2 little known PSP games where released a few months ago by the names Pursuit Force and its sequel, Pursuit Force Extreme Justice, I'm unsure of how well the original Pursuit Force sold but it warranted a sequel it seems, that sold like ass.

Both these titles are good, the sequel is much better though, I'll explain to you why.

The original Pursuit Force started you and your nameless protagonist taking on gangs in Capital City, they all had a gimmick as it where and an over the top stereotype leader.

Mafia: Well this should be obvious.
Convicts: Escaped convicts lead by a man named Hard Balls.
Vixens: Stuntwomen turned thieves.
Killer 66: Japanese gang, loves fast cars, katanas.
Warlords: Military types.

Pretty basic, the game was rather light on the story, you got a cutscene when you first went up against a gang to see their evil ways and then one when you finish off their leader, outside of that, just the narration of the chief(another stereotype).

What made the unique was its jumping car gimmick, you could jump from your car another one, kill the people inside of it and take it for yourself, it was rather bad-ass, you could do this on boats as well and you hang off them to dodge shots.

The game also had on-foot segments, these where a little weird, your guy moved funny and you could arrest everyone without trouble.

It also had segments where you where in a helicopter and you chaingunned a shitload of enemies, these sequences where minimal though.

The game was fun but it was brutally hard, see whenever you're in car based missions, you always had a particular distance that you need to beat the mission in, if not the enemy would escape and you where fucked, some of these where WAY to tight and required near perfection for you to be able to win.

The game also had a justice bar gimmick, kill people, ram them, capture their car, anything violent really would fill up the bar, when full your shots did more damage and you could a justice shot, basically you could shoot the enemies while jumping from car to car, if you pressed the triangle button with a full justice bar you would restore your energy and the energy of the vehicle you where in, a lifesaver at times.

It also boasted horrible driving controls, as you can see the first one probably pissed off anyone who bought it but you would be doing yourself a disservice if you ignore the sequel.



Extreme Justice takes place 2 years after the original, your still nameless protagonist is about to marry the pilot of the helicopter, also from the first game when the wedding gets crashed by the convicts and the game begins. The protagonist does have a pseudo name, the final rank of the original Pursuit Force which is Commander, that's what they call him through the entire game.

Right off the bat you'll notice the much better driving controls and how much active the people are, they talk, they talk a LOT. It gives them a much better ambiance, you also have a team now all specializing in different things like heavy weapons, driving and one that can do pretty much anything the commander can do.

The music is also fantastic, lots of great tunes for when the moment calls for it, you also have a roundtable discussion with your teammates before and after every mission which gives the game a decent story, nothing stellar but it does its job, voice acting is ok as well.

What the game does do insanely well is mission variety, you aren't just stuck doing the shit over and over, now you do all manner of crazy shit, sniping from a moving helicopter, jumping down to a car and taking control of it, walking on the wing of a plane in an effort to take its engines out, boss battles have also been improved from just "shoot him a lot".

The only things that still looks bad are the FMV's, a minor quibble in the face of such an awesome game.

But hey, you beat it, what's left? Well first off you Bounty mode, same cases you've played through already but now you're playing for score, second is challenge mode which requires you to do unique scenarios with whatever conditions the game asks of you such as don't shoot, don't jump to other cars, don't use your justice meter, you also have a slew of content to unlock like game art and cheats, beating the main game is just 16% of the total package.

If you where one of the people who played the original pursuit force, forget it even existed, if you've never tried them, try the sequel, its a great game and one that deserves to sell a bit better than it has.

Once again pardon my grammar, I can speak english quite well but writing it still gives me trouble.