At CES 2011, RoboBuilder had a small booth in the Korean cove as I like to call it (North Hall, Grand Lobby, Lower Level), mixed between cable companies and other technical odds and ends.

At the booth he had both an Xbox 360 controller and a PlayStation controller rigged to wirelessly control a couple of his many robots…

If you’re looking for a fairly simple to understand and addictive import game, look no further than Korea. Yes, that’s right, Korea. Some of the easiest to play import games, for people who can’t understand the language, are music games and Korean developers and publishers are known for putting together some pretty great ones.

There’s a catch though – most of these good, Korean music games are commonly found on the PSP. You may find them in arcades, in the case of the Pump it Up series, or online, for example Audition, but one common tie among most Korean music games is that they appear on region-free PSP UMDs. Well, there is one more commonality – most PSP Korean music games also have an English language option.

So read on, and learn more about Audition, DJ Max and Pump It Up…

Korean company Gamepark Holdings Co., Ltd., has released the GP2X Wiz handheld game system and… what, you though Nintendo’s DSi was the only new handheld on the block?

The Wiz will be offered early May 2009 in the US through various web sites – although it is available now on the GP2X Store – for $179. Part of the excitement surrounding the system is that it runs on Linux and will have an open SDK, meaning just about anyone can make games for it.

I’ve been toying with the Korean game system for about a week and I’m pretty impressed. And by “toying” I do mean more than just playing games. Here’s a look at the hardware, the games mine shipped with and some initial impressions.

Title: Audition PortablePrice: $48.90System(s): PSPRelease Date: June 4, 2007Publisher (Developer): T3 Entertainment (T3 Entertainment)ESRB Rating: N/APros: Spiritual successor to Bust a Groove, fun puzzle/dancing game, cute characters, ad hoc multiplayer and 67 songs.Cons: Not a lot of track variety, can get old quicklyOverall Score: 7.5/10

Once upon a time, a long time ago, the Playstation had a wonderful, dance/puzzle game called Bust a Groove. It was similar to Parappa the Rapper, and it had players pushing buttons to make characters dance. It became a cult classic, but was possibly ahead of its time.

Cue Audition Online the spiritual successor to Bust a Groove. The campy feel of the original game was gone, but the button-pressing dance goodness lived on. In Korea, Audition Online’s birthplace, the game became so popular that it spawned a PSP version – Audition Portable. Audition Portable is essentially a pint-sized version of Audition Online and is a lighthearted PSP game rhythm fans will enjoy…