Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed PlayStation 2 Games of All Time
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#1 Resident Evil 4 (2005) (#9)
Capcom Production Studio 4 | WIN, PS2, GC, Wii | Horror | ~16h | 87 lists
#2 Shadow of the Colossus (2005) (#11)
Team Ico | PS2 | Action-Adventure | ~10h | 72 lists
#3 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (#42)
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | PS2 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~16h | 48 lists
#4 Silent Hill 2 (2001) (#49)
Team Silent | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Horror | ~16h | 58 lists
#5 Ico (2001) (#56)
Team Ico | PS2 | Action-Adventure | ~6h | 51 lists
#6 Grand Theft Auto III (2001) (#57)
DMA Design, TransGaming Inc. | WIN, PS2 | Action-Adventure | ~14h | 40 lists
#7 Ōkami (2006) (#66)
Clover Studio, HexaDrive | PS2, Wii | Action-Adventure | ~33h | 44 lists
#8 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (#68)
Rockstar North | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~30h | 43 lists
#9 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (#80)
Rockstar North | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 36 lists
#10 Persona 4 / Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (2008) (#87)
Atlus | WIN, PS2, PSV | Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~72h | 33 lists
#11 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) (#102)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~9h | 41 lists
#12 God of War (2005) (#129)
SCE Santa Monica Studio | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~9h | 31 lists
#13 Quake III: Arena (1999) (#137)
id Software | 3, DC, PS2 | First-Person Shooter | ~5h | 25 lists
#14 Burnout 3: Takedown (2004) (#142)
Criterion Games | PS2, Xbox | Racing | ~13h | 28 lists
#15 Rez / Rez HD / Rez Infinite (2001) (#145)
United Game Artists | DC, PS2 | Shooter / Music | ~2h | 25 lists
#16 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) (#155)
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~13h | 23 lists
#17 Final Fantasy X (2001) (#159)
Square Product Development Division 1 | PS2 | Role-Playing | ~46h | 25 lists
#18 Beyond Good & Evil (2003) (#166)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 26 lists
#19 Katamari Damacy (2004) (#173)
Keita Takahashi, NOW Production | PS2 | Action / Puzzle | ~6h | 23 lists
#20 God of War II (2007) (#186)
SCE Santa Monica Studio | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~12h | 19 lists
#21 Max Payne (2001) (#207)
Remedy Entertainment | MAC, WIN, PS2, Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 20 lists
#22 Psychonauts (2005) (#222)
Double Fine Productions | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 20 lists
#23 Rock Band (2007) (#225)
Harmonix Music Systems, Pi Studios | PS2, PS3, X360, Wii | Music | ~9h | 21 lists
#24 Hitman: Blood Money (2006) (#229)
IO Interactive | WIN, PS2, Xbox, X360 | Stealth | ~12h | 16 lists
#25 Rock Band 2 (2008) (#232)
Harmonix Music Systems | PS2, PS3, X360, Wii | Music | ~10h | 15 lists
#26 Guitar Hero (2005) (#239)
Harmonix Music Systems | PS2 | Music | ~5h | 22 lists
#27 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (2005) (#243)
Capcom Production Studio 1 | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~12h | 19 lists
#28 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005) (#244)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~13h | 17 lists
#29 Soulcalibur II (2002) (#248)
Project Soul | ARC, PS2, GC, Xbox | Fighting | ~3h | 18 lists
#30 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (2001) (#264)
Polyphony Digital | PS2 | Racing | ~40h | 18 lists
#31 Kingdom Hearts (2002) (#286)
Square Product Development Division 1 | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~28h | 15 lists
#32 Unreal Tournament (1999) (#288)
Epic Games | 3, DC, PS2 | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 15 lists
#33 Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (#299)
Square Enix Business Division 3, Square Enix Product Development Division 1 | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~32h | 15 lists
#34 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) (#314)
Remedy Entertainment | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 15 lists
#35 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001) (#315)
Neversoft Entertainment | WIN, PS, PS2, N64, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~7h | 17 lists
