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| majinpowers | Sep 4 2009, 09:17 AM Post #1 |
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 General Info The PlayStation 2 launched in Japan on March the 4th 2000. Just one day after the launch of the PlayStation 2 it had sold over 980,000 units. The PlayStation 2 was launched in North America on October 26, 2000 in Europe on November 24 2000 and in Australia on November 30, 2000. The PS2 since launch has become the most successful console to date selling over 138 million units and having a massive game library of over 1,900 games. There are still games being released for the PS2 and more scheduled to release in 2010. The PS2 has had a massive 9 year run so far with one more year planned for it as well. The PS2 is still selling very well to be a sixth generation console. The PlayStation 2 is 100% backward compatible with the PlayStation1 . PlayStation 1 games, controllers and even memory cards (You can only use a PS1 memory card to save PS1 games) will work on the system. This was a a great move for Sony to make because it guaranteed the fans and success of the PlayStation would carry over to there new system. The PlayStation 2 also had DVD support and is capable of playing your DVD movies. During the time of the PS2 launch DVD players could still fetch a hefty price and this was another smart move made by Sony because for a little more than the price of a DVD player you could have a DVD player and a system to play PS1 and PS2 games. Sony used this to there full advantage and this played a major role in the downfall of the Sega Dreamcast that had no DVD playback feature. Original (FAT) PlayStation 2 The Original PlayStation 2 despite having such a successful launch, did have its share of problems. The early systems were plagued with disk read errors better know as DRE and a high failure rate. The Original PlayStation 2 came out of the box with no online support but you could buy the Network Adapter to attach to the unit for online play. The Original PlayStation 2 was able to have a hard disk drive attached to the system and Square took full advantage of this option porting Final Fantasy XI to a console.  Slimline PlayStation 2 The Slimline PlayStation 2 launched In September 2004 with a smaller overall design and built in Ethernet. The power supply was moved outside of the case to cut back on the size and to remove heat from the unit. Because of the smaller design the PlayStation 2 lost the ability to have a HDD added to the system and playing Final Fantasy XI wasn't possible on the new system. Also the new design caused the original Multitap to no longer work with the slim model. Sony did release a new Multitap for the slim units. The Slim PlayStation 2 has ungone many revisions and now even has the PSU built inside the case because of being able to use small motherboards and integrated parts.  Up close with the Slimline PlayStation 2     PlayStation 2 DualShock 2 Controller The PlayStation 2 more or less had a upgraded PlayStation 1 DualShock controller that added analog allowing all the buttons to be pressure sensitive. It still has the vibration feature built in and the dual analogs are more accurate. The PlayStation 2 is backward compatible with PlayStation 1 controllers and in most games you can use a PS1 DualShock controller because not many games took advantage of the pressure sensitive button setup.  PlayStation 2 Memory Card The PlayStation 2 uses a 8MB memory card with Sony's MagicGate encryption technology. The MagicGate encryption made sure that only Sony approved memory cards could be used to save games.  Edited by majinpowers, Sep 5 2009, 06:03 AM.
