20 PS2 Games That STILL Hold Up Today

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[@UltimateSpider1385]

In my opinion, Ultimate Spider-Man still holds up.

[@zakirstocks9514]

Capcom's Maximo: Ghosts to Glory and Army of Zin

[@KRATOS7514]

jak and daxter still holds up

[@danieloloughlin8768]

Ratchet and Clank 2002

[@TramiNguyen-oi3kp]

A lot

[@kizaruthegreat]

sly cooper, jak and daxter, ratchet and clank and old god of war games are for me all series that deserve modern day remakes and decent remakes like crash, spyro and demon souls

[@bradhaley8432]

I still have my original digital version of sly cooper thieves in time for Playstation 3 on my original fully functional Playstation 3. I first got into sly cooper on the Playstation 2 and followed the series from there. I agree with you that sly cooper from the Playstation 2 need remakes because of them still at least in my opinion are deserving of the remake.

[@4563adam]

Why can’t they already these games were staples of my childhood

[@bradhaley8432]

@4563adam If I would have to guess at least for the sly cooper games they do have them for a collection edition for both ps vita and Playstation 3 so in other words technically new generation systems at least for the sly cooper games. I say technically new generation systems because both the ps vita and the Playstation 3 are outdated as far as no new games for both systems.

[@Mr.Paddle]

Get a ps Vita

[@Kylewraps]

We need Jak 4 Also we finally getting budokai tenkaichi 4 now

[@garveyneal1672]

0:46 20. Twisted Metal: Black (2001) 1:40 19. Ratchet and Clank: Upe Your Arsenal (2004) 2:38 18. Metal Arms: Glitch in the System (2003) 3:32 17. SSX Tricky (2001) 4:27 16. Band of Thieves (2004) 5:24 15. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (2001) 6:22 14. Tekken 5 (2004) 7:25 13. The Warriors (2005) 8:12 12. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (2005) 9:10 11. The Simpsons: Hit and Run (2003) 10:23 10. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 11:36 9. Viewtiful Joe (2004) 12:38 8. Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005) 13:40 7. The Thing (2002) 14:44 6. Medal of Honor: Frontline (2002) 15:52 5. Fatal Frame II: The Crimson Butterfly (2003) 17:12 4. Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix (2006) 18:24 3. Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005) 19:37 2. Tony Hawk's Underground (2003) 20:38 1. Burnout 3: Takedown (2004)

[@reallyhimongod]

Nice work!

[@jamesdayton2598]

Thank you for this.

[@Cbautista760]

Tekaishi budokai 3

[@josiahryan4655]

I honestly can't believe Kingdom Hearts II didn't make it on this list, out of every PS2 game that I love that is the one that I've played the most and will probably continue to replay even into my dying days. The controls are fantastic, the graphics hold up, the combat is fun, the story intiguing (even if a bit weird), the platforming is fantastic and if you have the Japanese version(which I do) you have even more content.

[@amarirobinson9067]

Thank you , I was looking for this comment , it should be #1. The graphics were way ahead of its time , and the gameplay!

[@peterw2880]

Still the high point of the series. Sora’s form changes ruled, and I will never not get a little choked up at “looks like my summer’s over”

[@klydejohnson7520]

Literally my fav game and game series ❤

[@fredrik357]

Or god of war 2, Devil may cry 3, Silent Hill 2, Suikoden 5 just to mention a few that still holds up very well today and is better than many on his list.

[@shinegraymon6731]

Where the fuck was persona four on the list

[@sammylane21]

The art style of Sly Cooper is what sealed the deal for me as it looked so original and cool AF.

[@olivertejada8281]

Tekken 5 Shadow Of The Colossus God Of War Ratchet and Clank Jak And Daxter and Ico are my favorites and please make a Xbox list next

[@westtexastiger]

MoH: Frontline was the game that inspired me to finally breakdown and buy a PS2. I saw maybe 10 seconds of a 30 second commercial for this game, and loved it. Took me a damned week to manage to get past the first level. Then, there was one level that caused me so much grief that I swore very loudly. When I finally beat it, I had saved every few steps during the level, and wound up getting a gold rating on the level.😮

[@markpurdie7608]

Great game

[@westtexastiger]

​@@markpurdie7608agreed. It was one of the first 2 or 3 FPS games I played on a controller with dual joysticks.

