Episode 038 - The PS2 Mini Draft
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Released August 13, 2021 listen
Show notes:
What if Sony released a PS2 Mini? And what if it was good? In this week’s episode, Matthew and Samuel each pick 10 games to be released with a hypothetical PS2 Mini. Head to the poll on our pinned tweet @BackPagePod to vote on who picked the best games, and we’ll announce the winner on a future episode!
This week’s music comes from the Gitaroo Man soundtrack by COIL, Tomohiro Harada and YUAN, the Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater soundtrack by Norihiko Hibino and Cynthia Harrell, the Final Fantasy XII soundtrack by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Hayato Matsuo and Masaharu Iwata and the Silent Hill 2 soundtrack by Akira Yamaoka.
Samuel was the winner of this draft.
| Category | Samuel | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| Shooter or fighting game | TimeSplitters 2 (5) | Red Faction (10) |
| Survival horror | Silent Hill 2 (1) | Forbidden Siren (7) |
| Sports or racing | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2) | Burnout 3: Takedown (6) |
| RPG | Final Fantasy X (6) | Final Fantasy XII (8) |
| Action or stealth game | Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition (10) | Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (1) |
| Platformer | Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (4) | Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (9) |
| Open world game | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (7) | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2) |
| Licensed game | Kingdom Hearts (9) | The Warriors (4) |
| Wild card | Gitaroo Man (8) | Gregory Horror Show (5) |
| Free pick | Shadow of the Colossus (3) | God of War II (3) |