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| majinpowers | Sep 4 2009, 09:18 AM Post #2 |
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Must Have Games! J-RPG's    Persona 3 & 4: The best 2 RPG's on the system! if you like RPG's these are must buys. Ar Tonelico 1 and 2: Overlooked RPG series with one hell of a soundtrack backing it up well worth picking up and playing. part one is getting harder to find so I recommend picking this one up soon. Final Fantasy 10 & 12: Both are great RPG's I know a lot of people didn't like 12 but its not near as bad as people make it out to be and a step above most RPG's. Atelier Iris Series: A top notch RPG series Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis 1 & 2: Spiritual successor to Gust's previous Atelier Iris series. Part 2 to this game is out now as well! Dragon Quest 8: A great game in classic Dragon Quest form! Suikoden Series: One of the best on going RPG series out there. Star Ocean: Till the End of Time: Great RPG part of the Star Ocean Series! Kingdom Hearts Series: If you don't know about these you have been living under a rock! Shadow Hearts Series: A very strange RPG series not to be missed. Tales Series: Real time combo fighting style paired with nice anime graphs and epic story. (Legendia, Abyss) Shin Megami Tensei Series: All these games including the Devil Summoner games should not be missed. Growlanser Series: While not many of these games made it over to North America the ones that did shouldn't be missed. Wild Arms Series: Traditional J-RPG experience Xenosaga: Good RPG with Epic cutsceens Dark Cloud Series: Great RPG series by Level 5 not to be missed Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria: 2D side scrolling RPG based on Norse mythology. Radiata Stories: 175 NPC's are usable after being added to your friends list. (Lots of Tri-Ace fanservice) Odin Sphere: Side scrolling action / RPG thats is a title anyone can like even if your not into RPGs hardcore. Ōkami: action-adventure / RPG video game in the same fashion as the Zelda Series. Its a shame this title didn't sell better than it did because this is a epic game not to be missed on the system. Western RPG's Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance: RPG based on the D&D Forgotten Realms ruleset. three playable charters with a 4th (Drizzt Do'Urden) available after beating the game on Extreme mode. Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance II: Part II to the Dark Alliance games with 5 playable characters and 2 unlockable. Champions of Norrath: The game uses a reworked Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance game engine and adds online play with 4 player co-op using the multi tap. The game is set in the EverQuest universe. Champions: Return to Arms: Part II in the Champions series with extra characters and weapons and a added arena for player vs player. Tactical RPG / Strategy   Disgaea Series: One of the best Tactical RPG series out there. La Pucelle: Tactics: If you like Disgaea or Final Fantasy Tactics this is a must have. I dont know why this game don't get more praise. GrimGrimoire: Real Time Strategy video game from Vanillaware and Nippon Ichi! Has beautiful 2D hand painted graphics. Front Mission 4: Tactical / Strategy where you build and control mechs made by Square-Enix. Phantom Brave: Tactical RPG made by Nippon Ichi Software similar in gameplay to its predecessor, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. Dynasty Tactics: Strategy / RPG based off of Dynasty Warriors series and made by KOEI Corp. Platformers  Sly Cooper series: action-stealth platforming game made by Sucker Punch Productions who recently released inFamous on the PS3. In inFamous there are a few Easter Eggs for the sly cooper series such as a movie called "Sly Cooper 4" on the building's marquis, Sly Cooper symbol on Cole's backpack, and the "You're so Sly" Trophy. Ratchet & Clank series: Platformer made by Insomniac Games. Play as Ratchet and his sidekick Clank on there adventures to save the galaxy with over the top weapons and armor. Jak and Daxter series: Platformer where you play as Jak and his sidekick Daxter. The 5th game in the series Daxter you get to play as Jak's sidekick as the main character. Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex: One of the last Crash game that stays true to the original style of the game. Spyro Series: While not as good as the original PS1 Spyro games still worh picking up if you can find them cheap. Super Monkeyball Adventure: Over 60 quests and 5 Monkey Kingdoms to play through. SHMUPS  Gradius III & IV: Classic horizontally-scrolling shooter collection ported for the PS2. Gradius V: Konami's Gradius V made for the PS2. Castle Shikigami II: Bullet Hell game and part 2 in the Castle of Shikigami series. R-Type Final: R-Type with huge bosses waiting to be destroyed. The game has huge replay value because you can unlock 53 Forces and 83 wave cannons. Raiden III: Part III in the Raiden SHMUP series. Sky Gunner: Two words, Atlus and SHMUP! I cant even begin to elabrate on how bad ass of a game this is. This is one of my favorite PS2 titles and one that everyone should have in there collection if your even remotley like SHMUPS, RPG's, Atlus, or just weird