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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable | 
| From: Atlus Video Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $36.00
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Seller: Zebra Sales
Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 619
Platform: Sony PSP
Genre: role_playing_games
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Sony PSP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 7.8 x 6.1
MPN: 60014-4
Model: PS600144
UPC: 730865600144
EAN: 0730865600144
ASIN: B00356GVRW
Publication Date: June 30, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Improved playability: one button menu shortcuts, streamlined team equipment changes, incredibly short load times, and other tweaks and enhancements create an ideal pace for portable gaming | | • | Classic, Persona RPG gameplay in which players construct wieldable physical manifestations of their thoughts through their social interactions, later taking these into team-based battles against Shadow enemies in Tartarus | | • | Contains almost all the content from the original PS2 Persona 3 game, and elements from Persona 3: FES | | • | Significant improvements over earlier games including Skill Cards, part-time jobs, and ability to directly control your teammates in battle | | • | The important new ability to play as a female character, giving the player a whole new perspective on the events of the game and providing a dramatic impact on the game's intricate social dynamics |
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Product Description
Hailed by critics and players alike for breathing new life into the RPG genre, Persona 3 now finds a new home on your PSP (PlayStation Portable) system. All of the compelling and seamless mixture of social simulation and dungeon crawling is faithfully recreated in portable form, and that's not all, for the first time ever, you can experience the story from a new female protagonist's point of view to make new friends and see events from a different perspective.
New game play additions and slick system enhancements make this version worth playing it's your first time experiencing the Dark Hour, a period of consciousness between days known only to a select few, or whether you've already been to the top of the Tartarus and back.
Amazon.com Product Description
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable is a single player, AI team-based RPG that brings the thought-provokingly addictive fun that made Persona 3 a runaway hit on PlayStation 2 to PlayStation Portable (PSP). The game contains most of the content from the original Persona 3 as well as some elements of Persona 3: FES, and features the new and crucial abilities to play as a female character and to directly control your teammates in combat. Additional functionality includes Skill Cards, part-time jobs, one-button menu shortcuts, streamlined team equipment changes and shortened load screens optimized for PSP. Story
A teenager who was orphaned as a young child returns to the city of his/her childhood. Shortly after transferring to Gekkoukan High School, he/she is attacked is attacked by Shadows/creatures that feed on the minds of their victims. The assault awakens his/her Persona, Orpheus, his/her only chance at defeating these creatures of the night. He/she soon discovers that he/she shares this special ability with other students at his new school. From them he/she learns of the Dark Hour, a hidden time that exists between one day and the next, swarming with Shadows. He/she joins the Special Extracurricular Squad (SEES), and with his/her new friends, confronts this evil threat. Classic Persona 3 RPG gameplay comes to PSP.
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Hailed by critics and fans for breathing new life into the RPG genre, Persona 3 Portable takes everything that made Persona 3 on PlayStation 2 such a tremendous, award-winning hit and translates it into the perfect handheld RPG experience. Built upon an enhanced version of the game, players will find significant improvements, including direct control of teammates in battle, five difficulty settings, incredibly short load times, and most importantly, the option of playing through the story from a new female perspective, gaining new social links, special events, and unique romantic opportunities. Key Game Features - Classic, thought-provoking Persona RPG gameplay in which players construct wieldable physical manifestations of their thoughts through their social interactions with characters in-game, later taking these into team-based battles against Shadow enemies in Tartarus.
- Contains almost all the content from the original PS2 Persona 3 game, and elements from Persona 3: FES.
- Significant improvements over earlier games including Skill Cards, part-time jobs, and ability to directly control your teammates in battle.
- The important new ability to play as a female character, giving the player a whole new perspective on the events of the game and providing a dramatic impact on the game's intricate social dynamics.
- Improved playability permeates every aspect of the gameplay experience. One button menu shortcuts, streamlined team equipment changes, incredibly short load times, and other tweaks and enhancements create an ideal pace for portable gaming.
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Social Link in-game dialog.
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Strengthen Persona power.
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Classic turn-based combat.
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Improved AI party controls.
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Excellent PS2 Remake ("port") August 28, 2010
Adrian Lyle Ibarra (Murrieta, CA)
This review is just as much about the game as it is Amazon.com's amazing customer service.
The game is an excellent remake / expansion of the original Playstation 2 version (Persona 3 and Persona 3: FES). P3:P has a lot of excellent additions to compliment the already outstanding gameplay. More things to do in Tartarus, simplified navigation, and the game retains it's voice overs for a majority of the game.
Navigation has been simplified via a controllable crosshair that you move around the top-down in game environment instead of the controllable avatar that you are able to move around. Pressing the right shoulder buttons highlights all of the interactive objects and people around and the Square button allows you to select your destination from a pop-up menu instead of having to walk there, making navigation faster and less of a hassle.
It's pretty amazing that certain things were not sacrificed during the port to ensure the quality and experience of the original game remains the same. As a fan of the Anime cutscenes from the Playstation 2 version, I am sad that they were cut from this version and replaced by in-game engine cutscenes and panning still shots. But this is an understandable sacrifice considering this is a hand-held system with less capability than a home-console. Sacrifices like this are unavoidable though.
Overall, i'd give this game a 5/5 and a 90 / 100 for a more accurate scoring. The fact that Atlus was able to keep a majority of the game in-tact to retain the experience for a portable counterpart to an amazing JRPG is nothing short of amazing. If you enjoy dating-sims, equipment forging, capturing of Persona's (imagine Pokemon), and top notch turn based combat, than you'll enjoy this game for countless hours. Replayability is also high considering your social-links, romantic relations with in-game characters and the addition of another Gender.
