The PS2 version of the game was released only in Japan, much to the dismay of many fans of the original in other countries.

The game will feature online leaderboards and, like the PS2 version, the option to play either with enhanced graphics or with the original Saturn version's graphics.

The PS2 version has a New Bonus Feature where you can purchase items by finding secrets at the end of each level.

On Metacritic, the PS2 version received a 64 / 100 rating, the Xbox version a 61 / 100 rating, the GameCube version a 67 / 100 rating, and the GBA version a 55 / 100 rating.

Amer Ajami of GameSpot rated the PS2 version 6. 2 out of 10, writing that it " suffers from a number of problems, not the least of which is bad collision detection.

IGN's David Zdyrko gave the PS2 version of Road Rage a 5. 1 / 10 rating, commenting that " the gameplay just isn't deep or compelling enough to warrant picking this title up unless you absolutely MUST have every single product with The Simpsons plastered on it.

Ghost Recon: Desert Siege is a 2003 expansion pack, which is available for the PC as a separate purchase and can be unlocked as a new campaign in the PS2 version of Ghost Recon.

In the PS2 version, he dies in the Nuclear Power Plant level.

It was revealed on the PlayStation Blog, that it would be ported from the PC version, because it had more details and more content than the PS2 version.

The game was also converted to polygonal graphics for the PS2 as part of the Sega Ages re-release program, and included in US version of the Sega Classics Collection ( it was removed from the European version to receive a lower age certificate ).

The PS2 version suffered from several ingame glitches and was one of the many reasons for lower ratings by gaming magazines such as EGM.

The game received a rating of 8. 0 out of 10 ( PS2 version ) from IGN, stating, " unbelievably good combination of good graphics, good gameplay and excellent music combine to create an unparalleled experience ..." It received a rating of 9. 0 out of 10 ( PS2 version ) from Gamespot, which praised the level design, graphics and gameplay.

" The PS2 version was rated the highest.

The PS2 version included an interview with a veteran.

The PS2 version has an average review score of 77 % at Game Ratings.

GameSpy criticized the graphics of the PS2 version, saying " Graphically, the PS2 version of Unreal Tournament seems uninspired.

Frequency was one of the first games to be supported by the PS2 Network Adapter, allowing for up to four players to play against each other as well as to trade their remixes.

The original control box shipped with Cobalt Flux pads was designed to work only with the PlayStation 2 ; many home players wanted to use the pad with an Xbox or PC, but running this control box through converters for standard PS2 controllers usually caused an unacceptable amount of latency during play.

Shortly after the release of the PS2 game Monster Hunter, an online-only Event Quest was released which allowed players to obtain the " GMR Chrome Heart ," a weapon prominently featuring an embossed GMR logo.

The game can be played online with up to 16 players using the network adaptor for the PS2 and through Xbox Live for Microsoft's Xbox, and there is online play for the PC version as well.

The PS2 port is compatible with GunCon II lightgun, and is available with an unusual two-player cooperative gameplay mode named " two-gun mode " by allowing two players to play simultaneously on a single-player mode without the use of split-screen, or weapon switching system ( similar to Time Crisis 3, with some changes ) allowing the player to switch between a fully automatic machine gun, a standard handgun and a shotgun, depending on settings.

Up to four players can compete in multiplayer mode in the Xbox and Gamecube versions of the game, but this number is limited to two in the PS2 version.

Metal Slug 4 was positively received by players with users scores of 7. 8 for PS2, 7. 3 for Xbox, 8. 1 for Neo Geo and 8. 3 for the arcade versions.

However, players who were using HD Advance 2. 0 retail pressed discs ( CD or DVD ) to format a Maxtor hard disk with 80 GB capacity and subsequently use the disc to play PS2 games from the HDD were reported experincing a strange problem.

It ' was ' promised that for the first time the ability to race cross-platform would be possible, allowing PSP players to take on PS2 players.

