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This is where Pete keeps resources for games played on home video game consoles like the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and the Sony Playstation (PS). Most, but not all, are Role-Playing Games (RPGs). The Nintendo Game Boy, Game Boy Color (GBC), and Game Boy Advance (GBA) — although handheld and not technically consoles — are covered as well.
Other abbreviations used on this page include:
The files provided here are only for assisting people who legally own or are renting a game:
Most of the links after this point are to external sites. ![[external links nearby]](door_out.png){kind=small}
More information on all of these games, and many many others, is at the GameFAQs.com site.
Most of my information about upcoming releases is from "Game Informer" magazine, so you can probably do better on your own. I use the most recent information that I have available, including dates posted in stores. But in practice, it seems that only Square seems to stick to their announced release dates. Feels like everybody else slips with no warning. It's strange when the strategy guide is out but the game isn't.
Because I sometimes don't update this page for a long time, here are links to some sites that are actively maintained:
Here is a list of places to buy used PS (and often other consoles) games in Orange & Riverside counties in California. Their websites are sometimes useful for news or release dates:
I went and got a Playstation when Final Fantasy VII (FF7) was released, way back around November 1997.
Other RPGs on the PS that I heard good things about at the time were Wild Arms, Vandal Hearts, Persona, and Suikoden. And I'll let you guess which one I heard bad things about… (But I bought it anyway!)
Back then, the PS had been out for a while, and definitely seemed to have the best RPGs available for a then-current console. Time has only proven me right, except for individual titles like "Eternal Arcadia" on other platforms not well-known for RPGs. In the next generation that started appearing in 2001, the rush to faster processors and better graphics in the Xbox, GC and PS2 seems to have left my favorite genre of TBC RPGs mostly behind; except for the PS2…
Here's a list of the PS games that I own, mostly RPGs. Links from company names are to external sites. Any known issues with playing PS games on the PS2 are also shown, from the FAQ found at GameFAQs.com. The list is roughly in chronological order of acquisition:
| Name | Info (Gd column = "have strategy guide book") | Gd |
|---|---|---|
| Persona | Atlus, aka Revelations: Persona | Y |
| Beyond the Beyond | Sony, completed!, TBC, tips file | Y |
| Suikoden | Konami, completed!, TBC, tips & tricks, PS2 TextureSmoothing causes graphics errors in character portraits and sprites | - |
| Carnage Heart | Artdink, mech strategy & programming, not an RPG | |
| Vandal-Hearts | yes there's a dash in there!, Konami, completed!, strategy TBC, combined guide file (74 kB ZIP of 212 kB text file) | - |
| Final Fantasy Tactics | Square, abbreviated as FFT | Y |
| Wild Arms | Sony | Y |
| Final Fantasy VII | Square, ATB | Y |
| Aquanaut's Holiday | Artdink, not an RPG, completed!, my tips | - |
| Ogre Battle | Atlus, a port from the SNES | Y |
| Brigandine | Atlus, TBC strategy | Y |
| Tactics Ogre | Atlus, TBC strategy | Y |
| Breath of Fire III | Capcom, TBC, my "play-in-progress" material | Y |
| Tales of Destiny | Namco, RTC but reviewed as easy | |
| Saga Frontier | Square | Y |
| Azure Dreams | Konami, TBC | |
| Kartia: The Word of Fate | Atlus, TBC strategy | Y |
| Xenogears | Square, great music!, PS2 FastLoad may cause freezeup during very first battle with Deus on disc 2. | Y |
| Playstation Underground JAMPACK Summer '99 | Sony, just for the demo of "Elmo's Letter Journey" to check out for Drew | |
| Legend of Legaia | Sony, TBC, completed!, Legend of Legaia demo FAQ page | Y |
| Guardian's Crusade | Activision | |
| Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete | Working Designs | Y |
| Final Fantasy VIII | Square | Y |
| Monsterseed | Sunsoft, TBC, my "play-in-progress" material (title is one word on box, but the company used 2 words) | - |
| Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu | Crave | Y |
| Grandia | Game Arts/Sony, speed-based turns? | Y |
| Thousand Arms | Atlus, has a bonus CD offer that's worth sending away for if you have a PC, hybrid combat turn-based with real-time cancel | |
| Master of Monsters: Disciples of Gaia | Agetec, reviewed as crappy and buggy by gamers, a port from Sega Genesis, TBS | |
| Vandal-Hearts II | this is what the case and manual call it! Konami | Y |
| Suikoden II | Konami, good thing I still have my Suikoden saves, TBC just like the first | Y |
| Air Combat | not an RPG, but I got it for a great price! | |
| Got a GameShark and a DexDrive now that the PS2 is out in Japan. | ||
| Saga Frontier 2 | Square, sequel rule applies | Y |
| Rugrats: Search for Reptar | not an RPG - it's for Drew, I swear! | |
| Final Fantasy Anthology | Square, FF 5 and 6 in Japan, port from the SNES plus FMV, both ATB. Sony reports this has trouble running on PS2; FFV menu screens look jumbled but should still work. | Y |
| Wild Arms 2 | Sony, TBC, internal references to title "Wild Arms 2nd Ignition" remain. Small thanks to Sony for sending me the demo weeks after I bought the game used! | Y |
| Front Mission 3 | Square, mech strategy, I played the demo included with Vagrant Story | |
| Chocobo's Dungeon 2 | Square, hybrid turn-based RPG (every time you move, they move), the word "Mysterious" was apparently in the middle of only the Japanese title | Y |
| Koudelka | Infogrames/SNK/Sacnoth (actually former Square employees), survival horror RPG with TBC, nice graphics but I still can't accept Koudelka's miniskirt as period for 1898 | Y |
| Vanguard Bandits | Working Designs (at least they released it the same year they initially promised!), mech strategy TBC RPG, Japanese title "Epica Stella," working title "Detonator Gauntlet", hardcover strategy guide, comes with demo disc for Lunar 2, PS2 TextureSmoothing causes trails behind mechs in battle | Y |
| Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure | Atlus, introductory-level TBC RPG, completed! | - |
| Monster Rancher Battle Card: Episode II | Tecmo, improved over Game Boy release, lets you read your CDs to get skill cards | |
| RPG Maker | Agetec, can trade art & designs with a DexDrive. this showed up used real quick - maybe it isn't as good as I thought. | |
| Chrono Cross | Square, sequel to Chrono Trigger, ATB?, reported FMV framerate "hiccups" with PS2 FastLoad. | Y |
| Valkyrie Profile | Enix, RPG with 2D platform action, won a Japanese Playstation 2000 award from Sony for best story/scenario | Y |
| (Play with the) Teletubbies | another one for Drew, now with its own FAQ! | |
| Playstation Mouse: Got one of these only because it would be helpful if I ever do anything with RPG Maker. Based on the difficulty of finding one, some other people had the same idea! | ||
| Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete | I commend Working Designs for doing things right, but keeping delivery date promises also helps you stay in business. Package includes 3 game CDs + 1 soundtrack CD + 1 "making of" video CD + hardcover manual + paper map + metallic pendant in drawstring bag + 17 cardboard standups (last 3 items in a decorated "omake" box - whew!); pre-orders also got a Ghaleon "punching" puppet. Bugs in demo are fixed in the game. TBC. | |
| Final Fantasy IX | Square, 4 CDs, one magazine called it best RPG of the year for 2000, ATB | Y |
| Breath of Fire IV | Capcom, Ryu and Nina are back with what feels like minor tweaks to the BOF3 engine | Y |
| Persona 2: Eternal Punishment | Atlus, only Japanese release was planned at first but Atlus requested feedback re a US release and apparently got enough! TBC | Y |
| Saiyuki: Journey West | Koei, a light-hearted TBC strategy RPG of the Chinese legend, completed; my notes | |
| Final Fantasy Chronicles | Square, Final Fantasy IV (was 6 in Japan) and Chrono Trigger, another port from the SNES plus FMV | Y |
| Eternal Eyes | Sunsoft/Crave, TBC strategy RPG delayed by Sunsoft US collapse, poor reviews | |
