List of best-selling PlayStation 2 video games explained

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 . 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 17.33million units worldwide. The second-best-selling game on the console is (2001), which sold units. The top five is rounded out by Gran Turismo 4 (2004) selling 11.76million units, (2002) with units sold, and Final Fantasy X (2001) with 8.5million units sold.

There are a total of 162 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 (combined units), Gran Turismo (29.61million combined units), Madden NFL (23.48million combined units), Final Fantasy (combined units), and Pro Evolution Soccer (combined units). The oldest game on this list is Tekken Tag Tournament, first released on the platform on March 30, 2000.

As of March 31, 2007, a total of 1.24billion copies of PlayStation 2 software had been shipped worldwide.^[1] Between April 1, 2007, and March 31, 2012, an additional 297.5million 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

Game	Copies sold	Release date	Genre(s)	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)
	^[3]		Action-adventure	Rockstar North
	^[4]		Racing	Polyphony Digital	Sony Computer Entertainment
Gran Turismo 4			Racing	Polyphony Digital	Sony Computer Entertainment
			Action-adventure	Rockstar North
Final Fantasy X	^[5]		Role-playing	Square Product Development Division 1
Grand Theft Auto III			Action-adventure	DMA Design
	^[6]			Konami Computer Entertainment Japan	Konami
Tekken 5	^[7]		Fighting	Namco
Final Fantasy XII	^[8] ^[9]		Role-playing	Square Enix	Square Enix
Kingdom Hearts	^[10]		Action role-playing	Square
Final Fantasy X-2			Role-playing	Square Product Development Division 1
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King	^[11]		Role-playing	Level-5	Square Enix
Kingdom Hearts II			Action role-playing	Square Enix Product Development Division 1	Square Enix
God of War	^[12]			Santa Monica Studio
Madden NFL 2005			Sports	EA Tiburon	EA Sports
God of War II				Santa Monica Studio
	^[13]		Platform	Naughty Dog	Sony Computer Entertainment
	^[14]		Party	London Studio	Sony Computer Entertainment
	^[15]			Konami Computer Entertainment Japan	Konami
Madden NFL 2004			Sports	EA Tiburon	EA Sports
Madden NFL 06			Sports	EA Tiburon	EA Sports
Ratchet & Clank	^[16]		Platform	Insomniac Games	Sony Computer Entertainment
			Racing	EA Black Box	EA Games
			First-person shooter	EA Los Angeles	EA Games
Guitar Hero II				Harmonix	RedOctane
Pro Evolution Soccer 3			Sports	Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo	Konami
				Neversoft	Activision
			Platform	Insomniac Games	Sony Computer Entertainment
Madden NFL 2003			Sports		EA Sports
Pro Evolution Soccer 4			Sports	Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo	Konami
The Getaway	^[17]		Action-adventure	Team Soho	Sony Computer Entertainment
			Fighting	Spike
			Platform	Insomniac Games	Sony Computer Entertainment
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006	^[18]		Sports	Yuke's
Sonic Heroes	2.9 million^[19]	December 30, 2003	Action-adventure platformer	Sonic Team	Sega
Pro Evolution Soccer 2			Sports	Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo	Konami
Spider-Man			Action-adventure	Treyarch	Activision
Madden NFL 07	^[20] ^[21]		Sports	EA Tiburon	EA Sports
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs			Tactical shooter	Zipper Interactive	Sony Computer Entertainment
			Platform	Traveller's Tales	Universal Interactive Studios
	^[22]		Combat flight simulator	Namco	Namco
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai			Fighting	Dimps
				Radical Entertainment
Need for Speed: Most Wanted			Racing		Electronic Arts
			First-person shooter	EA Los Angeles	EA Games
Dynasty Warriors 4			Hack and slash	Omega Force	Koei
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers				Stormfront Studios	EA Games
Driver 3	^[23]			Reflections Interactive	Atari
			Action-adventure	Traveller's Tales
Tekken Tag Tournament			Fighting	Namco
Tony Hawk's Underground			Sports	Neversoft	Activision
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3			Sports	Neversoft	Activision O2
Star Wars: Battlefront II				Pandemic Studios	LucasArts
Madden NFL 2002			Sports
				Capcom	Capcom
Resident Evil 4				Capcom Production Studio 4	Capcom
Dynasty Warriors 3			Hack and slash	Omega Force
			Vehicular combat	Radical Entertainment	Electronic Arts
SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs			Tactical shooter	Zipper Interactive	Sony Computer Entertainment
Everybody's Golf 3			Sports	Clap Hanz	Sony Computer Entertainment
			Platform	Insomniac Games	Sony Computer Entertainment
Devil May Cry	^[24]			Capcom Production Studio 4	Capcom
Max Payne			Third-person shooter	Remedy Entertainment	Rockstar Games
			Racing	EA Black Box	Electronic Arts
				Capcom	Capcom
			Action-adventure	Luxoflux	Activision
			Fighting	Dimps
			First-person shooter	EA Redwood Shores	EA Games
				Capcom	Capcom
Pro Evolution Soccer 5			Sports	Konami	Konami
Tekken 4			Fighting	Namco
ESPN NFL 2K5			Sports	Visual Concepts	Sega
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw			Sports	Yuke's
Star Wars: Battlefront				Pandemic Studios	LucasArts
ATV Offroad Fury			Racing	Rainbow Studios	Sony Computer Entertainment
