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sony_playstation_2_notes [2022/04/12 12:16] – a few notes, lots of tidying of japanese titles rjtsony_playstation_2_notes [2023/01/10 03:14] (current) – page link rjt
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 Collapsing the table-of-contents on the right should make this page flow a bit nicer. Collapsing the table-of-contents on the right should make this page flow a bit nicer.
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 +I wrote a lot of these entries a long time ago and they're kinda painful to read now---
  
 ^ //Ace Combat: The Belkan War// | | ^ //Ace Combat: The Belkan War// | |
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 | [[FromSoftware]] made a cute, co-op, action game.  || | [[FromSoftware]] made a cute, co-op, action game.  ||
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-^ 福原愛の卓球一直線 (//Ai Fukuhara's Straight Line Table Tennis//) / //SpinDrive Ping Pong// | |+^ 福原愛の卓球一直線 ((//Ai Fukuhara's Straight Line Table Tennis//)) / //SpinDrive Ping Pong// | |
 | Pretty crummy TT game, but it has spirit//!// || | Pretty crummy TT game, but it has spirit//!// ||
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 ^ //Garouden Breakblow: Fist or Twist// | | ^ //Garouden Breakblow: Fist or Twist// | |
-|  ||+| I suck at it, but it has the biggest big beefy beef boys. ||
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 ^ //Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex// | | ^ //Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex// | |
-|  ||+| I love the eeryily large and empty levels. Real spaces from a parallel universe. ||
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 ^ //God Hand// | | ^ //God Hand// | |
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-^ 剣豪３ (//Kengo 3//) | |+^ 剣豪３ ((//Kengo 3//)) | |
 | Japan only entry in this //[[bushido_blade_series|Bushido Blade]]//+[[rpg|RPG]] elements game series (by [[lightweight|the same developer]]). || | Japan only entry in this //[[bushido_blade_series|Bushido Blade]]//+[[rpg|RPG]] elements game series (by [[lightweight|the same developer]]). ||
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 ^ //Metal Slug 3// | | ^ //Metal Slug 3// | |
-|  ||+| Not the best //[[metal_slug_series|Metal Slug]]// game, but still one of the good ones. Home ports have some fun extra modes, too. ||
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 ^ //Michigan: Report From Hell// | | ^ //Michigan: Report From Hell// | |
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-^ //[[Raw Danger!]] / 絶体絶命都市２－凍てついた記憶たち// | |+^ //[[Raw Danger!]]// / 絶体絶命都市２－凍てついた記憶たち | |
 | Sometimes it's taught, sometimes it's actiony, sometimes it's pensive, sometimes it's //Lonely Game//, and sometimes it's clunky. If I were to buy a PS2 again this would be amongst the first five games I bought. It's terribly ambitious, but does a good job of reaching its goals. And where it doesn't you appreciate the effort; I guess it works a bit like some of my favourite 8-bit era games in that sense, or like something [[Sega]] might have tried on the [[sega_dreamcast|Dreamcast]]. Those kinds of comparisons can seem hollow---I know---but the kid's got heart, and dash, is what I'm trying to put across. || | Sometimes it's taught, sometimes it's actiony, sometimes it's pensive, sometimes it's //Lonely Game//, and sometimes it's clunky. If I were to buy a PS2 again this would be amongst the first five games I bought. It's terribly ambitious, but does a good job of reaching its goals. And where it doesn't you appreciate the effort; I guess it works a bit like some of my favourite 8-bit era games in that sense, or like something [[Sega]] might have tried on the [[sega_dreamcast|Dreamcast]]. Those kinds of comparisons can seem hollow---I know---but the kid's got heart, and dash, is what I'm trying to put across. ||
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 ^ //Skygunner// | | ^ //Skygunner// | |
-|  ||+| Plane combat game with neat designs. ||
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 ^ //[[Sky Odyssey]] / The Sky Odyssey<sup>JP</sup>// | | ^ //[[Sky Odyssey]] / The Sky Odyssey<sup>JP</sup>// | |
-| ... ||+| Probably the closest thing going to the //[[pilotwings_series|PilotWings]]// games. You fly a plane, and each stage is a different kind of challenge. It's real fun! ||
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 ^ //Smuggler's Run// | | ^ //Smuggler's Run// | |
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-^ [[taito compilations]] | | +^ [[taito compilations]] | also on: Win, XBox | 
-|  ||+| They're all great, jam-packed, collections of games, especially the Japanese releases. ||
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-^ [[tetsujin_28-go]] (//Tetsujin 28-Go//) | | +^ [[tetsujin_28-go]] ((//Tetsujin 28-Go//)) | | 
