Best Games for PlayStation 2 of 2004 / Page 2

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

May 14, 2003

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 62/100

An action game set in the world of The Matrix, where Agents hunt the heroes and humanity is trapped inside a vast simulation. The player dodges bullets, defies...

Suffering

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

March 9, 2004

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Suffering — action horror with a third person view. As Tork kills enemies during the game, an on-screen meter called a frenzy meter begins to fill. When it is...

Champions of Norrath

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

February 10, 2004

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 85/100

This fantasy action RPG sends a player-created hero from the city of Faydwer into the wilds of Norrath to face an army of evil orcs and goblins. Character creation...

Guilty Gear Isuka

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

July 29, 2004

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This futuristic fighting game in the Guilty Gear XX series follows the emergence of Leopaldon, a new Gear threatening the world. Battles can be fought alone or in...

Phantom Brave

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

January 22, 2004

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This strategy role-playing game follows Marona, an orphan who can see and communicate with phantoms. She lives on Phantom Isle with Ash, a phantom who serves as her...

Hitman: Contracts

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

April 20, 2004

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This stealth action game follows Agent 47, a contract killer who is wounded and trapped in a dangerous situation in Paris. Through his memories, the story explores...

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

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

October 21, 2003

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence — The game's plot begins in 1094 and shows the beginning of the eternal conflict between vampire hunters from the Belmont...

Front Mission 4

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots

December 18, 2003

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

A turn-based tactical role-playing game about mech warfare in 2096. After an unidentified group of wanzers attacks an E.C. base in Germany, the story follows two...

Guy Game

Strategy, Board / Group Game, Adult game, Trivia

August 30, 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 48/100

An adult party game centered on spring break in South Padre Island, built around trivia, competitions, and footage filmed on location. Players take on 20 episodes...

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance

Action, Fighting

November 16, 2002

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is a fighting game built around a combat system that gives each fighter three styles, including hand-to-hand combat and weapon...

Mortal Kombat: Deception

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Chess game

October 4, 2004

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series, featuring matches that combine hand-to-hand combat with weapon use. Mortal Kombat: Deception includes secret and...

Onimusha 3: Demon Siege

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

February 26, 2004

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...

Pro Evolution Soccer 4

Sports game, Isometric, Football

October 15, 2004

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 90/100

A football simulation featuring club and national teams, with greater control over players’ actions and an emphasis on realistic matches. It includes 136 club teams...

Burnout 3: Takedown

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

September 7, 2004

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 94/100

Burnout 3: Takedown is a racing video game with arcade gameplay that emphasizes dangerous and fast-paced driving. The game features standard circuit racing that...

Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly

Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

November 27, 2003

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This survival horror story follows twin sisters Mio and Mayu Amakura as they find themselves in an abandoned village. After spotting a crimson butterfly in the sky...

Gran Turismo 4

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

December 28, 2004

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Gran Turismo 4 is a racing simulator spanning a century of automotive history, with competitions on tracks around the world. It features more than 500 cars, from...

Richard Burns Rally

Racing, Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

July 9, 2004

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 74/100

One of the most hardcore and realistic rally simulators, where the focus is on precise control and complete immersion in the race. Available is a limited, but...

X-Men: Legends

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Cyberpunk

September 21, 2004

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A team-based role-playing game about the X-Men, in which a squad sets out to rescue a young mutant and becomes involved in a story that could unite mutantkind or...

Burnout 2: Point of Impact

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

September 30, 2002

Metacritic: 88/100

An arcade racing game set on American roads, where dense traffic forms part of the challenge. Burnout 2: Point of Impact features point-to-point races and a...

Resident Evil: Outbreak: File #2

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

September 9, 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This survival horror game continues the story of Resident Evil Outbreak, bringing back its eight characters in new scenarios tied to the catastrophic events...

Wrath Unleashed

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Fighting, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

February 10, 2004

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 67/100

This fantasy action-strategy game with fighting elements centers on a struggle between light and darkness across vast floating arenas. Players control mythological...

