Sony PlayStation 2

The game that defined the open-world genre; Liberty City as a sandbox of crime.

A neon-lit ode to the eighties with a period soundtrack spanning genres; Miami Vice as a video game.

The series' megalomaniac peak on PS2; an entire state instead of one city, and CJ's story.

A melancholic work of art without words; battles against colossi double as puzzles.

Silent poetry in video game form — the gesture of a boy and girl holding hands as a game mechanic.

Bloody Greek mythology with the chained Blades of Chaos in Kratos's hands.

The technical and gameplay peak of the series on PS2; the battle with the giant Colossus of Rhodes is unforgettable.

Kojima's narrative audacity - after the famous prologue, the inexperienced Raiden takes over from Snake.

Considered by many the pinnacle of the series; a Soviet jungle, camouflage, and hunting for survival.

The first fully 3D and voice-acted entry in the series, which brought a whole new generation to JRPGs.

The first numbered sequel in Final Fantasy history; a lighter, poppier tone and humor.

A bold reimagining of the series with real-time combat and a brilliant Gambit system.

A wild crossover of Disney and Final Fantasy that united two very different audiences in 2002.

The peak of the series thanks to Reaction Commands and Drive Forms, which sped up combat.

The automotive bible of the early PS2 era, with photorealistic cars and a driver's license system.

Over seven hundred licensed cars, the Nuerburgring, and a photo mode - a monstrously extensive entry.

A game that unintentionally founded the character action genre; it began as a prototype for Resident Evil 4.

The series' return in dazzling form; switchable fighting styles give the third entry the deepest combat.

A revolution that redefined action horror; an over-the-shoulder camera instead of static angles.

The peak of psychological horror; monsters as the embodiment of James's repressed guilt and fear.

A direct sequel to the first game - Heather is the reincarnation of Alessa and the target of the Order cult.

An adventure painted in sumi-e style, from the studio founded by the future creators of PlatinumGames.

Insomniac combined a 3D platformer with a shooter and the dark humor of a sci-fi series.

The third entry and the peak of the PS2 trilogy; weapons level up and change appearance and effect with use.

A vast 3D world without a single loading screen - technically unrivaled in 2001.

A dramatic turn for the series into a dark dystopia; the silent hero speaks for the first time.

A cel-shaded stealth platformer styled like an animated noir comic book.

Open city levels replaced linear stages; for the first time you can play as the entire thieving trio.

Perhaps the best arcade racer ever made; you recharge boost by driving dangerously and taking down rivals.

The series' return to the spotlight after a weaker fourth entry; faster fights and over thirty fighters.

The most acclaimed weapon-based fighting game; an eight-directional combat system with no real competition.

The brilliantly wacky original about rolling a sticky ball, pure joy of play without any violence.

A self-deprecating sequel that wittily responds to the unexpected success of the first game.

A revolutionary fusion of JRPG and student-life simulator; school by day, fighting demons by night.

The PS2's swan song and, for many, one of the best JRPGs ever; murders hidden inside a television.

A dark, uncompromising JRPG set in a destroyed Tokyo, with demon recruitment and fusion.

The first fully three-dimensional Dragon Quest; characters once again designed by Akira Toriyama of Dragon Ball fame.

Rockstar brought the GTA sandbox formula to a boarding school full of feuding student cliques.

The peak of the golden age of skate arcade games; the revert let you chain combos endlessly and push the score higher.

An elegant rebirth of a classic brand; time control and acrobatics defined the genre.

From the creator of Rayman; a commercial flop that today is one of the most beloved games of its generation.

It kicked off the phenomenon of plastic guitars in living rooms around the world.

The peak of arcade snowboarding; one giant mountain with no loading between runs.

A brutal street brawler featuring hip-hop stars like DMX and Method Man.

From the creators of GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark; self-deprecating humor spanning historical eras.

From the creators of Burnout; an obsession with making every shot look as cinematic and destructive as possible.

Fast-paced mecha action produced under the supervision of Hideo Kojima, with an opening by studio Bones.

An ambitious sci-fi JRPG with real-time combat on open battlefields and fluid combos.

A turn-based strategy game with bottomless depth and over-the-top humor; a demon prince fights to claim the throne.

The bold Trinity Sight system depicts a single conflict from the perspective of three different heroes.

Samurai action spanning feudal Japan and Paris; actor Jean Reno fights alongside you.

One of the most extensive action RPGs on the PS2; dungeons, town building, and fishing all in one.

A sweeping space opera from Level-5 with fluid switching between party members in combat.

Dungeons & Dragons in a brisk isometric hack-and-slash form built for a console controller.