| Torneko: the Last Hope | Enix, light-hearted action RPG with randomized dungeons and claymation appearance, offshoot of Dragon Warrior series (Dragon Quest in Japan)(Torneco was a merchant in DQ/W IV), originally "Torneco's Great Adventure 2" | |
| Dragon Warrior VII | Enix, rumored delayed to ensure PS2 compatibility, TBC | |
| Arc the Lad Collection | Working Designs, was $75 retail!, first game of 4 is very short, combat like Rhapsody (move squares, turn-based) | |
| Battle Hunter | another $10 A1/Tommo release, strategy puzzle/cards RPG, you should rent first, reviewed "boring" "too much luck" | |
| Dragon Tales Dragon Seek | one for Drew | |
| Bob the Builder: Can We Fix It? | again for Drew | |
| Sesame Street Sports | another one for Drew | |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories | Konami, card battles with campaign storyline, for both me and Drew | |
| Digimon Digital Card Battle | Bandai, rare compared to other Digimon titles, another card battle strategy game | |
| Final Fantasy Origins | Square Enix, Final Fantasy & FF II, add CG intros and quicksaves and more scenes and 3D field map for airships and Easy mode and dash movement, enhance graphics and sound over Famicom (NES) release. | |
| Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth | Atlus, 3D tactical simulation RPG like FFT, reviewed as boring and discouraging large parties | |
| Goofy's Fun House | for Drew | |
| Spyro the Dragon Collector's Edition | another one (three actually) for Drew | |
| Mega Man Legends | action RPG for Drew | |
| Digimon World 3 | Bandai, TBC RPG | |
| 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure | for Drew | |
Playstation 2 (PS2), Nintendo GameCube (GC), Dreamcast (DC) or Xbox (Xb) stuff of interest to me, but PS2 stuff has probably been moved further down to other tables:
| Name | Info |
|---|---|
| RELEASED | |
| Evolution 2 | Ubi Soft, for DC, RPG, sequel to stinker "Evolution", (practically) "no random dungeons this time", released July 2000? |
| Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber | Atlus, for N64, more strategic than other Ogre Battle titles (no time-consuming tactical combat). Almost the only decent TBC RPG or strategy title for N64. |
| Skies of Arcadia | RPG for DC, US release renamed from Japanese "Eternal Arcadia" |
| Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragonbone Staff | 3DO, for PS2, mystical strategy RPG is a copy of "King's Bounty" on PC (if I can find mine, I don't want this) |
| Record of Lodoss War | SVG, for DC, RPG with lots of puzzles, once promised for PS2 but on DC instead |
| Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage | THQ, nearly the only TBC RPG for N64, fully 3D with no loading delays |
| Skies of Arcadia Legends | Sega, for GC, port of "Skies of Arcadia"/"Eternal Arcadia" from DC plus new material & tweaks, but not enough for me to get a GC |
| Advance Wars: Dual Strike | Nintendo DS, TBS with some time limits and use of second screen |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | GC |
| NOT RELEASED YET | |
| un-named Justice League of America game(s) | Midway, for PS2 and maybe others, "the old DC comic standby looks to be getting the full 3D treatment" (fighter or adventure?) |
| un-named Thunderbirds game | SCI Entertainment Group, for PS2, "3D action/strategy title that will use the old Thunderbird vehicles with missions based on classic episodes" of the old puppet-based TV show |
| Princess Maker Collection | Generation X, for DC in Japan, compilation of Princess Maker 1 and 2 announced, with video of PM4 on the game disc |
| Shin Megami Tensei card game, possibly "Digital Devil Stories" | Atlus, artwork from Revelations/Persona series, for unknown platform possibly Game Boy |
| The Rhapsody of Zephyr | SoftMax, for DC, strategy RPG with Japan release in 1/01, a port of a Korean PC title, unknown if Sega dropping DC will allow this to ever show up in US |
| Evolution Worlds | Ubi Soft, GC, less-than-outstanding TBC RPG follow-up to the 2 DC Evolution titles, 12/2002 |
| Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution | Sega, for GC, PSO with TBC card battles, on/off-line, link with GBA?, early 2004 |
Playstation 2 (PS2) stuff that I've got, in alphabetical order.
