WRAPSTAR MAKES LIMITED EDITION ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES SKINS

Review of Wrapstar skins on Pocket Gamer:

by João Diniz Sanches

....The manufacturer claims application is easy and we're inclined to agree. The back sections took less than four minutes to fit on properly and even the front, which is fundamentally more intricate due to its one-piece nature and the precision necessary to align all of the pre-cut button spaces with those on the PSP didn't consume more than six minutes of our time.

So all in all, a perfect, careful application in just under ten minutes – not a bad investment when the result is a complete change of character for your handheld.

We suspect some designs may not work as convincingly as others but with ours the simple pattern combined with the quality of the shiny, scratch-resistant laminated vinyl covering ended up moulding itself to the PSP to the point of looking factory-fitted on all but the closest of inspections....

....The skin is still perfectly easy to remove. For the purposes of journalism we've just peeled off the front vinyl and not only did it swiftly come off in one piece, crucially it did so without leaving any glue residue behind – the PSP face is as new as the day we stuck the Wrapstar skin on (which, for the record, was brand new – we'd bought it two days earlier), highlighting the skin's ability to also protect.

....Besides, we've still got the back panels on and we're likely to keep them there – we prefer their smooth feel over Sony's textured plastic approach. Our fears that they would cause excessive sweating during prolonged play have yet to materialise. And we genuinely like the look the way the design seems perfectly integrated into our (white) PSP.

So if there are major drawbacks, we've yet to find them. Wrapstar skins (which are also available for the DS and iPod) are easy to put on, easy to pull off, and offer a dramatic visual change (with protective qualities) – all for under a fiver.

Anyone tired of the engulfing darkness of their black PSP, the clinical sterility of the white model or the violently garish nature of the pink version should visit the Wrapstar site forthwith.

News item in the Official PSP Magazine, issue 28:

Review of Wrapstar's DESERT CAMO skin for PSP in PSP GALAXY issue 16:

You can download PSP Galaxy issue 16 via here.

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