rare ps2 games

[kube00]

I want to add to my collection, what are the rare hard to find ps2 games?

[jah2004]

Some that come to mind are Marvel vs Capcom 2 (isnt this one about the rarest out there?), SMT: Nocturne, Digital Devil Saga (Part 1 moreso than 2), Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance II, Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence limited Edition, Growlanser Deluxe, Jurassic Park operation Genesis, Firefighter FD 18, the Fatal Frame series (dont think they are as hard to find as the previous games), Guilty Gear X-2, the first Shadow Hearts. Thats all that comes to mind at the moment.

[primetime]

I think MGS 2: Substance deserves a mention. I've only seen it a couple of times used.

[guynextshore]

Some that come to mind are Marvel vs Capcom 2 (isnt this one about the rarest out there?), SMT: Nocturne, Digital Devil Saga (Part 1 moreso than 2), Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance II, Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence limited Edition, Growlanser Deluxe, Jurassic Park operation Genesis, Firefighter FD 18, the Fatal Frame series (dont think they are as hard to find as the previous games), Guilty Gear X-2, the first Shadow Hearts. Thats all that comes to mind at the moment.

Got a good list going on there.
I'd add in RE 4 premium & Final Fantasy X non gh (sealed) that is.

Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance NEW/sealed is quite rare as well.

[j-fever]

check my signature, the list is maybe a little out of date, but mostly valid

[Dazz]

Sealed .Hack//G.U. Limted Edition

[Ziv]

With the exception of Growlancer Deluxe and MGS:S LE, I've seen every other game listed here within the last month. I don't think there are very many rare PS2 games that are worth owning. There are, however, very many overvalued games out there (MVC2) that are seen as rare.

[lehviput]

barbie horse adventure

[fatbeer]

What the deal with rare games threads for each console? Are you collector or ebayer? Anyway j-fever "current-gen rare game" topic is mostly correct. When i assume rare, your not consider the low print run, but instead that fetchs good value on ebay. For me, I only consider metal gear le, resident evil le and marvel vs capcom 2 rare since print run is very low and very high in demand, which makes impossible to find in stores

shin megami digital saga 1
shin megam nocturne
marvel vs capcom 2
firefighter fd
metal gear limited edition
metal gear documentary
metal gear 2 substance
world of outlaws
resident evil limited edition
pto iv
barbie horse adventures
Hack Gu Limited Edition (not rare, but some strange reason it fetches so high in ebay)
monter rancher 4
guy game
karaoke revolution vol1
karaoke revolution vol2
karaoke revolution vol3
digimon rumble arena 2
culdcept
Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 2
ico (some reason climbing up in value even though it is common)
Aterlier Iris 1
jurassic park operation genesis
monopoly party
shadow hearts 1
way of samurai 2
suikoden v(very common, just goes high on ebay)
we love katamari (getting bit harder to find due to demand, still relatively easy to find)
granida xtreme
fatal frame 1
fatal frame 2 crimson butterfly
fatal frame 3
guilty gear x2
king of fighters 02/03
ace combat 5 flight stick bundle
futurama

[argyle]

check my signature, the list is maybe a little out of date, but mostly valid


Pretty thorough list. I'd say I have everything off of that list that I have any interest in except for three - Guilty Gear X-2 (which I had & got rid of - doh! #-o ), Marvel vs. Capcom 2 & Way of the Samurai 2. Of those three, I'd most like to get WotS 2 - the other 2 I don't have a huge interest in, but would pick them up if I ran across a good deal on them.

Many rare games, of course, only have value for collector's purposes. In other words, the games suck. Case in point, Firefighter FD 18. I had that game, but traded it off to Rhino last year (who gave me $30 or so for it). I told them that I realized that the ONLY reason I was keeping it because it was rare - and rare crap is still crap.

Also, I don't get the whole "Game X, if it's sealed" thing. I suppose ANY game sealed will become rare at some point, just because most normal people open games.


