I bought a PS2 about 6 months ago from a coworker and finally got around to getting it working at a good enough resolution on my monitor. I currently have:
- GTA 3
- GTA Vice City
- Gran Turismo 3
- Matrix: Path of Neo
- Katamari Damacy
- Midnight Club: Street Racing
Any other suggestions? I know off the top of my head I want to get the SSX games, maybe some sports games, and of course the MGS titles that came out on PS2. Anything else?
You can’t talk PS2 without mentioning Jak and Daxter or Ratcher and Clank. Each trilogy is incredible and absolutely worth a play.
I’ll list some of my favorites that haven’t been posted yet:
-TimeSplitters 2 and Future Perfect
-Onimusha series
-Dynasty Warriors series
-Soulcalibur II and III
-Tekken(any of them)
-Burnout 3
-OutRun 2006 Coast2Coast
-Simpsons Hit and Run
-Dark Cloud I and II
-Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
-Ace Combat 4
Dynasty Warriors is a lot of fun played coop.
Seconding the Dark Clouds, god I wish that series had continued.
Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, Kingdom Hearts and Burnout are some of the franchises worth looking into.
Burnout and that free off-road ATV game that came along with the later PS2s are both responsible for my taste in music.
If you can find a copy I would suggest the first Sly Cooper game.
I would also suggest the second game which is my personal favorite from the original trilogy
As much as I love the 2nd game, my biggest gripe is that there is no way to replay missions without having to replay the game. Don’t know if there any any ways to replay them any other way, which is more annoying than anything. Other than that, definitely recommend it, alongside the first and third game.
shadow of the colossus, metal gear solid 3 substistence
- Need For Speed Underground 1 & 2
- NFS Most Wanted
- GTA San Andreas
- Call of Duty 3
- Lord of the Rings Return of the King
Interesting, I heard cod 3 was the worst one
It was one of the few games I had for the PS2. Never played the multiplayer, but the SP campaign is awesome! I highly recommend it.
GT4 is better than GT3 imo, but if you have to spend money on it, it might not be worth.
I’m mostly into RPGs, and it doesn’t seem like you are from this list. If you are, then FF10 and 12 are available. So are KH1 and 2, and also Wild Arms 3, Personas 3 and 4, Disgaea, Shadow Hearts, Okage, Okami, Star Ocean, Dragon Quest, Devil May Cry, God of War, and so on.
Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2 are silly and fun side scrolling beat 'em ups. Tony Hawk needs no introduction. Silent Hill 2 and 3 if you’re into horror. Resident Evil 4 if you’re into action horror.
Shadow of the Colossus is great if you’re into a quiet, contemplative adventure game.
Was hoping someone would mention Shadow Hearts and Wild Arms! The PS2 truly was the janky AA JRPG console of all time. Also don’t forget
- Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
- Digital Devil Saga 1-2
- Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
- Stella Deus
Magna Carta: Tears of BloodOn second thought do forget this one
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Gonna have to get We Love Katamari as well…
Naaa nananananananana Katamari Damacy
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My PS2 is basically a Tony Hawk machine, all of them are good but THPS4 is my favorite.
Also, Psychonauts aged very well!
Shadow of the colossus is good, ps2 is before my time but I played part of colossus and loved it
Vagrant Story
I spent so much time in path of neo’s hacking game. Warriors still holds up, Final Fantasy X, Burnout 2/3, Tony Hawks underground, Okami and Shadow of the colossus. Those are a few off the top of my head.
Essential for some of the ones that have become too expensive 007 - Agent Under Fire for free mcboot
From your collection, I’d rank them
- GTA Vice city
- Katamari
- GTA 3
- GT 3
- Matrix
- Midnight club
I stand by Persona being my favorite game series of all time (3 was my first one, but 4 is very good too) but those are available on Steam now so aren’t a great recommendation. but if you’re taking games that are in other places as well, I would say Disgaea (2 was my favorite) and Devil May Cry (3 was my favorite.)
I would echo what someone else said here about Jak and Daxter and Ratchet and Clank. I know it wasn’t as popular as some of the other games in the series, but Ratchet: Deadlocked was the first game I beat multiple times in a row.
I also played a bit of Dark Cloud 2 and never got too far in, but heard a lot of good things.
007: Nightfire
Even if you’re not a huge James Bond fan, it’s still a fantastic game. I sank countless amounts of hours into it as a kid. The multiplayer is top notch as well.
Really can’t go wrong with any of the Bond games on the PS2.