Sony marketed it as an answer to Halo, which set exaggerated expectations and led to mixed reactions.

The peak of the street racing era; you defeat fifteen Blacklist rivals and take their cars.

One of the most controversial titles of the generation; a prisoner kills for a snuff film director.

A stylish 2D brawler with striking comic-book cel-shading from director Hideki Kamiya.

The last game by Clover Studio's Shinji Mikami; over-the-top comedic action full of self-parody.

A synesthetic experience somewhere between a rail shooter and a musical instrument; every hit generates a tone.

Ranks among the best survival horror games of all time; the only weapon against ghosts is a camera.

The technical peak of 3D fighting games in 2002; no fireballs, just genuine martial arts styles.

One of the most cinematic JRPGs of the generation; hours of cutscenes that outlast the actual gameplay.

Concludes the trilogy that transformed from a children's platformer into darker action for adults.

The finale of the Sly Cooper trilogy; he assembles a team of unique specialists for one last heist.

For the first time, fully three-dimensional arenas with walls and stairs that can be used tactically in fights.

A launch showcase for the PlayStation 2; tag team fights with instant fighter switching.

A direct sequel with cinematic storytelling; Raziel falls into the past through rifts in time.

The series' grand finale, for the first time alternating between Raziel and Kain, tying up the saga's storylines.

A bold, darker turn after Sands of Time; gothic aesthetics inspired by metal music.

The trilogy's conclusion combines the acrobatics of Sands of Time with the darker style of Warrior Within.

A sequel to the console hack-and-slash RPG set in the Forgotten Realms, playable cooperatively by two.

An action RPG from the creators of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, set in the world of EverQuest.

Level-5's debut game; it combined dungeon crawling with building your own town.

A spiritual 3D successor to Ghosts 'n Goblins; harsh difficulty and a gothic atmosphere.

Expanded the first game with RPG elements, revisitable planets, and weapon upgrades.

Without Clank, in the arenas of a bloody reality show; the harshest entry in the series.

The last PS2 entry in Jak and Daxter; an unexpected leap into a full-blooded racing game.

The return of the legendary space shooter, made by Treasure, masters of the shoot 'em up.

The official closing chapter of the R-Type series; over a hundred playable ships, possibly a genre record.

Deep customization of combat mechs; build a robot exactly to your own specifications.

Mecha action from the studio of Hideo Kojima, creator of Metal Gear Solid.

The return of a legend with a darker sci-fi story and the same brutal difficulty.

The first fully 3D Castlevania; it founded the legend of the cursed Belmont bloodline.

A 3D sequel in the series with a Devil Forging system for controlling demons.

A controversial entry after the revolutionary first game; a colder Dante, a slower pace.

An expanded version of the first fully 3D Resident Evil; a key chapter in the Ashford family story.

A cooperative survival horror game for up to four players in Raccoon City.

The only weapon against ghosts is a camera; a distinctive survival horror game.

Connects the previous entries through a dream house from which there is no escape.

From the creator of Silent Hill; one of the darkest and most demanding horror games of the generation.

Without a single weapon - survival is only possible through running and hiding from your pursuers.

A cult rhythm game about guitar duels, a commercial failure at the time, legendary today.

From Harmonix, the future creators of Guitar Hero; the player remixes the track on the fly.

A polished sequel to Frequency with richer visuals and more accessible controls.

It refined the formula of the first game and catapulted guitar rhythm games into the mainstream.

Extreme arcade snowboarding with over-the-top tricks; the iconic Tricky mode.

The fourth entry added skiing alongside snowboarding, for the first time in the whole series.

Ramming civilian traffic as an offensive weapon; the most aggressive Burnout yet.

A transitional entry between Revenge and Paradise; a return to pure, fluid driving.

A shift from supercars to the street tuning scene, inspired by The Fast and the Furious.

Added the open city of Bayview, which you drive around freely between races.

Nighttime street racing with licensed tuning from the DUB brand.

The most ambitious entry in the series from the creators of GoldenEye 007; a humorous journey through time.

The debut game from Tim Schafer's studio; a surreal exploration of human minds and their traumas.

Three days in a single village, but with enormous replayability based on your choices.

The foundation of a major series; the harsh world of the Japanese underworld in the dense district of Kamurocho.

A JRPG set in real early-20th-century history, with Rasputin as the villain.

The peak of the series; a dark World War I story with rich humor.

A JRPG with western aesthetics and unusually distinctive cel-shaded graphics.

One of the first major aerial action games on PS2; the legendary rival Yellow 13 remains iconic to this day.

