PS2 Need Some PS2 Game Recommendations

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

Nightshade
Sakura Wars V: So Long, My Love
Espgaluda
Thunder Force VI
Arcana Heart, 2
Tokobot Plus
Shining Force Neo, Exa, Tears
Forever Kingdom
Musashi: Samurai Legend
Technic Beat
SkyGunner
Bloody Roar 4
Trapt (Deception series)
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim
Rumble Roses
Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King
Crimson Tears

 

[thanonyx thanonyx]

Get the Sly Cooper games, you won't be disappointed.

 

[Big Finger Jim]

The Principality of Mr. Worm

 

[DorfleFlorp]

Onimusha
Giants Citizen Kabuto
Ico
Shadow of Colossus

 

[ThatOneLum 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

 

[mortuz]

Armored Core 3 - a great starting point to get into the series if you want a mecha action game (it has true analog hack on repo, if you don't like the tank controls)

Dragon Quest 5 - one of the best jrpgs having its first remake on ps2

Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne - a hard but rewarding jrpg

Silent Hill 2 Greatest Hits - best survival horror experience on ps2

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War - it's all Belkan's fault

 

[Turbo Kid]

 

[Deleted member 868270]

Dark Cloud (USA) PS2 ISO – RGT Repository

Dark Cloud (USA) PS2 ISO Game ID: SCUS-97111. Languages: English. For Sony PlayStation 2.

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[thetwaz]

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

Please do just remember that the Guy Game has content that is illegal:

The Guy Game - Wikipedia

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In terms of general titles, my taste is really basic - I don't know that many hidden gems on the system, but in case you haven't got them:

The Ratchet and Clank Series - still in my view the best 3D platformers of that generation
Shadow of the Colossus and Ico - No intro needed I imagine
Black - one of the stronger console FPSs of that period, with fantastic sound design
Okami - I've only just started playing this, but the brush mechanics are unique
The Splinter Cell games and Psychonauts probably have their most definitive versions on the Xbox, but they also are good on this system. If you haven't played them, I think they're worth the hard drive space.

Finally, and maybe this is just nostalgia talking - but Enter the Matrix is actually pretty fun for a licensed game

 

[Deleted member 868270]

Super Dragon Ball Z (USA+Undub) PS2 ISO – RGT Repository

Super Dragon Ball Z (USA+Undub) PS2 ISO Game ID: SLUS-21442. Languages: English, Undub. For Sony PlayStation 2.

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[TinRattler]

The warriors

 

[ThatOneLum ThatOneLum]

The warriors

Actually a dope AF game.

 

[hazys]

If you like beat-'em-ups at all and you like doing sick-ass loops, you need Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance.

If you want something more Yakuza-esque and story-driven, there's Urban Reign.

 

[TinRattler]

If you like beat-'em-ups at all and you like doing sick-ass loops, you need Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance.

If you want something more Yakuza-esque and story-driven, there's Urban Reign.

Just finished beatdown the other day

 

[>pitchshifter]

smugglers run 2 is one of a kind

 

[TheImmortalP]

Hi there, how's it going? I've played a lot of PS2 games, and I wanna second a bunch of games that people have recommended. The Titles I've bolded I especially recommend.:

Jak 2 and 3
The Suffering and The Suffering: Ties That Bind
.Dot Hack Series(the first one anyways, no idea on the second one.)
Silent Hill 2 and 3
Siren
Kuon
Valkyrie Profile 2 Silmeria
Xenosaga Episode 1
Final Fantasy 10 Undub
Final Fantasy 12 IZJS
Kingdom Hearts 1
Onimusha

Fatal Frame 1 (no idea on the rest of the series.)
Zone of the Enders
King's Field IV and Shadow Tower Abyss

Ico
Shadow of Colossus


Dynasty Warriors 3-5
Dragon Quest 8
Dark Cloud
Ratchet and Clank 1 (no idea on the rest of the series.)
The Warriors
Bully
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
3 hidden gems that I discovered recently:

Ring of Red: - a part turn-based, part real-time mecha/military strategy game with simulation elements set in a alternate history where Japan didn't surrender after the US Nuked Hiroshima, and so WW2 never ended.

7 Blades: The most fun PS2 game. Just play as the woman that's the gun bunny, the man who's a samurai isn't fun to play as.

Growlanser 2 (first game in the Growlanser Generations collection): God-Tier RTS-RPG. Play this, you're missing out!