lol first shitting on metroid fusion, now this.
Metroid Fusion is the 2nd worst 2D Metroid (after Metroid 2).
You are required to beat the bosses to unlock new worlds.
Also missing Tekken 5, VF4:EVO, Zone of the Enders 2, the Jak games, R&C games etc. PS2 never lacked variety but as far as that top 10 is concerned, it seems the JRPG fans, action game fans and ICO/SOTC fans came in full force to vote. The PS2 library is just immensely stacked, you could probably have a different top 10 if you voted in a different era.
Who said they're supposed to be a snapshot? As far as I know, the point of this wasn't to give an overview of the PS2. The list is supposed to communicate what people believe are the ten best games on the system. Who cares if games are from the same franchise? They're great games, and indeed are arguably the best games on the platform.
Depends on if Metroid Prime Trilogy counts.
Lots of genres weren't healthy. Just look at the list of platformers, or the complete lack of adventure games.
Huh. What? 81+ million units sold. It's like the 9th best selling console of all time. Far and away ahead of three other systems on this list (Xbox, Dreamcast and Gamecube).
Could be, though, I don't know how it is in other parts of the world, but in my experience, especially in the days before the ubiquitous laptops and tablets, nearly everyone started out gaming on their parents' PC. And it's the console that came a bit later and had a price barrier of entry (specifically something you saved up for once you knew you liked gaming).
It doesn't seem very sensical to me to want to purposefully leave out the adventure from the adventure game. Yes presentation is important, that's kind of what the game is about. Immersing yourself in and finding out about that delightful world. I liked Twilight Princess less because so much of it was derivative of OoT. I wasn't so much exploring as I was checkmarking the different locations.
Jak 1 is sort of safe but very solid, I don't find it have many glaring issues and there really is some fun platforming to be had.
Sly 1 is decent, oddly its platforming got worse about halfway through when they gave you the ability to snap to certain objects mid jump which trivialises everything.
Painfully? I suppose there's a few too many power cells collected through precursor orb acquisition which is a bit filler like but otherwise I don't find much there that sticks out as majorly unfinished unlike Super Mario Sunshine which radiates signs of a rushed release.
I'm quite forgiving of its boss reuse on the ground that they're pretty enjoyable, compare to Sunshine's Blooper and Goopy paint plants and I'll fight the various Rocs all day long.
Impossible statement.
You'll have to forgive me for forgetting that 2D platformers even existed that gen.
Some people preferred the GameCube controls, and don't forget it was kinda hard to get a Wii for a while. Some people couldn't wait and got it for GC.
