PS2 Greatest Hits List ($20 games)

New Legend
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??? meaning some sources, but no proof

**UNCONFIRMED** meaning just that, other than Wikipedia, I found nothing to confirm its existence.

Bold meaning, as always denotes new additions to the list

### MSRP Priced Higher than $19.99

*** meaning, contains new material not in the original game release and as always if I can find out what it is new I'll add it in the parenthesis.

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Now featuring over 300 games!!!

About 1/8th of the total of what was released in the US. Last update for the year. Maybe ever, who knows.


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24: The Game (2K Games) ???
50 Cent: Bulletproof (VU Games) ???
Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies (Namco)
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (Namco)
American Chopper (Activision)
Amplitude (SCEA) ???
ATV Off-Road Fury (SCEA)
ATV Offroad Fury™ 2 (SCEA)
ATV Offroad Fury 3 (SCEA)
ATV Offroad Fury® 4 (SCEA)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (THQ)
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (Interplay)
Ben 10: Protector of Earth (D3)
Black (EA)
Blitz®: The League™ (Midway)
Blood Omen 2 (Eidos) ???
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (Ubisoft)
Bully (Rockstar)
Burnout 3: Takedown (EA)
Burnout Revenge (EA)
Cabela's® Big Game Hunter® (Activision)
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts (Activision)
Cabela's Deer Hunt: 2004 Season (Activision)
Call of Duty: Finest Hour (Activision)
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (Activision) (Contains SE Content) ***
Call of Duty 3 Enhanced (Activision)
Cars (Buena Vista)
Champions of Norrath (SCEA)
Chronicles of Narnia, The (Buena Vista)
Conflict: Desert Storm (Gotham Games)
Crash Twinsanity (VU Games) ???
Crash Tag Team Racing (VU Games) ???
Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex (Universal Int.) *** (DVD version)
Crash Nitro Kart (VU Games)
Crazy Taxi (Acclaim/Sega)
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (Konami)
Dark Cloud (SCEA)
Dark Cloud 2 (SCEA) ???
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 (Acclaim)
DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution (Konami)
Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore (Tecmo) ???
Dead to Rights (Namco)
Def Jam: Fight for NY (EA)
Def Jam Vendetta (EA)
Destroy All Humans (THQ)
Devil May Cry (Capcom)
Devil May Cry 2 (Capcom)
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (Special Edition) (Capcom) **
Devil May Cry Collection / Set (Capcom) ##
Dirge of Cerberus™: Final Fantasy® VII (Square-Enix)
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (Atlus) (Different Cover Art/Instructions) **
Dragonball Z: Budokai (Atari)
Dragonball Z: Budokai 2 (Atari)
Dragonball Z: Budokai 3 (Atari) (Different Cover Art & Jpn VA'ing) **
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi (Atari)
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (Atari)
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (Atari)
Dragon Quest VIII (Square-Enix)
Dynasty Warriors® 4: Empires (Koei)
Enter the Matrix (Atari)
Fantastic Four (2K Games)
Fight Night 2004 (EA)
Fight Night Round 2 (EA)
Fight Night Round 3 (EA)
Final Fantasy X (Square)
Final Fantasy X-2 (Square-Enix)
Final Fantasy XII (Square-Enix)
Finding Nemo (THQ)
FlatOut 2 (Vivendi Games) ???
Freekstyle (EA)
Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel (Square Enix) **UNCONFIRMED**
Getaway, The (SCEA)
Ghost Rider (2K Games)
Godfather, The (EA)
God of War® (SCEA)
God of War II (SCEA)
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent (EA)
Grand Theft Auto 3 (Rockstar)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Special Edition (Rockstar) **
Grand Theft Auto Vice City (Rockstar) **
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack (Rockstar) ##
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (SCEA)
Gran Turismo 4 (SCEA)
Guitar Hero® (Activision)
Guitar Hero® II (Activision)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)
Guitar Hero® Encore: Rocks the 80s (Activision)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (EA)
Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban (EA)