Aerial action with command over your wingmen in battle; a strong focus on the politics and propaganda of war.

A prequel to Ace Combat 04 with a moral choice between Knight and Mercenary that reshapes the story's fate.

An action game where you design your own battleship yourself, from hull to armament; salvage upgrades your next mission.

A sequel to Warship Gunner with command of an entire fleet instead of a single ship; tactics over action.

A flight adventure without emphasis on combat; rescue missions and precise landings amid scenic vistas.

A World War II action flight game from LucasArts; aerial dogfights alternate with ground bombing missions.

Arcade flight action based on the Top Gun film; flashy maneuvers straight off the carrier deck.

Racing where risk decides the outcome; oncoming traffic and drifting fill the Boost meter for turbo speed.

The Burnout sequel debuts the Crash mode — smash as many cars as possible at an intersection.

A World War II shooter that brought the Allied Assault style to consoles; the landing at Normandy.

The series heads to the Pacific for the first time; the war against Japan from Pearl Harbor to island jungles.

Feudal horror with fixed cameras à la Resident Evil, but with sword-based action instead of survival.

A sequel with allies you recruit, whose trust affects side quests and even the ending.

A light-gun shooter with pedal-controlled cover; it truly comes alive with the GunCon 2 peripheral.

A pioneer of voice-based online multiplayer on consoles; tactical command of a SEALs squad.

An expansion of SOCOM with bigger maps, soldier classes, and the option to play as the terrorist faction too.

A cinematic gangster London with no HUD and a gritty, raw take on the underworld.

Alternate history: a Soviet occupation of New York, and the resistance of ordinary plumbers against it.

A western tale of revenge with Dead Eye aiming, which later became the trademark of the Red Dead series.

From the creator of Trigun; a dead gangster fights with two pistols and a giant coffin as a weapon.

A dark, horror-tinged turn for the series; asylum patients fight to the death to have a wish granted.

A fast fighting game from Team Ninja built on strike-throw-guard; arenas have multiple levels and traps.

A technical anime fighter with a rock soundtrack and the Roman Cancel combo system.

A crossover between Capcom and SNK with the Groove system — choosing a fighting style changes the whole character.

The fictional MMORPG The World, told partly outside of combat through emails and messages from "players."

A radical departure for the series into a dark, claustrophobic underground, with a price for turning into a dragon.

Atlus's JRPG set in the burned-out city of Junkyard, where gangs fight to survive and transform into demons.

The sequel carries its heroes into the chaotic real world and brings their story to a close.

Tactical RPG with wanzer combat robots; the first in the series to tell the story from both sides of the conflict.

A JRPG about a young pilot dreaming of flying higher than anyone else, full of islands in the clouds.

A hand-drawn action RPG like an illustrated fairy-tale book; five intertwined stories.

A lighthearted JRPG from tri-Ace; the hero ends up on the side of exiled monsters, not knights.

The third entry in the series moves the action to 1920s America with a detective who summons demons.

Chronologically the earliest Suikoden; gathering the 108 Stars of Destiny a generation before the first game.

A survival horror about an inmate condemned for a murder he can't remember; a prison full of monsters.

An action RPG from tri-Ace; a princess shares her body with a memory-less valkyrie, and the player switches between them.

A western sci-fi JRPG about a hidden world above the sky called Filgaia and the fight over its secrets.

The first entry in the series built directly for PS2, this time from Traveller's Tales instead of Naughty Dog.

Instead of controlling a single hedgehog, you control three-member teams combining speed, flight, and power.

Sequel to the dreamlike platformer; you catch enemies in an air sac for a double jump.

Full 3D Rayman with parody, wordplay, and a friend turned into a malicious doppelganger.

Sequel to the dual-analog pioneer — monkeys are caught using a wide arsenal of tools.

Arcade racing with Crash Bandicoot characters; inventive tracks full of shortcuts and traps.

Rockstar's illegal street racing in freely explorable recreations of LA, Paris, and Tokyo.

Popular PS2 launch title; off-road quad bike racing with emphasis on physics, jumps and destruction.

Futuristic anti-gravity racing; fast crafts above the tracks, teams with their own style.

For the first time in the series, you get off the board and walk around the city on foot; a more story-driven Tony Hawk.

Dropped the time limit of previous entries in favor of freely completing tasks in an open level.

Arcade street basketball, three-on-three, with historical and current NBA stars.

PS2 launch title about the Battle of Sekigahara; grand but simplified real-time command.

Brings grand historical battles to the era of the Three Kingdoms in China; real-time strategy with heroes.

Tactical RPG with Geo Panels and throwing allies; a sequel to the cult classic Hour of Darkness.

