The Official PlayStation2 Thread

[krazzy]

Welcome everyone to the ThinkDigit forum's official PlayStation2 a.k.a. PS2 thread.

Here you can discuss any thing and every thing related to the console itself, its games and its accessories. Thinking of buying a PS2 for yourself? Have some questions before taking the plunge? Want to know how a particular PS2 game is? Then this is the place to get all your questions answered. Our ever increasing number of PS2 gamers on the forum will be glad to answer all your queries.

It should be noted that NO DISCUSSION RELATED TO MODDING THE PS2 OR ABOUT PIRATED GAMES IS ALLOWED HERE as it is against the forum rules. Any such posts will be ignored and probably deleted by the mods.

I'm requesting all the forum members to post all your PS2 related queries here and NOT to create new threads. Its better to have all PS2 related discussion in one place instead of scattering it all over the forum. It'll help to keep the forum clean.

So everybody, lets get started!

[Xccentricity]

Has anyone here played Okami?

[krazzy]

That game seemed a bit girly, so i didn't buy it . I bought Bully instead. It got a great review from gamespot though.

[GameAddict]

Any recommendations for zombie survival horror games apart from RE series, SH, Obscure, Cold Fear?

GA

[max_demon]

I Am The God Of War . I Will Make You Suffer . None Shall Define Me

[krazzy]

^^ GameAddict, I think those are the best that there is.

max_demon, WTF?!

[Ethan_Hunt]

Originally Posted by GameAddict

Any recommendations for zombie survival horror games apart from RE series, SH, Obscure, Cold Fear?

GA

Try Clock Tower,Forbidden Siren & Fatal Frame series.You could also include The Suffering & it's sequel Ties That Bind to some extent but then again they are psychological horror.

[raksrules]

Is this much touted new PS2 out ow not??

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/28753/New-...arrive-in-2008

http://www.i4u.com/article12618.html

http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Sony_...008_10215.html

http://kotaku.com/gaming/rumor/new-9...008-318094.php

[napster007]

can anyont please suggest some co-op games for me

[m-jeri]

burnout......

[napster007]

^^^is that an FPS co-op?

[m-jeri]

racing sime.....FPS co-op.....i dunno...

[Ethan_Hunt]

@Rak: I have the latest SCPH-9006 series as I mentioned before.It has a white box as opposed to the yellow one for the SCPH-7xxx series.The advantage in this series is that the power cable which used to be via a big power brick in the old SCPH-7xxx seires has been chucked out & has been revamped to a single wire.

@Napster: Try Ratchet series which is perhaps the best platformer for this console.Also try Contra if you liked the old versions.I suppose JAK series also is based on co-op play.

[raksrules]

Originally Posted by allwyndlima

@Rak: I have the latest SCPH-9006 series as I mentioned before.It has a white box as opposed to the yellow one for the SCPH-7xxx series.The advantage in this series is that the power cable which used to be via a big power brick in the old SCPH-7xxx seires has been chucked out & has been revamped to a single wire.

Plz check my updated thread

Where to buy Modded PS2 in Mumbai ?

BTW i did go today the store u mentioned @ borivali and he had PS2s in Yellow and Blue boxes. The blue ones had the slim version which he opened and showed me.

Edit: your statement "the power cable which used to be via a big power brick n the old SCPH-7xxx seires has been chucked out & has been revamped to a single wire" means that now the adaptor is built inside the console, right ? Probably this is the latest version (9XXX...) series i was talking about in the other official thread

[m-jeri]

@all...

u bought one from sony world or grey....

[Ethan_Hunt]

@maj: Grey of course.Now-a-days the original console is no longer restricted to Sony World alone.Infact the store that I got it from stocked the official console retailing for Rs.6,990 but it wasn't pre-modded.So you can get an official console pretty much anywhere.The last I check Alfa had goen original & also Croma has stocked couple of these consoles too.

