Best PS2 Games You Can Play On PS5

The PS3 offered some downloadable PS2 games but there weren’t a lot and they weren’t enhanced in any way. This changed with an even more concise collection on the PS4. Games like Dark Cloud 2, PaRappa the Rapper 2, and Okage: Shadow King were visually enhanced using the power of the PS4.

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The PS5 is offering a new selection of PS2 games on top of the PS4 games that came out before. Many of these have not been available to buy without spending a pretty penny on discs for years. That’s why emulation is so important to retro game fans. Let’s see what cool new PS2 games players can get on their PS5.

6 Ghosthunter

Sony’s Forgotten Attempt At Ghostbusters

Ghosthunter, from the title alone, should clue players in that this was an attempt to make a copyright-free Ghostbusters game. Besides capturing ghosts, that series was known for being funny so the developers cast funny man Rob Paulsen to be the lead of the incredibly named Lazarus Jones. 90s kids will recognize Paulsen from dozens of cartoons including Yakko in the Animaniacs and Raphael in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon.

He did some game work too, but rarely as the lead. Casting him as Lazarus fits well as he is a fast-talking jokester rookie detective who stumbles into an old school and accidentally releases ghosts from a contamination unit. Players have to try and recapture them by shooting spirits to weaken them and then chucking a grenade to seal their doom. It’s a weird first-party Sony game to be sure but it’s great more players get to discover it now that it is emulated on the PS5.

5 Mister Mosquito

A More Ridiculous Shadow of the Colossus

Mister Mosquito is another bizarre title that is amazing to see re-released again. It’s about a Japanese family, the Yamada’s, who are terrorized by the titular Mister Mosquito one summer. The gameplay is like a cross between Star Fox and Shadow of the Colossus as players have free range to fly around a room in a given level.

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The goal is to find a weak point on one of the Yamada’s to suck blood from like the daughter, Rena, is in the first stage. If players are spotted, these giant humans will try to kill Mister Mosquito. Again, it’s an unconventional game but everyone should try it at least once. What would truly be amazing is if Sony would help bring over the sequel that was never translated out of Japanese called Ka 2: Let’s Go Hawaii.

4 SkyGunner

Atlus’ Hidden Anime Pilotwings

SkyGunner is another flying game but this one is more conventional compared to Mister Mosquito. A peaceful island city is invaded one day by a series of airships and planes looking to start a war. Players can engage as either Femme or Ciel at the start of the adventure.

What’s interesting is that Femme is framed as the Easy mode while Ciel is more normalized. Controls overall are solid though from the gun turrets to the lock-on system to performing loop-de-loops to avoid damage. It’s also a more lighthearted aerial combat game with a fun, anime aesthetic that fits well with Atlus as a publisher back in the early 2000s. In Japan, it was actually published by Sony.

3 Sly Cooper And The Thievius Raccoonus

Combining Platforming And Stealth Well

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus was one of Sucker Punch’s first big hits before they created the inFAMOUS and Ghost of franchises. The PS2 had the more traditional platformer with Jak and Daxter and then Ratchet and Clank added guns to the mix. Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus was all about stealth, something the genre did not attempt in a big way up to this point.

If the titular Sly was caught, he could be killed in a single hit. He was not unarmed though as his sickle doubled as a weapon besides being an ace thievery tool. Thankfully, the controls were easy enough to get used to, making the stealth gameplay easy to achieve. The entire trilogy was remastered on the PS3 but this new port on the PS5 is just emulating the PS2 version.

2 TimeSplitters 2

A First-Person Trek Through Time

The entire TimeSplitters trilogy dropped on the same day on the PS5 which was great news for fans who have been teased remasters and sequels for seemingly decades now. While not complete work-ups, these emulated versions should excite fans and invite new players in. Of the three, TimeSplitters 2 is ranked the best according to fan feedback and reviews from back in the day.

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The game is about a crack team of agents who have to stop aliens from messing up time through various eras. For example, the first mission took place in 1990 in Siberia. Stealth is encouraged but rarely enforced as players can usually go into each level with guns blazing. Other levels include treks through Chicago and Notre Dame as well as the future.

1 Tomb Raider: Legend

Lara Gets Her First Reboot

Tomb Raider: Legend

The Tomb Raider franchise was in a weird place following the PS1 games. The first big PS2 title, Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, did not review well so the series went dark for a couple of years. Tomb Raider: Legend was a soft reboot, going back to a younger Lara. Also, controls were better integrated, getting rid of the tank controls of old. These were all great steps to right the wrongs of that previous entry.

Lara felt more fluid from her jumps, swings, and diving abilities. Combat was also upgraded with a good targeting system and environments often had traps to trigger. For example, Lara could use her grappling hook to knock a pillar down to thwart some mercenaries. It’s a great addition to the PS5’s classics collection and THE game in the Tomb Raider series that fans of Sony’s Uncharted franchise should check out.

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