The best PlayStation 2 games of all time

From 'Grand Theft Auto' to 'God of War,' Sony's PS2 has one of the deepest gaming benches of any console.

25 Best Playstation 2 Games

If you're a younger generation player, it's really hard to be honest about how big the deal is.Up to six years after the foundation of the industry, the empty leg like Nintendo and Sega around the Common Commin has arrived before reaching the North American Store in October.

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Such a reputation makes it difficult to compile a definitive list of PS2 titles.It was an "everything" platform, a place where you could find almost any game under the sun.But among the thousands of releases, there were some clear standouts.These are games developed by, or intended for, the Sony juggernaut, and most gamers' fondest memories are inextricably linked to the PlayStation 2. These are titles whose individual legacies form part of a larger whole: video game dynasties that are still going strong to this day.

"Zone of the Enders"

While the PS2 launched with a new entry in the popular gaming hardware series, Armored Core, it was also host to one that, ironically, should have gotten more attention.Developed by Metal Gear Solid master Hideo Kojima, Zone of the Enders is an exciting third-person hack-and-slash action game that was meant to be the equivalent of Mobile Suit Gundam.

While Armored Core relished in labored player choice around each of its robots’ individual parts, Zone of the Enders was more concerned with blazing fast action, allowing players to defy gravity in mid-air mech-suit combat across all axes that felt revolutionary at the time. Its anime-inspired story was often nonsensical, but aligned with the proclivities of the gonzo auteur Kojima, and imbued the bedlam with a dire sense of urgency. While many games on this list might have seen loads of sequels or even current revivals, Zone of the Enders remains mostly a memory well deserving of resurrection.

After the insane success of the Resident Evil series, Capcom decided the best way to guarantee more hits was to apply the same tank design and horror ethos to a whole slew of new IPs and games like Parasite Eve (1998) and Dino Crisis (1999).But of all the resident likes, the samurai-themed Onimusha was the best effort to create something to sit alongside its acclaimed zombie series.

Although all PS2 trash is released, Warlords is the most memorable game.Set in Sengoki, a story that follows the samurai, this story makes it look like the Roman army follows the soldiers of the late Daminate Daminagaga.Commercial for Blades, ONIMUsha is a malicious hack.A time slot with a 'slash' bonus that gives it its characteristic features.

"Twisted Metal: Black"

During its four runs on the original PlayStation, Twisted Metal became one of Sony's leading franchises, helping to strengthen its mature portfolio of titles in unique genres.While the small and odd subgenre of vehicular combat was mostly left behind when the PS2 hit, the console offered something that could be considered up there with Twisted Metal: Black.

Using his new fabric horse, Black played like his cousin, and kept a good-range of disease power.The story took a dark tone, he changed his cloak from a strange tooth, caught a stupid rash in a bad way.The best game in the series, should be a platform for future games, but also a big place for stealth and the Zeitgeist in 2023 and interactive TV design in general.

"Cunning 3: Repair Between Floors"

Sly Copper, one of multiple Sony characters that has become the brand's mascot, is perhaps far from a true rival to Nintendo's Mario, but his games were compelling third-person platform experiences.

With a slick and cheeky aesthetic, Soccer Punch's Sly Cooper games hold up better visually than most of their era, but the third entry in the series really stands out.Unlike its other cousins ​​produced by Sonny, the duo-centric Jack and Dexter and Ratchet and Clank, Sly focuses on a unique hero and his cadre of thieving friends.For a stealth-based experience based on the perfect heist, mascot platformers were a dime a dozen in this era, but Sly's unique blend of gameplay and eye-catching aesthetics lifted the series from the pack, with the third entry perfecting the formula before its eventual demise.

'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'

Another cross-platform game that eventually became an essential part of every PS2 owner's library, The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is still considered one of the best action-adventure games of its era.Miscalculated jump or fall back.

