Silent Hill 2

Silent Hill 2

Developer: Team Silent    Publisher: Konami    Release: 09/25/01    Genre: Horror Of all of the survival horror titles that followed in the wake of Resident Evil Silent Hill had the biggest impact. Both cerebral and terrifying at the same time...
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The Bouncer

The Bouncer

Developer: Dream Factory    Publisher: Squaresoft     Released: March 6, 2001     Genre: Beat ’em up The PS One completely dominated the market during the 32-bit era thanks to the cheap costs of CDs and great third party support. No third party...
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Onimusha: Warlords

Onimusha: Warlords

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Released: 03/14/01    Genre: Action                                         Also On: PS2, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC The PlayStation 2 had a whopping 26 games at its launc...
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Zone of the Enders

Zone of the Enders

Developer: KCEJ     Publisher: Konami     Released: March 27, 2001     Genre: Action As the successor to the PS One the PlayStation 2 hit the market like a rocket. There was literally no scenario in which the system could possibly fail, which...
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Extermination

Extermination

Developer: Deep Space     Publisher: Sony     Released: 07/24/01     Genre: Survival Horror Heading in to the PlayStation 2 generation a lot of genres received a much needed shot in the arm. Survival horror rose to prominence with Resident Evil and ...
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Shadow Hearts

Shadow Hearts

Developer: Sacnoth    Publisher: Midway    Release: 12/12/01   Genre: RPG One of my biggest disappointments with the RPG genre has always been its steadfast reliance on either a fantasy or sci-fi setting. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good Final...
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Luigi’s Mansion

Luigi’s Mansion

Developer: Nintendo EAD    Publisher: Nintendo     Released: November 18, 2001     Genre: Action In 2001 the thought of a Nintendo system launching without a Mario game was ludicrous.  After all, every prior system either had a Mario title packed in...
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Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance

Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance

Developer: PS2-Snowblind Studios GC-High Voltage Software    Publisher: Interplay    Released: PS2-2001, GC-2002    Genre: Action RPG Baldur’s Gate is a revered name computer RPG fans. It came at the perfect time to restore life to the Crpg, won man...
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Charge ‘N Blast

Charge ‘N Blast

Developer: SIMS    Publisher: Xicat Interactive    Release: 02/07/01    Genre: Action I have to say, even though the Dreamcast flame was short lived it burned brightly. In the three-year period the system had any relevancy in the US it managed to cove...
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Silpheed: the Lost Planet

Silpheed: the Lost Planet

Developer: Treasure    Publisher: Working Designs    Release: 04/10/01   Genre: Shooter By the end of the 32-bit era the modern shooter was all but gone from the West. While we would occasionally get a home port of the really cool arcade...
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