Most Underrated PS2 games of all time? (Or at least Underappreciated)

In my opinion, Magna Carta: Tears of Blood.

It was better than many Final Fantasy Titles, Graphics, Story, Gameplay. Production levels on par with Final Fantasy titles as well.

I have no idea why this isn't a definitive RPG when people think of PS2 RPG's.

Anybody else havd underrated PS2 games?

I don't know about all time, but Scarface only got a 6.4 gs rating, but I thought it deserved at least an 8 or 8.5phoenyx9

red dead : should have got 8.5-9.0

MGS3: 9.7 at least.

killzone 1 : mmm I think 6.9 is too low for this game. it deserves 7.5 imo.

TimeSplitters Future Perfect: great game, should have got 9.0 at least.

Dont bring up games according to how gamespot scored them lol. Thats like asking a blind person their opinion on paintings. I dont ever hear anyone talk about Colosseum: Road to freedom. It is a freaking awesome hack n slash gladiator game. It may have a few issues but there isnt aother game that does what it does. I'd kill for a sequel. _AbBaNdOn

Quoted for Truth. I wasn't really talking about how GameSpot scored them. I meant, in your opinion. Nothing with any "professional" scores. I don't bother with reviews and I never have.

Also to add to this list, Shadow of the Colossus. How could I forget?

Katamari games

Enter the Matrix

Okami

Killzone it got 6.9 it sould get at least 9.

Mgs 3 8.7 is a joke.9.5 in my opinion minimum.

Ts:Fp is very underrated FPS 9 at least.

I love Okami but no one else seemed to.NinjaBlade753

I love Okami too.

Considering 30% of the posts in here will end up saying okami or SoTC.....

Psychonauts.

hot114

I don't know why some guys complaining about Okami, it got a AAA score. 9.0. which is pretty fair.

I'd say Ico and SotC but they were only unnoticed rather than under-appreciated. All the critics enjoyed them.

Yakuza.

Out of 10 people, only 2 seems to give a damn about it.

I would say the least appreciated games on the PS2 are:

Timesplitters 2:

Good single player mode and highly addictive multiplayer mode with three other friends, also the cartoon type graphics are rarely seen in video games. Deserves the 8.7 it got from Gamespot, but needs more recognition.

Killzone:

Excellent single player mode, good story and graphics are one of the best seen on the PS2, the single player AI may be weird on occasions, but its still a good experience. I would rate it a solid 8 at least.

Micro Machines V4:

Single player sucks, but the multiplayer is amazing with 3 other friends, its a bit like Mario Kart on the PS2.

Ico.

Not too many people know about it and as far as I know, it wasn't made into a greatest hit when it definitely should have been.

Monster Hunter indeed.

But they gave better reviews for MHF2. It's a shame because they didn't want to put the time into it, to give it a proper review.

In my opinion, Magna Carta: Tears of Blood.

It was better than many Final Fantasy Titles, Graphics, Story, Gameplay. Production levels on par with Final Fantasy titles as well.

I have no idea why this isn't a definitive RPG when people think of PS2 RPG's.

Anybody else havd underrated PS2 games?

FishSquared

Heh. When I read the topic name, I thought to myself "75% of JRPGs are underappreciated..." and bam, I click on the thread and I see one of the most obscure PS2 JRPGs listed here. :P The complaints about the game are that it's generally extremely, extremely slow, and the mechanic of your party members sitting there getting beaten up at almost all times can get frustrating. As for my own impression, well, I'll probably have a review up after I beat the game (should be arriving at the end of this week, not sure how long I'll take to beat it). It's not a definitive PS2 RPG because A. It wasn't advertised, B. Wonky character designs, c. Average-decent ratings, D. slow pace, and finally E. The fact that there are so many PS2 RPGs, a good portion of which I'm quite confident (even without playing Magna Carta for more than a rental period) are better.

About Monster Hunter, while it may literally be under "Rated" by many review sites, it's certainly not underappreciated, due to the fairly large fanbase. Also, MH really wasn't all that good of a game. It's not like it was heavily underrated or anything.

About Dragon Ball Z Budokai 1 and 2.... 1 and 2 were mediocre games, some of the worst fighting games of their time. That's not to say they're actually all that bad, it's just that they're not deep, and the only fighting games America gets are the ones that ARE in fact deep. Budokai 1 and 2 pale in comparison to any of those games. Budokai 3, however, is a lot deeper than the first two games, although still not on the level of other fighters. Budokai 3 also got very high ratings.

As for my opinion, most JRPGs on the PS2 (or otherwise) are underrated/underappreciated due to the fact that most review sites don't appreciate RPGs, and you know, no one buys them. The exception to this is Square Enix games, most of which sell anywhere from fairly well to incredibly well.

Tagged: For good games I havnt played yet.RedNight55

Agreed. Now, I should Mention Onimusha... but I don't know.

okami did well on ratings but sucked on sales so yeah i guess it was underappreciated by the masses.\

beyond good and evil :| it was a awesome game, backed with a good storyline2ndWonder

I disagree @_@

I think red dead revolver is quite underrated, and it shouldn't be. I just finished it and I thought it was greatps2ghostgamer

Agreed, that's of the best shooters for PS2. Great gameplay, lots of extra contents, challenging (specially if you're going to 100% completion), amazing Multiplayer, simple but compelling story, etc...

REALLY underrated...

Mega man X8 -It was a return to form for the series but not even a lot of MM fans give it much credit.


SoldatKnight

As a diehard Mega Man fan, I can easily say no to X8. The X series stopped being great after X4.

Back on topic though, Timesplitters 2 and Klonoa 2: Luantea's Veil win for me. TS 2 I found to be one of the most fun FPS' I have ever played. Still love it to this day. Klonoa 2 is just a beautiful game with fantastic gameplay that just never took off. Wish there was going to be a third one.

DRIVER 3

it was an excellent game after driver 2. took a long time to complete.

and was way more realistic than gta.

why did it get poor rating?

I will say Silent Hill 2&3