ThePS2is now over two decades old. However, there are still fans of the system pining over some of its classics that are hard to play nowadays. Some games are on PlayStation Now along with PS3 and PS4’s digital store. However, there are still many that remain lost to time which were never re-released in any form past the PS2 or any other launch hardware.
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Some of these games have been forgotten for good reason though. While bad, it’s important to remember the games that tried to go for something even if the execution wasn’t a hundred percent perfect.
8Auto Modellista
Auto Modellistawas a Capcomracing game that featured cel-shading as the main gimmick. It released for the PS2, Xbox, and GameCube in North America in 2003. Despite all of those platforms, it was never seen again on any of their future consoles’ digital services. The idea of a cel-shaded racer was also not further explored. It wasn’t the best racer as the visuals again seemed to be the focus, but it seemed like a cool enough idea that could have worked out better in a sequel given more time.
7Bujingai: The Forsaken City
Gackt was, and still is, a Japanese music idol. Besides his music career, he attempted to make a mark in video games in the mid-2000s. This game was the first to use his likeness which wasa PS2 exclusivein 2004 in North America.
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After that, he made a brief appearance as G inDirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VIIbut had a more prominent role in the prequel,Crisis Core. As forBujingaiitself, it was a fairly average action game that was never re-released.
6Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
Falloutstarted as a PC exclusive series before moving onto consoles withFallout 3. That’s the history one might know, but there actually was a console game prior to that.Fallout: Brotherhood of Steellaunched on PS2 and Xbox in 2004. It was a top-down RPG that felt like it was trying to be like aDiablogame on consoles. It wasn’t terrible but its averageness made it one to easily forget.
5Lifeline
The late 90s and early 2000s were filled with survival horror games trying to chase thatResident Evilmoney.Konami found successwithSilent Hillbut they made another horror game that was perhaps too ambitious. Releasing only on PS2 in 2004, Lifeline saw players instructing a waitress aboard a space station overrun by aliens via a headset. It was sort of likeParasite Evebut in space. The thing was the voice detection made it frustrating to play as it was buggy, to say the least.
4Clock Tower 3
On the subject of Capcom,Resident Evilwas not the only horror franchise they made. In fact,Clock Towerpredates that series as it was a SNES game. It and its sequels, like this game, were more survival adventure games without action. One had to avoid danger instead of confronting it.Clock Tower 3onlyreleased on PS2and has been the last game in the series since 2003.
3Mega Man X: Command Mission
TheMega Manserieshas seen many spinoffs. One genre it dipped its toe in was RPGs via theBattle Networkseries that started on GBA. Many may not remember this PS2 and GameCube RPG from 2004 though. It was Capcom’s attempt at aFinal Fantasy X-likebattle system but with Mega Man. It was flawed but many fans still have a soft spot for it.
2Metal Slug
Metal Slughas primarily been a 2D run and gun shooter since its inception in 1996. The only exception was this PS2 game, just calledMetal Slug, which only released in Japan in 2006.
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It was probably never brought over because the reviews were poor over there. Reviews often wrote that the game didn’t look or feel good in 3D and that the camera was problematic.
1Spy Fiction
The world knows SWERY today as the man behindDeadly Premonition. Prior to that, he had a plethora of other games he worked on likeSpy Fictionin 2004. It was an attempt to splice aMetal GearSolid-likestory into aMission Impossible-likespy action thriller. The story had its quirky moments reminiscent ofDeadly Premonitionbut it was a little before its time as well. The world was not yet ready for SWERY.
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