Playstation 2: Must Have Games

[Vortigar]

Dynasty Warriors 5
Really, just get one Warriors game, they cost next to nothing and there's practically nothing like it out there. I'd simply recommend Dynasty Warriors 5 but some people swear to the Samurai off-shoot. You've got to have played one of these suckers, or at least rent it to know what all the fuss is about.

Fighting games
Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (the only fighting game that really teaches you how to play it)
Soul Calibur 2 (Very fun single player hunt to unlock everything, don't get the sequels plz)
Guilty Gear X2 #reload (A bit more iffy, but I found it very accessible and zany)
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (just for third strike, hyper fighting is a tad buggy)

Onmi:
Recommending the entire .Hack series is going out on a limb. That stuff is incredibly niche.

JaguarWong:
Same goes for CvS2, that thing is not all too accessible if you don't have a background in Capcom and SNK fighters (ie. "who are all these guys" syndrome). If you do have an awareness of them this game is an absolute joy though, I'm completely crap at it but still love it.

jsouth88:
Haha, try getting a legal PAL copy of MvC2 for PS2. That thing is on the list of endangered species. Capcom are a bunch of bastards when it comes to their European releases. Third Strike never got released here. They even stripped it out of the anniversary collection and simply released HSF as a separate game here. To add insult to injury they even release the anniversary collection for the XBox a year later...

 

[L4Y Duke]

God Hand.

Definately God Hand.

 

[Samurai Goomba]

God Hand.

Definately God Hand.

C'est vrai. God Hand all the way. I'll also add Genji: Dawn of the Samurai and Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix.

 

[MrGFunk]

Great Thread.

ICO
Shadow of the Colossus
God of War 1 + 2
Silent Hill 2 (exclusive?)
Timesplitters 2 + 3 (not exclusive)
Killer 7 (not exclusive)

 

[Ultrajoe]

Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2.

IF you can handle the quirky story and like that sort of game. If you do, a great buy... if not... well, i hope you like breaking the disc over the personified tower of your rage.

 

[Theo Samaritan]

Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2.

IF you can handle the quirky story and like that sort of game. If you do, a great buy... if not... well, i hope you like breaking the disc over the personified tower of your rage.

I second this. The game is, however, very much worth giving a go. Simply because its the most adult-orientated thing Disney has done for a long while. OK so adult-orientated is for late teens in Disney's eyes but...

 

[L.B. Jeffries]

Odin Sphere and Eternal Poison shame most of the next-gen stuff with how gorgeous they are. Gotta have the JRPG itch and be prepared to lose. ATLUS games aren't afraid to punish you with difficulty, unlike Squaresoft.

Indigo Prophecy is a bit of fun provided you can go without 'pew, pew, pew' for a while.

 

[Avida]

Ratchet: Deadlocked

Im a MASSIVE R&C fan, so, seriously?

 

[Jobz]

Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2
FFX
MGS3
Sly Cooper
GTA3

Those are my favorite PS2 games aside from GOW1 & 2.

 

[Dr Pussymagnet]

Tony Hawk's Underground if you are into that sort of thing.

But yeah, I highly recommend the Jak and Daxter series.

 

[Vuzzmop]

Okami
Psychonauts

I know I'm just repeating what others have said, but screw that, these games are fantastic.

 

[SpikeShinobi]

I loved War of the Monsters

 

[superbleeder12]

Ape Escape
Beyond Good and Evil
Disgaea
Final Fantasy 10 (one of the best, despite its flaws)
God Of War 1 + 2
ICO
La Pucelle Tactics
Manhunt
The Metal Slug Saga
Okami
Prince Of Persia
Psychonauts
Puzzle Quest (though its out on every major system... ever)
Shadow of the Colossus
Silent Hill 2
Valkyrie Profile
Viewtiful Joe

 

[noodleboy]

The Warriors = Best/fun game must have it

 

[gamebrain89]

- FFX
- GTA San Andreas
- Max Payne
- War of the Monsters (Am i the only one who liked this game?)

They're the only must-haves that i own. All worth it

I freaking loved war of the monsters, so much fun nuking friends through sky scrapers. The only thing I didn't like was you could blast building with the nuke special for one of the robots, and it wouldn't do anything, but nail a friend who was standing infront of the building, and down it goes!

I definately recommend the Ratchet and Clank series, at least the first 3, Ratchet Deadlocked is a maybe. Ico and the prequel Shadow of the Colossus ( Art director Fumito Ueda says it is a prequel, though its not the same boy [link]http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200602/N06.0216.1853.30213.htm[/link]), and if you like Final fantasy and some disney, Both Kingdom Hearts games. I personally like them, but to each his own. Rent if your not sure.