I picked out a stack of PS2 hidden gem recommendations from my collection from all kinds of genres. I hope you find at least one or two games youāve never heard of before that you can add to your wishlists!
If you enjoyed this video be sure to leave a like/comment. I still have tons and tons of obscure games to recommend in the future if people keep watching these from all regions (US, JP, PAL/EU).
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Games shown in video, in order of appearance:
The King of Route 66
Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy
IGPX: Imortal Grand Prix
Astro Boy (Sega, Sonic Team)
Technic Beat
Crisis City
The Adventures if Cookie & Cream
Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing
Wall-E
Gungrave
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Love the throwback style to the series. Harkens back to your old videos.
Thanks for doing these Pete! Been really enjoying picking up ps2 stuff lately
bruh… feels like im back in like 08. love these aethentic style vids man. keep em comin
The PS2 is such an amazing system. I feel like I just keep finding awesome new games I wanna play on it xD
Well, fun fact dispenser time! IGPX was an anime that aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami block in the mid 00s. It was indeed about battle racing, it started as 5-minute shorts and eventually got a full 26 episode series.
I'm really happy you mentioned Cookie & Cream (known as Kuri Kuremix in Japan and PAL regions) I admit, I enjoy the reactions people give when I show them the game and explain it's from From Soft xD
It also got a port to the DS a few years later!
Hey Pete, I just discovered your channel. Now I have hours of content to enjoy! Cheers!
wow, right off the bat the first 5 games i found dirt cheap years back & passed on all, and still will (sorry). and i love quirky, unique, underrated titles despite critical reception. gungrave, cookie cream, and city crisis are respectable. stretch panic should've been on the list
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I just spent a good amont of money on gungrave. I started collecting ps2 games recently and your video happened to show up. I haven't seen you in awhile, so it was meant to be.
if you showed gameplay this would be top tier. Excellent commentary though!
PS2 best system ever? ššš please say yes
keep them coming pete!
Cool review!
I think the Tak and the Power of Juju trilogy is an amazing hidden gem that deserves more mainstream attention! Amazing 3D platformers
If you plan on doing a part 2, pretty much all of Midway's sports titles definitely belong on this list as a combined entry. Not only that, but Fight Night 2004 is pretty good too
This new series is awesome! I would love to see more under the radar games for each console! Great work Pete keep it up!
I was always confused about the hate that super bombad racing got. I thought it was super fun and I loved the game as a kid.
There is nothing more exciting these days than a new Pete Dorr video
Dunky said that this is the only guy on Twitch that plays video games and this video is proof of Dunkās wisdom.
The Astro Boy movie was spot on. All they did was give him pants.
City Crisis is a lot of fun, I agree it feels very arcadey. My copy does have the name on the spine so it must have had more than one printing.
So great seeing u here š„ŗ
Awesome recommends going to pick a few of these up!
evergrace is my favourite fromsoft ps2 gem
Bring it on sir. I love it. Keep the videos coming. Excellent recommendations Pete. Have told so many people about your channel and still do to this day. Thanks so much man.
Has anyone played āObscureā for PS2? Itās awesome, and it has a eerie vibe to it.
Good video! Gungrave is an old classic. Small recommendation, just a bit of gameplay added in over your voice would do wonders to increase value to the video. Keep up the good work!
Dude. You popped me at Gungrave. One of my all time faves. š¤
I actually do remember route 66 it looked fun
Gameplay clips for each game would be nice so we can kinda get a look at the gameplay
Cool games Pete.
some great choices, I was never a ps2 fan but the actual game library for it is the definition of 'hidden gems'. I stumbled across a votoms game on the ps2 and it was amazing but just could not push through the Japanese language barrier, wish someone would remaster the game and give it a world wide realise.
Keep up with the videos man, as a collector, I really appreciate this kind of stuff
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Grandad would be proud! š¤š
King of Route 66 is the sequel to 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker on the Dreamcast, Gamecube and PS2.
Definitely would like to see more.
Please keep posting these videos. They remind me of when I started collecting and make me feel all warm and fuzzy.
I like how genuine you are.
I need to hunt down Gungrave as I've heard good things for years. And there have been so many times I've almost grabbed cookies amd cream!
Iād love a similar video for PS3
One of my favourite PS2 games is definitely a hidden gem. Dai Senryaku VII is a pretty incredible tactics game. It's the only entry in the series to be released in North America, and it's a shame that it did not sell well, as I don't expect we'll ever get another entry localized. IGN's criminally low score probably didn't help either. The game is still very affordable, and worth checking out if you like tactics games.
If you like racing games i can recommend tokyo xtreme racer 0 (and 3 i prefer 0) and txr drift 2 is a blast
Been a long time since Iāve checked in, Iāve been away from you tube for a while. Love all your old videos I used to watch you all the time. You actually met a friend of mine at a convention in Boston, where weāre from. Anyway, super cool seeing youāre still gettin after it, happy holidays Pete!
You got good taste; you just need clips
Peter is becoming my new go to Youtube source for these great PAL and Japanese retro unknowns especially! Makes my retro store/eBay surfing much easier! EDIT: I actually JUST bought Crisis City yesterday along w KOF XI for PS2 9$ a pop- but my CIB spine has CITY CRISIS in yellow, still same front though. What did they do multiple releases you think? I bought it because it reminded me of my old PC fav from Maxis Sim Copter mixed w Air Ranger:Rescue Helicopter (Which I always wondered if the elusive Choplifter: Crisis Shield was a budget release of in PAL)
Been subscribed since the beginning, Pete. Itās been a while since Iāve watched your videos, but it feels like Iām hanging out with an old friendā¦.. although you have no idea who I am. š
Been subscribed since the beginning, Pete. Itās been a while since Iāve watched your videos, but it feels like Iām hanging out with an old friendā¦.. although you have no idea who I am. š
Pete, I just want to say I love your choices in games. You are seriously one of those dudes who played and shared with people true hidden gems in any consoles <3