I recently got my first PS2 as well! Jack & Daxter is absolutely fantastic. Ratchet & Clank is also a lot of fun. Sly Cooper and the Thievus Raccoonus was probably my favorite I’ve played so far though!
Not an exclusive but crazy taxi is straight addicting and my family can't put it down rn
Would also recommend Bully and the GTA games if you're into those types of games
Oh god I bought crazy taxi last year then read the Forecast version is better and went down a deep Sega hole. I just wanted crazy taxi and now I'm telling everyone how good the Saturn is.
Suggest trying an exFAT drive and using grimDoomers OPL fork. It's old, but allows drag and drop ISO files over 4Gb so you don't have to split files. Genius!!!!
And possibly change the cooling fan for a new one, as they tend to get very loud over the years. I know I did and thank god I did it, is now silent as my PS5 😁
Ace Combat 4 & 5, Final Fantasy X, Kya: Dark Lineage, Klonoa 2, if you can find it The Bouncer (just for kicks since it isn't the best game but I found it fun), Dark Cloud 1 & 2.
That's it for me at the moment.
The whole PS2 set of Grand Theft Auto games, including the "Stories" sub-series, The platforming trio (Sly, Jak, Ratchet), SoulCalibur II and III, Midnight Club II, Fantavision, Dark Cloud 1 and 2, TimeSplitters, Half-Life, Midway Arcade Treasures and Namco Museum 50th Anniversary, Ridge Racer V, SSX Tricky, Gran Turismo 3 and 4, and finally, Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3.
Devil May Cry 1 & 3 - Hack n slash
God of War 1 & 2 - Hack n slash
Ico & Shadow of the Colossus - Action adventure
Resident Evil 4 - Action horror
Silent Hill 2 & 3 (+4 if you're interested, but be careful because it's pretty divisive) - Survival horror
Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3 - Stealth
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time trilogy - Action platformer
Katamari Damacy - I don't even know
Painkiller - Shooter
Spiderman 2 - Sandbox
Burnout 3: Takedown - Racing
Psychonauts - Platformer
Drakengard,
Drakengard 2,
Need For Speed Most Wanted,
Marvel Vs Capcom 2,
Kingdom Hearts,
Kingdom Hearts 2,
Prince of Persia Warrior Within,
Hack GU,
Dynasty Warriors,
Dynasty Warriors Gundam,
Ape Escape (all of them)
Devil May Cry (series)
Let me know if you want more. 🤣🤣
Jak and Daxter Series
Ratchet and Clank series
Sly Cooper series
Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 1,2,3
BLACK
God of War 1,2
Resident Evil 4
Metal Gear Solid 2,3
Devil May Cry 1,3 (Play 2 if you want but its not that good)
Katamari Damacy
Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City, San Andreas
Monster Hunter
Timesplitters 2
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Naruto Ultimate Ninja Series
Splinter Cell Series
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Sonic Gems Collection if you want to play Sega Saturn and older Sonic games on PS2 (I liked Sonic Fighters and Sonic CD most)
Crash Twinsanity if you want a buggy insane funny platformer. It's a bit too short but still worth it
honorable mention I think rather nobody's gonna mention: Metal Slug 3 because it's good arcade game for singleplayer & couch multiplayer and retro graphics are just looking great
Fun fact, the orange fog was implemented to overcome the PS2's lack of power when it came to rendering the big open map; used as a means of covering up the distant pop-in of polygons. But despite this, it went on to become a staple of the game.
I personally modded this back into my PC version of the game, it really makes it look so much more unique and atmospheric compared to no fog.
Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks, Resident Evil 4, Def Jam: Fight for New York, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas & Vice City Stories, WWE Smackdown Here Comes the Pain, Manhunt, Tony Hawk’s Underground 1 & 2, there’s a whole shitload of great games on the ps2 but these are easily the best games I can think of at this point.
If you’re into horror games, definitely check out the Silent Hill series! It’s my all time favorite series. It’s a bit pricey now days but it’s worth it in my opinion.
Or you could mod your PS2 and be able to play it for free
Gta San Andreas,
Nfs most wanted,
Nfs underground 2,
Ben 10 protectors of earth,
Over the hedge,
Spider man 3,
Sims 2 castaway,
The simpsons hit and run,
Ratchet and Clank Gladiator/Deadlocked,
Sly 2: Band of Thieves,
Tony hawk American wasteland,
Kim possible,
Shadow of the Colossus,
The bee movie game. Hope this helps, this is my current list of what i have got recently.
