Dungeon Siege doesn’t like leaving its PC home. It seems to think as long as it pleases its fans, it can ignore everyone else. Well, someone must’ve threatened it into branching out, as a brand new Dungeon Siege is with us and it’s been built specifically for the PSP.

Followers of the series will notice that the battling system used in previous versions has been tweaked. Rather than just clicking on an enemy and watching your warrior beat the living hell out of it, you now have to attack your foes manually. Although we can hear the gasps of hardcore Siege addicts from around the world, there’s really no need to worry; the new method is extremely intuitive and much more suited to the portable experience.

Although for the majority of the game you’ll control your chosen character and stroll off to complete numerous quests, there’s an extremely well thought out inventory and leveling system that adds real depth to proceedings. Pressing the select button will open up your main menu and from here you can increase your character’s stats and alter your equipment, among other things. What’s so good about it is that although there’s room to be as strategic and detailed as you want, you could also very easily do the bare minimum and still enjoy what’s on offer.

Super Villain has done a great job in creating an accessible and, more importantly, fun portable RPG that anyone who’s interested in the genre should consider getting.

Simon Miller