(PS2) Harvest Moon: Save The Homeland [NTSC-U] [52 MB]

The first Harvest Moon game for the PS2 takes a little deviance from all the other games in the series. The goal this time around is to save your town from being turned into a resort next year. The game focuses more on relationships than making money - which is the goal in all other Harvest Moon games to date. You still are running a farm and must succeed in the life of a farmer, but the actual gameplay rewards those who interact with the townspeople over those who just work the fields.

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INFO:
Category: Strategy
Size: 52 MB
Publisher: Natsume

Developer: Victor Interactive

Release Date: 2001

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(PS2) Romance of the Three Kingdoms X [NTSC-U] [540MB]

KOEI returns gamers to the legends of ancient China to present this tenth edition of its Romance of the Three Kingdoms strategy role-playing game. As in earlier versions, gameplay combines the strategy of KOEI's Kessen with contextual role-playing elements pulled directly from the illustrious novel, designed to cast the player as an influential figure in the folklore and history of the land. Romance of the Three Kingdoms X uses an improved version of the series' "officer-based play" system, which allows players to take the role of one of more than 650 available officer characters, or to design their own officers from available options. A choice of five starting social ranks -- Sovereign, Viceroy, Prefect, Vassal, or Free Officer -- influences both gameplay and story development.

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(PS2) Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX [NTSC-U] [0.98GB]

The ninth installment in the famous series set in Ancient China is vastly different from previous games in the series. Most notably, players immediately assume the rank of a Ruler. Traditionally reserved as the highest rank in the series, the role of Ruler will test your leadership, management, and strategy skills. Combat takes place at a much faster pace than in previous installments.

The game features 15 Historical, 5 Fictional, and 5 Challenge scenarios, with multiple story endings and epilogues. An enhanced Officer Development System allows you to use points to increase officer abilities and skills or further an officer’s development by giving special items. New display shows capital, troop movements, geography, enemy strongholds, and more all on a single map displaying all of China. Player may set troop formations to activate over 30 different tactics; build towers or set traps to hold back invasions; use save data from Dynasty Warriors 4, Dynasty Warriors 4XL or Dynasty Tactics 2 to obtain a new officer. The game includes character-specific events and clear bonuses; 34 special event sequences; updated Tutorial System, hidden features and more.

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(PS2) Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI [NTSC-U] [815MB]

The eleventh installment of the series continues the struggles of the warlords for power of China in the late Han dynasty through 8 available scenarios. Control more than 40 cities, build structures and armies with the help of hundreds of officers and decide the fate of China, yet again.

Game Perspective
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI uses the whole map of China from a side-scrolling and rotatable top-down perspective camera. All units, cities, and structures are viewable throughout the map, not requiring any form of espionage beforehand as in earlier Romance of the Three Kingdoms games. When the player(s) decides to "end a turn", own and AI units will commence their actions depending on which part of the map the player is currently viewing.

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(PS2) Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII [NTSC-U] [298MB]

Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII is the eighth installment in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms turn-based strategy game series. Once again, it is based on the events taken from the classic Chinese novel "San Guo" ("Three Kingdoms"). The story takes place in 3rd century A.D., when the Han Dynasty was powerless to stop a civil war in China, and when warriors from different provinces of China tried to defeat each other and to gain the power to rule over the whole country.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII offers some innovations and enhancements. The player can now control all eight main characters during the same game. Of the 711 officer characters, the player can create 100. Each of those officers has unique skills wich can be employed in combat or help to create a powerful army. The player can also freely choose a starting date for the game events, ranging between 184 A.D. (Yellow Turban Rebellion) and 234 A.D. (death of Zhuge Liang, one of the most important characters of the novel).

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(PS2) Kessen 2 [NTSC-U] [3.43 GB]

It is a time of war. Many leaders from different factions fight to control their land. One such leader, Liu Bei, has only one wish. Peace. But war stands in his way, after his land Xu is attacked, forcing him to act and join forces with the great general Cao Caom to protect his people.