[@FastTquick]

I’ve always thought 6th-gen games with realistic-looking graphics always age terribly with their uncanny valley-looking character models. Games with more stylized visuals like the Ratchet & Clank games, Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, Super Mario Sunshine, and Viewtiful Joe are always going to stand out better.

[@marcoalves9029]

true, and honestly I prefer stylized visuals over realistic graphics even on modern games idk, just wish we were getting more AAA games like these nowadays

[@FastTquick]

@@marcoalves9029 I’ve always loved how gorgeous the graphics from Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart from their respective generations. Devs need to realize that they don’t need to make games realistic and brown to make them look good on modern systems.

[@K20civicsirturbo]

MGS2 Sons of Liberty and MGS3 Snake Eater aged VERY good so idk what you’re talking about

[@DRicH_4538]

My favorites sly cooper ,syphon filter, Def jam, manhunt ,shadow of the colossus, ico, the matrix so many more

[@Leopez02]

Playstation 2 is one of most greatest consoles ever maded and defienitily solded. Ps2 was my first ever console what I've played when I was only 6 years old kid, I have good memories playing Sly Cooper games Sly Raccoon, Sly 2 Band of thieves and Sly 3 Honor amoung thieves with my brothers and friend. Ratchet and Clank and Crash Bandicoot games are my childhood too with Playstation 2. I still have Ps2 and play with that sometimes. 🔥🔥

[@Weabooking]

Sly 2 is my favorite and call of duty😊😊

[@BlazerK1914]

I don’t play much Ratchet and Clank games, but I highly enjoyed watching their cutscenes. Also, Courtney Gears is quite the memorable villain/henchwoman.

[@luckystudent00]

Honorable Mentions: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, Need for Speed: Underground 1 & 2, Soul Calibur 2 & 3, Capcom vs SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001, Resident Evil 4, Madden NFL 2004 & 2005, NFL Street 1 & 2, SSX 3 & Def Jam FFNY

[@dank2171]

I'd probably put nba street 2 and 3 over nfl street but nfl street is def underated gem. This list was good but def missed so many heavy hitters like God of war, ultimate spiderman, DMC 3, MVC2 and so on. 6th generation is my fav and 4th generation is the only generation that can compete. 9th generation has been the weakest with so few exclusives to that generation, even if we have had an amazing run of releases over the last year. Most came out on 8th so not exclusive.

[@matthewvorwald7169]

Simpsons Hit and Run, Medal of Honor Frontline and Rising Sun, the Simpsons Game, and Silent Hill 2 are great PS2 games that are still fun to play all these years later.

[@r.lum.r]

PS2 had such interesting characters, worlds, and ideas coming out of the largest games publishers and developers. SO much Cartoon Network energy from those games. Side note: I also really miss extreme sports games and stealth as popular genres. they've kinda dissapearred now which is a shame

[@deemster4249]

Actually a great list! I do miss Yakuza and Devil May Cry 3 in here.

[@UltimateSpider1385]

My 3 favorite PS2 games that still hold up today are Incredible Hulk Ultimate Destruction, LOTR: Return of the King, and Ultimate Spider-Man.

[@jarrodedson5441]

Star Wars battlefront 2 2005 holds up amazingly well to this day

[@sawnoff95]

Prince of Persia Trilogy holds up extremely well

[@theguyinthere]

I don't know when cell shading became a thing but to me that art style is timeless.

[@HALFSQUASHED]

Jet Set Radio (2000) is the earliest cell shading game I can remember. There were probably earlier games though.

