PS2 advice

[brunoafh]

I was thinking tonight that I don't really own too many (non-3D) platformers for PS2. What's good? Klonoa, right? And what else though?

Contra Shattered Soldier (I thought it was good...) and Viewtiful Joe spring to mind. Viewtiful Joe feels best with the GC controller, but you get to play as Dante in the PS2 ones. They aren't strictly platformers, but traditional 2D platformers are hard to come by on the PS2.

[noiseredux]

I forgot about that Contra. I need to pick it up.

I didn't care for Viewtiful Joe on GCN... how is it compared on PS2?

[brunoafh]

I didn't care for Viewtiful Joe on GCN... how is it compared on PS2?

Pretty much exactly the same, haha. It can't run with at 480p like the GC one can, but they added Dante as a playable character. Very cool addition if you're a DMC fan.

[noiseredux]

what about if you've never played Devil May Cry...

[jfrost]

Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2 are good, but not exactly platformers.

In the PS2 era, 2D platformers were mostly confined to licensed games. There were a fewgood ones, like Kim Possible that featured in one in the PS2 hidden gems article.

You're likely to have better luck with PS1 games. There you can find Tomba 1 & 2, Heart of Darkness (not sure if these ones play well on the PS2), Rayman, the first Klonoa (which is better because sprites), Strider 2, Wild 9, Oddworld 1 and 2, The Adventure of Little Ralph (import), Skullmonkeys...

[AznKhmerBoi]

Definitly agree with you, and also very nice controlls and awesome gameplay.
I played other metal gear games but this one is definitly my fav out of the bunch.

Epic Action Adventure War Guns

Please buy
Metal Gear Solid Snake Eatter

Story was fantastic in that game

[brunoafh]

Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2 are good, but not exactly platformers.

Yeah I know... but they're some of the only games that feature 2D platforming gameplay on the PS2. They're much better classified as beat em ups. Good call on Skullmonkeys btw, I love that game.

[J T]

I was thinking tonight that I don't really own too many (non-3D) platformers for PS2. What's good? Klonoa, right? And what else though?

Contra Shattered Soldier (I thought it was good...) and Viewtiful Joe spring to mind. Viewtiful Joe feels best with the GC controller, but you get to play as Dante in the PS2 ones. They aren't strictly platformers, but traditional 2D platformers are hard to come by on the PS2.

Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil is the one original 2.5D platformer on the system. There's not much else like that though.

As Brunoafh said, there's Contra: Shattered Soldier (which I love) and Viewtiful Joe 1 & 2 (which I also don't really get too excited about, though it's pretty good).

Otherwise, you mainly have collections: Sonic collection, Mega Man collections, Metal Slug collections.

Blowout is a side scrolling run n gun, but it's mediocre. Alien Hominid is another run n gun. It's ok.

There are also several RPG games with 2D side scrolling elements: Odin Sphere, Tales of the Abyss, and Valkyrie Profile 2.

[noiseredux]

I do have Rayman, but waiting to play it until TR.

So Skullmonkeys is good? The cover is soooo fucking bad.

[jfrost]

A little rough around the edges, but quite fun.