Playstation 2 Games

[AMT]

So I got around to buying a functioning PS2, as my old one was a launch PS2, meaning disk read errors galore. I'm scrounging through the bargin bins at Gamestop and EB and playing all the games that looked good that I never got a chance to try before. Here's what I have now:

Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3
Beyond Good and Evil
Silent Hill 2
XIII
Contra: Shattered Soldier

I'm gonna pick up Resident Evil 4 and Shadow of the Colossus soon. What else should I look in to? Recommend any games you enjoyed, I tend to like pretty much anything.

[EdgeCrusher]

God of War 1 and 2
Guitar Hero 1 and 2

[Faustt]

I was actually going to make a post just like this. also just got a PS2 and catching up on some games.

on my list to play so far are:
Katamari & We <3 Katamari
Shadow of the Colossus
Ico
Gitaroo Man
God of War
FFX (I haven't been into FF for awhile, but figure I owe it at least a rental)

[Evilhead]

Okami
FFXII
Disgaea 1 and 2
Hot Shots Golf 4
Rez
WipeOut Fusion
R-Type Final

[Mr.Roboto]

Breath of Fire:Dragon Quarter.

It truly saddens me to always go into my local EB and see a rack of 3+ copies just sit there.They're only worth $9 canadian too..It's truly depressing.

[The Coop]

Gradius V
R-Type Final
Gradius III & IV
Final Fantasy XII
Dragon Quest VIII
Ace Combat 5
Alien Hominid
Soul Calibur III
Silpheed: The Lost Planet
Guilty Gear X2
Wipeout Fusion
Onimusha
Onimusha 2
Onimusha 3

[blueblazer1224]

Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3
Silent Hill 2


You have chosen wisely :). Prepare to be amazed.

[Decoy Octopus]

IGN just released a list of their Top 25 PS2 games just a couple days ago: (http://ps2.ign.com/articles/772/772296p1.html)

25.) Amplitude
24.) Suikoden III
23.) Tekken Tag Tournament
22.) Kingdom Hearts
21.) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
20.) NBA Street Vol. 2
19.) Rez
18.) Okami
17.) Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
16.) Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
15.) Resident Evil 4
14.) Dragon Quest VIII
13.) Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
12.) Gran Turismo 4
11.) Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
10.) Burnout 3: Takedown
09.) Twisted Metal: Black
08.) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
07.) Guitar Hero
06.) ICO
05.) Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
04.) Shadow of the Colossus
03.) Final Fantasy X
02.) Grand Theft Auto III
01.) God of War

If you owned all the games on that list, you'd be sittin' pretty.

Oddly enough, though, Katamari Damacy is not there. Methinks that's a gross oversight.

[atmuh]

dance dance revolution

[Hawkwing]

IGN just released a list of their Top 25 PS2 games just a couple days ago: (http://ps2.ign.com/articles/772/772296p1.html)

25.) Amplitude
24.) Suikoden III
23.) Tekken Tag Tournament
22.) Kingdom Hearts
21.) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
20.) NBA Street Vol. 2
19.) Rez
18.) Okami
17.) Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
16.) Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
15.) Resident Evil 4
14.) Dragon Quest VIII
13.) Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
12.) Gran Turismo 4
11.) Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
10.) Burnout 3: Takedown
09.) Twisted Metal: Black
08.) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
07.) Guitar Hero
06.) ICO
05.) Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
04.) Shadow of the Colossus
03.) Final Fantasy X
02.) Grand Theft Auto III
01.) God of War

If you owned all the games on that list, you'd be sittin' pretty.

Oddly enough, though, Katamari Damacy is not there. Methinks that's a gross oversight.