In addition to the single-player campaign, Call of Duty 3 features a wide range of multiplayer modes for players to participate in-each team allowing up to 24 on the PS3 and the Xbox 360, and 16 for the PS2 and Xbox in a single match.

Less impressed were GameSpot, who awarded the GameCube version 6. 5 out of 10 and the PS2 version 5. 4.

The game received a positive score came from GameSpot, who gave the PS2 versions a 7. 2 out of 10 while Xbox, GameCube and PC versions are 7. 0 out of 10 and GBA version overall 7. 5 out of 10.

It was nominated for " Best Original Music ", " Best Artistic Graphics " and " Best PS2 Game ", yet also " Most Aggravating Frame Rate " in GameSpot's awards for 2005, while it won " Best Adventure Game " and " Best Artistic Design " in IGN's Best of 2005 awards, who cited Agro as the best sidekick in the history of video games.

The mascot for Habitrail is " Herbie the Hamster ", who even has a video game based on him called Habitrail Hamster Ball produced by Data Design Interactive in 2005 and released for the PS2, and the PC.

The person who had been second would move up to the first spot and an additional 10 people would have to purchase in order for this person to receive a PS2.

A European / PAL disc will be rejected by an NTSC PlayStation 2 game system, however this is only at boot time: if you have a mod that allows you to load a PAL disk, then the PS2 Linux boot loader supports both PAL and Linux ( read the documentation to determine the button presses ), so once you are past the " DVD not supported ", you can boot Linux and then later start X Window in NTSC mode.

Game Revolution however, grading it a B -, stated " While offering a decent helping of fun, the bland textures and ubiquitous gameplay make for a somewhat unexciting PS2 start ".

The video game Ōkami, developed by Capcom for the PS2 and Wii systems, is done almost entirely in this art style.

A spin-off action adventure game featuring series ' character Nina Williams as the protagonist, Death by Degrees, released for the PS2 in 2005.

Only in Japan, SNK Playmore has released the NeoGeo Online Collection for the PS2 containing some of its older games, containing emulations of its classic games, with the ability to play online by way of the KDDI matching service.

* Malice ( 2004 video game ), a 2004 video game for PS2 and Xbox developed by Argonaut Games

* Giants: Citizen Kabuto-Developed by Planet Moon Studios, Ported to PS2 by Digital Mayhem

* Quicksilver appears as a boss in the PSP, PS2, and Wii versions of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, voiced by Robert Tinkler.

* Interfaced by SPI, I2C or PS2 for easy integration to microprocessor and PC-based systems

The PS2 game was produced by Konami and released on 17 March 2005.

* Absorbing Man appears in the PSP, PS2, and Wii version of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, voiced by David Hope.

The PS2 Action Replay version occasionally corrupts the memory cards, leaving corrupt files on the card that cannot be deleted by the PS2.

UFO Entertainment later released a spiritual successor to the series called Heavenly Guardian, developed by Starfish, for the PS2 and Wii systems.

The PS2 version was actually better received by critics and fans all around, earning it a 7. 1 on Gamestats

The franchise took a new direction in 2006 with Super Monkey Ball Adventure developed by Traveller's Tales which came out for PS2, GameCube & PSP.

The game is available on PlayStation 2 ( PS2 ) and Xbox and is based on a series of books called Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong.

These pieces of software also allows using some standard HDDs ( typically used by a computer ) in the PS2, however they will not be seen in the browser, or work with games using the HDD.

* Bullseye is a prominent villain in the 2005 Punisher video game for PC, PS2, and Xbox, voiced by Steven Blum.

* In the first. hack // game series on PS2, two of the friends of the main character, Kite, are known by special names.

However, he was replaced by Toshio Furukawa for the Nisei ( Ultimate Muscle ) TV series and the expanded version of the video game ( Kinnikuman Generations, PS2 ).

* Fate / Unlimited Codes arcade, PS2 and PSP 3D fighting game, scheduled for 2008 ( 2009 for PSP ), developed by 8ing / Raizing and cavia, published by Capcom.