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What if Sony released a PS2 Mini? And what if it was good? In this week’s episode, Matthew and Samuel each pick 10 games to be released with a hypothetical PS2 Mini. Head to the poll on our pinned tweet @BackPagePod to vote on who picked the best games, and we’ll announce the winner on a future episode!

The winner of this episode was Samuel.

This week’s music comes from the Gitaroo Man soundtrack by COIL, Tomohiro Harada and YUAN, the Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater soundtrack by Norihiko Hibino and Cynthia Harrell, the Final Fantasy XII soundtrack by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Hayato Matsuo and Masaharu Iwata and the Silent Hill 2 soundtrack by Akira Yamaoka.

The Categories

  1. Shooter or fighting game
  2. Survival horror
  3. Sports or racing
  4. RPG
  5. Action or stealth game
  6. Platformer
  7. Open world game
  8. Licensed game
  9. Wild card - something weird and cult-y
  10. Free pick - literally any other PS2 game

Draft Order

Player Category Pick
Samuel Survival horror Silent Hill 2
Matthew Action/stealth Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
Samuel Sports or racing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
Matthew Open world game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Samuel Free pick Shadow of the Colossus
Matthew Free pick God of War II
Samuel Platformer Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Matthew Licensed game The Warriors
Samuel Shooter/fighting TimeSplitters 2
Matthew Wild card Gregory Horror Show
Samuel RPG Final Fantasy X
Matthew Sports or racing Burnout 3: Takedown
Samuel Open world game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Matthew Survival horror Forbidden Siren
Samuel Wild card Gitaroo Man
Matthew RPG Final Fantasy XII
Samuel Licensed game Kingdom Hearts
Matthew Platformer Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Samuel Action/stealth Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition
Matthew Shooter/fighting Red Faction

Picks

Category Samuel Matthew
Shooter/fighting TimeSplitters 2 Red Faction
Survival horror Silent Hill 2 Forbidden Siren
Sports or racing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 Burnout 3: Takedown
RPG Final Fantasy X Final Fantasy XII
Action/stealth Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
Platformer Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Open world game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Licensed game Kingdom Hearts The Warriors
Wild card Gitaroo Man Gregory Horror Show
Free pick Shadow of the Colossus God of War II

Results

Samuel 55%

Matthew 45%

(317 votes)