Just purchased an old...

[Morningside]

PS2 yesterday (the 'new' small shape one).

I am always years out of date on computers and this is my second ever console.

Quite a nice machine...What is the best game in each genre to go for?

Racing
Shoot 'em' up
Platform
Puzzle

This type of thing.

BTW: I dont care what people say about car boot sales. It cost me £40 with 15 games! (OK some were for the PS1 but what the hell!).

And can I browse the internetwork with it as I noticed an Ethernet cable.

Edited by Morningside on Monday 11th August 20:33

[Drop Test b3nxj]

cant go far wrong with any of the splinter cell range except the second one 'pandora tomorrow', metal gear solid 2 and 3 are very cool too.

thats the shooters done

for the racing there has to be only one . . . GT4

as for puzzle and platform . . . dunno

[Funk]

You can get games OTHER than Gran Turismo for the PS2 and 3...?

Well, well, well...I shall have to seek these out!

[hodgy587]

The Jak and Daxter series were damn good platformers. If your looking for something a bit different Ico or Shadow of the colossus are worth a punt, also God of war is a good action game.

[Drop Test b3nxj]

i had most of the need for speed range but after i have proper chaved up a civic and a golf i get kinda bored and end up playing gt4 again.

[M@H]

..I bought an original Acorn Electron a while back so I wouldn't worry

[LukeBird]

Get GT4.
I did, (£10 from Game 2nd hand) it has given me hours of entertainment and millions moer until it's complete.

[b2hbm]

For a shoot 'em up game - Black ? Timesplitters ?

Racing is GT4 especially if you like to fiddle about with car settings although I also played the TOCA series.

dunno about the rest - only interested in driving like a hooligan & blasting things with a 12 bore....

[Civpilot]

Try getting tourist trophy (like GT4 but with bikes)

[Dangler]

God of War! a must

[richyrich86]

Black, GT4 and MGS

Edited by richyrich86 on Tuesday 12th August 08:56

[madrob6]

Civpilot said:

Try getting tourist trophy (like GT4 but with bikes)

And bloody hard!

Was playing this again a few days ago and was trying to get around the nurburgring on a Ducati. I fell off a lot

[Graham]

GTA3, vice city and San andreas are great sandbox shoot em up, drive round games

G

[ih8thisname]

Another vote for GT4 here!

I also had Lotus Challenge, I picked that up new for about £10 a couple of years ago, would be worth having a look about for a copy of that, great game!

[wiggy001]

GT4, GTA3, MGS (any)... only games I ever played on mine

ETC GT5, GTA4, MGS... only games I ever play on my PS3... I can see a pattern here

Edited by wiggy001 on Tuesday 12th August 12:44

[Morningside]

So:
GT4
Metal Gear Solid
GTA3 - Did not know you could get this on PS2. Love this game.
God of War
tourist trophy - Worth a look

What are the USB ports used for? Keyboard? Mouse?

Apart from playing games, what else can I do with it?

[Steve Evil]

Watch DVDs...

Wouldn't bother with GTA3 unless you're going to get Vice City and San Andreas too (there is a triple boxset out there) as they are both better games.

Plus make sure you get MGS3 as it's both better than MGS2 and will make much more sense as it's a prequel and won't require intensive inside knowledge in order to enjoy it.

[GBRM]

The TOCA games are great for racing (better than GTA in some ways!!), the Hitman Series are good for Shoot-Em up/Tactics and 24 is a must have IMHO.