[quote name='psychobuck']Just curious what everyone thinks are some must play PS2 games... I'm looking to go back and play any "hits" that I may have missed along the way (as if there arent enough games out for the PS3 and 360 that I havent played yet)... List your favorites.
Here's my backlog of PS2 games. Dunno if any of them are "hits" but we'll see...
Shadow of Colossus
Silent Hill 2, 3, 4
Siren
Clock Tower 3
Project Snowblind
Deus Ex
BVHARRIS makes a good point... I'm not much interested in RPGs , platformers, sports (cause Ive played em all already) or racing games. That being said, I love action, horror... Tomb Raider, Metal Gear, Socom, Silent Hill... love that stuff...[/QUOTE]
Action and horror, huh? Here are a few that should be on your playlist:
Chaos Legion [A poor man's DMC but still a solid game]
Crimson Sea 2 [1 is only on Xbox, go figure]
Def Jam Vendetta [Personally, I think this game was the best fighter on the PS2]
Devil May Cry 1 and 3 SE (2 is okay, not great)
Extermination [a little known gem from Sony's first party]
Fatal Frame 3 [IMHO, the best of the three, a rare title though]
Gauntlet Seven Sorrows [Classic Gauntlet with next-gen makeover -- fun w/ friends]
Genji - Dawn of Samurai [a solid game, though the Onimusha series is better]
Ghosthunter [Don't confuse it with Ghostbusters -- but a great homage to it]
Haunting Ground [This one takes some getting used to, much much better than Rule of Rose]
Hitman Blood Money [Best Hitman game]
Indiana Jones & Staff of Kings [People universally dissed this game; it's not that bad -- and if you're an Indiana Jones or Tomb Raider fan, it's hard not to like it]
Onimusha 1, 2, 3 and Dawn of Dreams [The 3rd and DoD are amazing games]
Primal [You hate platformers but this one mixes horror and action so might be worth a look]
Psychonauts [Yeah, another platformer but so underrated and yet so good]
Resident Evil 4 [As if this one could be left off the list
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Shadow of Rome [Relentless action marred by some stealth -- Capcom's most overlooked gem]
Snoopy vs. Red Baron [Don't let the license fool you -- this is a solid shooter]
Spiderman: Friend or Foe [This and MK: Shaolin Monks are two great "Double Dragon" like games]
Transformers [Atari release; don't confuse this one with the movie one; this one was a great action game!]
Trapt [Surprised no one mentioned this one -- definitely worth a look if you're into horror]
Twisted Metal Black [Still one of the best games around -- still one of the most disturbing, too]
Vampire Night [I know you hate rail shooters, but this one is probably the best of the bunch, and it's a campy mix of House of the Dead and Time Crisis made by the best in the business - Sega and Namco]
We Love Katamari [I like this one over the original Katamari Damacy -- sure, it's not action or horror but you'll hopefully agree that the screams you hear when you roll people up almost gets close to horror]
Zone of the Enders 2 [1st one is bad; this one is excellent]