Personally I think FF12 is better than FF10

[Broken]

IGN just released a list of their Top 25 PS2 games just a couple days ago: (http://ps2.ign.com/articles/772/772296p1.html)

25.) Amplitude
24.) Suikoden III
23.) Tekken Tag Tournament
22.) Kingdom Hearts
21.) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
20.) NBA Street Vol. 2
19.) Rez
18.) Okami
17.) Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
16.) Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
15.) Resident Evil 4
14.) Dragon Quest VIII
13.) Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
12.) Gran Turismo 4
11.) Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
10.) Burnout 3: Takedown
09.) Twisted Metal: Black
08.) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
07.) Guitar Hero
06.) ICO
05.) Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
04.) Shadow of the Colossus
03.) Final Fantasy X
02.) Grand Theft Auto III
01.) God of War

If you owned all the games on that list, you'd be sittin' pretty.

Oddly enough, though, Katamari Damacy is not there. Methinks that's a gross oversight.
^
That's a great place to start. Anyone of those games could keep you busy for a long while.

And like Atmuh said, DDR is good. I suggest Extreme 2 or 1. If they do not come with pads, I reccomend buying an Afterburner. Should last you a while.

Now if you're into FPSes, then 007: Agent Under Fire and Time Splitters 2 are both oldies but goodies. Oh crap, make sure to pick up SSX 3 as well. That's a great game

And the manditory list of fighting games you SHOULD buy:
1. SF:AC
2. SFA Anthology
3. Tekken Tag (already mentioned)
4. Capcom vs. SNK 2
5. KOF XI
6. VF 4: Evolution (already mentioned)
7. SC II/III (I like 2 more, but whatever.)
8. Tekken 5
9. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2

(that's all I can think of at the moment.)

[I-n-j-i-n]

Sega Classics Collection and Dragon Quest 8 are the best value a single 'game' has offered me.

I seem to repeat these games over and over, but Robot Alchemic Drive and SkyGunner are constantly overlooked games and I had just as much playing them as many other supposed AAA titles.

Other notable inclusions could be Xenosaga trilogy and Suikoden V. I can't believe that Suikoden 3 made the list since though it was an epic game, the little nags in the game made it drag out. Suikoden 3 wouldn't even make my top 30 PS2 games.

And I can't believe every lists on the planet ignores the Sly Cooper games. Way better than most Nintendo platformer efforts as of late.

[Dhsu]

So this is a "list good PS2 games" thread? I mean, there's kind of a lot of them...

I suggest just going to Gamerankings and checking out the top 100 or so. That should get you started.

[TheLeviathan]

Shadow Hearts series.

[Decoy Octopus]

So this is a "list good PS2 games" thread? I mean, there's kind of a lot of them...

I suggest just going to Gamerankings and checking out the top 100 or so. That should get you started.
No, Dhsu, that would be entirely too easy.

[Paratha]

And the manditory list of fighting games you SHOULD buy:

Not into Guilty Gear? :)

[Clinically Awesome]

Shadow Hearts series.

Seconded.

- Shin Megami Tensei (Nocturne and Digital Devil Saga 1&2)
- Psychonauts
- God Hand
- Rogue Galaxy
- Zone of the Enders 1&2
- Tales of the Abyss
- Time Splitters: Future Perfect
- Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (absolute guilty pleasure)

[Red Shadow]

Alien Hominid
yessssssssssssss

[The Unsung Plumber]

- Zone of the Enders 1&2


QFE


10char

[Lacour]

kingdom hearts I & II
Star Ocean Til the End of Time

[PriZm]

Okami .

[Darth Lime]

Dragon Quest VIII, Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2, God of War, Katamari Damacy and Psychonauts.

[Petara]

Shadow Hearts series.

QFE

Excellent RPG series. I finally found the original Shadow Hearts just the other day and I'm diggin it so far, even if is almost 6 years old now. The second and third just kick ass.

[Decoy Octopus]

Dragon Quest VIII, Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2, God of War, Katamari Damacy and Psychonauts.
Darth Lime knows exactly where it's at! All great games!

Psychonauts was an incredible game (although, I own it on Xbox)

[bouncerboy15]

Guitar Hero II and Tekken 5.

