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The catalog of PSP games for the next three months has some very attractive options in it; some of them even more exciting than discovering I can save $600 a year on my car insurance. (I jest, I jest.)

Anyway, listen up to some of these choices.

Out in a couple days is Gran Turismo PSP! If this game can live up to its console predecessors even remotely, this title will single-handedly improve PSP’s fortunes of late. Who wouldn’t want to drive this CarPG around on the go?

Then comes Obscure: The Aftermath, a survival horror title. I’m a sucker for survival horror if it’s any good at all. So my hopes would be set high for this one.

Speaking of survival horror, how about some Silent Hill? Shattered Memories is the latest offering from Konami and it’s on PSP as well as PS2.

Little Big Planet is also coming to PSP, as well as Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines.

Sure, as time goes on, the PSP Go may take the fun out of retail and make it a downloadable-only deal; but for right now, I’m certainly looking forward to dropping by my local EB just to browse all these excellent selections.

And come 2010, I haven’t even yet mentioned that XSeed is bringing Lunar to PSP in a fresh remake of the Working Designs classic.

In the next three months, I intend to buy a new videogame, even though I have plenty to play. Mostly, I’ll do this because I’m hungry for something fresh and a lack of funds or slow trickle of free reviewables are not always great appetite suppressants.

The real question will be, which game should I get? If I restrict myself to games out before the end of the year, there are several real contenders.

I could easily get into Uncharted 2: Among Thieves for the PS3. I also would enjoy Assassin’s Creed II with its gorgeous visuals. I wish Final Fantasy XIII were among my choices.

But in the end, one game stands out among all the rest; Dragon Age: Origins is my top choice for games coming out on either PS3 or the 360. That’s my most-wanted game for the rest of 2009.

My videogame budget’s gone on a severe diet over the past year; since I’m no longer affiliated with DigNews.com, I get a lot fewer reviewables to peruse. Still, there are upsides, like being able to finally play some of them through to the end before moving on to the next one.

One game that keeps me thoroughly entertained over time is Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 and its predecessor, both for the Sony PSP Slim. I’ll just say it: I love ‘em because they’re easy to pick up and play for a couple holes, and easy to put down if you have to stop what you’re doing suddenly.

Tonight I played about 72 holes waiting for my dentist appointment to begin, and it certainly took the bite out of a potentially nervous wait. There are a lot of other great games on the PSP Slim, but I’ve played more hours of these two golf games than anything else combined.