Happy 10th Birthday, PlayStation 2

[cappster]

Rival Schools
GTA series
Gran Turismo

 

[Assmar]

Shadow of the Colossus, Okami, and Mark of Kri are games I am glad I still own, although I too will be investing in the HD PS3 SotC/ICO double pack.

 

[existencenow]

I know this is sticking the neck out and only welcome to a small niche of players, ... Anyone miss the Dreamcast? had so much potential.....

 

[SlickyFats]

Wasn't it happy birthday 3 days ago on the 26th?!?

 

[hellwig]

Never had my own PS2, but my friends and roomate's PS2's got plenty of play in college. Top games were:

Gran Turismo 3 (spent an entire semester on that, don't remember what classes I was taking)
FFX and FFX-2
Madden 2004/NCAA 2004 (not PS2 exclusives, no, but got the most play)

Oh yeah, Tekken Tag, hah, I killed on that one with Eddy (who didn't?). What else, GTA3, did anyone else ever play Ephemeral Fantasia? Crazy-strange game that one.

 

[bustapr]

[citation][nom]bourgeoisdude[/nom]I down-ranked it because it was the wrong console. Agree 100% on your FF7 re-release analysis. Actually, I played the PC version of FF7. Shame it doesn't work on any modern OS (beyond XP).[/citation]
It does work on modern OS. I have it loaded on Win7 HP. It works with the XP patch. And it isnt really the wrong console as PS2 has backwards compatibility with PS1...

 

[secolliyn]

I actually skipped the PS2, Xbox era I went from still using my Sega to buying a 360,PS3,and Wii
so i can honestly say i have no Fav games on the PS2

 

[whooleo]

Ratchet and Clank series, Kingdom Hearts II, Starwars Battlefront I and II (have it on PC now woot!), and Jack and Daxter Series.

 

[ghnader hsmithot]

didnt buy one..i guess i miss the chance to be young again..

 

[jlanger]

I'd have to say
Jax (any of them actually)
FFX
GT3
Loved the PS2 but I for me the PS1 had so many more games that I loved. Though I'll admit my getting the PS2 coincided with my diving into PC gaming.

 

[DearSX]

Gran Turismo 4
Socom 2
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit

 

[ordaneary]

Devil May Cry
Metal Gear Solid 2
Final Fantasy X

 

[Darkv1]

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Metal Gear Solid 3
Drakan: The Ancient's Gates

 

[B16CXHatch]

Hmmm, top 3. Well I guess:
Tales of the Abyss
.hack// Series (it's one game split into 4)
Sakura Wars: So Long My Love

as well as many Gust/NIS America games such as the Atelier Iris Series, Mana Khemia Series (which is still part of the Atelier Project), and the Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia (hated Ar Tonelico 2: Melody of Metafalica though).

 

[eddieroolz]

You know what, maybe I'll go fire up that old sucker to enjoy Xenosaga III again. That game provided me with 120+ hours of intense storyline.

 

[Guest]

I miss my PS2 now.

Sony get to work on that emulator for the PS3 pronto!

 

[fayzaan]

Barbie play house!!

 

[cpatel1987]

[citation][nom]nologo[/nom]FF7[/citation]

Umm dude wrong console. That would be the first playstation. But omg that was definitely an awesome game.

1. FFX
2. God of War.
3. Shadow of the Colossus

 

[nforce4max]

Wow I am getting old, I still remember people paying $300-400 to get one.

Drakan the Ancients Gates (very Rare)
GTA Vice City
GTA SA
YUGIOH Duelist of the Roses (Rare)

 

[mapesdhs]

Delighted to see you mention, "Drakan the Ancients Gates", excellent game! My gf & I played
it several times (ever manage to solve the stone tablets puzzle?)

Favourites? That's a tough one. The games I played most often are probably CoD2 and Black.
Indeed, still playing CoD2 atm (and here's me with CoD4 & 5 still in their boxes, unopened).

But it's hard to choose. I guess the GTA games (though not Liberty City Stories, that was a bit
of a step backwards IMO), Killzone, the Baulder's Gate & Champions of Norath games, Ico,
Time Splitters Future Perfect (love the humour) and Summoner2.

Ian.