Top 100 PS2 Games According To Metacritic USER SCORE … in 10 Minutes!

Top 100 PS2 Games According To Metacritic USER SCORE … in 10 Minutes!

See the full list here:
https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/userscore/all/ps2/filtered

The lowest rated video (according to likes/dislikes) on this channel is the “Top 100 PS2 Games – According to Metacritic”. In general a large number of commenters seem to discount Metacritic scores, and are very vocal in insisting that only the *user scores* on Metacritic are valid.

I generally tend to disagree with that sentiment; while using critic scores is indeed problematic, user scores are pretty much wild west; you only need to look at the concept of “review bombing” to see this.

Regardless, I thought it would be an interesting experiment to indeed examine the user scores, and this video is the result. The results are … interesting. See for yourself! Watch and enjoy!

Three things to note:
1. All scores/ranking are taken from the Metacritic page (see link above)
2. This video was created based on a list taken as of November 23rd, 2019. It is possible that as time goes on, rankings will change as more people add reviews. Naturally this video will not reflect that.
3. I am presuming that Metacritic is presenting rounded off scores – which is why 59 titles have a score of 8.8, 22 titles have a score of 8.9 etc.

50 Comments

  1. MichelangeloVA on January 17, 2022 at 4:02 pm

    Imagine watching this without knowing what metal gear is and thinking substance is a skateboard game



  2. Thomas Smartphone on January 17, 2022 at 4:03 pm

    Anyone knows good RPG games on ps2?



  3. Rick Roll on January 17, 2022 at 4:04 pm

    God hand is so overrated idk how it has a higher score then pretty much any of the games in rank 30-2



  4. 7med satour on January 17, 2022 at 4:06 pm

    good job for making god hand number 1 i love you



  5. El mata haters on January 17, 2022 at 4:08 pm

    Qué pusiste primero pelotudo tomatela



  6. Xbone S is overrated on January 17, 2022 at 4:10 pm

    The suffering was do good back in middle school 05



  7. Adam Senpai on January 17, 2022 at 4:10 pm

    no persona



  8. Sou Foda on January 17, 2022 at 4:10 pm

    pqp metade dos jogos ai sao ruim tiraram jogos a vaga de muitos jogos bom pra colocar jogos ruims
    exemplo:NFL,DELTA FORCE,DDR,RAW DANGER ou o gosto dos americanos que e ruim dms



  9. らいどう on January 17, 2022 at 4:14 pm

    100 games but no dragon quest 8..???



  10. Emmanuel Montalvo on January 17, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    Dragon Quest VIII is missing from the list.



  11. Sxhoko Panda on January 17, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    Bin ich der einzige der fatal frame mit einem anderen titel kennt



  12. Al i on January 17, 2022 at 4:16 pm

    Dragon Quest 8 or did I miss?



  13. Pricewm5 on January 17, 2022 at 4:17 pm

    0:38 this should be in first place



  14. Abanoub MG on January 17, 2022 at 4:19 pm

    There was that game I don’t quite remember the name , the intro was a man standing in an icy plain then an assassin jumps out from behind and cut off his neck. Any ideas?



  15. Jay Cool on January 17, 2022 at 4:19 pm

    San Andreas #12? Nahh son, that’s definitely top 3 minimum.



  16. José Antonio Juarez on January 17, 2022 at 4:23 pm

    Ok, no Gran Turismo 4.



  17. Emmanuel Paris on January 17, 2022 at 4:26 pm

    Budokai tenkaichi 3 should be higher. That’s unfair



  18. EZ Gaming on January 17, 2022 at 4:28 pm

    midnight club 3 was on here twice! that’s how good of a game it is!



  19. Leandro Almada on January 17, 2022 at 4:28 pm

    COMO VAS A PONER FULL JUEGOS OTAKUS ANTES QUE EL GTA SA



  20. Saeed on January 17, 2022 at 4:28 pm

    + tekken



  21. Games Bar on January 17, 2022 at 4:29 pm

    Hey guys i just want to ask
    There is kind of first person shooter games that your character dont move but you just move the aim i look for game like this i used to play it when i was young i dont no the name
    Any idea?!.