EDIT: BTW, I decided to track down the Karaoke games about a month or two ago for my wife. In a week's time, I got a sealed Karaoke 2 from someone on CAG & the Karaoke 3 bundle on clearance at Target. My local EB has Karaoke 1 new, but I don't really want to give them $30 for it. I may break down & do so tho just to complete the set.

[xdl]

There are plenty of "rare" games, just most you literally have never seen and never heard of, mostly because they suck and are nearly worthless. Try to locate some of the following (especially complete copies):

Document of Metal Gear Solid 2
ESPN X-Games Snowboarding 2002
Evolution Snowboarding
Ferrari F355 Challenge
Futurama (actually is somewhat valuable)
MLS: Extra Time
Soccer America: International Cup (I believe that was a rental only game)
Whiteout
Yanya Caballista: City Skater (with the finger board)

Some others:

Adventures of Cookie and Cream
Dual Hearts
Firefighter FD18
Growlanser Deluxe
Karaoke Revolution 1, 2, 3 (1 and 3 especially in bundle format)
Marvel vs Capcom 2
MGS3: LE
RE4: PE

You arent likely to see any of those in a store unless you are willing to drive quite a distance in some cases. There are more games that are slightly less rare than those that I have skipped over.

In the scheme of collecting games, none of these are actually "rare." They all have quite a large amount of copies in comparison to older games, its just that not many circulate due to demand plus lower print runs. For example, I would have absolutely no problem whatsoever in finding the MGS3: LE, I would just have to cough up $120-200 for it.

[carpwrist]

Blood Will Tell is IMO a classic. A great story, hard to find, worth playing. You can probably score a copy for around $20 if you can find one.
Also Noteworthy mentions:
Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked
Monster Hunter
Katamari Damacy

[DJPUN]

castlevania SOTN

[kube00]

mainly a collector, since I'm missed out on all these games the first time. Ebay is an idea, but I want to play most of the games!

[Sinistar]

Blood Will Tell is IMO a classic. A great story, hard to find, worth playing. You can probably score a copy for around $20 if you can find one.

DORORO PUNCH!

[Dhuk]

.dot hack the EB/GS exclusive edition should be considered rare, for each EB/GS only got one shipment, and that was it. There was hardly any interest in it at the time, due to FFXII coming out the next week.


Like some have said, Some of the worst games out there have had very few copies made.

other "rare" games...sealed original Square Enix games. Since the fan base is so large.

[Ziv]

.dot hack the EB/GS exclusive edition should be considered rare, for each EB/GS only got one shipment, and that was it. There was hardly any interest in it at the time, due to FFXII coming out the next week.

...

other "rare" games...sealed original Square Enix games. Since the fan base is so large.

The .dot Hack GU LE wasnt' that rare. One Gamestop around me got so many that they suppied other stores for months. It just dropped to $39.99 too. They still had some last week.

And, I know it's harder to find sealed games, but I won't pay any more for a sealed game than an open one that doesn't have any scratches on it. And I wouldn't buy a game that's scratched. But hey, that's just me.

[kingsoby1]

I don't understand why people care so much about GH vs non GH games... I think it's just a manufactured difference so that sellers can add value to their games ;-p

[Apossum]

MGS3:Subsistence Limited Edition is probably the rarest in terms of print run, with Marvel Vs. capcom 2 coming in second I think?

[tangytangerine]

I don't understand why people care so much about GH vs non GH games... I think it's just a manufactured difference so that sellers can add value to their games ;-p

Most it's collectors that whine that it's got the red stripe cause it stands out in their collection. I honestly got tired of finding non-GH and just grab the first copy that's complete Non-Gh or not.


Out of the games listed, I have yet to see Silent Hill 3 listed. Just try finding a complete copy of that with the soundtrack.

[Dr Mario Kart]

Out of the games listed, I have yet to see Silent Hill 3 listed. Just try finding a complete copy of that with the soundtrack.
Konami's website for $19.99?

[dopa345]

Culdcept is hard to find but worth if you can find a copy.

[willardhaven]

Konami's website for $19.99?

Huh??

[tangytangerine]

Konami's website for $19.99?

