90% different than my list and completely out of order with what I'd rank games, that just goes to show how great the PS2 was, no two lists will be the same.
I think Burnout 3: Takedown was the peak of the series. And probably in the top 10 of PS2 games. Still a blast to play to this day. No other game imho has ever captured the rush of speed and being right on the edge like that one did. Also it's courses were really fun and lots of variety.
I remember pirating games using Swap Magic back then. Jak n Daxter Ratchet & Clank God of war, Twisted Metal Black, Maximo, iNinja, Destroy all humans, Burn Out 3, Tony Hawk Underground, Kingdom Hearts, DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 3, Onimusha, Genji: Dawn of the samurai, Midnight Club, Yakuza, Chaos legion, and more I can't recall. The mid to late 2000s was the golden era of playstation games.
uhhh there were games before socom that had voicechat but it definitely made it more popular on consoles for sure. roger wilco was around since 1999 allowing pc gamers to voicechat, and teamspeak also predates socom.
Need For Speed Underground (and its sequels); Smackdown! Here Comes The Pain (and its sequels); Lord Of The Rings Return Of The King; And you put GTA SA, but Vice City will forever be my personal favourite ❤️
@@paulwoodford1984 LOL A comment a salty cheapskate who can't afford a PS5 would make. Either that or you are on a brain cell killing crack spree. It's Probably both.
You made a great point. Because of the massive library both because of the great games and 13 years worth of games, you could do a top 50 here. You should totally revisit this and do a follow up of top 30 so that you could have a top 50 altogether. There’s a few platforms I’d very much love seeing that for because as you said, the library is just so full of good games that only a top 20 feels a little unfinished and argumentative.
I have the original Dark Cloud that introduced many of the mechanics. It's still one of my favourites. The completely random gameplay and the joy of finding random weapons in chests keep me playing this.
NFS Underground 2, Tomb Raider, GT3 &4, Star Wars Battlefront, Burnout, Medal of Honor, Call of duty, Ace Combat.... There's just so many missing in this list and it couldn't bother me, this was the best console in all history and I'm still buying games today, they are the best!
I still revisit that game and Champions of Norrath. If it hadn't been for a friend of my brother who lent us the game around 20 years ago, I probably would have never learned about it.
I think Manhunt could’ve made this list but like you said with such an extensive library of games it’s quite difficult. Anyhow, the games you did pick are exceptional. Great video.
To me Manhunt is legendary although not alot of people I know who grew up playing games know about it or can remember the game. I still own it along with the second one and play them from time to time 🔥
Out of all the PS2 games on this list, Burnout Revenge is my favorite. I love playing this game on my PS2 emulator on my laptop. I love the speed of this game. I do a lot of crashing in it too. I consider this game way better than Grand Theft Auto.
@mogueraguh Same, they really did not have to do Kratos so much injustice. Worst of all,the GOW Franchise got the reboot sequel treatment like MK9 and Soul Calibur VI to name a few.
The difference is that God of War 1-3 are the gold standard for Hack n Slash character action games. On the other hand, God of War (2018) and Ragnarok are just another generic open world game with melodramatic plot that we've seen so much of in recent years.
Gran Turismo 4, Need For Speed Underground 2, A Dog's Life, DTM(TOCA) Race Driver 3, Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War/Squadron Leader, Indycar Series, Enthusia: Professional Racing, Medal of Honor: Frontline, Sky Odyssey, the Tony Hawk saga, Twisted Metal: Black, those are many of my favourites on PS2 alongside some of the list
@@alexojideagu I hate football in general so it's another story 😂 bear in mind that those are only the games I've owned. I've also played sports games like SSX Tricky, SSX3, SSX On Tour and NBA Street. those were fun, but I never actually owned them. they were either rentals or borrowed
Say what you want. San Andreas was a staple at my house. You wrecked as much as you could, with as many stars as you could, until you died. Then you passed the controller. Then you had a shot and a puff.
why is no one ever talking about Primal, its an amazing unique game where the main character (Jennifer) is dragged into 4 different demon realms and can possess and shift demon forms for each world, accompanied by a stone goblin demon (Scree) as they take on the chaos trying to get her back to mortalis
Crash Tag, Half Life, Manhunt, MK Shaolin Monk, Cricket 07, Def Jam, Fifa Street, Alone in the Dark, Twisted Metal Black, Bully, Red Dead Revolver, Call of Duty & so on...
