The 10 BEST PS2 Sports Games

We wish the current state of sports games was like the PS2 era. For this list, we’ll be looking at the MVP’s of the sports game world. One game per franchise so you won’t be seeing a list full of Madden. Our list includes “Fight Night Round 3” (2006), “NBA Street Vol. 2” (2003), “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3” (2001), and more! What’s your favorite sports game on the PS2? Huddle up in the comments and let us know.
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[@seanlauer9222]

Man I was UNSTOPPABLE when it. Comes to NBA Streets Vol.2

[@Leo-pd4fc]

Tony Hawk Pro skater Underground IS My favourite ps2 sport game because it's My childhood. 🎮

[@panterarosa4325]

ssx 1 which was the first game in the series is my favorite of the launch ps2 titles❤

[@erzaender]

nba live 2005, smackdown vs raw 2009 and 2011

[@Leo-pd4fc]

@@erzaender i live your profile pic, Tsu chan IS amazing My hero academia character, she's beautiful and I like she's frog powers can Be invizible with Water and she's long Tung IS cool. My hero academia IS one of greatest anime. 🔥🔥

[@Omar-ok7gd]

Wwe Smackdown Here comes the pain

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

I never play That game but I Heard That's the people like it so maybe I play it someday 📺🎮🥰😍😁💗

[@djb1ge]

Yes! Absolutely deserves to be on the list. If not that, then SVR ‘06 or ‘07. Surely the “wReStLiNg Is FaKe” crowd would get pissy though. 🙄

[@pchiethegreat1]

Pro wrestling is more akin to performing arts rather than competitive sport. So, no.

[@abstr4cted496]

@@djb1ge It's still real to me damnit!

[@PatsPerfectPlatinums]

Overrated but still legendary

[@robk.6591]

I played the heck out of both NFL Street and NBA Street Vol. 2. I liked the variety of courts, fields, and locations. THPS 4 was my favorite in the series. That and THUG 2. They were both so funny!

[@jamalvargas6146]

Fun Fact Ready 2 Rumble's Afro Thunder Was a unlockable In TNA Impact The Videogame

[@m1llerfasfasf]

Street 2 hands down is still one of my favorites. I want to get a PS2 just to play it.

[@ndprod.animationenthusiast9376]

Yoooooo!!!! NBA Street Vol 2 and Tony Hawk Pro skater acknowledgement!!

[@ndprod.animationenthusiast9376]

Ssx is here too

[@ARTSONICFAN990]

NBA Street Vol. 2 & SSX3 fans rise up!

[@DirtyKoolAid]

Seeing Blitz The League in the beginning put a smile on my face people forget about that underrated game ❤️

[@demongodking6681]

Same it was 1 of my favorite games

[@James-gj8rn]

I grew up with Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3, i'm nostalgic for it, that game holds a special place in my heart, loved that game growing up (i really wish Vicarious Vision did get the chance to remake Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 and 4 but alas that wasn't the case)

[@andrewescarcega9]

Same here I would always play that as a kid honestly a classic I would love to play it again one day

[@ARTSONICFAN990]

NBA Street Vol. 2 was one of my favorites on the OG Xbox.

[@er_mu8336]

No PES 5 or PES 6 is criminal. Easily top 5 sports game in the PS2 era. Adriano was unfair

[@BigSteve1997]

The street games are not brought up enough now a days they were the best sports games. Great to see them on the list

[@theinconspicuousbxc]

I miss my PS2 ☹️

[@RealityNewsYT]

Pcx2 on any computer, thank me later. Grab an Xbox controller and plug it in and boom memory lane again

[@the-real-John-Oconnor]

@@RealityNewsYT Or a ps4 controller works with wireless bluetooth.

[@liox1638]

This seems like his own top 10 list 😂

[@alexmalagon7450]

Clearly bc it was a terrible top 10

[@tonythetiga4697]

@@alexmalagon7450 by far the worst

[@blutomindpretzel1735]

I do like Pro Skater 4 better, 3 was awesome. I mean it had Darth freaking Maul and Wolverine as unlockable skaters

[@tonyAJ420]

This was the year in madden you couldnt use the Falcons. Vick was a human cheat code

[@pspalcollector]

Great video, but I think Downhill Domination should be also on this list.

[@RiVer-Parish]

Madden 2004 is legendary.

[@greenchile6554]

pre-hit stick? I'd take '05 over '04 (and the highly overrated 2K5)

[@k-dubjustthat]

The NFL 2K games were great on the other consoles (PS2 bias)

[@pjmcray101]

More like Madden bias.