Look at the page's info, they don't have any copies.
http://www.konami.com/Konami/ctl3810/cp20110/si1588428/cl1/silent_hill_3

[Dr Mario Kart]

alright. well they used to a few months ago. I hadnt checked it lately.

[kube00]

Isnt Culdcept a monolpy like game with Magic elements

[kube00]

Should have searched first, I guess the thread I want is here http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53810

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

See, these lists are hilarious, because I own ICO, BG DA II, Blood Will Tell(got it used in great shape for $5), Monster Hunter from CC's 4th of July sale last year and Katamari Damacy I've had.

I also have The Guy Game, which I bought for UNDER $20 from a pawn shop locally. And, I found Mister Mosquito, which some consider 'rare' from the same shop I got my used Blood Will Tell from for $6.

Some games are just PERCEIVED to be rare, when in some areas, they are quite common.

It's not to say that they're NOT rare in some areas, but not all over. I mean, ICO was part of the Sears clearance, which I got for $10.

But, anyone who posts a game on Ebay can put 'RARE' in the title and if enough people follow suit, eventually you begin to believe it too. Doesn't make them rare though.

[vherub]

To take the other fence, just because you lucked out during a clearance, doesn't eliminate an item from being rare. If anything, a clearance is a good indication an item may well be rare in the years ahead. There was a time when now rare games like Panzer Dragoon Saga or Radiant Silvergun could be had at a Toysrus clearance. But those days are long gone.
Ico may not be super rare, but it is becoming rare. It cannot be easily found online outside of Ebay where it goes for a healthy $20-$30+ used.
A pawn shop is not a good indication of rarity for any items, let alone videogames. Unless the proprietor is an avid gamer and collector of games.
Consider yourself fortunate that you can locate certain titles during their waning days, in 1-3 years most of these titles will not be readily available.

[Scorch]

Picked up FireFighter FD 18 complete and mint for $4 from a guy that was about to trade it in for $2.25. w00t

I think my local store has SH3 used w/ soundtrack, i'll check in an hour or two and pick it up for you guys if it's complete.

[brainmunch]

Damn, I wish I was into collecting back when I worked at EB. I've seen so many copies of all those games, had I been wiser I would have picked them up.

[russellmz]

a dog's life. saw one copy in three gamestops over the past year, and i bought it

[chewster777]

Thanks for the heads up guys. I will definitely remember this if I see these games.

[bardockkun]

Samurai Champloo is rare? Really?! I got acopy sealed in my house for some reason and was planning on trading it in for $10 or so.

Majority of some of those "rare" games listed I bought for less then $15 (only exception being MGS3: Subsistence Limited Edition). Also would the MG Saga DVD that came with Subsistence even count as same league rare as Subsistence LE?

[kburns10]

Some that come to mind are Marvel vs Capcom 2 (isnt this one about the rarest out there?), SMT: Nocturne, Digital Devil Saga (Part 1 moreso than 2), Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance II, Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence limited Edition, Growlanser Deluxe, Jurassic Park operation Genesis, Firefighter FD 18, the Fatal Frame series (dont think they are as hard to find as the previous games), Guilty Gear X-2, the first Shadow Hearts. Thats all that comes to mind at the moment.

I've done my best to collect every Guncon 2 game on the PS2. I remember playing the Firefighter game in an arcade in Vegas once. Is the PS2 version compatible with the Guncon 2? Also, is Silent Scope on PS2 compatible. Sorry that this question is a bit off topic.

[nddave]

Nightmare b4 christmas oogies revenge, Mister mosquito, Spiderman Limited, rugby 08 have 2, sniper elite

[thelonepig]

A bit off-topic? You resurrected a near-three-year-old thread. :lol:

[kube00]

LOL I cant believe someone found this thread!

[Sito]

This is awesome actually because I have been collecting PS2 RPGS and am moving into other harder to find games, so lets keep em coming!!

