8xid_Burned: A Developers Perspective

PS2 Games That STILL Kicked Ass In 2008

Wow what a year! With everything that happened on all the next gen consoles it was easy to forget that the PS2 was still going strong. More than half the games that came out on the PS3 and Xbox360 were also released on thier more graphically challenged bretheren. To help out those who might have missed something, here is my list of games worth checking out. So dust off those PS2's, get out those RCA jacks and lets take a trip through the best PS2 games of 2008!


1) God Of War II - continues that thrilling and bloody tale of Kratos, the mortal warrior who challenged the war god Ares for his throne. He succeeded, but his journey does not end there. In God Of War II he rules over war, far more ruthless than Ares ever was. To end his continued torment, Kratos must journey to the far reaches of the earth and defeat untold horrors and alter that which no mortal, or god has ever changed, his fate. God of War II sets an epic stage for a devastating mythological war to end all wars.


2)Guilty Gear XX - The newest incarnation of the popular fighting game franchise, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, returns with its trademark high-resolution graphics along with an entirely returned fighting system, new stages, new characters, graphics, voices and the ability to create matches between old and new characters in the Generations Mode. New backgrounds, character voices and an introductory animation have been added for a fresh Guilty Gear experience Hone your fighting skills in 5 different modes - Arcade, Medal of Millionaire, Versus, Survival and Training.


3)Tomb Raider: Anniversary - retraces Lara Croft's original genre-defining adventure, as she pursues the legendary Scion artifact. New graphics, technology and physics bring Lara's adventure up-to-date and offers gamers a completely new game play experience. Re-imagined, Anniversary delivers a dynamic fluidly and fast Lara Croft, massive environments of stunning visuals, intense combat and game pacing, and an enhanced and clarified original story. Enter into strange, undiscovered lands and solve their deepest, darkest mysteries, open doors to new realms, uncover great rewards and unearth secrets to Lara's past.


4)Odin Sphere - Players enact the story of their world's end. A great kingdom named Valentine was brought apart by natural disaster and internal strife. As war broke out, the once-great nation became a wasteland. As a demon lord named Odin schemes to conquer it, a far-off sorcerer plans to use ancient magic that will bring an apocalypse. As the nations struggle for control, the world steadily slips unknowingly toward its demise, ancient prophecies are ready to be fulfilled -- unless a young princess named Gwendolyn can stop the bloody feud between nations and fight for unity.


5)Grim Grimoire - is the story of young Lillet Blan, a student at the Tower of Silver Star. She lives in a world where science is replaced by magic - where youngsters attend wizardry schools to learn the art of magic. Only the most gifted get into the prestigious Tower of Silver Star. When Lillet was away, a horrible event occurred - everyone in the school was killed. Now Lillet Blan must investigate the magical tower to uncover what occurred during the 5 days she was gone.


6)Rogue Galaxy - is great fantasy role-playing where you follow a planet-hopping rogue for battle and adventure. At the far edge of the galaxy on the desert planet Rosa, a young man named Jaster dreams of journeying through space. He is recruited to join the crew of space pirate Dorgengoa in a race to find a legendary planet that holds the key to the greatest of treasures -- eternal life. Players follow Rogue as he planet-hops around space, visiting a number of planets, each with their own unique ecosystem populated by various unusual creatures. Play successfully to earn hunter coins that upgrade a player's hunter license and open up additional challenges Over 8 hours of high-quality cut-scenes and cinematics.


7)Art Of Fighting Anthology brings together all 3 of the popular Art Of Fighting games, for epic one-on-one fighting action. Face off against the world's best martial artists in best two out of three matches. Use punches, kick and Super Attacks to take out colorful and dangerous opponents. While doing this, you'll also open up the story of crooked cops and bloodthirsty killers that sets the stage for the later "Fatal Fury" games.

1. Comment by thedixman2000, Dec 21 2008, 08:49 PM

   Wow. You know that Grim Grimoire was published (though not developed) by my favorite, Nippon Ichi. It's not great, suffering from the same problems most RTS console games have. The PS2 rules.

2. Comment by x8xid, Dec 22 2008, 12:10 PM

   I never said that ALL Nippon Ichi games sucked... just most. When I played the demo of this last month I actually was drawn into the plot a little bit. While there are some quirks to the gameplay, the system is entertaining to play with.

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