10 Hidden Gems For The PS2

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Жыл бұрын

Given the colossal size of its library, the Sony PlayStation 2 unsurprisingly had lots great games, lots terrible games, and lots of games that hovered somewhere in between the two. Today, though, we're looking for titles that we think fit into the first classification, but rarely get recognised as such, and we think we've come up with some dazzlers. Here are 10 Hidden Gems For The PS2!
VO: Peter Austin (@ThatPeterAustin)
Script: Simon Pike (@Sim198k)
Video Editor: Alex Winters (@MrSteakFace)
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@hassledvania 2 ай бұрын

1:17 Gregory Horror Show 2:43 Graffeti Kingdom 4:14 Culdcept 5:34 Kim Possible Whats the Switch? 7:06 Everblue 2 8:31 Splashdown 10:06 Radiata Stories 11:32 Bujinbi The Forsaken City 12:57 La Pucelle Tactics 14:23 Kinectica

@TotallyAmSam 9 ай бұрын

Ive watched quite a few hidden gem videos for PS2. Not only was I impressed about the number I hadn't seen on this list but also how many I am now interested in trying to play at some point. Great list!

@crunchyfrog555 Жыл бұрын

I would add games like: Fantavision (a rhythm based shooter before Rez based on fireworks), Kuri Kuri Mix (you controll two characters with each joystick like Brothers A Tale of Two Sons), Mr Moskeeto (a Japanese weird game where you fly around and try to set up scenarios where you can suck the blood of the family you live with - part puzzle lite, part flight), Project Eden (a team based tactical thing where each character has unique abailties meaning that you must do some light puzzling to progress through areas - a true unqiue gem), Kya: Dark Lineage (a 3D action platformer that's incredibly fluid and has a nice story to match), Whiplash (another platformer which is bonkers andrequires you as a lab animal to escape the lab and destroy things along the way), Pitfall: The Lost Expedition (part of the old franchise and very overlooked - a great little platfomer), Ribbit King (the game of Frolf - golf with frogs. You play across holes that resemble pinball machines and you score points and try to hole the frog first), Flipnic (a pinball game where you play simltaneously across several tables), SCAR Squadra Corse Alfa Romeo (a racing game that's also RPG - you have to level up to improve the nadling and driveability of your cars).

@bdp226 Жыл бұрын

ok you guys need a resident jrpg enthusiast because i have never heard anyone say disgaea that way

@bartekkubicaku-bitsa9802 Жыл бұрын

Holy smokes, someone mentioned Culdcept! But I could expect it to be you, Triple Jump, another great list!

@aidenisundead Жыл бұрын

Avatar the Last Airbender actually had a trilogy of games on the ps2 that I would classify as hidden gems

@heneedsnos Жыл бұрын

Love your videos, great gaming journalism is a gem in the rough these days.

@anthonymaslow798 Жыл бұрын

gEt pOliTiCs oUt oF mY gAmEs

@paxhumana2015 10 ай бұрын

@@anthonymaslow798 , tell that to the indie and AAA video game companies that are making video games now.

@matteste Жыл бұрын

Some I can think of would be the likes of Soul Nomad, Drakengard 1, Shadow Hearts, R-type Final, Dark Cloud, Monster Rancher 4, Shinobi as well as pretty much all of the pre-Persona 3 Shin Megami Tensei games.

@L.K.48 3 ай бұрын

Dark Cloud is one of the weirdest games I've ever played but I enjoyed it a lot

@heyseiletsplay8161 Жыл бұрын

100% hidden gem , is way of the samurai 1 and 2 , my fave ps2 games of all time that get absolutely no love whatsoever

@anthonymaslow798 Жыл бұрын

The first one was amazing. Just incredibly deep gameplay and lovely atmosphere.

@row-bearleehere4807 Жыл бұрын

Splashdown was so much fun in multiplayer too! The awesome open trick levels were so much fun!

@TheThird1977 Жыл бұрын

Hadn't heard of most of these titles, so cool to see something new. As for my own recommendations for hidden gems -: The Getaway Ghosthunter Dead to Rights: Retribution

@GeovaneSanciniSR Жыл бұрын

As a fun fact: Bujingai was ZUN's (The legendary Touhou creator) final project in Taito, before he quitted to work on his two passions: Making beers and make people go insane with his Touhou games.

