Master List of PS2 CD-Based Games

[Nz17]

Yesterday I bought my first Playstation 2. It was a defective unit, one that could not read DVD-based media. However I had heard the stories over the years about how this is easy to fix with a laser realignment. This may be true in many circumstances, but not in mine -- the unit's DVD laser is kaput, and is in need of replacement. Trust me, I completely disaasembled the thing to get to the laser voltage controls, I know. @_@ (Lousy SCPH-50001 model...)

So since I can only play games/music on CDs, that leaves me with PlayStation games and blue-bottom PS2 games. But despite my searching, I cannot for the life of me find a list of CD-based PS2 games on the Internet. Being the game "historians" that we are, I decided that if it has not been made already, we at Digital Press should take it upon ourselves to make the definitive list of PS2 CD discs!

Who here has some of these games, and which are they?

--The List So Far--

NA -- North America
4x4 Evolution
All-Star Baseball 2002
Aqua Aqua
Arctic Thunder
Army Men Green Rogue
Barbarian
Bass Strike
Battle Gear 2
Bible Game, The
Bloody Roar 3
Blowout
Bomberman Kart
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Casper Spirit Dimensions
Castle Shikigami 2
Championship Surfer
City Crisis
Contra: Shattered Soldier
Cool Boarders 2001
Crash Bandicoot the Wrath of Cortex
Crazy Taxi
Cricket 2002
Dave Mirra BMX
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
Disney Golf
Donald Duck Going Quackers
Driving Emotion Type-S
Dynasty Warriors 2
Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness
Eighteen Wheeler
ESPN NBA 2 Night
Extreme G III
F1 2002
FIfa 2001
Fighter Maker 2
Fisherman's Bass Club
Ford Racing 2
Ford Racing 3
Freekstyle
Frequency
Frogger The Great Quest
Galactic Wrestling
Godai Elemental Force
Gradius III & IV
Gradius V
Gran Turismo 2000
Growlanser Generations
GTC Africa
Guilty Gear X
GunGriffon Blaze
Half-Life
Hard Hitter Tennis
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff
High Heat Baseball 2002
High Heat Baseball 2003
ICO
International Winter Sports 2002
Jeremy Mcgrath Supercross World
Jonny Mosely Mad Trix
Knockout Kings 2002
Legends of Wrestling
Lego Racers 2
Lego Soccer Mania
Lego Star Wars (silver bottom)
Le Mans 24 Hours
Lotus Challenge
Madden 2001
Madden 2002
Mad Maestro
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
MDK 2 Armageddon
Metropolismania
Midnight Club Street Racing
Mister Mosquito
MLB 2002
Mobile Light Force 2
Monopoly Party
Moto GP 2
Mx 2002
Namco Museum
Nascar Thunder 2002
National Hockey Night
NBA Hoopz
NBA Live 2001
NBA Live 2002
NBA Street
Ninja Assault
Okage: Shadow King
Pac-Man Fever
Pinball Hall Of Fame
P.T.O. IV
Q-Ball Billiards Master
Quake III
Rad Robot Alchemic Drive
RC Revenge Pro
Ready to Rumble Boxing 2
Real Pool
Rez
Ridge Racer 5
Ring of Red
Risk Global Domination
Road Trip
Robot Warlords
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII
Ruble Racing
Rugby
Rune Viking Warlord
Rune: Viking Warlord
Sega Bass Fishing Duel
Shifters
Shox
Shrek Super Party
Silent Scope
Silent Scope 2
Silent Scope 3
Silpheed: The Lost Planet
Sims, The
Sled Storm
Smashcourt Tennis Pro Tournament
Smugglers Run
Soccer America
Space Race
Spongebob Squarepants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman
SSX Snowboarding
Star Wars Starfighter
Street Fighter EX3
Stretch Panic
Strike Force Bowling
Strikers 1945 1+2 (JP)
Stunt GP
Sub Rebellion
Sunny Garcia Surfing
Super Bust-A-Move
Super Bust-A-Move 2
Supercar Street Challenge
Super Trucks Racing
Surfing H3O
Swing Away Golf
Taiko Drum Master
Taito Legends
Taz Wanted
Tekken Tag
Tekken Tag Tournament
Test Drive Off Road Wide Open
Tetris Worlds
Theme Park Rollercoaster
Thing, The
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001
Timesplitters
Top Gear Dare Devil
Top Gun Combat Zones
Trigger Man
Tripleplay Baseball 2001
Tsugunai: Atonement
Unreal Tournament
Virtua Fighter 4
Wave Rally
Way Of The Samurai
WinBack Covert Operations
Wining Eleven 6
Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land
X-Games Skateboarding
X-Squad
Yanya Caballista: City Skater
Zapper

