PS2 Need Some PS2 Game Recommendations

[DorfleFlorp]

Onimusha
Giants Citizen Kabuto
Ico
Shadow of Colossus

 

[ThatOneLum]

yup along with these title
BMX x
The Guy Game
Leisure suit larry

pretty sure that at least one of these is illegal content in my country

 

[Qbert]

@ThatOneLum Sorry I took so long
So, here's my list

 

[Leifang]

SoulCalibur 1, 2, 3, but if hardware PS2 get 3, it has the best single-player content, most movesets and a CAS system. It's also badly emulated and wasn't ported anywhere so not like you can play it on other platforms.

Also Kengo & sequel, Sword of the Samurai, it's a mix of realistic sword-fighting game (former developers of Bushido Blade) and an RPG where you level character, unlock and set up custom moves, it's one of those games that's ageless and are enjoyable whenever for a quick run.

Onimusha is amazing, best ones are 2, 3 and Dawn of Dreams, the last one has co-op if you're interested. It's something between Devil May Cry and Resident Evil, and you can't go wrong with Capcom games of that generation.

You got Tekken 5 in the list, and Tekken 4 is hit or miss, but I highly recommend Tekken Tag Tournament, it has tons of content but more importantly it's a CD game, which means it takes very little space (because it doesn't have FMV endings), so you got TONS of characters for little wasted hard drive.

From things other people recommended, I second Chaos Legion and Dynasty Warriors 3-6 (PS2 version of 6 is unique and good), add Samurai Warriors 1 & 2 too. All these are slashers. So depends entirely if you like mowing down hordes of enemies.

 

[spectresfrommercury]

crimson tears

 

[Massihiro]

There are a lot of games that can be called a good game in ps2 but who is the best of theme ??

 

[Stookymalarkey]

Do you have a genre in mind? The PS2's library is massive so you'll need to be more specific.

There's always the usually recommendations like Metal Gear Solid 3 and Devil May Cry. There's also Dragon Quest 8 and Tony Hawk 3. It all depends on what kind of games you enjoy.

 

[werewolfx]

boot screen clearly.

serious answer: truly depends on the person, my choice would be contra: shattered soldier.

 

[VampireLord1024VampireLord1024's icon]

Boku no Natsuyasumi 2.

 

[Ghaleon777]

Shadow Hearts if you like RPGs.
Twisted Metal Black or Head On if you like Car Combat
Soulcalibur 3 or Bloody Roar 3/4 for Fighting.
Zone of the Enders for Action.

Again, everyone will recommend the same overrated and more known games, but there is a huge list and lots of gems in the PS2 library.

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

Steambot Chronicles / Poncotsu Roman Daikatsugeki Bumpy Trot

 

[Loki Bo Boki]

I've always liked the "Onimusha" series but I can see folks flaking out on the tank controls. A pretty sweet RPG I've always liked was a game called "Okage: Shadow King" Another interesting one I can think of is "Way Of The Samurai" last two I can name off the top of my dome is "Shining Force Neo/EXA" and "Max Payne" Idunno if these would count as the best but I've had a blast with them and I got a feeling folks could agree

 

[Brickman]

A somewhat overlooked game (considering the massive library) but both katamari games are so good

 

[NeonKnights]

Silent Hill 3, Haunting Ground and Fatal Frame (Mostly because of that "based on a true story" stuff.).
Though My real answer has to be any of the games on the SSD inside my PS2.