Grid-free tactical RPG — characters can be temporarily bonded with swords, stones, and trees.

Nippon Ichi's predecessor to Disgaea; grid battles with the purifying Purify system.

A compilation of the third and fourth entries; a tactical RPG with battles flowing in real time.

A turn-based strategy set in the Three Kingdoms era, featuring generals like Guan Yu and Zhao Yun.

Expands on the first game with new unit types, diplomacy, and deeper relationships between generals.

Classic block-stacking supplemented with battles against AI and time-limited challenges.

Puyo Puyo with Fever mode — a filled gauge opens a window for a devastating chain combo attack.

"Repeat after me" dance battles with reporter Ulala; a sequel to the Dreamcast game.

A karaoke game from Sony London Studio that brought competitive singing into European living rooms.

Grasshopper Manufacture's bizarre on-rails action game about seven personalities inhabiting one assassin's body.

Quantic Dream's interactive drama, told from the perspectives of both the killer and the investigators.

A brutal third-person shooter famous for its drastic interrogations of captured gangsters.

A cooperative mutant RPG that for the first time in the series pairs the X-Men with Magneto against Apocalypse.

A motocross arcade racer with sprawling free-roam areas full of shortcuts and challenges away from the tracks.

Foul-free street basketball with NBA stars, legends, and flashy Gamebreakers.

A sequel to the survival horror about prisoner Torque, whose rage transforms him into a monster.

Rayman faces off against bizarre Rabbids in a mix of platforming, cork-gun shooting, and minigames.

The fourth entry in the stealth series about Agent 47; open-ended levels and inventive, unseen kills.

Total Punch Control handled with the stick; facial damage stays visible for the rest of the match.

Introduced nighttime canyon duels and a territorial system for conquering city districts.

A huge open world with a parachute and grappling hook - glide between mountains.

The Dimps-developed version with differently designed, more classic and tightly guided levels.

The butterfly effect changes characters and dialogue based on your answers at the psychologist's.

The first Armored Core on PS2: deep mech-building from dozens of parts, missions for corporations.

A new world for the series – mercenary Raven builds a career in the underground city of Layered City.

The hero's apartment locks itself from the inside and becomes a gateway to warped versions of Silent Hill.

With Bam Margera, it pushes the series from sports simulation toward absurd, story-driven fun.

The pinnacle of the Tales series from the PS2 era; a world powered by fonons and a spoiled hero on the run.

A new story, the same moves: directional combos chaining into flashy Arts attacks.

An alternate sequel to the film; Tony survives and builds his empire back up from nothing.

A three-dimensional remake of the handheld entry, bridging the first KH and its sequel.

The first series installment built exclusively for consoles; three fronts, three soldiers, three styles of combat.

Framed as a veteran's memory; a more cohesive story and a stronger focus on the squad of soldiers.

The series' first man-to-man duels using quick button sequences; cinematic direction of the battles.

A standalone World at War spin-off for PS2 with its own missions, not a scaled-down port of the main game.

The series' first MMORPG; Vana'diel launched simultaneously on PC and PS2, a bold move for Square.

The shared Phantasy Star Online universe without needing Dreamcast's special online setup.

A shift away from turn-based isometric RPG toward straightforward action for one or two players on the couch.

The first series entry built directly for PS2; a mercenary among corporations on a colonized Mars.

A celebration of the series' first decade; reworked missions from the original game and Master of Arena.

A smaller Japan-focused spin-off centered on arena duels instead of a mercenary career.

The series' darkest entry; rusted ruins of civilization instead of clean corporate halls.

Shares only the name with the PC title; a standalone console game with its own campaign and multiplayer.

A bubble-puzzle classic; you aim and shoot colored balls before they fill the screen.

Instead of jumping between fronts, it follows a single American unit from Africa to Germany.

A return to the top-down view and anime stylization; the new hero Jaguar in over-the-top battles.

An attempt to push the series toward looser levels and bolder humor instead of a linear path.

Tactical battles with giant mechs, where loadout and unit positioning on the battlefield decide the outcome.

The arcade Gauntlet turns into an action RPG with a story about seven sins, but the gameplay stays the same.

Despite sharing the name, a standalone game; different missions and pacing suited to the PS2's weaker hardware.

One of the first big titles for the PS2; the same three-click recipe, smoother swing animations.

A card system adds abilities that affect the ball's flight; the accessible controls stay the same.

One of the first open worlds in a racing game; you drive freely through both London and New York.

The foundation of the hunt-and-craft genre: hunt a monster, forge armor, then go after a stronger creature.

