onewarmslime 195 Posted December 20, 2015 Hey guys, I just got my hands on a PS2 a few weeks ago, I finally managed to get a memory card too, so what are the must-have games for the console? Finding PS2 games on stores isn't very easy these days but I can use ebay. Any suggestions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Biohead 152 Posted December 20, 2015 GTA - III, Vice City and San Andreas for a start The Getaway was pretty good too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZakO 492 Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) Jak Series Ratchet & Clank Series Sly Cooper Series Shadow of the Colossus Silent Hill 2 Twisted Metal Black Final Fantasy X Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 - The last (?) good one (can't remember if 4 was good) Rayman 2 Plenty of people would consider the Kingdom Hearts & God of War as "must have" too but I didn't really care for them. Edited December 20, 2015 by ZakO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aergan 622 Posted December 20, 2015 Devil May Cry Metal Gear Solid 2 Final Fantasy X OutRun 2006 Ridge Racer V Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
onewarmslime 195 Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) Thaks for the suggestions guys, keep them coming. (About GTA, it's actually one of the few group of games that I can still find on local stores for the PS2 but it's really hard for me playing another GTA game after having played GTA 5. Even GTA 4 on my PS3 seems obsolete compared to it). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piggy 199 Posted December 20, 2015 5 hours ago, ZakO said: Ratchet & Clank Series That's where my vote goes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+trag3dy 4,078 Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) Devil May Cry 1 Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition The entire Onimusha series God of War I & II Resident Evil 4 Though I think all but the Onimusha series have gotten remasters on newer systems and RE4 has a hd remaster on pc, as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soniqstylz 1,048 Posted December 20, 2015 Soul Reaver 2 Black MGS2/3 Midnight Club 2 (which people STILL play online) Also, wouldn't hurt to take a look at the games that were remastered for PS3, to get a sense of what people liked/wanted/thought was classic, like Shadow of the Colossus, God of War, or Jak & Daxter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Evil Overlord 18,441 Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) 13 hours ago, Biohead said: GTA - III, Vice City and San Andreas for a start The Getaway was pretty good too. For the OP, just to add to this specific list, The Getaway 2, and the entire Ace Combat series up to this platform Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew 2,860 Posted December 21, 2015 Bully GT4 GTA 3 ICO MGS 2 Okami RE4 Shadow of the Colossus SSX (any of them, they were all great during 6th gen) DMC 1 & 3 GoW 1 & 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Audioboxer 2,876 Posted December 23, 2015 On 12/21/2015 at 11:46 PM, Andrew said: Bully GT4 GTA 3 ICO MGS 2 Okami RE4 Shadow of the Colossus SSX (any of them, they were all great during 6th gen) DMC 1 & 3 GoW 1 & 2 <3 Although I really recommend playing these 3 in their HD touchups on PS3. Especially Okami. It's beautiful. Best non-Zelda Zelda clone. I'd throw in MGS3 as well, it's arguably my favourite in the series. 2 was great, but I wished they didn't mess around with the ending due to 9/11. MGS1 = MGS3 > MGS2 > MGS4 > MGS5 for me. 5 has the best gameplay, but the worst story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Eternal Tempest 797 Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) If you're in to JRPG's (ps2 was the king with these). Playstation 2 Kingdom Hearts I & II (They do have HD remakes on PS3). Odin Sphere (beautiful sprite graphics, music, and story) Persona 3 FES Persona 4 (they have an updated "golden" edition on the Vita) Suikoden III & IV (if you can get over the awkward 1st gen 3d graphics, the game mechanics, and stories is amazing.) PS1 (compatible on PS2) for consideration Xenogears (PS1) Persona 2 (PS1) Suikoden I & II (PS1) Not jrpg/rpg per say but.. Okami (also put my vote for this game) This is off the top of my head, I'm missing a few.... Edit, also check out half.com for games (a sub-company of ebay). Edited December 23, 2015 by Eternal Tempest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soniqstylz 1,048 Posted December 24, 2015 Rez, if you have a girlfriend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I am Redbeard 16 Posted December 24, 2015 Strong backer of the Tony Hawk series here*; THPS4/THUG/THUG2 (Proskater/Undergound) amazing games when they were available online. slightly niche because irrespective of gameplay/design you have to have somewhat of an interest in skateboarding. *The series more or less died (imo) after American Wasteland. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
onewarmslime 195 Posted December 27, 2015 On 12/24/2015 at 2:45 AM, I am Redbeard said: Strong backer of the Tony Hawk series here*; THPS4/THUG/THUG2 (Proskater/Undergound) amazing games when they were available online. slightly niche because irrespective of gameplay/design you have to have somewhat of an interest in skateboarding. *The series more or less died (imo) after American Wasteland. Actually, while I don't really have an interest in skateboarding, I did play Skate 3 and I loved it. And in fact I'd played Tony Hakw on PS2 when I was a kid and I was already thinking of getting it (one of them games at least). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I am Redbeard 16 Posted December 27, 2015 59 minutes ago, onewarmslime said: Actually, while I don't really have an interest in skateboarding, I did play Skate 3 and I loved it. And in fact I'd played Tony Hakw on PS2 when I was a kid and I was already thinking of getting it (one of them games at least). The Skate series is also really good! Less nostalgic for me just because I spent hundreds of hours on the TH series. TH is much more arcade style with unending combos and high scores but skate obviously wins in the technicality / realism category. The thing that bums me out is that TH had such a great community back in the day. ThugXonline (tXo) had forums and an IRC channel which is funny to think of now seeing as a LOT of players were playing over dial up. I remember getting my first USB keyboard to be able to type instead of navigating the onscreen KB and feeling like I was on the cutting edge of gaming tech hahahaha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
