playstation 2

[pappalardospizza]

I'm about to go back in time and buy a playstation 2.
What games are necessary/ encouraged to play?

[Archie Bunker]

gta san andreas, need for speed underground 2, god of war, resident evil 4.  ill try to think of more

[trannies and mannies]

thug

[frisco]

God of War 2

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (cant stress this enough)

Archie Bunker covered a lot of the essentials, I liked Vice City over San Andreas but thats just me

This game was really fucking cool, cell shaded graphics, like playing a comic book, one of my all time favourites

[Big Skatefase]

twisted metal black
mgs 3 snake eater
silent hill 2
devil may cry 3
viewtiful joe

[boyan]

God of War 2

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (cant stress this enough)

These for sure, and I really was impressed by the first Killzone game as wel

[the snake]

ICO
Shadow of the colossus

[finknoos]

worms

[chockfullofthat]

Shadow of the Colossus
Katamari Damacy
GTA San Andreas
GTA Vice City
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

I also love Capcom vs SNK 2 but it is probably hard to find.

If you have lots of free time:
Final Fantasy X

[pancake man]

Grand Turismo 4

[Cthulhu!]

metal gear games
silent hill games
fire pro wrestling returns

[Archie Bunker]

oh yeah if you like basketball nba street is a must have

[iKobrakai]

You guys have good taste. What you need is:

Silent Hill 2: Best horror game ever made pretty much, trust me, you will love it!

Silent Hill 3: Pretty close to ^ in terms of how good it is. A real torture. Some people wonder how games can be scary, I say they never played this game. Is is almost too much.

Metal Gear Solid 2; Sons of Liberty: I beat this game over 25 times and there are still new things to discover. I recommend Substance version which is a heavily upgraded with soooo much content; sneaking missions, playing Plant part with Snake, oh my God, so much to do. Very addictive, you will sit there for hours in mission mode. So much fun!

Metal Gear Solid 3; Snake Eater: Holy something!!! Sneaking in jungle enviroments, the game feels so free. The bosses are insane, graphics are top notch, sound/music wonderful! You will be sitting on needles sneaking through jungle, changing camos and tons of other stuff. A must!

Devil May Cry 1&3: Avoid the second one like rape! First one is so heavy it must have been made by Slayer, just non stop action with some puzzles here and there, almost zero dialog. Third one is more refined with different styles, upgrades, etc. Difficult games, nothing for whimps.

Resident Evil 4: Trust the hype, it is that good! Close shoulder view is so fresh, even fresher back then, adds a whole new dimension to this beast. I will not list everything that is great here, just buy the game and get ready to slay Spanish farmers. Also this game is very long, but gets better and better. The replay value is great too, cant go wrong with this one.

As you can see I love Konami and Capcom,  Playstation 2 era was undoubtly their very prime! How do I know that? Because all these games are now available in HD to 360 and PS3.

[skateboardnorth]

God of War 2

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (cant stress this enough)

These for sure, and I really was impressed by the first Killzone game as wel

Both of these are amazing.  They should make a new Battlefront!!

[The Twilight Zone]

Loved Resident Evil 4 and God of War.

[ScreamingHand]

kingdom hearts was good. i bought it for my chick at the time because she was into disney and I ended up playing it instead, dig it

[frisco]

God of War 2

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (cant stress this enough)

These for sure, and I really was impressed by the first Killzone game as wel

Both of these are amazing.  They should make a new Battlefront!!

They did! And it got cancelled

Star Wars Battlefront III : Pre-Alpha Gameplay (NEW)

[whitemanjazz]

Devil may cry 1

metal gear solid 2 and snake eater

[Dominic Hynard]

Only one person said THUG? Whoah, that game is the major reason I'm hooked on skating.

Also Need For Speed Underground 2.

Two games I highly recommend.

[skateboardpizza]

the warriors , the punisher , thug 1 , thps4 , gta san andreas , god of war 1 & 2

[Baron Samedi]

Red Dead Revolver is super good

007: Nightfire is easy fun and you can probably get it for 2 or 3 bucks and it has a multiplayer mode

FFX and FF12 are both dope if you're into RPGs, FF12 kind of goes off the deep end with gameplay though

Jak 3

I wasted 2 years in college playing Capcom vs. SNK 2 and do not regret a single second of it

Tekken 4

[chockfullofthat]

Red Dead Revolver is super good

007: Nightfire is easy fun and you can probably get it for 2 or 3 bucks and it has a multiplayer mode

FFX and FF12 are both dope if you're into RPGs, FF12 kind of goes off the deep end with gameplay though

Jak 3

I wasted 2 years in college playing Capcom vs. SNK 2 and do not regret a single second of it

Tekken 4

So much fun.  Who were your go to characters?  Mine wer Ryu and Mai followed by Ken or Akuma.  I can't believe PS2 games don't work on PS3.  Bullshit.

[MuchasGracias]

Crash Bandicoot, Jak n Daxter and Ratchet and Clank were some of my childhood fav's.

[Baron Samedi]

Red Dead Revolver is super good

007: Nightfire is easy fun and you can probably get it for 2 or 3 bucks and it has a multiplayer mode

FFX and FF12 are both dope if you're into RPGs, FF12 kind of goes off the deep end with gameplay though

Jak 3

I wasted 2 years in college playing Capcom vs. SNK 2 and do not regret a single second of it

Tekken 4

So much fun.  Who were your go to characters?  Mine wer Ryu and Mai followed by Ken or Akuma.  I can't believe PS2 games don't work on PS3.  Bullshit.

I could actually play pretty well with most of the characters, which is probably just testament to the amount of time I spent with that game.  But my favorites were Shin Akuma, Ryo, Kyo, Ken, Terry, Akuma, Iori, Rock, Geese, Eagle, and Yamazaki was the secret weapon because he seems like such a chump.  Goddamn, that game just reminds me of how much of a nerd I am.  I still haven't beaten every mode yet.