So I just got a PlayStation 2...

[zedel]

Anything with the SMT(Shin Megami Tensei) stamp will not disappoint.
As was said, Silent Hill 2 is awesome!
Also, the .hack// series are pretty fun and, in my opinion, pretty unique.

 

[shemoanscazrex3]

Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3, Persona 3, Devil May Cry 3 and the original. The Kingdom Hearts series is good as well

 

[Super Toast]

You're very late to the party. Anyway, here's some suggestions.

Bully
TimeSplitters 2
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts II (Electric Boogaloo)
Final Fantasy X
Dragon Quest VIII
Shadow of the Colossus
Ico
Hitman: Blood Money
Ratchet & Clank (All of them)
Jak & Daxter (All of them
Sly Cooper (All of them)
Resident Evil 4
Silent Hill 2 & 3

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

Try Persona 4, or Godhand. I enjoy those a lot. And if you don't have a Gamecube then you should get Resident Evil 4.

Good lord...your avatar.

Killer 7, Shadow of the Colossus, and Silent Hill 2 are the ones I think of, but I am sure they have already been mentioned, so...iNinja.

 

[Ashcrexl]

silent hill 2 is terrible...

Sorry, but this statement renders everything else you have to say moot.

SH2 is the best of a great series. The controls and camera are practiced and smooth, the models and lighting are first rate, and most importantly the story is gripping. It is not just a nightmare. It's a truly dark psychological journey for a protagonist with a mature conflict who may or may not realize a complex catharsis depending on the players choices during the game.

SH2 is a monument to what the survival horror genre can be, and is without doubt one of the best titles ever released on the PS2.

the controls are awful, until you figure how to turn it into 2d mode, the camera is purposefully confusing (to create disorientation, and therefore fear). everything else for the rest of this paragraph, i completely agree with.

no SH2 is still terrible. it is incredibly tedious, boring, repeetitive, frustrating, and packed with filler. it is great as psychological horror, but its gameplay fails very hard, and it being a game and all, makes it terrible. one of the worst games i've ever played for PS2.

 

[DethKid]

burnout 3
resident evil 4
the suffering
okami
we love katamari
manhunt
psychonauts
....thats all i can think of off the top of my head
there are more though...such a massive amount of games on ps2.

they still are better than most nextgen games

oh and MGS: Subsistence

and oh course ico, SOTC and silent hill 2...but that just goes without saying

EDIT: if you can get your hands on a copy of fatal frame...thats a pretty sick game also

 

[Ghengis John]

Yeah the removal of move buffering shattered the flow of the game and made it much more "by the numbers" The first 3 had input buffering so why did they remove it. Of course for anyone who didn't use it then 4 will be ok.

The buffer was smaller but it was still there. (I think?) I honestly couldn't have played Taki without it. (Or could I?) Of course, they did do a lot more JF shenanigans with that one.

 

[SimpleJack]

That's a joke and a half!

 

[farq1414]

Ooooooohhhhoooooohhhoooo!!!!

the better question is: "What SHOULDN'T you get?"!

nice anyway play Kingdom hearts 1 and 2 these games are great

I love this forum.

me to so many games from my childhood god i have to replay some of these just for fun
PS2 forever

 

[njrk97]

if you like 3d platformes advente try kya dark linage

 

[captaincabbage]

I'll always recommend:
Ratchet and Clank 1-3
Jak and Daxter 1-3
Red Faction for the lulz
GTA San Andreas
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
Sly Cooper 1-3
Killzone (I know most people didn't enjoy it, but I really love it. Squad Cannon ftw!)

 

[aaronobst]

Shadow of Rome is one of my all-time favourites

 

[ReservoirAngel]

STOP! don't get any of those 3 games! ico and shadow of the colossus are being released HD when last guardian comes out

I don't have a PS3 though, so getting them on my PS2 is the only way I can play such awesomeness.

silent hill 2 is terrible.

After praise for this game from 99% of the people who can render opinions on it, I am somewhat forced to disregard this viewpoint. It's pretty much you against the world on this right now.

 

[Dale Cooper]

We Love Katamari
Silent Hill 2 and 3
Fatal Frame (any)
Resident Evil 4
Psychonauts
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Eco
Shadow of the CColossus

 

[Rhymenoceros]

The ratchet and Clank series was definitely my favourite of the PS2 era.

Although ionically I got in from town 10 minutes ago after just selling all my PS2 games to cex

 

[ChupathingyX]

Just buy every game made by Naughty Dog and Insomniac Games on the PS2.

 

[Seabear]

Crash 3 and CTR? I know they were PS1 but my god, fantastic good fun. While I'm on PS1- Jade Cocoon.