[@EurynomeEclipse13]

Tony Hawk ProSkater 3 is the bomb

[@trojans7]

Madden 05 beating NFL 2k5?! LOL, GTFOH!!! I can't this guy seriously after that decision.

[@Daniikar]

SSX TRICKY WAS THE BEST GAME EVER!!!!

[@joebenoit8005]

What about mvp baseball 2005 that was really good baseball game

[@anayosmith9505]

Defjam vendetta and defjam ffny can't go wrong with those too

[@sidewinder2057]

Omg I'd play the shit out of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3. That's the game I started the series with in my teens and I hope they'll remake this one as well.

[@Sportsgrump]

I still play nfl and nba street 2, it’s unfortunate EA doesn’t care about the street games. Imagine them getting remakes on the unreal engine for Xbox/PlayStation now. ☹️

[@GamerGrant827]

I enjoyed NHL hitz 2003

[@Goldkingcole]

Madden 05 laid the patch work for future madden yet they took all those features out except hit stick

[@MarkJustinGuevarra-pz6cn]

NFL 2K5 has better gameplay, graphics and presentation... Mojoplays: Madden 2005 has introduced the hitstick, so it's better 🙃

[@tonythetiga4697]

Exactly! 😂 like what? I can tell this dude played on rookie and always used madden cards

[@TheReveredNinja]

My personal favorites are ATV Offroad Fury 2, Shaun Palmer Pro Snowboarder, and NCAA Football 08

[@pchiethegreat1]

Fight nights graphics were ridiculously WAY ahead of its time!

[@tommyvercetti8080]

No PES games on the list? WWE games were also great on the system, yet a game like Hot Shots Golf that no one talks about is on the list? 😅

[@Historicutuber]

NBA Street Vol. 2 was so much fun. I think I beat it on a rental not sure

[@BrunoFerreira-yf2ys]

A Pro Evolution Soccer game should definitely be on the list. Formula 1 06 too. NFL 2K (any year) is much better than Madden. I also would like to see a basketball simulator, College Hoops or NBA 2K.

[@MrDarkAkuma]

I Wish Smackdown Here Comes the Pain, would have made the list.

[@Quiet_Ignorance]

Finally SSX3 getting some love

[@FoxUnitNell]

I liked playing some tiger woods with friends and nhl 08 on my ps2 but I very much enjoyed the eye toy games like anti gravity which was made by the guitar hero guys and was a down hill futuristic game. Because the great connection of moves towards controlling the character, it was very easy to feel the height and speed of the game. It was at times over whelming.

[@TheToyRoom]

Starting off with NFL Street 2 at the bottom of the list?!?!?

[@sharebear421]

NFL street 1 was better than 2 and nhl hits pro was better than 2003. MLB slugfest reloaded is another banger

[@curtisjacksons3027]

3*

[@Bluestar-bh3bf]

I wish you could’ve added smackdown here comes the pain and smackdown vs raw

[@feplays007]

Downhill Domination Fifa Street Outlaw Golf 2 / Tennis / Volleyball kelly slater pro surfer splashdown Wakeboarding Unleashed Freekstyle Tony Hawk's American Wastelan

[@greenchile6554]

Decent list, but Downhill Domination should be in there

[@lukerbs]

You missed Downhill Domination. Amazing mountain bike racing game that I still play today

[@Clmitch1987]

3:15 Totally thought he had just discovered a TOTK shrine

[@bjeezy831]

Madden 08, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2, Sean Palmer’s Snowboarder.

[@blueblack2479]

I Remember played Tony Hawk Pro skater 3 demo on official u.s PlayStation magazine issue 62 November 2002

[@luisortiz1203]

What happened to NBA live 2005, NBA 2k11, SmackDown Here comes the Pain, and SD vs Raw 2007

[@rrmann9524]

No 2K College Hoops games? 😢

[@clubhouselive5368]

2k8 Goat!

[@Deknis]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks THPS 3 was the best one! 😂

[@creeper5051]

NFL 2K5 is a masterpiece. Especially on the Xbox. But to not even mention it on this list when it clearly should be #1 is just a crime. Also, no mention of Konami's Winning Eleven series? Get the fuck outta here, Watchmojo. Talk about not played enough video games. Let's just put Madden at #1.

[@doublecommenter5161]

Can we get a sports list like this but for every generation.

[@DynamiteNunchucks]

Where the FREAKING HECK is MVP 2005, slugfest, the BIGS or any baseball game for that matter?

