Retrospective: the top 10 PlayStation 2 games of all time

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At 1: Ico

At 2: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

At 3: Resident Evil 4

At 4: Okami

At 5: Katamari Damacy

At 6: Burnout 3: Takedown

At 7. Persona 4

At 8: Beyond Good & Evil (Screenshot from the HD remake)

At 9: Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

At 10: Black

As Sony calls time on the PlayStation 2, Gizmag looks back at its greatest games (Photo: Daniel Rincón)

Article Summary

What with the inevitable gadget-frenzy that comes with an event like CES, you'd be forgiven if you'd missed the gloomy news that, after 12 years, Sony has ceased the manufacture of the PlayStation 2 – arguably the finest console ever made. By any yardstick, the PlayStation 2 was a phenomenally successful machine for Sony, shifting in excess of 150 million units and a staggering 1.5 billion games. But it isn't all sad news. The end of a console's life is an ideal time to pick up bargain hardware and software, and compile a final, definitive collection of the finest games available. In that spirit, Gizmag picks out its 10 favorite PlayStation 2 games from the nearly 11,000 launched … no easy task.

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