A friend is out of town on a long trip and lent me his PS2. The only console I've owned since the SNES/Genesis days is a Gamecube. I'm trying to come up with a must-play PS2 list while I have the thing. Among the games he lent me are two I'm pretty interested in -- Katamari Damacy and GTA: Vice City. What other titles should I seek out? I know I'm interested in at least Ico, Lego Star Wars, Transformers and X-Files, but don't let those last three fool you into thinking I'm primarily interested in licensed stuff. I'm primarily interested in great "small" games like Ico and Katamari. I'm not interested in a life-consuming RPG or anything I can get on the Cube (I've got MGS: The Twin Snakes, Prince of Persia, Viewtiful Joe, BG&E, etc.). Also, with your recommendations, let me know if you think I can get by with a rental of that title, and if it's "worth" beating or just playing (for instance, I love Viewtiful Joe, and I think it's easily worth playing even if you don't take the time to beat it, and I'm guessing the same would be true for, say, God of War).
Also, what's the cheapest I could get a decent DDR setup for? I'll be buying it when it comes out for the Cube this winter, Mario be damned, so I don't want to overinvest in an incompatible dance pad, and I'd also be happy with the oldest, cheapest software iteration that you all would recommend. (Although wasn't EB selling Konami pads as cheap generic pads not so long ago?)
Also, what's the cheapest I could get a decent DDR setup for? I'll be buying it when it comes out for the Cube this winter, Mario be damned, so I don't want to overinvest in an incompatible dance pad, and I'd also be happy with the oldest, cheapest software iteration that you all would recommend. (Although wasn't EB selling Konami pads as cheap generic pads not so long ago?)