Best Games by Popularity

Fugitive Hunter's lousy execution makes it impossible to recommend, especially when there are better shooters available on the PS2. Read the Review

TimeSplitters focuses on its extremely strong multiplayer elements and delivers a first-person shooter that is as addictive as any other console-based FPS. Read the Review

Although Red Faction rarely outstrips the games it draws inspiration from, the fact that there are times when it shows them up at all is pretty impressive. Read the Review

Medal of Honor Frontline is one of those games that will surprise PlayStation 2 owners by dazzling them with terrific gameplay, visual flair, and some of the best sound yet heard on Sony's console. Read the Review

Return to Castle Wolfenstein has always been a pretty uninteresting single-player game, and without solid multiplayer to cushion the blow, the PlayStation 2 version of the game is a real failure. Read the Review

Fans of the Stargate SG-1 TV series can now experience the science-fiction universe in The Alliance--a new action game from Namco.

The next installment in the long-running World War II shooter series will follow a group of paratroopers. Read the Review

Everything that's good about The Operative: No One Lives Forever is simply overshadowed by the frustration you are subjected to without having a quick save. Read the Review

Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force is a fairly by-the-book first-person shooter given depth by the Star Trek mythos. Read the Review

Soldier of Fortune promises "action movie" gameplay and delivers. Read the Review

Half-Life for the PS2 is a gripping combination of superb story design, sly artificial intelligence, taut combat sequences, and logical puzzles. Read the Review

Quake III Revolution makes do with what it has to work with and manages to put on a pretty good show. Read the Review

Broadband-enabled PS2 owners will find that Tribes Aerial Assault is a fun, tactics-oriented online first-person shooter with some impressive technical features. Read the Review