The Fast and the Furious preview Sony PSP

It's off to Tokyo in huge new PSP racer The Fast and the Furious, due out in late February. Inspired by the third film of the same name, this game will find you tearing up the streets of the Japanese capital in a variety of cars, either racing the clock or against your real-life mates. We've been able to get our hands on The Fast and the Furious in advance of its release and we can tell you all about it - plus we've been talking to producers Namco Bandai about the game and how it's developed for the transition from PS2 to PSP. Get a taste for the driving action in our the Fast and the Furious preview now!

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The Fast and the Furious preview for Sony PSP
Although it doesn't include it in its name, the third The Fast and the Furious film – Tokyo Drif t – is the major inspiration for this game. So as you'd exp ect, the game has you tearing through the streets of Japan's capital city as fast as possible – and it's obviously up to you how furious you want to be while you're doing it. It has to be said though, that The Fast and the Furious is up against some very stiff competition on the PSP, as the excellent Need for Speed series has been running happily on it for a few years now. Undaunted though, the developers (Namco Bandai) and the distributors (Koch Media) are convinced that there's more than enough spark in their game to make sure that the opposition are left far behind.

If you flick over to the interview on the next page, you'll see that Namco Bandai are making a big thing about the game's Drif t model. Having been lucky enough to play the game extensively, we're happy to report that cars do drift spectacularly around the corners. And, if you're having trouble controlling them, you are able to turn on the assists to make it easier for you.