Shadow of the Colossus is a classic example of this, being a dark fairy tale in the same vein as The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
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While the PS2 did not have the likes of Nintendo’s Zelda franchise gracing its library, it nonetheless featured some truly original and outstanding games. It was the best alternative to what many would envision a perfect Gundam game would be, and is punctuated further with the later HD remasterings of The 2nd Runner on modern systems. The 2nd Runner improved on everything its predecessor sought out to do, offering a much faster combat system and even more enemies on screen. The first Zone of the Enders game was already an impressive feat on its own, letting players fly around in their own robot, essentially being a playable mecha anime that is lovingly crafted by Hideo Kojima and his team. Its story, which features LGBTQ themes, is also quite remarkable considering its time of release. So, the development team had ample time to take everything they learned from Persona 3 and made improvements for Persona 4.įor a game with so many moving parts, Persona 4 does it all masterfully, letting players juggle their nightly dungeon raids on the Midnight Channel with their day-to-day errands like attending school or hanging out with friends. The character models were also beefed up, keeping their stylised looks while also looking that much more realistic.Ītlus’ fourth entry in their high-school simulator/JRPG came out quite late in the PS2’s lifespan, making its debut in 2008. Overall, gameplay was smooth on both games, with very little load times in between matches and modes. Tekken 5, meanwhile, sped up its gameplay and improved its Tekken Force beat ‘em up mode. These two exceptional fighting games by Bandai Namco steered their respective franchises into bold new directions, with SoulCalibur III embracing its fantasy influences by adding in a character creator and a full-on RPG campaign.
So, in honour of the PS2’s 21st anniversary, here are the 10 games that we cannot believe were able to run on the console, games that truly created new benchmarks in graphical fidelity and mechanical design.
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These technical limitations did not stop developers from making full use of PS2’s hardware and some of the most memorable games in history, many of which still live on in some shape or form.