16 Best Exploration Games for PS2

Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life is a Role-playing and Single-player Simulation developed by Victor Interactive Software and published by Marvelous Interactive. The game serves as the part in the series of Harvest Moon and comes with improvements. It puts the player in the role of the protagonist, who starts the game with a cow, and later acquire castle as well as sheep, male horses, and chickens. In the game, the cow will produce milk for forty days after that he’ll stop producing milk, and the player must impregnate her to continue making milk. The game starts with a player making the choice of pointed ears or floppy dog. During the gameplay, the player can explore the land from a third-person perspective, collect milk from cows and sell to earn money. There are various objectives to accomplish to advances through the game and the player must complete them to become the master. The player must create and run a farm, and must build a successful life with family and fellows. Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life includes core features such as 40 new Characters, Raise the Child, Marriage System, and more.

Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven is an Action-Adventure, RPG and a 3rd person Shooter video game developed by 2k Czech and published by Gathering of Developers for PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2. The game is set in the fictitious city of Lost Heaven and features a Mafioso named as Tommy, as the protagonist who is a taxi driver by profession but accomplishes different missions assigned to him by Don Ennio Salieri. The protagonist drives vehicles, runs, walks on foot, and kills the targets in order to advance in the game by engaging in combats with the enemies. In close combats, the protagonist uses melee tactics and attacks the enemies with different melee weapons. Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven offers vivid graphics, an amazing storyline and a thrillingly addicting game-play. Trying this game will surely be one of your best choices.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a Fast-paced Action Car Racing video game by Criterion Games. The game offers Open World environment in which you are allowed to compete against other racers, defeat them in different races such as Sprint, Circuit, Ambush etc. Need for Speed: Most Wanted is basically a remake of the 2005’s Need for Speed: Most Wanted and offers brilliant new enhancements in mechanics, visuals and game-play and provides with new vehicles, Race tracks and controls etc. If you have previously enjoyed this cool game, you should try this remake version of the game too. It’ll definitely make you love it even more with all the great stuff it has to offer. With all the thrill and adrenaline pumping action, Need for Speed: Most Wanted is available to play on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, iOS and Android Platforms. For all those who love playing Need fro Speed Series games, this game is actually a masterpiece. However, the game is a bit oldie now, if you play it, it’ll definitely entertain you good.

Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 is an Action Role-playing, Hack and Slash, Co-op, Single and Multiplayer video game created by Black Isle Studios and published by Interplay Entertainment. It is the sequel to Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance game released in 2001 and takes place in the forgotten realm of Dungeon and Dragons. The story revolves around five adventures, struggling to rescue Baldur’s Gate from a brutal evil. There are different character classes available including Human Barbarian, Drow Monk, Moon-Elf Necromancer, Dwarven Rogue, and more. Like other Role-playing games, the player can select his character from different classes and can customize it, choose the best weapons and jump into the world. The game rewards the player with experience points for defeating enemies. The player’s level and the point will be increased as the protagonist progress through the game and gain experience. Each character in the game has its unique fighting style, personality, weapons, and skills. Manipulate the world from an isometric perspective and fulfill his objectives to become the legend. Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 is the best game to play and enjoy for RPGs lover.

Xenosaga: Episode II is an Adventure, Role-playing and Single-player video game published by Namco and developed by Monolith Soft for PlayStation. It is the 2nd title in the Xenosaga trilogy and serves as the part of the Xeno series. The game takes place in the fantasy setting and continue the story where the protagonists named as Jr. and Shion Uzuki start battling against enemies. During the plot, the player command a party of members that expands as the player advances in the game, exploring them through a series of environments connected to the progressions of the plot. The gameplay is split into segments by story sequence, which are told through cut-scenes. The player explores the land, gather a variety of items from destroying objects, and can use these items to boost the statistics of the character or restore the health. With engaging gameplay, superb graphics, and stunning environment, Xenosaga: Episode II is the best game to play.