Later entries would take a darker tone and add new features, but the first game in this new continuity is still perfect with its smooth controls and simplicity.The Sands of Time is a joy to pick up and play today, with easy-to-read terrain where the platforming puzzles feel fair but decent.

'Tony Hawk's Skater's Skater's 3'

Even though Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is not technically a PlayStation exclusive, it is a series that will always be associated with Sony systems.In fact, the third game appeared on almost everything from the OG PS1 to the Game Boy Color, but it remained one of the most successful and memorable PS2 games.

Although it's known for improving development, it's hard to complain about the mantle when the bones of Tony Hawk's profession are this good.In the previous generation, the graphic compression on the PS2 is enough to feel the philic swelling that you want to feel a new crisis, but this version of the game includes an online mode that uses the console's network adapter.Like all its predecessors, the third Tony Hawk game is also known for its soundtrack that does not contain tracks from the Ramones, Trafur Head and Kaki.

Burnout 3: Elimination

The goal of most racing games is to stay on track, take clean turns, and generally avoid soft hits and clock-eating mistakes.Attrition wants you to finish and really enjoys the risk of a collision.EA's hyper-paced racing series rewards players for pushing their vehicles to the limits of speed and control, with each crash adding roughly to the score and only paying more.A little juice to entice more dangerous and reckless play.

The best of the bunch is Burnout 3, subtitled "Takedown" for good reason.The new central mechanic in this entry is the ability to bump opponents until they violently collapse, turning an already hectic runner into a fighting game on wheels.Provoking the competition will cause them to behave more aggressively and erratically, adding another layer to the psychotic risk/reward dynamic.fantasy tours.

There was a time in gaming when almost every game featured regularly in EA's portfolio. The PS2 launched the beloved snowboarding game SSX, but most people remember its sequel. SSX focuses on the "extreme" aspect of Tricky X-Games, turning a cartoonish downhill racer into a gloriously over-the-top spectacle.

From the moment of the opening, the game is active and fast, joining the beginning of Bank-DMC running "it's a trick," which even draws a sound.The purpose of the trick is the head down on steroids, where the players can bite the air that collects which makes Tony Hawk blush.to come back.

Jak and Daxter: Legacy of the Prequels

After scoring a hat-trick with the excellent Crash Bandicoot trilogy (and a kart race!) on the PS1, Naughty Dog have done it again with the Chicago Bulls of the nineties.began early in the console's North American launch, shortly after its 2001 debut.

United -porten 3D platformer The first Jack and Daxter Game is the starting point for many guards of muscle and Spyro.Together with a HeTewood team that worked on the game, it helped the porceformer speed and best.We don't follow anymore, if many of them can't help that one day they will meet

"guitar luck"

Rhythm games hold a special place in the hearts of many gamers.Arcade favorites like Dance Dance Revolution and the drum-based Taiko no Tatsujin enjoyed a deep cult following, which built IRL communities where musicality could take players beyond the gunplay.Harmonix's Guitar Hero asked how well a cooperative music game would handle the situation when the living room and dorm suddenly became a rock show.

The plastic guitar accessory lets players strum, tap, and lift a knob to perform pretty decent covers of classic rock hits like Mötley Crüe's "Shout at the Devil" and Kiss' "Strutter."It's basically a remake of the first game, but Guitar Hero II built on everything that worked the first time to create Microcosm Back.With almost everyone playing the game, everyone got a quick music history education to add to their LimeWire queue.One version of Guitar Hero still lives on at Fortnite festivals, but back in the day, without the abundance of streaming music and saturation, getting together with friends for a jam session was a special novelty.

'Grand Touring 4'

Every great gaming platform needs its perfect racing game, and for PlayStation it will almost always be Gran Turismo.Unlike the funnier and more arcade-oriented franchises of the time, Gran Turismo has always been marketed as a "true driving simulator" with an emphasis on extreme fidelity with all vehicles and tracks clearly modeled after their real-life counterparts.