 

[Zerohour2k12]

Aside from the usual picks here are a few greats imho
Samurai Western
Nano Breaker
Kuon
Sword of Etheria
Sub Rebellion
Radiata Stories
Rise of the Kasai

 

[Krazy Kat]

Horror

RPG

Dawn of Mana
Valkyrie Profile 2 : Silmeria
.Hack GU Trilogy
Suikoden Series
Wild Arms Series
Final Fantasy Series
Legaia 2 Duel Saga
Dragon Quest VIII
Persona 4

Tactics

Eternal Poison
Suikoden Tactics
Arc The Lad Twilight of Spirits
Grandia 2
Grandia 3
Front Mission 4
Front mission 5
Growlanser Series

Dungeon Crawlers

Lord of the Ring : The Third Age
Silverfall
Chaos Legion
Demon Stone
Legion
Champion of Norrath

Simulation
7 Sins
Playboy the mansion
Larry suit Larry
Mister Mosquito
The Sims 2

FPS
Black
TimeSplitter 2
Return to Castle wolfenstein

Action
Tenchu
GTA San Andreas
Bully
Warriors Orochi 2
Genji
Samurai Warrior 2
Yakuza 2

Racing
Grand Turismo 4
Downhill
Burnout 3
NFS Series
Crash Nitro Cart

Fighting
Kof
Doa
Tekken 5
Street Fighter EX3
Dragon Ball series
Soul Calibur
MK unchained
Bloody Roar

 

[Loki Bo Boki]

Horror

RPG

Dawn of Mana
Valkyrie Profile 2 : Silmeria
.Hack GU Trilogy
Suikoden Series
Wild Arms Series
Final Fantasy Series
Legaia 2 Duel Saga
Dragon Quest VIII
Persona 4

Tactics

Eternal Poison
Suikoden Tactics
Arc The Lad Twilight of Spirits
Grandia 2
Grandia 3
Front Mission 4
Front mission 5
Growlanser Series

Dungeon Crawlers

Lord of the Ring : The Third Age
Silverfall
Chaos Legion
Demon Stone
Legion
Champion of Norrath

Simulation
7 Sins
Playboy the mansion
Larry suit Larry
Mister Mosquito
The Sims 2

FPS
Black
TimeSplitter
Return to Castle wolfenstein

Action
Tenchu
GTA San Andreas
Bully
Warriors Orochi 2
Genji
Samurai Warrior 2
Yakuza 2

Racing
Grand Turismo 4
Downhill
Burnout 3
NFS Series
Crash Nitro Cart

Fighting
Kof
Doa
Tekken 5
Street Fighter EX3
Dragon Ball series
Soul Calibur
MK unchained
Bloody Roar

Oh, My, Goodness. you killed it dude. think all that could be added is more hidden gems

Is it snobby to say you spelt "Leisure suit Larry wrong"? figured it might help some poor soul that might wanna play that humble game

 

[Massihiro]

Boku no Natsuyasumi 2.

I admit He has a different animation for that time

 

[dakidski]

Good games I've been playing recently:
Glass Rose.
Disaster Report Undub.
Wizardry Tales of the Forsaken Land.
Space invaders '95 (on the Taito compilations.)
Echo Night Beyond Undub.
Detective Conan British Empire Translation.

 

[thanonyx thanonyx]

The Sly Cooper trilogy is a MUST for any PS2 gamer.

 

[marusuzumiya]

Good games I've been playing recently:
Glass Rose.
Disaster Report Undub.
Wizardry Tales of the Forsaken Land.
Space invaders '95 (on the Taito compilations.)
Echo Night Beyond Undub.
Detective Conan British Empire Translation.

Did you have Disaster Report undub? Share with me please ;-;

 

[pHoeniX_WRIght]

No one said RE4 yet?

 

[Stookymalarkey]

Did you have Disaster Report undub? Share with me please ;-;

It's in the repo: https://retrogametalk.com/repo/ps2-iso/disaster-report-undub/

 

[dakidski]

Yes, an undub without spanish. Not subtitles in all cutscenes, and no subtitles for unscripted in-game chatter. But minor stuff, very very playble.

 

[DuckLord]

Hey guys i'm playing through a ps2 with a matrix modchip.
I made this list to play games: pastebin.com/k3w6GvCu
I wanna add a little bit more so if you've got anything to add lmk, cheers!