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After 23 years, Pac-Man World 2 is back – I don’t know if this 73 Metacritic PS2 underdog really needed a remake, but I’m happy it’s getting one
Let’s hear it for the 7/10 sleepers of days past
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I’ve spent 11 hours fighting AI in EA’s Star Wars Battlefront 2, and it’s taking me back to the glory days of PS2 skirmish modes
Opinion | Lower stakes don’t always mean less fun
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GTA veteran says game releases seem “more stressful” now than during the PS2 era, because “not knowing whether you can fix everything in the day-1 patch seems terrifying”
The era of no day-one patches is long gone now, though
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword looks like an incredible PS2 throwback in all the right ways, but with a modern feel and a swaggering protagonist I already love
Summer Preview 2025 | Even Capcom knows “it’s been a long time coming,” but the wait appears to have been worthwhile
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Aha, this is our chance: After 17 years, Persona 4 Revival brings back the stone-cold classic PS2 JRPG with a gorgeous new visual treatment that looks way more lavish than Persona 3 Reload
The Midnight Channel is back in the listings
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Elden Ring Nightreign Metacritic score sets it as the lowest-scored FromSoftware game in 25 years, tying a PS2 platformer nobody remembers, but that’s before the multiplayer buff sets in
‘The lowest-scored FromSoftware game’ is still better than most other games
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Onimusha 2’s remaster is a wonderful celebration of a messy and bloated sequel to one of my favorite PS2 slashers
Now Playing | Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny’s remaster is a loving way to keep this important release around, but I still don’t…
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle reawakened a PS2-era phobia that made me quit survival horror in 2003, and I’m still recovering
Now Playing | Facing Indiana Jones’ demons made me face my own