@fillerbunnyninjashark271 Жыл бұрын

The game is also an endless loop, loll... Still wish there was a second. Kinda love the game

@jasonblalock4429 Жыл бұрын

On the topic of licensed games which were WAY better than you'd expect: the 2008 live-action Speed Racer game. It manages to take a solid F-Zero style future-racer and graft on a close-combat melee system to create a surprisingly good adaptation of the whole Speed Racer concept. It does have a bit of a learning curve, but it's really fun once you get the hang of it, especially multiplayer. (That said, the Wii version is much better than the PS2 version, so play that way if you can.)

@blackenedheart9592 Жыл бұрын

The way he pronounces Disgaea lol 😅😂😂 lol.

@CyberCross222 Жыл бұрын

Trapt didn't make this list, but it's definitely a hidden gem imo. If you're not familiar with the Deception series, check it out. It's a somewhat affordable one too.

@ethanwasme4307 Жыл бұрын

I can't find any ps2 deception games

@bootsthecat6718 Жыл бұрын

The first PS2 game I had was Shadow of Destiny. I thought it was amazing but I've never met anyone else who played it.

@crunchyfrog555 Жыл бұрын

I played it many times. I got sent mine as a promo back in the day. It's truly an odd one, but stunningly beautiful too.

@Ivotas Жыл бұрын

What's this, I've never even heard of Kinetica before. That looks like an absolutely amazing game, that would be totally down my alley. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.^^

@StageRight123 Жыл бұрын

I still own Kinetica and Bujingai. Love both of those games. Sad to see that the list is missing Downhill Domination and Psi-Ops.

@EQOAnostalgia Жыл бұрын

14:30 I had Kinetica. Great game! I remember hearing the Socom series used the same engine, well, 1 and 2 at least.

@deepdiveqa Жыл бұрын

Genuine hidden gems. Great work.

@ashleynorgate3386 Жыл бұрын

Shadow of Memories is another hidden gem for me very cool concept. Gregorys horror show was so trippy and cool but I was a kid playing it and was always scared of getting court by the nurse 😂

@nightday2030 Жыл бұрын

Rumble racing and Downhill Domination, both are hidden gems. There are some I haven't tried yet like Jet Li: Rise to Honor

@jordanhazelwood2546 Жыл бұрын

It's a little awkward that Triple Jump's #1 pick for the most hidden gem on PS2 is the only one on this list that you can buy right now on the PSN.

@shanobian Жыл бұрын

Finally Gregory horror show gets some love. Absolutely adored that game but convinced myself I'm the only person to play it.

@mewmew88 Жыл бұрын

@Shanobian Nope I love this game and still play it to this day 😁

@kcollier2192 Жыл бұрын

I remember Culdcept and La Pucelle Tactics- I found both fairly interesting and enjoyable. Certainly a couple of hidden gems for sure.

@outlaw451 Жыл бұрын

I almost bought culdecpt so so so many times at my local gamestop. I'm happy and sad that I never saw a copy of Gregory horro show in the wild, because I really want to own a copy, but I had never seen of heard of it until like 2007. It's hundreds of $ for a copy, been that way for a long time.

@Turbobuttes Жыл бұрын

Eherm ... WAR OF THE MONSTERS

@THNF89 Жыл бұрын

Was War of the Monsters hidden lol?

@Snaaake_Beater Жыл бұрын

its also on ps4

@blackenedheart9592 Жыл бұрын

La Pucell is absolutely amazing and can make you tear up with it's story. Radiata Stories is also really damn good and he's right about Kim possible too. I found it cheap one day and gave it a shot and it's actually a really good platformer.

@jasonblalock4429 Жыл бұрын

Just as a heads up, NIS(A) have been rereleasing a lot of their older games on current platforms, including La Pucelle. So it's super easy to play now, if anyone's interested, along with some of their other hidden gems like Rhapsody A Musical Adventure.

@blackenedheart9592 Жыл бұрын

@@jasonblalock4429 I have that. I preordered it and got it on day one. La Pucell isn't remastered or anything added to it but Rhapsody's graphics have been smoothed out. Still an amazing duo of games 🤘

@jasonblalock4429 Жыл бұрын

@@blackenedheart9592 They've also announced that they're bringing over Rhapsody 2 & 3 in English for the first time, later this year. I'm Looking forward to that!

@blackenedheart9592 Жыл бұрын

@@jasonblalock4429 yes me too 😁 it's so cool they're bringing Japan only games over here.