| Name | Info (Gd column = "have Guidebook") | Gd |
|---|---|---|
| Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia | Nippon Ichi & Gust & Banpresto, PS2, TBC (mostly) RPG, easy difficulty | |
| Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana | Nippon Ichi & Gust, PS2, TBC RPG, finally one of this series in NA! | |
| Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny | Nippon Ichi & Gust, PS2, TBC RPG | Y |
| Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits | Sony, TBC with tactical movement RPG, demo disc available, completed; my notes | Y |
| Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter | Capcom, could be considered BOF V, full 3D for characters and environments, TBC (yay!) with some real-time twists | Y |
| Culdcept | NEC, card/board | |
| Disgaea: Hour of Darkness | Atlus & Nippon Ichi Software, TBS/RPG | Y |
| Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories | Atlus & Nippon Ichi Software, TBS/RPG like Disgaea | |
| Dog's Life | be a dog in kid-level action RPG, completed! | |
| Dragon Quest VIII | Square Enix, demo disk for pre-orders, dropped "Dragon Warrior" series name previously used in NA, includes an FF12 demo, completed! | Y |
| Duel Masters | Atari, based on the CCG, TBC or RTC | Y |
| Dynasty Tactics | Koei, tactical/strategic, probably not as good as DT2 | |
| Dynasty Tactics 2 | Koei, tactical/strategic | |
| Everblue 2 | Capcom, a scuba RPG, like Aquanaut's Holiday with quests and dungeons | |
| Eye Toy: Play | action for Drew with USB camera | |
| Final Fantasy X | Square, TBC like Grandia | Y |
| Final Fantasy X-2 | Square, FF X sequel, possibly more platforming & action RPG than FF X? | |
| Front Mission 4 | Square, mech TBC with better graphics than FM3, demo disc made | Y |
| Future Tactics: The Uprising | TBC with precise button-pushing for targetting | |
| Gladius | LucasArts, PS2 Xbox GC, 1 to 4-player strategy/RPG, turn-based movement but button-pushing like Legend of Dragoon (which I think I can play without) | |
| Grandia II | Ubi Soft, on DC & PS2 & PC (but don't try under Windows XP!), fully 3D, up to 4 players in party, SM reviewed as "cookie cutter" and too short although excellent graphics and combat, hybrid TBC/RTC, some FMV added for the PC and PS2 but basically a Dreamcast port | Y |
| Grandia III | Square Enix, RPG | |
| Grandia Xtreme | Enix, lots of dungeon crawling with the Grandia battle system | Y |
| Growlanser Generations | Working Designs, PS2, part of a hardcore RPG series from Atlus Japan, includes "II" and "III", $50 or $90 for deluxe ed. | |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 3D action/platformer for Drew | |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | 3D action/platformer for Drew | |
| Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask | slow TBC RPG | |
| Jade Coccoon 2 | Ubi Soft, monster breeder RPG w/ indirect control of your monsters | |
| Kingdom Hearts | Square, platforming & action RPG with both FF and Disney characters, for Drew | Y |
| La Pucelle: Tactics | Nippon Ichi Software, TBS | |
| Legaia 2: Duel Saga | Sony of Japan/Prokion/Fresh Games, "Legaia Duel Saga" in Japan, like Legend of Legaia, adds "Variable Arts" tandem moves | Y |
| Lego Star Wars | LucasArt, 3D platformer & shooter for Drew | |
| Lego Star Wars II | LucasArt, 3D platformer & shooter for Drew | |
| Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | 3D action/platformer for Drew, completed but we needed an autofire controller | |
| Lord of the Rings: The Third Age | EA, TBC RPG, completed but I still can't get 100% completion | Y |
| Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color | Taito/Tommo, "Mario Paint/Monster Rancher/Pokemon hybrid", got for Drew | |
| Makai Kingdom | Nippon Ichi Software, TBS but movement not grid-based | Y |
| Metal Saga | Atlus, TBC RPG with tanks and dog-mounted bazookas! | |
| MS Saga: A New Dawn | Bandai, Mobile Suit Gundam TBC RPG | |
| Neopets: The Darkest Faerie | for Drew, 3D action adventure RPG w/ RTC, Neopets site | |
| Okage: Shadow King | "Evil King" has taken over hero's shadow, TBC | |
| Phantom Brave | Nippon Ichi Software, TBS but movement not grid-based | Y |
| Piglet's Big | platformer for Drew | |
| Ratchet & Clank | platformer for Drew | |
| Ring of Red | Konami, real-time tactical / turn-based strategic for PS2, alternate history of partitioned Japan with 1960s internal-combustion mecha, reviews suggest renting it to see if you think the combat is slow/repetitive | |
| Road Trip | first auto racing RPG in ChoroQ series | |
| Romancing SaGa | Square Enix, has gotten terrible reviews for gameplay and was quickly discounted (like Unlimited SaGa) | Y |
| RPG Maker II | USB keyboard recommended, completed sample game | Y |
| RPG Maker 3 | Supposedly easier to use than "II", more realistic 3D | |
| Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga | Atlus, sci-fi setting, RPG, demons, first in "Avatar Tuner" series | |
| Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 | Atlus, sci-fi setting, RPG, demons, "Avatar Tuner" series, aka DDS2 | |
| Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne | Atlus, typical SMT series post-apocalyptic RPG with demons, guest appearance by "Dante" | Y |
| Shrek 2 | 1 or 2-player platformer for Drew | |
| Sonic Heroes | also for Drew | |
| Spyhunter | the arcade game that I never could afford to play enough when I was a kid, updated into 2½D | |
| Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly | platformer for Drew | |
| Stella Deus | Atlus, tactical RPG | |
| Suikoden III | Konami, "classically styled RPG", 3D TBC that's trickier than earlier entries | |
| Suikoden IV | Konami, RPG TBC, doesn't have "required 2-person attack" as in III, got demo | Y |
| Suikoden Tactics | Konami, TBS, reviewed as lackluster | Y |
| Suikoden V | Konami, RPG | Y |
| Unlimited SaGa | Square Enix, follow-up for SaGa Frontier 2, hand-drawn graphics, TBC; reviewed as confusing interface, board-game movement, hackneyed plot | |
| War of the Monsters | Sony, monster action, computer said to be unfair, way too many button combinations for Drew or I to remember | |
| Wild Arms 3 | Sony | Y |
| Wild Arms 4 | Filagia again... | Y |
| Wild Arms: Alter code: F | Agetec, remake of first Wild Arms, but maybe not improved enough | |
| Wizardry: Tales of the Forsaken Land | Atlus, RPG with TBC in the moldy Wizardry style plus combos, real-time movement | |
| Xenosaga: Episode I - Der Wille Zur Macht | Monolith Soft/Namco, that means "Will to Power" in German, spiritual sequel to Xenogears, planned 1st of 6 parts, TBC | Y |
| Xenosaga: Episode II - Jenseits von Gut und Boese | Monolith Soft/Namco, that means "Beyond Good and Evil" in German, spiritual sequel to Xenogears, planned 2nd of 6 parts, TBC, pre-orders got Xenosaga FMV DVD | Y |
| Xenosaga: Episode III - Also Sprach Zarathustra | Monolith Soft/Namco, subtitle is another Nietzche reference, spiritual sequel to Xenogears, final release to cut planned series short, TBC | Y |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist of Roses | PS2, more complicated than Forbidden Memories on PS without much better graphics | |
Playstation 2 (PS2) stuff of interest to me:
| Name | Info (Gd column = "have Guidebook") | Gd |
|---|---|---|
| ALREADY RELEASED | ||
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 3D action/platformer for Drew, but we're bogged down in "Chamber of Secrets" for now; 2005-11-09 on everything | |
| Eye Toy: Play 2 | exercise action for Drew if he's interested | |
| Grafiti Kingdom | like "Magic Pengel" but RTC, for Drew if he's interested | |
| Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigino Dungeon | Namco, for PS2, RPG like "Chocobo's Dungeon 2" or Torneko, so I'll pass on this one for now | |
| NOT RELEASED YET (Scheduled Release) | ||
| Final Fantasy XII | Square announced for PS2 and PC, "more standard RPG" with full PlayOnline support, 2006-10-31 | |
| NOT RELEASED YET (Unknown Release) | ||
| One/Fourth | From Software, whimsical strategic RPG according to DailyRadar.com which expects it in 2001 | |
| Lunar 3 | Working Designs, so probably never | |
| Angel's Present: Marl Kingdom Story | Nippon Ichi Software, January 2001 Japan, previous title in series was "Rhapsody" in US, many short sub-quests | |
| Velvet File | Dazz, mech strategy RPG (like Front Mission 3) taking place in a military-controlled Japan in 2002, JP release 8/00, EU release 12/01 named "Robot Warlords", no NA release? | |
| Seven: The Cavalry of Molmorth | Namco, for PS2, RPG announced, graphics similar to SaGa Frontier II, but gameplay too simple in Japanese version. | |
| Spectral Force: Generation of Chaos | Idea Factory, for PS2, simulation RPG with 3 main characters, expect Japan release first half 2001 | |
| Sakura Taisen 3 | for DC, Japan release delayed to spring 2001, but US release will probably be Sakura Wars for PS2 | |
| Tokimeki Memorial 3 | Konami, for PS2, Japan release of this dating simulation game sometime in 2001, fully 3D with 2D animated cut scenes. another title related to this franchise also coming out in 2001 on PS2 too. | |
| Fengshin Yanyi | Koei, PS2, in development, action RPG? | |
| Skies of Arcadia Legends | Sega, GC first, PS2 in 2003, ports from DC | |
| Hundred Swords | possible for PS2, port from DC, online play planned | |
| Chrono Break | Square announced follow-up for Chrono Cross, on PS2, sometime after FF12 | |
| Phantasy Star Collection | Sega, Japan starting summer 2003 with Phantasy Star, Phantasy Star II, Phantasy Star IV: End of the Millenium, already out for GBA (1, II, III) | |
| Final Fantasy XIII | Square, not started yet | |
Have two for Drew and I. Titles in alphabetical order.
