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What are the best PS2 games?
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Wind Waker
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Resident Evil 4
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The ones I had the most fun with during it's time....

Twisted Metal Black
Capcom vs SNK 2
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Tekken Tag
Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance
Kinetica
Kingdom Hearts
Tenchu Wrath of Heaven
Marvel Ultimate Alliance

As you might be able to tell, during this era multiplayer was my preference and what I spent the most time with. Honorable mentions

Shinobi
Gauntlet Dark Legacy
Devil May Cry
Timesplitters 2
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>>11487989
Tenchu wrath of heaven
Socom 2 (when it had online)
Armored core 2
Tony hawks underground
Grand turismo 4 (get the spec 2 mod if you're emulating)
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>>11487989
Onimusha 2
MGS2 and 3
DMC1 and 3
RE games
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Dark Cloud 2
Dragon Quest 8
Bully
The GTA trilogy
Shadow Of The Colossus
Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2
Silent Hill 2
Resident Evil 4
Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3

Among others
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>>11487989
Yoshis Island
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Gran Turismo 3
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto Vice City
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Devil May Cry
Gradius V
R-Type Final

I haven't played one since 2007, but these are the standout titles I remember.
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>>11488000
>>11488789
I guess at the time if you only had a PS2 the RE4 port was great but today I can't see any reason to play it over all of the better options we have
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Cold Winter
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>>11488012
>Capcom vs SNK 2
Unforgettable nights with this one back then.
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Klonoa 2
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Metroid Prime
Jet Set Radio Future
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>>11489439
Add my vote to this one.
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panzer dragoon orta and ninja gaiden black
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>>11487989
Smash Melee
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>>11487989
My favorites:
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy XII
Dark Cloud 1 and 2
Dragon Quest 8
Metal Gear Solid 1 and 2
Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat
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Resident evil code veronica x
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>>11487989
Sarcasm aside, the SEGA Classics Collection/the SEGA AGES 2500 collection is pretty neat
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>>11487989
why is the wipEout Pulse port so shitty...
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shenmue and sunshine
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>>11487989
FFX
Star ocean 3
Radiata Stories
Kingdom Hearts
DQVIII

for non rpg:
DMC3
Onimusha series
Shinobi/Nightshade
Katamari series

ICO and SOTC if you can handle janky controls and want an artsy experience

if you want normie slop: GTA and MGS

also LOL@ everyone mentioning inferior multiplats ITT. the ps2 was incredibly overrated.
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Daisenryaku and a-train trump all these kiddy game mentions.
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>>11488564
This is the best answer, Tenchu games are good.
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>>11487995
Kek
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Dark Cloud and Dark Chronicle
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>>11487989
Tony Hawk.
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>>11488592
Onimusha are good. They take patience though because of the upgrading
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>>11487989
God of War 2
Everything else fights for third place
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Even though it's leftst woke trash

Gta stories is probably some of the best gameplay still
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>>11487989
Nfl Street
NBA Street
SSX 3
DMC 1
Smackdown Just Bring it
Fight night p4
Dynasty Warriors 4 empires
Lord of the rings two towers
Timesplitters 1-3
Tiger Woods 04

That's what I've been playing since I got a ps2 last Xmas for the first time since I was in college
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>>11487989
GTA:SA
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>>11487989
early ones
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The punisher, red star, sopranos, urban chaos, state of emergency, firefighter, crash racing, cold fear, narc, gauntlet, downhill domination, colin mcrae, dirt to daytona, timesplitters, motorstorm, midway arcade treasures, rapala, mlb2k, big truckers, flatout, ncca2k, outlaw golf, hotshot tennis, killer 7

to name a few
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>>11492972
Actually that tennis one sucked
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Underrated and one of the best games on PS2 for sure.
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here's what I have installed if you're looking for some recs
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>not a single mention of any of the Ace Combat games
homosexual thread
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>>11493074
Then I guess you're a homosexual then because you just mentioned it
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>>11493076
I'm gonna jizz inside your asshole, you massive fucking faggot.
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>>11492989
If they made 7 more like this it would cement ps2 as the best
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>>11492976
I said this already


Too bad collectors effed up the price
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>>11493081
No you won't because you were born with a vagina for starters

And also youre afraid of me in real life, remember?

