It's amazing to think that the PS2 is still the most sold console in Video Game history and honestly, it's not that surprising. This console had an amazing variety of games, some of which are considered some of the best games of all time. And that's why i honor it with my top 10 list, of my personal favorite PS2 games.

 

Now, not everyone will agree with this list, especially considering how many great games where on this system. This is my list and my lists are better then yours so respect it for what it is. I am just sharing my opinion.

 

10. SSX Tricky

 

 

You talk about over the top sports games, you have to include SSX Tricky.

 

It was a snowboarding racing arcade game, like any other you have seen (if there ever was one.) There are a whole host of crazy characters to master, each with a different set of skills and tricks. Some are speedsters, while others are tricksters. You can boast your characters skills by taking him or her through World Circuit mode, where you can unlock most of the stuff from the game.

 

In Race Mode, you compete in three races per track, in which you have to come in the top three for each to qualify for the next round. In Showoff mode you have to pull off as many high scoring tricks as you can and finish the course before the time runs out.
The tracks are brilliantly designed. There is nothing quite like shooting in to the air off a giant ice ramp or snowboarding down a waterfall or boarding down a pin-ball machine! It’s never a case off just snowboarding down a mountain.

 

If you need to take a break from all those other traditional sports games, play it.

 

9. WWE Smackdown: Here comes the Pain

 

 

By far still, the best WWE wrestling game ever. Some might say that No Mercy is better, but i say otherwise.

 

The Roster for this game is marvelous. It came out at a really good time, when some of the best where in the WWE Roster. The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, Goldberg, etc. which was also combined with some Legends, like Roddy Piper and Sgt. Slaughter.

 

This game has a grapple system where you have four different types of grapples from the front: Quick, Powerful, Submission, and Trademark. These four combine for a total number of 16 grapple moves from the front, something no other wrestling game has ever done at that point. In addition, they added both a submission system and weight detection system, another first in the wrestling game industry. The submission system makes button mashing a must and it's not possible for a lightweight like Rey Myterio, to body slam someone like The Big Show.

 

The season mode is probably the best of the series. The storys where written by actual WWE Writers and bookers at that time and it feels like nothing repeats itself, as you have multiple ways to go, as you try to achieve the ultimate goal: The main event at Wrestlemania.

 

Any WWE fan, or Wrestling fan in general need to play this game.

 

8 Tekken 5

 

 

I admit, i like myself some Tekken and while the fourth one wasn't bad, Tekken 5 blows it out of the water.

 

The Roster of this game will please old veterans, with alot of returning characters coming back to this game, while also introducing great new ccharacters i7nto the mix. Everyone has their own fighting style, inspired by real martial arts techniques and all of them are unique.

 

The controls are perfect, not near perfect, not above average. Perfect.

 

It's so easy to pull off attacks and combos; you often forget you are playing the home version of the Arcade. All of the old characters from the earlier games are repolished, refined, and rounded to meet newcomers in the sequel. Some are pretty devastating, others rely on skill, and even others are just plain to play as, but it all comes to one single statement: It's so fun to play with them all.

 

You get also a nice variety of extras, in the form of the first 3 Tekken games and the classic flying simulator game Starblade, which makes my retro heart jump for joy.

 

This is the fighting game to get for the PS2.

 

7. NBA Street Vol. 2

 

 

I admit, i am not a frequent watcher of the NBA. I used to watch the mavericks play, since Nowitizki plays there. But this game is so arcady fun, like NBA Jam used to be.

 

This game is best known for its gameplay. It's really easy to start as simple actions are assigned one button. However, mastering it may take some time as you can pull off countless combos that require some practice. You can play this game solo and become a legend as well as play NBA teams. You can also challenge your friends which made lose hours sleepless nights. Anyone can play this game from the start, and once you do you are sure to get addicted to it.

 

There are a huge amount of rewards to be unlocked. Everything from shoes to jerseys to glasses to courts to great players like Larry Bird. This game can take a few weeks to beat, but to fully unlock everything will take some time and patience on your part.

 

Probably the best B-Ball game around. Buy it.

 

6. Guitar Hero II

 

 

When this game came out, everybody was into it and Youtube was pretty much flodded with people playing this game. This game was new, fresh and addicting.

 

If you play this game, get an actual guitar controller. Without one, this won't make this game justice. it has five fret buttons, a strum bar, and a tremelo arm. In a style similar to Guitar Freaks, you play through songs by holding down the fret buttons and strumming the strum bar to play a note. Intermediate guitar techniques like hammer-ons and pull-offs are used frequently in the higher difficulties, but knowledge of playing guitar is completely optional to enjoying this game.

 

The Songs in this game are mostly great. You get classics like War Pigs, Message in a Bottle, Carry on wayward son, Cherry Pie, etc. It's a playlist that every rock fan in this world would love to buy on LP.

 

It's also easy to learn but incredibly hard to master, with it's four difficulty levels. I swear, if your hands don't bleed after playing YYZ from Rush on the highest difficulty level, i don't know what does.

 

Bottom line, if i could, i would turn this game to 11.

 

5. Kingdom Hearts 2

 

 

When i first heard about Kingdom Hearts, i thought this is an idea tht would never work. After playing the already good first one and then this, i thought this was one of squares best ideas.

