Taito Legends Power-Up is a compilation of classic Taito video games released for the PlayStation Portable system. Patterned after the Taito Memories series for PlayStation 2, Power-Up marks the first release of the franchise on a portable gaming system. The Japanese version is called Taito Memories Pocket and has sixteen games. The Western versions remove Rainbow Islands Extra, and replace it with six other games, for a total of 21 games on the Western compilation.
Games Taito Legends Power-Up features 21 (16 in Japan) different games from Taito's back-catalog of arcade titles. Some of these games have appeared on the Taito Legends console releases, while others are exclusive to Power-Up. These titles include:
+ Titles included in Taito Legends Power-Up Title Release Power-Up Pocket (Japan) Alpine Ski 1981 Yes Yes Balloon Bomber 1980 Yes Yes Cameltry 1989 Yes Yes Chack'n Pop 1983 Yes Yes Crazy Balloon 1980 Yes Yes Elevator Action 1983 Yes Yes The Fairyland Story 1985 Yes Yes KiKi KaiKai 1986 Yes Yes Kurikinton 1988 Yes Yes The Legend of Kage 1985 Yes Yes Lunar Rescue 1979 Yes Yes The NewZealand Story 1988 Yes Yes Phoenix 1980 Yes Qix 1981 Yes Yes Raimais 1988 Yes Yes Rainbow Islands Extra 1988 Yes Rastan Saga (Japanese version) 1987 Yes Yes Return of the Invaders 1985 Yes Space Chaser 1980 Yes Space Dungeon 1982 Yes Space Invaders 1978 Yes Space Invaders Part II 1979 Yes
Also included are deluxe versions of four games—Balloon Bomber, Cameltry, Crazy Balloon and The Legend of Kage. These versions offer upgraded graphics and extended gameplay.
Taito Legends Power-Up also utilizes the PlayStation Portable's game-sharing feature. Any of the games (original versions only) may be wirelessly transmitted to any other PSP, including those that do not own the full version of the game. Downloaded games remain resident within the PSP's memory until the unit is turned off.
Reception Taito Legends Power-Up received mixed reviews with an aggregate score of 60.60% on GameRankings. Greg Miller of IGN rated the game 7.2 (decent) for incomplete multiplayer support. Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot rated the game 6.5 (fair), and criticized the omission of Bubble Bobble and Double Dragon, (despite Technōs Japan holding its rights), as well as including too many iterations of Space Invaders.
See also Taito Memories
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