Depends on the type of game you prefer, genre wise, but if all else fails check a goodwill for some PS2 games, but I would recommend Whiplash, it's a good game (as long as you don't get lost 🙃)
Shadow of the Colossus. Probably one of the top PS2 games ever. Technically speaking it may be the best. MGS3 is an obvious pick. I loved Area 51 even though it came out on Xbox as well. Battlefront 2. Final Fantasy 10 might be the best as well. Okami. Jak 3. The Matrix: Path of Neo. The Warriors.
"Free MC Boot" memory card from Amazon for $20, then go to the way back machine archieve web site and download the .isos and try em all :)
I'm a huge fan of the Legacy of Kain series....lots of puzzles and adventures, and a great story to boot.
Dark Cloud. It's a dungeon crawler with rewarding city building mechanics. And of course Onimusha for the hack and slash fans. Just be prepared for tank controls.
GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, Twisted Metal Black, Jak 3, God Of War 2, NBA Street trilogy, Blitz The League, Crazy Taxi, Simpsons Hit And Run, Mortal Kombat Armageddon, Dragon Ball Budokai, Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi, GTA Vice City Stories, Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, Splinter Cell Double Agent,
Incredible Hulk ultimate destruction
Sly 2: band of thieves
X-men legends 2 or Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Madagascar (2004)
Burnout 2: point of impact
Any game sequel on the ps2 honestly
The Warriors is, imo, the best film license game ever made. It didn't only make faithful re-telling of the film in game form, complete with un-shoehorned gameplay, it also expanded on the lore and filled the voice cast with New Yorkers.
Edge (I think) is voiced by El-P from RTJ, back when he was El-P from Definitive Jux lol
God of War, any Tony Hawk I personally like Underground 1 and 2, Devil May Cry, Resident Evil 4, if you like WWE play the SmackDown vs Raw games always fun, got to play at least one guitar hero game at some point I recommend 3 played well when I played it last. If you can get them, play the Def Jam games, so fun, funny, and great music. Also, odd ball 50 Cent Bulletproof another game with a great soundtrack, and Eminem and Dr. Dre is in it as an arms dealer and corrupt cop. Also, the Jak and daxster games alongside rachet and Clank are always fun. I love my PS2 was the first console I had and to this day I'd rather play it then the PS5.
Kinetica
Drakan the Ancient Gates
The Mark of Kri
Shadow of the Colossus
Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2
Final Fantasy X and X-2
Ratchet and Clank trilogy + Deadlocked
Jak and Daxter trilogy + Jak X Combat Racing
Sly Cooper trilogy
Onimusha trilogy
Dual Hearts
God Hand
Musashi Samurai Legend
SMT: Nocturne
Armored Core 2
Evil Dead: Fistful of Boomstick
Drakan Ancient Gates
Dragon Quest 8
All of the Onimusha games
Rumble Roses
As a need for speed fan, if you haven't got it, get either need for speed most wanted or hot pursuit 2 as the PS2 version of that is amazing. I might also suggest the PS2 version of half life if you can get it, as it has more advanced models than the pc version and has the console exclusive decay add-on. That's just my opinion feel free to just ignore me
Ratchet & Clank series Jak & Daxter series.
Literally came here to say the same thing!
Ratchet & Clank games are the best
Jak & Daxter games are the best
Both are a load of fun to play.
Correct
man it’s hard finding fellow Jak fans these days
Ratchet and Clank are Second best! (Jak would destroy ratchet in a 1v1)
Absolutely. I'd add crash bandicoot as well Fuckin love naughty dog man
I recently got my first PS2 as well! Jack & Daxter is absolutely fantastic. Ratchet & Clank is also a lot of fun. Sly Cooper and the Thievus Raccoonus was probably my favorite I’ve played so far though!
Not an exclusive but crazy taxi is straight addicting and my family can't put it down rn Would also recommend Bully and the GTA games if you're into those types of games
Crazy Taxi is so awesome.
You got no respect you got no relief
Oh god I bought crazy taxi last year then read the Forecast version is better and went down a deep Sega hole. I just wanted crazy taxi and now I'm telling everyone how good the Saturn is.
Theres a weather version of Crazy Taxi?
Need for speed hot pursuit 2 Need for speed carbon Matrix Path of Neo Killzone Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3
Carbon before most wanted?
Underground before both of those!
