But Twisted Metal 2 features great character and track design and an explosive gameplay experience that pits players against other vehicles armed with all manners of unconventional weapons.

While we've ranked Crash Bandicoot 2 higher, it's undeniable just how important the entire Crash trilogy was to the PlayStation legacy – and that largely comes down to just how damn fun and challenging Naughty Dog made those first three games. Solid Snake, the games protagonist, is still one of the coolest characters to date too. Honestly, if you haven’t played this game, then you owe it to yourself to give it a try. Soul Reaver was, however, a little repetitive. The Number 5 spot on our list of the best PS1 games of all time goes to the most famous skateboarder of all time. I would be scared to tot up all of the hours that I’ve spent playing Final Fantasy games; it’s definitely a lot! Vagrant Story has tonnes of cool features like the Grimoires that you have to find to learn magic spells. Daily Deals: Preorder Cyberpunk 2077 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, or PC and Save 17% Off, The Most Messed Up Moments in the Comic Book Version of ‘The Boys’, The Best PlayStation Deals for October 2020, PS5: As Many Pre-Orders Made in 12 Hours as PS4 Pre-Orders in 12 Weeks in US, Cyberpunk 2077 Twitter Account Reckoning With Its Old Tweets After Delay, Take an Up-Close Look at the PS5 and Its Accessories, Batman Reveals the Ultimate Truth About Joker, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition Review, Marvel's Spider-Man Miles Morales: Another Villain Confirmed, a chimpanzee named Chacha escaped from a Japanese zoo, Things Ghost of Tsushima Doesn't Tell You. Some of you might think that side-scrolling titles deserve to be further back up the list, but this game is seriously something special. Selling close to 10-million copies worldwide, Gran Turismo 2 is one of the most successful games on the PS1 and considered by many to be the daddy of all racing games. It’s very similar to the other Japanese RPG mechanics of the time, and PAL gamers went mad for it.

What makes Metal Gear Solid so special then? If you buy something we may get a small commission at no extra cost to you.Multiplayer has changed a lot over the years. There’s no wonder Wipeout 2097 received positive scores accross the critics board, including a couple of 5/5 ratings from reviewers. From the deeply satisfying squelch of crumpling steel under its detailed collision modeling to the surprisingly deep Director Mode that let you turn your wildest mission and free-roam moments into your own Hollywood action sequences, Driver handily e-brake slides into the PS1 hall of fame. The bright visuals and quirky theme are super addictive. Micro Machines V3 feels like a racing game from another era with its top-down view, very small cars, and 48 tracks set around the household. FF IX has a new item reveal system, a little like the noise that appears in Links Awakening to tell you that there are hidden secrets nearby.

Crash is another one of Sony’s most iconic characters. Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenzen: Hashutsujo – High-Tech Building Shinkou Soshi Sakusen! It’s set in Phantomile, a world based on the dreams we have at night. And that, frankly, is enough to make anyone feel old.

Like Number 6 on our list, he’s a quintessential Sony character and one that is synonymous with the PlayStation brand. The PS1 played host to a small but fondly-remembered selection of serious racing games back in the late ’90s – like the TOCA and Colin McRae series – but Gran Turismo 2 was the biggest and broadest of the lot (and it was the only one that came with a scratch ’n’ sniff disc). Alongside the classic 1 versus 1 setup, the Tekken 3 multiplayer also offers Tekken Ball: a beach volley match mode, complete with different balls and a special stage. If you’re a fan of parallel worlds, three-dimensional play, and games with over 40 influential characters, then get on the internet and start hunting a copy of this game down! Spyro is a 3D platform game with five magical worlds. It’s the same type of 2.5D feel as Klonoa: Door to Phantomile. Many PS1 games were ported to Windows.
If that isn’t a good enough pitch, then I don’t know what is! Fights are relatively straightforward so you can just pop in the game for a few minutes when you have a friend over and show that your school is better than his by beating him with a virtual baseball bat. Everyone knows about Street Fighter. You can also shoot bad guys too, but don’t risk alerting other guards to your presence. 1: Harmonia no Kenshi, Gensō Suikogaiden Vol. When I sat down to write this list of the best PS1 games of all time, I figured it would be a piece of cake. Bow down to your true liege, kings of arcades, football, and iron fists! As with other RPGs, conversing and exploring are the keys to success. Resident Evil: Director's Cut Dual Shock Ver.

It felt like I was really in the action, except for the fact that I was in a house and not a cavern filled with gun-toting enemies. This next title in our list of the best PS1 games is one that many of you will remember. One of the first games you spent in a car that didn’t really qualify as a “racing game,” 1999’s Driver was a unique blend of open-world mission design and exceptionally fun (i.e. Video games, movies, TV shows, cartoons, anime, toys, comics and so much more. Raziel’s abilities and weapons were awesome and some of the creepy enemies still give me chills when I think about them. It’s also perfect for blowing off a bit of steam when you don’t want to think about engaging plot lines or puzzle solving.
Despite appearances, Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo is a great multiplayer game with a depth that is unrivaled to this day. Speed, reckless driving, and a plot that could have been taken straight from the series ’24’. It’s the second only to Gran Turismo in units sold, and for good reason. Nowadays, holding a PlayStation controller without the familiar analog sticks feels almost unnatural – like wearing someone else’s shoes, or when your arm falls asleep after leaning on it wrong – but there was a time when the DualShock controller seemed like an unnecessary gimmick. Here he is; everyone’s favourite dragon. Like its fuzzier down-under brother, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage smartly builds off the groundwork of the original game and offers a wonderful balance of challenge and fun, all while expanding on what makes the series work so well. Abe’s Oddysee is fondly remembered for its bonkers character design and deep lore, which led to several fun, weird sequels and spinoffs like ‘Munch’s Oddysee’ and ‘Stranger’s Wrath, and featured unique systems for communicating and working together with your fellow Mudokons, plus various alien species you can ride, telepathically possess, or manipulate into taking out your enemies for you. The PSOne console was one of the most popular game systems of all time. She’s a cosplay go-to character and the second-hottest video gaming character according to a recent poll. However you play, you’re sure to have a good time flying and bouncing around with Spyro. destructive) arcade driving action. The PSOne console was one of the most popular game systems of all time. Crash Team Racing is the multiplayer game PlayStation fans really needed to finally make N64 owners shut up about Mario Kart 64. 25 of my favourite PlayStation games – easy. Which, I’ll admit, was a great game (still is).