Harry Potter™: Quidditch™ World Cup (EA)
Hitman: Contracts (Eidos)
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (Eidos)
Hot Shots Golf 3 (SCEA)
Hot Shots Golf: FORE! (SCEA)
Hulk, The (VU Games) ???
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (Vivendi Games) ???
Ico (SCEA) ???
Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, The (VU Games)
Incredibles, The (THQ)
Iron Man™ (Sega)
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (SCEA)
Jak II (SCEA)
Jak 3 (SCEA)
Jak X: Combat Racing (SCEA)
James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire (EA)
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (EA)
James Bond 007: Nightfire (EA)
Jaws Unleased (Majesco)
Juiced (THQ) **UNCONFIRMED**
kill.switch (Namco)
Killzone (SCEA)
Kingdom Hearts (Square)
Kingdom Hearts II (Square-Enix)
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (Square-Enix)
Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning, The (Sierra)
Lego Indiana Jones (Eidos)
Lego Star Wars (Eidos) ** (DVD now instead of CD)
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Eidos)
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (EA)
Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (EA)
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (EA)
Madagascar (Activision)
Madden NFL 2003 (EA) **UNCONFIRMED**
Madden NFL 2004 (EA) **UNCONFIRMED**
Madden NFL 2005 (EA) **UNCONFIRMED**
Manhunt (Rockstar)
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (EA)
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance: Enhanced (Activision)
Max Payne (Rockstar)
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory (Capcom)
Medal of Honor: European Assault (EA) ???
Medal of Honor: Frontline (EA)
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (EA)
Mercenaries (Lucasarts)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Konami)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Konami) ???
Midnight Club: Street Racing (Rockstar)
Midnight Club II (Rockstar)
Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix (Rockstar)
Mortal Kombat®: Armageddon™ (Midway)
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (Midway)
Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance Lim. Promo. Ed. (Midway) (see below) ***
Mortal Kombat: Deception (Midway)
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (Midway) ???
MVP Baseball 2005 (EA)
MX Unleashed (THQ)
MX vs. ATV Unleashed (THQ)
MX vs ATV: Untamed (THQ)
Myst III: Exile (Ubisoft)
Namco Museum (Namco)
Namco Museum 50th Anniversary (Namco)
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja (Namco Bandai)
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 (Namco Bandai)
Naruto Uzumaki Chronicles (Namco Bandai)
NASCAR Thunder 2003 (EA)
NASCAR Thunder 2004 (EA)
NBA Ballers (Midway)
NBA Street (EA)
NBA Street Vol. 2 (EA)
NBA Street V3 (EA)
NBA 2K2 (Sega)
Need for Speed™: Carbon (EA)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (EA)
Need for Speed Most Wanted (EA)
Need for Speed™ ProStreet (EA)
Need for Speed Underground (EA)
Need for Speed Underground 2 (EA)
NFL 2K2 (Sega)
NFL Street (EA)
Nicktoons Unite! (THQ)
Odin Sphere (Atlus)
Okami (Capcom)
Onimusha: Warlords (Capcom)
Onimusha 2 (Capcom)
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (Sega) **UNCONFIRMED**
Over the Hedge (Activision)
Pac-Man World 2 (Namco)
Pirates of the Caribbean: LoJS (Bethesda Softworks)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Ubisoft)
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (Ubisoft)
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (Ubisoft)
Ratchet and Clank (SCEA)
Ratchet and Clank II: Going Commando (SCEA)
Ratchet and Clank III: Up Your Arsenal (SCEA)
Ratchet: Deadlocked (SCEA)
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc (Ubisoft) ???
Red Dead Revolver (Rockstar)
Red Faction (THQ)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Resident Evil Code: Veronica X (Capcom)
Resident Evil: Outbreak (Capcom)
Rise to Honor (SCEA)
Scarface™: The World Is Yours (Sierra)
Scooby Doo! Night of 100 Frights (THQ)
Sega Superstars (Sega) **UNCONFIRMED**
Sega Superstars Tennis (Sega) **UNCONFIRMED**
Shadow of the Colossus (SCEA)
Shadow the Hedgehog (Sega)
Shark Tale (Activision)
Shrek 2: The Game (Activision)
Silent Hill 2 (Konami) (Bonus scenerio added from Xbox version) **
