The 36 Best PS2 Games By GamePro Magazine!

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GamePro has devised a list of what they believe to be the TOP 36 Playstation 2 games! Do you agree with their list?

 

 

#36: Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy

#35: Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

#34: The Thing

#33: Fight Night Round 3

#32: SSX 3

#31: Escape from Monkey Island

#30: Marvel vs. Capcom 2

#29: SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs

#28: Black

#27: We Love Katamari

#26: Lego Star Wars: The Video Game / Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

#25: Onimusha: Warlords

#24: TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

#23: Silent Hill 2

#22: Bully

#21: Burnout 3: Takedown

#20: Twisted Metal Black

#19: Devil May Cry

#18: Tekken 5

#17: Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

#16: Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

#15: Kingdom Hearts II

#14: Guitar Hero II

#13: Ico

#12: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

#11: Hitman Blood Money

#10: Gran Turismo 4

#9: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty / Substance

#8: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater / Subsistence

#7: God of War

#6: Final Fantasy XII

#5: Okami

#4: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

#3: Shadow of the Colossus

#2: Resident Evil 4

#1: God of War II

--> Read the article and their comments for each game on their list.

 

I'd say God of War II doesn't belong in the #1 spot and is probably only there because it's a recent game. At the same time, I haven't really played any of these games, so I'd be the wrong person to comment on this one. I'd like to know your thoughts on their list though.

[BlackKnight]

GoW2 should get out of #1. Silent Hill 2 should be bumped up, and GTA:VC, FFXII and Black should get off the list altogether.

[gavin19]

I've only played maybe 7-8 of these myself, mostly their Xbox counterparts too. I use different consoles for different types of games, so I never play a big range of games/genres on just one platform. PS2/DC I would mostly use for shooters (like R-Type, Raiden not FPS), so most of these I will never play.

 

Why 36 anyway? Is it due to the fact that there are a million 'best of' lists already and this is the only way remaining to differentiate between them

 

EDIT :

 

GoW2 should get out of #1. Silent Hill 2 should be bumped up, and GTA:VC, FFXII and Black should get off the list altogether.

 

VC is indisputably deserving of at least a top 36 place. Maybe it's just the 80s theme that gets me but come on!

Edited August 1, 2008 by gavin19

[2eyez]

I agree on some some games but they are at the wrong places. We debated on this similiar issue before ex: best fight game, best rpg, best action, etc...So to put the top 36 games in a list is a joke It's just a way for gamepro to attract buyers.

[Devia Eleven]

Many of them should be removed.

[Agozer]

Okami should take the place of Vice City if you ask me, and other games nee dthier grade bumped too. All in all though, I think it is a good list.

 

I should pick up both Psi-Ops and Freedom Fighters.

[JKKDARK]

That is a decent list for me. But these Lego games are terrible.

[Smilee]

Eh, out of all the games that I've played there, I enjoyed GOW2 the most.

[GodPigeon]

Black is God Awful

[Lucandrake]

Looking at the list makes me wonder if these people even played some of those games.

[Agozer]

Black is God Awful

I wouldn't say it's god awful, but it has tons of issues, and some of them make you want to beat the developers with a baseball bat.