The Definitive List of U.S.-Released 2D Playstation Games

[Keir]

For the past year or so I've been collecting 2D Playstation games. Unfortunately, it's hard to collect them when there is no definitive list to work from. I've slowly been compiling a list with the help of OPCFG (http://www.geocities.com/opcfg/main.html) and my own personal experience and research but I'm going to need your help to finally pull this together. So far I have 164 titles which I have I'm sure I'm still missing some, and there may even be some that don't belong here, but it's a start. One thing you may notice is that I have included several 3D remakes of classic games, and that is because they all include a "classic" mode (sometimes hidden) that is in 2D. Behold the list:

EDIT: Now in 3 different categories!

Pure 2D
Activision Classic Games
Adventures of Lomax, The
All-Star Slammin' D-Ball
Alundra
Arc the Lad Collection
Arcade Party Pak
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 2
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Midway Collection
Arcade's Greatest Hits: Williams
Asteroids (classic mode)
Atari Anniversary Edition Redux
Baldies
Battle Hunter
Beyond the Beyond
Blades of Blood: Samurai Shodown III
Blazing Dragons
Bomberman Party Edition
Breath of Fire III
Breath of Fire IV
Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena
Bubble Bobble Also Featuring Rainbow Islands
Builder's Block
Bust-a-Move 2: Arcade Edition
Bust-a-Move 4
Bust-a-Move '99
Buster Bros. Collection
Castlevania Chronicles
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Centipede (classic mode)
Cleopatra's Fortune
Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Command & Conquer: Red Alert Retaliation
Crossroad Crisis
Dance Dance Revolution: Disney Mix
DarkStalkers
DarkStalkers 3: Jedah's Damnation
Digimon World 3
Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!
Discworld, Terry Pratchet's
Disney's Hercules
Dragon Tales: Dragon Seek
Final Fantasy Anthology
Final Fantasy Chronicles
Final Fantasy Origins
Final Fantasy Tactics
Gekioh: Shooting King
Gex
Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto 2
Grand Theft Auto Expansion Pack #1: London 1969
Guilty Gear
Heart of Darkness
Hello Kitty's Cube Frenzy
Herc's Adventures
In The Hunt
Intellivision Classic Games
Jigsaw Madness
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Kartia: The Word of Fate
King of Fighters '95, The
King of Fighters '99, The: Millenium Battle
Konami Arcade Classics
Legend of Mana
Lemmings & Oh No! More Lemmings
Loaded
Lode Runner: The Legend Returns
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
Machine Hunter
Magic: The Gathering - Battlemage
Marvel Super Heroes
Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
Marvel vs. Capcom
Master of Monsters: Disciples of Gaia
Mega Man 8
Mega Man X4
Mega Man X5
Mega Man X6
Metal Slug X
Mobile Light Force
Mortal Kombat 3
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Mr. Driller
Ms. Pac-Man: Maze Madness (classic mode)
Namco Museum Volume 1
Namco Museum Volume 2
Namco Museum Volume 3
Namco Museum Volume 4
Namco Museum Volume 5
Next Tetris, The
Norse by Norsewest
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
Oddworld: Abe's Oddyssey
Ogre Battle Limited Edition
One Piece Mansion
Pac-Man World (classic mode)
Persona
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Philosoma
Pifall 3D (classic mode)
Pinobee
Pocket Fighter
Point Blank
Point Blank 2
Point Blank 3
Pong: The Next Level (classic mode)
Punky Skunk
Puzznic
Q*Bert (classic mode)
Qix Neo
Raiden Project, The
Rampage 2: Universal Tour
Rampage Through Time
Rampage: World Tour
Rayman
Rayman Brain Games
Re-Loaded
Revolution X
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon
RPG Maker
R-Types
SaGa Frontier
SaGa Frontier 2
Saiyuki: Journey West
Sheep
Shooter: Space Shot
Silhouette Mirage
Skeleton Warriors
Skullmonkeys
Sol Divide
Sorcerer's Maze
Space Invaders (classic mode)
Street Fighter Alpha
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Street Fighter Collection
Street Fighter Collection 2
Street Fighter: The Movie
Strider 2
Strikers 1945
Suikoden
Suikoden II
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Tactics Ogre
Tales of Destiny
Tales of Destiny 2
Tarzan, Walt Disney Pictures Presents
Tetris Plus
Three Stooges, The
Tomba!
Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return
Torneko: The Last Hope
Turnabout
Valkyrie Profile
Vandal Hearts
Vandal Hearts II
Viewpoint
Wild Arms
Winnie the Pooh Kindergarten
Winnie the Pooh Preschool
Worms
Worms Armageddon
Worms World Party
Xevious 3D/G+ (Xevious, Super Xevious and Xevious Arrangement)
X-Men vs. Street Fighter
X-Men: Children of the Atom

2D Sprites on 3D Backgrounds:
Azure Dreams
Dragon Warrior VII
Eternal Eyes
Grandia
Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth
Star Ocean: The Second Story
Thousand Arms
Xenogears

3D Graphics with Classic 2D Gameplay:
Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution Konamix
Einhänder
G Darius
Johhny Bazookatone
Klonoa: Door To Phantomile
Pandemonium!
Pandemonium! 2
Parappa the Rapper
R-Type Delta
RayCrisis: Series Termination
RayStorm
Space Invaders
Tekken
Thunder Force V: Perfect System
Um Jammer Lammy
Wild 9

Thanks!