[phear3d]

final fantasy vana'diel

[nddave]

it wasnt me i didnt really pay attention just seen it in the newest post section. Its a great last minute time to get those collectors for the ps2. I was at a hollywood video/game crazy close store today and picked up growlanser limited ed. New sealed marked 40 but than got 30% off that also picked up a couple used movies. The games were picked threw. Hollywood and game crazy are closing and there are some deals

[kburns10]

Glad I could help? lol

[romeogbs19]

To take the other fence, just because you lucked out during a clearance, doesn't eliminate an item from being rare. If anything, a clearance is a good indication an item may well be rare in the years ahead. There was a time when now rare games like Panzer Dragoon Saga or Radiant Silvergun could be had at a Toysrus clearance. But those days are long gone.
Ico may not be super rare, but it is becoming rare. It cannot be easily found online outside of Ebay where it goes for a healthy $20-$30+ used.
A pawn shop is not a good indication of rarity for any items, let alone videogames. Unless the proprietor is an avid gamer and collector of games.
Consider yourself fortunate that you can locate certain titles during their waning days, in 1-3 years most of these titles will not be readily available.

A lot of factors are tied to a game's rarity. Even if a game isn't rare, it can rise to the level of rarity merely because there are fewer people willing to part with it. Let's fact it, FFVII is not rare in terms of print-runs but even GH versions were selling for $50-60 at one point. FFVII was made rarer by the fact that fewer and fewer gamers were willing to sell theirs. I suspect games like ICO might be suffering from the same fate, though I suspect the print-run for that title was markedly smaller.

Oddly, a lot of rare games tend to be badly reviewed games. Let's face it, a lot of the titles being talked about here aren't exactly stellar titles -- reminds me of Sword of Berzerk for the DC -- now that was an allegedly rare title that was hardly "worth" playing. Sure, some collectors will pay anything for rarity nowadays, but fact is that rarity does not equal quality.

While I enjoy collecting, I suppose I also like to have quality titles -- so I'd rather try to hunt down, for example, a mint copy of Gitaroo Man, rather than try to find the mint copy of Samuari Champloo :-)

[bjstucker]

I actually have a mint of Gitaroo man.

[romeogbs19]

I actually have a mint of Gitaroo man.

So do I -- it's an excellent game. Shame more people haven't played it.

[nddave]

I have gitaroo man sealed

[MasterSun1]

Gitaroo-Man isn't that are anymore, thought still uncommon, because of reprints. Same with Rez, Disgaea, Okami, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, etc.

[Puffa469]

Gitaroo-Man isn't that are anymore, thought still uncommon, because of reprints. Same with Rez, Disgaea, Okami, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, etc.


Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was never reprinted for PS2.

If it's value dropped at all it's because it's available on the 360 and PS3, and that version has online play.

[TheDiminisher]

Rule of Rose is probably the rarist game I know of. It's banned ohmost everywhere and barely made it to where I am. I have only seen 1 copy on a shelf 1 time, and I bought it.

[Drclaw411]

Rule of Rose is probably the rarist game I know of. It's banned ohmost everywhere and barely made it to where I am. I have only seen 1 copy on a shelf 1 time, and I bought it.

why is it banned?

[Paco]

why is it banned?

Because it sucks.

[62t]

Rule of Rose is probably the rarist game I know of. It's banned ohmost everywhere and barely made it to where I am. I have only seen 1 copy on a shelf 1 time, and I bought it.
It was canceled in Europe. It wasnt banned in the USA

[romeogbs19]

Actually, the rarest PS2 game is probably Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence Limited Edition.

Now THERE is a title that actually WAS limited -- I think only certain retailers got it, and even if they did -- it was like 1-2 copies per store. Kojima made sure of it.

Since then, any other game that bears an LE or CE moniker purely does so for marketing purposes. None of the others compare with the rarity that was MGS3 LE.

[uncle5555]

Actually, the rarest PS2 game is probably Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence Limited Edition.

Now THERE is a title that actually WAS limited -- I think only certain retailers got it, and even if they did -- it was like 1-2 copies per store. Kojima made sure of it.

Since then, any other game that bears an LE or CE moniker purely does so for marketing purposes. None of the others compare with the rarity that was MGS3 LE.

