Others say...

"Psychofunnaughts"
A good title to have for your game library. It's non linear, has fun graphics (kind of 60's imagery), and has quirky characters. Too bad it was underappreciated when it came out; I would like to have seen a sequel. Maybe it was the word 'Psycho' in the title that turned off parents.

"A Must Have in Your PS2 Collection"
Didn't know quite what to expect when I purchased this game, but based on positive reviews I took a chance...and I'm so happy I did. Psychonauts is now one of my all time favorite games!! Each world was a pure pleasure to explore, the game was entertaining and sufficiently challenging, and I loved all the humor. I really hope that the game creators will soon give us a sequel.

Get a copy while you can; I've recently read that they are no longer printing copies of the game.

"So Much Awesome!!"
I love Psychonauts, because it's so different from everything else. Double Fine may be a small company, but they know how to use what they have. Yes this game doesn't have the fancy graphics of, say, Final Fantasy (which I also like) but it's got a great story, interesting characters, amazing design, fantastic worlds and more. I really love this game.

"Awesome but sometimes hard to endure"
Psychonauts is an insanely creative game. In it, you are a boy named Raz who sneaks off to Whispering Rock Psychic Summer Camp to become a psychonaut. During the game you obtain abilities such as levitation, clairvoyance, psi-blasts (which is basically like your brain being a gun), and much more. You are led on many tasks which take you under a lake, to an insane asylum, and into many different people's minds, which is the best part.

First off, the characters. Many people complain about the graphics in this game, claiming them to be ugly and that the drawings are awful. I enjoy to look at them, because most of the games I play feature realistic people. Psychonauts is a lot more fun for me because everybody is weird looking and exaggerated. Unfortunately, I do agree that some of the graphics do not look that great on the PS2. I have played psychonauts on a computer before, and though the controls are much harder, the graphics are better. Well, back to the positive things. Graphics aside, the characters themselves are unique. You can walk up to people and listen to what they're talking about (which can range from band names, to girlfriends, to lake monsters!). You can also walk up and talk to anybody, which is a nice distraction if you want to just walk around and explore for a while.

Exploring is another fun part of Psychonauts. The camp is large, and you can walk around and talk to people, collect arrowheads (which are used as currency), and cards (which you can use to obtain new abilities). The camp is free of enemies, except the occasional fire breathing mountain lion or levitating bear, which leaves you free to wander around and talk to people. The one problem I had with exploring was the LOADING. Everytime you go to a new area, the game has to freaking load. It can take a while. Not minutes, but enough time to get annoyed. This did not completely ruin the game for me, though, because what was on the other side of the loading screen was usually worth it.

The controls in Psychonauts are pretty simple, but there are a few bugs and tricky moves. Sometimes when you are trying to get Raz to get off of a pole or ladder, he won't or you will be trying to get him on one and he won't. Other times the camera will randomly spin around and you won't be able to see because there is a huge tree in your way or something. Sometimes the lighting is really bad, and Raz can fall onto a ledge, but you can't get off it because it is too dark to see anything. The glitches do not happen too often, but when they do, it is frustrating.

Another fault is the the game is simply too easy. Aside from a few tricky parts, the bosses are all easy and the game is simple. I found myself halfway through after only about 5 hours. You find yourself craving the game once it's done, not proud of yourself and glad that you completed it, because it happened so fast.

Pros:
-great characters
-interesting story
-fun upgrades
-interesting environment
-easy controls
Cons:
-the controls, while easy, can be frustrating since Raz won't do what you want him to do
-bugs and glitches
-too short and easy

Overall, this is a great addition to any game library. If you like a game that is a little odd-ball, but with lots of creativity and humour, get Psychonauts!

"really fun game "
This game is lots of fun and not to hard for any age.