| Name | Info (Gd column = "have Guidebook") | Gd |
|---|---|---|
| HAVE | ||
| Advance Wars | GBA, strategy | |
| Advance Wars 2 | Nintendo, strategy, sequel with a few twists to make it harder | |
| Breath of Fire | Capcom | |
| Breath of Fire II | Capcom | |
| Demikids: Light Version | Atlus, also "Dark" version, RPG, appears TBC, based on Shin Megami Tensei/Digital Devil Stories/Revelations: Persona series | |
| Dragon Warrior I & II | Enix, GBC title | |
| Dragon Warrior III | Enix, GBC title | |
| Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi's Journey or Tara's Adventure | Enix, GBC title, I got "Cobi's" | Y (partial) |
| Duel Masters: Sempai Legends | Atari, based on base set of CCG | |
| Duel Masters: Kaijudo Showdown | Atari, based on the CCG, TBC like Sempai Legends with more cards (actually more than "Duel Masters" on PS2) | Y |
| Final Fantasy Tactics Advance | Square, can link with GC | Y |
| Fire Emblem | strategy RPG, irreversible combat death, was "Tear Ring Saga" or "Emblem Saga" in Japan? | Y |
| Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones | GBA, another in "Fire Emblem" series | Y |
| Golden Sun | THE original RPG for the GBA | Y |
| Golden Sun: The Lost Age | sequel | Y |
| Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! | GBC, for Drew, right? | |
| Hamtaro: Ham Ham Heartbreak | GBA, Drew still hasn't finished the first one, but I got it anyway | |
| Harry Potter & The Sorceror's Stone | get GBA version, NOT GBC if you're playing on a GBA | |
| Onimusha Tactics | GBA, TBC tactical strategy | |
| Phantasy Star Collection | GBA, first 3 titles of the old Sega RPG series | |
| The Polar Express | GBA, platformer I think, present for Drew | |
| Pokémon Crystal | sort of Gold plus Silver, GBC | Y |
| Pokémon Emerald | Nintendo/Game Freak, are there now more titles in this series or Yu-Gi-Oh? | Y Y |
| Pokémon Fire Red or Leaf Green | Nintendo/Game Freak, another rehash for the GBA, 1-2 players | Y Y |
| Pokémon Yellow (Pikachu edition) | sort of Red plus Blue, Game Boy/GBC | |
| Pokémon Ruby or Sapphire | Nintendo/Game Freak, the venerable franchise upgraded for the GBA, 1-2 players | Y Y |
| rebelstar: Tactical Command | Namco, X-Com designers do a light TBS on GBA. Strategy guide also covers "Sigma Star Saga", a side-scrolling shooter RPG. | Y |
| Revelations: The Demon Slayer | Atlus, GBC | |
| Riviera: The Promised Land | Atlus, RPG | |
| Robopon 2 Cross or Ring version | Atlus, I got Cross, Ring is easier | |
| Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon | Atlus, GBA, strategy RPG | |
| Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics | TBS, for some reason I found a new copy for $5 so why not? | |
| Zoids: Legacy | Atari, GBA, RPG, best played by Zoids fans as there's quite a lot of Engrish, completed page of Zi Data page of DBase information downloadable 141 kB ZIP of my Microsoft® Access™ 2000 database for this game | |
| WANT | ||
| Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars | Konami, TBS | |
| Final Fantasy IV | Square | |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | practically identical to SNES version unless you link multiple copies, action/RPG, for Drew maybe | |
| Lufia: The Legend Returns | Natsume was supposed to release this mid-1999 in US on PS as "Lufia III: Ruins Chaser", instead it was on GBC in 2001. Get this only after finishing the other Lufia title, and want to take a step backward. | |
| Lufia: The Ruins of Lore | Atlus, 1-4 player RPG with some platforming? | |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters | GBA, 1-2 player strategy, AI reviewed as dumber as game progresses | |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Eternal Duelist Soul | GBA, I'll wait on this one until Drew can read better | |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Stairway to the Destined Duel | GBA, Konami, Ahhh! make them stop! | |
| WANT BUT NOT RELEASED YET | ||
| Earthbound series | Nintendo of Japan cancelled Earthbound 2 (known as Mother 3 in Japan) after the failure of the Nintendo 64DD in Japan. Mother 1+2 (2 was "Earthbound" on the SNES) are now coming out for the GBA, Mother 3 is in the works, and Earthbound Zero (prequel to series) may be finally released in NA. No announced NA releases, but we can hope. | |
| Wizardry: The Summoning | Natsume, adds a Summoner class, probably cancelled since it disappeared off the website in 2004, or is it now "Wizardry Summoner" from Taito 2005-03-31 for PS2 in Japan? | |
Games that I won't own or play or buy, because I don't like being forced to mash buttons as fast as possible or make precise jumps. And with a little kid underfoot, it's too easy to make a mistake or lose your concentration, and lose the game. Most of these are here just to remind me not to buy a game or the guide for it.