great games. Mobile Light Force 2: North American stripped down version of Castle Shikigami 1. Still a great game if your not willing to import the Japanese version. VS. Fighting  Tekken Series: One of the best 3D VS Fighting games, made by Namco. Tekken Tag is regarded as the best in the series thus far. Soul Caliber Series: This or Street Fighter would have to be my all time favorite series. also made by Namco. Guilty Gear Series: Great 2D fighter with heavy metal music! made by Arc System Works creators of BlazBlue. King of Fighters Series: Classic 2D fighter made by SNK. Street Fighter Alpha Anthology and Street Fighter Anniversary Collection: Street Fighter collections for the PS2. Arcana Heart: Atlus all Girl 2D anime style fighter. Collections  Taito Legends 1 and 2: For the price of these games there both must buys. If you pick up both titles you will have over 63 classic Taito games for around $20.00 US. Taito Legends highlights: Bubble Bobble, Space Invaders, Exzisus, The Ninja Kids, Tokio, and Rastan Taito Legends 2 highlights: Darius Gaiden, Puzzle Bobble 2, Space Invaders DX, Kiki Kaikai, Dungeon Magic, and Liquid Kids SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 16 classic SNK games including... Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown, World Heroes, KOF 94, Sengoku, and Magician Lord Capcom Classics Vol. 1 & 2: 42 classic capcom games on both volumes. Vol. 1 highlights: 1943 Kai, Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, SonSon, Final Fight, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, and Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting Vol. 2 highlights: Captain Commando, Strider, Mega Twins, Knights of the Round, Tiger Road, and Side Arms Hyper Dyne. SEGA Classic Collection: Golden Axe, Out Run, Fantasy Zone, and a few more 8 games in total. Mega Man X Collection: Mega Man X 1 through 6 on one disc for PS2. Mega Man Anniversary Collection: Mega Man 1 through 8 and Mega Man: The Power Battle, and Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters. Metal Slug Anthology: Metal Slug 1-6 and X all on one disk! This is a must have title for anyone that loves the classic Metal Slug series. First / Third Person Shooters  Medal of Honor Series: WWII FPS Time Splitters Series: EA FPS that will remind you a lot of Goldeneye. Killzone: Sonys FPS game! SOCOM Series: Third person shooter with online play. Battlefield 2 Modern Combat: EA FPS with online play. Unreal Tournament: Epic FPS with over the top weapons and deaths. Action / Adventure / Hack and Slash  God Hand: Developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. A 3D beat em up in classic fashion. A must have title on the system! Shadow of the Colossus: action-adventure where you have to travel by horseback searching for the 16 colossi to restore the life of a girl named Mono. This game is truly a masterpiece and the first time you see one of the Colossi you will have to pick you jaw up off the floor. Grand Theft Auto Series: A must have series on the PS2 and the granddaddy of Sandbox games. Devil May Cry Series: Hack and Slash game where you play as Dante's on a mission to avenge his mother's murder by exterminating demons. God of War Series: Action-Adventure game based on Greek mythology Metal Gear Solid Series: Stealth / Action video game made by Hideo Kojima. One of the best series on the PS2 and shouldn't be missed. Dynasty Warriors Series: Tactical Action video games were you fight huge armies and unlock huge amounts of playable characters. Based off the Romance of the Three Kingdoms stories about China in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Survival Horror Silent Hill Series: Konami's very popular survival Horror / psychological horror game with complex storylines. Resident Evil Series: Capcoms classic survival horror franchise that's spawned many games, comics and even a movie line. Fatal Frame Series: Psychological horror game about ghosts and exorcism where you use a Camera as your main weapon. Very creepy! Rule of Rose: Comparable to silent hill because of the story's way of using psychological horror. Haunting Ground: Survival horror game where you solve puzzles and fight the castle's inhabitants with the aid of your German Shepherd. Clock Tower 3: First in the series to not be a point and click adventure and is similar in play style to Haunting Ground or Rule of Rose. Siren: Sony's survival horror game. Sports / Racing SSX Series: Arcade snowboarding action from EA! Tony Hawk Series: My all time favorite sports series for any console! These games are pure fun and I highly recommend them. Ridge Racer V: Part V in the Ridge Racer series. Arcade drift racing. Gran Turismo Series: Sonys very popular racing simulation game. WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw Series : Very popular wrestling series. Puzzle / Other ICO: Puzzle / Platformer where you have to save a princess and escape from some huge Aztec looking Ruins. Katamari Damacy: Crazy puzzle type game where you roll a Katamari around picking up smaller items increasing the size of the Katamari until the goal is met. Tetris Worlds: updated version of Tetris with many modes of game play as well as multiplayer. Edited by majinpowers, May 28 2010, 02:15 AM.
