bardicverse said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Here are a few 3rd-party PS2 games from either 2000 or 2001. The list is not extensive, but neither are they shovelware (even if some are ports and rehashes, there was still some work).
Ace Combat 4
All-Star Baseball 2002
Armored Core 2
ATV Offroad Fury
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Burnout
Devil May Cry
Dynasty Warriors 2
Dynasty Warriors 3
Final Fantasy X
Grand Theft Auto III
Guilty Gear X
Half-Life (which included updated graphics and a co-op mode)
Ico
Klonoa 2
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
Madden NFL 2001, 2002
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Midnight Club: Street Racing
ESPN NFL 2K
NHL 2001, 2002
Onimusha
Resident Evil Code: Veronica X
Shadow Hearts
Silent Hill 2
SSX
Star Trek: Voyager: Elite Force
Summoner
Tekken Tag Tournament
TimeSplitters
Time Crisis II
Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Zero
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
And this is not the full list of 3rd-party games, that were given due effort in development (or at least porting them, where the were made with effort on their original systems). |
Fair enough, but many of those games weren't pushing the PS2. As you said, some were ports (and in opinion, there's a lot of shovelware on that list). If I wanted to list the general list of games on the Wii, I could, but it doesn't prove my point. I don't think I'd call THPS3 a game that really pushed the hardware on PS2. To clarify, look at God of War on the PS2. It can be argued that it is one of the most advanced games on the PS2. This game didn't release until the PS2's 4th's year |
THPS3 was very good graphically for when it was released on the PS2. In addition, it was the first PS2 game to support online play. If looking great and being the first with online play isn't pushing the HW, then what is.