-| For me it's the pinnacle of [[sandlot]]'s big robot games. The controls are simpler than the others, which I was surprised to find is a good thing! Something I always forget when I haven't played the game for a while is the great potential for interesting player-created narrative here: partly due to the amount the world reacts to actions of the characters (buildings collapsing, a lot of things can be used as weapons, etc.), partly because of the speed of the game (which gives each action big consequence), and partly because of the low quantity of participants (each enemy is a big personality). I guess this is all true of much of Sandlot's output, and a big part of what I like about them. I'm waffling, but if you like very big robots, thoughtfully awkward controls, Gigantor, and player-created narrative try this game. It's in Japanese, but my lack of it was no barrier. ||+| For me it's the pinnacle of [[sandlot]]'s big robot games. The controls are simpler than the others, which I was surprised to find is a good thing! Something I always forget when I haven't played the game for a while is the great potential for interesting player-created narrative here: partly due to the amount the world reacts to actions of the characters (buildings collapsing, a lot of things can be used as weapons, etc.), partly because of the speed of the game (which gives each action big consequence), and partly because of the low quantity of participants. I guess this is all true of much of Sandlot's output, and a big part of what I like about them. I'm waffling, but if you like very big robots, thoughtfully awkward controls, Gigantor, and player-created narrative try this game. It's in Japanese, but my lack of it was no barrier. ||
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 ^ //Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift 2// | | ^ //Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift 2// | |
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 ^ //Trapt// | | ^ //Trapt// | |
-|  ||+| It hung when trying to do the first 'Side Story' mission, when playing with [[open_ps2_loader|OPL]]/SMB. ||
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-^ トラック狂走曲　〜愛と哀しみのロデオ (//Truck Kyosokyoku ~ Rodeo of Love and Sorrow//) | | +^ [[truck_kyosokyoku]] ((//Truck Crazy Melody ~ Rodeo of Love and Sorrow//)) | also on: Arcade | 
-|  ||+| Real fun arcade port, where you drive a [[decorated_commercial_vehicle#デコトラ|gussied-up truck]], trying to complete tracks in a tight time limit, or collect doodads scattered around a stage. ||
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 ^ //Twinkle Star Sprites: La Petite Princesse// | | ^ //Twinkle Star Sprites: La Petite Princesse// | |
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-^ 30 ^ //[[Galaxy Force II]]// |  | +^ 30 ^ //[[Galaxy Force II]]// | also on: 3DS | 
-| A great [[railshooter|railshooter]] with gorgeous, gratuitous sprite-scaling. That was enough to convince me to get it! |||+| A great [[railshooter|railshooter]] with gorgeous, gratuitous sprite-scaling. That was enough to convince me to get it! There's a 3DS port which is also neat, but I prefer being able to play it on a big screen and a stereo. |||
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 Japanese line of budget games. A few have gotten releases outside of Japan, mostly in PAL regions. Japanese line of budget games. A few have gotten releases outside of Japan, mostly in PAL regions.
  
-^ 78 ^ [[space_war_attack]] (//The Space Battle//) / //Space War Attack// | | +^ 78 ^ [[space_war_attack]] ((//The Space Battle//)) / //Space War Attack// | | 
-| It's //okay//. Decent for a Simple Series game, but not much reason to go back to it after you've played through all the missions, and there aren't many of them. It did make me curious about the developer [[organisation:Bit Town]] though. Oh, I also recommend using the 'advanced' controls, 'cause they're just more fun---otherwise you can't bank or roll or anything like that. |||+| It's //okay//. Decent for a [[Simple Series]] game, but not much reason to go back to it after you've played through all the missions, and there aren't many of them. It did make me curious about the developer [[organisation:Bit Town]] though. Oh, I also recommend using the 'advanced' controls, 'cause they're just more fun---otherwise you can't bank or roll or anything like that. |||
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-^ 81 ^ [[edf_2|ＴＨＥ地球防衛軍２]] (//The Earth Defence Force 2//) / //Global Defense Force// | also on: Vita |+^ 81 ^ [[edf_2|ＴＨＥ地球防衛軍２]] ((//The Earth Defence Force 2//)) / //Global Defence Force// | also on: Switch, Vita |
 | [[sandlot]]'s typically wonderful sense of scale, mixed with an alien invasion scenario. Wonderful co-op (with each character having differing movement options), wonderful as a solo game. One of the first PS2 games you should buy if you're playing catch-up, and don't have access to any of the later games in [[edf_series|the series]]. Aesthetically it's more 50s B-movie like than the new games, which is fun! ||| | [[sandlot]]'s typically wonderful sense of scale, mixed with an alien invasion scenario. Wonderful co-op (with each character having differing movement options), wonderful as a solo game. One of the first PS2 games you should buy if you're playing catch-up, and don't have access to any of the later games in [[edf_series|the series]]. Aesthetically it's more 50s B-movie like than the new games, which is fun! |||
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 +^ 103 ^ [[edf_tactics|ＴＨＥ地球防衛軍タクティクス]] ((//The Earth Defence Force Tactics//)) / //Global Defence Force Tactics// | |
 +| Turn-based strategy game in the //EDF// series. Kinda //[[wars_series|Wars]]//y, with base capturing, but there are plenty of differences: It uses a hex grid, you choose your units at the start of a level, and they all use 'fuel' that needs to be refilled, and you often fight along-side an AI force (and it's fun trying to capture bases before they do, for extra experience). If you turns off battle animations it's a pretty fun game. |||
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