@emerje0 Жыл бұрын

@@jasonblalock4429 Just wish the physical copies weren't Switch-only. I have copies of most of the early PS1 and PS2 NISA games, but I wouldn't mind easier to access modern copies.

@only1smally Жыл бұрын

One i used to love that hardly anyone ever seems to have played, Mashed. Amazing game, simular gameplay to the original micro machines on megadrive.

@joelmontoya4872 Жыл бұрын

Ah, man, I got kinetica after renting it back in the day. That game was fun as hell!

@mewmew88 Жыл бұрын

Gregory Horror Show is one of my favourite PS2 games. The cutesy artstyle combined with the spooky gameplay made me fall in love with it.

@yousefjim7869 8 ай бұрын

how to take catherine's soul, each time i see her she runs away 😢

@mewmew88 8 ай бұрын

@@yousefjim7869 You need to get a banana peel (either from the kitchen bin or by eating a banana yourself) and drop it in her path. She'll slip and fall down giving you the chance to steal her soul. Once you grab it you better run though because she will get straight back up and chase you. To make it easier I found that putting the peel outside her room somewhere and then dashing back towards mine once I'd grabbed the soul worked best. Hope this helps 😁

@yousefjim7869 8 ай бұрын

@@mewmew88 hey, thanks for the info I put the banana inside her room and watched her fell down, it felt good because this lizard is scary as hell, my gosh she even fantasies about putting the needle in me! but now I'm stuck with mumy papa and his son, the little cowboy, any advices!

@yousefjim7869 8 ай бұрын

@@mewmew88 I mean, what a game! It's fun and makes you think all the time, I wish there was more games like it, or at least they make part 2 or something

@mewmew88 8 ай бұрын

@@yousefjim7869 I know what you mean. There was an animated series (most of which can be found on youtube) and a mobile game (which is sadly not available anymore) but that's all we got from this franchise and that's a shame

@bootsthecat6718 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely LOVED Radiata Stories, but the cover bugged me. To get the gear the main character is wearing, you could only get the Armor from one story path and the Sword from the other and you could not use both in the same playthrough.

@outlaw451 Жыл бұрын

It really bothers my brother and I, its now become an in joke for out friend group

@jamalvargas6146 Жыл бұрын

Black and Bruised The Cartoon Boxing Title that was Akin to Punch Out or Ready 2 Rumble Boxing loved that game wish I'd gotten It decades ago

@mudkipp64 Жыл бұрын

Stoked to see graffiti kingdom on here, it was the first game that came to mind when I saw the video title.

@StageRight123 Жыл бұрын

Just started the video, but Downhill Domination better be on this list.

@danmancini4059 Жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorite PS2 games

@shack1217 Жыл бұрын

Blood Will Tell: an awesome action game adapting the tale of Dororo, in which you have to reclaim all of your around 40 body parts from the demons that stole them!

@bootsthecat6718 Жыл бұрын

Ok, that sounds awesome!

@outlaw451 Жыл бұрын

I really wanted to play this game after I saw a review back on the early days of KZfaq. To expensive these days.

@EuSouRCS Жыл бұрын

Looking closely you can realize that Bujingai is the grandfather of Bayonetta series.

@yotaruvegeta Жыл бұрын

13:25 WHY IS HE SAIYING DISGAEA LIKE THAT? You didn’t have Captain Planet in the UK?

@outlaw451 Жыл бұрын

I rember Everblue 2. It review a lot of reviews that complained that there's basically nothing to do. Kind of sad, but I say the same thing about Mine raft. Feels like I'm making my own fun.

@bernalbeta3860 5 ай бұрын

Graffity kingdom is my favorite game from all time, everytime i try to explain someone how it works i say the same: "Do you know the character creation in videogames no? Thats bullshit, this game give you a blank paper to do whatever you want. In my first run i passed the game with gormiti"

@Tenpouin 10 ай бұрын

Radiata Stories is one of my favorites!

@curtscornerofcuriosities Жыл бұрын

My God I miss kinetica. Played that like every day as a kid

@jwill7998 Жыл бұрын

Kinetica has quite the learning curve, but once you get the hang of it, it's awesome.

@RamblingsOfAJackass Жыл бұрын

Never heard of Graffiti Kingdom. Sounds awesome. Might have to e if I can get a copy or get it on an emulator.

@Makman1994 Жыл бұрын

Darkwatch is a classic!

@altdoom Жыл бұрын

I'm still playing PS2 games to this day.