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| majinpowers | Sep 4 2009, 09:18 AM Post #3 |
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Playing Imports on your PS2   Playing Import games it possible on the PS2 with a very simple mod to the console. You need to buy what is called a "Flip Top Lid" for your PS2 and replace the original lid with the flip top one. This is very easy to do and only takes about 15 minutes to complete the entire process. (There is only a total of 6 screws involved) You will also need to buy a copy of Swap Magic 3 for the PS2. In total its about half the cost of a Japanese console and its running off the correct volts. Just go to this Link for more information on buying what you need to mod your PlayStation 2 to be able to play imports. http://www.swapmagic3.com/ How It Works After you mod your console with a Flip Top Lid you are able to open the unit without the PlayStation rebooting. So you insert Swap Magic 3 into the system and it boots to your region code and after the CD stops spinning you insert your import game then you just press the x button to boot and your playing Japanese games that where never released in North America. I don't condone Copying or modding your system to try and play ripped games but I feel its totally fine to play imports because there is a ton of great PS2 games that never made it to North America and you would have no other way of playing them other than modding your system or buying a Japanese console that would run off different volts. Flip Top Lids for both models   Swap Magic  Modded Slimline PlayStation 2    Importing allows for great SHMUP action! I for one am a huge fan of SHMUPS and for some reason they tend to crap on us here in North America not bringing over great titles. Thunder Force VI is a great example, Sega has ported every Thunder Force game to North America since Thunder Force 2 on the Genesis but for some reason they feel we don't need Thunder Force VI. I own every Thunder Force Game made and when Sega didn't port part VI over it was like slapping us in the face.    Other great SHMUPS that didnt make it to North America include.... 1) Espgaluda 2) Mushihimesama 3) IBARA 4) Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 3 5) Shikigami no Shiro (Castle of Shikigami 1) 6) Star Soldier remade for PS2 and the list goes on and on. Edited by majinpowers, Oct 19 2009, 10:56 PM.
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| SplatterTrigger | Oct 23 2009, 04:19 PM Post #4 |
 
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That's a thorough walkthrough of the PS2 majin.Very well done! |
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| Scott | Oct 23 2009, 08:48 PM Post #5 |
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Great review on the PS2. I may have put down the SSX series though, because they may be sport games (not a huge fan of sport games...), but they are a ton of fun. |
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| gamercurtis1 | Oct 24 2009, 06:21 PM Post #6 |
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i am thinking about getting ico, what do you guys think? |
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| majinpowers | Oct 25 2009, 03:06 PM Post #7 |
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I really liked the game back when I played it. Its a very strange game to place into a genre and your going to either love it or hate it, so I would check out a few reviews of the game and game play video and then decide if its for you or not. Edited by majinpowers, Oct 25 2009, 10:08 PM.
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| gamercurtis1 | Oct 25 2009, 03:55 PM Post #8 |
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okay i will probably buy it, it's the prequel to shadow of the colossus right? |
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| majinpowers | Oct 25 2009, 09:50 PM Post #9 |
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Well it is made by the same guys that made Shadow of the Colossus but it is a totally different game. Shadow of the Colossus is more about fighting huge bosses and ICO leans more toward solving puzzles to escape the dungeon your trapped in. Edited by majinpowers, Oct 25 2009, 10:08 PM.
