The 18 Best PlayStation 2 Games of All Time

From genre-defining blockbusters to cult curios, this lineup spans the console that defined an era of gaming. Where do you stand?

1

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Rockstar's sprawling 2004 open-world crime epic set across a fictional 1990s California.

1000pts

2

Sly 2: Band of Thieves

Sucker Punch's 2004 stealth-platformer heist adventure starring a raccoon thief.

826pts

3

Kingdom Hearts II

The 2005 Disney-Square action RPG crossover starring Sora and friends.

803pts

4

Shadow of the Colossus

Team Ico's minimalist 2005 masterpiece about felling sixteen giant colossi.

803pts

5

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

Insomniac's 2004 platform-shooter with an arsenal of inventive weapons.

691pts

6

Ico

Fumito Ueda's atmospheric 2001 puzzle-adventure about escaping a castle hand-in-hand.

642pts

7

Gran Turismo 4

Polyphony's 2004 racing simulator with hundreds of licensed cars.

584pts

8

Silent Hill 2

Konami's 2001 psychological horror centered on grief and a foggy lakeside town.

584pts

9

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

The 2005 stylish-action prequel that revitalized the series with brutal combat.

583pts

10

Okami

Clover Studio's 2006 action-adventure rendered in a sumi-e ink-wash art style.

583pts

11

Final Fantasy X

Square's 2001 turn-based RPG that introduced full voice acting to the series.

583pts

12

Persona 4

Atlus's 2008 RPG blending high-school social sim with dungeon crawling.

513pts

13

Burnout 3: Takedown

Criterion's 2004 arcade racer built around high-speed crashes and takedowns.

513pts

14

Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

Naughty Dog's seamless 2001 open-world platformer.

513pts

15

God of War II

The 2007 mythological action hit following Kratos's war against Olympus.

428pts

16

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Kojima's 2004 Cold War stealth prequel set in a Soviet jungle.

428pts

17

Resident Evil 4

Capcom's genre-redefining 2005 survival horror with an over-the-shoulder camera.

428pts

18

SSX 3

EA's 2003 arcade snowboarding game set on one massive interconnected mountain.

428pts