It’s crazy how everyone has their own preference. I mainly liked the wrestling and fighting games, but each to their own. Budokai 3, Tenkaichi 3, Tekken 5 and Here Comes The Pain were the best for me!
NFSU 2, SD HCTP, SvR 2006, GTA vice city, GTA San andreas, Fifa 2005, madden 2004 and of course NHL 2001 ... Who ever played nhl 2001 knows... probably one of the greatest nhl games ever made.. you could play for hours and hours and hours without get tired of it... they don't make hockey games fun and enjoyable like this anymore..
I haven't been a single player "gamer" since the ps2, and I was so so young. Now I'm enjoying these games on my android emulator and having a BLAST. Started with RE4, but I'll probably do silent hill 2 next, and DMC then God of War.
Some games to add to the list: 1. Gran Turismo 4. This is one of the greatest racing games of all time and it is criminal that this wasn't included in this top 20 list. 2. NBA Street. This was the PS2 version of NBA Jam Tournament Edition. It is always a fun game to play even today. 3. SSX or SSX Tricky. These were awesomely fun snowboarding games to play 4. Hot shots golf 3. I know it's a golf game, but it's a really fun and relaxing golf game to play. 5. Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies. This is probably the best dog fighting game on the PS2.
I vaguely remember burnout revenge being a playable demo on a madden game. Am I making that up? Could I Google that question? Of course, but that wouldn’t help the algorithm
I've been grabbing games I never had for PS2 for my PCSX2. and Burnout 3 was the recent one. and Its a good case of "its not Nostalgia" I've already put more than 10+ hours on it. Its just a really fun, high octane, edgy early 2000s, arcadey game.
You forgot Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks. The best co-op game on the ps2. Aside from that, very good video. Hard to argue any of your choices... oh wait.... where the fudge is Def Jam Fight For NY and NBA Street Vol 2?
The PS2 is one of the greatest systems of all time, and it’s the best selling console for a reason, and this list is just a tip of the iceberg of the PS2 library of games.
"Its not the best, but they did try." I completely disagree. Tekken 5's Devil Within was remarkable. Its one of the most iconic mini-games of that era. The effort put into it is unmatched; hell its an entirely new and whole other game itself if you really think of it.
We were spoiled back then. All the OG gamers know what I’m talking about. We had soooooooooooo many good games it didn’t make sense. God I miss those days!
Black was really good. Don't know a fps on the system that looked as good. The campaign did a good job of making feel realistic to the scenarios. Best of all the cpu on your squad stays out of your way.
Black is an epic shooter. I remember one time I managed to complete it on hard mode. I still to this day consider that one of my personal greatest gaming achievements 😊
What about star wars revenge of the sith? The dueling system in that game is so ahead of its time that it surpasses modern games today without a doubt.
he forgets all about tony hawk pro skater. Again ps1 and 2 had so many hits for there time choosing just 20 would be hard to do just 20 within its self. Also i really liked x-men legends 2 apocolipse though a very easy game to play u could use the direction pad and change between what mutant you played as. either a brotherhood character or a x-men character. Was pleasantly surprised by seeing shadow of the colosus.
ArguablyThe greatest fighting game ever was left off this list! Probably should be number 1 on this entire list! Here Comes The Pain quite simply was a revolutionary game of fun factor, playability, deep career mode and re play value through the roof! WWE never looked better!
MGS3 is my Favorite VideoGame of All Time and I’m surprised Persona 4 or Persona 3 didn’t make the list especially when Persona 5 Music is playing “life Will Change”
I just don't understand why people picking ffx rather than ffxii, just why, the fxii are absolutely masterpiece, its looks like games made for exclusive console at that times 🤦🏼♂️
I agree, but x is often considered the more popular between the two. XII is still a pretty divisive entry. The graphics are far superior (XII might honestly be the best looking ps2 game, period,) the script and voice acting are miles better too, but the story and gameplay of X are still more well liked.
FFxii is my fave in the series. Controversial I know as it’s not got the best story but the gameplay, locations and side quests are some of my fondest gaming memories.
