Action 2008 for PlayStation 2 — top best games in the Action genre

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (2008)

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 16 September 2008

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

This third-person action game is set in the Star Wars universe between Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV: A New Hope. It follows Darth Vader’s Secret...

Alone in the Dark (2008)

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 23 June 2008

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 43/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Alone in the Dark (2008) is a reboot of the legendary horror series, which will continue the story of paranormal investigator Edward...

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny

Action, Horror, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 29 February 2008

Players: 9/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Set in a fantastical version of feudal Japan, this action game follows the warrior Jubei Yagyu on a journey to discover his destiny. He travels through the country...

Iron Man

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Comics

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 8 May 2008

Players: 5.2/10

Metacritic: 44/100

This third-person action shooter follows Iron Man in a story based on the film and incorporating elements from the original comics. The hero faces enemy forces...

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (2005)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Online

Game released: PlayStation 2 → октябрь 2008

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This sci-fi action shooter set in the Star Wars universe follows the rise of Darth Vader’s 501st Legion of Stormtroopers. Its single-player campaign takes the...

Disney Bolt

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 18 November 2008

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Disney Bolt is an arcade action-adventure game with a third-person view. Players take control of the heroic characters Bolt and his owner Penny from the TV series...

Silent Hill: 0rigins

Action, Shooter, Horror, Fighting, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 29 May 2008

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Silent Hill: 0rigins — The main character, trucker Travis Grady, while transporting another load across a deserted highway passing through the small town of...

Sonic Unleashed (2008)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 28 November 2008

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 60/100

This action-platformer follows Sonic as he tries to restore a world shattered by Dr. Eggman and recover the power of the Chaos Emeralds. Day and night play...

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 15 July 2009

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view, based on the Indiana Jones movies. The game is based on the...

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows - Amazing Allies Edition

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 21 October 2008

Players: 9/10

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows — Amazing Allies Edition is a third-person action game with fighting and platforming elements from developers from the studio Amaze...

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...

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Action

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 7 April 2009

Steam: 97/100

This anime fighting game centers on duels between characters with distinct movesets. In Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, players can string attacks into Gatling...

Dynasty Warriors 6

Action, Strategy, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 18 November 2008

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 54/100

Dynasty Warriors 6 is a tactical action game set in third-century China, where battles unfold across fields crowded with thousands of soldiers. Its characters have...

Onimusha 3: Demon Siege

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 18 April 2008

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

This action game with horror and fantasy elements follows samurai Samanosuke Akechi and French soldier Jacques Braun, who are swept into different eras by a...

Call of Duty: World at War - Final Fronts

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 15 October 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Call of Duty: World at War — Final Fronts is a first-person action game with a mixture of shooter and historical game from the masters from the studio...

Asterix at the Olympic Games

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 7 March 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Asterix at the Olympic Games is a third-person action game with fighting and puzzle elements from the developers from the studio Étranges Libellules S.A.. The...

007: Quantum of Solace

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 4 November 2008

Players: 5.2/10

Metacritic: 64/100

007: Quantum of Solace — The game jumps forward to Bond's crash landing in Bolivia, where Green is trying to buy land. By this time, Bond meets Camilla...

NiGHTS into Dreams

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 21 February 2008

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 74/100

NiGHTS into Dreams is an arcade adventure action-platformer with a side view, set in the World of Dreams. This world is divided into Nightopia and Nightmare. It is...

ObsCure: The Aftermath

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Survival horror, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 26 May 2008

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 60/100

This third-person survival horror game follows the events at Leafmore High two years later. The students who survived the monster attack have started college, where...

Crash: Mind over Mutant

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 7 October 2008

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 62/100

A third-person action platformer about Crash Bandicoot, who must rescue his friends and stop the evil Neo Cortex from taking over the world. The story centers on...

Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 7 March 2008

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 52/100

This action-adventure game based on Naruto follows the ninjas of the Hidden Leaf Village as they confront an ancient organization gathering orbs to resurrect a...

