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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Burnout 3: Takedown | 2004 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Action, Racing, Vehicular combat | Download |
Sly 2: Band of Thieves | 2004 | PS2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Platform, Action, Stealth | Download |
World Series Baseball 2K3 | PS2 | Baseball, Sports | Download | ||
NBA Jam | 2003 | PS2 | Acclaim Entertainment | Sports, Basketball | Download |
The King of Fighters 2002 | 2004 | PS2 | UTV Ignition Entertainment, GameTap, SNK Playmore | Fighting | Download |
NFL Blitz Pro | 2003 | PS2 | American football | Download | |
Space Gun | PS2 | Taito Corporation | Shooter, Light gun, Shoot 'em up, Action, Science Fiction | Download | |
Frequency | PS2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Music, Music, Action | Download | |
Puyo Puyo Fever 2 | 2005 | PS2 | Sega | Puzzle, Action, Strategy | Download |
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht | 2002 | PS2 | Namco | Role-playing | Download |
UEFA Champions League 2006–2007 | 2007 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Soccer, Sports | Download |
The Simpsons Hit & Run | 2003 | PS2 | Vivendi Universal Games | Action-adventure, Driving, Sandbox | Download |
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus | PS2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Platform, Action, Adventure, Stealth | Download | |
Chaos Legion | PS2 | Capcom | Action-adventure, Action role-playing, Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, Role-playing | Download | |
MLB Slugfest 2006 | 2006 | PS2 | Sports | Download | |
NBA Ballers | PS2 | Midway Games | Action, Sports, Basketball | Download | |
Guilty Gear XX | 2003 | PS2 | Sammy Corporation, Microsoft Studios, Sega Sammy Holdings, 505 Games, High Moon Studios, Majesco Entertainment, Arc System Works, Sega, Aksys Games | Action, Fighting | Download |
Madden NFL 2001 | 2000 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Sports, American football | Download |
Gunfighter Ii: Revenge of Jesse James | PS2 | Download | |||
Guitar Hero II | 2006 | PS2 | Activision, RedOctane | Rhythm, Music, Action, Simulation | Download |
Amplitude | 2003 | PS2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Music | Download |
Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary | PS2 | Sega | Puzzle | Download | |
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 | PS2 | Crave Entertainment | Racing | Download | |
Chrono Cross | 1999 | PS2 | Square Electronic Arts, Square | Role-playing | Download |
Sega Soccer Slam | 2002 | PS2 | Sega | Soccer, Sports | Download |
Kessen | 2000 | PS2 | Electronic Arts, Koei | Real-time tactics, Strategy | Download |
God of War | 2005 | PS2 | Capcom, Sony Computer Entertainment | Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, Third person | Download |
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves | PS2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Platform, Action, Stealth | Download | |
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time | 2004 | PS2 | Square Enix, Ubisoft, Enix | Action role-playing | Download |
Genji: Dawn of the Samurai | PS2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Action-adventure, Action, Hack and slash, Role-playing | Download |