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Recommended Software - PlayStation 2 Games


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PlayStation 2 Games

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Area-51
Area-51

Description:

Science-fiction, first-person-shooter; aliens (Greys) secretly give away technology in exchange for help with researching a mutagenic virus to use in a war on their homeworld. However, a scientist finds out that the Greys and the Illuminati also plan to use the virus on Earth's population and releases the test subjects (the "Theta") throughout Area-51 to slow things down. Ethan Cole, voiced by David Duchovny (X-files), is tasked to help clean-up the mess but things go horribly wrong.

Armored Core Games
Armored Core Games

Description:

If you like the idea of piloting a customizable, giant "mech" to battle other mech pilots and robots throughout several missions and great electronic music, you will love these games.

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat

Description:

It plays similarly to the other "Battlefield" games for Mac/PC (at the time) and closer to what most are used to now; however, it has "soul switching" in which you can posses any fighter on your side in combat; in other words, there technically are no "non-player-characters" other than the enemy; there are also extra challenges you can unlock and of course there are tanks and other vehicles to drive.

Black
Black

Description:

This is one of the best looking modern combat, first-person-shooter games for the PS2; you are being interrogated and the missions are your flashbacks; unfortunately, the game ends without the bad guy being caught, implying a sequel but has yet to have been made.

Call of Duty Games
Call of Duty Games

Description:

A series of first-person shooter games in which you play as a soldier in World War II; the "Call of Duty: World at War - Final Fronts" game introduced the bonus "Nazi Zombies" survival game.

ClassiCube
ClassiCube

Description:

The PS2 release of a free and open-source Minecraft alternative; expect a few issues.

Darkwatch: Curse of the West
Darkwatch: Curse of the West

Description:

A first-person-shooter that is a mixture of the wild west, horror, and steampunk in which you are turned into a vampire and forced to work for a secret organization that deals with the supernatural.

Dr. Mario
Dr. Mario

Description:

PS2 version of Dr. Mario made with Lua; may be useful for creating your own games; a soft-modded PS2 is required.

Disney's Treasure Planet
Disney's Treasure Planet

Description:

If you want a break from the typical first-person-shooter and violence and maybe play a 3D-platformer of sorts, this game is actually pretty fun.

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai

Description:

A Dragon Ball Z versus fighting game with both a story mode and a tournament mode; story contains the main parts from Saiyan Saga up to and including the Cell Games.

Draken: The Ancient's Gates
Draken: The Ancient's Gates

Description:

A fantasy, third-person, action-adventure game in which you have can either use weapons, magic, or fly a dragon; it is a sequel to "Drakan: Order of the Flame" (1999) for PC.

Enter the Matrix
Enter the Matrix

Description:

Third-person-shooter with slow-motion shooting capabilities and other unlockable skills between the choice of two players that take place in the "Matrix" movies universe.

Frank Herbert's Dune
Frank Herbert's Dune

Description:

A (sort of difficult) third-person shooter in which you play through the story of "Dune" by Frank Herbert; a nice break from the top-down, turn-based strategy stuff; there is also a PC version but you may not like the controls.

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent

Description:

First-person-shooter; you play as a rogue agent in the "James Bond 007 Universe" that has left MI6 and now works for the bad guys except that the bad guys, older and newer from the franchise, are fighting each other; it is sort of like an alternative universe; the "GoldeEye" refers to a cybernetic implant in which your character has a golden eye with enhancements.

Gran Turismo Games
Gran Turismo Games

Description:

A great series of racing games; "Gran Turismo 4" has a 1080p setting but you will need a different cable or up-scaler.

Grand Theft Auto Games
Grand Theft Auto Games

Description:

An open-world, third-person-shooter in which you play through a criminal-like story-line while also having opportunities to do many other things. "GTA III" (Liberty City) takes place in a New York-like place; "GTA: Vice City" takes place in the 1980's in a Florida-like environment; "GTA: San Andreas" takes place in a California like area; there are also the "GTA: Vice City Stories" and "GTA: Liberty City Stories" games.