@Rak: The yellow version too is the slim version itself but the older SCPH-7004 series perhaps.It was being sold at a higer rate than the latest one(blue & white box) for some reason.But anyway don't bother too much about the series but get the blue box one as it has got rid of the clunky power adapter.I also noticed your earlier thread & it mentioned something about Universal M7 chip.That's the mod chip which had been fitted into this PS2.Apparently there were various different modders chip's which had been used before.Each with their own advantages & this is a pretty common version of mod chip which is used.

[krazzy]

I have SCHP-7006 which I bought two years ago. It has a big external power brick. It was pre-modded.

[gaurav_indian]

I bought Smackdown vs Raw 2008.Its really good.

[Ethan_Hunt]

^Yea have to get that too.Felt that all the control system had been screwed up post WWE RVS 2006.Am going to one of my friend's place & hopefully should get Ratchet Deadlocked by this weekend & then co-op GAME ON.

[krazzy]

****. I blew all my money on my phone. Now no money left to buy PS2 games

[raksrules]

today i went to Manish market and there i Was shown the latest one in white box. prices quoted across various shops Was between 6.5 k to 7k (cheaper than borivali). but the probability of getting conned in Manish market are very high and moreover no warranty of any kind is provided here. so finally should i buy from indraprasth, borivali ? should i bargain with the guy to give me the memory card too within the 7.5 k bracket?

[Ethan_Hunt]

It's totally your call buddy.Usually the modded Playstation 2 sold at all locations are pretty stable & last for more than a year or two easily.Unless your luck is very bad & if the dealer has cheated you then perhaps you might be in for trouble.Apart from that doesn't matter much.If you want my advice go for the Indraprastha one as it's pretty near & convenient for you.Plus you can easily take it up to them if the console coughs up with any issues.

These people usually sign on each accessory that you purchase from them.Hence atleast it validates your purchase.They had even signed my free GOW 1 & 2 DVD stating if anything was wrong then I could replace that with another one.Though I didn't fancy much about the disc but I clearly mentioned if there was anything wrong with the actual console then they had it.

If I were you I wouldn't mind paying 500 bucks extra for getting it from a possibly genuine dealer.Then again that's just me.At the end it's your call & money.

@Krazzy: I believe I have got the correct GOW 2 DVD.Hopefully should be able to cross the Great Chasm level.Most of my friend's have got atleast 2-5 DVD's to no luck.Then I asked this shop guy who said he had got the similar issues but then it got replaced with this DVD.It mentions 100% on it's front cover.Did you try it out?

[krazzy]

Is it a pirated disc or genuine one? I have the pirated version. Reaching the great chasm in this one does not trigger the Icarus fight.

Btw how come you got GOW discs free with your console?

[raksrules]

Originally Posted by allwyndlima

It's totally your call buddy.Usually the modded Playstation 2 sold at all locations are pretty stable & last for more than a year or two easily.Unless your luck is very bad & if the dealer has cheated you then perhaps you might be in for trouble.Apart from that doesn't matter much.If you want my advice go for the Indraprastha one as it's pretty near & convenient for you.Plus you can easily take it up to them if the console coughs up with any issues.

These people usually sign on each accessory that you purchase from them.Hence atleast it validates your purchase.They had even signed my free GOW 1 & 2 DVD stating if anything was wrong then I could replace that with another one.Though I didn't fancy much about the disc but I clearly mentioned if there was anything wrong with the actual console then they had it.

If I were you I wouldn't mind paying 500 bucks extra for getting it from a possibly genuine dealer.Then again that's just me.At the end it's your call & money.

@Krazzy: I believe I have got the correct GOW 2 DVD.Hopefully should be able to cross the Great Chasm level.Most of my friend's have got atleast 2-5 DVD's to no luck.Then I asked this shop guy who said he had got the similar issues but then it got replaced with this DVD.It mentions 100% on it's front cover.Did you try it out?

Hey the guy gave u free DVD(s) too with the PS2?
Also did u have to purchase the memory card separately or the (console + Dual shock controller + Memory Card + Game DVD) cost you 7.5 k. Because if you got the DVD and memory card at this price i too can bargain for the same.