Ratchet: Deadlocked is a Co-op, Platform, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game takes place in the 3D environment and offers a compelling story, in which the protagonist and AI are kidnapped and forced to compete in DreadZone, a brutal and violent game show, in which the warriors and heroes are forced to battle and struggle to kill each other. The protagonist is given a strange collar known as DreadLock, which will blast if the player becomes uncooperative or boring. There are three different ways to deactivate the collar and free other characters being trapped. It offers the similar gameplay to previous titles, but revolves around shooting elements rather than platforming. The player, as the protagonist named as Ratchet must battle in DreadZone tournaments around the Shadow Sector in the Galaxy of Solana, with a huge arsenal of weaponry. Ratchet: Deadlocked includes prominent features such as New Missions, Squad-based Gameplay, Enhanced Online Gameplay Experience, Death-match, 12 Levels, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Futurama is an Action-Adventure, Third-person Perspective, and Single-player video game based on the sci-fi animated series of the same name. The game combines the platforming and shooting elements and it introduces four playable characters such as Zoidberg, Leela, Bender, and Fry. At the beginning, the player has to select his favorite one of four characters to dive in the beautiful world. The levels of Fry mostly involve shooter mechanics, as the player use a variety of guns. In Bender’s levels, the player can perform platforming actions, while Leela’s level focuses on hand-to-hand combat. The player explores the world from a third-person perspective, battle against enemies while scoring the points to unlock additional stuff. The plot starts with Professor named as Farnsworth, loading with a sombrero, selling the express delivery company to Mom. After that, Mom become the supreme ruler of planet earth and enslaves the mankind. The player can command his character to complete a variety of tasks to emerge victorious against Mom and her minions to save the world. Futurama includes core features such as Third-person Action, Open Environment, Challenging Levels, and more.

Resident Evil Survivor is a Light-gun Shooter and Single-player video game developed by TOSE and published by Capcom. The game serves as the spin-off in the series of Resident Evil video game, and it is the fourth title overall. It uses a first-person perspective, rather than a third-person view like the previous title. The plot starts with a missile explosion that wiped out the Raccoon City. The player can assume the role of the protagonist, who is struggling against odds to survive and unearth his identity. It mixes the first-person shooter and survival elements to offers the thrilling gameplay experience to the players. In the game, the player navigates the world, interact with non-player characters while battling against foes and zombies to survive. There are a series of missions, and each task comes with a set of objectives that the player must accomplish to progress through the game. The player encounters the man named Andy Holland, who is the responsible for the outbreak of T-virus in the land. Resident Evil Survivor includes prominent features such as FPS gameplay, Multiple Missions, Open World, and more.

Mega Man X7 is an Action-Adventure, Platform, and Single-player video game with emphasis on Third-person Shooter elements developed and published by Capcom. The game is the 7th installment in the series of Mega Man X and serves as the first title to be appeared on the 6th generation consoles. It takes place near the future, where the daily human life is disrupted by Maverick crime from the robots, who goes mad, live and work among them. The hero named as Maverick Hunter has retired from his job and enjoying the peaceful life. It offers different gameplay from previous titles, which used side-scroll perspective to navigate the environment. The game takes place in the 3D world where the player can move and interact with environment and objects from a third-person perspective while battling against enemies to score the points and restore the peace. In the game, the player can send two characters to the same stage and can be changed whenever he needs. With improved graphics, superb mechanics, and wonderful gameplay, Mega Man X7 is the fascinating game to play and enjoy.

Silent Hill 2 is an Adventure, Horror-Survival, and Single-player video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. It takes place in the fictional town of America, and the game doesn’t serve as the direct sequel to Silent Hill video game. The storyline revolves around the protagonist named as James Sunderland, who receives a letter, written by his wife, saying she is waiting for him. The player is joined by an AI character named as Maria, who resembles her, the player struggles to find her and search for the truth about the death of her wife. The player simulates the environment from a third-person perspective, and the game involves finding the items, solving the tricky puzzles and exploring the environment. The game introduces psychological elements like gradual disappearance of the letter of Mary, films and literature. The task of the player is to command the player through the monster-filled town, known as Silent Hill where the player struggles to find his deceased wife. With horrific gameplay, brilliant graphics, and superb mechanics, Silent Hill 2 is the wonderful game to play.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is an Action video game that offers Hack-and-Slash elements as well, developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by EA Games for multiple platforms. The game introduces both Single and Multiplayer modes and it offers the similar gameplay to its predecessor, but differs by including the several storylines, new playable characters and increased the interaction with environment. It features a two-player co-op mode for specific missions. There are several playable characters available and each character has its unique skills and abilities. The player needs to choose his playable character and simulates the detailed environment from a third-person perspective to complete the variety of missions. Each character in the game has a ranged attack and a killing move, which he can use to kill enemies to score the points. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King includes prominent features such as Third-person Action, Hack-and-Slash Gameplay, Detailed Graphics, and Brilliant Controls. Try it out, and you’ll like it.