Simpsons Game, The (EA)
Simpsons: Hit & Run, The (VU Games)
Simpsons Road Rage, The (EA)
Sims, The (EA)
Sims 2,The (EA)
Sims 2: Pets,The (EA) ???
Sims Bustin' Out, The (EA)
Sly Cooper And The Thievius Raccoonus (SCEA)
Sly 2: Band of Thieves (SCEA)
Sly Cooper 3: Honor Among Thieves (SCEA)
Smuggler's Run (Rockstar)
SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals (SCEA)
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs with USB Headset (SCEA) ##
SOCOM II: U.S. Navy Seals (SCEA)
SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy Seals (SCEA)
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault (SCEA)
Sonic Heroes (Sega)
Sonic Mega Collection Plus (Sega)
Sonic Riders (Sega)
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (Sega) **UNCONFIRMED**
Soul Calibur® II (Namco)
Soul Calibur III (Namco)
Soul Reaver 2 (Eidos) ???
Spider-Man 2 (Activision)
Spider-Man 3 (Activision)
Spider-Man™: Friend or Foe (Activision)
Spiderman: The Movie (Activision)
Spongebob Squarepants: The Movie (THQ)
Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (THQ)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! (THQ)
Spy Hunter (Midway)
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly (Vivendi Games)
SSX (EA)
SSX Tricky (EA)
SSX 3 (EA)
Star Ocean(3): Till The End Of Time (Square-Enix)
Star Wars: Battlefront (LucasArts)
Star Wars: Battlefront II (LucasArts)
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (LucasArts)
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (LucasArts)
Star Wars: Starfighter (LucasArts)
Star Wars The Force Unleased (Lucasarts)
State of Emergency (Rockstar)
Street Hoops (Activision)
Stuntman (Atari)
Super Dragon Ball Z (Atari)
Syphon Filter: the Omega Strain (SCEA)
Tak and the Power of Juju (THQ)
Tekken 4 (Namco)
Tekken 5 (Namco)
Tekken Tag Tournament (Namco)
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven (Activision)
Test Drive (Atari)
The Thing (VU Games) ???
Thrillville (LucasArts)
Timesplitters 2 (Eidos) ???
TMNT (Ubisoft) ???
Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness (Eidos)
Tomb Raider: Legend (Eidos)
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Ubisoft)
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm (Ubisoft)
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 (Ubisoft)
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 (Ubisoft)
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Ubisoft)
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (Ubisoft)
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow (Ubisoft)
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Activision)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (Activision)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (Activision)
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (Activision)
Tony Hawk's Underground (Activision)
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Activision)
Tourist Trophy (SCEA)
Transformers: The Game (Activision) (Contains Bonus Disc) ***
True Crime™ Streets of LA (Activision)
True Crime: New York City (Activision) ???
Twisted Metal: Black (SCEA)
Twisted Metal: Black with Twisted Metal: Black Online(SCEA) **
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger (EA)
Urbz, The: Sims in the City (EA)
Ultimate Spider-Man (Activision)
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria (Square-Enix)
Virtua Fighter 4 (Sega)
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution (Sega)
Warriors, The (Rockstar)
We Love Katamari (Namco Bandai Games)
World Championship Poker (Crave)
World Series of Poker (Activision)
WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain (THQ)
WWE SmackDown! Just Bring It (THQ)
WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth (THQ)
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw (THQ)
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2006 (THQ)
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 (THQ)
WWE Smackdown! vs Raw 2008 (THQ)
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 (THQ)
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (Namco)
X-Men Legends (Activision)
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (Activision) **UNCONFIRMED**
X-Men: The Official Game (Activision) **UNCONFIRMED**
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses (Konami)