[@TalaIsDarker]

I loved my ps2 I guess hp quiditch cup lol Omg I forgot about ssx

[@3rdworld-witch527]

Midnight Club Franchise or Need For Speed...i think Racing should be considered a sport.

[@maza19]

Two golf games but not a single football game

[@nadiadaddy]

How do yall have no NBA Live on this list???

[@TheMezha]

Pes?

[@RogerWazup007]

WatchMojo makes a lot of content specifically about Sony consoles. They are great, but the others are too IMO.

[@scottjackson369]

Where is SmackDown Shut your Mouth and V8 Supercars 3

[@step9624]

No fifa street is a crime

[@susanwilliams7510]

Def Kam fight for ny

[@adrianrocha6844]

The best Tony Hawk is Underground

[@k-dubjustthat]

Fight night round 3 was better on the Xbox (Xbox 360 and even the PS3)

[@DC-YTC]

Yeah if you're going to play it now, get it on one of the HD consoles

[@adenl565]

Not a single wrestling game 🤔

[@scarfaceaceo]

Did this man pronounce THPS as a word 😭

[@josephlutzky4925]

Raw vs smakdown 2007

[@aceassn716]

The reason we always bring up 2k5 is because its still the best game made til this day and it only cost $20 What has ea done but just milk ultimate team, update rosters, garbage glitches, and reintroduce what we once had in game for $30-50?!?

[@devontestrong4339]

Smackdown vs raw 07

[@JasenMinus]

THUG was better smh

[@jeffbelval2075]

I was ok with THPS 3 or THUG. When I go back and play a classic tony hawk game tho, it’s almost always THUG.

[@curtisjacksons3027]

3 was great, but it's THPS 4

[@curtisjacksons3027]

NFL street 3

[@iguessYoo]

I think he forgot fifa street!

[@Sportsgrump]

There was a fifa street game?!

[@iguessYoo]

@@Sportsgrump yes , me and you mom used to play all the time

[@Sportsgrump]

@@iguessYoo so it doesn’t exist and you’re a liar

[@iguessYoo]

@@Sportsgrump ill be home later, so we all can play son.

[@Sportsgrump]

@@iguessYoo that’s what you said 20 years ago when you went out for milk and cigarettes

[@sama-taco]

NFL street 1 > NFL Street 2

[@epp6681]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😂😂😂 to the first 14 seconds of this video 😂😂😂

[@swanwarrior6634]

Madden 2005 is better than NFL 2K5?! Are you serious?!

[@rahmellbrown162]

Crazy how all these games are better than all PS5 sports games…

[@ericcoleman868]

Y’all be letting the wrong mf do these countdowns 😒you can’t put no damn cheesy ass arcade golf game ova NBA 2k5, NFL2k5 , NBA live 05 ,

[@ericcoleman868]

@Bobby negative 😂 2K5 started that elite shit when it came to 2k basketball , an I played 2k6 on the 360 2K5 was all PS2 for me .

[@randallraygoza9397]

madden 2005 was only great cuz it had competition

[@mateusramos7805]

This list is painfully US-centric.

[@LouTubeYNR]

This man put madden over 2k5 😂😂🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@KenDAKL4ever]

Yeah, im one of those guys...NFL2K5 is better than Madden 05

[@Naiggy]

No Fifa ye?

[@roccoliseu]

No FIFA? Wtf

[@gabriel-razedori]

Worst list I’ve ever seen. No inclusion of fifa street is a crime

[@justinsullivan8250]

And none of these are on PlayStation Plus because?

[@aceassn716]

Licensing thats why

[@justinsullivan8250]

@@aceassn716 What do you mean?

[@JasenMinus]

SSX Tricky was better.

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

🙊🤯👍👌🤩🥰

[@ElDraco5]

L list

[@trevorbillings8641]

No PES? Madden over 2K5? GTFO.

[@D1ttoDud3]

NFL is handegg not football.

[@renecarteir8092]

NFL = National Football League 👍

[@kyemoreno]

This isn’t even a top 10. There’s literally no list, just bro babbling on about different games.

[@jsenoj1]

The video was doing okay until you said madden was better then espn2k5, madden still aint better then espn 2k5 and for that sir i am sorry👎

[@tonythetiga4697]

Lmao the fact that you left out quite possibly the greatest sports game of all all time in NFL 2K5 because you thought madden 05 “beat it out” invalidates this entire list.. I’m literally laughing out loud.

[@petesmart1983]

It was shit 🙄