The PlayStation 2 (officially branded as PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on March 4, 2000, in North America on October 26, 2000, and in Europe and Australia on November 24, 2000, and is the successor to the original PlayStation, as well as the second installment in the PlayStation console line-up. A sixth-generation console, it competed with Sega's Dreamcast, Nintendo's GameCube, and Microsoft's original Xbox. Announced in 1999, the PS2 offered backward-compatibility for its predecessor's DualShock controller, as well as its games. The PS2 is the best-selling video game console of all time, having sold over 155 million units worldwide, as confirmed by Sony. Sony later manufactured several smaller, lighter revisions of the console known as Slimline models in 2004. Even with the release of its successor, the PlayStation 3, the PS2 remained popular well into the seventh generation, and continued to be produced until 2013, when Sony finally announced it had been discontinued after over twelve years of production – one of the longest lifespans of a video game console. Despite the announcement, new games for the console continued to be produced until the end of 2013, including Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin for Japan, FIFA 13 for North America, and Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 for Europe. Repair services for the system in Japan ended on September 7, 2018.
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Metropolismania | 2002 | PS2 | Natsume Co., Ltd | City-building, Real-time strategy, Simulation, Role-playing, Strategy | Download |
Tomb Raider: Underworld | 2008 | PS2 | Eidos Interactive, Feral Interactive | Action-adventure, Platform | Download |
Backyard Baseball 2007 | PS2 | Atari | Baseball, Sports | Download | |
NCAA March Madness 2005 | 2004 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Sports, Basketball | Download |
The King Of Fighters: Maximum Impact | 2005 | PS2 | SNK Playmore | Action, Fighting | Download |
Backyard Football '10 | 2009 | PS2 | Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, Game Boy Advance, Macintosh, Nintendo GameCube | Sports | Download |
Bujingai | PS2 | Red Entertainment, 505 Games, BAM! Entertainment, Taito Corporation | Action, Beat 'em up, Hack and slash | Download | |
Space Channel 5 | PS2 | Agetec, Sega, THQ, Atari | Music, Action | Download | |
Bomberman Hardball | PS2 | Ubisoft | Puzzle, Action | Download | |
Wild Arms 3 | 2002 | PS2 | Ubisoft, Sony Computer Entertainment | Western, Console role-playing, Steampunk, Role-playing | Download |
FIFA 2001 | 2000 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Soccer, Sports | Download |
The Operative: No One Lives Forever | 2000 | PS2 | Fox Interactive, Sierra Entertainment, Vivendi Games, MacPlay | Shooter, Action, Stealth, First-person Shooter | Download |
Scarface: The World Is Yours | 2006 | PS2 | Sierra Entertainment, Universal Studios | Shooter, Action-adventure, Action, Adventure | Download |
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus | 2007 | PS2 | Sega | Action role-playing, Action, Role-playing | Download |
Lego Batman: The Videogame | 2008 | PS2 | Feral Interactive, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Action-adventure, Action, Adventure, Beat 'em up, Racing, Superhero movie | Download |
Major League Baseball 2K11 | 2011 | PS2 | 2K Sports | Baseball, Sports | Download |
NCAA March Madness 2004 | 2003 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Sports | Download |
SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos | PS2 | SNK Playmore | Action, Fighting | Download | |
Madden NFL 2003 | 2002 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Sports | Download |
Warriors Orochi 2 | PS2 | Hack and slash | Download | ||
Beatmania IIDX 16: Empress | PS2 | Konami | Music | Download | |
Adventure Pinball: Forgotten Island | 2001 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Pinball, Puzzle, Adventure, Arcade | Download |
Formula One 06 | 2006 | PS2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Racing | Download |
Grandia III | 2005 | PS2 | Square Enix | Adventure, Role-playing | Download |
FIFA 11 | 2010 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Sports, Soccer | Download |
Prisoner of War | PS2 | Codemasters | Action, Adventure, Stealth | Download | |
Let's Make a Soccer Team! | 2006 | PS2 | Sega, Sega Europe Limited | Soccer, Sports, Sport management, Role-playing, Strategy | Download |
Yakuza | PS2 | Sega | Action-adventure, Action, Beat 'em up, Fighting, Role-playing | Download | |
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | 2006 | PS2 | LucasArts, TT Games, Feral Interactive | Open world, Action-adventure, Platform, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Download |
Dark Cloud | 2000 | PS2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Console role-playing, Action-adventure, Action role-playing, Action, Role-playing | Download |