Best PlayStation 2 Game of the Year
- Scribbled on January 1st, 2007 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in GameStooge Game of the Year Awards, Sony PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 continues to chug along, and while its overall software library of 2007 was somewhat weak - its best titles were mostly ports of next-gen systems - it still managed to have some memorable games.
The Nominees
God of War II
Sony’s comically over-the-top violent beat-’em-up returns, with gorgeous graphics and music
Guitar Hero III
Neversoft and Activision take over in the third installment of Red Octane’s addictive guitar game
Odin Sphere
Vanillaware’s beautiful action roleplaying game, following five different stories
Persona 3
Atlus’ creepy, shocking occult-themed roleplaying game set in a high school
Rock Band
Harmonix’s post-Guitar Hero music game goes all out with a maximized band setup of two guitars, drum set and microphone
And the Winner Is:
God of War II
God of War II was a fantastic action/beat ‘em up game that would have been a Game of the Year nominee in any year for the PlayStation 2, having already achieved the rank of one of the best games for the system ever. Oh, and it looks great on the PlayStation 3.
Runner Up: Persona 3
Atlus had two representatives in the awards (the other being Odin Sphere), and Persona 3 just leaked style, especially for those who wanted an RPG off the beaten path.
Jonah Falcon’s PlayStation 2 Game of the Year: God of War II.
Mitchell Dyer’s PlayStation 2 Game of the Year: Odin Sphere.
January 9th, 2008 at 5:28 am
More Mitch complaining: God of War comprised of pressing square until you got to watch an uninteresting cinematic. Really, it beat the slightly-less-capable-than-the-next-gen Rock Band? And Odin Sphere? AND Persona?