Unconfirmed
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305 Games Total (approximate total)

Games in Bold Denote New to the list since last update
*** Contains Material not in Original Release
### MSRP Priced Higher than $19.99
??? meaning some sources found, but no proof
**UNCONFIRMED** meaning just that, other than Wikipedia, I found nothing to confirm its existence.

NOTE: On the Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance Lim. Promo. Ed. was released only as a preorder bonus for purchasing MK: Armageddon. As such it is available in very limited quantities and comes with a new insert that is not available in the regular GH version of the game as well as a slightly altered cover fact on the DVD with the words "Promotional Copy Not For Resale" this is also printed on the insert as well. Midway did a similar promotion with Shadow Hearts: Covenant by giving Shadow Hearts away for free.


List updated 12/26/09

GTA3??? Tekken Tag?!?

I sure hope the rumors are true and there really is a PS2 price drop after E3 because I just may need to pick one up along with some of them games
Thanks!!

it's worth noting that Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution will be released for $20.

As a side note, i hate the GH concept. There are tons of games that sell well past 400,000 and are over 9 months old, but are still full-price. The GH moniker is just a cover for "games that cost too much to make and whose sales are lagging so we have to recoup our losses somehow". For example, FFX sold well over 400,000 and came out in 2001, but it's STILL $40!!!

I just updated it with the newest Greatest Hits. Now go buy those awesome cheap games!!

you forgot ratchet&clank :shock:

[quote name='joe50000']As a side note, i hate the GH concept. There are tons of games that sell well past 400,000 and are over 9 months old, but are still full-price. The GH moniker is just a cover for "games that cost too much to make and whose sales are lagging so we have to recoup our losses somehow". For example, FFX sold well over 400,000 and came out in 2001, but it's STILL $40!!![/quote]


Uhh, when you sell 400,000 copies of a game, you really don't have many losses to recoup.

Ratchet and Clank isn't a Greatest Hit yet.

Cool, Just got AC4

[quote name='joe50000']As a side note, i hate the GH concept. There are tons of games that sell well past 400,000 and are over 9 months old, but are still full-price. The GH moniker is just a cover for "games that cost too much to make and whose sales are lagging so we have to recoup our losses somehow". For example, FFX sold well over 400,000 and came out in 2001, but it's STILL $40!!![/quote]

Thats because FFX is still selling well at $40. Why lower it $20 when you're still making money off of it?

Thanks, could't find this list anyway else. 8)

[quote name='SS4Brolly'][quote name='joe50000']As a side note, i hate the GH concept. There are tons of games that sell well past 400,000 and are over 9 months old, but are still full-price. The GH moniker is just a cover for "games that cost too much to make and whose sales are lagging so we have to recoup our losses somehow". For example, FFX sold well over 400,000 and came out in 2001, but it's STILL $40!!![/quote]

Thats because FFX is still selling well at $40. Why lower it $20 when you're still making money off of it?[/quote]

Exactly.

Myst III: Exile sold more than 400,00 copies!?

...

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution is also a Greatest Hit. So you should add that to the list too.

Woohoo, my first post.
Anyway, I can confirm that Pac-Man World 2 is a GH. It was at target. Dont know if its any good though.

socom?? is that with out the headseT??

i would get it if i had the NA

I'd like to know if SOCOM comes with the headset, too.

[quote name='alfonsosoriano']socom?? is that with out the headseT??

i would get it if i had the NA[/quote]

It is without the headset.

The greatest hits list is also missing Freakstyle, State of Emergency, and Street Hoops.

The greatest hits is a marketing concept that proved well in the PSone era. The point was that when a title hit a saturation point of the target audience (the people who would pay $40-$50 for the title) as well as a certain number of copies shipped (note not sold, explains why every acclaim title is a GH ), they would give the publishers a substantial royalty break on the future units shipped, if the title complied with the greatest hits guidlines.

This concept actually shipped many more units and proved to be profitable for both SCEA and the publishers. SCEA was able to get additional royalties on titles that would have most likely been shelved because of market saturation. Publishers were able to sell more units because of favorable royalty rates to sell units at a reduced cost.

Units were sold to those who would never have purchased the title at a cost of $39.99+, but became interested in it at a reduced rate. This also was done to counter the used/pirate markets, by making new, quality, licensed product available for a unheard of rate.

Publishers are not obligated to take part in this program, however they are offered the opportunity to. Games like the Final Fantasies, DDRs, etc, that do meet the guidlines, may opt to stay out of the series because selling at full price, or even a slighter discount may be more profitable to them at the royalty rate that they are presently at.

