Wed, Oct 27, 2010 | 19:44 BST

Game Developers list all-time favorite PS2 games

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In celebration of PS2 turning 10 years old, some high-profile game developers have listed their favorite titles released for the console over the years.

Each one lists three, and it should come as no surprise to see Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and GTA titles making many of the lists.

Luminaries who participated include: Warren Spector, Stig Asmussen, Scott Campbell, David Cage, and Chet Faliszek to name a few.

There’s even some games media on the list as well.

We’ve posted the devs’ top of the list below, and the full thing can be found over on the US PS Blog.

Stig Asmussen – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Cliff Bleszinski – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Ed Boon – Guitar Hero
Scott Campbell – Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
David Cage – Ico
Alex Evans – Burnout 3: Takedown
Chet Faliszek – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Nate Fox – God of War
Tasha Harris – Okami
Todd Howard – Grand Theft Auto III
Hermen Hulst – God of War
David Jaffe – Ico
Ken Levine – Dark Cloud 2
Ted Price – SSX
Tim Schafer – Katamari Damacy
Warren Spector – Ico

23 comments

Stephany Nunneley
27/10/10, 7:48 pm

My three are:

God of War/God of War 2 (toss up)
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

That was really hard to come up with, too.

cookiejar
27/10/10, 7:50 pm

Vice City
GT3 A-Spec
San Andreas

My top 3

Such a great machine.

YoungZer0
27/10/10, 7:52 pm

I’m quite surprised to see Jaffe bring up Way of the Samurai, just shows that he’s one of the few who are able to think out of the box.

Phoenixblight
27/10/10, 7:53 pm

Silent Hill 2/ Silent Hill 3
Kingdom Hearts 2
Final Fantasy 10

Tallon 4
27/10/10, 8:07 pm

My top three:
MGS 3
SOTC
Klonoa Lunatea’s Veil

G-Sama
27/10/10, 8:33 pm

Are these the top ps2 games?really?

there were mush greater titles like:

Tekken 5
GT4
KH2
FF10/12
FFVII DOC
DBZBT2
SH:SM/3
DMC3
RE4
ONIMUSHA3

And much much more…
but no gta in that..it was good but not that great..

reask
27/10/10, 8:35 pm

I havnt played any of those games.
And I played quite a few PS2 games.

RETARDED VIKING
27/10/10, 8:36 pm

No God Hand love

RETARDED VIKING
27/10/10, 8:40 pm

OR Odin Sphere!!!! that game was a piece of art.

#10

Stephany Nunneley
27/10/10, 8:41 pm

@6 Well, I would have included RE4 on the list but I have it on GameCube. That game $%^&ing rocked.

#11

freedoms_stain
27/10/10, 8:41 pm

@6 Onimusha 3? what you been smokin bro? After 1+2, which I freakin adored, 3 was stale and they ruined a plot which up until that point had been incredible.

#12

Stephany Nunneley
27/10/10, 9:02 pm

Onimusha 2 was a fantastic game.

#13

freedoms_stain
27/10/10, 9:28 pm

@12, darn tootin, I wish they’d done another game with Jubei in the lead.

Can we wipe 3 and Dawn of Dreams from history and have a new game with Samonosuke and Jubei in some sort of epic Genma ass-whooping tag-team?

#14

Tomo
27/10/10, 9:35 pm

I’d go with…

1) Shadow of the Colossus
2) GTA: San Andreas
3) MGS3

Pretty original, I know, I know.