Top 10 PS2 games.

In the style of my past lists. Today I'm going to take a look at top ten PlayStation 2 games. Considering the size and scope of the PlayStation 2 library, this was no easy task.

Note i'm not saying these games have the best story, game play or graphics. They are simply the games I remember fondest.

Number 1.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Probably my favourite grand theft auto game, sure some people will argue that vice city is better, but I always loved the massive open world presented in San Andreas. I'm not going to bother telling you to check this out, if your any type of gamer, you probably already have.

Number 2

Kingdom hearts

there is no reason for this to have worked as well as it did, when I first read about kingdom hearts, my first thought was “A Disney RPG?... Pass” but then I read that it was going to feature final fantasy characters, so I decided to at least try it out and man i'm glad I did. Ecploring the worlds presented in the different disney worlds in the game is a joy, I've never quite gotten around to playing any Kingdom Hearts game other than the first one, but I have many happy memoires about playing it.

Number 3

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake eater

I loved metal gear solid on the playstation, a great stealth game with an interesting story and interesting characters. Then Metal Gear Solid 2 came out... and it was a convoluted mess of a story, with a new dislikeable main character and while the game play was good, it lost so much that made the playstation game a classic. But then they released Snake Eater and the world was good again. Featuring a much harder stealth system without the radar and with the need to think about your camouflage, an interesting cast of characters and the chance to get to know some of the history behind the games mythical Big Boss. Snake Eater to me is as good as the Metal Gear solid franchise gets.

Number 4

Silent hill 2

There is not much I can say about silent hill 2 that has not already been said. Its a survival horror game and probably the first time I realised that you could make horror work in video game format. Packed full of psychological scares and sometimes punishing gameplay silent hill 2 is the reason so many of us who where teens in the early 2000's are still a little freaked out by fog.

Number 5

Primal

Primal is a Action adventure game with a supernatural story that tells the tale of Jennifer Tate, a young women on a quest to save her boyfriend. To do this you have to fight your way through demon realms picking up the ability transform into new demonic forms along the way. The story is good, the gameplay is good (if you don't focus on the water level... *shudders* and the characters are great. Give it a go if you never have.

Number 6

SSX Tricky

This game brings back the memory of me and my younger brother playing video games together. The gameplay is your standard snowboarding, but tricky was the first and still one of the only sports games I have ever got into. I'll never forget competing with my brother to get the highest score and to this day we still quote SSX Tricky's announcer to each other every chance we get. Excuse me while I call my momma in the room to show her how great I am.

Number 7

Resident Evil 4

When I first played this game when it came out, I remember decribing it to a friend as “an almost perfect game” having replayed it recently I have no idea what younger me was talking about. Its a pretty good action horror game, but it has some serious flaws. Still it makes this list on pure nostalgia.

Number 8

Dark cloud 2

One of the weirdest games on the list. This is an action RPG that combined randomized dungeons and city planning. In simple terms its a dungeon crawler, you progress by finding new city pieces in dungeons and levelling up items. Its also an incredibly stylish and pretty game and I have fond memory’s of playing it for hours at a time.

Number 9

Beyond good and evil

Number 10

Psychonauts

Number 9 and 10 are both games I have spoken about on this blog before, so rather than repeat myself I will simply link you to the original blog post. http://www.zombieoutbreak.com/2011/08/ogyhphoapbidciltsmiwttata-part-2.html

So there you have it. The 10 PS2 games that I remember most fondly. Did I miss out any of your favourites? Let me know in the comments section.