You gigantic pussy fagget bitch
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>>11487989
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>>11493124
Jake and dexter?

What are you 13? Grow up
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>>11493127
it's fun
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>What are the best PS2 games?
Dunno about Best, but I will give you 5 of my personal favourites that I replay a lot.

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
Dragon Quest 8
Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires
Star Ocean: Til The End Of Time
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>>11492954
Forget Smackdown Just Bring It. Get Here Comes The Pain
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>>11487989
Final Fantasy X
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>>11493124
>mister mosquito
based
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>>11493124
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>>11487989
First 2 Disgaea games
Phantom Brave, Soul Nomad, Makai Kingdom
SMTIII, Raidou 2, Dark Cloud, DQVIII, some FF
Ace Combat Zero
Ape Escape 3
Armored Core 3
Klonoa 2
Some Tekken
And there's >>11489163
Thing had a lot of good RPGs and racing games
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>>11487989
Here’s a quick list of the best PS2 games of all time:

Action/Adventure

Shadow of the Colossus: A breathtaking masterpiece of all time, with epic boss fights and emotional storytelling.
God of War II: Brutal combat and cinematic set pieces make it one of the greatest of all time.
Devil May Cry 3: Stylish and challenging action of all time.
Okami: A stunning, artistic adventure of all time.

RPGs

Final Fantasy X: A timeless story with unforgettable characters of all time.
Persona 4: A unique murder mystery RPG of all time.
Dragon Quest VIII: Classic JRPG charm and depth of all time.

Platformers

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal: Wacky weapons and humor of all time.
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy: Seamless platforming fun of all time.
Sly 2: Band of Thieves: Clever stealth-platforming of all time.

Racing

Gran Turismo 4: The most realistic racing sim of all time.
Burnout 3: Takedown: High-speed arcade racing thrills of all time.

Other Highlights

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater: Stealth-action perfection of all time.
Kingdom Hearts II: Magical Disney-Final Fantasy blend of all time.
Resident Evil 4: Legendary action-horror of all time.

These games represent the best of the best of all time on the greatest console of all time!
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>>11492972
>Sopranos
“Ey tone, you hear what I said? I said the sopranos is one of the best games on the ps2, and he believed me! Hehe”
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>>11493298
Worst post of all time
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Gradius V
SMT Nocturne
Okami
Devil May Cry
Ace Combat 4
Raidou Kuzunoha 1&2
God Hand
Virtua Fighter 4
Yakuza 1&2
Capcom vs SNK 2
Castlevania Lament of Innocence
Panzer Dragoon Sega Ages

Just some games I played and recommend.
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>>11487989
Can't go wrong with the 3 S's:
Sky Gunner
Sky Odyssey
Downhill Domination
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GTA III
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>>11491868
You forgot to put kingdom hearts in the normie slop category
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I love DQ8 so fucking much
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>>11494278
Normie game. Dq7 is much better.
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>>11492928
jak 1 kinda sucks right?
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No shadow of memories? Wtf?
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I really liked this game, it’s pretty neat, and was the first game I ever played in this almost comic book looking like art style. Never hear anyone talking about it
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>>11495012
Super based
Was scrolling through the thread thinking of course no one would mention that game, and there you are
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This is my most favorite game ever.
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>>11494291
theyre all normie games its dragon quest retard.
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>>11495101
I have grind rail fatigue.
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50cent bulletproof
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>>11487989
- Rygar
- Zone of the Enders 1 & 2
- Bloodrayne 1
- FFX
- ATV Offroad fury series
- ATV Quad power racing series
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>>11487989
The ones I grew up playing,
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>>11494291
They are all the same, anon. It's not like final fantasy who reinvents himself every 2 game
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Raw Danger
Bujingai
Steambot Chronicles
Chulip
Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex
Breath of Fire V
Psi Ops
Drag-On Dragoon 2
Neo Contra
Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
Michigan
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Katamari Damacy
MGS 3
Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
Kingdom Hearts 2



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