| Name | Info |
|---|---|
| RELEASED | |
| Alundra, Alundra 2 | PS, Working Designs, RTC action RPG |
| Animal Crossing | GameCube, Nintendo, like The Sims but real-time, can trade between players and link to GBA; I didn't like Harvest Moon so no thanks! |
| Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance | PS2, RTC |
| BMX XXX | Xbox PS2 GC, originally "Dave Mirra BMX XXX", features female nudity and FMV of strippers; only because I don't want to mash buttons to see what I can find on the net for free |
| The Bouncer | PS2, Square, not a good fighter or an RTC RPG |
| CIMA: The Enemy | GBA, Natsume, action RPG |
| Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse | PS2, action Diablo-type realtime RPG |
| Dark Cloud | PS2, real-time RPG with Georama |
| Dark Cloud 2 | PS2, more/better RTC action/RPG plus inventions |
| Darkstone | PS, $10 retail, RTC action RPG |
| Dead or Alive 2, DoA 3 | PS2, Tecmo, sorry I don't do fighters, although it's fun to watch others play |
| Dead or Alive Extreme Beach Volleyball | Xbox, topless mode and see-thru bikinis possible; see BMX XXX |
| Deus Ex | PS2, FPS/RPG |
| Digimon World | Bandai, monster breeder strategy RPG, a review warns that it starts off slow. very little control in RTC, only one monster at a time. |
| Digimon World 2 | Bandai, more/better than Digimon World, reviewed as slow and boring |
| .hack series | Bandai, RTC (w/pause, but annoying camera) free-roaming emulation of a MMORPG, call it "dot hack". Vol. 1: Infection, Vol. 2: Mutation, Vol. 3: Outbreak, Vol. 4: Quarantine |
| Dragon Valor | PS, RTC action RPG, reviewed as "slow, easy, only 1 spell useful, graphics suck" |
| Drakan: The Ancients' Gates | PS2, action adventure |
| Drakengard | Enix, action RPG for PS2 |
| Dual Hearts | PS2, action platformer RPG |
| The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind | Xbox, another huge free-roaming RTC RPG |
| Enter the Matrix | Infogrames, for PS2, Xb, GC, PC; action |
| Ephemeral Fantasia | PS2, Konami, "Reiselied" in Japan, real-time throughout, requires you to keep time-critical appointments on first day |
| Eternal Ring | PS2, action RPG |
| Evergrace | PS2, Agetec, action RPG |
| EverQuest Online Adventures | PS2, Sony, RTC MMORPG, online only, ugly graphics, even more action-oriented than the PC version, need a USB keyboard |
| Eye of the Beholder | GBA, bad implementation of AD&D RPG |
| Fable | Microsoft/Lionhead, for Xbox, action RPG |
| Fear Effect 2 | PS, the closest thing to H on a US PS, but action/adventure |
| Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles | GC may need GBA too, Square, RTC action RPG |
| Final Fantasy XI | Square, PC & PS2 (extra $ includes hard drive) MMORPG |
| Forever Kingdom | PS2, Agetec/Tommo/From Software, real-time action/RPG, sort-of-sequel to Evergrace |
| Granstream Saga | PS, RTC action RPG |
| Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life | GC, Natsume, more farming life simulation in 3D, link to GBA title "HM: Friends of Mineral Town" |
| Harvest Moon: Back to Nature | PS, Natsume, "farmer" action RPG |
| Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland | PS2, Natsume, more farming RPG/life simulation in 3D! run away! |
| Haven: Call of the King | PS2, Midway, 3D action platformer |
| Ico | PS2, action puzzler / 3-D platformer |
| Kessen | Koei/Electronic Arts, launch title for PS2, real-time strategy |
| Kessen 2 | Koei, for PS2, magic spells like Tornadoes and Lightning added to real-time strategy engine |
| Kingdom Hearts & KH II | PS2, Square & Disney, real-time engine, action/platformer RPG |
| King's Field (any in series) | PS or PS2, RTC action adventure/RPG |
| The Legend of Alon D'Ar | PS2, action/RPG with RTC |
| Legend of Dragoon | PS, requires real-time button-pushing to get higher damage |
| Legend of Mana | Square, PS, RTC action RPG, very nonlinear progress, on PS2 opening movie too fast with FastLoad |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | for GC, action/RPG |
