Action 2006 for PlayStation 2 — top best games in the Action genre

Shadow of the Colossus - a game in the Action genre

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 17 February 2006

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Shadow of the Colossus — action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You take on the role of a hero named Wander, who must go through...

Flatout 2

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game, Online

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 25 January 2007

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Flatout 2 is a continuation of the dynamic racing action game with first and third person views. As in the original, the main feature is the ability to destroy...

Bully

Action, Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 25 October 2006

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Bully is a third-person action-adventure game set in an open world. The game is an original simulator of a fifteen-year-old American bully who has transferred to a...

Fahrenheit

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Interactive movie

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 26 January 2006

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Fahrenheit is an interactive thriller set in New York City in January 2009, where ordinary people begin killing strangers in public according to the same ritual...

The Godfather: The Game

Action, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 22 March 2007

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

The Godfather: The Game is an open-world action-adventure game with a third-person view, based on the cult gangster films “The Godfather”. USA post-war years...

Hitman: Blood Money

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 30 May 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A stealth action game about contract killer Agent 47, who travels to America after an unknown organization begins eliminating members of his agency, the ICA. When...

Tomb Raider: Legend

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 11 April 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she travels the world in search of one of history’s greatest artifacts. The quest brings figures from her...

Driver: Parallel Lines

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Racing, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 12 October 2006

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Driver: Parallel Lines is a racing action game with a third-person view. 1978 The main character, nicknamed "TK" (real name Terry Kiddams), comes from the provinces...

Marvel Ultimate Alliance

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 3 November 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Marvel Ultimate Alliance is an exciting action role-playing game with an isometric camera view about Marvel superheroes. The game will allow you to create your own...

Call of Duty 3

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 24 November 2006

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A first-person shooter about the Allied offensive during World War II, connected to the Normandy Breakout and the liberation of Paris. Call of Duty 3 tells the...

Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 1 June 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Tomb Raider: Anniversary is an anniversary edition of the adventure saga about the legendary tomb raider Lara Croft. The game is based on the very first part of the...

BloodRayne 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 30 March 2006

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 69/100

BloodRayne 2 is a continuation of the vampire action game with a third-person view and horror elements. The game takes place 70 years after the story told in...

Nickelodeon Barnyard

Action

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 1 August 2006

Metacritic: 62/100

A 3D game based on Nickelodeon’s Barnyard movie, where the player takes the role of a new cow on the farm and meets its animal residents. The protagonist forms...

Just Cause

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Helicopters, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 28 September 2006

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This open-world action game follows Rico Rodriguez, an operative sent to the island of San Esperito to overthrow its corrupt government. The South American state is...

Barnyard

Action, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 16 February 2007

Players: 9.5/10

An action-adventure game based on the animated film Barnyard, where farm animals explore the barnyard and take on tasks from its residents. The player completes...

Ultimate Spider-Man

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 24 August 2006

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Ultimate Spider-Man is a new chapter in the life of Spider-Man, based on the popular comic book of the same name. In the game you will try on the role of a...

Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 29 February 2008

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Set in a fantastical version of feudal Japan, this third-person action game follows Soki, a young warrior who joins forces with allies to fight the demons known as...

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 2 November 2006

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 74/100

A fighting game set in the Mortal Kombat universe, featuring a roster that brings together every character from the series. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon includes modes...

Psychonauts

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 3 February 2006

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Psychonauts is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The plot follows a young special agent named Raz, who learns to use his...

Sopranos: Road to Respect (Limited Edition)

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Adult game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 7 November 2006

Sopranos: Road to Respect (Limited Edition) is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter and adult game from the developers of 7 Studios, Inc.. The game is...

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 4 December 2006

Players: 7/10

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy is a collection of legendary games from the GTA series, which includes Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City , and Grand...

Rayman Raving Rabbids

Arcade, First-person view, Third-person view, Board / Group Game, Action, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 5 December 2006

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This arcade adventure follows Rayman as a wild rabbit invasion threatens his world. He must fight the intruders and foil their plans, relying on his combat...

Scarface: The World is Yours

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 11 December 2006

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Scarface: The World is Yours is an action game with a third-person view. The game has the opportunity to hire an assistant. In the satellite phone menu in the...

True Crime: New York City

Action, Shooter, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → January 2007

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 58/100

True Crime: New York City is an action game with a third-person view. Marcus Reed is an ordinary gang member who inherits his imprisoned father's criminal empire in...

Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 24 January 2006

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 53/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition is a continuation of the popular series of action-adventure slasher games with a third-person...

Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Parkour

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 17 February 2006

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This action-adventure game with fighting and stealth elements follows Trane, an aspiring graffiti artist in the politically oppressive city of New Radius. He sets...

NeoGeo Battle Coliseum

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Collection

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 11 December 2007

Metacritic: 66/100

A fighting game featuring characters from popular SNK franchises, with teams of two battling in a Tag Team system. Players can switch between fighters during a...

Black

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 6 April 2006

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Black is a dynamic shooter with a first-person view. You have to become one of the operatives of a detachment of the US armed forces. The fighters of this special...

Okami

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 14 February 2007

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Okami — atmospheric adventure action game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu...

Spartan: Total Warrior

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 31 August 2006

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person action game follows a warrior fighting the Roman Empire across the battlefields of the ancient world, where clashes between armies also bring...

Knights of the Temple 2

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 9 February 2006

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 53/100

Knights of the Temple 2 — In the prologue, the main character Paul De Ruck is in the ancient monastery of Birke, and discusses the consequences of cruelty...

ICO

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 16 February 2006

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 90/100

This action-adventure game with platforming and puzzle elements follows Ico, a boy born with horns who is taken to a mysterious castle to be sacrificed in the...

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

Action, Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 20 September 2006

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War — Before each mission, the player receives a briefing that includes the current situation, the background and objectives of the...

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 28 May 2009

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is a third-person action-adventure game that is a portable spin-off of Grand Theft Auto 3. The main character is Toni...

Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 21 March 2006

Players: 9.9/10

This third-person arcade flight shooter is set in the future, where the Alliance of Independent States fights the tyrannical Union of World Nations in a campaign...

Armored Core: Last Raven

Action, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 26 October 2006

Metacritic: 59/100

Armored Core: Last Raven is a dynamic action game about combat robots with a third-person view set in the sci-fi universe of Armored Core. The game's events take...

Contra

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 25 May 2006

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 63/100

This side-scrolling action platformer follows two commandos, Lance and Bill, as they infiltrate the base of the Red Falcon organization, which plans to conquer...

Metal Slug

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 29 June 2006

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metal Slug — The gameplay is similar to the Contra series games. The main difference is the presence of special military equipment in the game — Slugs...

Thrillville

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Board / Group Game, Action

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 15 December 2006

Metacritic: 71/100

A theme-park management simulator in which players create and develop five parks with different themed areas. Thrillville lets players build and customize...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 27 October 2006

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 34/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent is an adventure stealth action game with a third-person view in the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series. The events of the...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2006 for PlayStation 2