PS2 games?

[Rooster893]

I am looking to make a leap back a generation, what are some good games on the PS2?

I've already got these games on my list to get:
Klonoa 2: Lunatae's Veil
Tomba 2: The Evil Swine Return
Half-Life
Namco X Capcom
Tekken Tag Tournament
Drakengard
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Red Dead Revolver

Any other suggestions? Preferably first person shooters, and platformers like Klonoa and Tomba.

 

[theComposer]

Shadow of the Colossus. You won't regret it.

 

[GiantRaven]

Timesplitters: Future Perfect
Metal Gear Solid 2
Metal Gear Solid 3
Ico
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Prisoner of War
Hitman: Contracts
Hitman: Blood Money
So many other games I'm probably neglecting to remember...

 

[HassEsser]

Jak and Daxter (Jak II, Jak 3)
Sly Cooper and the Thevious Racoonus (2 and 3)(Just get the PS3 collection)
God of War (II)(Just get the collection)
ICO (super rare, one of the best games ever, good luck finding it)(or wait for ICO colleciton)
Shadow of the Colossus (ICO collection)
Resident Evil 4
Downhill Domination
Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2
Grand Theft Auto III (VC, SA)
Simpsons Hit and Run
Max Panye (2)
Psychonauts
Ultimate Spider-Man

EDIT: and everything GiantRaven said and Timesplitters 2

 

[Gitty101]

If you haven't played it on another platform already, Resident Evil 4 would be an excellent choice.

But, considering your preferences, I'm thinking you should get Timesplitters 2 and 3 (Future Perfect) - excellent examples of the FPS genre.

 

[RedEyesBlackGamer]

Persona 3
Persona 4
Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love
Odin Sphere
Disgaea
Disgaea 2
Phantom Brave
Soul Nomad
Guilty Gear X2

 

[default]

I actually just got a PS2 ($50 AUD, with all the gear! Whoop!) mostly to play Shadow of the Colossus (which I have ordered on Ebay). This thread will be handy for me too

Does anyone recommend Kingdom Hearts? And I would like to get Ico, but it IS super rare :\

 

[DatCracker]

Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Persona 3
Chulip (bizzare, but fun)
Serious Sam
Fatal Frame 2
SMT: Nocturne
Siren (though the ps3 remake is a bit better, in my opinion)
Twisted Metal: Black

 

[Moontouched-Moogle]

Hmm, they're not all within your preferences, but they're good nonetheless:

Silent Hill 2
Devil May Cry (1 and 3)
Shin Megami Tensei: NOCTURNE (if you're in the mood for a really punishing RPG.)
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Okami (Unless you have the Wii version)
Tokobot Plus (younger target audience, but still a charming, entertaining platformer)
Megaman X Collection
Megaman Anniversary Collecton
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs The Soulless Army (Demons + Detective work = Win)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Can't think of any others right now that haven't been mentioned already.

EDIT: Ninja'd on a couple of them. Also, Kingdom Hearts is good.

 

[DatCracker]

Does anyone recommend Kingdom Hearts?

Yeah, Kingdom Hearts is pretty fun.

 

[TitanAtlas]

Every single game peopel recommended before me plus:

KING KONG!!!!!
Spartan Total Warrior
Kingdom Hearts
MGS3 SNAAAAAAKE EEEEAAAAATTTEEERRR!!!!!

 

[SilverStuddedSquirre]

Tenchu Wrath of Heaven.Ninjuutsu excellence. If you like racing games at all I reccomend Highly the Driving Force Pro force feedback wheel and GT4 and Nascar 2008. By Mega-Man I love that wheel!

 

[omicron1]

I just did the same thing (finally abandoned my console-free existence and got a PS2 for $40, plus a video capture card so I can use it on my laptop) - pretty much, see the above lists. I don't really have anything major to add.

Maybe try Final Fantasy XII, though - if you like open-world games - or Final Fantasy X, if you like corridors.

Also, Black I've heard is pretty good; finally, try perusing the list. [http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/release-date/available/ps2/metascore]

 

[BreakfastMan]

Since everyone stole all my other recommendations, I will go with what is left:

Kingdom Hearts 2.
Rogue Galaxy.
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando + Up Your Arsenal + Deadlocked.
Valkyria Profile 2: Silmeria.
Xenosaga Episode 1: Der Wille Zer Macht.
Bully.
Devil May Cry.
The Suffering.

EDIT: Removed others that people already recommended, so as to reduce redundancy.

 

[baconsarnie]

Other than some of the ones previously mentioned, James Bond 007 nightfire (fps), star wars bounty hunter (3rd person shooter/plateformer)and need for speed underground 2 (driving, obviously)jump immediately to mind. Enter the matrix (3rd person shooter with some fps elements(sniping), need for speed carbon or any LoTR game come to think of it

 

[BreakfastMan]

Does anyone recommend Kingdom Hearts?

The first one was pretty good. The second one was much, much better in my humble opinion, but the only way you are going to understand what is going in 2 is by playing 1. So buy both!

 

[Gentleman_Reptile]

If you want a good FPS for the PS2, then I reccommend "Black".

Platformers...I had loads of fun with both the Bloodryane games. And of course, Shadow of the Collossus, but if you havent heard of that game by now then please tell me how youve managed to survive for so long underneath a rock. In a cave. On one of the moons of Jupiter.

Here are a few other I reccommend....

Red Faction 2
Matrix: Path of Neo
The Punisher
Both the God of War games
Burnout 3: Takedown
Dead or Alive 2
Tekken 5
Spartan: Total Warrior

 

[JamesCG]

Since everyone stole all my other recommendations, I will go with what is left:

Kingdom Hearts 2.
Rogue Galaxy.
Twisted Metal: Black (really hard to get into, but also pretty dang fun).
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando + Up Your Arsenal + Deadlocked.
Valkyria Profile 2: Silmeria.
Xenosaga Episode 1: Der Wille Zer Macht.
Bully.
Devil May Cry.
The Suffering.

I love you for Xenosaga. <3

I also recommend Xenosaga Episode 1 and 2, along with the First KH and RE:Chain of Memories, if only because it fills in the MASSIVE gap of plot.

 

[ChupathingyX]

Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

My personal favourite PS2 game.

Also Dynasty Warriors 4 I thought was a great game, it introduced me to hack and slash action games and made me interested into an entire era of Chinese history.

Dynasty Tactics 2 is also the best strategy/tactical game I've ever played, good luck ever finding it in a store though.

 

[Urgh76]

Hey, Tomba! :3

Crash Bandicoot, everything until (not including) Twinsanity, the series tanks from there.

I'd also recommend Megaman 8