Looking For Fun PS2 Games

[Amaris]

I know you said colorful happy non-violent games, but I would recommend Shadow of the Colossus. Bloody brilliant piece of art. It's considered to be the Citizen Kane of games, or in Trekkie lingo; it's the Wrath of Khan for Video games.

Also I'm a big fan of Katamari Damacy, that might be more up your alley.

Agreed with CJohnson, Shadow of the Collosus is a beautiful game. And pretty fun too. I have it on PS2, and the hi-def remaster they did for PS3.

^ But it's so sad. So beautifully, artsy-fartsy sad.

The more I think about it, J. might actually enjoy it. It's definitely a very emotional experience.

^ LOL......

I couldn't quite get into Ico the way I did Shadow of the Collosus, but I hear ya....yes, it is a pretty emotional game.

Colorful? Sad? Artsy Fartsy? I'm sold! I've bookmarked it on the trading site. It will require a number of trades on my part, but I'll try to get it.

 

[martok2112]

I know you said colorful happy non-violent games, but I would recommend Shadow of the Colossus. Bloody brilliant piece of art. It's considered to be the Citizen Kane of games, or in Trekkie lingo; it's the Wrath of Khan for Video games.

Also I'm a big fan of Katamari Damacy, that might be more up your alley.

Agreed with CJohnson, Shadow of the Collosus is a beautiful game. And pretty fun too. I have it on PS2, and the hi-def remaster they did for PS3.

^ But it's so sad. So beautifully, artsy-fartsy sad.

The more I think about it, J. might actually enjoy it. It's definitely a very emotional experience.

^ LOL......

I couldn't quite get into Ico the way I did Shadow of the Collosus, but I hear ya....yes, it is a pretty emotional game.

Colorful? Sad? Artsy Fartsy? I'm sold! I've bookmarked it on the trading site. It will require a number of trades on my part, but I'll try to get it.

LOL! I think you'll enjoy it, J. The music is great in the game as well. . I will say though that the game is not exactly colorful...in visual terms. A lot of bleak, desert style and plainlands styled terrain. But overall it is a gorgeously artistic game. You'll love the Collossi. They are so uniquely made.

 

[Amaris]

Thanks! I think I will. Now to find a way to get someone to sell it to me cheap! I wonder if they'll take a used copy of Madden 2004.

 

[Kemaiku]

Most of my 40+ PS2 game library is just Sonic, Need for Speed, FPS' or random franchise games. N4S Carbon is the best of the PS2 ones after Underground 1 and 2. If you have a PS3, Most Wanted 2012 is the best one of the franchise, to me at least.

But if you like the Worms! series try Worms Forts: Under Siege.

Destroy All Humans! 1 and 2 are fun, lots of puzzles, collecting, side missions as well as random destruction of humanity.

 

[Amaris]

Most of my 40+ PS2 game library is just Sonic, Need for Speed, FPS' or random franchise games. N4S Carbon is the best of the PS2 ones after Underground 1 and 2. If you have a PS3, Most Wanted 2012 is the best one of the franchise, to me at least.

But if you like the Worms! series try Worms Forts: Under Siege.

Destroy All Humans! 1 and 2 are fun, lots of puzzles, collecting, side missions as well as random destruction of humanity.

Random destruction of humanity, eh? I like the sound of that. Hmm...

 

[Timby]

Bright? Colorful? Fun?

Sonic Mega Collection Plus.

 

[Amaris]

Bright? Colorful? Fun?

Sonic Mega Collection Plus.

*girlish scream*

I will own that!

 

[Kemaiku]

Just be ready for hours of tedious grinding to unlock over half the games

Or download the Kega emulator and play them all tonight.

Sonic Unleashed is very colourful and has a nice soundtrack, it's the Werehog half of it that really lets it down.

It's hard to recommend games when you said you don't like zombie/horror games, that's one of the PS2's strengths, I have tons of them.

Hmm, Star Trek: Shattered Universe?

 

[Amaris]

Just be ready for hours of tedious grinding to unlock over half the games

Or download the Kega emulator and play them all tonight.

I'm not worried. I have this!

Sonic Unleashed is very colourful and has a nice soundtrack, it's the Werehog half of it that really lets it down.

It's hard to recommend games when you said you don't like zombie/horror games, that's one of the PS2's strengths, I have tons of them.

Yeah, I'm just not a fan. I mean, I have Silent Hill 2 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica X sitting right on the table next to me, and I just have no interest in playing them at all.

Hmm, Star Trek: Shattered Universe?

Eh, Star Trek Online fulfills all of my Trekkian pewpewpew needs.

 

[martok2112]

^ and the Destroy All Humans games are pretty funny too.
The first game is set in the 50's, the second I think in the sixties, and the third might be the seventies.

 

[Amaris]

I looked up the game and it looks hilarious. I love tongue-in-cheek stuff.

