Ps2 games hidden gams

Just pull up the archive. People aren't shy about sharing their experiences in the comments, so you'll find a lot of honest reviews in there.
 
Any type But I don't like puzzle games
Most of these aren't hidden gems, but are great fun anyway:

RPG:
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

Racing:
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Burnout: Revenge

Shooter:
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Serious Sam: The Next Encounter
Destroy all Humans!
Ratchet & Clank
Black

Fighting:
Mortal Kombat Deception
Tekken Tag Tournament

Skating:
Tony Hawks Underground 1 and 2

Horror:
Silent Hill 2 / 3

Stealth:
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Sly Cooper

Sim/Management:
Theme Park World

That's a few to start with :)
 
Adventure
Drakan: The Ancients' Gates
Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat

Action
ChainDive (Japanese only)
Rygar: The Legendary Adventure
Shinobi

Action Platforming
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory

Action Rogue-lite
Way of the Samurai

Survival Horror
Gregory Horror Show

JRPG
Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis

RPG
King's Field: The Ancient City
Shadow Tower Abyss (English translation available)
 
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Kya: Dark Lineage
Cold Winter
Urban Chaos: Riot Response
The Punisher
The Warriors
Manhunt 2
The Godfather
Scarface: The World Is Yours
True Crime: Streets of LA
Total Overdose
Gun
Mafia
Destroy All Humans 1 & 2
Mercenaries 1 & 2 (2 can be a bit buggy on PS2)
Freedom Fighters
Splashdown & Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild
Test Drive Unlimited
Shadow Hearts franchise
Samurai Western
Killer 7
God Hand
The Thing
Disaster Report & Raw Danger
Mark of Kri & Rise of the Kasai
Extermination
Spy Fiction
Rez
The Suffering & The Suffering: Ties That Bind
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Second Sight
Oni
Smuggler's Run & Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory
RoadKill
TimeSplitters franchise
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
Aggressive Inline
BMX XXX

There are so many on PS2.
 
While "good" is subjective I'd say Maken Shao is kind of a hidden gem that rarely gets mentioned. It's hard to argue if the Dreamcast or PS2 version is better (I haven't played enough of the PS2 version to make that conclusion) but most of my frame of reference comes from the DC game.

It's a third person hack and slash game where you play as a sentient sword/weapon on a mission to align with whoever you choose, really. It gives the game a fair amount of different paths and a few different endings. One of the primary mechanics is "brainjacking" to take control of different key characters who end up having different abilities, interactions, etc. The combat is a little rough around the edges at times but it has soul, and despite it getting pretty difficult later on I still enjoyed it.
 
10,000 Bullets
Okage: Shadow King
Drakengard
Bujingai: The Forsaken City
Robot Alchemic Drive
Genji: Dawn of the Samurai
Haunting Ground
Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King
Chaos Legion
Musashi: Samurai Legend
The Sword of Etheria
Rumble Roses
Crimson Sea 2
Sub Rebellion
Nightshade
Tokobot Plus: Mysteries of the Karakuri
SkyGunner
Crimson Tears
Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon
Road Trip
 
Boku no Natsuyasumi 2!
The coverart image of Boku no Natsuyasumi 2: Umi no Bouken Hen
 
yugioh duelists of the roses
mr mosqito
the two castlevania games
 
Grandia 3.

Only because that game alongside Xtreme are the only two Games, not counting the GBC Game that never gotten a rerelease on Modern Consoles.
 
I've enjoyed:
"Grandia 2" (turn-based rpg),
"Stella Deus" (tactical rpg)
"Atelier Iris 3" (turn-based rpg)
 
I've picked the ones others didn't mention. These games became "hidden gems" due to the way their existence was overshadowed by other popular games as if PS2 had only that games but not these:

Rogue Galaxy

Radiata Stories

Test Drive Eve of Destruction

S.L.A.I.: Steel Lancer Arena International

Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus

Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance

Dark Cloud 2

Baroque (PS2 remake)

Auto Modellista

Bully

The X-Files Resist or Serve

Shinobido: Way of the Ninja

Kaido Racer 1

Metal Saga
 
I was gonna say Phantasy Star Universe but thats already been said
So, Xenosaga I is pretty cool


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