#36 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (2004) (#317)
Armor Project, Bird Studio, LEVEL-5, Square Enix Product Development Division 9 | PS2 | Role-Playing | ~61h | 13 lists
#37 Guitar Hero II (2006) (#376)
Harmonix Music Systems | PS2, X360 | Music | ~8h | 14 lists
#38 Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000) (#385)
Capcom Production Studio 1 | ARC, DC, PS2, Xbox | Fighting | ~1h | 12 lists
#39 Final Fantasy XII (2006) (#387)
Square Enix Product Development Division 4 | PS2 | Role-Playing | ~61h | 10 lists
#40 Devil May Cry (2001) (#394)
Capcom Production Studio 4 | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~6h | 12 lists
#41 OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006) (#395)
Sumo Digital | WIN, PS2, PSP, Xbox | Racing | ~6h | 9 lists
#42 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 / Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 (2006) (#406)
Konami | WIN, PS2, X360 | Sports | ~30h | 8 lists
#43 Lumines: Puzzle Fusion (2004) (#409)
Gameloft, Q Entertainment | WIN, PS2, PSP | Puzzle | ~9h | 10 lists
#44 Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002) (#414)
IO Interactive | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Stealth | ~14h | 9 lists
#45 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) (#431)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~12h | 13 lists
#46 Gran Turismo 4 (2004) (#448)
Polyphony Digital | PS2 | Racing | ~75h | 10 lists
#47 Viewtiful Joe (2003) (#449)
Team Viewtiful | PS2, GC | Beat 'em Up / Platform | ~8h | 10 lists
#48 Killer7 (2005) (#453)
Engine Software, Grasshopper Manufacture | PS2, GC | Action-Adventure / First-Person Shooter | ~14h | 9 lists
#49 Crazy Taxi (1999) (#461)
Hitmaker | ARC, DC, PS2 | Action / Racing | ~3h | 10 lists
#50 God Hand (2006) (#532)
Clover Studio | PS2 | Beat 'em Up | ~13h | 5 lists
#51 Bully (2006) (#547)
Rockstar New England, Rockstar Vancouver | PS2 | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 6 lists
#52 Virtua Fighter 4 (2001) (#549)
Sega AM2 | ARC, PS2 | Fighting | ~42m | 8 lists
#53 SSX Tricky (2001) (#578)
EA Canada | PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~10h | 6 lists
#54 TimeSplitters 2 (2002) (#584)
Free Radical Design | PS2, GC, Xbox | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 9 lists
#55 The Operative: No One Lives Forever (2000) (#591)
Monolith Productions | MAC, WIN, PS2 | First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~13h | 7 lists
#56 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007) (#603)
Budcat Creations, Neversoft Entertainment, Vicarious Visions | MAC, WIN, PS2, PS3, X360, Wii | Music | ~8h | 6 lists
#57 Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (2003) (#623)
Nippon Ichi Software | PS2 | Tactical RPG | ~46h | 5 lists
#58 SSX 3 (2003) (#625)
EA Canada | PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~16h | 8 lists
#59 Resident Evil - Code: Veronica (2000) (#627)
Nextech | DC, PS2, GC | Horror | ~12h | 6 lists
#60 Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (2007) (#646)
1st Playable Productions, Infinite Interactive, TransGaming Technologies, Vicious Cycle Software | WIN, PS2, PSP, DS, Wii, X360 | Role-Playing / Match-Three | ~34h | 5 lists
#61 Rayman 2: The Great Escape (1999) (#659)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, PS, PS2, N64, DC | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~8h | 10 lists
#62 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 / World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9 (2005) (#661)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Football (Association) / Sports | ~14h | 5 lists
#63 ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004) (#672)
Visual Concepts | PS2, Xbox | Football (American) / Sports | ~11h | 5 lists
#64 R-Type Final (2003) (#682)
Irem | PS2 | Shooter | ~2h | 5 lists
#65 Manhunt (2003) (#699)
Rockstar North | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Stealth | ~11h | 4 lists
#66 Burnout Revenge (2005) (#703)
Criterion Games | PS2, Xbox, X360 | Racing | ~16h | 5 lists
#67 Madden NFL 2005 (2004) (#755)
Budcat Creations, EA Orlando | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~15h | 4 lists
#68 NBA 2K11 (2010) (#773)
Visual Concepts | WIN, 3, X360, Wii | Sports | ~35h | 8 lists
#69 Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (2003) (#776)