| Legion: The Legend of Excalibur | Midway, for PS2, planned as Arthurian 3D role-playing & strategy, but released as RTC |
| Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | PS2, pretty mindless action |
| Lost Kingdoms (& LK II) | Gamecube, Activision, card-based action/RPG, RTC |
| Lunar Legend | actually "Lunar: Silver Star Story" as seen on Genesis & PS, crunched to fit the GBA |
| Magna Carta: Tears of Blood | Atlus, RPG RTC, 2005-11-08? |
| Maximo: Ghosts to Glory | PS2, Capcom, action adventure |
| Metal Dungeon | Xbox, hybrid RT/TBC (default action per class, RTC while you change it) RPG with bland textures, random dungeons, lacking story |
| Mister Mosquito | PS2, Fresh Games (Eidos), "Ka" in Japan, "action" bug simulation, screenshots tout female skin but it's rated T… |
| Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front | PS2, Bandai, action/strategy |
| Monster Rancher 3 | Tecmo, loads DVDs as well as CDs now, supposedly easier than earlier ones |
| Monster Rancher 4 | Tecmo, loads DVDs and CDs, train multiple monsters, build your ranch, overall more trainer/monster interaction |
| Mystic Heroes | GC, looked like an RPG at E3 2002, but it's just action |
| Orphen | PS2, real-time adventure |
| Otogi: Myth of Demons | From Software, for Xbox, action RPG |
| Phantasy Star Online (Version/Episode I & II) | Sega, originally for DC, ported to or in progress for GC Xb & PC but not Sony. I didn't like the PC demo. |
| "the first Playboy video game" | Arush Entertainment, for PS2, Xb & PC, "put you in the slippers of Hugh Hefner as you build the Playboy empire from the ground up"; reviewed as Sims-like, repetitive and just breasts |
| Radiata Stories | PS2, RTC |
| Robot Alchemic Drive | PS2, Enix, action, remote control a giant robot that could accidentally squash you |
| Shadow of Destiny | PS2, real-time adventure |
| Shadow Hearts | PS2, Midway/Aruze/Sacnoth (did Koudelka), RPG, semi-sequel to Koudelka, requires real-time button pushing like Legend of Dragoon |
| Shadow Madness | PS, Crave, RTC |
| Shadow Tower | PS, Agetec, action adventure/RPG of "King's Field" ilk |
| Shining Force NEO | PS2, RTC |
| STAR OCEAN The Second Story | PS, Enix/Sony, RTC |
| Star Ocean: Til the End of Time | PS2, Tri-Ace/Enix, RTC |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | LucasArts & Bioware, for Xbox & PC, RPG with driving & track shooting levels |
| Sudeki | for Xbox, action RPG with RTC; a title just begging for sick jokes |
| Summoner | PS2, THQ, RPG with detailed history and characters, RTC; "Summoner: The Prophecy" on GC |
| Summoner 2 | PS2, THQ/Volition, RTC RPG follow-up to the PS2 launch title; "Summoner: A Goddess Reborn" on GC |
| Sword of Mana | GBA, Square, remake of "Final Fantasy Adventure" for Game Boy, RTC |
| Tales of Destiny II | PS, Namco, RTC tougher than previous one |
| Tales of Symphonia | GC, Square Enix, RTC |
| Threads of Fate | PS, Square, action RPG with RTC and platforming, distinctive anime style |
| Tsugunai: Atonement | PS2, Atlus, RTC RPG, one character possessing others, 30+ hardly interlocking scenarios in one small town |
| Ys: The Ark of Napishtim | PS2, Konami, action RPG |
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| Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II | GBA, RTC like predecessor |
| Farnation | massively online RPG by Sega for Xbox |
| Fear Effect: Inferno | Eidos, PS2, sexy, but action/fighter/puzzler |
| Gaia Blade | Xbox, in development, action RPG |
| The Hand of The Red Sword | Sega, for DC, work-in-progress real-time strategy/simulation/RPG like Command and Conquer |
| Legend of Dragoon 2 | PS2, Sony, in development, probably requires real-time button-pushing to get higher damage like original |
| True Fantasy Live Online | MMORPG for Xbox 360? |
| The Unseen | Xbox Spring 2003, Tremor Entertainment, 3rd person action/adventure |
| Virtua Fighter Quest | GameCube, Sega, RPG/adventure with every Virtua Fighter character |
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