What are your Top Five PlayStation 2 games?

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There are a lot of PS2 games now on my shelf that I really hope to find time to play some day, to see if they're as good as everyone says. Of the games I actually have played, these are my top 5, in no particular order.

Katamari Damacy - I still have to come back to this one, and in fact this is the PS2 game I played most recently. It's one of those few games I can play exactly the same way as before and still get just as much enjoyment. Very "zen" gaming.

Burnout 3: Takedown - Pretty much everything that's good , but also the fact this is one of the few games I was ever in danger of suffocating from laughter while playing.

Frequency - Harmonix's first console game (of which Amplitude was the sequel), and the first step to proving the best rhythm and music games could be done right here in the good ol' U.S. Of course Harmonix and Red Octane proved that unequivocally with...

Guitar Hero - By itself, it's rather dated, limited, and obviously rough around the edges. But it begat the much more decent Guitar Hero II, the totally awesome Rock Band, and the pinnacle of all music games, Rock Band 3. If only for its legacy, GH definitely deserves a spot on my list.

ATV Off-Road Fury - The very first PS2 game I ever played, Christmas morning, thanks to a surprise from my brother. The later games in the series didn't really do much for me, but the first is still good for an occasional spin.
 
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MGS2
GTA:SA
SSX Tricky
Gran Turismo 3 and 4
Red Faction
Tempted to also say NBA Street, man that game was the modern day NBA Jam of it's time
I'll put NBA Street as honorable mention. Was my first PS2 game and the main reason I got a PS2 and maybe into gaming heavy.
 
Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
Jack and Daxter the Precursor Legacy
Okami
GTA Vice City

Don't think any comments need to be made against any of these games.
 
Burnout Revenge
Ratchet & Clank Going Commando
Rogue Galaxy
Tales of the Abyss
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria

Honorable Mentions:
  • Dark Cloud 2
  • FF12
  • Skygunner
  • Any SSX
  • Steambot Chronicles
 
Damn that's hard I've probably played more than 500 PS2 games and you're asking me to choose only 1% of that

I chose these 5 but I could probably make a top 100 and there would still be game I really really like

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Devil May Cry 3
Ace Combat 5
Final Fantasy XII
MGS 3 Snake Eater
 
(PS1)
Castlevania SOTN
MGS 1
RE 1&2&3

(PS2)
DMC 1&3
God Of War 1&2
ICO
Jak Daxter 1&2&3
MGS 2&3
Okami
Onimusha 1&2&3
Prince Of Persia 1&2&3
Ratchet Clank 1&2&3
RE4
SlyCooper 1&2&3
SOTC

Sorry…5 is impossible!
 
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Metal Gear Solid 2
Silent hill 2
Gta 3
Baldurs gate: dark alliance
Timesplitters 2

(actually don't remember if I had Timesplitters 2 on ps2 or gamecube, but it was a absolute blast in local split screen multiplayer back in the day!)
 
Not really your question but this thread reminded me that I still have Rock Band 3 with the real strat buried in a closet but barely ever used it as I let my brother take it back in the day...and now I have like 3 broken PS3s lol. I should really play the game, maybe I should just get another one 🤷‍♂️
 
ICO
Shadow of the Colossus
MGS2
MGS3
Silent Hill 2

Honorable mention :
Zone of the Enders 2 - the presentation, soundtrack and animesque mecha esthetics were sensory overload for my (much) younger self.

Also : Best/GOAT console, there really wasn't anything like this on the market nor will there ever be (only the SNES/PS1 come close)
 
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MGS 2
MGS 3
Devil May Cry
Final Fantasy X
San Andreas

Its tough to pick 5 in that amazing era. There's God of War, Shadow of the Colossus, The Bouncer, Ico, Okami and PLENTY more
 
PS2 was the metal gear solid, god of war, gran turismo, ratchet and clank, socom show. GTA was number selling, I guess resident evil, and people at the time were satisfied with movie games, focus on SSX/EA Big games. Ico and shadow of the colossus were monster hits, hats off to Killzone also.
 
The variety of these lists is testament to how fucking good the PS2 catalog is.

SoulCalibur III
SMT: Nocturne
We Love Katamari
Shinobido
Time Crisis 3
 
One of the GTAs
Twisted Metal Black
Gran Turismo 3
The Getaway
Bully

I haven't thought about ps2 games in a while, so I'm likely not thinking of some that'll drop out a few on my list. I loved these games though 😘
 
Ace Combat Zero -the series will never reach these heights again. One for the ages.
Final Fantasy XII -this seems to get more and more fans as the years go by but I was a believer from day one. Fine wine.
Hot Shots Golf Fore! -the best golf videogame ever made. Tons upon tons of content and courses. This game will never get old to me.
Metal Gear Solid 3 -Kojima at his best. The bosses alone in this put other entire games to shame.
Gradius V -horizontal shooter perfection. This game is crazy underrated and overlooked.

I will also mention God Hand - a truly unique and hilarious romp. Your boy Moike Kobe has been making God Hand youtube clips for decades at this point.

Top 5 really cant cut it - tons of cant miss Japanese imports too.
An incredible library.
 
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