Your job is simple. Lead the forces of Xu, using hand to hand combat, magic and strategy to defend the land and the people.

In this sequel to the Playstation 2 hit Kessen, heaps of new ways to defeat your enemies have been included:

* You can now control 500 units at one time, that's 5 times more then Kessen

* New elemental attacks including tornadoes, lightning strikes, and meteor showers

* New units, including the elite-Horsemen and Elephant Cavalry

* 30 new stages to battle over, including huge open landscapes to battles on moving ships and wars in and around castles

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INFO:
Category: RTS (Real-Time Startegy)
Size: 228 MB
Publisher: Koei

Developer: Koei

Release Date: 2001

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(PS2) Kessen [NTSC-U] [3.52 GB]

A strategy game that tells the story of the events that brought feudal Japan out of a century of civil war and installed the Tokugawa Shogunate as the dominant political entity for the next two hundred years.

As either Tokugawa Ieyasu or his opponents, you'll engage in real time battles, including Sekigahara, one of the largest and most famous battles in Japanese history. Victory or defeat will stear you down a campaign trail, taking you either through the historical events of the time or down fictional 'what if?' scenarios.

Battles take place in real time, with you instructing your various generals on where to lead their troops, who to engage, and what special actions to perform. These special actions, such as firing your cannons, charging your opponent, or unleashing a flight of arrows, are depicted in close-up, cinema-like cut-scenes.

Before, after, and sometimes even during battles you'll be shown cut-scenes that depict the personal struggles of your various subordinates. This supplies the battles with story and drama. Koh Shibusawa, the head designer and producer of this project, even states in the opening screen that his goal was to try to create an interactive war movie.

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INFO:
Category: RTS (Real-time Strategy)
Size: 3.52 GB
Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: Koei

Release Date: 2000

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(PS2) Harvest Moon - A Wonderful Life (Special Edition) [NTSC-U] [352 MB]

Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life is the second game in the Harvest Moon series to appear on the PS2. It is almost identical to the original GameCube version, but carries some new features, granting it the Special Edition title, as there is no regular release for this platform.

The game simulates the everyday chores of farm life. When the player's character arrives in the Forget-Me-Not-Valley, he is given a tour on his new farm and starts with some seeds and a single cow. The game is divided in different chapters that end when certain requirements are met. Tasks include raising cattle and taking care of them, fishing, cooking, sowing seeds, and trading your goods with the local merchants. The player can also explore the valley and meet its inhabitants.

New features for the PS2 version include up to four wives to marry, to have a son or a daughter with a mini career path, new farming equipment such as the fertilizer machine, and a free play mode to continue playing when all the chapters have been completed.

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INFO:
Category: Strategy
Size: 352 MB
Publisher: Natsume

Developer: Marvelous

Release Date: 2005

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(PS2) Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction [NTSC-U] [479MB]

The battle that has split more blood over centuries continues, with the human marines caught in-between the powerful Aliens and the deadly Predators.

Moving away from the FPS series on PC, Extinction has you controlling one of the three races in a real time strategy mix, building each unit and setting them out into the battlefield to complete a range of tasks.

Each race has an advantage and disadvantage. The humans have a collection of different units, from heavy weapons experts to medics, and are better known for their long range attacks. Predators are hardcore fighters, taking the battle right up to the enemy, although there are fewer of them available to counter act their superior power. Finally, the Aliens are fast and deadly, and always hunt in large packs.

Upgrade weapons and use terrain to an advantage in each level to make certain your team (whoever or whatever they may be) survive until the next battle.

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Category: RTS (Real time Strategy)
Size: 479 MB
Publisher: EA Games

Developer: Zono Inc.

Release Date: 2003

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(PS2) Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings [PAL-E] [295MB]

In Age of Empires II : Age of Kings, the player takes control of one of thirteen civilizations, including the Chinese, Goths, Britons, and Vikings, among others. The player starts with a handful of villagers, through expansion and careful handling of the economy, the player can advance up to the point where powerful war machines and well trained masses of troops will be the player's to make and control.

