Category Archives: Playstation 2
#85: Sega Superstars
Format: Playstation 2 Genre: Party Released: 2004 Developer: Sonic Team (Sega) When I was teaching in Japan, I lived in the party house. Whereas most of my fellow assistant language teachers (ALTs) were living in one-room apartments, by sheer luck … Continue reading
Filed under 2004, Party, Playstation 2, Sega, Sonic Team
#82: Burnout 3: Takedown
Format: Playstation 2 Genre:Racing Released: 2004 Developer: Criterion Games Now we’re getting near to the end of our list of 101 games, a few people have been asking me whether I’m running out of games to talk about. Far from … Continue reading
Filed under 2004, Criterion Games, Playstation 2, Racing
#71: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Format: Playstation 2 Genre: Platform/Adventure Released: 2003 Developer: Ubisoft Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time has been on my list of ‘games to do’ since we started this blog, but seeing as the Prince of Persia film is coming … Continue reading
Filed under 2003, Adventure, Platform, Playstation 2, Ubisoft
#63: XIII
Format: Playstation 2 Genre: First Person Shooter Released: 2003 Developer: Ubisoft OK, let’s get this out of the way first: I’m not saying that XIII is one of the greatest games of all time – in fact, it’s not even … Continue reading
Filed under 2003, First Person Shooter, Playstation 2, Ubisoft
#42: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Format: Playstation 2 Genre: Sandbox Game Released: 2002 Developer: Rockstar Whenever I think of Grand Theft Auto, I’m always reminded of the time when I worked in a computer game shop just after university (and before any smart alec asks, … Continue reading
Filed under 2002, Playstation 2, Rockstar, Sandbox Game
#39: Ring of Red
Format: Playstation 2 Genre: Turn-Based Tactics/Mech Game Released: 2000 Developer: Konami It was surprisingly difficult to buy computer games in Japan – in fact, in the two years I lived there I only bought a handful of PS2 games. That’s … Continue reading
Filed under 2000, Konami, Mech Game, Playstation 2, Turn-Based Tactics
#26: Katamari Damacy
Format: Playstation 2 Genre: Miscellaneous Released: 2004 Developer: Namco Katamari Damacy is like some sort of gaming Prozac – every person I showed it to walked away with a smile on their face and a spring in their step, no … Continue reading
Filed under 2004, Miscellaneous, Namco, Playstation 2
#21: Okami
Format: Playstation 2 Genre: RPG Released: 2007 Developer: Clover Studio (Capcom) I’ve just finished Okami, after playing it for an astonishing 40 hours. The developers have obviously done something right, because games that can hold my attention for that length … Continue reading
Filed under 2007, Capcom, Clover Studio, Playstation 2, RPG