 

The story of Kingdom Hearts 2 takes place a year after Chain of memories. At first you start out as a character called Roxas but you'll eventually be able to play as the main protagonist Sora with the help of his companions, Donald Duck and Goofy. You'll then travel from world to world as you try to get rid of the heartless and also finding out about the mysterious Nobodies and the Organization XIII.

 

The gameplay is excellent. The fighting is very well done, if not too easy. The valor mode is excellent, and it really gives you a chance to "go all out" on your opponent, compared to the somewhat constricting battle system of the first. The Reaction Commands are an excellent addition, adding another level of entertainment to an otherwise wonderful package.

 

I also love the choosing of the Disney worlds in KH2 better then in the first one. I was especially surprised to see worlds based on Pirates of the Caribbean and TRON, which are both live action disney movies and the music to these worlds fits all perfectly.

 

4- Metal Gear Solid 3:Snake Eater

 

 

Did you honestly believe, i wouldn't put a MGS game in here? Wroooooooooooooooong.

 

It's the 1960's and you are a CIA agent code named Snake. Your first mission the Virtuous Mission. Your objectives are to rescue a rocket scientist named Sokolov. Sokolov is developing a radical new weapon for the USSR. It is a stealth mission and you are not to leave behind any traces of your existence in the area. If you fail this mission then it could mean an all out war between the superpowers.

 

The brand new camouflage system is a whole new level of stealth game play. You get various camouflage outfits and face paints. Depending on the terrain your in you must use a specific camouflage. There is a percentage that determines how visible you are. If your percentage goes into the negatives this means you are highly visible. If your percentage goes as high as 100% this means it will be very difficult for the enemy to see you, but you're still not invisible. You must use the various camouflages to hide yourself from the enemy.

 

You can also use various close quarter combat maneuvers. You can use your knife or knife & gun combo to do CQC or your bare hands. You can grab an enemy from behind and slice their throat or get information from them. You can also grab an enemy from behind and use them as a shield.

 

I haven't played the later titles, so this is the ultimate stealth action game for me.

 

3. Star Wars Battlefront 2

 

 

This is the game that probably would've cost me my High School diploma, if it wasn't for my mother. I spend hours upon hours on this game.

 

This game is Fantastic, if ever there was a game to beat any other shooter out there, it's this and it does it in every possible way. Easy to learn controls, fast, pick up and play style all add up to the Battlefront experience. Some new units have been included this time around from the first one.

 

The game revolves around the Rise of the Empire which you play as the 501st legion AKA, Vaders Fist, you start out in the heat of ROTS and wind up at TESB. Instant action is the highlight of the game however, as you can set the reinforcements up to a staggering 500%!! Thats 750 units per side!!!

 

You can also play as heroes and villains, from the different movies, like Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi or Darth Vader. The Lightsaber controls work incredibly well, in this shooter enviroment.

 

This is probably my favorite Star Wars game and the force is really strong with this one.

 

2. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

 

 

"Most people think Time is like a river, that flows swift and sure in one direction but I have seen the face of time and can tell you they are wrong." These where the bone chilling words of the prince at the beginning. What a great way to start.

 

The Prince is tricked into releasing the sands of time, and the only chance he has to undo what he has done is to trust someone he has every reason to distrust. The characters' relationships are so well developed that it makes you want to know exactly what happens to them. It's not just an intro and then a scene at the end. The story progresses as you solve riddles.

 

The Gameplay is absolutely amazing. First of all, the puzzles in the game are challenging and fun. Solving the riddles and accomplishing goals gives you a true sense of accomplishment. Secondly, the abilities gained by your dagger make the game amazingly interesting. You can put your enemies in slow motion, you can do matrix style moves, you can rewind time if you make a mistake... Effects like these have never been used like this in a game before. It's wild. And I'll never get tired of seeing the Prince's wall walking ability.

 

Forget Tomb Raider or Assasins Creed. This is the ultimate Action Adventure.

 

1. Final Fantasy X

 

 

Okay, forget about the laughing scene in Luca...did you forget it? Good. THIS GAME IS AWESOME.

 

The story takes place around a main character by the name of Tidus or whatever else you decide to call him, he's a professional blitzball play and is fairly popular in the city of Zanarkand. Its the night of a big game and of course that's when things start to go wrong. A big monster by the name of Sin comes and takes him to another world called Spira. There's plenty of twists in the story and moments that will most likely make you gasp.

 

The combat system in this game turn based and to make it even easier to the new comers, Square put a screen in the main battle screen where you can see whose turn is next. This turned out to be extremely useful during boss battles and during the airship battles too. I also enjoy the fact that you can switch characters at the press of a button if you need to.

 

Although the storyline is linear, there are many side quests where you can level up, learn interesting tibits and even gain something out of the deal. For examples, blitzball and the quest for the hidden aeons. If you play the Blitzball enough and win, you can obtain Wakka's ultimate weapon. The quest for the hidden aeons was fun because of all the items and power that you recieved.

 

While there is no leveling up system, the sphere gird picks up the slack that leveling up left behind. Now if you have a character that has low HP and you use that character all the time, you can teleport via a teleport sphere or friend sphere to another person's gird and level them up there.

 

I could go on and on about this game, but the bottom line is, this is one of my favorite games, laughing scene or not.

 

 

 

 

 

Do you maybe have any other PS2 games that you like, that are not on this list? Comment below, let me know.