Best PlayStation 2 Games

The best PlayStation 2 games ranked by Belly Score. See what The Belly thinks of the top PlayStation 2 titles.

Every PlayStation 2 game The Belly has scored, ranked from best to worst. Whether you're loyal to the platform or just browsing what it has to offer, this list gives you the full verdict landscape for PlayStation 2 — the standout hits, the middle-of-the-pack releases, and the ones The Belly didn't love. Filter by score to find exactly what you're after.

9.9

Half-Life

FPS · Action · Adventure

Windows · PlayStation 2 · macOS · Linux

Sci-FiAlienWorkplace+1

AtmosphericEerieIntense+2

9.8

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Action-Adventure · Shooter

PlayStation 2 · Xbox · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PlayStation Vita · Nvidia Shield

Espionage / SpyPsychologicalSurreal+1

MysteriousImmersiveTense+3

9.8

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

Action · Adventure

PlayStation 2 · PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Dark FantasySupernaturalMonsters

IntenseFast-PacedAdrenaline-Fueled+2

9.8

DoDonPachi DaiOuJou

Shooter

Arcade · PlayStation 2 · Xbox 360 · iOS · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PC

Sci-FiFuturisticRobots / Mechs+1

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.8

METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER

Action · Adventure · Shooter

PlayStation 2 · Nintendo 3DS · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch

MilitaryEspionage / SpyNature / Wilderness+1

ImmersiveIntenseStrategic+3

9.8

Shadow of the Colossus

Action-Adventure · Puzzle

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4

FantasyMythologyNature / Wilderness+1

AtmosphericEmotionalMelancholic+3

9.7

Kingdom Hearts II

Action RPG · Action-Adventure

PlayStation 2

FantasySupernaturalMythology

EpicCinematicChaotic+3

9.7

Final Fantasy X

RPG

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PS Vita · PC · Nintendo Switch

High FantasyMythologyNature / Wilderness+1

EpicEmotionalMelancholic+3

9.7

Metal Gear

Action-Adventure

MSX2 · NES · Commodore 64 · MS-DOS · GameCube · Mobile phones · PlayStation 2 · Virtual Console · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PlayStation Vita · Microsoft Windows

Sci-FiMilitaryEspionage / Spy

SuspensefulTenseStrategic+3

9.7

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

Fighting

Arcade · Dreamcast · PlayStation 2 · Xbox · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360

Martial ArtsModern

CompetitiveChallengingIntense+3

9.6

Persona 3

RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation Portable · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Windows · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

School / AcademySupernaturalPsychological+1

MysteriousDarkEmotional+3

9.6

ICO

Action-Adventure · Puzzle · Platformer

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3

FantasyAncient / HistoricalMonsters

AtmosphericDreamlikeEmotional+3

9.5

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution

Fighting · Action

Arcade · PlayStation 2

Martial Arts

CompetitiveChallengingStrategic+3

9.5

Fatal Frame

Survival · Horror · Action-Adventure

PlayStation 2 · Xbox · PlayStation 3

SupernaturalOccultGothic+1

CreepyEerieUnsettling+3

9.5

The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction

Action-Adventure

GameCube · PlayStation 2 · Xbox

SuperheroModern

EpicOpen-EndedIntense+2

9.5

Killer7

Action-Adventure · FPS

GameCube · PlayStation 2 · Windows

NoirPsychologicalSurreal+1

MysteriousAtmosphericDreamlike+3

9.5

Mushihimesama

Shooter · Action

Arcade · PlayStation 2 · iOS · Xbox 360 · Microsoft Windows · Nintendo Switch

FantasyNature / WildernessMonsters

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.4

Kingdom Hearts

Action RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 2

FantasyMythologySupernatural

AdventurousEpicWhimsical+3

9.4

MELTY BLOOD: ACTRESS AGAIN CURRENT CODE

Fighting · Action

Arcade · PC · PlayStation 2

Urban FantasySupernaturalMartial Arts

Fast-PacedChaoticCompetitive+3

9.4

Persona 4

RPG · Adventure · Simulation

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation Vita · Windows · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

Urban FantasyDetective / MysterySchool / Academy+1

ImmersiveMysteriousEmotional+3

9.4

God Hand

Action

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3

Post-ApocalypticComedyMartial Arts

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.4

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

RPG

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Microsoft Windows

Post-ApocalypticMythologySupernatural+1

DarkBleakAtmospheric+3

9.3

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon

Action RPG

PlayStation 2

Detective / MysterySupernaturalOccult+1

MysteriousAtmosphericStrategic+2

9.3

Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht

RPG

PlayStation 2

Sci-FiFuturisticSpace+1

MysteriousCinematicThought-Provoking+2