List of best-selling PlayStation 2 video games
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This is a list of video games for the PlayStation 2 video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling game on the PlayStation 2 is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. An action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North, San Andreas was originally released in North America on October 26, 2004, and went on to sell 17.33 million units worldwide. The second-best-selling game on the console is Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (2001), which sold just under 14.9 million units. The top five is rounded out by Gran Turismo 4 (2004) selling 11.76 million units, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) with 9.8 million units sold, and Final Fantasy X (2001) with 8.5 million units sold.
There are a total of 163 PlayStation 2 games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, 30 were published in one or more regions by Sony Computer Entertainment. Other publishers with multiple million-selling games include EA Sports with twenty games, Electronic Arts with eighteen games, Capcom with fourteen games, Activision and THQ with twelve games each, and Konami with ten games. The developers with the most million-selling games include EA Tiburon with twelve games and Capcom and EA Canada, with nine games each in the list of 113. The most popular franchises on PlayStation 2 include Grand Theft Auto (36.93 million combined units), Gran Turismo (29.61 million combined units), Madden NFL (23.48 million combined units), Final Fantasy (21.15 million combined units), and Pro Evolution Soccer (12.96 million combined units). The oldest game on this list is Tekken Tag Tournament, first released on the platform on March 30, 2000, while the most recent is Sonic Unleashed, released November 18, 2008, when the PlayStation 3 had been out for more than two years.
As of March 31, 2007, a total of 1.24 billion copies of PlayStation 2 software had been shipped worldwide.[1] Between April 1, 2007, and March 31, 2012, an additional 297.5 million copies had been sold.[2] Note that since the former figure refers to shipments and the latter refers to sales, there may be overlap between the two figures.
List
Notes
- ^ Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.
- ^ Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas sales breakdown:
- ^ Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec sales breakdown:
- ^ Gran Turismo 4 sales breakdown:
- ^ Grand Theft Auto: Vice City sales breakdown:
- ^ Final Fantasy X sales breakdown:
- ^ Grand Theft Auto III sales breakdown:
- ^ Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty sales breakdown
- ^ Tekken 5 sales breakdown:
- ^ Final Fantasy XII sales breakdown:
- ^ Including Final Mix and Ultimate Hits.
- ^ Kingdom Hearts sales breakdown:
- ^ Final Fantasy X-2 sales breakdown:
- ^ Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King sales breakdown:
- ^ Including Final Mix+ and Ultimate Hits.
- ^ Kingdom Hearts II sales breakdown:
- ^ God of War sales breakdown:
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Sales data only reported for the United States.
- ^ God of War II sales breakdown:
- ^ Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater sales breakdown
- ^ Need for Speed: Underground sales breakdown:
- ^ Medal of Honor: Frontline sales breakdown:
- ^ Guitar Hero II sales breakdown:
- ^ Known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 7 in Japan and World Soccer: Winning Eleven 7 International in North America.
- ^ Pro Evolution Soccer 3 sales breakdown:
- ^ Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock sales breakdown:
- ^ Known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 in Japan and World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 International in North America.
- ^ Pro Evolution Soccer 4 sales breakdown:
- ^ Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 sales breakdown:
- ^ Known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 6 and World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2002 in Japan and World Soccer: Winning Eleven 6 International in North America.
- ^ Pro Evolution Soccer 2 sales breakdown:
- ^ Spider-Man sales breakdown:
- ^ SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs sales breakdown:
- ^ Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex sales breakdown:
- ^ Dragon Ball Z: Budokai sales breakdown:
- ^ The Simpsons: Hit & Run sales breakdown:
- ^ Need for Speed: Most Wanted sales breakdown:
- ^ Medal of Honor: Rising Sun sales breakdown:
- ^ Dynasty Warriors 4 sales breakdown:
- ^ The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers sales breakdown:
- ^ Lego Star Wars: The Video Game sales breakdown:
- ^ Tony Hawk's Underground sales breakdown:
- ^ Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 sales breakdown:
- ^ Tekken Tag Tournament sales breakdown:
- ^ Star Wars: Battlefront II sales breakdown:
- ^ Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening sales breakdown:
- Japan – 798,601[4]
- ^ Dynasty Warriors 3 sales breakdown:
- ^ The Simpsons: Road Rage sales breakdown:
- ^ SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs sales breakdown:
- ^ Known as Hot Shots Golf 3 in North America.