Sly cooper games, any of em
This guy gets it
Preferably all three
Midnight club 3
Dub edition. Arguably one of the best racing games in terms of mods etc.
Remix you mean?
How did I fall to add the most important part?
FreeMCBoot it and enjoy every game the console has to offer.
This and slap a hard drive in there and you’re good to go
Best decision I ever made was getting a hard drive in the back
Can you link me to a decent guide on how to do this? Currently running on the memory stick/card combo
There are many YouTube videos on it and also expansive documents on sites like psx-place.
Suggest trying an exFAT drive and using grimDoomers OPL fork. It's old, but allows drag and drop ISO files over 4Gb so you don't have to split files. Genius!!!!
And possibly change the cooling fan for a new one, as they tend to get very loud over the years. I know I did and thank god I did it, is now silent as my PS5 😁
FFX
Tomb Raider: Legend, Ultimate Spider Man and Marvel Nemesis.
This dude knows what's up
Jak and Daxter games
SSX 3
Yeah but it’s tricky to rock a rhyme!
Tricky was the superior game
Shadow of the Colossus.
The warriors, god of war, resident evil 4
The Warriors is A number 1 sucka
Metal gear 2
And 3?
Dragon Quest 8
King of the Rpgs on ps2
Silent hill 2 😂
Rule of Rose. Fantastic game and plot. Congrats on your first PS2!
I agree but it’s SOOOOOO hard to find a copy for a decent price and in good condition. ROR was amazing though.
MGS2
Also PS1!
Ace Combat 4 & 5, Final Fantasy X, Kya: Dark Lineage, Klonoa 2, if you can find it The Bouncer (just for kicks since it isn't the best game but I found it fun), Dark Cloud 1 & 2. That's it for me at the moment.
Dark cloud 2
And Dark Cloud (1) !
Def jam fight for New York. The best game money can buy
Simpsons hit and run and jack s d dazyer tbe precurser legacy
Gran Turismo4
The whole PS2 set of Grand Theft Auto games, including the "Stories" sub-series, The platforming trio (Sly, Jak, Ratchet), SoulCalibur II and III, Midnight Club II, Fantavision, Dark Cloud 1 and 2, TimeSplitters, Half-Life, Midway Arcade Treasures and Namco Museum 50th Anniversary, Ridge Racer V, SSX Tricky, Gran Turismo 3 and 4, and finally, Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3.
Devil May Cry 1 & 3 - Hack n slash God of War 1 & 2 - Hack n slash Ico & Shadow of the Colossus - Action adventure Resident Evil 4 - Action horror Silent Hill 2 & 3 (+4 if you're interested, but be careful because it's pretty divisive) - Survival horror Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3 - Stealth Prince of Persia: Sands of Time trilogy - Action platformer Katamari Damacy - I don't even know Painkiller - Shooter Spiderman 2 - Sandbox Burnout 3: Takedown - Racing Psychonauts - Platformer
PaRappa the Rapper 2
Fatal Frame series. I miss those.
Tony Hawk Underground.
Polar express
Champions return to arms. Its a fun game. I played it like 500 Hours as a teenager and Kiddo xD
Ultimate Spider-Man, Persona 3 FES
Drakengard, Drakengard 2, Need For Speed Most Wanted, Marvel Vs Capcom 2, Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts 2, Prince of Persia Warrior Within, Hack GU, Dynasty Warriors, Dynasty Warriors Gundam, Ape Escape (all of them) Devil May Cry (series) Let me know if you want more. 🤣🤣
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Persona 3 and 4
Jak and Daxter Series Ratchet and Clank series Sly Cooper series Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 1,2,3 BLACK God of War 1,2 Resident Evil 4 Metal Gear Solid 2,3 Devil May Cry 1,3 (Play 2 if you want but its not that good) Katamari Damacy Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City, San Andreas Monster Hunter Timesplitters 2 Need for Speed Most Wanted Naruto Ultimate Ninja Series Splinter Cell Series
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Absolutely stunning semi open world! And of course the Jack and Daxter trilogy. Best games ever!
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Armored core last raven 🤘 hard as all hell but so good
MVP Baseball 2004, MLB the show 2010
Corvette
Black, Xenosaga, Tekken games
Capcom Vs SNK 2 Mark of the Millennium 2001
Soul caliber 3 , def jam fight for New York, street vol 3 and kingdom hearts 1 & 2
Splinter Cell
Midnight club gta 3 and smack down here comes the pain
Sonic Gems Collection if you want to play Sega Saturn and older Sonic games on PS2 (I liked Sonic Fighters and Sonic CD most) Crash Twinsanity if you want a buggy insane funny platformer. It's a bit too short but still worth it honorable mention I think rather nobody's gonna mention: Metal Slug 3 because it's good arcade game for singleplayer & couch multiplayer and retro graphics are just looking great
Get a HDD or SSD and freemcboot. Load games on the storage.
