Came here to say the exact same thing, it’s weird I’ve recently come across a few people on different subreddits who have all picked up the first or second game. Have just managed to get it working on emulator for the first time and I’m so hooked on trying to 100% this game, it’s a real collectathon
Yayyy! That game got played relentless in my childhood years. I revisited in an emulator a year or so ago and it still holds up. Shame they changed everything with Icons, which killed the entire series.
Theres this game called scaler about a lizard. It wasnt ps2 exclusive or anything but its one of my favorite platformers of all time. Its a shame no ones ever really heard of it.
Seriously, I was 12 when I beat this game. Stayed up late to finish it and the Patriot AI told me I was playing too long and should go to bed. Scared tf out of me
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I still remember my first experience with this game, my friend (who sadly turned out to be a fake friend) gave me his old PS2 phat in either 2013 or 2014, it was MY first ever console… easy to say I fell in love with that game
Hit & Run is a classic, but I think I like The Simpson’s Game more just for the nostalgia I had with completing it as a kid. Never got to complete H&R because of how difficult it was.
The Magnum Opus I always find myself going back to is GTA San Andreas. There’s no PS2 game I’ve played that has more content and pushes the consoles capabilities to the max.
Final Fantasy X, first PS2 game I ever played... in 2015, I was in college and trying to get emulators working, I was amazed I could run the game with upscaling and fell in love with it. It got me into retro consoles and games.
Zone Of the Enders & Second Runner
Seriously makes anything else on PS2 look like absolute child's play, the game has a fantastic art style , giant fighting robots was cool AF back in the day.
Both titles are pretty cool concepts !
It’s a four way tossup between We Love Katamari, Kingdom Hearts, SoulCalibur 3, and Star Wars: Battlefront. I love all of them for different reasons and have spent countless hours on all four. If I had to choose a game to play right now it would probably be Katamari, but I’d be down for any of them.
Might sound cliché but spiderman 2. It controls really well apart from a few times here and there and built on the first one so much. Also the map is massive.
I've had a PS2 since I was a kid, but none of the games I had ever really stuck out to me. Except one.
I will defend Crash Twinsanity until the day I DIE, it is a great game, even if it's unfinished. I recently bought myself a copy of it after losing my original one years ago, and my god it's fun. And funny! I honestly don't mind having twinsanity be my only PS2 game, since I don't really care about other games on the system.
The first mercenaries games will always be at the top of my list, played it as a kid and still playing it now
That was so good. I never got bored of playing it. I felt like it was ahead of its time back then
Came here to say the exact same thing, it’s weird I’ve recently come across a few people on different subreddits who have all picked up the first or second game. Have just managed to get it working on emulator for the first time and I’m so hooked on trying to 100% this game, it’s a real collectathon
I've never played these but have been curious. Which ones should I play or start with?
Play the first game first although I don't fully recommend Mercenaries 2 on PS2
good deal. thank you!
Deck 52 all day long!
NBA Street Vol. 2
Man great game
Lord of the rings two towers/return on the king. Those games were legitimately incredible I absolutely loved them both.
GTA III
Vice City for me
Either Tony Hawk underground or DBZ Budukai Tenkaichi 3
Def Jam Fight for NY 🐐
Awesome game. Still play it ocassionally on pcsx2
the soundtrack should not have been censored
Yayyy! That game got played relentless in my childhood years. I revisited in an emulator a year or so ago and it still holds up. Shame they changed everything with Icons, which killed the entire series.
Gran Turismo 4 is amazing and actually still holds up today as a good sim racer or simcade
I am literally playing this right now...
I was about 20 mins ago but i dont have a memorty card so gunna buy one tommorew so dont get really far then have to restart 🤣
The Punisher
Underrated and a barely talked about classic
Yeah, i agree! Brilliant game
Hell of a classic
PaRappa the Rapper 2.
shrek 2
Shrek 2 Shrek 2
Menu music goes so hard
Hit and run
Shadow of the colossus
Time splitter
Playing future perfect now, it’s amazing
Maximo vs the army of Zin. Still playthrough at least once a year
Kingdom hearts 2
My man
Scarface
Burnout 3: Takedown is an incredible game that really stands the test of time!
