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.
Title | Year | Console | Publisher | Genres | |
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Silent Hill 4: The Room | 2004 | PS2 | Konami | Action-adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Third-person Shooter, Survival horror, Action, Psychological horror | Download |
Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams | 2006 | PS2 | Capcom | Action-adventure, Action, Adventure, Hack and slash | Download |
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell | 2002 | PS2 | Aspyr, Ubisoft, Gameloft | Action-adventure, Tactical shooter, Stealth | Download |
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 | 2006 | PS2 | Ghostlight, Atlus USA, Atlus, Koei | Role-playing, social simulation | Download |
MLB Slugfest 20-03 | PS2 | Midway Games | Baseball, Sports | Download | |
NBA Street Vol. 2 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Sports | Download | |
NBA 2K7 | 2006 | PS2 | 2K Sports | Simulation, Sports | Download |
Soulcalibur II | 2002 | PS2 | Namco Bandai Games, Electronic Arts, Namco | Action, Fighting | Download |
NCAA Football 2004 | 2003 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Sports, American football | Download |
Ninja Assault | 2002 | PS2 | Light gun, Shoot 'em up, Light gun shooter | Download | |
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s | PS2 | Activision | Rhythm, Music, Action, Simulation | Download | |
Need for Speed: Underground | 2003 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Racing | Download |
SSX | 2000 | PS2 | Electronic Arts, Electronic Arts Victor | Winter sport, Sports, Racing, Snowboarding | Download |
FIFA Street | 2005 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Soccer, Sports | Download |
Monster Hunter | 2004 | PS2 | Capcom | Action role-playing, Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, Strategy | Download |
Star Wars: Battlefront II | 2005 | PS2 | LucasArts | Shooter, Action | Download |
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | 2003 | PS2 | Ubisoft, Sony Computer Entertainment | Action-adventure, Puzzle, Platform, Action, Adventure, Hack and slash | Download |
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within | 2004 | PS2 | Ubisoft | Action-adventure, Platform, Hack and slash | Download |
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin | 2002 | PS2 | Square Enix, Eidos Interactive | Shooter, Action-adventure, Third-person Shooter, Action, Adventure, Stealth, First-person Shooter | Download |
Def Jam: Fight for NY | 2004 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Action, Fighting | Download |
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance | 2002 | PS2 | Vivendi, Interplay Entertainment, Vivendi Games, Destination Software, Inc. | Action role-playing, Action, Hack and slash, Role-playing | Download |
MLB 08: The Show | PS2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Sports | Download | |
NBA Live 2005 | 2004 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Sports | Download |
Madden NFL 2002 | 2001 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Sports, American football | Download |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted | 2005 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Open world, Simulation, Racing | Download |
Cool Boarders 2001 | PS2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Sports, Snowboarding | Download | |
FIFA 07 | 2006 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Sports, Soccer | Download |
SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs | 2003 | PS2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Shooter, Third-person Shooter, Action, Simulation, Tactical shooter, Strategy | Download |
Tetris Worlds | 2002 | PS2 | THQ | Puzzle, Strategy | Download |
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent | 2006 | PS2 | Ubisoft | Action-adventure, Action, Tactical shooter, Stealth | Download |