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Top 5 Best Open World PS2 Games of All Time

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Top 5 Best Open World PS2 Games of All Time

For those of you who were born in the 90s to 2000s, you must have played PlayStation 2 right? Including PS2 games in the genre open world.

The PlayStation 2 game with the open world genre will certainly provide excitement and freedom to adventure while carrying out missions that must be completed.

Sometimes, you miss the PS2 games that used to accompany you when you were playing with friends or renting a PS.

Well, in this article we will discuss what are the best PS2 games with the open world genre of all time. Let's reminisce!

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List of PS2 Open World Games

Red Dead Revolver. Source: Polygon

Below are some recommendations for the best PS2 Open World games of all time that may have filled your childhood.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Source: Steam

First there Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (GTA San Andreas) is the most legendary and favorite open world action-adventure game in the 2000s.

GTA San Andreas was developed by Rockstar North and released on PS2 by Rockstar Games on October 26, 2024.

This game tells the story of Carl Johnson or CJ who returns home after his mother was killed by a mysterious gang.

Later you will become CJ who must form a new gang and commit crimes to find out who killed his mother.

You also have to complete some missions to continue the story. In addition, you can also adventure in the vast open world to complete side missions.

There are cities in the United States that you can explore, such as Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas with story missions that are still locked.

There you can also run, swim, shoot and even steal other players' vehicles to explore the vast open world of GTA San Andreas.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Need for Speed: Most Wanted. Source: Steam

Both exist Need For Speed: Most Wanted is a PS2 open world game developed and published by Electronic Arts on November 15, 2005.

This game was released for GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Windows, Xbox and Xbox 360.

In this game, you have to race on illegal streets located in the Most Wanted city.

The racing events that must be followed include circuit racing, point-to-point racing, checkpoints, sprints and drag.

In addition, there are also three game modes that you can use, such as Career mode, Quick Race and Challenge Series.

Final Fantasy XII

Final Fantasy XII. Source: IMDb

FF XII is a PS2 open world game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 on August 9, 2007.

This game is set in Ivalice, specifically in Dalmasca, a small kingdom located between the countries of Rozarria and Archadia.

Later, you and other characters must separate the two countries at war using the best methods and battle strategies.

One of the exciting gameplays in Final Fantasy XII is that it presents a smooth battle system, a customizable “gambit” system, and you can also control the character’s AI (Artificial Intelligence) during battle.

The Getaway

The Getaway. Source: IMDb

Fourth, there is The Getaway, an open world action-adventure game developed by Team Soho and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PS2.

This game was released on December 11, 2002 which was inspired by the British Gangster films Get Carter and Snatch.

The gameplay itself is played from a third-person perspective, where players will control 2 main characters while carrying out their missions.

Both characters can walk, run, roll, shoot and hide during gunfire attacks.

You will also explore the vast city of London after completing Mark Hammond's mission.

In this game, there are also various vehicles that are similar to those in Grand Theft Auto (GTA) as well as weapons that you can use to fight.

Bully

Bully. Source: Rockstar Games

Finally, there is a PS2 open world game that was quite popular in its time, namely Bully from Rockstar Games.

Rockstar Games released Bully on October 17, 2006 for PlayStation 2 and it is now available on Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Windows, Android and iOS.

The game uses a third-person perspective, you have to explore the open world while walking, skateboarding, scootering, cycling or Go-Carting.

Bully is set in the city of Bullworth, which tells the story of a schoolboy named James “Jimmy” Hopkins.

He didn't like going to the school and had to live in the Bullworth Academy dormitory for a year.

During the gameplay, many negative things happen, such as bullying at school.

Jimmy will try to be a popular person in his school to avoid bullying from the school gang.

Therefore, you must always attend class every day and complete some side missions in the vast open world.

If you successfully complete the mission, you will get rewards such as money, items and strength so you don't get bullied.

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