What's a fantastic play station 2 game?

[smellslikesomeghost]

I have just purchased a PS2 for my twins, and am wanting to treat myself and mr SLSG to a game too. Last time I played anything was way back in the mists of time on my SNES!!!
I think I'd like a platform game, nothing war like or sporty, something a bit cool and fun and not too impossibly hard.
Any ideas?
(There's not a neighbours game is there? That'd be ace as...)

[ste]

smellslikesomeghost said:

I have just purchased a PS2 for my twins, and am wanting to treat myself and mr SLSG to a game too. Last time I played anything was way back in the mists of time on my SNES!!!
I think I'd like a platform game, nothing war like or sporty, something a bit cool and fun and not too impossibly hard.
Any ideas?
(There's not a neighbours game is there? That'd be ace as...)

if you want a straight up platform game, get jak and daxter. it's cute and fun, apparently. however, above that i would buy Ico - it is an incredible fairytale from start to finish, one of the greatest games ever made. not too difficult, not too long, and beautifully shot.

if you want something cute and diverting, try harvest moon, a super-sweet farming / life simulator, more absorbing than it sounds. if you want a ghost story, get fatal frame; it's terrifying, but not gory, and there are no guns. if you fancy something a bit weird and different, you might want to try gitarooman. it's a music game, but what it lacks in depth it makes up for with stupidity and enthusiasm.

i would also recommend singstar popworld, which is a simon-amstell-sponsored karaoke game produced a few floors beneath me. it is SUPER AWESOME, and features girls aloud and annie.

[Mimternet]

I'd go with Jak & Daxter and ICO too. Although you may wish to look to something that really pushes today's systems if you haven't really played games since the SNES. Quite exciting really as you get to experience that massive jump. I'll always recommend Final Fantasy games, as they are always enjoyable with solid fun gameplay and great visual appeal.

I loved Jak & Daxter (the original) although I played it so much it was all over too quickly. The sequels are fun too, although they branch into guns and violence! haha Definitely the best platform games on the Playstation.

If you ever do fancy dipping into something more violent look to God Of War, it's an incredible action game. As you can probably guess from the name, it's not too friendly however.

[smellslikesomeghost]

Thanks so much for the recommendations. I have been looking on ebay and it says that ICO is really rare and so on. I do like the look of it, any idea what I should be paying roughly? There's one up now for £16 and rising.

Gitaroo man is also being described as rare. gah!

[Andrew*]

smellslikesomeghos said:

Thanks so much for the recommendations. I have been looking on ebay and it says that ICO is really rare and so on. I do like the look of it, any idea what I should be paying roughly? There's one up now for £16 and rising.

Gitaroo man is also being described as rare. gah!

I wouldn't go past 25ish pounds. But it depends what your financial status is I guess.

Also you really must get it, as Ste is right, it is a very good game.

[Steven]

ste said:

i would also recommend singstar popworld, which is a simon-amstell-sponsored karaoke game produced a few floors beneath me. it is SUPER AWESOME, and features girls aloud and annie.

I don't know if Ste fully put across just how SUPER AWESOME it is, but it really, really is. It pretty much convinced me to buy a PlayStation on the spot (I haven't actually done so yet, but only because I'm po'). It's the funnest thing in the world, and it proved categorically that I'm a better singer than Ste, but a worse singer than Ann.