There are three distinct ways to play, one of which the object is to hunt and kill the other player(s) king, however there are a lot of options for each, anywhere from what type of map to start on (including coastal, gold rush, arabia, and rivers) to what the maximum amount of units are allowed.

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(PS2) The Sims: Bustin' Out [PAL-E] [1.70GB]

The Sims are returning to PS2, only this time they have a case of cabin fever and are itching to explore the great outdoors. The Sims Bustin' Out offers a completely new neighborhood to visit and over 40 different types of characters to interact with. Instead of just taking a stroll out on the sidewalk, players can have their Sims purchase cars or scooters and visit such destinations as a gym, a nightclub, or even the neighborhood house party.

Social moves can once again be acquired to round out the Sims' personalities, including a towel snap, moonwalk dance, and 78 additional actions to annoy or to impress others. Items like a climbing wall or a high dive can be placed outside for added fun, and the lineup of potential careers has increased by ten, incorporating such offbeat roles as mobster, athlete, mad scientist, and fashion victim. Designed to offer "ten times" the amount of replay as the first title, Bustin' Out features multiple ways to win the game.

Players are now free to jump from different careers and levels in an attempt to access additional objects and locations. Two-player support is available throughout the game instead of being confined to a separate mode, so players can work for or against each other while building their characters. Each Sim also possesses an individual personality, which is exhibited through body language. Players can save their Sims to a memory card, and bring them over to a friend's house for more Bustin' Out action.

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(PS2) The Sims 2 (PAL) (796MB)

Gamers drive their virtual alter egos toward greatness, as the second generation of "people simulation" gets a life on consoles. Though it features the same charming style and real-world challenges, the PlayStation 2 version of Sims 2 has been customized for the console. As in the console ports of the original Sims game, there is more of a focus on the player's main character, and less on the neighborhood interactions as a whole. Along this line, the most obvious difference between the computer and console versions of Sims 2 may be in the way players control their characters. Instead of a point-and-click strategy-game styled interface, players take direct control of their console characters, "driving" them around the game world with the analog stick (as in a third-person RPG).

Other differences also allow players to concentrate on their individual console characters. Unlike characters in the PC version of the title, PS2 sims do not age or have children. Players still have great control over their characters' looks and lifestyles however. By choosing different "grandparent DNA," players can alter the look of their sim until it's just right. A new "fashion designer" feature allows players to create their own custom outfits from a wide selection of mix-and-match components. The console version also uses the Sims 2 aspiration system, which allows players to define their character's "life goal," and makes it easy to find everyday activities that help work toward it.

Other features are exclusive to the console versions of the game, such as personal interactions that blur out the background to concentrate exclusively on the involved sims, and a food creation system that challenges the players' creativity as well as the characters'. Characters can collect objects found all around the game world, from fruit off a tree to fish in an aquarium, and combine these as they see fit into a new meal. Some custom meals may produce desirable effects in those who consume them, while others may just make characters sick, so discovering and perfecting recipes can be an ongoing, profitable mini-game for those who are willing to experiment.

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(PS2) The Sims [NTSC-U] [391MB]

It's "people simulation" on the PS2 as the most popular PC title in the history of the industry moves to the realm of console gaming. Perhaps the most obvious difference, as the game moves from computer monitors to television screens, is the new graphics engine. The Sims for PlayStation 2 is completely 3D. There are several other changes as well though, focused on making the game engaging and appropriate for console-style play, with a controller instead of a keyboard.

Unlike the gradated progression of the PC's Sims, the PS2 version of the game offers level-based play, in which new objects and houses are earned by reaching certain "life's big moments" goals. Many items must be "unlocked," instead of being available (but unaffordable) from the start of the game. The Sims for PS2 also offers new characters and objects that have never been featured in the home computer version of the game or its many expansion packs.

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