In my last thread I asked you about RPG and action-adventure tips and got some nice input, thanks guys.
Now I'd like to know if you can recommend other stuff, like platformers.
I don't like games involving war, 1st person shooting, sports and racing, so please no MGS or Resident Evil or Gran Turismo.
Some games I already have and/or like:
Jak and Daxter
Kao the Kangaroo Round 2
Rayman 2,3
Katamari Damacy
Naruto Narutimett Hero 2,3
Ico
Sega Mega Drive Collection
Futurama
Super Monkey Ball Deluxe
I'm looking forward to your tips.
Thanks in advance. :)
Probably one of the new Prince of Persia games.
I still have memories of the old, original Price of Persia. We had that on a school's computer when I remember right... One false step and *WHAM*. ;D Nice memories.
I have a demo of "Sands of Time" (Japanese version). I couldn't get into that (don't know why), but maybe that was because it was only a demo. ???
Quote from: manuel on May 30, 2007, 12:34:32 pm
I still have memories of the old, original Price of Persia. We had that on a school's computer when I remember right... One false step and *WHAM*. ;D Nice memories.
I have a demo of "Sands of Time" (Japanese version). I couldn't get into that (don't know why), but maybe that was because it was only a demo. ???
Hell yeah the classic Prince of Persia was awesome. We had that on my web design class back in highschool with some other DOS games. I can't believe I beat that game well that one the pc version the nes version and the snes version.
Quote from: manuel on May 30, 2007, 12:28:00 pm
I don't like games involving war, 1st person shooting, sports and racing, so please no MGS or Resident Evil or Gran Turismo.
Wait, there were games other than those on the ps2? Enlighten me
Shadow of the Colossus - have fun climbing large creatures and ramming your sword into their head ;D
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence - A fun whip-em-up, if not a bit repetitive. It was supposed to go back to the feel of older castlevania games, and I guess it kinda does. Plus, it's bound to be dirt cheap by now.
Quote from: UglyJoe on May 31, 2007, 08:45:22 am
Plus, it's bound to be dirt cheap by now.
Dirt-cheap... that's my most favourite keyword in connection with games. ;D
I heard lots of good stuff about Shadow of the Colossus. Maybe I'll look for that.
Thanks.
Hey guys,
I have a Slim PSTwo and a series of PSX and a few PS2 games with scraches that no longer play correcty. I've been looking for solutions, and after talking to a few personal friends and gathering info online, I've concluded my best option is to get a modchip so I can play expendable burnt backups.
Looking into modchips, I've bought one that's called DMS4 EZI S.E. Lite Solderless Mod Chip. The one also comes with a modified PSTwo Case to accomidate the larger frame.
Its here:
http://www.consolesource.com/ecomm/catalog/DMS4-EZI-SE-Lite-Solderless-Mod-Chip-w-PSTwo-Case-p-2509.html
It'll be a few days for it to arrive, so in the meantime I want to learn as much as I can about the mochip process. I'm hoping some of you guys can answer some questions I have regarding it.
1. How do Solderless Mod chips work? The Instillation file on the site seems to suggest that it's a sort of adhesive metal. Can someone explain this in greater detail?
2. Any opinions on this particular modchip? I was considering getting the PRO model, but all that has is flash memory for homebrew, which I'm not going to get involved with.
3. I bought my PS2 about a year or so ago. My PS2's serial is SCPH-75001. I beleive I have a V14 PS2. Is this correct?
4. Will the modchip effect the lifespan of my PS2 in the same manner the magicswap would? The reason I'm going this way is because have told me that the magicswap saps the life of the system by making it work harder than it should.
5. In general, any recommended sites to read up on before attempting to do the mod? I checked youtube, and to my surprise there isn't any video tutorials on Ps2 mod chips. Any good reads with lots of pictures to help as a guide would be much appricated.
I'm not an avocite for pirating games. The reason for the mod chip is to play the games I already own but can't play due to old discs in bad condition. Thanks everyone!
all I can say about non soldering modchips is that they are not as good as the solder ones. Believe me I tried one similar to the one that you bought and it only ended breaking my ps2 after a couple of months. Unless the problems have been fixed, my old non soldering modchip couldn't run any video of ps2 without skipping. I highly suggest soldering a modchip because of my horrible experience but there might be others that may disagree with me.
I don't even understand how the solderless chips work. What keeps the chip togther with the PS2 motherboard?
Quote from: satoshi_matrix on October 16, 2007, 01:04:49 pm
I don't even understand how the solderless chips work. What keeps the chip togther with the PS2 motherboard?