A review of Amazon's amazing Customer Service: After waiting 30 days for a copy of this game that I pre-ordered to keep myself entertained while deployed, I contacted Customer Service and notified them of my problem. Within a few hours, a customer service representative shipped out a no-hassle replacement copy including the promised hat that comes with pre-ordering the game which came within 2 weeks after it was shipped. The item came on the exact date that the rep told me it would. Kudo's to Amazon on the oustanding job. You know your in good hands with Amazon.
A New Kind of RPG August 27, 2010
H. Lyons (Fairbanks, AK United States)
Well, I've been playing video games since the days of the Commodore 64 and while I like many different genres, I prefer RPGs. And yes, Final Fantasy VII is still my all time favorite. That being said, sometimes that familiar formula of running around on a world map and discovering new towns and talking to every single person there...it can get a little stale. So, I was looking for something fresh and unusual. Watching the gameplay walkthrough video for Persona 3 Portable helped me make my decision to buy this game and I think it's a great representation of what you can expect from it. Now, down to pros and cons...
PROS:
- Unique and addictive gameplay (I loved the system of fusing your Persona cards)
- Likeable characters and touching storylines
- This is a really long game. I spent 100 hours on it but I'm a bit slow so it may
take less time for others, obviously.
- I loved the little touches of modern Japanese culture.
- Quick battle intros
- The card shuffle at the end of some battles where you can win a new Persona,
money, HP or EXP
- Being able to turn off the voice acting. I prefer to read the dialogue.
- Some may not like this but for once, I enjoyed not having to run my character
around everywhere (except when you are in the dungeon)
- When you've finished the game, you have the option of playing again and keeping
your money and level (you don't get to keep your Personas or equipment)
- Since I'm a female, I like playing as one.
CONS:
- Not enough variety with the music. The first time I heard the dorm music, I
started searching the menu for a way to turn it off. It was absurd. After awhile
though, I quit struggling and I eventually found myself sort of dancing along to
it.
- The final boss felt a bit long to me but maybe I should have leveled up more.
- Some of the enemies can do an instant death spell on you...I hate instant death.
- I do wish you could go into more places rather than just seeing a pre-rendered
background while they are talking.
- While the enemies are very unique, there's alot of palette-swapping and the
dungeon levels can get pretty redundant.
I'm sure I could find other things to pick at. No game is perfect (I'm thinking of Sephiroth's two minute summon). For me though, the pros completely outweigh the cons. It's been a long time since I've had so much fun playing a game. Who knew that going back to high school would be so entertaining? This one is going on my all-time favorites list.
 if you like rpgs dont even read this review just go order this game August 22, 2010
mo-mo
Like my title implys this game is only for people who like rpgs. this is my favorite game on the psp and is even in my top 5 games the only reason i say this game is a little worse then the original ps2 version is that you don't walk around the city and it takes out the awesome anime cut scenes that looked really good the game takes place in it is in a visual novel style that is a little weird but you get used to it and it helps move the game along a little faster which is what portable games are supposed to do right? the battle system is awesome you always control your main character and you can set your team to either use AI or you can control them yourself which is an improvement from the ps2 version also your main character can be a girl or boy an if your a gamer like me you like to make the main character a representation of yourself so this works for girl gamers although there are a couple of instances where characters will say him or he when there talking about you. the main focus of this game is personas there are more then 200 to collect im on my second play through and have about 60 or 70 percent of them. the story is very good when you play a game from atlus (which is the company that makes this game) your in for a good story
P3P Awesome August 19, 2010
David J. Saldaa (Puerto Rico)
Love this one, very grounbreaking, buy this one, dont pirate it, is a very good one.
Good purchase for P3 on the go August 18, 2010
Wombat75 (Wouldn't you like to know)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Something that I want to add: If you're interested in getting more into Persona as far as 3 and onwards goes, I suggest doing in order:
** P3 FES - P3P lacks the cutscenes, main character viewing and actions. Something I really liked when I did P3P first and then tried FES. I also noticed early on in FES are a few character reactions that are not present in P3P. Example at the beginning with the MC, Yukari, and Junpei. Shortly after your arrival, Yukari asks you not to talk about "Last night," as in Dark Hour events with other people. Junpei hears the "last night" comment and is shocked (courtesy of a short little pop up image of his surprised face), thinking you scored with Yukari already. You also have "Journey" and "Answer" story arcs to start playing at.
** P3 Portable - The main draw for me is a chance to try the Female MC / Main Character. The UI in alot of ways is smoother and more useful than P3 / P3 FES. Example is that viewing status of party members can be done simply by scrolling L & R in the "status" menu. In P3 FES, you'd have to talk to Mitsuru or speak to that specific character to check their status or even equip them. Going to and from spots at the Town Map and within the locations themselves is quicker, smoother. But I'll say again, not having the small characters moving around / doing things as part of events and the lack of the cutscenes is a sore point though.
** P4 - I have P4 but I will get into that AFTER P3 FES and P3P.
The reason why I suggest doing the games in that order is greatly due to the UI and game updates and design. P3 came out first, then P3 FES, then P4, and then P3P. The UI / Menu system changes and improves as the games rolled out. If you played in a different order like I did (P3P first, then P3 FES), then the UI in the older games felt clumsier and a hindrance after playing the more tweaked ones of the later games.
I miss alot of things that the PS2 versions of P3 FES did compared to P3P, but when you consider what they've been able to do with a portable system, P3P is a good buy, IMO. I wonder what they would've been able to do with the game additions of P3P onto the full console version like FES...
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