The first to come out for the Sixth Generation era, the PS2 was released in the U.S. on October 26, 2000. As of September 2006, it has outsold any of its competitors and has shown itself to be the fastest selling console yet. As of March 31, 2006, it sold over 105 million copies. Later, a newer and slimmer version of the PS2 was released.
Specs-
CPU -
128 bit Emotion Engine with 32MB of RDRAM
onboard.
Video -
Graphics Synthesizer with 4MB embedded DRAM
and a variable from 256x224 to 1280x1024
Sound -
5.1 audio output with selectable 44.1 or 48kHz sampling
frequency
Disk Tray -
compatible with PS2/1 formats, CD-audio formats, DVD video, -9,
+RW, and –RW
Games-
Grand Theft Auto : San
Andreas- Similar to the other GTA
games, you continue on as CJ, the main character of the series. You
return to your hometown after learning of your mother’s death
to reestablish the old gang and to find out why your mom was
murdered.
God of War - An adventure game
based on Grecian mythology and fictional characters. You must fight
and solve puzzles to progress in the game. The context based combat
allows your moves to be automatically altered depending on the
stance of the enemy as well as the button(s) you push.
Guitar Hero - A new popular uproar,
Guitar hero is similar to other singing or dancing games on various
consoles. The difference is you use a guitar with several buttons
rather than actual strings to play the correct sound.
Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland - The 7 th installment of the Tony Hawk skateboard game
series, this is the first to support on line capabilities. This
game also features two famous BMXers in addition to its list of
skaters, Rick Thorne and Mat Hoffman.
Devil May Cry 3 - In this prequel
to the first game, you once again play as Dante, this series’
hero. This adventure game supports many different fight styles.
Some of these are Sword master and Gun slinger.
SOCOM US Navy Seals - Tactical
First Person Shooter, as the US Special Ops. COMmander, the SOCOM,
you command 3 other Seals to root out Terrorists, find Intel,
rescue hostages and other missions.
Splinter Cell - Originally released
for the Xbox, it was later ported for the PS2 with added content
such as extended cinematic scenes and a new level. This first
chapter of the Splinter Cell Trilogy is a stealth-based
game.
Star Wars Battlefront 2 - The
second in the series, this interchangeable first/third person
shooter puts you in charge of the 501 st legion clone trooper unit
also known as Vader’s first, of course under the command of
Darth Vader.
Silent Hill 4 - Playing as Henry
Townshend you are locked in your apartment with no way out save for
one hole in the bathroom. You must embark through this Survival
Horror game to find your way through the hole and figure out what
is going on.
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones - The second of three games, you must once again save
Kaileena, the Empress of Time. Later you realize that the things
that you changed in the first game have affected other events in
the world.
Accessories-
Controller- The
PS2’s Dual Shock 2 was a cosmetic replica of the original
Dual Shock. It does have increased pressure sensitivity and more
levels of vibration.
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Headset- This was
distributed with SOCOM and connected through the USB. Other third
party, USB enabled headsets may be compatible.
Picture courtesy of Wikipedia
Eye Toy- A camera that
also connected through the USB, used for many games. Worked
similarly to a web cam.
Picture courtesy of
Wikipedia
Memory Card - The standard Playstation 2 Memory card was a black 8 MB card.