Guitar Hero Games
Guitar Hero Games

Description:

Games in which you press colored buttons on a guitar-like controller in rhythm to a song on the screen.

GUN
GUN

Description:

An open-world, wild west game that is closer to what "Red Dead Revolver" should have been like if anyone knew that "Red Dead Redemption" was going to happen; however, if you are having trouble playing it via emulation or a soft-modded PS2, the PC version via WINE might be your only option.

Half-Life
Half-Life

Description:

Science gone wrong; weird creatures from another dimension; you get the drill; however, you are better-off playing the computer version but the PS2 port is not that bad.

Harry Potter Games (except "Goblet of Fire")
Harry Potter Games (except

Description:

Play as Harry, and sometimes others depending on the game, in a world of magic at the school of Hogwarts; open-world-like, though somewhat limited; Harry Potter years 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 are great while the "Goblet of Fire" would have done just as well if released as a DVD bonus mini-game.

James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire

Description:

A first-person-shooter in which you play as James Bond, 007, tasked with missions by MI6.

Kenetica
Kenetica

Description:

A unique, futuristic racing game in which you race as some sort of humanoid-like being but with wheels on the hands and feet on courses that often have you defying gravity; plenty of good electronic music.

Kingdom Hearts Games
Kingdom Hearts Games

Description:

You play as a character within a Disney+Square (Final Fantasy) mashup universe.

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Description:

A third-person, role-playing, hack-and slash that takes place in the "LOTR: Two Towers" story-line by Tolkien, though closer to the movie; you can pick between different characters and unlock skills.

Medal of Honor Games
Medal of Honor Games

Description:

First-person-shooter games in which you play as a soldier in World War II.

Metal Gear Solid Games
Metal Gear Solid Games

Description:

The "Metal Gear Solid" franchise is a series of third-person stealth games in which you usually play as the character "Snake".

Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4

Description:

"What are you buyin'? What are you sellin'?" Resident Evil 4 is an iconic zombie survival horror game with MUCH better controls (and just about everything else) than its predecessors; you are Leon and must rescue the president's daughter in a foreign land filled with zombies controlled somehow by an evil aristocracy that is also infected but much more intelligent; I do not know how else to explain it.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection

Description:

A "Wolfenstein" game in which the Nazi's are playing around with the occult... again...; there are also source-port options if you prefer to play on a computer.

Scarface
Scarface

Description:

An open-world, third-person-shooter, similar to the "Grand Theft Auto" games except you are playing through the "Scarface" story-line.

Shinobi
Shinobi

Description:

A third-person, hack-and-slash-like, ninja game with supernatural elements in a more modern-day setting; this is part of the "Shinobi" series from the early Sega consoles.

SOCOM Games
SOCOM Games

Description:

A third-person-shooter in which you play as the leader of a 4-man U.S. Navy Seal team participating in a series of [mostly] stealth missions; control your team with voice commands via a USB microphone headset.

Star Trek: Elite Force
Star Trek: Elite Force

Description:

As a first-person-shooter, you are a member of the Voyager crew as part of a special task-force and encounter the Borg, Klingon, and new species at the usual perverse mercy of space; however, you may enjoy the PC version better.

SuperTux
SuperTux

Description:

A PlayStation 2 port of SuperTux; 2D platformer game; a soft-modded PS2 is required.

Tenchu Games
Tenchu Games

Description:

You sneak around as a ninja (third-person) and do what they do best, but in an environment with a supernatural-like twist; when you do really well on a mission (don't get caught), you unlock special equipment.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3

Description:

A first-person-shooter in which you play as the leader of a special forces unit tasked with missions; you can control your team with a USB headset like in the SOCOM games.

Turok: Evolution
Turok: Evolution

Description:

You play as "Turok" like before; however, the dinosaurs are now intelligent and have guns; there is also a level in which you fly around on a pterodactyl with machine guns and missiles; things got a bit more science-fiction-like than before.

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