Classic PlayStation Games You Can’t Miss Out On
Burnout
2001-2008
Okay, we are going to cheat by going for a series rather than a single game, but only because just one game from this brilliant racing series is still available and it is the Burnout Paradise. The original Burnout first amped the racing game with its killer combo of high speeds, traffic-dodging and spectacular crashes, and by 2005’s Burnout Revenge it was perfected. Burnout Paradise then went the extra mile by taking the action open world.
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
2001
Between Crash Bandicoot and Uncharted, Naughty Dog created a brilliant series of PS2 platformers that owed as much to The Legend Of Zelda as they did Mario. In the first, Jak, a sci-fi elf, and his buddy Daxter, a long-eared, weasel-like critter, explore the game’s lush open world in search of mysterious, ancient technology. There is plenty of platforming, fighting, and even racing to be done. While the rest of the trilogy takes a different turn, the quality never takes a dive.
Crash Bandicoot
1996
Naughty Dog built its reputation on this early PlayStation blockbuster, showing that it wasn’t just Nintendo that could make a 3D platform game work. In fact, the first Crash Bandicoot mixed conventional 2D levels with crazy 3D chase sequences, but the speed of the action and the game’s outrageous cartoon style made it an early must-have for the console. Two further platform games a kart racer followed, and they are all worth playing.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
1997
Just when the biggest names in games were obsessed with making their blockbusters work in 3D, Konami decided to use the power of PlayStation to make one incredibly ambitious 2D game. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a vampire-hunting epic, set in a sprawling shifting castle full of wonders. New powers unlock new areas and allow you to battle even more challenging monsters in a game that is still influencing modern hits like Dead Cells and Hollow Knight.
Wipeout
1995
Tekken and Crash Bandicoot were something else, but nothing defined PlayStation more than Wipeout. A stupidly fast, incredibly intense sci-fi racing game, it featured stomach-churning roller coaster tracks and a soundtrack crammed with the coolest electronic dance music of the time. This made Wipeout irresistible to everyone from 10 to 30, even though the difficulty level was as fierce as they come. The series has reappeared on every PlayStation since.
Okami
2006
Launching just as the PS3 was released, Okami proved the PS2 still had some gas in the tank. It is a stunning Japanese adventure, where the ink and paper graphics aren’t just for show – you fight the game’s monsters with swiping brushstrokes across the screen, while you know areas of the world are cured of demonic infection when they blossom into colour. With its mystic mutt hero, oddball characters and magical landscapes, this is the best Zelda that Nintendo ever made.
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Keywords: PlayStation, Crash Bandicoot, Wipeout, Okami, Gaming.