Also what else apart from playing games, do you put your PS2's use to ?
Like in, have u installed any media players to play movies(Divx/Xvid) / songs from USB drives. Also whats the purpose of the USB port in the PS2?

[Ethan_Hunt]

@Krazzy: Yep mine too is the *ahem* version but this disc is guaranteed to work on past The Great Chasm level.Apparently this used to be a glitch mainly because the game was originally a Dual Layer based DVD & at that particular level it would switch the layers & hence would have issues with *ahem* copies.I don't know how they got this disc but I have heard it works past that level.I got my free DVD eventually when I asked the guy to bundle both those DVD's.Paying 9k in total for the console & not giving atleast 2 DVD's would have been a total waste.So had to chuck the WWE choice & had to go with these 2 DVD's.

@Rak: The guy gave me only one DVD initially but then I just convinced him to give off 2 DVD's.It just took a bit of bargaining talk here & there but yeah finally got both the DVD's.I got the memory card & the additional controller separately for Rs.500 & Rs.1,000 respectively.

For the time being I purely use my PS2 for games & nothing else.I haven't tried out those PS2 reality media player/SMS Player which claims to play your Divx/Xvid files on your PS2.I am not too keen on it's Divx playback as I have a standalone Divx player which plays all the files just fine.

I just got hold of a huge stack of PS2 games from my friend & found it had ARMax disc in it.So might just try that once for loading some cheats.

The purpose for providing the 2 front USB ports is mainly for connectivity of basic USB devices like USB keyboard,Thumb drives,Portable HDD's,Sony's Eye Toy,USB Headset,Logitech GT Force gaming wheel etc.

[krazzy]

Do you still get pirated games at your place? Cause here in Alfa they've totally stopped selling the *ahem* versions. And the Planet M that has opened near my house not only sells original games but has very poor collection of only around 10 games at a time.

Btw the front USB ports can also be used with pen drives. In GTA4, for example there is a feature to take the purchased cars to scenic locations and then photograph them with the built-in camera function. These photographs can then be saved on pen drives as JPEG files and viewed on PC. It's a very cool feature.

[Rockstar11]

Originally Posted by gaurav_indian

I bought Smackdown vs Raw 2008.Its really good.

tune ps2 kab liya?

[gaurav_indian]

Originally Posted by Rockstar11

tune ps2 kab liya?

[Ethan_Hunt]

Originally Posted by krazzy

Do you still get pirated games at your place? Cause here in Alfa they've totally stopped selling the *ahem* versions. And the Planet M that has opened near my house not only sells original games but has very poor collection of only around 10 games at a time.

Well most of them have stopped but a few stores still stock them.Pricing is high again & like you mentioned very few games choices.But I don't bother much as I have the internet now & that has a larger collection than these people.Plus I have a 2Mbps connection so won't be an issue.

on a side note,congo for you phone.

EDIT: Has anyone played Bully for the PS2? I started it yesterday & for some reason the frame rates seemed to be very poor.Is the game designed in such a way or is my copy crappy? The game is real fun but this bit just concerned me a bit.

[krazzy]

Originally Posted by allwyndlima

Well most of them have stopped but a few stores still stock them.Pricing is high again & like you mentioned very few games choices.But I don't bother much as I have the internet now & that has a larger collection than these people.Plus I have a 2Mbps connection so won't be an issue.

on a side note,congo for you phone.

EDIT: Has anyone played Bully for the PS2? I started it yesterday & for some reason the frame rates seemed to be very poor.Is the game designed in such a way or is my copy crappy? The game is real fun but this bit just concerned me a bit.

PS2 games from the net? I didn't knew that PS2 games can be downloaded from the net too. Btw 2mbps is some serious speed.

Thanks!

I've played Bully but I don't remember any frame rate problems. But it was a long time ago, that I played, so even if it happened, I might've forgotten it.