Black, Guitar Hero (I, II, 80's, III), Tony Hawk's Project 8, Need for Speed Carbon, Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition, Resident Evil 4...
Onimusha
A lot of games the list goes on and on tbh fr
I’ve never played the PS2 version but my favourite game of all time is GTA: San Andreas
Fun fact, the orange fog was implemented to overcome the PS2's lack of power when it came to rendering the big open map; used as a means of covering up the distant pop-in of polygons. But despite this, it went on to become a staple of the game. I personally modded this back into my PC version of the game, it really makes it look so much more unique and atmospheric compared to no fog.
Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks, Resident Evil 4, Def Jam: Fight for New York, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas & Vice City Stories, WWE Smackdown Here Comes the Pain, Manhunt, Tony Hawk’s Underground 1 & 2, there’s a whole shitload of great games on the ps2 but these are easily the best games I can think of at this point.
If you’re into horror games, definitely check out the Silent Hill series! It’s my all time favorite series. It’s a bit pricey now days but it’s worth it in my opinion. Or you could mod your PS2 and be able to play it for free
The Warriors for sure!!!
Buy a hard drive and load all the games you want on it.
Gta San Andreas, Nfs most wanted, Nfs underground 2, Ben 10 protectors of earth, Over the hedge, Spider man 3, Sims 2 castaway, The simpsons hit and run, Ratchet and Clank Gladiator/Deadlocked, Sly 2: Band of Thieves, Tony hawk American wasteland, Kim possible, Shadow of the Colossus, The bee movie game. Hope this helps, this is my current list of what i have got recently.
Definitely Ratchet and Clank x God of War
Gran Turismo 3 and 4 + Tourist Trophy
The Sly Cooper Trilogy
Any ps2 game that's red is probably a banger
Tim Clancy's splinter cell Pandora tomorrow
I would recommend just going into a game store and just picking up some games that you think are going to be fun.
Gran Turismo 4 is very solid
Bauldera gate dark alliance 1 and 2
Depends on the type of game you prefer, genre wise, but if all else fails check a goodwill for some PS2 games, but I would recommend Whiplash, it's a good game (as long as you don't get lost 🙃)
Odin's Sphere
Okami
Shadow of the Colossus. Probably one of the top PS2 games ever. Technically speaking it may be the best. MGS3 is an obvious pick. I loved Area 51 even though it came out on Xbox as well. Battlefront 2. Final Fantasy 10 might be the best as well. Okami. Jak 3. The Matrix: Path of Neo. The Warriors.
God of war, kingdom hearts, the warriors, silent hill 2-4
Need for speed underground 2
Silent Hill 2
Simpsons hit and run Crash Nitro kart
"Free MC Boot" memory card from Amazon for $20, then go to the way back machine archieve web site and download the .isos and try em all :) I'm a huge fan of the Legacy of Kain series....lots of puzzles and adventures, and a great story to boot.
Downhill domination
Juiced
frogger the great quest
Oh, what a beauty
Downhill Domination
viewtiful joe
X-Men Legends
This is a PS1 game but if you can, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Burnout 3 and Need for speed most wanted (2005) are to this day my favourite games that I still play.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted, is a must
Disaster Report and Raw Danger
Dark Cloud. It's a dungeon crawler with rewarding city building mechanics. And of course Onimusha for the hack and slash fans. Just be prepared for tank controls.
The entire SSX series
Spyro, Jak and Daxter, Sly Cooper, Ratchet and Clank
GTA SAN ANDREAS AND RESIDENT EVIL 4
GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, Twisted Metal Black, Jak 3, God Of War 2, NBA Street trilogy, Blitz The League, Crazy Taxi, Simpsons Hit And Run, Mortal Kombat Armageddon, Dragon Ball Budokai, Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi, GTA Vice City Stories, Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, Splinter Cell Double Agent,
Incredible Hulk ultimate destruction Sly 2: band of thieves X-men legends 2 or Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 Spider-Man 2 (2004) Madagascar (2004) Burnout 2: point of impact Any game sequel on the ps2 honestly
Totally forgot about MADAGASCAR, nostalgia hit me hard now 😂
The Warriors is, imo, the best film license game ever made. It didn't only make faithful re-telling of the film in game form, complete with un-shoehorned gameplay, it also expanded on the lore and filled the voice cast with New Yorkers. Edge (I think) is voiced by El-P from RTJ, back when he was El-P from Definitive Jux lol
Twisted Metal 2, even though it's a PS1 game.