JP -- Japan
Biohazard Code: Veronica
Dance Summit 2001
Dynasty Warriors 2
Gitaroo Man Debut
Karaoke Revolution Anime Songs
Karaoke Revolution Vol. 7
Karaoke Revolution Vol. 8

EU -- Europe
Age of Empires 2
Frequency
Gradius V
La Pucelle
Lego Star Wars
Rez

OZ -- Oceania
Age of Empires 2
Bomberman Hardball
Crazy Taxi
CastleWeen
City Crisis
Cricket 2002
DNA Dark Native Apostle
Frank Herberts Dune
Driving Emotion Type S
X Games Skateboarding
Fame Dance Academy
Freak Out
Fishing Fantasy buzzrod
F1 Championship Season 2000
F1 Racing Championship
Lego Football(Soccer) Mania
Golden Age of Racing
Gradius V
GTC Africa
Gungriffon Blaze
Hardhitter 2
ISS (international Superstar Soccer)
ISS 2
Inspector Gadget Mad Robot Invasion
Jet Ion GP
King of Fighters 02
Lake Masters Ex
Lego Racers 2
Lego Star Wars
Marvel Vs Capcom 2
Masters of the Universe : He-Man Defender of Grayskull
Metal Slug 4
Metropolismania
Monopoly Party
Motorbike King
Myth Makers Orbs of Doom
Nba Live 2002
Pinball Hall of Fame - the Gottlieb collection
Racing Simulation 3
Retro (a compilation of basic games)
Rc Sports Copter Challenge
Ea Sports Rugby
Shrek Super Party
Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament
Snowboard Racer 2
Sega superstars (Eyetoy Game)
Space Invaders Anniversary
Stunt Gp
Silent Scope 2
Silent Scope 3
Speed Challenge
Silpheed
Scrabble
Twenty 2 Party
The Sims
Trigger Man
Top Gear Dare Devil
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
Virtua Cop elite edition
Worms Forts Under Seige
Worms Blast

[Nz17]

Okay, I was checking out a partial mirror of the old GIA site, and according to that info both ICO and Okage: Shadow King are on CD-ROM. So now our list is up to two.

[pacmanhat]

At least one of the early Madden games is. 2002, I think.

[MrRoboto19XX]

From checking my small collection:

Taiko Drum Master
Castle Shikigami 2
Strikers 1945 1+2 (JP)
Tekken Tag
The Sims

[GrandAmChandler]

This was pulled of of a PS2 Forum, there are some definitely missing:

Playstation 2 Cd Games

All-Star Baseball 2002
Arctic Thunder
Army Men Green Rogue
Barbarian
Bass Strike
Battle Gear 2
Biohazard Code: Veronica
Bloody Roar 3
Bomberman Kart
Capcom vs. Snk 2
Casper Spirit Dimensions
Championship Surfer
City Crisis
Cool Boarders 2001
Crash Bandicoot the Wrath of Cortex
Crazy Taxi
Cricket 2002
Dance Summit 2001
Top Gear Dare Devil
Dave Mirra BMX
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
Disney Golf
Donald Duck Going Quackers
Driving Emotion Type-S
Eighteen Wheeler
International Winter Sports 2002
ESPN NBA 2 Night
Extreme G III
F1 2002
FIfa 2001
Fighter Maker 2
Fisherman's Bass Club
Freekstyle
Frequency
Frogger The Great Quest
Gran Turismo 2000
GTC Africa
High Heat Baseball 2002
High Heat Baseball 2003
Half-Life
Hard Hitter Tennis
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Heroes of Might and Magic
Jeremy Mcgrath Supercross World
Jonny MOsely Mad Trix
Knockout Kings 2002
Le Mans 24 Hours
Legends of Wrestling
Lego Racers 2
Lego Soccer Mania
Lotus Challenge
Madden 2001
Madden 2002
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Maximo
MDK 2 Armageddon
Metropolismania
Midnight Club Street Racing
MLB 2002
Monopoly Party
Moto GP 2
Mx 2002
Nascar Thunder 2002
National Hockey Night
NBA Hoopz
NBA Live 2001
NBA Live 2002
NBA Street
Ninja Assault
P.t.o 4
Pac-Man Fever
Q-Ball Billiards Master
Quake III
Rad Robot Alchemic Drive
RC Revenge Pro
Ready to Rumble Boxing 2
Real Pool
Rez
Ridge Racer 5
Road Trip
Robot Warlords
Rugby
Ruble Racing
Rune Viking Warlord
Shifters
Shox
Shrek Super Party
Silent Scope
Silent Scope 2
Silent Scope 3
Silpheed
Sled Storm
Smashcourt Tennis Pro Tournament
Smugglers Run
Soccer America
Space Race
Spongebob Squarepants Revenge of the Flying Duthcman
SSX Snowboarding
Star Wars Starfighter
State of Emergency
Street Fighter EX3
Stunt GP
Sub Rebellion
Sunny Garcia Surfing
Super Bust-A-Move
Supercar Street Challenge
Surfing H3O
Sega bass fishing duel
Swing Away Golf
Taiko: Drum Master
Taz Wanted
Tekken Tag Tournament
Test Drive Off Road Wide Open
Tetris Worlds
The Thing
Theme Park Rollercoaster
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001
Timesplitters
Top Gun Combat Zones
Tripleplay Baseball 2001
Unreal Tournament
Virtua Fighter 4
Wave Rally
Wining Eleven 6
X-Squad
X-Games Skateboarding

