1. Silent Hill 2
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2001
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Survival Horror)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Synopsis: James Sunderland receives a letter from his wife, Mary, asking him to meet her in their "special place" in Silent Hill. James goes off to find her, even though she has been dead for some time. Entering the fog-shrouded town he encounters Maria, who looks like Mary but is much more provocative, along with the morose Angela Orosco and the jolly giant with a dark secret Eddie Dombrowski. All have been drawn to Silent Hill to face their pasts - will James be able to survive his?
2. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2005
Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Genres: Role Playing (RPG) (Turn-Based RPG)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Level-5
Publisher: Square Enix
3. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2004
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure, Stealth)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Synopsis: A prequel to the Metal Gear series, during the Cold War you play as Naked Snake, who has been sent to the wilderness of Russia to stop the Brezhnev faction and the deadly Cobra Unit after a nuclear explosion threatens to shatter the peace between the U.S. and Russia. As he proceeds on his mission, Snake discovers it's a cover for something far more coveted - with implications for the future of the world.
4. Silent Hill 3
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2003
Overall Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Survival Horror)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
5. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2002
Overall Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Sandbox, Third-Person Shooter)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Rockstar Games
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Synopsis: In 1986, mafia henchman Tommy Vercetti finds himself freed from prison after 15 years. He is sent from Liberty City to the sunny beaches of Vice City to take on the fast-growing drug trade for the mafia. Yet as soon as he arrives, he nearly dies from an ambush. Using a variety of contacts around the city, Tommy will start his own empire, determined to make a name for himself and get revenge of the people who set him up.
6. Gradius V
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2004
Overall Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (SHMUP)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Treasure
Publisher: Konami
7. Grand Theft Auto III
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2001
Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Sandbox, Third-Person Shooter)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: DMA Designs
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Synopsis: A nameless criminal robs a bank but is betrayed by his girlfriend, Catalina. Left for dead, he survives and is imprisoned, only to be freed thanks to an impromptu escape. Utilizing a few key contacts around Liberty City, he will rise through the ranks of the criminal underbelly of the city, all the while thinking of revenge.
8. Final Fantasy X
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.8 out of 5 stars
Genres: Role Playing (RPG) (Turn-Based RPG)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Squaresoft
Publisher: Square Enix
9. God of War
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.9 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Sony
Publisher: Sony
Synopsis: Kratos has been charged by the goddess Athena to bring down Ares, the god of war - a deity Kratos has a history with. In order to challenge a god, Kratos will have to unlock the powers of Pandora's Box, while avoiding Ares' minions. Yet the biggest challenge Kratos will face is not gods or monsters, but his own past.
10. Siren
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2004
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Survival Horror)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Sony
Publisher: Sony