  22. JoacoBarreiro on January 17, 2022 at 4:31 pm

    KINDOM HART ARRIBA DE GTA SA MIRA VO, VOLA DE ACA



  23. Morfeo on January 17, 2022 at 4:31 pm

    jack and daxter???????????????????????????????????????????????????



  24. NERTNY ok on January 17, 2022 at 4:31 pm

    valeu e alta ajuda



  25. Zakaria Tahiri on January 17, 2022 at 4:32 pm

    Shadow of the colossus N° 5?
    Disgraceful



  26. EvilEjXD on January 17, 2022 at 4:32 pm

    No sonic adventures, gta, lord of the rings, King Kong?



  27. j0nnyism on January 17, 2022 at 4:33 pm

    Wow why is dynasty warriors 4 so high? So repetitive



  28. raquel · on January 17, 2022 at 4:33 pm

    This video makes me want to buy more ps2 games



  29. Chaos Incarnated on January 17, 2022 at 4:36 pm

    i came to see if i could compare world of Warcraft graphics to PS2 graphics… looks like i can.



  30. Ghost Face on January 17, 2022 at 4:36 pm

    Had the best teen memories with this system



  31. Un tipo que salió de la basura on January 17, 2022 at 4:37 pm

    0:09: 100. Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (2003 Nippon Ichi Software 8.8)
    0:13: 99. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (2003 Eurocom 8.8)
    0:18: 98. SSX 3 (2003 EA Canada 8.8)
    0:25: 97. Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (2003 Heavy Iron Studios 8.8)
    0:29: 96. Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003 Crystal Dynamix 8.8)
    0:34: 95. Beyond Good & Evil (2003 Ubisoft Pictures 8.8)
    0:40: 94. NCAA March Madness 2004 (2003 Electronic Arts 8.8)
    0:45: 93. Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (2003 Tecmo 8.8)
    0:49: 92. NFL Street (2004 EA Tiburon 8.8)
    0:55: 91. MX Unleashed (2004 Rainbow Studios 8.8)
    1:00: 90. The Suffering (2004 Surreal Software 8.8)
    1:07: 89. Cy Girls (2004 Konami 8.8)
    1:12: 88. NBA Ballers (2004 Midway 8.8)
    1:19: 87. Front Mission 4 (2004 Square Enix 8.8)
    1:24: 86. Way of the Samurai 2 (2004 Acquire Spike 8.8)
    1:30: 85. NCAA Football 2005 (2004 EA Tiburon 8.8)
    1:36: 84. Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (2004 Monster Games 8.8)
    1:43: 83. Street Racing Syndicate (2004 Eutechnyx 8.8)
    1:47: 82. Def Jam: Fight for NY (2004 AKI Corporation 8.8)
    1:54: 81. Monster Hunter (2004 Capcom 8.8)
    2:00: 80. Katamari Damacy (2004 Namco 8.8)
    2:07: 79. Shadow Hearts: Covenant (2004 Nautilus 8.8)
    2:12: 78. Armored Core: Nexus (2004 From Software 8.8)
    2:19: 77. Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (2004 Project Aces 8.8)
    2:24: 76. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 (2004 Dimps 8.8)
    2:29: 75. NFL Street 2 (2004 EA Tiburon 8.8)
    2:36: 74. Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005 LucasArts 8.8)
    2:42: 73. Ys: The Ark of Napishtim (2005 Nihon Falcom 8.8)
    2:48: 72. Fight Night: Round 2 (2005 EA Chicago 8.8)
    2:54: 71. Obscure (2005 Hydravision 8.8)
    3:00: 70. Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (2005 Rockstar San Diego 8.8)
    3:06: 69. Haunting Ground (2005 Capcom 8.8)
    3:11: 68. Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundsm (2005 Capcom 8.8)
    3:18: 67. Delta Force: Black Hawk Down (2005 Rebellion Developments 8.8)
    3:24: 66. Burnout Revenge (2005 Criterion Games 8.8)
    3:32: 65. Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (2005 Midway LA 8.8)
    3:37: 64. We Love Katamari (2005 Namco 8.8)
    3:42: 63. Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 (2005 Konami 8.8)
    3:49: 62. SOCOM 3: U.S. NAVY SEALs (2005 Zipper Interactive 8.8)
    3:54: 61. Disney’s Chicken Little (2005 Avalanche Software 8.8)
    4:00: 60. Ratchet: Deadlocked (2005 Insomniac Games 8.8)
    4:06: 59. Gun (2005 Neversoft 8.8)
    4:12: 58. Fatal Frame III: The Tormented (2005 Tecmo 8.8)