After starting Gran Turmo 3 on PS2 from GRAN TORIMIOU, the fourth graphics, physics complex, physics complex affects the braking of the wheel.Pushing the PS2 to its technical limits, it's amazing how well this game looks at grinding hardware.

The product of one of the most unlikely teams in gaming history, Kingdom Hearts brought together two obsessive fans - JRPG fans and fellow Disney fans - for a crazy multifaceted crossover.On paper, nothing about the game should work: a group of coded Final Fantasy kids are drawn to a different Disney world to help eradicate some kind of magical decay.The plot gets more complicated with each entry, but in the original game it was mostly a funny excuse to send players headfirst into the animated reality of Mickey Mouse, Hercules, and Aladdin.

Beyond the infectious novelty of meeting and battling alongside generations of beloved childhood characters, Kingdom Hearts also introduced the innovative real-time combat system that has become a standard in Square Enix RPGs.Directed by Tetsuya Nomura, who is now the standard-bearer for all things Final Fantasy, it was a clear crystal ball look into what they would look like and play like in the greatest RPGs today.

"Devil May Cry 3: Dante Awakens"

Oddly, despite being the biggest console of all time, the PS2 was extremely light on first-person shooters.But what it lacked in games like Halo, it more than made up for in fast-paced third-person action games like Devil May Cry, which gave its white-haired protagonist Dante a constant stream of bullets that rammed into demons one at a time.

The contents of the first game, Deselening's script tells the story of a demonic demon and his race, Velgil, to build the world of Portals and other worlds.The player-customized template allows players to hold Vegil, but two versions use lower quality, which is done in a circle that should be important.Devil May Cry is one of the biggest trends.All-time events, which stand next to Ninja Gongen and Baynetta seem silly, but a great experience.

One of Sony's great strengths as a leader in the games industry has been its willingness to introduce more bizarre artistic visions among its blockbuster releases, designed for broad appeal.Ico is one of those games;developed over four years, at a time when gamers could expect a new major Grand Theft Auto every Christmas, the fact that it exists feels like a blessing at all.

Ico centers on the simple premise of a full-length escort mission (gaming’s most notoriously maligned concept). Players control an outcast boy with horns named Ico, who must help the princess Yorda escape her confinement in a castle. It’s mostly a slow and steady litany of puzzles to solve, but the game’s minimalist aesthetic and cinematic effects like bloom lighting give every frame an ethereal feel. Ico utilizes the PS2 hardware to show that not every game needs to be maximalist, and feels like an early example of how creative design and modest ambition would later thrive in the indie scene.

'Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal'

In the yearFrom the 2000s, it was a decade where the game design studios could release a sequel almost every year without the quality completely falling apart.Ratchet & Cock: Although it's easy to forget, it's the third game in the series of cartoon shooters, from 2002 to 2009 there were only 10 Ratchet and Shoe loads.

But for the PS2 era of the franchise, Up Your Arsenal is the pinnacle, with the greatest array of ridiculous gadgets, controllable vehicles, and even the recently introduced online multiplayer mode.The race to become the face of Sony's system saw many potential mascots emerge during this period, but only the duo remained.Ratchet & Clank has just emerged in recent years with one of the best PS5 games available right now.Returning to this old entry, it's easy to see why the series has so much staying power.

Although the PS2 had its fair share of hit series, there was no shortage of quirky little games for the hobbyist.Katamari Demise is the ultimate example of an idea so strangely realistic that its existence seems like some sort of corporate joke.

The premise sees a god-like being, the King of the entire cosmos, who accidentally destroys all the stars and the moon while drunk;his son, the little prince, must collect enough resources to restore the heavenly bodies.Resources are made up of everything on Earth, and players roll incredibly sticky magic balls through each stage, absorbing everything in their path as the pile of trash grows.It all starts with little things like paper clips and colored pencils, but soon the prince is taking control of houses and cities to bring back the moon.Katamari Damacy never makes sense, and that's an advantage.A cult favorite doesn't need to succumb to normality when its grip is more than strong enough to capture even the most reluctant watcher.