[@theguyinthere]

@@HALFSQUASHED nice name drop.🥰

[@zaymac117]

One of the ps2 games that holds up today are: Ratchet and clank trilogy God of war 2 Tenchu wrath of heaven Genji dawn of the samurai Dynasty warriors 4 empire Resident evil 4 Silent hill 2 Midnight club 3 Mortal Kombat Shaolin monks 007 nightfire 007 everything or nothing Tekken 5 Mortal Kombat deadly alliance Mortal Kombat deception Mortal Kombat Armageddon Grand theft auto San Andreas Bully Manhunt 2 SOCOM 2 But yeah ps2 back in the day not only is nostalgic it also feels so rewarding and very simplistic qnd when the developers tells a good story without any live service, political correctness, woke agenda, and pay to win nonsense.

[@palazzo1113]

I watched this whole thing... did I somehow miss Snake Eater?!

[@terry_glory_to_ukraine394]

I would add the following games to this list : SSX 3 Def Jam : Fight For NY NBA Street Vol. 2 Fifa Street 2 BLACK (Crysis from PS2) Sonic Riders Soul Calibur 2 and 3 Dead or Alive 2

[@NuclearLemonade]

Sonic Riders was a bit better on GameCube than PS2

[@terry_glory_to_ukraine394]

@@NuclearLemonade Why?

[@LooseAsADEUCE]

It's a testament to how many amazing games the PS2 had that dozens of us in the comments could prob make our own lists with very little overlap between them. I know mine would look completely different from this one.

[@SpencerPhillips-co7sx]

Great list, incredible hulk ultimate destruction, Rachet and Clank, Simpsons hit and run were my favorites. It's hard to believe that with most of these games turning old and still holds up today, I think most of them deserved a remaster

[@th3lonef0x4]

Seeing someone acknowledge The Thing in one of these lists makes me very happy.

[@Omar-ok7gd]

Resident Evil 4 & Silent Hill 3

[@xking_dicloniusx4680]

Jak and Daxter, Sly Cooper, Ratchet and Clank and Kingdom Hearts are what defined the ps2 for me. Sadly some of them didn't make it to the list. We can't forget Ultimate Spiderman and Spiderman 2.

[@ItzSweetTrav]

Played though Sly's 1 & 2, Jak and Daxter and Ratchet and Clank recently and they're all still incredible

[@DanielBowens]

I think id ad soul calibur 2 to the list. Game holds up amazing. Love tekken 5 as well but i think soul calibur is the top ps2 fighting game

[@marianmaraffko8051]

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 and Defiance

[@bok3rnes425]

Couldn't agree more with the Thumbnail. Ratchet and Clank Series and Sly Series are awesome ❤❤❤

[@AshPrimeDCFC]

Not sure what the criteria was, because you could've easily had Final Fantasy X on here.

[@RicochetForce]

The problem is that there are literal HUNDREDS of PS2 titles that still hold up to this day.

[@PowerArmorV113]

@@RicochetForce Exactly. It's not a bad list, there's just too much good to be contained to 20. Where even IS my Devil May Cry Mojo?

[@zakirstocks9514]

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Sly 2: Band of Thieves & Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, Ratchet & Clank, R&C2: Going Commando & R&C3: Up Your Arsenal, Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak 2 & 3 & Jak X: Combat Racing, Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Capcom's Maximo: Ghosts to Glory and Army of Zin, Capcom vs SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001, Devil May Cry 1, 2 & 3: Special Edition, Viewtiful Joe 1 & 2, Mega Man X7 & 8, Capcom's Chaos Legion, Mega Man X: Command Mission, The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge, Fatal Frame 2: The Crimson Butterfly, Mega Man Anniversary Collection, Capcom Fighting Evolution, Street Fighter Anniversary Collection, Namco x Capcom, Resident Evil 4, Capcom's Shadow of Rome, Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance, Devil Kings (Sengoku Basara), Capcom's Haunting Ground, Mega Man X Collection, Capcom's Okami, Capcom's God Hand, The Simpsons: Hit & Run, Tekken 5, Kingdom Hearts, KH: Re: Chain of Memories & KH2, Xenosaga Episodes 1-3, Tales of Symphonia, Shadow Hearts: Covenant, Dragon Quest 8/VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, Dark Cloud 2, Final Fantasy X, Persona 4, Radiata Stories, Rogue Galaxy, Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street, Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy 7/VII and Final Fantasy 12/XII are all Super Awesome PS2 Games that are still Super Fun to play after all these years from my Childhood Years.

