Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,400 most recommended games across 920 critic lists from 146 publications.

Updated: October 16, 2026

Most Acclaimed PlayStation 2 Games of All Time

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#1 Resident Evil 4 (2005) (#8)

Capcom Production Studio 4 | PS2, GC, Wii | Horror / Third-Person Shooter | ~16h | 98 lists

#2 Shadow of the Colossus (2005) (#12)

Team Ico | PS2 | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 82 lists

#3 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (#41)

Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | PS2 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~16h | 56 lists

#4 Silent Hill 2 (2001) (#47)

Team Silent | PS2, Xbox | Horror | ~8h | 63 lists

#5 Grand Theft Auto III (2001) (#55)

DMA Design, TransGaming Inc. | WIN, PS2 | Action-Adventure | ~14h | 47 lists

#6 Ico (2001) (#62)

Team Ico | PS2 | Action-Adventure | ~6h | 54 lists

#7 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (#68)

Rockstar North | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~30h | 50 lists

#8 Ōkami (2006) (#72)

Clover Studio, HexaDrive | PS2, Wii | Action-Adventure | ~33h | 50 lists

#9 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (#83)

Rockstar North | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 40 lists

#10 Persona 4 / Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (2008) (#103)

Atlus | WIN, PS2, PSV | Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~73h | 32 lists

#11 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) (#113)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~9h | 47 lists

#12 God of War (2005) (#117)

SCE Santa Monica Studio | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~9h | 36 lists

#13 Quake III: Arena (1999) (#135)

id Software | 3, DC, PS2 | First-Person Shooter | ~5h | 28 lists

#14 Final Fantasy X (2001) (#139)

Square Product Development Division 1 | PS2 | Role-Playing | ~45h | 30 lists

#15 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) (#143)

Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~13h | 27 lists

#16 Burnout 3: Takedown (2004) (#150)

Criterion Games | PS2, Xbox | Racing | ~13h | 32 lists

#17 Rez / Rez HD / Rez Infinite (2001) (#156)

United Game Artists | DC, PS2 | Shooter / Music | ~2h | 27 lists

#18 Beyond Good & Evil (2003) (#180)

Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 29 lists

#19 Katamari Damacy (2004) (#185)

Keita Takahashi, Now Production | PS2 | Action / Puzzle | ~6h | 25 lists

#20 Max Payne (2001) (#202)

Remedy Entertainment | MAC, WIN, PS2, Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 23 lists

#21 God of War II (2007) (#205)

SCE Santa Monica Studio | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~12h | 22 lists

#22 Psychonauts (2005) (#224)

Double Fine Productions | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 24 lists

#23 Rock Band (2007) (#231)

Harmonix Music Systems, Pi Studios | PS2, PS3, X360, Wii | Music | ~9h | 22 lists

#24 Guitar Hero (2005) (#244)

Harmonix Music Systems | PS2 | Music | ~5h | 24 lists

#25 Hitman: Blood Money (2006) (#248)

IO Interactive | WIN, PS2, Xbox, X360 | Stealth | ~12h | 17 lists

#26 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005) (#249)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~13h | 20 lists

#27 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (2005) (#251)

Capcom Production Studio 1 | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~12h | 20 lists

#28 Rock Band 2 (2008) (#258)

Harmonix Music Systems | PS2, PS3, X360, Wii | Music | ~10h | 15 lists

#29 Soulcalibur II (2002) (#276)

Project Soul | ARC, PS2, GC, Xbox | Fighting | ~3h | 17 lists

#30 Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (#277)

Square Enix Product Development Division 1 | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~32h | 15 lists

#31 Kingdom Hearts (2002) (#279)

Square Product Development Division 1 | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG / Platform | ~28h | 18 lists

#32 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (2001) (#294)

Polyphony Digital | PS2 | Racing | ~40h | 18 lists

#33 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (2004) (#299)

LEVEL-5, Square Enix Product Development Division 9 | PS2 | Role-Playing | ~60h | 16 lists

#34 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) (#312)

Remedy Entertainment | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 16 lists

#35 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001) (#316)

Neversoft Entertainment | WIN, PS, PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~7h | 20 lists

#36 Unreal Tournament (1999) (#318)

Epic Games | 3, DC, PS2 | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 15 lists

