The 10 BEST PS2 3D Platformers

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Published 2023-03-18
Nintendo may be the King, but the PlayStation 2 still had some great platformers. For this list, we'll be looking at our favorite PS2 games that let us jump, slide, and explore a world full of physics-defying double jumps and all manner of colorful baddies standing in your way. Our list includes “Sly 2: Band of Thieves” (2004), “I-Ninja” (2003), “Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy” (2001), “Maximo: Ghosts to Glory” (2001), and more! Did we miss a great 3D platformer on the PS2? Jump on down to the comments and let us know your favorites.

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All Comments (21)
  • Naughty Dog and Insomniac had a rivalry in the PS1 era with Crash Bandicoot on one side and Spyro the Dragon on the other. The competition continued into the PS2 era with Jak & Daxter for Naughty Dog and Ratchet & Clank for Insomniac. Crazy, isn’t it
  • This truly was the golden era of 3D platformers! Some of my favourites include the Jak & Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, Sly Cooper, SpongeBob SquarePants, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro & Rayman games :)
  • The artstyle of Sly Cooper blew me away at the time, I really enjoyed that game.
  • @Alex-ng6hc
    Ape Escape 2, Sly Cooper, Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter, games that were smash hits way back in the 00's, games that I still love to play to this day
  • I firmly believe that this was the Golden era of video games the PS2 era had no DLCs or micro transactions. Ratchet & clank and Sly Cooper will always hold a special place in my heart. I miss those days and PS3 era.
  • @KyleDontCare
    Jak and Daxter desperately needs a remaster, like what happened with Crash Bandicoot.
  • @lightfang24
    I-NINJA NEEDS A RELAUNCH, REMAKE, RERELEASE, ETC! JUST ANYTHING TO GET THAT GAME BACK ON NEW GEN CONSOLES! It was such a fun game!!
  • @FastTquick
    I really do miss playing the Sly games. Thieves in Time was a blast to play on PS3. If only we ever got a 5th game for PS5. 😢 On another note, I’m all for all the original PS2 Jak & Daxter games getting remade for PS5 as well as getting a 4th mainline game. (The less said about The Lost Frontier, the better.)
  • @c9knutzz385
    Sly Cooper the greatest franchise hands down it’s not even close. All 4 games A++
  • @gamerq1996
    Jak and Daxter and Sly Cooper were my absolute favorite games to play growing up and glad to see they made the list, couldn't count how many hours I invested into those games 😬
  • @Kak0l00kiy4m
    Did you seriously not even mention any games from the Sands of Time trilogy? That is outrageous
  • @boredstudent
    I played I-Ninja but on the Nintendo GameCube. It was actually my brother's game and he loved it. It's a shame that we never got a true sequel after Jak 3 (Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier doesn't count) but I really loved how Naughty Dog went from a friendly platformer to a game with a much darker plot. As for Ratchet & Clank, that series is still as great as it was on the PS2. One thing I love about that game is how it can combine dramatic scenes with humor.
  • @mryoyoserpico
    Sly 2, ratchet and clank up your arsenal, and psychonauts are all some of the best and some of my favorite games ever!
  • @BigSteve1997
    Holy cow I Ninja, what a great blast from the past. A awesome pull
  • @bowkatiewow
    I absolutely loved The Simpsons Game. It was so much fun.
  • @abhirao2001
    Thank you for this video. It brings back memories of when I first got my ps2 and got to play some of these gems. Seeing Rayman Revolution on the list made me happy. :)
  • It’s honestly amazing that Jak and daxter the precursor legacy has held up over the years so well, mean while jak 2 and 3 are nowadays being viewed as products of their time. Make me wonder how the series would of been had naughty dog not tried to jump on GTA popularly and stuck with what originally was