Yeah I know, thing was I couldn't justify its cost back then and just got the regular edition, I would of like to have the existence disc, plus I thought the cover was cool, but it wasn't worth the extra money. Great game though, it was o nice to finally have control over the camera in the game.

[MasterSun1]

I'm glad my GameStop didn't screw me over on my pre-order of MGS3: Subsistence LE. Wish I didn't open it though. The outside LE box and the Existence disc only make the game $100+ more.

[ctrek3]

picke up my copy of MGS3: Subsistence LE used off of ebay a couple of years ago. i think i paid around $100 for it. it was mint enough for me, the outside box had some minor damage, but the discs were perfect.

i had not even played the original mgs 3 until way after the le was released, my backlog for ps2 was hugh at the time, still is, but mgs 3 ended up being my favorite of the series, and after playing through it i had to track down the LE version, glad i did.

[uncle5555]

picke up my copy of MGS3: Subsistence LE used off of ebay a couple of years ago. i think i paid around $100 for it. it was mint enough for me, the outside box had some minor damage, but the discs were perfect.

i had not even played the original mgs 3 until way after the le was released, my backlog for ps2 was hugh at the time, still is, but mgs 3 ended up being my favorite of the series, and after playing through it i had to track down the LE version, glad i did.

Funny part is I bought both MGS 2 & 3 regular editions and then bought the newer ones only to give my nephew the regular editions of both, since I didn't need'em anymore. He's gotten a lot of games from me that way. :lol:

[2DMention]

Chulip

[romeogbs19]

Yeah I know, thing was I couldn't justify its cost back then and just got the regular edition, I would of like to have the existence disc, plus I thought the cover was cool, but it wasn't worth the extra money. Great game though, it was o nice to finally have control over the camera in the game.

Yeah, the real bonus for the LE was the extra movie disc that turned MGS3 into a film. It even added the fight scenes using the engine to make it appear more like a film.

[Pck21]

How rare is a sealed version of .hack part 4?

[Vhehs2]

I've heard that Dual Hearts has the lowest print run of any PS2 game. Because of its low demand, it can be had for pretty cheap.

Gamestop sells it used for $3, so there's not much to lose if it never gains value.

[ecliptic66]

I never understood collecting... seems like a good way to have a few games worth a lot of money, and a full shelf of games you'd be lucky to get rid of for more than $3 each.

[romeogbs19]

I never understood collecting... seems like a good way to have a few games worth a lot of money, and a full shelf of games you'd be lucky to get rid of for more than $3 each.

Yeah -- the fun with collecting is more in the chase than the acquisition. I admittedly got obsessed with having to get games in certain conditions or complete or whatever. Looking back, I sort of wish I hadn't spent so much time on it all, but that said, I also enjoy the fact that I have a fairly solid game collection of an entire generation.

I'm not one of those collectors though who buys every freaking game merely to have it. I like to go after the good/great games that fall slightly under the radar (there were a lot of them during the last generation). I of course have the big titles, too. I think when times comes to part ways with my collection, it will be in one giant posting -- meaning everything I have during that era -- systems, magazines, posters, collectibles, the whole shabang.

[timesplitt]

cant find sky gunner anywhere

[Mad39er]

I picked up Xenosaga 3 with box art and manual from Gamestop earlier in the week. I'm not sure how "rare" it is to other people but that was one of the harder ones I've had a time of finding. Granted I paid 19.99, it wasn't horrible considering that there are only 2 more episodes of Xenosaga left if they complete series and I have 1, 2, 3 and 6(Xenogears).

[romeogbs19]

I picked up Xenosaga 3 with box art and manual from Gamestop earlier in the week. I'm not sure how "rare" it is to other people but that was one of the harder ones I've had a time of finding. Granted I paid 19.99, it wasn't horrible considering that there are only 2 more episodes of Xenosaga left if they complete series and I have 1, 2, 3 and 6(Xenogears).

That's a pretty good deal. I paid $50 to pick up all three :-) complete, perfect condition and all the original black-labeled releases. Of course, it's a set of games I haven't got around to playing (like most of my games) but I'd heard so many good things about it that I had to make sure I got them before they were all gone.