[Flack]

Are you accepting Japanese games for your list?

EDIT: Ok how about I go read the title again ... sorry.

[davidbrit2]

Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution Konamix

And how about the Loaded games? Think those count?

[Cirrus]

How about Alundra?

Also, I'm pretty sure Dragon Warrior 7 isn't 2D. Maybe during the battles, but it's got plenty of 3d elements...

[Flack]

If you have Command & Conquer you might want to add Civilization II.

Fighters:

Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood
Samurai Shodown Warrior's Rage

SHMUPS:

R-Types
R-Type Delta

And if you open it up to Jap games I'll send you a couple dozen more shmups. ;)

[Daria]

Eternal Eyes - 2D sprites on 3D backgrounds. (like grandia)
Tales of Destiny 2
Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena
Persona
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth
Wild Arms
Wild Arms 2 (I think... actually not sure)
Thousand Arms (2D battle sequences and dating scenes)
Azure Dreams (2D sprites on 3D backgrounds)
Xenogears (2D sprites on 3D backgrounds)
Alundra


Then there's a lot of games that use 3D models on prerendered 2D backgrounds like all the main Final Fantasy titles. Do those count?

Cirrus: DW7 is 2D sprites on 3D backgrounds. It's a hybrid like most of the PSX titles.

[Cirrus]

Right, I'm seeing that a lot of the titles you mentioned are the same way.

I don't really consider these to be real 2d games, such as metal slug, etc...

[mattmcgrath25]

How about Heart Of Darkness? I believe there is a thread somewhere on the Roundtable with a mini-review/reccomendation. From what I've played so far, I'd reccomend it as well.

[Keir]

OK, I clearly need to narrow my definition of 2D. :) As Daria mentioned, DW7 and several other RPGs use 2D sprites on 3D backgrounds. Should these be included or not? Personally I'm leaning towards not, but I want this to be "our" list so I'll go with the general DP consensus.


Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution Konamix
I had left these out because the graphics are 3D and the gameplay is too abstract to really be classified as anything-D. Know what I mean?


Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood
Samurai Shodown Warrior's Rage
Aren't those the same game? I had left it out because it uses polygonal graphics, but is it a 2D fighter? This brings up a similar question to the one above, should games with 3D graphics but 2D gameplay be included? If not, that would rule out a lot of platformers such as Klonoa, Pandemonium, etc.

[Daria]

I'd just break them up into catagories. 2D titles, 2D on 3D, and 3D on 2D. That way the titles don't get mixed together but you still got a good idea of what's available.

[ClubNinja]

Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood
Samurai Shodown Warrior's Rage
Aren't those the same game? I had left it out because it uses polygonal graphics, but is it a 2D fighter?

No, they're not. Samurai Shodown III = 2D fighter, while Warrior's Rage = 3D fighter. Include SSIII, but not SS:WR. *Crawls back into Neo Geo hole*

[vintagegamecrazy]

How 'bout Wild 9?

[Keir]

Thanks for the clarification Scott!


I'd just break them up into catagories. 2D titles, 2D on 3D, and 3D on 2D. That way the titles don't get mixed together but you still got a good idea of what's available.
Good idea! Done. :)

Are you sure about Wild Arms though? You mentioned you weren't sure about Wild Arms 2, but I'm not certain either of them are 2D.

[Mr.FoodMonster]

In pure 2d, you dont have GTA: London, while usually bundled with GTA1, it isn't always.

In '3d with 2d gameplay' you should add Parappa The Rappa, and Um Jammer Lammy

[DDCecil]

Johhny Bazookatone is 3D with 2D gameplay.

[Daria]

Thanks for the clarification Scott!


I'd just break them up into catagories. 2D titles, 2D on 3D, and 3D on 2D. That way the titles don't get mixed together but you still got a good idea of what's available.
Good idea! Done. :)

Are you sure about Wild Arms though? You mentioned you weren't sure about Wild Arms 2, but I'm not certain either of them are 2D.

