Playstation 2 Recommendations

To those who need a recommendation for a purchase for their PlayStation 2. Whether it is a gift for the holidays or just you wasting your precious hard earned money on video games, use this guide to search out that next game for your collection. Enjoy it GamerzGoop!

Must Haves

- Final Fantasy X (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Grand Theft Auto III (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- Medal Of Honor: Frontline (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- NFL 2K3 (ESRB Rating: Everyone)
- Suikoden III (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Twisted Metal: Black (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- Virtua Fighter 4 (ESRB Rating: Teen)

For Fans Of:

Action/Adventure

- BloodRayne (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- Devil May Cry (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- Grand Theft Auto III (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- Hitman 2 (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Mark Of Kri (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- Max Payne (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- Shinobi (ESRB Rating: Mature)

Fighting Games

- Capcom Vs. SNK 2 (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Guilty Gear X (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- Virtua Fighter 4 (ESRB Rating: Teen)

Online Games
*(Note: You need the Playstation 2 Network Adapter to play these games online, but most have great single player modes. Also, games maked with the * are DSL only for online modes.)

- Madden NFL 2003 (ESRB Rating: Everyone
- NFL 2K3 (ESRB Rating: Everyone)
- NFL Gameday 2003 (ESRB Rating: Everyone)
- SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals* (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Tribes: Aerial Assault (ESRB Rating: Teen)

Platform Games

- ICO (ESRB Rating: Everyone)
- Jak And Daxter (ESRB Rating: Everyone)
- Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil (ESRB Rating: Everyone)
- Ratchet & Clank (ESRB Rating: Everyone)
- Sly Cooper (ESRB Rating: Everyone)

Role-Playing Games

- Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Final Fantasy X (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Grandia II (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Grandia Xtreme (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Kingdom Hearts (ESRB Rating: Everyone)
- Suikoden III (ESRB Rating: Teen)

Shooters

- Half-Life (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- James Bond 007: NightFire (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Medal Of Honor: Frontline (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Red Faction (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- Red Faction II (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- TimeSplitters 2 (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- Tribes: Aerial Assault (ESRB Rating: Teen
- Unreal Tournament (ESRB Rating: Mature)

Racing Games

- Burnout 2 (ESRB Rating: Everyone)
- Gran Turismo 3 (ESRB Rating: Everyone)

Sports Games

- Madden NFL 2003 (ESRB Rating: Everyone)
- NBA 2K3 (ESRB Rating: Everyone)
- NFL 2K3 (ESRB Rating: Everyone)
- NHL 2K3 (ESRB Rating: Everyone

"Xtreme" Sports

- SSX Tricky (ESRB Rating: Everyone)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (ESRB Rating: Teen)

And finally......

Stay Away From (Recommended)
(Try to save your money and not buy these games under any circumstances; they're not necessarily bad, but they have several negative details that make them almost worthless for a holiday gift. Of course, everyone has an honest opinion)

- 007: Agent Under Fire (ESRB Rating: Everyone)
- Driving Emotion Type-S (ESRB Rating: Everyone)
- Endgame (ESRB Rating: Teen)
- RLH: Run Like Hell (ESRB Rating: Mature)
- Turok: Evolution (ESRB Rating: Mature)
Let's put it this way. If you get this title for your kid, you deserve to have your kid taken away from you.

Coming Soon: All About Going Online With Your Playstation 2