Best Games for PlayStation 2 of 2008 / Page 2

August 12, 2008

Metacritic: 80/100

An American football simulation that lets players learn the controls and fundamentals, play matches, or compete in online leagues. Virtual Trainer...

MLB Power Pros 2008

Baseball, Third-person view, Sports game, Anime / Manga

July 29, 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

This baseball sports simulation features several modes, from exhibition games and league play to a home run challenge. In Season mode, players manage...

Silent Hill: 0rigins

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

November 6, 2007

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...

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...

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...

SEGA Superstars Tennis

Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Tennis

March 18, 2008

Metacritic: 68/100

An arcade tennis game featuring characters from across SEGA’s series, competing on themed courts. The roster includes 16 characters, each with a...

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

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

July 10, 2008

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 takes place in the fictional rural Japanese town of Inaba, located along a floodplain. Inexplicable murders begin to...

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...

Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raidō tai Abaddon Ō Plus

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic

October 23, 2008

Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raidō tai Abaddon Ō Plus is a role-playing game with a third-person view with a mixture of action and games in...

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...

NCAA Basketball 09

Third-person view, Sports game, Basketball

November 17, 2008

Metacritic: 69/100

NCAA Basketball 09 is a college basketball simulation built around an updated gameplay engine, with improved ball physics and more advanced AI...

Odin Sphere

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

May 17, 2007

Metacritic: 83/100

This fantasy action game is set in Erion, where the destruction of the country of Valentine by an ancient artifact ignites a war between the fairies...

UEFA Euro 2008

Third-person view, Sports game

April 17, 2008

Metacritic: 76/100

This football simulation follows the UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying campaign and final tournament. Rain and mud affect match conditions, while player...

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...

Princess Maker 5

Simulation, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

February 7, 2008

Steam: 65/100

A parenting simulation set in a modern world where demons and fairies live alongside familiar technology. A former hero takes in an orphan girl, the...

Ben 10: Alien Force

Action, Adventure, Platformer

October 28, 2008

Players: 8/10

Ben 10: Alien Force is an action game with a dash of adventure and platforming from developers from the studios 1st Playable Productions, LLC and...

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...

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...

Namco Classic Fighter Collection

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

September 17, 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Namco Classic Fighter Collection is a third-person action game with elements of a fighting game and an anime or manga game from Namco Limited and...

Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

Action, Educational game (Education), Third-person view

October 26, 2007

Players: 10/10

Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure is a third-person action game with an educational twist from the masters at Atomic Planet Entertainment...

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...

Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Puzzle, Adventure

February 5, 2008

Metacritic: 61/100

An adventure game with role-playing and puzzle elements set in the fantastical world of The Spiderwick Chronicles, where magical creatures remain...

Buzz!: The Hollywood Quiz

Simulation, Third-person view, Trivia

October 19, 2007

Metacritic: 77/100

This Hollywood quiz is set at an awards ceremony resembling the Oscars, but held separately from the actual event. The TV studio is replaced by...

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...

Star Trek: Conquest

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

November 20, 2007

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 52/100

A strategy game with action elements set in the Star Trek: The Next Generation era, Star Trek: Conquest centers on a struggle for control of the...

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3

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

December 22, 2005

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...

Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity

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

November 16, 2007

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This third-person action platformer follows a group of heroes battling X.A.N.A., which is trying to take over the real world through Replika worlds...

FIFA Soccer 09

Third-person view, Sports game

October 3, 2008

Players: 5.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

FIFA Soccer 09 — Some of the changes that first affected the FIFA series were already tested in the game UEFA Euro 2008 from Electronic Arts...

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...

Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus

Role-playing game, DLC, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

September 27, 2007

Players: 7/10

Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus is a third-person RPG with anime/manga elements from Sonic Team. The main publisher of the game is...

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...

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...

Avatar - The Last Airbender: Into the Inferno

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

October 13, 2008

Players: 10/10

Avatar — The Last Airbender: Into the Inferno is a third-person arcade, action, anime/manga and fantasy game from Halfbrick Studios and THQ...

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...

Disney's Kim Possible: What's the Switch?

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

November 7, 2006

Players: 10/10

Disney's Kim Possible: What's the Switch? is a third-person action game with fighting, platformer and puzzle elements from the masters from...

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...

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

Action, Fighting, Collection

September 18, 2008

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

Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol Encore

Simulation, Music game, Third-person view

February 5, 2008

Metacritic: 70/100

This music game and karaoke simulator centers on performing in the style of American Idol: players sing songs and aim to become a star. The game...

SingStar Country

Action, Music game, Board / Group Game

October 28, 2008

Metacritic: 75/100

This karaoke music game focuses on country music and features 30 songs by contemporary artists in the genre. The tracklist includes songs by Brad...

Soul Nomad & the World Eaters

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

February 15, 2007

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This turn-based role-playing strategy game is set in a fantasy world threatened by the World Eaters, whose rampage could destroy everything. Gig, the...