#37 Final Fantasy XII (2006) (#381)

Square Enix Product Development Division 4 | PS2 | Role-Playing | ~62h | 12 lists

#38 Guitar Hero II (2006) (#383)

Harmonix Music Systems | PS2, X360 | Music | ~8h | 16 lists

#39 Devil May Cry (2001) (#387)

Capcom Production Studio 4 | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~6h | 13 lists

#40 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) (#388)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~12h | 15 lists

#41 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 / Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 (2006) (#396)

Konami | WIN, PS2, X360 | Sports | ~29h | 10 lists

#42 Gran Turismo 4 (2004) (#402)

Polyphony Digital | PS2 | Racing | ~70h | 12 lists

#43 Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000) (#408)

Capcom Production Studio 1 | ARC, DC, PS2, Xbox | Fighting | ~1h | 13 lists

#44 Crazy Taxi (1999) (#427)

Hitmaker | ARC, DC, PS2 | Action / Racing | ~3h | 11 lists

#45 OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006) (#442)

Sumo Digital | WIN, PS2, PSP, Xbox | Racing | ~6h | 9 lists

#46 Lumines: Puzzle Fusion (2004) (#445)

Gameloft, Q Entertainment | WIN, PS2, PSP | Puzzle | ~9h | 10 lists

#47 Viewtiful Joe (2003) (#447)

Team Viewtiful | PS2, GC | Beat 'em Up / Platform | ~8h | 12 lists

#48 Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002) (#472)

IO Interactive | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Stealth | ~14h | 9 lists

#49 Killer7 (2005) (#473)

Engine Software, Grasshopper Manufacture | PS2, GC | Action-Adventure / First-Person Shooter | ~14h | 10 lists

#50 Virtua Fighter 4 (2001) (#532)

Sega AM2 | ARC, PS2 | Fighting | ~36m | 10 lists

#51 Bully (2006) (#541)

Rockstar New England, Rockstar Vancouver | PS2 | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 7 lists

#52 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 / World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9 (2005) (#552)

Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Football (Association) / Sports | ~14h | 7 lists

#53 SSX Tricky (2001) (#570)

EA Canada | PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~10h | 8 lists

#54 God Hand (2006) (#575)

Clover Studio | PS2 | Beat 'em Up | ~13h | 5 lists

#55 SSX 3 (2003) (#589)

EA Canada | PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~16h | 9 lists

#56 Resident Evil - Code: Veronica (2000) (#622)

Nextech | DC, PS2, GC | Horror | ~12h | 7 lists

#57 Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001) (#625)

Naughty Dog | PS2 | Platform | ~10h | 8 lists

#58 TimeSplitters 2 (2002) (#626)

Free Radical Design | PS2, GC, Xbox | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 10 lists

#59 The Operative: No One Lives Forever (2000) (#641)

Monolith Productions | MAC, WIN, PS2 | First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~13h | 7 lists

#60 ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004) (#668)

Visual Concepts | PS2, Xbox | Football (American) / Sports | ~13h | 6 lists

#61 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007) (#685)

Budcat Creations, Neversoft Entertainment, Vicarious Visions | MAC, WIN, PS2, PS3, X360, Wii | Music | ~8h | 6 lists

#62 Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (2003) (#692)

Nippon Ichi Software | PS2 | Tactical RPG | ~46h | 5 lists

#63 Rayman 2: The Great Escape (1999) (#696)

Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, PS, PS2, N64, DC | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~8h | 10 lists

#64 Madden NFL 2005 (2004) (#702)

Budcat Creations, EA Orlando | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~17h | 6 lists

#65 Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (2007) (#707)

1st Playable Productions, Infinite Interactive, TransGaming Technologies, Vicious Cycle Software | WIN, PS2, PSP, DS, Wii, X360 | Role-Playing / Match-Three | ~33h | 5 lists

#66 R-Type Final (2003) (#755)

Irem | PS2 | Shooter | ~2h | 5 lists

#67 Manhunt (2003) (#763)

Rockstar North | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Stealth | ~11h | 4 lists

#68 Burnout Revenge (2005) (#766)

Criterion Games | PS2, Xbox, X360 | Racing | ~16h | 5 lists

#69 Pro Evolution Soccer 4 / World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International (2004) (#801)

Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Sports | ~26h | 8 lists

#70 Amplitude (2003) (#810)

Harmonix Music Systems | PS2 | Music | ~3h | 4 lists

#71 NBA Street Vol.2 (2003) (#814)

EA Canada | PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~10h | 5 lists

#72 Pro Evolution Soccer 3 / World Soccer: Winning Eleven 7 International (2003) (#823)

Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2 | Sports | ~22h | 6 lists

#73 Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (2003) (#836)

Tecmo | PS2, Xbox | Horror | ~9h | 4 lists

#74 Madden NFL 2004 (2003) (#843)

EA Orlando | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~6h | 5 lists

#75 NBA 2K11 (2010) (#847)

Visual Concepts | WIN, 3, X360, Wii | Sports | ~25h | 8 lists

#76 Tekken 5 (2004) (#867)

Namco | ARC, PS2 | Beat 'em Up / Fighting | ~2h | 6 lists

#77 Jak II: Renegade (2003) (#872)

Naughty Dog | PS2 | Platform | ~16h | 5 lists

#78 Frequency (2001) (#895)

Harmonix Music Systems | PS2 | Music | ~2h | 3 lists

#79 Space Channel 5 (1999) (#952)

United Game Artists | DC, PS2 | Music | ~2h | 4 lists

#80 Grandia II (2000) (#963)

Game Arts | WIN, DC, PS2 | Role-Playing | ~31h | 5 lists

#81 Ratchet & Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal (2004) (#966)

Insomniac Games | PS2 | Third-Person Shooter / Platform | ~11h | 5 lists

#82 Persona 3 / Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (2006) (#986)

Atlus | PS2 | Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~83h | 3 lists

#83 Commandos 2: Men of Courage (2001) (#992)

Pyro Studios, Zonic Limited | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Real-Time Tactics | ~21h | 4 lists

#84 Ratchet & Clank (2002) (#999)

Insomniac Games | PS2 | Third-Person Shooter / Platform | ~12h | 6 lists

#85 Burnout 2: Point of Impact (2002) (#1030)

Criterion Games | PS2, GC, Xbox | Racing | ~9h | 3 lists

#86 Puyo Pop Fever (2003) (#1033)

Sonic Team | ARC, MAC, WIN, DC, PS2, PSP, 3, Xbox | Puzzle | ~1h | 3 lists

#87 NHL 09 (2008) (#1041)

EA Canada, HB Studios | WIN, PS2, PS3, X360 | Sports | ~20h | 4 lists

#88 We Love Katamari (2005) (#1042)

Keita Takahashi, Now Production | PS2 | Action / Puzzle | ~7h | 3 lists

#89 Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando / Ratchet & Clank 2: Locked and Loaded (2003) (#1058)

Insomniac Games | PS2 | Third-Person Shooter / Platform | ~13h | 4 lists

#90 DJ Hero (2009) (#1059)

FreeStyleGames | PS2, PS3, X360, Wii | Music | ~8h | 3 lists

#91 Tomb Raider: Anniversary (2007) (#1064)

Buzz Monkey Software, Crystal Dynamics | WIN, PS2, PSP, X360, Wii | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 3 lists

#92 Indigo Prophecy / Fahrenheit (2005) (#1067)

Quantic Dream | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~8h | 4 lists

#93 FlatOut 2 / Ultimate Carnage / Head On (2006) (#1080)

Bugbear Entertainment | WIN, PS2, Xbox, X360 | Action / Racing | ~12h | 4 lists

#94 Shadow Hearts: Covenant (2004) (#1081)

Nautilus | PS2 | Role-Playing | ~38h | 3 lists

#95 Need for Speed: Underground 2 (2004) (#1082)

EA Black Box | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Racing | ~20h | 3 lists

#96 Spider-Man 2 (2004) (#1104)

Treyarch | PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~7h | 5 lists

#97 SingStar (2004) (#1106)

SCE London Studio | PS2 | Music / Party | ~10h | 4 lists

#98 Freedom Fighters (2003) (#1121)

IO Interactive | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 3 lists

#99 Gitaroo Man (2001) (#1132)

iNiS | PS2 | Music | ~3h | 3 lists

#100 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (2004) (#1134)

Ubisoft Shanghai | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~10h | 4 lists