was fantavision a launch title for the ps2

Was fantavision a launch title for the ps2 driver#
Was fantavision a launch title for the ps2 software#

TL, DR: I think the PS2's launch lineup is a grade-B 'Good' example of a launch library done right, even if it didn't have its Halo or Mario 64 moment. Unreal Tournament (Infogrames, First-Person Shooter).TimeSplitters (Eidos, First-Person Shooter).Tekken Tag Tournament (Namco, fighting).Swing Away (Paradise Golf in Japan) (EA, Sports).Smuggler's Run (Rockstar, Racing-Adventure).Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 (Midway, Sports).Q-Ball Billiards Master (Take-Two Interactive, Simulation).Gun Griffon Blaze (Working Designs, Action).ESPN X-Games Snowboarding (Konami, Sports).

ESPN International Track and Field (Konami, Sports).

The selection was there, and we got a bunch of new franchises out of the gate to play (most of them with quality local multiplayer!).

X-Squad isn't exactly Mario 64, but good god, having nearly 30 games to chose from day one isn't something to hand wave away, especially in fall 2000.

Was fantavision a launch title for the ps2 driver#

Smuggler's Run (split-screen, open-world driving multiplayer and free roam, hot off the heels of Driver and before GTA3).

Tekken Tag Tournament ( which looked considerably better than the arcade version).

TimeSplitters (GoldenEye & Perfect Dark DNA with dual-stick controls, 60fps, map maker, 4 players + bots, and a co-op campaign?!).

Using the PS2 as the poster child for a poor launch lineup needs to be re-examined, considering the abundance of games the console had day one. I think the PS2 launch had some good-to-great games, especially for an October in 2000. I, personally, find this to be a misnomer. The AV Club even published an article on this subtext about two weeks ago: The PlayStation 2 Launched With An All-Time Awful List of Losers. Most people seem to share the sentiment that video game consoles tend to launch with iffy to sub-par libraries day one, but the PS2 seems to have been made an example of lately.

Was fantavision a launch title for the ps2 software#

With the recent discussion of the importance of launch lineups and the extremely vague software available day-one for Xbox Series X/PS5, I have been hearing a lot of references on podcasts, Twitter, and this very forum to the 'lackluster' launch lineup of the PS2. The PlayStation 2 launched in North American nearly twenty years ago with 29 titles.