[esquire]

Here are a few that I have:

Silpheed: The Lost Planet
Castle Shikigami 2
Gradius III & IV
Gradius V
Blowout
Contra Shattered Soldier
Maximo Ghosts to Glory
Rune: Viking Warlord
Okage Shadow King
Sub Rebellion
Growlanswer Generations
Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land
Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff
ICO
Godai Elemental Force
Risk Global Domination
Dynasty Warriors 2
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII
Ring of Red
P.T.O. IV
GunGriffon Blaze
WinBack Covert Operations
Hard Hitter Tennis

[unwinddesign]

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland is on CD media.

[Needle]

Went through my modest collection and made a list of all the blue disc games I had, compared it to the above list, and deleted the ones already mentioned. Here's what's left:

Contra: Shattered Soldier
Gradius V
Mad Maestro
Mister Mosquito
Mobile Light Force 2
Stretch Panic
Super Bust-a-move 2
Trigger Man
Zapper


No big surprises really. I'd imagine Gradius III+IV is also blue disc, but I can't confirm. Conversely, despite the two Fresh Games releases on this list, R-Type Final is in fact a silver disc.

Wish I could be more helpful, but at 110 games I just don't own much :)

[djbeatmongrel]

out of my collection thats not posted i have found:

Aqua Aqua
the bible game (yes i own it, i am such a sinner :devilish: )
egg mania: eggstreme madness
galactic wrestling
guilty gear x
Yanya Caballista: city skater

[Tan]

Lego Star Wars is as well, though it's not a blue disc.

[Octane06]

I'm surprised that no one has said it yet, but Taito Legends is CD-based (blue bottom).

[PapaStu]

I've got a good sized list of them, but they are trapped on my other computer which is kaput, I should hopefully have it up and running in the next few days and when I do, i'll post em.

[Emuaust]

Just of interest is there any Pal gamers out there that pick a few titles on the above list that are DVD-ROM in our territory like :

Capcom Vs SNK 2
Code Veronica

[esquire]

Went through my modest collection and made a list of all the blue disc games I had, compared it to the above list, and deleted the ones already mentioned. Here's what's left:

Mobile Light Force 2

Hmmm, my, albeit sealed, Mobile Light Force 2 case indicates it is a DVD-Rom. Are you sure? I don't want to open mine just yet.

[Nz17]

Wow, guys, that's a faster response and a larger list of games than I was expecting! I'll update my first post in this thread later with the new games. Additionally I'll separate the list into NA, JP, and EU lists to make things clearer.

[DigitalSpace]

Blue-disc games in my collection that haven't been mentioned:

4x4 Evolution
Ford Racing 2
Ford Racing 3
Namco Museum
Pinball Hall Of Fame
Strike Force Bowling
Super Trucks Racing

[Emuaust]

is Age of Empires 2 in CD format in the States?
It is in the PAL Territories so there maybe another for you!

Was just going through my draws of games at work, ill list more pal titles when ive got a second.

[Nz17]

Just of interest is there any Pal gamers out there that pick a few titles on the above list that are DVD-ROM in our territory like :

Capcom Vs SNK 2
Code Veronica

For CV, that may be due to the addition of all the extra (non-English) voice recording. As far as CvS2, your guess is as good as mine... nah, probably better. :P

[DDCecil]

Just for reference, State of Emercency is a DVD game.

[Needle]

Went through my modest collection and made a list of all the blue disc games I had, compared it to the above list, and deleted the ones already mentioned. Here's what's left:

Mobile Light Force 2

Hmmm, my, albeit sealed, Mobile Light Force 2 case indicates it is a DVD-Rom. Are you sure? I don't want to open mine just yet.