[@jamalvargas6146]

I Feel Like Playing Heavy Metal Geomatrix (2001) As a fan of the 1981 animated film the sequel not so much and I'm not mentioning the live action Web Series

[@danieloloughlin8768]

Here are some other games on PS2 that have aged well. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty Jak and Daxter The Precursor Legacy Jak II Renegade Jak 3 Jak X Combat Racing Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus Sly 3 Honor Among Thieves Ratchet and Clank 2002 Ratchet and Clank 2 Ratchet Gladiator/Deadlocked God of War God of War 2 Shadow of the Colossus Prince of Persia Sands of Time Prince of Persia Warrior Within Prince of Persia Two Thrones Final Fantasy X Dark Cloud Tomb Raider Anniversary Killer 7 Red Dead Revolver Rogue Galaxy Max Payne 1 and 2 Katamari Damacy We Love Katamari Timesplitters Pyschonauts Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts 2 Lego Star Wars 2 The Original Trilogy Deus Ex (port of a PC game) Half Life (port of a PC game) Gun Hitman Blood Money

[@dragondagger24]

GOING COMMANDO is the definitive Ratchet and Clank experience!

[@jeremy19175]

I used to love playing medal of honor and midnight club dub edition

[@bradprice1668]

im so happy metal arms glitch in the system is on here, its such a hidden gem suprised most wanted or midnight lcub dudediton remix or undergound 2 or even vexx crazy

[@ShaneMakesMovies]

God of War 2 Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence Jak 3 Black Burnout Revenge All haven't aged a day if you ask me

[@zzz43344]

Agreed

[@Karlos1234ify]

I wish Sony would continue these video game series

[@dreamguardian8320]

I wish PlayStation would let us still play the old games even when we get a new and up to date console.

[@WolfyFancyLads]

Honestly, Rogue Galaxy deserves a place on here. Sure, I heard it got a PSN sale too, but it started on PS2 and it was an amazing game.

[@LegoReader12345hello]

Still playing Star Wars battle front 2 on ps2

[@pspalcollector]

Burnout 3 is a great racing game providing a lot of fun. Playing with friends in split screen while drinking beer is the best way to experience this game.

[@albertPI007]

Let's not forget SOCOM 3, need for speed most wanted, GOW 2 and Black PS2.

[@danpatrick7176]

Downhill domination, NBA Street2, War of the monsters

[@trevorstockwell8290]

I miss alot of these games. Man i love jak and daxter, sly cooper, twsted metal-axel is my fav, medal of honor and others. The og destroy all humans and god i adore tekken 5 not to mention soul caliber. I honestly forgot bout the lord of the rings games besides the tower building ones

[@drswaggman2g]

I loved Sly Cooper and Medal of honor frontline Even though i switched to xbox i do miss sly cooper and honestly they should make medal of honor compataible

[@yeoedwin1619]

Worth mentioning: Onimusha, Onimusha 3: Demon Siege, Devil May Cry, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

[@benmcreynolds8581]

Whip lash is such a hidden gem 💎 I thought it was a fever dream existing only in my memory, until i stumbled across it recently.

[@robynwolph3836]

Bravo. Thanks for adding Dragon Quest 8.

[@ncleasure94]

I would love to see a best of from the ps2 remastered on PS5

[@Skeeter_jahomes]

The punisher game holds up good

[@leonigama5597]

good job about Discussion and Review of PS2 Games That STILL Hold Up Today from Top 20

[@powerplay074]

Ps2 was and is a beast of gaming system. My dad got me ps2 with gta 3 and some other 3rd person shooter game my friends were amazed by the grqphics. I played with some old school wood framed box tv :d i had little more modern plastic box tv side by side but i remember prefering the old one. I didnt know anything about resolutions or fps etc. Just colour tv which have rpg signal jacks. Remember playing resident evil games with my friends and english dictionary book becouse we couldnt solve the puzzles without understanding english words lol. Good times.

