great great game!
Holy Crap, this Dead Head Fred game looks and sounds amazing. How is this not on the store, i wanna play on my vita!
SBG: "The Best to Own Forever series isn’t about what’s great right now. It’s about what will be great in 10 years, even though there will be better-looking games and later sequels, and what will keep you pulling that dusty old console out of the closet every once in a while. In this installment, we look at the PlayStation Portable."
Good list. Wanting to get Corpse Party on my Vita.
Though I would add Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (if you can read Japanese, then portable 3'rd) and Phantasy Star Portable 2, which had a very entertaining story behind it.
I loved my PSP, but when I got my Vita I gave it to a friend who loves JRPG's but never had the money for one.
The lack of Jeanne D'Arc on this list is disturbing. That is the best PSP game I've ever played.
The lack of peace walker is disturbing. That is one of the best games I have ever played period. Kind of a mediocre list imo.
gran turismo psp should be there since it took almost forever to be released!
and also midnight club 3 DUB edition since its a full PS2 game in the PSP!
While it's by no means an amazing game, people should play Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble. It's the closest thing to a 3D River City Ransom you're going to get.
And besides, who doesn't want to have an eye-laser showdown with a Japanese punkass schoolboy?
Joystick Division looks at ten great but lesser known PSP games that deserve to be played.
Been waiting for Castlevania for ages...still a no show on the NZ PSN store. Sony, why won't you support the Go and release these games on PSN!!!!!
Dead Head Fred was great, Id love a sequel to it someday
So glad some one wrote about this
Heck yes this is an underated gem, one of my favourite psp gamez
Awesome! I'd love to see HD remakes of both this and Infected.
This and Locoroco made me buy PSP