 

[Kemaiku]

^ and the Destroy All Humans games are pretty funny too.
The first game is set in the 50's, the second I think in the sixties, and the third might be the seventies.

Yeah, the voice acting and script of the games is a major part of it, and the lashings of gags and injokes in every level, and the period humour.

DAH is set in the late 1950's, DAH 2 in the mid 60's, Big Willy Unleashed (Wii only but is DAH 3) is in the late 60's.

Path of the Furon (PS3) is set in the early 70's, but it's nowhere near as good as the first 3. It was one of the very first PS3 games, it's rough, lazy and a lot less fun to play sadly.

I looked up the game and it looks hilarious. I love tongue-in-cheek stuff.

DAH is built off of a cloned alien soldier named "Crypto" who spends the series speaking with a Jack Nicholson accent, cracking crass jokes and generally mouthing off to his boss while shooting up the place.

Whats not to love. Also, you really do get to go on a rampage with an anal probe gun.

 

[Amaris]

Sold.

 

[martok2112]

Yeah, there were a couple of times in DAH where I nearly laughed myself into a choking fit.

 

[Random_Spock]

Look into the Dark Cloud series! It's nice and fun and a really good RPG. In the middle of playing 1 right now and I rented 2 before and got pretty far in it. Love the both of them and I'm glad I could find them again. Well worth the buy .

some info about Dark Cloud

some info about Dark Cloud 2

 

[Amaris]

I'll be sure to check those out, too, RS.

 

[BillJ]

I may be late but I'd definitely recommend, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction. A "Grand Theft Auto"-style game set in North Korea. Where the goal is to capture the Deck of 52.

 

[Amaris]

I may be late but I'd definitely recommend, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction. A "Grand Theft Auto"-style game set in North Korea. Where the goal is to capture the Deck of 52.

Sounds like fun! I'll have to check it out, too. Splashdown came in the mail today, and I've been grinning like an idiot. It is a lot of fun. I also have the Sonic Mega Collection coming, which seems to have just about every Sonic game ever, and THAT will be awesome (thanks Timby!).

I also have Neopets: The Darkest Faerie, which is geared more for younger players, but it's still fun, and of course I grabbed the Namco museum, which is Pac-man, Ms. Pac-man, Galaxian, Galaga, Pole Position, Dig Dug and a bunch more. I love classic games.

So no, you're not too late. I've been trading games like crazy, since you can trade any kind of game (PC, PS3, GC, Wii, N64, you name it), I've been shuffling my PC games out like crazy as well. It also turns out some of the games I have been trading have higher value than I thought, and that has worked toward me getting several games in return for one game. As of this post, I currently have 26 PS2 games, with 7 more expected, for a final total of 33 games. I have never owned 33 video games all at once in my life, yet here they are.

This is my current library:

Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies
Destruction Derby Arenas
ESPN X Games: Skateboarding
Fantavision
Ford Racing 3
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
Grand Theft Auto 3
Hot Shots Golf Fore
Hypersonic Xtreme
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
Madden 2004
Madden 2006
Major League Baseball 2K6
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Midway Treasures Vol. II
Namco Museum
Nascar 08
NCAA March Madness 2005
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Need for Speed: Underground 2
Neopets: The Darkest Faerie
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Splashdown
SSX 3
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
Strike Force Bowling

Games on the way (still in transit):

GTA Vice City
Ghostbusters The Video Game
Sonic Mega Collection Plus
Mountain Bike Adrenaline
Kingdom Hearts
Sonic Riders Zero Gravity
Destroy All Humans 2

You guys have suggested some excellent games. Right now, games like Klonoa, and Shadow of the Colossus are pricey on the site, in that it would take a number of trades to gain enough coin (their trading currency) to get either of them, but I still have them on my wish list, along with Dark Cloud, and Katamari Damacy. Now, I do say that I don't pay a penny, but that's not entirely accurate. When I trade a game, I do pay shipping, but in return, whatever game I get in return, I don't pay any shipping on that, so it all balances out. Counting shipping costs, I've paid about $12 for what will end up being 33 games. That's a damned good deal, IMO. Beats the hell out of Amazon, where a game for 1 penny still costs you at least $4!

 

[Rincewiend]

If you are looking for interesting RPGs i can't reccomend the Shadow Hearts Trilogy enough, a bit dark but quirky...

Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts : From The New World
Shadow Hearts Covenant

and a great platformer would be Vieuwtifull Joe 2

The Onimusha series is a great hack-n-slash series set in fuedal Japan filled with demons and stuff.

 

[Kemaiku]

I know what you mean J., my PS2 library (41) is the largest I've ever owned a the first to go over 40. My DS (26) and PS3 (32) are the second most.

It's really easy to buy tons of PS2 games if you shop in places like CEX over here.