[Bahamut]

Just a side comment, I'm going to have to disagree with the FFX & FFXII suggestions - FFX was just tedious towards the end, and FFXII really suffers from bad grinding...although everything else about FFXII is amazing. Still not worth playing due to the grinding though.

If you haven't played the Mega Man X games, I'd highly recommend the Mega Man X Collection. The Guitar Hero games are also great though.

[Kenobio]

In case for some reason you missed The Coop's suggestions... GRADIUS V!

Also (for the thousandth time), Okami is flatout amazing.

[The Mutericator]

I know I've been on 4chan /v/ too long when all I can think of when I see each game mentioned is what's wrong with it.


I recommend SotC, FFXII (grinding isn't horrible, it's actually fun since you can screw around with the gambits), Katamari Damacy, Okami (was way too easy).

[Emanon]

I've just started playing Shadow of the Colossus and I have to say, it's already passed my expectations more than once. Very good game.

[Beatdown]

Come play Monster Hunter with me. I'd also recommend Def Jam: Fight for NY as a suprisingly fun single player and wonderful multiplayer game.

[Hale-Bopp]

SSX3

It's my all-time favorite PS2 game.

[Brycepops]

Come play Monster Hunter with me. I'd also recommend Def Jam: Fight for NY as a suprisingly fun single player and wonderful multiplayer game.

I was seriously thinking about buying that yesterday. EBgames has it listed again. Should I do it? o_O

[ifirit]

If you like Horror games, here's my suggested list:

Silent Hill 2: Greatest Hits (Although already mentioned, this director's cut is just more complete.)
Silent Hill 3
Resident Evil 4 (Already mentioned)
The Fatal Frame series
The Suffering
Siren (I suggest that you get a strategy guide or walk-through as well.)
Half-Life
Killer 7 (Not a PS2 exclusive, but definitely a unique title.)
Indigo Prophecy (Although the story breaks down about half-way through, still a great game.)
Extermination (An often overlooked third-person shooter that was a little more ahead of it's time than it should have been.)

I also suggest playing the Hitman series if you like stealth games.

[Thalzon]

QFE

Excellent RPG series. I finally found the original Shadow Hearts just the other day and I'm diggin it so far, even if is almost 6 years old now. The second and third just kick ass.

I found Shadow Hearts 1 to be way too simple and low-quality when I finally played it. That, and the translation just seems to get worse and worse as the game goes on, to the point where it becomes painfully obvious the translators only looked at certain lines once.

"To get the n_(162) stone..." Things like that.

[Beatdown]

I was seriously thinking about buying that yesterday. EBgames has it listed again. Should I do it? o_O

Uh, which game? Cause if you ask me I'm just gonna tell you to buy em both because they're fun.

[beneath the sea]

Do not waste your time with the piece of shit known as Final Fantasy XII, what a piece of shit! STORY SUCKED. CHARACTERS SUCKED. MUSIC SUCKED. DON'T BUY IT.

[Brycepops]

Uh, which game? Cause if you ask me I'm just gonna tell you to buy em both because they're fun.
Oh, Monster Hunter. I keep thinking about buying it whenever I see it available, but I keep changing my mind ;/

[Soma]

Do not waste your time with the piece of shit known as Final Fantasy XII, what a piece of shit! STORY SUCKED. CHARACTERS SUCKED. MUSIC SUCKED. DON'T BUY IT.
Do not waste your time reading this. no, seriously.

[Beatdown]

CHRONO TRIGGAR WAS BETTER!!!!11

Indeed.

Oh, Monster Hunter. I keep thinking about buying it whenever I see it available, but I keep changing my mind ;/

Buy it, then Xfire me when you do because the in game messaging system is nonexistant.

