PS2 Hits That Should Be Revisited on The PS3

As we all know the Playstation 2 introduced some rather cool new IP's during the last gen console generation. And while some of these gaming hits have made there way to the next gen consoles there still seems to be more great titles that should be harnessed on the Playstation 3. The Playstation 3 has definitely introduced some new concepts since launch and in 2009 we are already seeing some incredible new games releasing in the not so distant future. However, it would be cool to see certain titles from the Playstation 2 era which could really use a face lift utilizing the capabilities of the Playstation 3.

[resistance100]

3 of the titles named have sequels in the works for PS3 (twisted metal, ico and sotc).

Mark of Kri was ok but nothing special. Seeing how good the GOW series is in comparison i wouldn't be bothered by a new game in the franchise.

However a next-gen follow up to SR: Legacy of kain will get me interested

[chrisnick]

COLLUSUS WOULD BE PURE AWESOMENESSTICITATION.

[Freak of Nature]

ICO mixed with SOTC boss fights...

Jak

Kingdom hearts

..............Dark Cloud

Eidos/Square Enix new version of Soul Reaver...

And how about bringing ODDWORLD back for a spin...

[lephunk]

at the time of release, the fightin mechanic was quite unique and fun... i would definately be interested in an updated version...

i have yet to try the mark of kri follow up "rise of the kasai" ... prolly should hit up some flee markets and track that puppy down...

[cryymoar]

SotC 2! I would finally be able to die once that game is out and i beat it. Imagine, SotC 2, running off the CELL + RSX! Would def be one of the best looking games of all time.

[DA_SHREDDER]

Zone of the Enders, TimeSplitters, Summoner, Grandia, FFX totally redone.

[Omegasyde]

Timesplitters 4(?) is in the works, and free radical is looking for a publisher.

To me Timesplitters was better than Halo last gen since it had great maps and a cool create a map feature.

[Monkey521]

But we don't know if Timesplitters exists anymore considering that Free Radical is now Crytek UK since going out of business...and the two geniuses behind time splitters (David Doak and Steve Ellis) started their own new dev studio, Pumpkin Beach, Meaning, we don't know where the rights to the IP will end up. If anything, we better hope that pumpkin beach gets the rights or timesplitters will end up like crash and spyro, tired and played out.

[-EvoAnubis-]

Second Sight.
TimeSplitters.
Psi-Ops.
FirePro Wrestling (online play + being able to trade CAWs over PSN)
Rise to Honor (the first one wasn't great, but it was decent)
Fatal Frame (yeah, I know it's going to the Wii, but come on, seriously?)

[Lombax]

I'm with you on that one.

[swiftshot93]

ICO AND SOTC!

[Lombax]

I don't really think he needed both on that list. It's just too damn hard to pick one over the other.

[Aclay]

6 other franchises/games that I would like to see revisited on the PS3:

Hitman
Jak and Daxter
BLACK
Vigilante 8 (my second favorite car combat game after Twisted Metal)
Max Payne
Syphon Filter

But I totally agree with Shadow of the Colossus and ICO though. I'd love to see a Shadow of the Colossus or ICO re-make with even bigger worlds, and/or a direct continuation of the story from SoTC or ICO.

[Shadowolf]

I like the added list of games. BLACK, HITMAN, Zone of Enders and MAX PAYNE would all be great on the next-gen machines. There really are tons of great last-gen titles that would sell millions if they were re-visited.

[SL1M DADDY]

On the PS3, you know it to be true! They cannot let a generation go without one and since they did well on the PSP, I cannot see why they would not put one on the PS3. I suspect however that they will dump tons of cash into it and make it a great title that takes years to develop for but in the end, it will be worth every minute we had to wait.

[Unicron]

I'd love to see new installments in....

Brave Fencer Musashi (PS1)
Omega Boost (PS1)
Twisted Metal (is happenin!)
Warhawk (Single Player Campaign)
Colony Wars (PS1)
Jak & Daxter (Rumored in dev for either PS3 or PSP)
Black (cmon Criterion!)
Syphon Filter (is happenin!)
Mark of Kri (Great game)
Zones of the Enders (nuff said!)

Be it full fledged titles, or PSN remakes/sequels a la Wipeout HD, I really miss these titles, and think everyone should at least check them out!

