PlayStation 2 Game Reviews

It can't be easy to be a game developer in charge of releasing a new game in a series every year. People don't want the same game over and over, yet they're unhappy if the game strays too far from the established formula. EA deserves credit for trying...

18 expert reviews | 180 user reviews

Ever sit at work or at school, and you started to doodle on a piece of paper? You make your squiggles and lines and circles, until it creates some type...

2 expert reviews

When you think of Silent Hill, what jumps to mind? A misty town? Cryptic dialogue? Walls dripping with blood? Well, the good news is that Silent Hill: Origins has all those things, and now Konami has lifted the foggy veil on the PlayStation 2 version...

12 expert reviews

Even with input from George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and the original John Williams film score interwoven throughout, Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings for the Nintendo DS doesn't feel much like a real Indy game experience. The gameplay is awkward in...

12 expert reviews | 15 user reviews

Who hasn't looked at a piece of steak, a tangerine, a cup of flour, and some scrap metal and wondered how awesome it would be if you could create a powerful sword out of them? OK, so it may not be the first thing that comes to mind, but for those who...

10 expert reviews | 6 user reviews

Avatar: The Last Airbender for the Game Boy Advance is an action adventure featuring the characters and locations from Nickelodeon's popular cartoon show. You lead a party of three heroes through multiple portions of the Avatar world, using those...

23 expert reviews | 6 user reviews

Though the general formula is the same, nearly all the rough edges of Persona 3's experience have been smoothed out. Extraneous or repetitive screens of text have been shortened or lopped off, the fatique system that kept you from exploring for too...

3 expert reviews

On a final note, I love the Fire Pro Wrestling series but Fire Pro Wrestling Returns does not have much to make you want to keep the game. It reminds of back in the day when wrestling games didn't have a story mode. While it's all in good fun,...

5 expert reviews | 1 user reviews

The thrill of purposely flinging oneself down a mountainside is captured like never before in SSX 3, the third entry in the popular snowboarding series that originally debuted on the PlayStation 2 in 2000. While SSX 3 doesn't fundamentally change the...

30 expert reviews | 439 user reviews

2002's Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus was an interesting and fun combination of standard platformer-style gameplay with some light stealth aspects that helped set it apart from the pack. It looked great and played well, but the game was a little...

22 expert reviews | 10 user reviews

Capcom's notion of what's cool--a concept on which its PlayStation 2 action game Devil May Cry was built--may not find complete synergy with today's gaming audience. In fact, much of Devil May Cry's aesthetic presentation is rooted in stereotypical...

12 expert reviews | 75 user reviews

You know a game has some problems when it doesn't even seem to get its name right. After all, Cops 2170: The Power of Law sounds like it's missing a word or two. The Power of Law? Is that like Huey Lewis' "The Power of Love"? Unfortunately, the title...

40 expert reviews | 1511 user reviews

Lately, the driving genre has been getting more and more crowded. Across all platforms, we're starting to see a lot more racing games, and each one has tried to do something different. Burnout 2's take on the genre is one of outright speed. The Xbox...

35 expert reviews | 181 user reviews

NBA Street V3 is the new gold standard of arcade-style basketball games.

22 expert reviews | 38 user reviews

The third time's the charm for Namco's awesome fighting series

10 expert reviews | 91 user reviews

We Love Katamari is the sequel to the quirky and hugely popular Katamari Damacy from Namco. It is important to note that Keita Takahashi, the creator of the original Katamari, was reluctant to make a second Katamari game. In fact, the only reason he...

17 expert reviews | 46 user reviews

Looks like you can still make a few improvements here and there while milking a dead horse (even if that dead horse is a longstanding fan favorite). As usual with a series that’s been through this many sequels, we’re talking about a clear case of...

11 expert reviews | 1 user reviews

SMT:DDS came to me in what I feel is a time of sameness in the world of RPGs. However, for those of you already familiar with Atlus and their long...

17 expert reviews | 14 user reviews

After the glory days of 3DO's High Heat Major League Baseball franchise at the beginning of the decade, things got rough for PC baseball gamers. Most development shifted to consoles, and 3DO's bankruptcy killed one of the best series in sports gaming...

21 expert reviews | 97 user reviews

The Tales series of role-playing games might not quite have the clout of juggernauts like Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest, but with more than a dozen releases in just over 10 years, Namco Bandai's franchise is certainly prolific. Although some of the...

13 expert reviews

The art of the video game special edition is one that's being honed more frequently these days. Recent special editions of games like Devil May Cry 3 and Metal Gear Solid 3 have created a lot of buzz among their assorted fan bases, as the developers...

18 expert reviews | 29 user reviews

Ratchet: Deadlocked is still one of the best platformers you can find, with a clever story, unique and interesting weapons, and compelling multiplayer options.

21 expert reviews | 77 user reviews

It's all too easy to claim the release of Call of Duty 3 is a cynical ploy to exploit one of the biggest first-person shooter brands, especially when it comes just twelve months after its predecessor. Whilst development in the franchise isn't perhaps...

7 expert reviews | 91 user reviews

Jak X is a fun combat-racing game; the story will appeal to fans of the franchise, and there are a lot of cool secrets and unlockables.

28 expert reviews | 24 user reviews

It's easy to be nostalgic when playing Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny, because at first glance it could be mistaken for a PlayStation game. The game plays by the rules established more than 10 years ago for Japanese role-playing games, which...

22 expert reviews | 11 user reviews