Best Games for PlayStation 2 of 2008 / Page 2

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

October 26, 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...

WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009

Third-person view, Sports game, Sandbox, Wrestling

November 7, 2008

Metacritic: 74/100

This wrestling sports game focuses on WWE matches and tag-team bouts. In tag-team gameplay, players build momentum and attributes, perform double-team attacks and...

Fate/Unlimited Codes

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

June 11, 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...

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

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

June 3, 2008

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...

NHL 2K9

Hockey, Third-person view, Sports game

September 8, 2008

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 68/100

This hockey simulator offers classic controls alongside hybrid settings for players with different levels of experience. On the ice, players can perform superstar...

Thrillville: Off the Rails

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

October 9, 2007

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A theme park management simulator in which players build rides, interact with visitors, and complete missions tied together by a story. Conversations help advance...

Rock Band

Simulation, Action, Music game, Third-person view

November 20, 2007

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 87/100

This music game centers on a rock band performing songs with guitar, bass, drums, and vocals. Players can perform together in the same room or online, with a...

Call of Duty: World at War - Final Fronts

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

November 11, 2008

Players: 5.5/10

This single-player first-person shooter is set during World War II, covering U.S. battles in the Pacific, the Battle of the Bulge, and the British advance across...

Dance Dance Revolution: Disney Channel Edition

Arcade, Action, Music game, Third-person view

January 8, 2008

Metacritic: 61/100

A music arcade game in the DanceDanceRevolution series, it combines rhythm-based dancing with music and characters from popular Disney Channel shows. The lineup...

NiGHTS into Dreams

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

July 5, 1996

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...

Hasbro Family Game Night

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game

November 11, 2008

Metacritic: 63/100

This collection of Hasbro board games brings together Battleship, Yahtzee, Boggle, Connect Four, Sorry! and Sorry! Sliders, with Mr. Potato Head as the host...

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories

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

December 2, 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...

My Horse & Me 2

Simulation, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Sports game

October 31, 2008

My Horse & Me 2 is a third-person simulator with a mixture of educational game and sports game from developers from the Tate Interactive studio. The game is...

Caveman Rock

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic

2007

Caveman Rock is an arcade game with a hint of puzzle from the studio Phoenix Games Ltd.. The game is published by Phoenix Games Ltd.. Caveman Rock may be being...

Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal

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

October 9, 2007

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...

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows - Amazing Allies Edition

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

October 21, 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...

Code Geass: Lost Colors

Action, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel

March 27, 2008

Players: 10/10

Code Geass: Lost Colors is an action game with elements of an anime or manga game, a fantasy game and a visual novel from the masters from the Bandai Namco Games...

007: Quantum of Solace

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

October 31, 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...

Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

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

May 15, 2008

Metacritic: 55/100

This action-adventure game based on The Chronicles of Narnia follows events across Narnia, including the fall of the country to the Telmarine hordes. One level...

NBA 2K9

Third-person view, Sports game

October 7, 2008

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

NBA 2K9 is a basketball simulator based on the National Basketball Association. Like previous games in the series, NBA 2K9 simulates the experience of basketball...

Space Chimps (2008)

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

July 15, 2008

Metacritic: 57/100

This third-person action adventure follows a crew of space chimpanzees attempting to free imprisoned aliens on the planet Malgor and find their way home. Players...

SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.32: Phantasy Star Complete Collection

Role-playing game, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based

March 25, 2008

SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.32: Phantasy Star Complete Collection is a first-person role-playing game with anime or manga game elements from developers from Sega AM7 R&D...

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3

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

July 13, 2006

Metacritic: 86/100

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 — combining elements of traditional Japanese role-playing games and simulation, the gameplay allows players to live the life of the...

Chaos Wars

Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Turn-based

September 21, 2006

Metacritic: 64/100

This turn-based tactical role-playing game brings together characters from Growlanser, Shadow Hearts, Gungrave, Spectral Force, and other games. Battles are...

Dokapon Kingdom

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Board / Group Game, Turn-based

November 21, 2007

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 67/100

This turn-based role-playing game blends board-game elements with an expedition across the kingdom of Dokapon, where an invading horde of treasure-stealing monsters...

Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection

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

March 18, 2008

Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection is a first-person action game with elements of a shooter and stealth game from the masters of Konami Computer...

MotoGP 08

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game, Motorcycle racing

October 24, 2008

Metacritic: 61/100

MotoGP 08 is a motorcycle racing simulator with the official tracks of the 2008 championship. The player will be able to compete with stars like Valentino Rossi and...

Rock Band: Track Pack - Volume 1

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

July 15, 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...

Rock Band: Track Pack - Volume 2

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

November 17, 2008

Rock Band: Track Pack — Volume 2 is a third-person simulator with a dash of action and music game from the masters at Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.. The game...

Winter Sports 2: The Next Challenge (2008)

Third-person view, Sports game, Skiing

November 18, 2008

Metacritic: 41/100

This arcade-oriented sports simulator focuses on winter competitions, with nine sports and 15 disciplines. Players compete in arenas presented as international...

WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw Superstar Series

Third-person view, Collection, Sports game

March 4, 2008

WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw Superstar Series is a sports game with a third-person view from developers from Yuke's Co. studio. Ltd.. The game is published by THQ Inc...

PopStar Guitar

Arcade, Music game

October 28, 2008

PopStar Guitar is an arcade game with elements of a music game from developers from the studio Broadsword Interactive Limited. The main publisher of the game is XS...

Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis

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

April 1, 2008

Metacritic: 55/100

This turn-based role-playing game follows an amnesiac young man studying at an alchemy academy in an isolated part of the world. He fights alongside his friends...

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...

Samurai Shodown Anthology

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

July 24, 2008

Samurai Shodown Anthology is a third-person action game with elements of a fighting game and an Emulator game from developers from the studios SNK Corporation and...

Wall-E (2008)

Action, Flight Simulator, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Adventure, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

June 24, 2008

Steam: 96/100

This adventure platformer based on Pixar Animation Studios’ animated film follows WALL-E, a robot tasked with cleaning up Earth after humanity has left. In the year...

Water Horse: Legend of the Deep

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Top-down view

April 25, 2008

Water Horse: Legend of the Deep is a third-person action game with adventure and stealth elements from the masters at Atomic Planet Entertainment Limited. The game...

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Action

March 27, 2008

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...

El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera

Action, Third-person view

March 11, 2008

Metacritic: 62/100

This third-person action game follows El Tigre as he protects Miracle City from Mikla, Prince of Doom, and his AzTechs. Mikla turns the city’s supervillains against...

Eternal Poison

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

November 11, 2008

Metacritic: 65/100

A turn-based role-playing game set in a fantasy world thrown into chaos by the appearance of the demonic realm of Besek. Creatures known as Majin have kidnapped the...