Everyone has their favorite fighting game. For arcade fans and super Nintendo fans, it was the version of Street Fighter II.For SAGASS, SASGANE platforms, Saturn and Dream (and later Xbox), maybe the <Xbox>, maybe life or death. For Playstation fans, it can be said that it is definitely very worried.

Namco's 3D action figure is always a technical phenomenon, often appearing first before being ported to the PlayStation, where the power of the disc-based system is fully in its polygonal glory.Tekken 5 is the second major entry for the PS2 and brings everything great about Justice to the Max.With 32 characters to pass the equipment of the women of war and one of the most drawn stories in the game, it is considered the best warrior fighting game on the PlayStation 2 and one of all time.

'Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'

After making the best match for the first solid match with a solid steel road, each one is cured in the following way - each last one.While the solid steel cabins also renew the story and management of its large, snake-eating deck.

According to the sweet snake, the Oracle and the gene behind the name of the snake object, butt's power to survive is the most important.The thread eats the food and fills up the wildlife, and everything from the soft meat to the storpunion stings should have medicine on the menu.He had cut off his ideas, but only just.It is in the game, where Smegma pontificate about the war will brush But after 20 years, the experience still moves how cinematic stories can be used in interactive media.

'Bad Boy 4'

The first resident evil 4 was a bit.After Sony's next big thing after the game, the next big thing will be the first game in the PS2 controversy to be played in general.Moreover, it is not;This is a thank you note related to popular platform builders.

Resident Evil 4 is essential for many reasons.The first of the series to eschew the tank-like controls of older entries, the new third-left-thirty shooting mechanic helped make it famous.Zombies and claustrophobia in an eerie rural town in Spain.It is also moving into urban environments.The countless remakes and re-releases of House of Lords are generally considered the pinnacle of the franchise, but its popularity is partly due to its arrival on the PS2.

"Hill Hill 2"

At the time of its release, the game was not as scary as Silent Hill 2.While the big horror of the time, Resident Evil, was marketed at zombie-network jump horror, Konami's horror work in a gritty, chicken environment that left players feeling isolated and questioning every finger on their pixelated screen.Aldrich's terror stood by, constantly moving from the edges of the mind to the screen.

Set in the epicenter of American horror - Gural Maine - The story follows James Sunderland, a man who is drawn to a ghost town by a letter from his deceased wife.Hoping to find closure in Lakeside Retaway, Jacob's story goes wild as the Alarrations begin to create physical manifestations of human trauma.Armed with only a flashlight and endless willpower, it's up to the player to find a way to break free.in torture.Silent Hill 2 reached a point where horror games became more than just fixes, weaving a terrible kind of horror, and I'm one of today's Jerels, built with some kind of coat of paint.But the original is well captured and remains a seminal example of how the horror immersion factor works, and if not better, in changing any other method.

While PlayStation is the ecosystem that has it all, there are areas where it has historically lagged behind the competition.Despite its own take on mascot platformers and RPGs, Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda-style fantasy adventure special bypassed Sony's first-generation hardware as well as the second generation.That is, until Okami hit the PS2 end.generations.

Steeped in Japanese mythology and folklore, Ōkami aimed to offer non-Nintendo gamers their own version of a grand fantasy epic where exploration offers rewards in the form of new abilities and subtle narrative beats.Its mobile-shaded visuals give the game a vibrant aesthetic that holds up remarkably well against the more realistic games of the era, with sumi-e ink painting flourishes endemic to Ōkami's Japanese roots.

"Shadow of the Colossus"

Echo's spiritual successor, Shadow of the Colossus, took the ethereal tone and minimalist setting of Sony's experimental puzzle adventure and added more scope to the journey.Instead of sending a girl through the halls of an abandoned castle, the game lets players take on the role of Wanderin, a stripped-down hero who finds it impossible to slay a towering colossi.