    4:19: 57. Mega Man X Collection (2006 Capcom 8.8)
    4:25: 56. Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams (2006 Capcom 8.8)
    4:30: 55. Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix (2006 Rockstar San Diego 8.8)
    4:36: 54. Cars (2006 Rainbow Studios 8.8)
    4:42: 53. Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra (2006 Monolith Soft 8.8)
    4:48: 52. LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (2006 Traveller’s Tales 8.8)
    4:54: 51. Samurai Warriors 2 (2006 Omega Force 8.8)
    5:00: 50. Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA (2006 Konami 8.8)
    5:07: 49. Tales of the Abyss (2006 Namco Tales Studio 8.8)
    5:12: 48. Tokobot Plus: Mysteries of the Karakuri (2006 Tecmo 8.8)
    5:18: 47. Raw Danger! (2007 Irem 8.8)
    5:24: 46. MLB Power Pros (2007 Konami 8.8)
    5:30: 45. Star Trek: Conquest (2007 4J Studios 8.8)
    5:36: 44. NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (2007 SNK Playmore 8.8)
    5:43: 43. Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Recis (2008 Gust Co Ltd 8.8)
    5:50: 42. Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica (2009 Gust 8.8)
    5:55: 41. MotorStorm Artic Edge (2009 Virtuous 8.8)
    6:00: 40. Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil (2001 Namco 8.9)
    6:07: 39. Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (2001 Namco 8.9)
    6:12: 38. Shadow Hearts (2001 Sacnoth 8.9)
    6:18: 37. Fatal Frame (2002 Tecmo 8.9)
    6:24: 36. Hot Shots Golf (2002 Clap Hanz 8.9)
    6:30: 35. Deus Ex: The Conspiracy (2002 Ion Storm 8.9)
    6:36: 34. Kingdom Hearts (2002 Square 8.9)
    6:42: 33. Suikoden III (2002 KCET 8.9)
    6:50: 32. Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (2004 KCEJ 8.9)
    6:56: 31. Silent Hill 3 (2003 KCET 8.9)
    7:00: 30. WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain (2003 Yuke’s 8.9)
    7:06: 29. Sly 2: Band of Thieves (2004 Sucker Punch Productions 8.9)
    7:12: 28. TimeSplitters: Future Perfect (2005 Free Radical Design 8.9)
    7:18: 27. God of War (2005 SCE Santa Monica Studios 8.9)
    7:24: 26. Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 Pandemic Studios 8.9)
    7:30: 25. Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 EA Canada 8.9)
    7:36: 24. Suikoden V (2096 Konami/Hudson Soft 8.9)
    7:42: 23. Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria (2006 Tri-Ace 8.9)
    7:50: 22. Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 (2007 Konami 8.9)
    7:54: 21. God of War II (2007 SCE Santa Monica Studio 8.9)
    8:00: 20. Growlanser: Heritage of War (2007 Career Soft 8.9)
    8:06: 19. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (2007 Spike Chunsoft 8.9)
    8:14: 18. Dynasty Warriors 2 (2000 Omega Force 9.0)
    8:18: 17. Silent Hill 2 (2001 KCET 9.0)
    8:24: 16. Final Fantasy X (2001 Square Enix 9.0)
    8:30: 15. Dynasty Warriors 4 (2003 Omega Force 9.0)
    8:36: 14. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (2003 Insomniac Games 9.0)
    8:42: 13. Burnout 3: Takedown (2004 Criterion Games (9.0)
    8:48: 12. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004 Rockstar North 9.0)
    8:54: 11. Resident Evil 4 (2005 Capcom 9.0)
    9:00: 10. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (2006 KCEJ 9.0)
    9:06: 9. Kingdom Hearts II (2006 Square Enix 9.0)
    9:12: 8. Bully (2006 Rockstar Vancouver 9.0)
    918: 7. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (2004 Insomniac Games 9.1)
    9:24: 6. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004 KCEJ 9.1)
    9:31: 5. Shadow of the Colossus (2005 Team Ico 9.1)
    9:37: 4. Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition (2006 Capcom 9.1)
    9:42: 3. Okami (2006 Clover Studios 9.1)
    9:48: 2. Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening (2005 Capcom 9.2)
    9:54: 1. God Hand (2006 Clover Studio 9.2)