[@simpsonmichael2886]

Ps2 had a lot of gems man even some of the bad games were kinda good in some way

[@someguy42093]

I played BLACK for the time last night. And I loved it

[@Elvisbackpack]

The God of War games, the Metal Gear games, Final Fantasy XII, Grand Theft Auto Vice City and San Andreas, Resident Evil 4, there's a ton you missed.

[@darkmoon0219]

Man make a modem Mercenaries game...loved both of those...

[@pspalcollector]

Fatal frame 2 (Project Zero 2 in PAL regions) is not only holding up well, but it is one of the best horror video game (not only on ps2 but on every platform). Hoping that it will get the same remaster treatment as Maiden of Black Water and Mask of Lunar Eclipse.

[@giuseppelucido5780]

CRASH TWINSANITY , JAK AND DAXTER , THE LEGEND OF SPYRO , MORTAL KOMBAT , GOD OF WAR???

[@benmcreynolds8581]

The more that Time goes by.. The more I really feel like the PS2 is the Best Overall system. It has such a deep, diverse game library. The graphics and gameplay capabilities are just enough to hold timeless fun. During a era where devs made obscure games, focused on fun and took a ton of creative risks we just don't see anymore

[@PapaCoco1128]

Great list! Hopefully you guys do GameCube and XBOX too!

[@noskoolikeoldskool]

How is "Twisted Metal Head On" not on this???? The other day they made a list and it was above Twisted Metal Black.

[@claybee1687]

Geez did y’all get that SSX footage from a 2 year old? I hope that wasn’t you guys playing.. 😂

[@robsutton2841]

great list. sly2, hit and run and mercenaries some of my all time favourites

[@thefightingfedora2976]

Shadow of the Colossus and the Kingdom Hearts games are the only ones i go back to every couple of years.

[@rodneybrown2059]

Some of these games really need to be ported over to ps4 and ps5 ps store PlayStation classics. Like I don't understand why Sony hasn't done that yet. Like a whole catalogue of classics that we would love to play again or play for the first time are forever stuck on the ps2 because Sony decided to stop porting them over to current gen consoles.

[@brick2347]

This is giving me ideas what games I should download load on my ps2 free mcboot harddrive

[@italiener82]

A lot of the games from that era may appear dated to the modern eye, but for those who grew up during the 6th generation, nostalgia plays a significant role. Sometimes it's better to cherish these games for the emotions they evoked back then, during our childhood/teenage, because revisiting them can prove challenging in recapturing that same sense of magic and charm. It's not the games that have changed, but rather ourselves. Our adult perspective alters the experience, and that childhood wonder we once held gradually fades. Nonetheless, there's an enduring "arcade" charm in these games that appears somewhat lost in the contemporary gaming landscape, which is dominated by online multiplayer and live service titles, with their positives of connecting you to the global gaming community, but also accompanied by drawbacks like microtransactions. Also modern games tend to take themselves too seriously sometimes, going for deep stories, realism and hollywood cinematics, and we tend to look down at titles that just focus on the fun factor; we had more of the latter in the older gens, prior to ps3/360, for sure. The games that still stand the test of time are generally those with cartoonish graphics, 2D, or timeless art style such as Okami and Dragon Quest VIII. Even today's kids, I think, can appreciate these classics without cringing at the blocky graphics and low-resolution textures typical of the 5th and 6th generations.

[@hallowedknightyt1892]

Seriously? You didn't add the most iconic PS2 series Jak and Daxter? Seriously??