Kung Fu Panda (2009)

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 27 June 2008

Metacritic: 73/100

This action-adventure game based on Kung Fu Panda follows Po the Panda as he seeks to become the Dragon Warrior and defeat Tai Lung. Players control Po, his teacher...

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 2 December 2008

Metacritic: 68/100

This role-playing action game follows Sora, Donald, and Goofy as they travel toward a castle after a mysterious stranger points them down the path. As Sora thinks...

Guitar Hero: World Tour

Simulation, Action, Music game, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 26 October 2008

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 85/100

A music game about performing rock songs combines guitar, bass, drums, and vocals. Players can choose a single instrument or play as part of a band, while the...

Fate/Unlimited Codes

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 18 December 2008

Metacritic: 72/100

A 3D fighting game based on the visual novel Fate/stay night. Set in a fantasy world, it centers on one-on-one battles between...

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 12 September 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 — There are approximately 42 characters in the game. It features a new story mode, more maneuverability for characters, and a much...

Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 16 January 2009

Metacritic: 35/100

Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal — The evil Doctor Frankenbeans has built robots of extraordinary strength. Dr. Frankenbeans is ready to try to destroy the Looney...

LEGO Batman: The Videogame (2009)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 15 June 2009

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This action-adventure platformer set in the world of LEGO and Batman follows the escape of Arkham Asylum’s villains and the effort to save Gotham City. In LEGO...

Monster Lab

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Fighting, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Comics

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 4 November 2008

Metacritic: 74/100

This action-adventure game with role-playing elements is set in an eerie supernatural world ruled by the cruel Baron Mharti. The player takes the role of an...

Incredible Hulk (2008)

Action, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 18 July 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 48/100

Incredible Hulk (2008) — In the plot of the game, scientist Bruce Banner, as a result of experiments, was subjected to gamma radiation, as a result of which...

King of Fighters Collection: Orochi Saga

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Collection, Emulator, Arcade

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 28 October 2008

Metacritic: 66/100

This collection features five complete games from the THE KING OF FIGHTERS series: KOF 94, KOF 95, KOF 96, KOF 97, and KOF 98. These fighting games center on...

Dance Dance Revolution: Disney Channel Edition

Arcade, Action, Music game, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 8 January 2008

Metacritic: 61/100

Dance Dance Revolution: Disney Channel Edition is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and music from the developers at Keen Games GmbH. The main...

Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 26 September 2008

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Yakuza 2

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 19 September 2008

Metacritic: 77/100

Yakuza 2 is a third-person role-playing game with action and fighting elements from Amusement Vision, Ltd.. The game is published by SEGA Corporation. In some...

Rock Band: Track Pack - Volume 1

Simulation, Action, DLC, Music game, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 15 July 2008

Rock Band: Track Pack — Volume 1 is a third-person simulator with a mixture of action and music game from the developers of Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.. The...

Hyper Street Fighter 2 The Anniversary Edition Vampire Darkstalkers Collection Value Pack

Action, Fighting, Collection

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 18 September 2008

Hyper Street Fighter 2 The Anniversary Edition Vampire Darkstalkers Collection Value Pack is an action game mixed with a fighting game from developers from the...

Warriors Orochi 2

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 23 September 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 51/100

Warriors Orochi 2 — The game begins with the defeat of Orochi at the end of the first game, a new land consisting of warriors from the Three Kingdoms era of...

SpongeBob SquarePants Featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom

Action, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 20 October 2008

Players: 9.9/10

SpongeBob SquarePants Featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom is a third-person action game from the developers of Incinerator Studios LLC. The game is published by THQ...

Burnout Anthology

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection

Game released: PlayStation 2 → ноябрь 2008

Burnout Anthology is a first-person action game with racing elements from Criterion Studios and Electronic Arts UK Ltd.. The game is published by Electronic Arts...

ADK Tamashii

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Collection, Anime / Manga, Emulator

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 18 December 2008

ADK Tamashii is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, fighting, anime/manga and emulator games from the developers of Alpha Denshi Co., Ltd...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2008 for PlayStation 2