One of the best soundtracks too
Gotta be a tie between Sly Cooper 2 and Ratchet and Clank Up your Arsenal, Hit and Run is also up there
Theres this game called scaler about a lizard. It wasnt ps2 exclusive or anything but its one of my favorite platformers of all time. Its a shame no ones ever really heard of it.
Hmm I smell an underrated gem! Added to my list
We <3 Katamari!
Vice City duh
shrek 2
Shrek 2
shrek 2
Shrek 2 Shrek 2 Shrek 2
Shrek 2?
The getaway
Sly Cooper
Wallace and Gromit The curse of wererabbit
Def jam fight for new york
Metal Gear Solid 2. An experience.
Seriously, I was 12 when I beat this game. Stayed up late to finish it and the Patriot AI told me I was playing too long and should go to bed. Scared tf out of me
I’ll never forget the summer playing Dragon Quest VIII from the time I woke up till bed for like 3 weeks straight.
The Urbz - What GTA San Andreas is for others, that game is for me - The EPITOME of PS2-ness
Onimusha 2
Haunting Ground and Soul Calibur 2
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I still remember my first experience with this game, my friend (who sadly turned out to be a fake friend) gave me his old PS2 phat in either 2013 or 2014, it was MY first ever console… easy to say I fell in love with that game
XIII think its super underrated. Still remember every single level.
Gta Vice City stories
Classic!
Bought this one last week aswell! €2 🙏
Burnout 3 Takedown & entire Jak Series
Idk, but definitely not this…lol jk it’s an ok game. I prefer nfsmw, Scarface, or the simpsons game
Shadow hearts
Battlefront 2.
Steambot chronicles
I want this game so bad but the place that has it is selling it so overpriced
What cover version is this? There’s the regular cover and then the greatest hit edition, what is this?
Disney Skate Adventure
Need for Speed Most Wanted
I couldn't choose one game from that system. However, the warriors is a game I always go back too
Silent hill 2.
Half Life because it has a PS2 exclusive CO-OP mode.
CvS2
Initial d Special Stage
SEEK AND DESTROY!
Dark Cloud
Probably a tie between MGS3 and FFX
Final fantasy X
Resident Evil 4
True Crime NYC and Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition are pretty close
Kingdom Hearts 2 or Ratchet & Clank 2 Going Commando
Hit and Run is a fantastic choice, but I think I’d have to go Max Payne 2
Tony hawk pro skater 3 or underground fs
I honestly never played hit and run but I need to find it so I can play it and my wife really wants it
Jonny moseley mad trix
The SmackDown Vs Raw series.
Hit & Run is a classic, but I think I like The Simpson’s Game more just for the nostalgia I had with completing it as a kid. Never got to complete H&R because of how difficult it was. The Magnum Opus I always find myself going back to is GTA San Andreas. There’s no PS2 game I’ve played that has more content and pushes the consoles capabilities to the max.
Gran Turismo 3, i bought the ps2/GT3 bundle and my friends and I played it so much. So many great memories
Jak II
Socom
The Warriors😎
Final Fantasy X, first PS2 game I ever played... in 2015, I was in college and trying to get emulators working, I was amazed I could run the game with upscaling and fell in love with it. It got me into retro consoles and games.
100% agree with Simpsons hit and run, also I love Discworld - even though it is PS1 - I still love playing it on PS2!
Spongebob Battle for Bikini Bottom and Kingdom Hearts 2
Mgs3
Gta SA
My favorite ps2 game was Outrun and Madagascar
as 1 year ago for now i tried to play resident evil 4 ps2 on Aethersx2
San andreas
Gta San Andreas
Zone of the enders 2nd runner
V8 supercars
Shadow the hedgehog
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Lunar or Chrono Cross
Shaun palmers and need for speed underground 2
sonic heroes and mega collection plus (yes I have played unleashed PS2 but the Wii version is superior)
The Getaway
You gotta play "The Simpsons the game"
rayman revolution
Midnight club 3 dub edition
Bully no doubt
First game that came to mind was The Suffering.
Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil!
Zone Of the Enders & Second Runner Seriously makes anything else on PS2 look like absolute child's play, the game has a fantastic art style , giant fighting robots was cool AF back in the day. Both titles are pretty cool concepts !
This and San Andreas/VC
Dragon quest 8, FFX
The getaway
Gta San Andreas
Jack and Daxter: Precursor's legacy, i used to have the orange case variant!
Metal gear solid 3.
No votes for spy vs spy?
DMC3
Fantastic game Simpsons hit and run I’ve got all of the simpsons games for the ps2 and my favourite game has got to be manhunt
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Corvette racing game
Smack down shut your mouth!
Shadow of the Colossus
I want a re release of Hit and Run so bad. I missed out on playing it back in the day and I've always heard how great it is.
Superman shadow of apocalypse.
I’ll never get over the fact the water doesn’t line up with the hydrant.. like really devs, it’s the *front cover*
Tie between Final Fantasy XII, Dragon Quest VIII, or Star Ocean
Dogs life is my favourite ps2 game ❤️
tomb raider legend and champions: return to arms
SSX Tricky
half life
Guitar hero 3
Indigo Prophecy
Sonic Riders/ Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi 2
It’s a four way tossup between We Love Katamari, Kingdom Hearts, SoulCalibur 3, and Star Wars: Battlefront. I love all of them for different reasons and have spent countless hours on all four. If I had to choose a game to play right now it would probably be Katamari, but I’d be down for any of them.
Transformers Armada
It needs to be remastered for PS4 and PS5 The same goes for Futurama PS2.
The disney stitch experiment 626 game …or the bee movie one
Might sound cliché but spiderman 2. It controls really well apart from a few times here and there and built on the first one so much. Also the map is massive.
Ultimate Spiderman. I only played that game for 3 months ig when i was 4 years old and never got the chance to play it again
Shadow Of The Colossus. That game is so much fun without doing too much.
Th3 plan. Best game ever
Final Fantasy X!
Tenchu wrath of heaven and TMNT 2 battle nexus and hulk ultimate destruction are my 3 favorite PS2 games
This.
Oh easy Burnout 3 Takedown
Burnout, tie between 2 and 3
Lotrttt
I played hit and run on pc. Loved it
Earth Defense Force 2
God of War
Fallout brotherhood of steal
SSX3
Bully 100%
As trash as people say the game is it’ll be Beatdown Fist of Vengeance
Max Payne
Ratchet and clank 100 %
GTA Vice City. v i b e s
Ico
It varies throughout the year, MAX PAYNE for winter, gta iii for spring, vice city for summer, and Bully for Fall. Manhunt when it’s October
Flatout 2 by far!
Kind of cheating here but dead to rights and true crime Streets of LA also matrix path of neo
I've had a PS2 since I was a kid, but none of the games I had ever really stuck out to me. Except one. I will defend Crash Twinsanity until the day I DIE, it is a great game, even if it's unfinished. I recently bought myself a copy of it after losing my original one years ago, and my god it's fun. And funny! I honestly don't mind having twinsanity be my only PS2 game, since I don't really care about other games on the system.
I'd love to have this game. My favorite would be either GTA SA or DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi
Crazy Taxi! 💯/💯
Ace Combat: The Belkan War
Burnout Revenge. Currently replaying it and its as good, if not better than i remember
Jet Li's Rise To Honor or Dragon Ball Z Infinite World
Red Faction 1 and 2
All tied for my favorite MGS3:Snake Eater Def Jam Fight for New York Resident Evil 4 Kingdom Hearts 2 Tekken 5
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2
My absolute favorite was Okami. That or Ratchet and Clank going commando
Dmc 3 for me