[@henrik971]

I remember i put countless..... COUNTLESS hours into the "SLY" games, "Tekken 4 & 5" AND "Return of a King" and "Battlefront 2" and "T.H.U.G 1" and "Burnout3" 😁😁

[@FinalStage4L]

Your love for tekken 5 tho haha

[@mark-ol4im]

im suprised that NFS underground 2 was not on the list

[@TheDorkKnight5419]

Need for Speed Undeground 2 holds up so well as a phenomenal racer

[@FredBloggs919]

Shadow of Rome Gradius V Katamari(s) Res Evil 4 Black Outrun 2006

[@TDG1992]

There are so many games that could have been included but my main ones that haven’t are God of war games,Kingdom of hearts,RE4 and ofc Primal an underated gem of that generation

[@marcoalves9029]

the PS2's library is just too good to make such a small list without missing any great games lol

[@TDG1992]

@@marcoalves9029 so true!! Such a great catalogue of games that console had!

[@Alex-ng6hc]

One game that I think gets overlooked is The Getaway. One could argue that its a British Grand Theft Auto or Yakuza, but the graphics and open world depiction of London were cutting edge for its time, and I think they really hold well today. This game has never even been remastered or remade, not that it really needs to if you still have a perfectly functioning PS2

[@ytwyvern4240]

Dark Cloud 2/Dark Chronicle should be on the list.

[@Jbourdeau1]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@partradio8]

The Simpsons Hit and run needs a new coat of paint, AWESOME GAME!!!

[@partradio8]

Return of the King was a great game as well, the PS2 Lord of the Rings games need a proper remake

[@amyjepsen4581]

You absolutely need to add atelier Iris 1 and 2 to the list

[@bakerrr333]

Great video thanks for making it.

[@heatherkramer3139]

No Marvel vs Capcom 2? Or Capcom vs SNK 2? I know these were arcade ports, but they were close to perfect ports and both games hold up better than most fighting games released today.

[@GameSlayer41781]

The incredible hulk: ultimate destruction even today its insanely underrated! Same devs as prototype, shame we haven't seen anything like it for while!

[@crimsonshadow1140]

MOH: Frontline’s Omaha Beach prologue mission is still one of the best portrayals of that battle in any game imo, most of that came down to its sound design

[@montanadash20]

Im glad The Warriors made the list... i still play that with my kid on my ps5 😂

[@NommyBird]

No Kingdom Hearts 2? Jak and Daxter? Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance? Missing some pretty crucial gems here...

[@fredrik357]

The guy probably just play racing and fps games, there is so many great games that holds up much better than many on his list.

[@zzz43344]

Jak and Daxter especially! Having gone back to play the whole trilogy, as well as Combat Racing, I'm honestly impressed as to just how well they hold up to this day!

[@bahibahi9248]

Great video Bro ❤

[@DraculaTepes420]

The Suffering best be on this list lol..

[@AlexanderTheGreatzzz]

So what about: Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks, Need For Speed Underground 1, 2 and Most Wanted, God of War 1 and 2, Prince of Persia Trilogy, Devil May Cry 3, Killzone, Bully, Manhunt?

[@KCN007]

Honorable mention: NBA Ballers, NFL Street 2, Urban Reign, Chaos Legion, NFS Underground.

[@PikaLink91]

Good or bad, I miss movie tie ins.

[@Manic44]

At the start i was like "you better out midnight club 3 dub edition remix" It's almost never on any list

[@nthebckseat]

Calm iguess ialways had great taste in videogames Loved playing all of these

[@SunnyBeeRandomTuber]

Twisted metal black required a bad ass rock/metal soundtrack just like the legendary TM4

[@LuchaGangsta]

The def jam fight games hold up to this day too

[@patricknaylor2023]

I wish the PS5 had a emulator that could let you play playstation 1,2, and 3 game discs

[@codemann5837]

PS2 is the GOAT console button>>>>

[@jeff1408]

Are we going to pretend Shadow of the Colossus doesn't exist?

[@duskdragongamer4771]

They need to make a tony hawk underground remake or remaster I’ll buy that in heart beat

[@McGeezle]

Why are you people obsessed with paying full price for graphics updates in ancient games