If you’re a gamer of a younger generation, it might be hard to truly fathom how big a deal the PlayStation 2 really was. Arriving six years after its predecessor shook the foundation of the industry, single-handedly stealing the limelight from household names like Nintendo and Sega , the hype around Sony’s second console was palpable well before it hit North American stores in October 2000.

Arriving with a killer lineup of launch titles that included Armored Core 2 , Madden , Ridge Racer V , SSX , Tekken Tag Tournament , and TimeSplitters , the PS2 didn’t just capitalize on the well-established library of Sony IP (although it did have backwards compatibility, unlike the competition) — it basically became the default platform for all things gaming for titles not explici

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