NBA Live 2005			Sports	EA Canada	EA Sports
			Racing	Angel Studios	Rockstar Games
Spider-Man 2			Action-adventure	Treyarch	Activision
Madden NFL 08			Sports	EA Tiburon	EA Sports
Pro Evolution Soccer 6			Sports	Konami	Konami
			Fighting	Dimps
Dragon Quest V: Tenku no Hanayome			Role-playing		Square Enix
			First-person shooter	Eurocom	EA Games
			Combat flight simulator	Project Aces	Namco
Namco Museum			Compilation	Namco	Namco
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith			Action	The Collective	LucasArts
ATV Offroad Fury 2			Racing	Rainbow Studios
WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth			Sports	Yuke's
Sonic Mega Collection Plus			Compilation	Sonic Team	Sega
Sonic Heroes				Sonic Team USA	Sega
			First-person shooter	Spark Unlimited	Activision
NBA Street			Sports		EA Sports BIG
			Action-adventure		Rockstar Games
			Fighting	Midway Games	Midway Games
Devil May Cry 2				Capcom	Capcom
Yakuza	^[25]		Action-adventure	Sega NE R&D	Sega
Enter the Matrix				Shiny Entertainment	Infogrames
			Racing	EA Black Box	EA Games
Jak II	^[26]			Naughty Dog	Sony Computer Entertainment
NBA Street Vol. 2			Sports	EA Canada	EA Sports BIG
WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain			Sports	Yuke's
Gran Turismo Concept	shipped^[27] ^[28]		Sim racing	Polyphony Digital	Sony Computer Entertainment
Guitar Hero				Harmonix	RedOctane
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007			Sports	Yuke's	THQ
				Capcom	Capcom
Samurai Warriors			Hack and slash	Omega Force
Virtua Fighter 4	^[29]		Fighting	SEGA AM2	Sega
Tony Hawk's Underground 2			Sports	Neversoft	Activision
Bratz: Rock Angelz	^[30]		Adventure	Blitz Games	THQ
Bully	^[31]		Action-adventure	Rockstar Vancouver	Rockstar Games
NBA Live 2004			Sports	EA Canada	Electronic Arts
WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It			Sports	Yuke's
Finding Nemo			Action-adventure	Traveller's Tales	THQ
Resident Evil Outbreak			Survival horror	Capcom Production Studio 1	Capcom
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses			Card battle	Konami	Konami
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004			Sports	EA Redwood Studios	EA Sports
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4			Sports	Neversoft	Activision O2
The Sims			Life simulation	Edge of Reality	EA Games
			Stealth	IO Interactive	Eidos Interactive
Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X			Survival horror	Capcom Production Studio 4	Capcom
Gran Turismo 4 Prologue			Sim racing	Polyphony Digital	Sony Computer Entertainment
NCAA Football 06			Sports	EA Tiburon	EA Sports
Crazy Taxi				Hitmaker	Sega
			Action-adventure	Traveller's Tales	LucasArts
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King				EA Redwood Shores	EA Games
			Action role-playing	tri-Ace
			Racing	Criterion Games	EA Games
Jak 3				Naughty Dog	Sony Computer Entertainment
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon			Tactical shooter	Red Storm Entertainment	Ubi Soft
NCAA Football 07			Sports	EA Tiburon	EA Sports
Madagascar			Action-adventure	Toys for Bob	Activision
Soulcalibur II			Fighting	Project Soul	Namco
Shrek 2			Action-adventure	Luxoflux	Activision
Midnight Club II			Racing	Rockstar San Diego	Rockstar Games
NCAA Football 2004			Sports	EA Tiburon	EA Sports
NBA Live 06			Sports	EA Canada	EA Sports
NFL Blitz Pro			Sports	Midway Games	Midway Games
Everybody's Golf 4			Sports	Clap Hanz	Sony Computer Entertainment
					Square Enix
Madden NFL 2001			Sports	EA Tiburon
			Action-adventure	Radical Entertainment	Vivendi Games
Cars				Rainbow Studios	THQ
Pac-Man World 2			Platform	Namco Hometek
Dark Cloud	shipped^[32]		Action role-playing	Level-5	Sony Computer Entertainment
NBA Live 2003			Sports	EA Canada	EA Sports
ESPN NBA 2K5			Sports	Visual Concepts	Sega
	^[33]		Fighting	Spike
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell			Stealth	Ubi Soft Shanghai	Ubi Soft
Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights			Platform	Heavy Iron Studios	THQ
Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshoho! Hokuto no Ken	^[34]		Pachinko	Sammy Corporation	Sammy Corporation
MVP Baseball 2005			Sports	EA Canada	Electronic Arts
			Vehicular combat	Incognito Entertainment	Sony Computer Entertainment
Fight Night 2004			Sports		EA Sports
			Racing	Rockstar San Diego	Rockstar Games
DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution				Konami	Konami
Spy Hunter			Vehicular combat	Paradigm Entertainment	Midway Games
			Fighting	CyberConnect2
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets			Action-adventure	Eurocom	EA Games
The Incredibles			Action-adventure	Heavy Iron Studios	THQ
MVP Baseball 2004			Sports	EA Canada	EA Sports
Silent Hill 2	^[35]		Survival horror	Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Team Silent)	Konami
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht	^[36]		Role-playing	Monolith Soft	Namco
NCAA Football 2003			Sports	EA Tiburon	EA Sports
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus	^[37]			Sucker Punch Productions	Sony Computer Entertainment
	^[38]			Harmonix	Activision

See also

• List of PlayStation 2 games (A–K)
• List of PlayStation 2 games (L–Z)

Notes and References

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