It doesn't really do much. You switch the top board with one that you can open the dvd drive without having to reset the ps2 and you have to use a boot disc then switch discs and so on.
Quote from: FamicomFreak on October 16, 2007, 02:17:48 pm
Quote from: satoshi_matrix on October 16, 2007, 01:04:49 pm
I don't even understand how the solderless chips work. What keeps the chip togther with the PS2 motherboard?
It doesn't really do much. You switch the top board with one that you can open the dvd drive without having to reset the ps2 and you have to use a boot disc then switch discs and so on.
Wow, what a cruddy method.
I don't think that's how it works.
Visit here: http://www.consolesource.com/ecomm/catalog/DMS4-EZI-SE-Lite-Solderless-Mod-Chip-w-PSTwo-Case-p-2509.html
Find the Installation Manual pdf.
Based on that, can I get some thoughts?
Hey guys, I installed the chip and everything works great! Now I'm able to play PS1 or PS2 games of any region. Can I get some recommendations?
Here are the games I own (all NTSC)
Gradius V
GTA III
Katamari Damacy
Marvel Vs Capcom
Megaman Anniversary Collection
Megaman X8
Max Payne
Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistance
Slipheed
Soul Calibur III
Tales of the Abyss
Return to Castle Wolfenstien Operation Ressurrection
Quote from: satoshi_matrix on October 20, 2007, 09:48:25 am
Hey guys, I installed the chip and everything works great! Now I'm able to play PS1 or PS2 games of any region. Can I get some recommendations?
Here are the games I own (all NTSC)
Gradius V
GTA III
Katamari Damacy
Marvel Vs Capcom
Megaman Anniversary Collection
Megaman X8
Max Payne
Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistance
Slipheed
Soul Calibur III
Tales of the Abyss
Return to Castle Wolfenstien Operation Ressurrection
OMG Gradius V is awesome!!! I recommend the second Max Payne game as well as Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy X-2. Some other games you should try are Call of duty, Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2, Xenosaga 1,2,3 , and many many more!!!
Quote from: satoshi_matrix on October 20, 2007, 09:48:25 am
Hey guys, I installed the chip and everything works great! Now I'm able to play PS1 or PS2 games of any region. Can I get some recommendations?
Homebrew all the way! ;D
Quote from: 133MHz on October 21, 2007, 05:55:57 pm
Quote from: satoshi_matrix on October 20, 2007, 09:48:25 am
Hey guys, I installed the chip and everything works great! Now I'm able to play PS1 or PS2 games of any region. Can I get some recommendations?
Homebrew all the way! ;D
Yes you have to get the SNES emulator because it plays real good on the PS2 unlike the dreamcast version. http://ps2emu.dcemu.co.uk/snesstation.shtml (http://ps2emu.dcemu.co.uk/snesstation.shtml) Check that out
Oh crap, sorry forgot to mention a few things. During the whole PS2/GC/Xbox era, I was mostly a Gamecube player, with PS2 thown in to mix it up a tad. Because of the loadtimes and the more complex controller, I was a little putoff by the PS2 and focused more on the GC. Because of that, with almost every case where there was a multi console release of a game, I got the Gamecube version. This covers Metal of Honors, Call of Duties, Need for Speeds, Retro game collections, etc etc.
Also, I'm not really much into RPGs, espically since I'm still playing Tales of the Abyss. Never been a real Final Fantasy fan.
Also, regarding homebrew:
SNES emulation isn't a real issue for me because
1. I own and still play my real SNES
2. I can easily emulate it on my handhelds (both DS and PSP, though PSP is preferred)
3. The reason I modded my system was so I can play downloaded PS2 games, mostly consisting of Japanese Imports.
With that in mind, I'd still like some suggestions you guys can give.
Quote from: satoshi_matrix on October 21, 2007, 08:05:19 pm
Oh crap, sorry forgot to mention a few things. During the whole PS2/GC/Xbox era, I was mostly a Gamecube player, with PS2 thown in to mix it up a tad. Because of the loadtimes and the more complex controller, I was a little putoff by the PS2 and focused more on the GC. Because of that, with almost every case where there was a multi console release of a game, I got the Gamecube version. This covers Metal of Honors, Call of Duties, Need for Speeds, Retro game collections, etc etc.
Also, I'm not really much into RPGs, espically since I'm still playing Tales of the Abyss. Never been a real Final Fantasy fan.
Also, regarding homebrew:
SNES emulation isn't a real issue for me because
1. I own and still play my real SNES
2. I can easily emulate it on my handhelds (both DS and PSP, though PSP is preferred)
3. The reason I modded my system was so I can play downloaded PS2 games, mostly consisting of Japanese Imports.
With that in mind, I'd still like some suggestions you guys can give.