Any news on Kingdom Hearts? I've seen the art for the new box on amazon and EB but everywhere I've been still has it listed at $50. In addition Best Buy since they have no record of an upcoming price drop (not that I trust that any). Also, any chance Kingdom Hearts is going to premier at the $30 point instead of $20?

Thanks for posting that. There are a lot of games i foud there that i might get, and a lot of games i didnt know were $20.

I think Lord of the Rings: The Towers is now a greatest hit. Saw it at Wal-Mart in GH packaging, yet it still was labeled 29.99.

Dragonball Z: Budokai is a GH now/soon. On the commercial for the port of the GC version, it also shows the PS2 one in the GH packaging.

Has Sony release a defininate list? This one is missing some...

When did Vf4 Evo hit the list

[quote name='jacksonman007']When did Vf4 Evo hit the list[/quote]

When it came out. It was able to meet the GH criteria from sales of VF4 non-Evo... now only if I had the release date handy

Hitman 2 definitly deserves to be a greatest hit.

Namco Museum is a Greatest Hit.

CheapyD need to update the list. There is about 64 games now.

Although Lord of the Rings is a greatest hit it is infact 29.99
Many people also see the GTA Bundle pack with the Greatest Hits logo on it and assume it's 19.99(Ha), but alas that ranks in at 29.99

Onimusha 2 and Devil May Cry 2 have been added to the greatest hits, should be out this month with the new package.

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance also a greatest hit COMPLETELY WORTH GETTING EVEN AT $50.....Tekken my ass, only topped by Soul Calibur II, VF4:Evo is great but it just doesn't have the uniqueness and amazing attitude of MKA.

side-note: SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth also a GH

what what?! over 64+ games on the GH?! Surely you jest?! I have a few of em, but not nearly enough! Must start GH shopping spree!!!!!

007 Nightfire is a greatest hits too.

I've seen on occasions BB package two greatest hits for only $20. Not sure if they plan on doing that again anytime soon, though.

Today I saw Nightfire and The Sims as Greatest Hits in Target.

I saw The Sims as well as a Greatest Hit at Virgin Megastore, kinda odd that I saw only one copy.

Just got the March 2004 issue of PSM. Looks like you can add Xenosaga to this list. Full page ad on page 29. It's now a GH title. Good thing I picked up the original box version for $9.99 at KB.

quick question...

are there actually any differences (packaging aside) between PS 2 GH and non-GH games?

[quote name='waxHead']quick question...

are there actually any differences (packaging aside) between PS 2 GH and non-GH games?[/quote]

Nope.

I believe Silent Hill 2 had some additional content in the GH version, but I could be wrong.

[quote name='CheapyD']I believe Silent Hill 2 had some additional content in the GH version, but I could be wrong.[/quote]

I thought someone mentioned that too, which is why I asked. I posed the question to a worker at EB, and they didn't know, though someone who heard me ask it said the XBox version features more content, and PS 2 GH games aren't different than the originals.

is there anyone who has both versions of a game, preferrably Silent Hill 2 GH and non-GH, who can say for sure?

Yes...the Slient Hill 2 Greatest Hit for PS2 has the new scenario with the woman that was originally only included in the Xbox version.

Let me change my answer then:

Generally, nope.

[quote name='optimusprime']Yes...the Slient Hill 2 Greatest Hit for PS2 has the new scenario with the woman that was originally only included in the Xbox version.[/quote]

thanks for the info optimusprime. glad I didn't buy this yet, I'll have to pick up the GH version.

now the most difficult question... does anyone know of any other GH games which differ from the originals, if there are any?

[quote name='waxHead']are there actually any differences (packaging aside) between PS 2 GH and non-GH games?[/quote]

Crash Bandicoot GH version they improved the load times (which were quite long originally).

Also, Spyro Enter the Dragonfly is now GH.

CheapyD, any chance you updating the list on the first page of this sticky?

Balder's Gate: Dark Alliance?

I have the original version, but since I just bought it, I wonder if I should get the GH one instead. then again, it does look a bit better in the original case...