While the God of War series may make a scene out of the bodies of the Titanic and kill the gods of the past, the shadow of the present washes away its violence.Sixteen buildings that thrive in nature are not suitable or deserve to die and die, and the monstrous size seems to be the character of the game.in their troubles.It is an asgotic game that is part of the fun of beauty and every giant hit and every giant makes you feel rich.

'Fun old x'

Final Fantasy may have started on Nintendo, but its greatest and most successful eras, from VII to X, were the exclusive crown jewels of the PlayStation library.After a quick succession of three ambitious PS1 titles, the tenth major installment of Square's legendary RPG franchise arrived in the PS2's first year, instantly cementing the platform as another must-have.console for fans of role-playing games.

The technological leap from IX to X was jaw-dropping, turning the once-text based narrative into a fully voiced cinematic epic. Each Final Fantasy has its own self-contained story and world, and the bright, colorful realm of Spira felt like a huge shift away from previous entries, which bounced between medieval settings and elevated sci-fi. With the ability to swap in the entire cast of characters at will into the expanded party during battle, its gameplay felt bigger and more strategic than ever; it’s turn-based systems representing a high-point for classic RPG standards right at the fulcrum of the genre where action-oriented styles began to take over.

'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'

It's absolutely insane to think that Rockstar Games was able to develop three full-length Grand Theft Auto games from 2001 to 2004, each more ambitious than the last.Compare that to today, where fans have been waiting 12 years for the final installment, and it shows how the business of game development has completely changed.

The third PS2 entry, San Andreas, is in many ways the best Grand Theft Auto of all time.By removing its crime scenes from the mafioso world of previous games and setting its story in the fictional imagination of South Central Law, this opens up the story's potential in surprising ways.The world of San Andreas is bursting - seemingly impossible for time.With tons of missions, side quests, and mini-games included, beyond just walking around listening to the radio, it feels incredibly playable.How much content and art was packed into a game from 2004 is still a technical marvel.For many PlayStation 2 owners, Grand Theft Auto is the ultimate game of the century - the one that holds the lion's share of time and memories of sitting in front of the TV before the responsibilities of adulthood were introduced.

'God of War II'

When you look at everything the PlayStation 2 was able to accomplish, from ushering in multiple generations of RPGs and action games to creating logic-defying open worlds on hardware weaker than the iPhone 6, it's hard to pick one game that epitomizes everything that made the console great.(and now), but looks like the perfect embodiment of 2000s gaming culture.Santa Monica Studio's God of War is a game, a product of its time, that can only exist in this moment.

God of War is everything that defines the modern concept of a first-party PlayStation game.It's heavy on cinematic storytelling, with cutscenes that play like extended films.Its acting is top-notch, weaving players breathlessly through scripted set pieces of the likes of which Hollywood executives can only dream.Defined by verbs like jump and punch.And, oh, what verbs they are.

God of War II picks up after the first game where the disgraced Greek general Kratos killed the famous god, Ares, and took his mantle despite his non-god status.Betrayed and killed by Zeus, Kratos must fight his way out of the Underworld and turn back time, making his way through the Greek pantheon along the way.The story is deeply youthful.Kratos is the ultimate edge lord - driven solely by hatred and rage, speaking only in growls and threatening confrontations.Using Chaos Chains, his violent tendencies allow players to blast their way through hordes of enemies and cinematically unleash a mythological figure with extreme prejudice.

What it lacks in skill (but not content) it makes for some of the best games.Kratos' story is stupid, but it's wonderful fuel for a tough fight that holds up.There is a glory that kills and pushes back those who push the limits of what players think is possible in the game. These days, many platitudes, but limits and fun often make the value of the God of War the norm.Let the game get closer to a great movie, its best lesson is that no matter how things turn out, it's good to have an interactive experience.That's why it's a video game.