Then I recommend Captain Tsuabasa because of the original way you play the game. It's a soccer game with a command system that is just so satisfying at least to me it is. It's quite easy to beat if you have seen the anime too because you know what to do if you play in story mode.
Manhunt
God Hand
Resident Evil 4
Metal Gear Solid 2
Metal Gear Solid 3
Virtua Fighter 4 Evo
Raiden III
Okay, so I'm finally going to get my PS2 fixed and modded next week, so that means potentially new PS2 reviews in the future. Thing is, because I haven't had a working PS2 in QUITE some time, I really have no idea what I should either buy, import or download for it.
What games MUST I have?
General intrists:
-retro compliations
-anime fantasy RPGs
-fighting games
-shooters
-crazy japanese only games
-some PAL exlcusives like Global Defense Force (of the Earth Defense Force series)
what I am NOT interested in:
-multiplatform games. If its on Xbox 1 or Gamecube, chances are I already have it.
-most adventure games. only mention if exceptional.
-ditto for racers
-extremely slow paced RPGs
-RTS
-sports games
Here's what I already have:
GTA III
GTA San Andreas
Final Fantasy X
Katamari Damacy
Tales of the Abyss
Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistance
Megaman Anniversary Collection
Megaman X7 (shudder)
Megaman X8
With games still being made to this day, I feel its time I, as a gamer, got onboard with the PS2 and started to play some of the no doubt endless stream of great games over the years.
Ratchet and Clank, specificially Up Your Arsenal. The first two are more platform-y, whereas Up Your Arsenal has more of a shooter bent (although don't go thinking it's SOCOM), but it's my personal favorite of the series thus far.
-retro compliations
Fatal Fury Battle Archives
Art of Fighting Anthology
SNK Arcade Classics
Capcom Classics Collection
Metal Slug Anthology
Sega Genesis Colection
-shooters
Raiden III
Silpheed: The Lost Planet
R-Type Final
Those are some games that I have in my ps2 collection. I hope to get more shooters in the future! Perhaps I can see what other shooters get recommended in this thread. :)
Quote from: Flash1087 on October 03, 2008, 12:21:19 am
Ratchet and Clank, specificially Up Your Arsenal. The first two are more platform-y, whereas Up Your Arsenal has more of a shooter bent (although don't go thinking it's SOCOM), but it's my personal favorite of the series thus far.
I too love the Ratchet & Clank games. They are lots of fun! My favorite is Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction on ps3, but that's a game for a different thread. heh.
Both God Of War games.
Katamari Damacy and We Love Katamari.
Metal Gear Solids.
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction.
The new Mercenaries Game- Forgot Title.
Edited, I reread the first post.
The only thing I could recommend is having a look at some of the great PSX titles, I don't have much experience when it comes to PS2 titles, but I hope this can help in some way though it's not directly what you asked for. If it isn't then just disregard it.
Graphically they might be a bit dated, but seeing how you are asking for collections and the likes I don't think you would mind too much. Games like Tomba/Tombi 1&2, the first 3 spyro games and the first 3 crash games were truly excellent. (The past PS1-era spyro and crash games just royally suck, in comparison)
Team Buddies, Ape Escape, and Looney Tunes Sheep Raider (aka Sheep, Dog'n'Wolf) are also great games
Seeing how you already have X7 and X8 (though I haven't played those two), you could grab X6 if you don't have it yet.
Shmups-wise I think there was a Strikers 1945 port for PSX, which is my favourite frantic psikyo shmup
Also iirc "Three Wonders" was included in one of the capcom classic compilations, which is one hell of a fun set of games (originally for cps1). If that's not the case, I believe there's a port for it for PSX as well.
yo satoshi!
listen up!
Garou mark of the wolves
kof 98 ultimate challenge (UM)
Gunbird SE
Strikers 1954 1 and 2 (1 disc)
Gigawing generations
KOF XI
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Yakuza! Only the most over looked game on the system. It's an action RPG with a tight storyline. It is a must own. They sequel was finally released with little attention by the public rececntly after simmering in Japanese shelves for two years. Buy Yakuza!
Quote from: wentle85 on October 08, 2008, 09:55:39 pm
Yakuza! Only the most over looked game on the system. It's an action RPG with a tight storyline. It is a must own. They sequel was finally released with little attention by the public rececntly after simmering in Japanese shelves for two years. Buy Yakuza!
Seconded. Yakuza was super underrated. It helps if you were a Shenmue fan.
I have a copy of Shenmue, but I never got into playing it. The game seemed quite boring to me.