Best Ps2 games?
yeah I know. I'm not a gamer, never owned a console, but as mt boy is getting a PS3 from his grandad for xmas my ex has suggested I have hs old ps2 at mine for him to play when he's here. So I was thinking the games must be pretty cheap now I might get a few, any recommendations peeps?

Alt: How was your weekend?
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:37, 62 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

There are loads of excellent PS2 games.
For the wee man, try him with Jak & Daxter, Ratchet & Clank and Lego Star Wars.

For you, GTA: Vice City, Shadow of the Colossus, Ico, God of War, Resident Evil 4, Canis Canem Edit, Manhunt, Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3, GTA: San Andreas, Transformers, Psychonauts and We Love Katamari.

EDIT: Yes, I now realise it is his old PS2 and he will have games. But if he doesn't have the ones I listed, they are well worth picking up. For you as well as him.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:40, Reply)

Duly noted, cheers doze.
there's some definite possibles there. He loves lego star wars on the Wii I never thought, but of course it'll be on the ps2
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:43, Reply)

Lego Star Wars started out on the PS2.
The Lego Batman game is ace, but the Lego Indiana Jones one not so much. Lego Indy was in fact the last ever PS2 game I bought.

I have a Wii, a PS2 and a 360.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:45, Reply)

I don't pay attention to these things.
but with a free console and cheap games I might dip my toe in.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:54, Reply)

You can get preowned PS2 games for £5 in Game & Gamestation.
Pretty sure Ebay is your best bet though. But every game I listed up there is stone cold classic.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:55, Reply)

S'OK
He's not got many, the wii took over, it's really more my ex's PS2 so he only has like 5 games for it.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:44, Reply)

God of war 3 was amazing, really engaging and probably the most stunningly scaled cinematics I've seen on _any_ medium....
... when you're running through a forrest slashing enemies only for the whole earth to tip sideways and to realise this forrest is just the shoulder of a titan, and that titan is climbing mount olympus with loads of other titans while the gods try and defend it.... it's just amazing.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:47, Reply)

Cheers Gonz, I'll add it to the list.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:51, Reply)

God of War 3 is only on PS3.
The first two are on PS2. They are a bit like Devil May Cry, but based on Classical mythology.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:53, Reply)

Is that good?

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:55, Reply)

They are good, if you like hack n slash games.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:56, Reply)

Only game I ever bothered with on the PC were
Unreal Tournament
Halo
WOW
that's all I can thing of. I remember getting bored with halflife and giving up before I god a gun.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:59, Reply)

Half Life 2 is one of the finest games ever.
Haven't played the first one though.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:03, Reply)

I liked games where you could shoot people
It didn't let me do that. I got annoyed.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:05, Reply)

True story, I was a concept tester for unreal tournament...
... they took it to a famous (and the 'only' at the time) LAN-cafe I used to go to, and gave myself and about 15 friends a free all-nighter (£30, 9pm-9am) to watch us to see if there was a market for a shoot-em-up game that had no story or single-player (minus bots). This was before Quake 3 was known to the world, and it had never been done before. The graphics were amazing, considering it was a concept, it only had about 6 weapons and 2 maps. They watched us play it for a couple of hours, recording stats and giving us NDAs and asking as what we thought of it.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:33, Reply)

The third one is only out on the PS3, but you can get the first two, I donno how old your little one is, but the third one is genuinly scary at points.
The beat 'em ups are good fun, and something you can join in with too. If one of the kid's hobbies is playing video games, then I think you might have more fun for him to play games that are before his time, rather than one he's grown up with.

I mean, let's say the PS2 is the console I've grown up on, and I've played most of the good games, played them a lot... then I'd be a bit miffed that I'm only _just_ getting the new version (PS3), as even a lot of the PS3 games are considered out-dated. What I mean is, the 'PS3' would be new to him, and the 'PS2' would be old, right? But just because something is old to the world, it doens't mean it's old to him.....

....what I'm trying to say is, how about sourcing a N64/Gamecube (if he's never had one), where although the games are 'old', they'll be new to him... and with the Gamecube ones, they'll also still look not-bad. Not only that, they're rediculously cheap (like, you'll get change out of £30 on ebay), and they're also made for younger people too, where as children has never been a key demographic for Playstation.

I honestly had a hell of a lot of fun playing the gamecube games, such as Mario Party, geniune fun, than any other console, both as for drinking-games and silly fun.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:16, Reply)

Cheers gonz, but not looking to buy more consoles
TBH no too happy about hving this one in my house, but trying to make the best of it. your argument applies though as he only ever had about 5 games for this so there's plenty of scope, plus PS1 games will run on this I thing =k and they must be dirt cheap now.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:20, Reply)

Ahh, cool. I like the gun games too, like the Time Crisis series.
Out of interest, and mostly because I'm bored and fancy a bit of a debate, why do you have this stance on video game consoles? Video games are just as valid format for telling stories and entertaining as film. For every cinimatic experiance that I can think of, especially limiting it to children's media, there is a videogame that can go toe-to-toe in depth of story and level of engagement.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:25, Reply)

Sorry mate not much debate.
Just not a gamer. I rarely enjoy computer games much, never been very good at them and anyway preferred to play on the PC for the 2 or 3 I ever got in to. I don't want it in the house because it's clutter I don't need and I'm trying to de-clutter ATM
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:30, Reply)

Yeah', but the kid ovbously likes them and you can see how someone (if not yourself) can get enjoyment out of them. They don't take up that much room, just sitting near the telly.
They have a lot of advantages, they can help someone want to read, hand-eye co-ordination, puzzel solving, logic-thinking.... and that's not even covering entertainment value. I'm one of the fastest and most acreate typers I know*, and I can put that squarely down to video games, although I admit that'll be PC games rather than ones using a gamepad.

