The PSP edition of NCAA Football 10 was almost as much fun as the console versions and it’s definitely recommended for your next road trip or plane trip. Many parts of the production have had to be stripped down because of the PSP’s lack of power but it still kept me entertained for hours on end.

The Good Parts

NCAA Football 10’s new Road to Glory mode has the same outstanding super-sim feeling you fell in love with and have enjoyed for years. The included progression system in this sports game allows you to live the life of the college freshman as your fledgling star begins his college career and then rises through the ranks to become the a star player. Playing this mode was the best part and allowed me to immerse myself in a life that was actually a lot of fun to play.

The visual appeal of NCAA Football 10 for the PSP will grab your eyes with amazing colors that are bright, clear and engaging for the senses. The stadiums included all look amazingly detailed and if you know the stadiums you should be able to tell them apart using the details included. A definite step forward visually from last year, NCAA Football 10 for the PSP is the best looking sports experience for the PSP I have seen. It compares well to the look of previous PS2 versions of this video game and at times even out performs previous versions.

The Bad Parts

The developers didn’t include the fun and entertaining Team Builder and Season Showdown modes that were included with the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 versions of NCAA Football 10 with the PSP version. The included Road to Glory mode is also a trimmed down version of the one you’ll play in the console versions.

NCAA Football 10 includes lots of activities for a college student to take part in, many play like mini-games but are annoying rather than fun and useful.

The on field action included with the PSP version of NCAA Football 10 needs to be improved. Playing football isn’t a fluid sports experience, it’s too limited because of the lack of processing power with the PSP and the inconsistencies in the game play to be a truly interactive football experience.

GameSpot has put together a pretty thorough roundup of the many retailers, both on and offline, that have started to sell the PS3 Slim before its vague “early September” release date.

According to GameSpot, Amazon and GameStop’s online stores have the PS3 listed as in-stock and ready to ship. Additionally, calls made to San Francisco GameStop and Best Buy retail stores have confirmed that some brick-and-mortar locations are selling the new system too. The questioned GameStop and Best Buy retail locations have stated that they only received roughly a dozen systems per store.

When the system was first announced at GamesCom, Sony told the general public that the system would be available in the U.S. during the first week of September, while GameSpot was told “September 1 isn’t an official street date.” Whether it’s overeager retail workers pushing the system out early or Sony being lax about setting a firm release date, one thing is for sure; the customer wins.

Though the fate of “Beyond Good and Evil 2” has yet to be confirmed publicly from an official source, one writer claims to have personal confirmation that game has been put in suspended animation. If a pause button has been hit on the Ubisoft sequel’s development, the game’s conspicuous absence at E3 will turn out to be a canary in the media coal mine ahead of any official acknowledgment.

The games has been put on hold for now, according to Gamersyde staff writer Colin Solal Cardo, who made the claim on his Twitter account. His reported confirmation from GamesCom last week in Cologne leaves the project’s long-term fate open, but like other fans of the original “Beyond Good and Evil,” he’s hoping for the best.

Ever since the announcement of “Beyond Good and Evil 2” last year, the sequel has been a hot topic among those who understood the brilliance of its precursor too late to make the game a blockbuster success, but enough to give it the critical accolades it needed to earn cult status with its fans.

If Ubisoft can eventually emulate their first installment’s innovative gameplay with enough of a push to get it sailing with that audience and beyond, a brief stay in production limbo may be worth the wait. If the project has found its coffin, however, there will be a lot of disappointed gamers out there when Ubisoft makes the word official.

Are you holding out hope for “Beyond Good and Evil 2″? Have you played its predecessor? Let us know what you think in the comment section below.