I have just started play Sid Meier's Pirates on the Sony PSP. This is a real time strategy game, which is rare for the PSP, and it includes some action elements as well.
The background story is that our hero's family has been taken hostage due to financial debt and he has to be serve as a pirate in the 17th century Caribean in order to make his fortune and rescue them. On the way he captures ships in naval battles, defeat opponents in sword fights, trade with locals, dance with governor's daughters and find clues as to the relatives of his loved ones.
The graphics are so-so, the sword fighting depends more on our heroes health and weaponary rather than the player's skills. The naval battles take a bit more skill and is quite realistic compared to actual naval battles of the era. One can upgrade the boats and recruit sailors as well. One interesting feature is that once you are at port you have the opportunity to dance with the governor's daughter. In this case you must press the buttons in time with the music rather like a simplified "dance dance revolution" game, but the prompts don't appear to coincide with the music, so you must rely solely on your eyes. If you do well, you may get clues and hints to find high yielding quarry.
I will post a bit more later when I have played a bit more.
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