@christiancleofas7451 Жыл бұрын

"Joan of arc hunts demon" Hol up. Was that a self burn?

@bensonsj98 Жыл бұрын

I was not expecting a Kim Possible shoutout on this list.

@3lrich Жыл бұрын

Oh come on, you missed Steambot Chronicles. One of the best RPG for PS2.

@Djordje_Jovanovic Жыл бұрын

& here are some honorable mentions: Bionicle Heroes Disaster Report (or SOS: The Final Escape if you want to get European about this or Zettai Zetsumei Toshi if you want to get Japanese about this) Echo Night: Beyond (or Nebula: Echo Night if you want to get Japanese about this) Gun Haunting Ground Legaia 2: Dual Saga Ring of Red Rumble Roses Steambot Chronicles (or Ponkotsu Roman Daikatsugeki: Bumpy Trot if you want to get Japanese about this) We Love Katamari

@Spacething7474 Жыл бұрын

bionicle heroes and gun are gems, but dont qualify for this list as they are multiplatform, not ps2-exclusive

@dmytrosoboliev935 Жыл бұрын

Haunting ground was great.

@emerje0 Жыл бұрын

@@Spacething7474 Not once did they say or imply the game had to be an exclusive. They even mentioned Culdcept is a Saturn port.

@Spacething7474 Жыл бұрын

@@emerje0 which i took severe issue with!!! there are literal hundreds of ps2 exclusives, they definitely coulda picked out 10! (and even do a sequel video or two without running out of material!!)

@MechaFenris Жыл бұрын

I LOVE LOVE Culdcept. :)

@Godeias Жыл бұрын

Ring of Red and Chaos Legion are my hidden gems of ps2

@bellers01 Жыл бұрын

Mine is Onì. Loved that game.

@Sunprism 6 ай бұрын

I spent so many years wanting a kinetica suit

@thewolfofmikawa8535 Жыл бұрын

I would have put Batman:Rise of Sun Tzu on this list too. For it being a licensed game,many people have never even heard of it.

@High_Bread Жыл бұрын

Did all the hard work for you all, prices vary and u could potentially find better, also some of the cheaper prices are disc only Gregory horror show- $100+ Graffiti kingdom -$40-$90 Culdcept - $20-$300 Kim possible - $3-$30+ Everblue- $30-$150+ Splashdown-$6+-$30+ Radiata stories -$30 - $90+ Bujingai- $19- $95+ La pucelle- $17+-$100+ Kinetics- $6+- $100+

@HolyGoddessMotherAnne Жыл бұрын

You forgot Shining Tears EXA and the other Shining game on PS2.

@lalilulelo Жыл бұрын

I love Radiata Stories!

@Spacething7474 Жыл бұрын

4:29 *COME OOOOOOONNN!* there are HUNDREDS of ps2 exclusives and you guys couldnt even keep it to *10!?!?*

@xxAlbertxxWeskerxx Жыл бұрын

Was really hoping to see Psi-Ops here, but alas

@jascoolo Жыл бұрын

There will be at least 3 or 4 videos...

@RiverOssei 14 күн бұрын

Weird timing I just discovered Culdcept last month!!!

@chawa623 Жыл бұрын

hell ya I grew up playing Kinetica n still play it from time to time, fuckin love this trippy fun racing game

@markysumm72 Жыл бұрын

Wot no Under The Skin?

@therealtijuanaman Жыл бұрын

I had a really good copy of that game and I let it go for pennies! Still kicking myself for that

@maximillionroivas3893 Жыл бұрын

The only good thing about Under The Skin was Jill Valentine and Nemesis from RE3. The game itself was rather boring in my opinion.

@angel_of_rust 5 ай бұрын

i'd also recommend Jackass. It's like WarioWare but grown men having a painful blast

@coreyjameshaims449 Жыл бұрын

Seeing how much it now resells for; I regret selling my copy for textbook money for that degree I never used

@mercuryshadow5445 Жыл бұрын

Has to be the first TJ vid i have seen where i dont recognise a single game

@stephenjacewicz4594 Жыл бұрын

Downforce is a hidden game racer on PS2.

@gracekim25 Жыл бұрын

Yay PS2🥳 it was my first console EVER😊

@gracekim25 Жыл бұрын

Wait I have what the switch!🤩

@wizzardoffuzz Жыл бұрын

Does shadow hearts count as a hidden gem?