Also, wouldn't it score brownie points with the kid? You know, something you can do with him on a rainy day, help him want to be at yours (I'm far far FAR from saying that'll be the only reason, but every bonus counts in the war against him wanting to be around his mates rather than 'rents (at that kindda age, all my mates with devorced parents still loved both their 'rents, but would rather be with mates any day of the week).

One way to look at it is like a DVD player that only plays kid's films; you wouldn't get much out of it but the kid will.

* i know I have a lot of spelling mistakes, but I always press the keys that I want too, that's not a typo, it's just a poor spelling.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:43, Reply)

Sure he does, I have no problem with this.
The space it'll take up is where I like to keep DVDs and I need to put the games somewhere too, not a lot of space but I already have more shit than space.

For the rest. I'm not anti I'm just not interested personally, see also:football.

He already wants to be a mine and we have plenty of stuff to do, we have more trouble w=fitting in every thing we want to do, yes, it'll be one more thing for him to do but there's no shortage.


Also he gets lots of gaming in at his mums, I tend to see my role are providing opportunities for more olod fashioned boys stuff, like bike riding, swimming am=nd reading book. he gets a good balance this way and seems to enjoy both eually.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:50, Reply)

Cool, that totally makes sense, sounds like he's got a fun family =)

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:54, Reply)

Oh yeah.
and all the better for not being in one house.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 20:12, Reply)

can't help you
I still haven't got round to finishing Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the Game Cube, yet.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:58, Reply)

I'm up to the bit where I've been kidnapped by the desert people, it's my second most hated bit next to the water temple.
I've got it on hold while I play super mario land 3d
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:29, Reply)

i think I had one or two of those things
you had to collect. Actually maybe it was 4. It's been a long time, I've nothing to play it on. Might have to find a way of getting it to work on my old monitor when I move
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:31, Reply)

There was 3 as a kid and then 7 as an adult, if I remember right.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:49, Reply)

Resident Evil 2, ff7, Medievil1 and 2
Weekend was ace,went out on friday with the teaching lot to celebrate my amazing review and then went to Lincoln Park Zoo last night with my yank friends and their kids to look at the lights. Today nursing a hangover and doing paperwork eating cold pizza.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:05, Reply)

oh and metal gear solid 3 Snake Eater. YOU WILL LOVE IT BRUV!

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:05, Reply)

SingStar.
Then more SingStar. It's all I use my PS2 for.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:06, Reply)

Not for me, but the boy might like it.
he's... theatrical.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:09, Reply)

0o0o0oh, then Guitar/band Hero ones too.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:16, Reply)

He's got that on the Wii at his mum's.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:20, Reply)

Oh dear
In my world a PS2 is an old Leyland bus.

Won't someone think of the old folks?
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:24, Reply)

Nearly home from a great weekend.
Went for a great hike yesterday. Noel was in his element.
( girlinthehole, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:30, Reply)

element bobble-hat
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:31, Reply)

Wooly Inca hat actually.

( girlinthehole, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:34, Reply)

Drat.
I wanted to picture him in a bobble hat, it would suit him so.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:35, Reply)

It was bloody freezing.
Awesome views though.
( girlinthehole, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:38, Reply)

I bet.
did you get snow?
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:39, Reply)

No thankfully.
The crag we climbed would have been to dangerous to attempt if there was snow. It really was barren and rocky.
( girlinthehole, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:43, Reply)

Sounds pretty.
get any pics?
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:45, Reply)

Yup! Will put them on fb tomorrow evening.
Definitely going up there again next spring. Maybe walk further next time.
( girlinthehole, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:53, Reply)

Excellent.
/Burns.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 20:11, Reply)

Manic Miner
Or Jet Set Willy. They'll keep him busy.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:43, Reply)

laughs at old man

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:47, Reply)

Jet Set Willy
Was difficult. Did you finish it with cheating?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:49, Reply)

never played it, sounds shite

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:53, Reply)

Play it here
www.zxspectrum.net/
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 20:02, Reply)

Don't forget Frogger.

( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:47, Reply)

and pong!

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:49, Reply)

You pong.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:50, Reply)

Was that the one where you knocked bricks out of a wall?
I was good at that in 1984.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:50, Reply)

nope
the one where you are a little dash playing tennis against another dash
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:56, Reply)

What was the wall one on the ZX Spectrum then?
That's as far as I ever got with computer games.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 20:01, Reply)

There was Thru The Wall
And Arkanoid as well
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 20:03, Reply)

Thru the wall rings a bell
Like Squash, sort of.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 20:06, Reply)

Pro Evolution Soccer or FIFA.
Also, Tekken 5 and Gran Turismo 4.
(Glucose-Maximus All over the world., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 20:25, Reply)

Not big on football
otherwise noted.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 4 Dec 2011, 20:33, Reply)

Gran Turismo 4
is ace!
( Peej, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 20:47, Reply)

Final Fantasy VII is the way to go, that'll keep you entertained for a good while, it's bigger than most modern games, in terms of storyline
Also, Metal Gear Solid, FF X, Tekken 3, they'll keep you going for a while.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 21:29, Reply)

Ring Of Red.
2 answers for the price of 1 right there.
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 5 Dec 2011, 7:33, Reply)