PlayStation 2
Sony's second home video game console, part of the sixth generation of consoles
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 30 November 2000. It is the successor to the PlayStation (console), as well as the second installment in the PlayStation brand of consoles. As a sixth-generation console, it competed with Nintendo's GameCube, Sega's Dreamcast, and Microsoft's Xbox. It is the best-selling video game console of all time, having sold over 155 million units worldwide, nearly triple the combined sales of the Dreamcast, GameCube, and Xbox.
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- This PlayStation 2 has released over 4,000 titles, first off. It was "A-Train 6", “DrumMania”, “Enternal Ring”, “Kakinoki Shogi IV” and “Kessen”. Sony’s PlayStation 2, or PS2 for short, is the best selling video game console of all time, selling over 150 million units. Featuring a built-in DVD player and internet access, the PS2 was an ambitious and full home entertainment package. It released way back in 2000, so these features were pretty cutting edge. Having about half the game catalog of the PS1, the PS2 still boasts an impressive library of over 3,800 titles. Some of the best platformers ever made were on this console. There were some games it seemed like literally everyone owned. If you completed one game a day, it would still take you over ten years to beat them all. Since you can’t possibly hope to play them all, how about reading about the first ten instead?
- Appropriately, A-train 6 was a PS2 launch title, just as its predecessor, A-Train 4, was on the PS1. A-Train 6 featured the same core gameplay as previous iterations, focussing on train simulation and city management. A-Train 6 took advantage of the PS2’s high power by featuring improved graphics and the ability to play the game entirely in a 3D view. A great way to show off the capabilities of the new console.
- An arcade title ported to PS2 to be part of the launch lineup, DrumMania is a rhythm game that requires players to coordinate their button presses with the corresponding symbols on the screen. Basically an early drum version of Guitar Hero. Though console releases of DrumMania have stopped, arcade versions are still coming out, with the latest installment releasing as recently as 2019. If this sounds like your jam, get out into those arcades and start hunting for this game.
- The game features mechanics FromSoftware is known for, weird and obtuse weapon systems, and freakish enemies. If you fancy a go at it, an emulated version of Eternal Ring was released for the PS4 back in 2017, so it can still be played without having to dust off your PS2.
- Shogi is often referred to as Japanese chess. The game features a 9x9 board and 20 tiles that allow for different kinds of movement. Kakinoki Shogi IV was released as a launch title for the PS2, presumably to offer something to adult or more traditional game players. Iterations of shogi have been made into video games for decades, with Kakinoki Shogi IV just the latest iteration at the time.
- Utilizing cinematic visuals to aid in the telling of the story, Kessen is a mostly historically accurate real-time tactics game set in Japan. As a launch title, this was the first real-time tactics game available for the PS2 and went on to have two sequels. Critic generally signaled out the sound and cinematics as being the best parts of the game, so check it out if you’re interested in cinema’s influence on video games.
- [First 10 Games Released On The PS2 (In Chronological Order)] (Retrieved April 4, 2024)
- Oh god, I didn't know what this game is supposed to be, it has been since 2006 I played this game. -(Let's Play - PlayStation 2 Memory Card Management) by ArmadilloZero
- I have no idea what BLACK is, but um... that was my brothers. I hated this game and the movie, and so my brothers. -(My PS2 memory cards + video test) by StrikeMYouTube
- SpongeBob SquarePants, InuYahsa, Bleach, Samurai Aces, Ghost in the Shell, Test Drive: Unlimited, Codename: Kids Next Door, Katamari, and all of them are my favorites!!! -(My list of games saved on my PlayStation 2 ULTIMATE Memory Cards 2023) by KutSune
- What is the very bestest PlayStation 2 games? Samurai Jack, Soul Eater, Bleach, Katamari, SpongeBob and more...!
- The Powerpuff Girls, Ed, Edd n Eddy, Kids Next Door, Billy & Mandy, Cartoon Network Racing, Samurai jack and Johnny Bravo are just PlayStation 2 games?!
- This one's Smuggler's Run. This one is more like a monster truck. it's like bouncing around like "Yay yay yay yay!" (Exploring a PS2 Memory Card #2:My Current Memory Cards) by Game-N-Shocks
- What if Kamon the Skunk also buys The Simpsons, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Eureka Seven?
- In September 12, 2023, A YouTube user uploaded a video titled "My list of games saved on the PS2 ULTIMATE Memory Card 2023".
- In "My list of games saved on the PS2 ULTIMATE Memory Card 2023", There's Japanese Games such as Fighting for One Peice, One Peice: Round the Land!, One Piece Grand Battle 3, Bleach: Hanatareshi Yabou, Beast Sapp, Saikyo Shooting Collection Vol2 Sengoku Ace & Sengoku Blade, Azumi, Radirgy Precious, Star Soldier, Gunbird 1&2, Blood, Bleach: Blade Battlers 1 & 2, Bleach: Erabareshi Tamashii, Puyo Puyo!, Puyo Puyo Fever 2!, Naruto, Dragon Ball, InuYasha and more, eh?
- Soul Eater Battle Resonance is the PlayStation 2 Game ever released in Japan, since January 29, 2009.
- Yumeria, Prince Of Tennis: Form the Strongest Team!, Yoake no Mariko (夜明けのマリコ) 2nd Act, Let's Play Sports! (レッツプレイスポーツ!), Shining Wind and Samurai Aces are Japanese Imports?
- Maze Action, G-Taste Mahjong, Pink Pong, Splatter Master, Garfield, Critical Velocity, Choro Q, Kuon, Blood+ One Night Kiss, The Tairyou Jigoku, Shinobido Takumi, Kamen Rider: Seigi no Keifu, Twinkle Star Sprites: La Petite Princesse, Mystic Nights, Demolition Girl, Yakuza Fury, Demon Chaos, Samurai Western, One Piece, Dragon Ball Z, Rurouni Kenshin, Soul Eater, Bleach, Godannar, Street Boyz, BeatMania IIDX 16: Empress + Premium Best, Guitar Freaks V & DrumMania V, Cowboy Bebop: Tsuioku no Serenade, Moe Moe 2-Ji Daisenryaku 2, Tetsujin 28-Gou, Sousei no Aquarion, SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom, Amagami, and Akai Ito are Imports too?
- Look up "The PlayStation 2 save icons database (PS2IODB) has now archived more than 500 icons all for browsable and downloadable for free online" (July 20, 2024), "PS2 Save Builder", "PS2 Icon Build Pack" and "PS2 Iconsys Library and Tools" on the internet!
- The announcement of PlayStation 2 Icon Open Database PS2IODB! My mission to create an open for all to use and contribute database of PlayStation2 save game icons. These adorable little models deserve some archival love! Care to help me? (PS2 Icon Database, IODB Coming Soon; Quote by Issun Gee[1]; May 31, 2024)
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