  32. Richard Melendez on January 17, 2022 at 4:37 pm

    How do u get such good quality



  33. pedroljc on January 17, 2022 at 4:37 pm

    number one is like wtf



  34. leo limas on January 17, 2022 at 4:39 pm

    GTA? Vice city or San Andreas?



  35. Gonzalo G on January 17, 2022 at 4:40 pm

    Lugar, Fecha y Hora, asi nos cagamo bien a trompada



  36. Monfredi 777 on January 17, 2022 at 4:40 pm

    No ghost rider



  37. Coyoda on January 17, 2022 at 4:41 pm

    Last 3 games (or 4 if you want to count both dmc3s) share similar developers XD. Kamiya of course didn’t do dmc3 but he is the creator of dmc, but both have Shinji Mikami. Same with God Hand having Shinji Mikami and him helping Hideki Kamiya on Okami. And I happen to love these games the most on ps2 also.



  38. Armand Kenneth Pangalilinan on January 17, 2022 at 4:42 pm

    YES! fucking godhand hahaha best game ever!



  39. SANorsk on January 17, 2022 at 4:42 pm

    2:55 ObsCure <3



  40. Xo_amber 133 on January 17, 2022 at 4:43 pm

    1. FF10
    2. Tomb Raider Legend
    3. Spongebob BFBB
    4. Okami
    5. DMC3
    6. SH2
    7. GTA SA
    8. God of War
    9. KH2
    10. RE4



  41. Jorge Balata on January 17, 2022 at 4:46 pm

    how did bully get a higher metacritic then GTA SA ? so confusing



  42. RsNava64 on January 17, 2022 at 4:47 pm

    How TF is DBZ in #19? This game is selling for over 200$ on ebay



  43. Bolted Red on January 17, 2022 at 4:48 pm


  44. Love Energy on January 17, 2022 at 4:49 pm

    Thanks gary



  45. Agustín Méndez on January 17, 2022 at 4:51 pm

    Lo que le hiciste al GTA San Andreas y al Shadow Of The Colossus no tiene perdón.



  46. simon the digger on January 17, 2022 at 4:54 pm

    what about the naruto games they were pretty lit



  47. Jezza R on January 17, 2022 at 4:59 pm

    The ps2 was legendary so many great games on that thing especially if you like RPGs moden consoles have been a little bit of disappointment imo



  48. armor wolf 792 on January 17, 2022 at 5:01 pm

    4:24 best game



  49. tunamayooo on January 17, 2022 at 5:01 pm

    The best gaw is dragon ball budokai tenkaichi 3



  50. drumthrasher on January 17, 2022 at 5:01 pm

    I’ve just bought a PS2 and a bunch of games.