Playstation 2 games on nintendo switch

Playstation 2 games on nintendo switch

Maybe a weird request but I grew up playing PS2 and there were so many great games they just haven’t made new versions of. I’m looking for some switch games that are maybe similar. Some of the old games I loved were Gauntlet, Pirates: Legend of Black Cat, final fantasy (I don’t remember which one lol), Burnout, GTA… probably a bunch more that I’m not remembering as well. Ideas?

Playstation 2 games on nintendo switch

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Katamari Damacy is my favourite

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Definitely this! Although, it’s a shame they haven’t released We Love Katamari yet. I like that one even more than the original.

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Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 1&2. Legend of Kay. Okami. Kowloon High School Chronicles if you're really hardcore about RPG games. Those are all literal ps2 games though not just same vibes.

Burnout Paradise is PS3 era but the Switch version is excellent, my absolute favorite racing game.

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Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy too!

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Don’t forget Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

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Final fantasy X and X-2 are on the switch.

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Both Resident Evil 4 and Devil May Cry 3 are PS2 games. Maybe those are what you're looking for?

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I think of RE4 as a GCN game first and foremost.

One of the Capcom five.

Not that those ever panned out.

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Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy is pretty fun and definitely has the vibe you're looking for.

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There's an oddworld collection available

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The Klonoa collection coming soon! Also FFX/X-2 and FFXII literally are PS2 games.

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Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX?

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Yooka Laylee has PS2 vibes. So so the Aterix & Obelix games

Wow this is a good thread, I’m realizing how much I like PS2-type games.

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PS2 and Xbox era had so many great unique games. I'm not sure what it is but I wish more games now captured the same wackiness. Maybe I'm just talking shit and it's just nostalgia talking but I swear the direction games were taken felt so much different to what I'm used to now

I love the RE4 port and plan to sink a lot more time into Okami

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I think in earlier console generations, large publishers were willing to be more experimental and try out new concepts. With the rising cost of game development, most publishers want to put out games with a high ROI.

The good news is the indie game scene has gotten pretty big and you can find some real gems there.

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New super lucky's tale is on sale for 40% off atm. I was playing it today. Very ps2 era vibes

The Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, and Nintendo Switch OLED are getting a spiritual successor to a PS2 classic this summer. More so than potentially any other PlayStation console, the PS2 had a wide range of cult classics that weren't lauded by critics but still managed to garner popularity. One of these games was FlatOut (a multi-platform game but played by most on the PS2), which isn't coming to the Nintendo Switch, but Wreckfest, a spiritual successor is. According to publisher THQ Nordic and developer Bugbear Entertainment, the game -- which is also said to be inspired by Destruction Derby and Street Rod -- is coming to Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, and Nintendo Switch OLED on June 21, priced at $39.99, which is $10 more than it costs on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, but the same price as the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions.

A racing game, Wreckfest debuted back in 2018, after a four-year stint in early access, via the PC and the PC only. A year later, it came to PS4 and Xbox One, and then two years later, in 2021, it came to PS5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. And now it's coming to Nintendo Switch. 

It's unclear how many copies the game has sold, but it's understood to have been a success for both aforementioned parties. Meanwhile, critically, it did well at release, garnering a very solid 81 on Metacritic.

Below, you can read more about the game and check out a new trailer that accompanied the announcement:

"Wreckfest is a demolition derby-themed racing game with soft-body damage modeling, sophisticated driving dynamics, and in-depth vehicle upgrading, featuring both demolition derbies and more traditional track races," reads an official elevator pitch of the game. "It's all about fun, breakneck racing, and over-the-top crashes."

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