Playstation 2 game recommendations

[Prosis]

Shadow of the Colossus. Okami. Probably the two best games on the system.

Katamari Damacy is fun if your in to weird games.

Mercenaries is a third person shooter sandbox game.

Jak 2 and Jak 3 are great, along with the Ratchet and Clank series.

 

[algalon]

God of War 1, 2
Prince of persia series
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner
.Hack//
Champions of Norrath
Silent Hill 2, 3
Legacy of Kain series
Shadow of the Colossus
SSX3
Burnout 3 Takedown
R-Type Final
Primal
Beyond Good & Evil
Demon Stone
Chaos Legion
Contra: Shattered Soldier
Metal Gear Solid 2, 3
Final Fantasy X
Ico

 

[SeeIn2D]

God of War series
Ratchet and Clank series
Jak and Daxter series
Persona
Final Fantasy X
I-Ninja
Shadow of the Colossus
ICO

 

[Overusedname]

Several people have said it.

Some have acknowledged that other people have said it, and don't care.

I'm one of those people.

Get Okami.

It will improve your quality of living instantly.

 

[anthony87]

Jak and Daxter 1-3
Rachet and Clank 1-3
Okami
Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2
God Hand
Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
Final Fantasy X
Spider Man 2
Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3
Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts Covenant
Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2
GTA: San Andreas
Drakengard
Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifers Call
Soul Reaver 2
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 1 and 2
Devil May Cry 1 and 3. Just skip 2....seriously....don't even wonder about DMC2.....In fact there is NO DMC2....ever....*sob*
Onimusha 1-3
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time/Warrior Within/The Two Thrones
Second Sight
Zone of the Enders 1 and 2
Psi Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Resident Evil 4

Man.......the PS2 really was the best console wasn't it?

 

[revjor]

Katamari Damacy. that's all you need in life.

 

[kortin]

Dark Cloud
Dark Cloud 2 (also known as Dark Chronicle)
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts 2
Sly Cooper

Yeah, that's all I would suggest.

What can I say, I preferred the Gamecube. *shrug*

Also, don't go near Kingdom Hearts: [Re:]Chain of Memories or Re:Coded without playing the other games (1, 2, Birth By Sleep, 358/2 days, and Dream Drop Distance). They could destroy any and all love you have for the games.

 

[Baralak]

Dark Cloud
Dark Cloud 2 (also known as Dark Chronicle)
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts 2
Sly Cooper

Yeah, that's all I would suggest.

What can I say, I preferred the Gamecube. *shrug*

See, I preferred the Xbox, but all the good JRPGs went to the PS2, so I collect those on PS2, and when possible, grab anything multi-platform on Xbox, for better graphics, and usually better features. Example, the original PoP and PoP2 were on The Sands of Time on Xbox, but not PS2.

Also, best Power Stone clone ever: Barbarian, on PS2. Get it. Love it.

 

[DeltaEdge]

What, no one recommended Tales of the Abyss? You bastards!!
That aside, here's my list:
Tales of the Abyss (Obviously)
Persona 3&4
Shadow of the Colossus
Ico
Disgaea 1&2
Kingdom Hearts 1&2
Kingdom Hearts Re:CoM
Tales of Legendia
Okami
.hack//G.U 1-3
.hack// I-M-O-Q
Odin Sphere
Katamari Damacy
Soul Nomad

 

[kortin]

See, I preferred the Xbox, but all the good JRPGs went to the PS2, so I collect those on PS2, and when possible, grab anything multi-platform on Xbox, for better graphics, and usually better features. Example, the original PoP and PoP2 were on The Sands of Time on Xbox, but not PS2.

Also, best Power Stone clone ever: Barbarian, on PS2. Get it. Love it.

We had an Xbox, but very few games on it. Morrowind was the only game I ever played on it, and that was for a short while before the game went and pissed me off with its horrible combat (albeit much easier to stand for lengths of time for some reason).

Gamecube was my main mode of gaming. I could rattle off a list of my favorite gamecube games with relative ease and have it be quite long.

 

[Exius Xavarus]

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Jak&Daxter: Precursor Legacy
Jak II
Jak III
Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry 2
Devil May Cry 3

Alternatively, if you have a PS3 you can get:
Sly Collection
Prince of Persia Trilogy
Jak&Daxter Collection
Ratchet and Clank Collection(when it comes out)
Devil May Cry Collection
ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

I don't think it's been mentioned yet so

War of the Monsters.

It's the ultimate party game.

 

[Irridium]

Here's my suggestions, I've bolded my favorites:

Ratchet and Clank series
Jak and Daxter series
God of War Series
Metal Gear Solid series (Metal Gear Solid 3
Persona series
ICO
Shadow of the Colossus
Zone of Enders series
Okami
Prince of Persia series
Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3
Onimusha series
SSX Tricky + SSX3
Second Sight
Viewtiful Joe series
Kingdom Hearts 1+2
Silent Hill 2
War of the Monsters
Mercenaries
Motherfuckin' God Hand
Maximo series
Spider-man 2
Devil May Cry 1 and 3 (skip 2. Trust me)
.Hack// series
Star Wars Republic Commando
Star Wars Battlefront series

Let's see, what else. I know there was one more but I can't put my finger on it...

Oh yeah.

[HEADING=1]TIMESPLITTERS[/HEADING]

Fucking TIMESPLITTERS

All of them. Buy ALL OF THEM. It's my favorite video game series of all time. The best shooters hands down. If you can't find Timesplitters 1, then fine. But buy Timesplitters 2 and Future Perfect NO MATTER WHAT. Make these the FIRST things you buy. You're going to college, get a PS2, a 4-player adapter, 3 more controllers, and Timesplitters 2 and Future Perfect. You'll have the best split-screen experience OF YOUR LIFE. Guaran-fucking-teed my friend.

 

[The_Echo]

Well, I think literally every PS2 game I could ever possibly recommend has already been said. Except one.

Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLChRtfO3XI].

I recently got it from Amazon. It's a fairly obscure game. I found out about it in 2004 from a PlayStation Magazine demo disc, only at the time it was a Japanese import. It's kind of offbeat, though very clearly not as much so as Katamari Damacy, which I would argue is the definition of offbeat.

I haven't finished it yet, but from what I understand, it isn't very long. (About 4-5 hours, but up to 7? if you 100% it.) It should be noted that plot doesn't seem to be one of its strong suits.

I dunno if it's up your alley at all, but I like it.

 

[MeChaNiZ3D]

You...seem to have all the help you need.

My only addition is look at Armored Core. If you think you're going to like it, get right in, if not, don't waste your time. You either like it or hate it.

EDIT: Not the first one, be intelligent, get Silent Line or something.

 

[MPerce]

This thread basically covered everything. Just wanted to say I'm in the same boat, buddy. Got my first PS2 about a month ago, and I love it to death. So far I've played Shadow of the Colossus and Persona 4. They are both two of my favorite games now. Currently playing Beyond Good and Evil and love the crap out of it.

So...yeah, it's been a good console so far. Enjoy it!

 

[theSHAH]

I loved .hack//infection, such an amazing, immersive game. Also Socom 2 was a favorite of my at the time and you'll still find people playing it online.

 

[GonzoGamer]

Katamari Damacy. that's all you need in life.

While that would be at the top of my list,
San Andreas
&
Burnout Revenge
are another couple of the greatest games ever made...all from 2004; great vintage.

 

[TrevHead]

the ps2 can emulate ps1 games can't it? If so try out the wipeout series especially wipeouts 1-3

there are other futuristic racer games on the ps1 and ps2 to try out like the Rollcage series.