@TerrancePryor Жыл бұрын

It took me five years to beat La Pucelle: Tactics mainly because I started playing it and forgot about it for years. Ha. When I found out about the hidden section that gives you wild XP early on, I stayed there for a good minute. Not a great ending tbh.

@shadowgandalf Жыл бұрын

Yup. Sure enough, I have never heard of any of those games.

@DBArtsCreators Жыл бұрын

Damn, no Metropolismania? Ah well.

@Snaaake_Beater Жыл бұрын

kim possible is really good

@dylanogg347 Жыл бұрын

If you're not familiar with Gackt, I highly recommend you check out his songs. The man is a beast. "Journey Through The Decade" is a good start, I'd say.

@sethsassy Жыл бұрын

Gregory House? Has anyone at contacted Hugh Laurie?!

@patrickmontgomery7449 Жыл бұрын

Gackt-O!!!!

@brandontadday6288 Жыл бұрын

Cold Fear

@shadedergu9921 Жыл бұрын

Okay I have not seen this yet, but if FFX actually appears on this list that is just not right lul Cause it is the biggest FF in the world now Just saying this cause I saw it in the intro

@potatogod6540 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone remember BLACK?

@solesonfire3019 7 ай бұрын

What planet did these games come out??

@bootsthecat6718 Жыл бұрын

Pronunciations: She-go Rah-di-ata

@wanderlustwarrior Жыл бұрын

Dis-Gaia

@bearwooden660 10 ай бұрын

I had PS2 for a while and it does have some good games. But once I saw Halo on Xbox.... I traded my PS2 with all the games for Xbox and Halo the next morning.

@kanoboomboom Жыл бұрын

Dark cloud ?!!!!

@startervisions Жыл бұрын

so it has more games than any other console?

@mjdf122 Жыл бұрын

PS2 Too Many Games To Name

@benozkleenex Жыл бұрын

Lol La pucelle is the virgin girl in french.

@piomio8583 Жыл бұрын

wow mega zobacz co ja nagrywam

@Bloody-Butterfly Жыл бұрын

Alter Echo

@Spacething7474 Жыл бұрын

still upset that the ps4 trademarking for its rerelease in 2017 (among other thq games) never came out... also oddly, it lacks the widescreen that the xbox version has

@Poisonjam7 Жыл бұрын

Good grief that Disgaea pronunciation….🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

@racheljackson4428 Жыл бұрын

It's Shego not Shago.

@Spacething7474 Жыл бұрын

10:06 its actually pronounced "rad-eye-ah-tah store-eyes"

@Spacething7474 Жыл бұрын

11:37 and its actually "oh-knee-moo-shah" and its "boo-jin-jai", the g is pronounced as a j

@Spacething7474 Жыл бұрын

13:03 its actually "deh-sige-e-ah" and its "la-poo-cellay"

@Estorium Жыл бұрын

Lol. Having fun? 😁

@Spacething7474 Жыл бұрын

@@Estorium yes! its fun to correct the british (and everyone really) when they pronounce stuff wrong

@Estorium Жыл бұрын

@@Spacething7474 You missed the pronunciation of Taito.

@epicon6 3 ай бұрын

This is not hidden gems, this is weirdest gems.

@salty5706 Жыл бұрын

I thought katamari demacy was a great game and a great idea. I was young when it came out. When I heard it came out for switch I had to pick it up, and yup it’s exactly how I remembered it.

@Jamato-sUn 9 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure it's pronounced DEEZ-GAH-EE-AH

@ionfalcom1 7 ай бұрын

Dis guy ah

@frankbrodie5168 Жыл бұрын

Meh.. The PS2 was all right.. The technology was there by that time to make it a great console though. For me, the Commodore 64 was the greatest machine for managing to get more out of the hardware than was actually in there. Followed closely by the SNES/SFC.

@Marc_Araujo Жыл бұрын

While I still can't really include the Commodore 64 in any personal "best of" lists (as I never had one, as my starter PC was an IBM Aptiva), I did enjoy the C64 mini way more than I initially expected to. P.S. I really loved the PS2 (but not quite as much as the SNES) partly because of the awesome DVD player.

@Marc_Araujo Жыл бұрын

Second greatest video game console of all-time...after the SNES.

@aliensweathands Жыл бұрын

👽

@ksp9012 4 ай бұрын

you should start the video by telling what kind of games you like because these games are shit for someone who likes adventure, fps or survival horror.