- ^ Everybody's Golf 3 sales breakdown:
- ^ Devil May Cry sales breakdown:
- ^ Max Payne sales breakdown:
- ^ Need for Speed: Underground 2 sales breakdown:
- ^ True Crime: Streets of LA sales breakdown:
- ^ Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 sales breakdown:
- ^ 007: Agent Under Fire sales breakdown:
- ^ Tekken 4 sales breakdown:
- ^ Star Wars: Battlefront sales breakdown:
- ^ NBA Live 2005 sales breakdown:
- ^ Midnight Club: Street Racing sales breakdown:
- ^ Spider-Man 2 sales breakdown:
- ^ Known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 10 in Japan and Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 in North America.
- ^ Pro Evolution Soccer 6 sales breakdown:
- ^ Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 sales breakdown:
- ^ James Bond 007: Nightfire sales breakdown:
- ^ Known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9 in North America and Japan.
- ^ Pro Evolution Soccer 5 sales breakdown:
- ^ Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith sales breakdown:
- ^ WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth sales breakdown:
- ^ Sonic Mega Collection Plus sales breakdown:
- ^ Sonic Heroes sales breakdown:
- ^ Call of Duty: Finest Hour sales breakdown:
- ^ NBA Street sales breakdown:
- ^ Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories sales breakdown:
- ^ Devil May Cry 2 sales breakdown:
- ^ Yakuza sales breakdown:
- Japan – 883,179[4]
- ^ Enter the Matrix sales breakdown:
- ^ WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain sales breakdown:
- ^ Gran Turismo Concept sales breakdown:
- ^ WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 sales breakdown:
- ^ Samurai Warriors sales breakdown:
- ^ Virtua Fighter 4 sales breakdown:
- ^ Tony Hawk's Underground 2 sales breakdown:
- ^ NBA Live 2004 sales breakdown:
- ^ WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It sales breakdown:
- ^ Finding Nemo sales breakdown:
- ^ Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses sales breakdown:
- ^ Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 sales breakdown:
- ^ Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 sales breakdown:
- ^ The Sims sales breakdown:
- ^ Hitman 2: Silent Assassin sales breakdown:
- ^ Gran Turismo 4 Prologue sales breakdown:
- ^ Crazy Taxi sales breakdown:
- ^ Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy sales breakdown:
- ^ The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King sales breakdown:
- ^ Star Ocean: Till the End of Time sales breakdown:
- ^ Square Enix published the Director's Cut version of Star Ocean: Till the End of Time.
- ^ Burnout 3: Takedown sales breakdown:
- ^ Jak 3 sales breakdown:
- ^ Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon sales breakdown:
- ^ Soulcalibur II sales breakdown:
- ^ Shrek 2 sales breakdown:
- ^ Midnight Club II sales breakdown:
- ^ NBA Live 06 sales breakdown:
- ^ Known in the PAL region as Everybody's Golf and in North America as Hot Shots Golf Fore!
- ^ Everybody's Golf 4 sales breakdown:
- ^ Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII sales breakdown:
- ^ Madden NFL 2001 sales breakdown:
- ^ Scarface: The World Is Yours sales breakdown:
- ^ NBA Live 2003 sales breakdown:
- ^ Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 sales breakdown:
- Japan – 650,000[42]
- ^ Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell sales breakdown:
- ^ Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights sales breakdown:
- ^ Includes Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshoho! Hokuto no Ken Plus.
- ^ Fight Night 2004 sales breakdown:
- ^ Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition sales breakdown:
- ^ Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 sales breakdown:
- ^ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets sales breakdown:
- ^ The Incredibles sales breakdown:
- ^ Sales data only reported for North America and Western Europe.
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