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Don't you think Criterion could pull off another good SSX? It would be the only good one since SSX 3.

[Dark General]

I'm hoping with the imminent buyout of Eidos at the hands of Square Enix they'll push for a new Legacy of Kain (Soul Reaver please!) game for the current gen consoles. That would make this gen that much more awesome.

[TheBand1t]

Dark Cloud.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Viewtiful Joe?
Okami?
SSX?
Kingdom Hearts?

Come on...he missed so many good one's. Why only write about 6?

Yes, SotC is the TOP game for consideration.

[animalia85]

I want them to go back further and remake cool boarders.

[Danja]

SOTC - would just be amazing...damn dont even wanna think how about sick it would look

Twisted Metal
Hitman
Black
Dark Cloud

[dylz]

Jak and daxter
Jak and daxter
Jak and daxter
Jak and daxter
I love that game

[Psycho_Mantis]

Metal gear solid 1, MGS2, and MGS3. No question about it. Other than pure awesomeness!

[han411]

i think black should make a comeback to the ps3

[Sangria]

Yay, another Soul Reaver would be awesome. This is my main wish with a Psychonauts on PS3 / 360 (yes, i know we can download the original one on XBLA and i already did it).

[Lucreto]

Suikoden
Grandia
Okami

[Meryl]

before they even think about remaking ffx, i am betting that ffvii and ffviii will be remade first, be even then we will be waiting a long time...
Do you know they are doing a sequel for parasite eve, on the psp, awesome or what.

[KrazyFace]

That for me was one of the best on PS1 & 2. I'd love to re-visit them all and maybe if they went right back to the story's beginning, as a bonus new game. Also, a re-made, online, Spy Vs Spy could be quite cool (I know that's going a bit further back than PS2) but probably never gonna happen.

[Cajun Chicken]

Jak - How ND will pull off a J&D without the overseeing precursors, I dunno, but they need to, Ratchet is getting lonely showing off his revisioned HD 3D world.

Medievil - Sir Dan only had 2 games, he left the second one with a Egyptian mummy babe and had the classic first game made into a PSP game.
Now, imagine Sir Dan being awoken in the future and having to be forced to defend the galaxy and piloting spaceships with lightsabres and lazerguns, Dan could have a voice too, finally with a voice box, but it could be damaged near the start of the game to continue the ongoing gag.
Has anyone noticed Studio Cambridge haven't made a title for about 3 years now?

Colony Wars - My friend liked this, would be a cool franchise to reboot, ala Warhawk.

Rollcage - Funny story, a chap from Sony Northwest Studios turned up at my uni a week ago and I was BURSTING to ask the question wherever Sony now own the rights to Rollcage due to Pygnosis publishing the games and Sony aquiring Psygnosis to make Studio Liverpool.
Looking back at it, the situation would of been rude if I asked when this guy was essentially talking about the gaming industry and getting asked geniune developing and art direction, very interesting lecture. I never asked, but seeing how Sony retained Lemmings and theres nothing much for Sony Liverpool to do after Wipeout HD. I still rule this as VERY possible. I still half regret that, but hey, it would of been rude to rush in with a journalism attitude.

MDK - Interplay's doing it. Why else would Kurt be on the front of their webpage? (If it wasn't hacked earlier this week)

Wild 9 - Would be a great PSN/PSP game with the 2.5D view like Bionic Commando Rearmed had.

Zone of the Enders - Prob gonna happen, I hate it when games never end on trilogies.

To come back, bigtime.

[McLuvn]

Maximo

[IVYvsTAKI]

the list needs ZOE, Black, another Okami would be cool, but Clover is dead... Is it just me? Am I the only one who really liked the Sly Cooper series? I thought they were awesome. And VanillaWare should make another side-scrolling RPG ala Odin Sphere. I loved that game.

If it's true there's a new SoTC in the works, then I can't wait! Just don't forget to show Sly some love... maybe after Infamous, Sucker Punch?

[Knightofelemia]

Sly cooper, Wild Arms 4&5, Legend of Legia, Ico, Shadow of Collosus, God of War 1&2. And Final Fantasy 7 I would like to see.

[JayX666]

Then count me in day one