[HoopyFrood]

Where do I begin?
Rez, for on rails shooting goodness.
Katamari Damacy & We <3 Katamari, cause it's always fun to roll animals, people and houses into a large ball and make them into a star (or planet).
Grandia 3, for the combat if nothing else.
Psychonauts, great story and level design.
Okami, for a great adventure game.
God Hand, for a HARD :twisted: brawler game where you can set your own combos.
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence and Curse of Darkness, good games with a few flaws but very enjoyable.
And I know I'm gonna get sent up a flag pole for this but,
R-Type Final, for a great variety of ships and weapons (and yes, I know a lot of them are similar)But I haven't seen any games mentioned that I disagree with.

[Jimmy Jazz]

Guilty Gear X2

Guilty Gear X2 Reloaded > Guilty Gear Isuka > Guilty gear X2 > Guilty Gear X Plus

Although Guilty gear X2/Reloaded (Notice the slash. This means 2 extra characters for some reason) and Guilty gear X2 Accent Core are apparently better. I haven't played either, so I wouldn't know.

[Hawkwing]

Do not waste your time with the piece of shit known as Final Fantasy XII, what a piece of shit! STORY SUCKED. CHARACTERS SUCKED. MUSIC SUCKED. DON'T BUY IT.

i think FFXII is the best FF since FF6, i like it better than 7.

sure you have to level grind, but i like leveling in this game, cause you can do it with monster hunts and stuff which keep it fresh

and theres secret areas all over the place you can discover while leveling

[Dhsu]

Guilty Gear X2 Reloaded > Guilty Gear Isuka > Guilty gear X2 > Guilty Gear X Plus

Although Guilty gear X2/Reloaded (Notice the slash. This means 2 extra characters for some reason) and Guilty gear X2 Accent Core are apparently better. I haven't played either, so I wouldn't know.
Did you seriously just put Isuka above X2?

[kupernikus]

Just a side comment, I'm going to have to disagree with the FFX & FFXII suggestions - FFX was just tedious towards the end, and FFXII really suffers from bad grinding...although everything else about FFXII is amazing. Still not worth playing due to the grinding though.

If you haven't played the Mega Man X games, I'd highly recommend the Mega Man X Collection. The Guitar Hero games are also great though.

see, thats why its opinion, I won't touch the new megaman X games for the life of me, they just arent that great, they are Identical to the past games. :-)

[kupernikus]

I would say

FFXII
FFX
God of War 1 and 2
Metal gear solid 2 and 3
Gran Turismo 4
Tourist Trophy
Whatever the newest Burnout is. lol
And thats about all I have anymore.

[Citris]

I just got Bully a few days ago and I'm enjoying it a lot.

I got it in a deal from a friend: Bully, Tiny PS2 (with all the hookups), and 2 memory cards. All in excellent condition...and all for $60.

[atmuh]

Do not waste your time with the piece of shit known as Final Fantasy XII, what a piece of shit! STORY SUCKED. CHARACTERS SUCKED. MUSIC SUCKED. DON'T BUY IT.

wow...
I pretty much hate new games and this one I actually liked
so yeah
way off

if you said X instead of XII you would have been right though

[CE]

God of War 2?

[Raziellink]

My girlfriend has a PS2, but the price is low enough for me to go and buy one. I already have a couple of games which i play when i'm at her place, but these lists of you guys was just what i needed since i forgot about half of everything mentioned above.

These games have already been mentioned, but they deserve more emphasis.

Rez

Not a real game, but an excellent experience like no other.

Castlevania Lament of Innonce

Take the endless hallways for granted, since the animations, the story, the bossfights, the characters, the battle-system and the music are all top-notch. Only buy Curse of Darkness if you're a big Castlevania like me, otherwise you'd stop playing the game after two hours out of boredom.

Devil May Cry series

Two awesome games, and a black sheep. Stay away from DMC2, since it is dreadful game. Part 1 and 3 are among the best i've ever played.

I've got more, but the rest isn't as good as already mentiond.

[M@DM@X]

I purchased Battlefield 2: Mordern Combat a week ago and it's a cool game.