Exclusive games to PSX and PS2
 

Hey everyone, just a bit of curiousity brewing here. I've never had a PSX or PS2, but I've owned many other consoles, and been a pretty avid gamer in my life.

My question is, what are the games that made (and are still making) these consoles as big as they are? I'm not asking to be smug, I really want to know because I'm considering getting one (probably a PS2, so I can play both PSX and PS2, but we'll see how cheap I can get just a PS1 for first).

I'm up for just about any genre really, just any games that really made these systems worth owning for you all. Preferably, exclusive titles though, but if you loved it, I'd love to hear about it.

final fucking fantasy

final fantasy 7 is the biggest reason so many people originally bought their psx way back in the day, and loyalty to the franchise has brought people foward to the ps2, with ffx, x2, and xi. As long as sony and square eidos remain in bed together for the big releases (i don't see crystal chronicles as a massive release, but i could be wrong), the playstation will continue to be a dominator.

i'd also suggest the tekken series and the grand turismo series as other sony-specific franchises that have driven the ps console market upward.

as far as your purchase desicion, just pay the extra cash and buy the ps2. buying a new (or even a used) ps1 at this point would be like going out and buying a '89 ford escort when you could get the '03 explorer for a thousand dollars more. sure, the escort will still get you around, and sure, you'll be paying more for gas with the explorer (metaphor: games for the ps2 are a bit more expensive), but in the long run, the explorer is just a nicer ride. The ps2 is a dvd player, a console, and if you treat it right, a spectacular lover. pay the extra money and get the current generation console.

RPGs in general.
There are tons of RPGs on the 2 Playstations while there are only a handful amongst the Nintendo and X-Box.

As said before FF series, including Final Fantasy Tactics. Oh Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Star Ocean 2, and many others i can probably think of later but i gotta go i am late to work.

Metal Gear Series, i know they've realeased Substance on XBox and Twin Snakes on Game Cube, but it always brings me pleasure to have things first :) they way they were meant to come out, no ports thank you.

*EDIT*

Here's a list of the best current PS2 games in my opinion:

<B>Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto 3
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Devil May Cry</B>
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
<B>Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X-2
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Jak II
SSX
SSX Tricky
SSX3
Tony Hawk's Underground
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
Soul Calibur 2</B>
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
ICO
<B>Ratchet and Clank
Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando
Suikoden III
Frequency
Amplitude
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness</B>
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
Red Faction
Red Faction II
<B>Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Resident Evil Code: Veronica X</B>
Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies
Half-Life
Midnight Club: Steet Racing
Midnight Club II
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
<B>ATV Offroad Fury
ATV Offroad Fury 2</B>
Dark Cloud 2
<B>Beyond Good & Evil</B>
Kingdom Hearts
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
<B>Need for Speed: Underground</B>
Star Wars: Starfighter
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
Tekken 4
True Crime: Streets of L.A.
Colin McRae Rally 3
Def Jam Vendetta
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Onimusha: Warlords
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
SpyHunter
War of the Monsters
Rayman 2: Revolution
SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals
<B>SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals II
The Mark of Kri</B>
Xenosaga Episode 1: Der Wille zur Macht
Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore
MDK2 Armageddon
Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory
Tekken Tag Tournament
Time Crisis 2
Time Crisis 3
Burnout
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Manhunt
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven
Freedom Fighters
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Rygar: The Legendary Adventure
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
Aggressive Inline
Winning Eleven 6 Final Evolution
Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege
TimeSplitters
TimeSplitters 2
Ape Escape 2
Burnout 2: Point of Impact
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Guilty Gear X
Guilty Gear X2
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII
Sky Odyssey
Soul Reaver 2: Legacy of Kain
WipEout Fusion
Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest
<B>Final Fantasy XI</B>
Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
La Pucelle: Tactics
Maximo vs. Army of Zin
MX Unleashed
Quake III: Revolution
Spashdown
V-Rally 3
Escape From Monkey Island
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX
Dynasty Warriors 4
MTX: Mototrax
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Victorious Boxers
Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
Moto GP 3
Rez
Ring of Red
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII
Samurai Warriors
Sled Storm
Shadow of Destiny
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
The Suffering
Silpheed: The Lost Planet
State of Emergency
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward
Robotech: Battlecry
Drakan: The Ancient Gates
James Bond 007: NightFire
Downhill Domination
Gladius
Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance
kill.switch
Le Mans 24 Hours
Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Medal of Honor: Frontline
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
The Simpsons: Hit and Run

The ones in bold are the games worth paying $300 for the system to play. Hope this helps. I used Electronic Gaming Monthly and IGN.com to help make this list, as well as my own opinions. :)

-Lasereth

With the price now, it's not a big drop to pick one up. There are a ton of great games for the system, just look at the list Las provided. You can get a lot of those games dirt cheap at EB these days also. It'll pay off in the end for ya!

Note also that the next GTA will be a PS2 exclusive for a notable period of time.

ps1 games that I think are worth playing still include:

Final Fantasy 7
Castlevania:SotN
Harvest Moon
Poy Poy
Suikoden
Metal Gear Solid
Oddworld
Final Fantasy Tactics
Return Fire
Resident Evil 2

and probably a lot more that aren't springing to mind redily.

GTA's. Always released first on either the PS1 or PS2

Oh... my.... god.... Someone else has played Poy Poy? That game was insanely fun, but I can never seem to find it anywhere. You've also got Suikoden and FFT on there, quite the great list!

Thanks for the lists and the input guys. One of the big draws for me are the Final Fantasy games. I've never played one [hides], but do like RPGs. I think the fact that there are so many RPGs on sony's side, and hardly any on xbox (which I own), a PS2 is in my future.

Thanks for the input guys, much appreciated.

One thing though, as far as playing PSX games on a PS2, is it just put them in and go? Or is there an adapter or something special I need to do?

Just checking, as I've never really played with a PS2 much.

Yup that's right, just chuck 'em in, however you'll need a PS1 memory card to save your PS1 games. The PS2 one will not work.

is that so? i copied my ps1 save files onto my ps2 memory card, but haven't played any ps1 games in a while, so i haven't tested that. i'll hafta pull my old ps1 card out and take it along with me when i go places now.

Mr.Deflok, thanks.

I think I may (try) to hold off until the fall before I buy one, but I might just end up picking one up the next time I'm out :)

You can store PS1 games on PS2 memory cards, but you'll have to copy them back onto a PS1 memory card in order to use them in-game.

-Lasereth

I'm suprised that no one has listed Front Mission 3 for the PSX. That game's battle system and plot that were on-par with FFT, if not beating it.

Yep, sorry I should've made that clear in my post :)