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| gamercurtis1 | Oct 25 2009, 10:44 PM Post #10 |
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ohh i didn't know that, thanks |
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| burningmice | Oct 26 2009, 08:32 PM Post #11 |
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Thanks for the list of must have games. A lot of those I already knew I needed but this helps for a little extra push to grow my PS2 collection. So many great games at now amazing prices. Gotta love the PS2. |
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| gamercurtis1 | Oct 26 2009, 10:07 PM Post #12 |
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i am planning on getting a ps2, and i am not a very big fan of rpgs. i might purchase an rpg if i get one, but i would never own alot of them is the ps2 right for me? |
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| majinpowers | Oct 26 2009, 10:23 PM Post #13 |
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The PS2 has games for everyone no matter what kind of games you like. With a 10 year life span the system has a massive library of games. My list has more RPG's on it but that's just because its my favorite type of game and the PS2 has a large amount to pick from. |
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| HardcoreRetroGamer | Oct 27 2009, 02:23 PM Post #14 |
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WOW! Great list for anyone who is collecting for the PS2 and wants to get the best games. But how could you forgot the God of War games? And Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3? And Resident Evil 4? Anyway, it's still a great article. EDIT: Sorry, now I noticed you have GOW there... Edited by HardcoreRetroGamer, Oct 27 2009, 05:56 PM.
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| majinpowers | Oct 27 2009, 05:50 PM Post #15 |
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I feel that Resident evil 4 is best on Game Cube that's why its not on there but that's just my opinion. I did add Metal Gear Solid series because your right it should of been on the list, I cant believe I left it out and God of War was on there. Edited by majinpowers, Oct 28 2009, 12:06 AM.
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| Draven26 | Oct 27 2009, 08:07 PM Post #16 |
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excellent overview! although socom is a third person shooter not first person although that is a minor detail One genre that wasnt mentioned that i feel the urge to mention since i am a huge fan of the genre and there are a number of great titles on the PS2 in this genre Survival Horror Silent Hill Series Resident Evil Series Fatal Frame Series Rule of Rose Haunting Ground Clock Tower 3 Siren |
 
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| majinpowers | Oct 27 2009, 11:28 PM Post #17 |
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Added a Survival Horror section to the list and also a sports / racing section but not real sure what else should go in that section since I don't really care for the genre myself. Edited by majinpowers, Oct 28 2009, 12:16 AM.
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| Nathan | Nov 5 2009, 04:47 PM Post #18 |
 
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Great List if I would add anything It would be: Ty the Tasmanian Tiger Series : Pretty Fun Platformer Series Didn't really get it the thrid tho. WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw Series : Not into them Anymore, But actually A good series for anyone interested in them. Tony Hawk Series: Some of the Latest aren't as good, but most of them are top notch And probably also Mortal Kombat Series But i'm not sure if you're Just counting straight exclusives. Edited by Nathan, Nov 5 2009, 04:50 PM.
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| amzs2121 | Jun 3 2010, 10:30 PM Post #19 |
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What about the music/ rythem games like Gitaroo Man, Mad Maestro, Parappa the Rappa 2, Rez, and Space Channel 5 Special Edition? There are quite a few games in that genre for the PS2 that are pretty good. |
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| wulfshelmut | Jul 23 2010, 09:07 PM Post #20 |
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I have always had a ps2 system, but over looked socom. I recently bought all 3 and I have to say its great. |
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| gothic45 | Oct 9 2010, 09:40 AM Post #21 |
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What I like most about this review is the list of ''must have games'' and import playing tutorial (altough I have modded version of the PS2). Well done majin. 
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| sonicguy25 | Oct 9 2010, 11:38 AM Post #22 |
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You forgot Crash Twinsanity for platformers. That game was a lot better than The Wrath of Cortex and was the last really good Crash game. |
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| blakesgameroom | Oct 10 2010, 07:05 PM Post #23 |
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awesome review or look at of the ps2 majin |
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| majinpowers | Oct 10 2010, 09:38 PM Post #24 |
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Thanks guys, glad you enjoyed it! |
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| TheGamerz01 | Jan 4 2011, 09:06 PM Post #25 |
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Excellent overview, man! 
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