{"id":105,"date":"2025-09-08T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T09:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frothyphobe.com\/?p=105"},"modified":"2026-05-31T14:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T14:48:03","slug":"who-would-part-with-these-ps2-classics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frothyphobe.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/08\/who-would-part-with-these-ps2-classics\/","title":{"rendered":"Who would part with these PS2 classics?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_64058\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lA_dnb1oc3o?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&controls=1&disablekb=0&color=red&cc_lang_pref=&rel=1&autohide=2&theme=dark&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n<p>One man&#8217;s movie tie-in is another man&#8217;s treasure! Join me as I take a look and chat about my most recent PS2 pickups!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>PAC-MAN WORLD 2<\/strong><br>\nDeveloped by Namco Hometek<br>\nPublished by Namco Hometek<br>\nReleased February 26, 2002<br>\n&#8220;Pac-Man is on a brand new adventure and once again dealing with the pesky Ghost Gang. In Pac-Man World 2, the Ghost Gang has picked the magical fruit from an ancient tree, thereby releasing wicked evils upon Pac-Land. You must guide Pac-Man through six new lands with plenty of amusing surprises. New and improved, this Pac-Man can ice skate, rollerblade, submarine dive, and solve many exciting puzzles. With all-new moves and a zany cast of characters, your Pac-Man heroics will be pushed to its limits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SSX 3<\/strong><br>\nDeveloped by EA Canada<br>\nPublished by EA Sports BIG<br>\nReleased October 21, 2003<br>\n&#8220;Drop in and conquer the massive, living mountain rife with ego-crushing challenges and gravity-bending thrills. SSX 3 returns with more slopes and all-new hazards to overcome including lightning storms, vertical drops, serpentine slopestyle courses and avalanches. Customize your rider&#8217;s clothes, abilities, and moves. Pull off three levels of awesome &#8220;Uber tricks.&#8221; Dominate the mountain, and then test your skills online. It&#8217;s a long way down, so make sure you&#8217;re ready for the challenge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVER THE HEDGE (THE VIDEO GAME)<\/strong><br>\nDeveloped by Edge Of Reality<br>\nPublished by Activision<br>\nReleased May 9, 2006<br>\n&#8220;When a housing development intrudes on their woodland habitat and an opossum is kidnapped by an evil exterminator, three wise-cracking rodents and one very neurotic reptile invade the &#8216;burbs in a quest to rescue their friend. Battle the exterminator and his army of mind-controlled mammals, and save the forest (and your own hide) from the world&#8217;s peskiest critter-man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>L.A. RUSH<\/strong><br>\nDeveloped by Midway Studios Newcastle<br>\nPublished by Midway<br>\nReleased October 10, 2005<br>\n&#8220;Midway brings its Rush racing series to Los Angeles in L.A. Rush. You can steal, upgrade, and race more than 50 different licensed cars from a highly tuned import to exotic racers. As you earn cash in story mode, you can change both the performance of your car or pimp it visually at West Coast Customs. You can also race head-to-head on the tracks that you have unlocked with split-screen multiplayer mode.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PHANTASY STAR UNIVERSE<\/strong><br>\nDeveloped by Sonic Team<br>\nPublished by Sega<br>\nReleased October 24, 2006<br>\n&#8220;Phantasy Star Universe offers two complete RPG experiences &#8211; a single-player action adventure spanning multiple planets, and a robust online multi-player component. The game offers long-time fans the epic experience they have been clamoring for. The solo adventure features more than 40 hours of gameplay, an emotionally engaging story, traditional cut scenes, and strong character development. The title&#8217;s hero is Ethan Waber, a 17-year old cadet intent on saving his sister, who is living on a planet under siege by mysterious life forces called THE SEED. In Online Mode, players are given the opportunity to create their own characters from a range of races, and they get to explore all three planets in the Grarl solar system. Fans can travel with a squad of other adventurers, enter urban sprawls teeming with hundreds of other players, and build their avatars into powerful warriors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TOKYO XTREME RACER: ZERO<\/strong><br>\nDeveloped by Genki<br>\nPublished by Crave Entertainment<br>\nReleased May 29, 2001<br>\n&#8220;No grandstands, no checkered flag&#8211;Tokyo Extreme Racer Zero is just pure head-to-head competition. 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