The best PS2 games - on PlayStation 2`s 20th anniversary
(N4G PS2)

Eurogamer: `PlayStation 2 is 20 years old today; 4th March 2000 is the date of its Japanese release, although it wouldn`t make it to the West until the end of the year. And what a way to kick off a new millennium - with a futuristic games console and (probably) a DVD of The Matrix. At 155 million units sold, PS2 is the best-selling home console of all time, and during its time it enjoyed a hegemony over console gaming that hasn`t been seen since. Part of that was down to its trailblazing predecessor and Sony`s canny branding - classy, cool, and above all grown-up. Part of that was because it played the new DVD format relatively cheaply. But most of it was down to the console`s astonishing software library, which matched quantity with quality all the way down. So many all-time greats made their debut on this machine, and so many creative, left-field gems too. So it seemed like the only fair way to celebrate PS2`s birthday was by running down 30 of our favourite games for it.`