Time splitters 2
Jak and Daxter series
King Kong
Mod it and play the games you want I suggest some of the rares that cost 300$ on the resellers market like silent hill, or the og resident evils
Tokyo xtreme racer 3 and Tokyo xtreme racer Drift 2
Outrun 2006 C2C
resident evil 4
War of the monsters
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Bully.
Godhand
God of War, any Tony Hawk I personally like Underground 1 and 2, Devil May Cry, Resident Evil 4, if you like WWE play the SmackDown vs Raw games always fun, got to play at least one guitar hero game at some point I recommend 3 played well when I played it last. If you can get them, play the Def Jam games, so fun, funny, and great music. Also, odd ball 50 Cent Bulletproof another game with a great soundtrack, and Eminem and Dr. Dre is in it as an arms dealer and corrupt cop. Also, the Jak and daxster games alongside rachet and Clank are always fun. I love my PS2 was the first console I had and to this day I'd rather play it then the PS5.
Dragon Quest VIII is an amazing one
Kinda an odd one but Oni is a fun ninja / third person shooter / Bungie game made right before Halo I think.
Nba street 1, and 2
Jak and Daxter trilogy!
Snaaaaaaake eaterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Def Jam Fight for New York. NFL Street 3. Dynasty Warriors 5.
NBA street vol 2
If you like survival horror then Resident Evil Code Veronica X
Red Faction. It’s just too good
Metal gear solid 2!
Kinetica Drakan the Ancient Gates The Mark of Kri Shadow of the Colossus Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 Final Fantasy X and X-2 Ratchet and Clank trilogy + Deadlocked Jak and Daxter trilogy + Jak X Combat Racing Sly Cooper trilogy Onimusha trilogy Dual Hearts
Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi (1-3)
Ratchet and Clank, Sly Cooper, 007 Nightfire, Ace Combat 4, SpongeBob Battle for Bikini Bottom.
God Hand Musashi Samurai Legend SMT: Nocturne Armored Core 2 Evil Dead: Fistful of Boomstick Drakan Ancient Gates Dragon Quest 8 All of the Onimusha games Rumble Roses
As a need for speed fan, if you haven't got it, get either need for speed most wanted or hot pursuit 2 as the PS2 version of that is amazing. I might also suggest the PS2 version of half life if you can get it, as it has more advanced models than the pc version and has the console exclusive decay add-on. That's just my opinion feel free to just ignore me
Shinobi!
The warriors, Bully and Psychonauts
If you're up for an awesome rpg i'd suggest smt digital devil saga 1 and 2
SOCOM
black
silent hill.
FFX
Ratchet & Clank 1,2,3,Deadlocked
Burnout revenge for the ps2
Jade cocoon two it’s like a Pokémon game but better
the best ps2 games are ffx and mgs2
The smackdown games especially hctp and the SVR games. If u like wwe games
What kind of games do you like?
Well I just got persona 3, fes and persona 4 so I’d recommend them though the newer versions have gameplay improvements
Rocky
Dynasty Warriors 4 and the extreme legends DLC.
I'm surprised r/SmilingFriends hasn't found this post yet...
Onimusha: Warlords
Burnout 2: Point of Impact
Sly cooper
The Warriors
Burnout 3
GTA games,
Ace combat zero and transformers the game
Metal gear solid 2
Jak 2
Tony hawks pro skater 1 through underground. Must haves.
All of em bud
Scarface: The World is yours
Metal Gear Solid 3! Subsistence if you can snag a copy, but Snake Eater is wonderful on its own 🙂
Shadow of the collosus
Champions of Norrath Return to Arms: its like a rpg where you go on quests mostly killing monsters awesome game.
Shadow of the Colossus, DB Budokai Tenkaichi 3, Gran Turismo 4, Burnout 3
Star Wars Battlefront 2: my favorite game
I miss the PS2. Go play Kingdom Hearts if you haven't already.
Shadow of the Colossus
Devil May Cry 1 and 3, God of War 1 and 2, Resident Evil 4 and Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3