Yep, quite sure. In fact, the back of my Mobile light force box says Compact Disc! I can't imagine there were two print runs of this game. Anyways, I'd never Claim it without submitting the proof - image of both the back of the box and the CD.

http://www.nick-ross.com/stuff/mobile_light_force_2.jpg


COuld this be our first DVD/CD discrepancy? Ohhh mysterious! ;)

[DDCecil]

Does that mean SoE may have also come on either CD or DVD based media? The plot thickens! Or not...

Edit: Here's my Japanese CD based games for the list:

- Gitaroo Man Debut
- Karaoke Revolution Vol. 7
- Karaoke Revolution Vol. 8
- Karaoke Revolution Anime Songs
- (Whatever the Japanese version of Dynasty Warriors 2 is called)

[esquire]

Went through my modest collection and made a list of all the blue disc games I had, compared it to the above list, and deleted the ones already mentioned. Here's what's left:

Mobile Light Force 2

Hmmm, my, albeit sealed, Mobile Light Force 2 case indicates it is a DVD-Rom. Are you sure? I don't want to open mine just yet.

Yep, quite sure. In fact, the back of my Mobile light force box says Compact Disc! I can't imagine there were two print runs of this game. Anyways, I'd never Claim it without submitting the proof - image of both the back of the box and the CD.

http://www.nick-ross.com/stuff/mobile_light_force_2.jpg


COuld this be our first DVD/CD discrepancy? Ohhh mysterious! ;)

Well, I opened mine up and you are correct, it is a CD. Strange though how the case indicates it as a DVD-Rom in the same location where yours states compact disc.

[Emuaust]

Ok after talking to a THQ rep, which distributes Capcom games in Australia, He stated that Capcom Vs SNK was on DVD due to the fact that they had too many complaints regarding the loud noise that PS2's (at the Time) made and opted for the dvd format, even though it meant slower load times. Not sure if its legit or not but who knows?

It is funny that they opted for this if it is true becasue they went back for the CD based format for Marvel Vs Capcom 2.

After further inguiries he stated that although rare there are a few games that get releases on both CD and DVD in different regions.

[Mayhem]

Although Taito Legends is a CD in the US, the Japanese releases (Taito Collection) are actually on DVD.

Had a look through my PAL collection: Rez, Gradius V, Frequency and Lego Star Wars are all on CD (Lego Star Wars is actually a blue disc in Europe). Ico is NOT a CD because all the extra features and languages pushed it over the capacity so it's on a DVD.

[Nz17]

All right, I've updated our list with all the latest information. Take a look and see if there are any errors or omissions from our master CD lists. If so, please let us know!

[hydr0x]

i didn't check it right now but iirc La Pucelle (PAL) is a CD too

[Retsudo]

Way Of The Samurai is a CD based game.

[Nz17]

List updated. Also, from now on if you have something to add to the list please be sure to mention the REGION in your post so I know which of the lists to add it to. Thanks.

[Emuaust]

ok while im quiet at work, ill go through what I have
that are Cd - Based:
All Pal:
Age of Empires 2
Bomberman Hardball
Crazy Taxi
CastleWeen
City Crisis
Cricket 2002
DNA Dark Native Apostle
Frank Herberts Dune
Driving Emotion Type S
X Games Skateboarding
Fame Dance Academy
Freak Out
Fishing Fantasy buzzrod
F1 Championship Season 2000
F1 Racing Championship
Lego Football(Soccer) Mania
Golden Age of Racing
Gradius V
GTC Africa
Gungriffon Blaze
Hardhitter 2
ISS (international Superstar Soccer)
ISS 2
Inspector Gadget Mad Robot Invasion
Jet Ion GP
King of Fighters 02
Lake Masters Ex
Lego Racers 2
Lego Star Wars
Myth Makers Orbs of Doom
Metal Slug 4
Masters of the Universe : He-Man Defender of Grayskull
Motorbike King
Monopoly Party
Metropolismania
Nba Live 2002
Pinball Hall of Fame - the Gottlieb collection
Racing Simulation 3
Retro (a compilation of basic games)
Rc Sports Copter Challenge
Ea Sports Rugby
Shrek Super Party
Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament
Snowboard Racer 2
Sega superstars (Eyetoy Game)
Space Invaders Anniversary
Stunt Gp
Silent Scope 2
Silent Scope 3
Speed Challenge
Silpheed
Scrabble
Twenty 2 Party
The Sims
Trigger Man
Top Gear Dare Devil
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
Virtua Cop elite edition
Worms Forts Under Seige
Worms Blast


Now that is only the new stock I have in, when i get time
Ill go through my personal collection and what 2nd hand
stuff i have in stock.