I'm positive about Wild Arms. Everything except the battle sequances look like a very well done snes title (think Tales of Phantasia).The battles however are piss poor quality 3D. Looks really weird together.

[TurboGenesis]

I am not understanding...I considered Klonoa and Pandimonium 2d games on a 3d backround. The character seems to be on a 2d plane while the backround seems to move in a 3d fashion. Also R-Type Delta and Einhander would fall into this also. OH and Raystorm and Ray Crisis too?

I considered games like Dragon Warrior VII and Xenogears to be 3d but then there are parts where classic 2d rpg gameplay comes in

Doh its soo confusing...

[hydr0x]

fantastic idea, i always wanted to do this for the 3D systems (psx, n64, dc, gc, xbox, ps2)

what about Mickeys Wild Adventures (remake of Mickey Mania for SNES) and Lost Vikings II, i know both were releases in Europe, no idea about the US

[Cirrus]

The Persona games, aren't those 2d on 3d? Or am I not remembering correctly...?

Also, Star Ocean 2 is 2d on 3d for the fights, definitely. Also, 3d on the maps, and while flying...

[bargora]

Space Invaders (PSX) has a port of the original Space Invaders (Arcade) game, in all of its exclusively 2D glory. I notice that you have it in the "3D games with 2D gameplay" list, but I wasn't sure whether you'd want to also include it in the straight-up 2D game list.

[Keir]

fantastic idea, i always wanted to do this for the 3D systems (psx, n64, dc, gc, xbox, ps2)
Check out the OPCFG link in my first post! It has lists for all those systems, I just decided to start my own Playstation list since their list is missing a bunch of games and doesn't distinguish between US vs. non-US or 2D graphics vs. gameplay.


what about Mickeys Wild Adventures (remake of Mickey Mania for SNES) and Lost Vikings II, i know both were releases in Europe, no idea about the US
Mickey's Wild Adventure was not released in the US; Lost Vikings II was released as Norse by Norsewest (which is already in the list).

[CasualCoreGamer]

Leaving my Playstation semi-dormant for a few months, I "rediscovered" it after picking up In the Hunt last weekend and after seeing this thread, I'll be hunting down some of those tasty titles you have on that list (well, that and I only have 38 PS1 titles, & mostly RPG's at that). Thanks for the inspiration, Kier.

[DigitalSpace]

Nice idea! Add these to the Pure 2D list:

Sheep
Turnabout

[Jorpho]

Discworld Noir was released on the PSX in the US, wasn't it? And what about Devil Dice? (And is Pong: The Next Level really that 2D?)

If you're going to include Pro Pinball: Big Race USA, I imagine there are a lot of other pinball games you'd have to include. (Pro Pinball: Timeshock comes to mind.)

[Keir]

How 'bout Wild 9?Just played it last night and it definitely falls into the category of 3D graphics with 2D gameplay. Fun game too! I wasn't expecting much, but I really like how you have to use your enemies to get past certain obstacles.


Discworld Noir was released on the PSX in the US, wasn't it? And what about Devil Dice? (And is Pong: The Next Level really that 2D?)I'm pretty sure Discworld Noir had a US release on the PC, but was only released in Europe for the Playstation. Devil Dice I believe is fully 3D. Pong is included because it includes the original 2D pong in all its black&white glory. I've added some comments to the list to clarify this wherever it applies.


If you're going to include Pro Pinball: Big Race USA, I imagine there are a lot of other pinball games you'd have to include. (Pro Pinball: Timeshock comes to mind.)Hmmm.... I'm not sure those belong there. I think I had read that Pro Pinball: Big Race USA used 2D graphics, but I'm going to remove it until I get a chance to play it or someone can confirm it for me.

[Cauterize]

your Missin Capcom Vs SNK Pro

[Jorpho]

Devil Dice I believe is fully 3D.

Well, you really only move in two dimensions, right? It's at least as 2D as Q*Bert.

[Iron Draggon]

Why do you have Shooter: Space Shot listed but not Shooter: Starfighter Sanvein?

[Keir]

Why do you have Shooter: Space Shot listed but not Shooter: Starfighter Sanvein?
Because Space Shot is a side-scrolling shooter and Starfighter Sanvein, well, isn't. :hmm:

Space Shot does belong in the 3rd list however, and not the first (I'm sure there are others misplaced as well since I started with just one big list).

[motley6]

Shouldn't Theme Park, Civilization II, Tecmo Super Bowl, and NBA Jam TE be on this list. Also I am sure there are some other 2D sports games that came out for Playstation.

[motley6]

Was reading this list again and I realized that even if you just had the 2D games, the PSX would be best 32bit system in history.

[Haoie]

Nice list.

But I think you should rename it to be 2D and sprite based titles for the PS, you know?

Yes, sprite based.

[motley6]

Policenauts ;)