King Arthur

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

November 16, 2004

Metacritic: 60/100

King Arthur — in the game the player can control Arthur and his friends. There are usually two players in each level and one of them can be chosen by the...

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

January 14, 2004

Metacritic: 65/100

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel is an action role-playing game in the post-apocalyptic genre. The Brotherhood of Steel sends one of its recruits to find the missing...

I-Ninja

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

September 9, 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

I-Ninja — The game begins with a ninja in training (whose name is simply Ninja) sneaking into the enemy camp to save his sensei (who is simply called Sensei...

Kao the Kangaroo Round 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Casual game

December 1, 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 is a 3D adventure platformer made in the spirit of the cult Crash Bandicoot series. The main character of Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 is a...

Catwoman (2004)

Action, Platformer, Isometric, Comics

July 20, 2004

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 49/100

Catwoman (2004) - The game is a third -person platform in which the player should use the cat’s cats and dexterity to travel along various locations and defeat...

Onimusha: Blade Warriors

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

November 27, 2003

Metacritic: 65/100

A fighting game set in the fantasy world of Onimusha, where characters from across the series face off in multi-opponent battles. Players choose a warrior and fight...

Rumble Roses

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Sports game, Adult game, Wrestling

November 9, 2004

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 66/100

A wrestling fighting game centered on an all-female roster, with matches taking place in the ring and a separate mode set in the mud. Players choose a wrestler and...

Forbidden Siren

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view

November 6, 2003

Metacritic: 72/100

Siren — during the course of the game the player will have to play with more than ten characters. At the first level, the player will have to escape from the...

SRS: Street Racing Syndicate

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

August 31, 2004

Players: 9.3/10

SRS: Street Racing Syndicate is a first-person racing game from developers from the Eutechnyx Limited studio. The game is published by Namco Hometek...

Final Fantasy X-2

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

March 13, 2003

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

This role-playing game is set in Spira two years after Yuna’s journey to defeat Sin. The world has entered a “Machina Revolution”: people have turned away from...

King of Fighters 2003

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

March 11, 2003

Players: 5.5/10

King of Fighters 2003 is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, fighting and anime or manga games from developers from the studio SNK Playmore Corp...

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

Action, Puzzle, Adventure, Third-person view

November 10, 2004

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 66/100

This action-adventure game with puzzles follows Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, whose parents die in a fire. The orphans are sent to live with their sinister...

Rhapsody of Zephyr

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Text quest

February 22, 2001

Steam: 97/100

Rhapsody of Zephyr is a third-person role-playing game with an anime/manga/fantasy twist from Softmax Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Softmax Co. , Ltd...

Sonic Heroes

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

December 30, 2003

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Sonic Heroes is a 3D platformer. It gives you the opportunity to manage a team of three characters. The player directly controls one of them, but if necessary, he...

AirForce Delta Strike

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

February 3, 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 66/100

A futuristic aerial shooter about pilots carrying out combat missions in space. In AirForce Delta Strike, players engage in air battles and interplanetary missions...

Crash Nitro Kart

Action, Racing, Third-person view

November 11, 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Crash Nitro Kart — This is the most typical arcade racing game, where players can use power-ups and weapons that can be picked up on the track to hinder...

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent

Action, Shooter, Fighting, First-person view

November 22, 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 60/100

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent — first person shooter consisting of 8 levels. Throughout the game, the player can use various types of hand-held weapons, as well as...

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

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

November 3, 2004

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 91/100

This third-person science-fiction action platformer follows Ratchet and Clank as they set out from Planet Veldin on a journey across diverse worlds to protect peace...

Berserk: Millennium Falcon Hen Seima Senki no Shou

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

October 7, 2004

Players: 10/10

Berserk: Millennium Falcon Hen Seima Senki no Shou is a dynamic action-slasher with a third-person view in the Japanese style, based on the manga of the same name...