Miami Vice: The Game is an Action-Adventure, Third-person Shooter, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Rebellion Developments and Vivendi Universal Games. The game comes with brilliant gameplay based on the movie of the same name. It takes place before the event of the film, which focuses to take down the lord of South American drug, called Sacrenegra. The player takes on the role of the protagonist, who will engage deeper and deeper into the operation as the player proceeds through the levels as either Tubbs or Crockett. The majority of gameplay revolves around combat elements while going through levels, with foes who must be slaughtered by the player to level up. During the gameplay, the player can deal with drugs with other suppliers, both selling and buying. In the game, the player can purchase drugs from one point and can keep it for several days, in which the value of drugs may be increased. The player explores the environment from a third-person perspective and can use the firearms to kill enemies such as Pistols, Shotguns, and Machine Guns.

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit is an Adventure, Platform, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created by Frontier Developments and published by Konami. The game comes with addictive gameplay based on a movie of the same name by Aardman Animations. It offers a thrilling storyline, revolving around main characters such as Wallace and Gromit, whose new organization, called Anti-Pesto, is charged with avoiding rabbits from the upcoming Vegetable Competition, run by the family of Lady Tottington. During the gameplay, the player must gather cards to advance through the game and can obtain cards by accomplishing tasks given by NPCs. The entire game is split into four districts such as the Town Centre, Tottington Hall, and more. The characters are wielded with pest catching device, known as The BunGun, which is used to suck up pests to shoot them into the drain. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit offers core features, stunning gameplay, and brilliant graphics. Try it out, and you’ll like it.

Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal is a Platform, Single-player and Multiplayer Third-person Perspective video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The title acts as the 3rd installment in the series of Ratchet and Clan and comes with improved gameplay, mechanics, and graphics. It offers the similar gameplay to the previous entries in the series, but this title introduces the new features such as extra levels, new control system, etc. in the upgrade system for weapons. The story revolves around the adventure of Ratchet and Clank through the fictional universe to take down the robot enemy, named as Dr Nefarious, who is struggling with his minions to demolish all the organic life. It is the first entry in the series introduces the Online Multiplayer mode as well as Single-player. It is the perfect blend of Action and Shooting genre and comes with the melee and long-range combat. As the player advances through the game, other new weapons, upgrades and elements will be unlocked to use. In the start, there are twenty weapons available for the player and each weapon has its unique strength. Check it out, and have fun.

Team Buddies is a Single-player and Multiplayer Tactical Shooter video game developed by Psygnosis Camden Studio and published by Midway Games. It takes place in the beautiful land where the player can control a team of buddies to battle against rivals. During the gameplay, crates falling from the sky and the player can collect them and take them to the stacking pad where they can unlock weapons, team members and vehicles. The objectives are different, but the central gameplay is to collect the crafts, build a team and hunt down enemies. There are multiple modes such as Capture the Flag, Team Death Match, Domination and more. The player can explore the world from a third-person perspective, the battle against enemies and kill them to earn points which can be used to unlock further content. The game comes with a multiplayer campaign which supports up to four players in a battle with a split screen option. Team Buddies includes core features such as Detailed Graphics, Smooth Controls, Original Sound Effects, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.

X Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse is an Action Role-playing, Single-player and Multiplayer video game, created by Raven Software and published by Activision. The game serves as the sequel to X-Men Legends, released in 2004 and takes place after the events of the previous title and introduces the mutant supervillain Apocalypse as the main antagonist in the game. The game unites two superhero teams of Marvel Comic, such as the heroic X-Men and the villainous Brotherhood of Mutants as they struggle together to face the antagonist and his minions. During the gameplay, the player selects his team of four characters to use at once and jump into the game world where he must take down enemies to earn experience points. In the game, the player can unlock further characters as he advances through it. Four characters can take part in the battle on one machine co-op, and the player can participate or leave at any time. The game rewards the player with experience points which the player uses to increase the unique abilities and mutant superpowers of his characters. Try it out.