Tecmo | PS2, Xbox | Horror | ~9h | 4 lists
#70 Jak II: Renegade (2003) (#788)
Naughty Dog | PS2 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~17h | 5 lists
#71 Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001) (#790)
Naughty Dog | PS2 | Platform | ~10h | 5 lists
#72 Madden NFL 2004 (2003) (#806)
EA Orlando | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~6h | 5 lists
#73 Pro Evolution Soccer 3 / World Soccer: Winning Eleven 7 International (2003) (#829)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2 | Sports | ~22h | 5 lists
#74 Frequency (2001) (#831)
Harmonix Music Systems | PS2 | Music | ~2h | 3 lists
#75 Pro Evolution Soccer 4 / World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International (2004) (#858)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Sports | ~26h | 7 lists
#76 Commandos 2: Men of Courage (2001) (#867)
Pyro Studios, Zonic Limited | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Real-Time Tactics | ~21h | 4 lists
#77 Amplitude (2003) (#869)
Harmonix Music Systems | PS2 | Music | ~4h | 3 lists
#78 Space Channel 5 (1999) (#881)
United Game Artists | DC, PS2 | Music | ~2h | 4 lists
#79 FlatOut 2 / Ultimate Carnage / Head On (2006) (#885)
Bugbear Entertainment | WIN, PS2, Xbox, X360 | Action / Racing | ~12h | 4 lists
#80 Ratchet & Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal (2004) (#903)
Insomniac Games | PS2 | Third-Person Shooter / Platform | ~11h | 4 lists
#81 Grandia II (2000) (#905)
Game Arts | WIN, DC, PS2 | Role-Playing | ~31h | 5 lists
#82 Persona 3 / Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (2006) (#907)
Atlus | PS2 | Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~82h | 3 lists
#83 Tekken 5 (2004) (#915)
Namco | ARC, PS2 | Beat 'em Up / Fighting | ~2h | 4 lists
#84 Puyo Pop Fever (2003) (#941)
Sonic Team | ARC, MAC, WIN, DC, PS2, PSP, 3, Xbox | Puzzle | ~1h | 3 lists
#85 Burnout 2: Point of Impact (2002) (#944)
Criterion Games | PS2, GC, Xbox | Racing | ~9h | 3 lists
#86 Need for Speed: Underground 2 (2004) (#947)
EA Black Box | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Racing | ~20h | 5 lists
#87 NHL 09 (2008) (#968)
EA Canada, HB Studios | WIN, PS2, PS3, X360 | Sports | ~20h | 4 lists
#88 We Love Katamari (2005) (#971)
Keita Takahashi, NOW Production | PS2 | Action / Puzzle | ~7h | 3 lists
#89 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (2004) (#974)
Ubisoft Shanghai | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~10h | 4 lists
#90 Tomb Raider: Anniversary (2007) (#997)
Buzz Monkey Software, Crystal Dynamics | WIN, PS2, PSP, X360, Wii | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 3 lists
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#9
Resident Evil 4
2005
#2
#11
#3
#42
#4
#49
Silent Hill 2
2001
#5
#56
Ico
2001
#6
#57
Grand Theft Auto III
2001
#7
#66
Ōkami
2006
#8
#68
#9
#80
#10
#87
#11
#102
#12
#129
God of War
2005
#13
#137
Quake III: Arena
1999
#14
#142
Burnout 3: Takedown
2004
#15
#145
#16
#155
#17
#159
Final Fantasy X
2001
#18
#166
Beyond Good & Evil
2003
#19
#173
Katamari Damacy
2004
#20
#186
God of War II
2007
#21
#207
Max Payne
2001
#22
#222
Psychonauts
2005
#23
#225
Rock Band
2007
#24
#229
Hitman: Blood Money
2006
#25
#232
Rock Band 2
2008
#26
#239
Guitar Hero
2005
#27
#243
#28
#244
#29
#248
Soulcalibur II
2002
#30
#264
#31
#286
Kingdom Hearts
2002
#32
#288
Unreal Tournament
1999
#33
#299
Kingdom Hearts II
2005
#34
#314
#35
#315
#36
#317
#37
#376
Guitar Hero II
2006
#38
#385
#39
#387
Final Fantasy XII
2006
#40
#394
Devil May Cry
2001
#41
#395
#43
#409
#44
#414
#45
#431
#46
#448
Gran Turismo 4
2004
#47
#449
Viewtiful Joe
2003
#48
#453
Killer7
2005
#49
#461
Crazy Taxi
1999
#50
#532
God Hand
2006
#51
#547
Bully
2006
#52
#549
Virtua Fighter 4
2001
#53
#578
SSX Tricky
2001
#54
#584
TimeSplitters 2
2002
#55
#591
#56
#603
#57
#623
#58
#625
SSX 3
2003
#59
#627
#60
#646
#61
#659
#62
#661
#63
#672
ESPN NFL 2K5
2004
#64
#682
R-Type Final
2003
#65
#699
Manhunt
2003
#66
#703
Burnout Revenge
2005
#67
#755
Madden NFL 2005
2004
#68
#773
NBA 2K11
2010
#69
#776
#70
#788
Jak II: Renegade
2003
#71
#790
#72
#806
Madden NFL 2004
2003
#74
#831
Frequency
2001
#76
#867
#77
#869
Amplitude
2003
#78
#881
Space Channel 5
1999
#79
#885
#80
#903
#81
#905
Grandia II
2000
#82
#907
#83
#915
Tekken 5
2004
#84
#941
Puyo Pop Fever
2003
#85
#944
#86
#947
#87
#968
NHL 09
2008
#88
#971
We Love Katamari
2005
#89
#974
#90
#997
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