PlayStation 2 Game Reviews

Though it has often found itself lumped in with Tony Hawk and the rest of his action-sports cronies, the SSX series has always been more of a racer, albeit a racer with an affinity for ridiculous airborne stunts. Last seen in 2003 with SSX 3, the...

35 expert reviews | 30 user reviews

Just like the first Disgaea, this strategy role-playing game is best suited for fans of other stuff like it, and it's chock-full of depth, lasting value, and surprisingly good humor.

18 expert reviews | 3 user reviews

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10 expert reviews | 4 user reviews

Tony will not shoot women or children. You can try, but the game won’t let you. If you aim at a woman and go to pull the trigger, nothing happens and he says something like, "I’m no vermin," or, "I’d shoot myself before I did that." If you recall...

31 expert reviews | 52 user reviews

Even though the enemy AI is still very incompetent and there are some glitches/problems with the camera throughout, this remake of the original Tomb Raider is still one of the best titles the series has seen yet. It is consistently fun to play and...

19 expert reviews | 36 user reviews

The Shin Megami Tensei series' demonic tradition continues with Digital Devil Saga 2, a game that brings about a conclusion to the events chronicled in the original Digital Devil Saga. It's a delightfully dark and bizarre ride through the realms of...

22 expert reviews | 3 user reviews

With the possible exception of Nintendo and perhaps Capcom, few videogames companies have a retro back-catalogue which could begin to rival that of Sega. It's no surprise then that the Sega Mega Drive Collection is so bursting with quality that anyone...

17 expert reviews | 2 user reviews

Burdened by clumsy controls and predictable artificial intelligence, Tenkaichi 2 is a game that can be loved only by forgiving DBZ fans.

34 expert reviews | 36 user reviews

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast offers a fun, accessible experience to racing fans who just want to jam on the accelerator and go.

29 expert reviews | 39 user reviews

There's something to be said for irreverent humor in games, but there's less to be said for irreverence just for the sake of irreverence. Destroy All Humans!, last year's action adventure game from developer Pandemic Studios, which stars a snarky,...

49 expert reviews | 216 user reviews

Sony continues to establish a foothold in the American market for its SingStar karaoke franchise with two more releases, SingStar '80s and SingStar Amped. The former ought to be self-explanatory--sing your favorite cheesy pop songs from the 1980s--and...

28 expert reviews | 84 user reviews

Once again the Marvel Universe comes alive in a video game. With a wide variety of super-heroes for you to choose from, it's likely at least some of your favorites have made the cut. More importantly, is this a great Marvel game, good enough even for...

9 expert reviews | 3 user reviews

It's been almost 10 years since the first Tomb Raider was released, and while video games have come a long way since then, the Tomb Raider series hasn't kept pace. Problems such as clunky controls and a frustrating camera, which were excusable in the...

29 expert reviews | 249 user reviews

The annual King of Fighters series is more than a decade old, and originates on arcade hardware that's older still, though the series' solid and varied gameplay has continued to bring the faithful coming back for more each year. Although many hardcore...

15 expert reviews | 1 user reviews

It’s visceral good fun, but enemies obligingly wait for you to find them in the otherwise empty, boxy locations of Refrain's 10 short missions, and the hunt quickly feels rote. Battling oversized bosses breaks up the routine, but even these fights can...

12 expert reviews | 1 user reviews

Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia is a conventional role-playing game in most respects, but it strays from the well-worn path of similar RPGs by incorporating elements of the dating sims and visual novels that are immensely popular in Japan. It sounds like...

27 expert reviews | 8 user reviews

The Grand Theft Auto series and the PlayStation 2 have gone hand in hand, which each game debuting on the PS2 before it travels to other consoles. That all changed with the release of last year's side story, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. This...

39 expert reviews | 156 user reviews

The Shadow Hearts series has been steadily gathering notice in the realm of console role-playing games, due in large part to its great gameplay, bizarre occult-laced narrative set in the world of the early 1900s, and consistently crazy characters and...

28 expert reviews | 15 user reviews

Late last year, Atari and developer Eden Studios released Test Drive Unlimited for the Xbox 360. Purportedly the first "massively open online racing" game, Unlimited provided you with a wide-open setting (the Hawaiian island of Oahu), a myriad of slick...

26 expert reviews | 11 user reviews

A lot more (and less) magic in the sequel. What do you get when you mix a little bit of Harry Potter and a pinch of Rockstar Games' Bully? Well...

6 expert reviews

Dr. Neo Cortex is at it again. He's causing all kinds of trouble on Wumpa Island, and, of course, Crash Bandicoot is the only marsupial who can stop him. With that said, Mind Over Mutant isn't a game in which you'll necessarily spend a lot of time...

14 expert reviews

Kingdom Hearts. The game that mixes the best two things in the world-Disney and Final Fantasy- into one big mega-awesome game! With an unforgettable storyline full of amazing characters, you're bound to be glued to it! I for one am a hardcore collector...

10 user reviews

ever since i was about 7 i have played this game. I have what some might say "wasted" days and days playing this game. To this day I prefr thus game to almost all games i have played (halo is still better) for a ps2 game it looks great and is alot of...

10 user reviews

ever since i was about 7 i have played this game. I have what some might say "wasted" days and days playing this game. To this day I prefr thus game to almost all games i have played (halo is still better) for a ps2 game it looks great and is alot of...

10 user reviews

Kingdom Hearts. The game that mixes the best two things in the world-Disney and Final Fantasy- into one big mega-awesome game! With an unforgettable storyline full of amazing characters, you're bound to be glued to it! I for one am a hardcore collector...

11 user reviews