A co-op reworking of MKII into 3D action; arenas for the first time as walkable environments, not just backdrops.

Over sixty fighters from every entry in the series; a grand but overstuffed finale for the whole era.

A PSP racer ported to the dying PS2, built from scratch without the series' modern effects.

The fourth entry in the samurai hack-and-slash series with Genma demons and three playable heroes.

A spin-off turns the adventure-driven Onimusha into an arena fighting game with characters from across the whole series.

A departure from platforming toward fast arena battles and races with characters from the world of Rayman.

The only Resident Evil built for the GunCon 2 light gun; classic tension in light-gun form.

A sequel to the four-player co-op horror where you play defenseless civilians, not agents.

One of the PS2's launch titles; pure drift racing without licenses or car damage.

A tactical shooter with squad command and voice orders; the third installment enlarged the game world.

For the first time, development was taken over by Slant Six instead of the series' founders, who were aiming for PSP and PS3.

A darker sibling to the classic Sonic games, with guns, vehicles, and branching path choices.

The third installment of the weapon-based fighting series adds characters like Zasalamel and fine-tunes the combat system.

Switching between Spider-Man and Venom, each with a different fighting style, based on the Ultimate comic book source material.

A reboot of the Spyro series with a darker story, voice acting, and an emphasis on combo-based combat.

Bounty hunter Jango Fett shortly before Episode II; from mercenary to template for the future clones.

Arcade space combat after the Battle of Naboo, with the Naboo N-1 starfighter and other craft.

The sequel to Episode I: Racer is rawer; wrecking opponents matters just as much as the finish line.

Nina Williams from Tekken in her own game; slow, methodical infiltration instead of a tournament.

A hack-and-slash based on the film trilogy with two-player co-op and combo chains.

A turn-based RPG running parallel to the film trilogy, built on a battle system close to Final Fantasy.

The sixth entry in the space shooter series with weapon switching and battles against giant bosses.

The debut of Free Radical studio by Rare veterans (GoldenEye, Perfect Dark); missions across time.

The most poorly received entry in the classic series; technical flaws overshadowed an ambitious story.

The series' restart under Crystal Dynamics; a new grapple hook and the search for the sword Excalibur.

A handheld PSP hit in an expanded version for the big screen; the same campaign, more content.

A remake of the first game for the series' tenth anniversary; the same western story, but in a 3D coat.

A return to the series' traditional recipe after the experimental fourth entry; desert and turn-based battles.

A tough old-school dungeon crawler; mapping corridors and tactical turn-based combat step by step.

Kazuma Kiryu returns to the underworld; a war between the Tokyo and Osaka clans with the villain Goda.

Závodění tu ustoupilo chození po ostrově a stavění auta z nasbíraných dílů.

Fotbal bez pravidel, za to s triky: arkádová odbočka od simulace.

Pozdní FIFA na PS2, než se těžiště přesunulo na novou generaci.

Verze pro PS2 jako rozloučení starší generace s řadou FIFA.

Namco přivedlo mistrovství MotoGP na PS2 s oficiální licencí a důrazem na jízdu.

Čtvrtý díl od Namca na PS2, který staví na osvědčené jízdě s další sezónou.

Stejna kytarova horecka, ale na starsim hardwaru PlayStationu 2 a s kratsim setlistem.

Jediná platforma s bonusovou kooperativní kampaní Half-Life: Decay pro dva.

Farmaření, které se vejde do života; svatba, dítě a plynoucí roky.

Stejný mafiánský příběh, ale ořezaný pro konzoli — méně krve, jednodušší technika.

Vylepšený Rayman 2 pro PS2 s novou grafikou a přidanými minihrami.

Velké bitvy Star Wars, v nichž jste jen jedním z mnoha vojáků.

Zmírněná konzolová verze kapesní akce o agentovi Gabeu Loganovi.

Havaj na PS2: otevřený svět Oahu zmenšený pro starší konzoli.

Plížení ve stínu na PS2, kde světlo hraje slabší roli než na Xboxu.

Nejlepší Splinter Cell v kabátě pro PS2, s ořezanou technikou.

Project 8 na stárnoucím PS2: skate hra bez hardwarové výbavy nové generace.

Arénová střílečka z PC na gamepadu, s hraním na rozdělené obrazovce

Legendární imerzní simulace, kde každou misi vyřešíte po svém.

Stejný obsah jako na Wii, ale s tradičním gamepadem místo pohybového ovládání.

Plnohodnotna podoba rocniku 2005 s manazerem a online zapasy, ktere PS1 verze nemela.

Originalni ulicni fotbal s vetsimi hristi a triky, ktere se na PSP nevesly.