Developer- and Publisher-specific Articles: PS2

Manhunt just made things messy on PSN, joins PS2 Classics line

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A blast from the past has hit PSN today with the launch of Rockstar North’s Manhunt. Available on the PS Store as a PS2 Classics, the 2003 action title follows former death row inmate James Earl Cash as he battles his way through a new reality TV show where humans are hunted for sport. After awakening from his lethal injection, Cash finds himself at the mercy of the show’s director, Lionel Starkweather, and stalked by insane contestants. So insane, in fact, that Manhunt sparked a bit of controversy in its day.

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PlayStation 2 News, PlayStation 3 News

(PlayStation 2 Review) Fatal Frame 3: The Tormented

(PlayStation 2 Review) Fatal Frame 3: The Tormented

“… a tremendously well-made horror game.”

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PlayStation 2 Reviews

(PlayStation 2 Review) Sniper Elite

(PlayStation 2 Review) Sniper Elite

“… won’t go down in the record books, but it’s a fun subset of one of the most overused time periods in gaming.”

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Legacy Reviews, PlayStation 2 Reviews

Sony announces PlayStation lineup holiday sales figures

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Sony has released a slew of holiday sales figures for the PlayStation family, including the Vita’s initial numbers after its recent launch in Japan. All told, the PS2, PS3, PS Portable, and PS Vita sold over 6.5 million units during the 2011 holiday season.

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PlayStation 2 News, PlayStation 3 News, PlayStation Portable News, PlayStation Vita News

Rockstar wraps up Grand Theft Auto III retrospective Q&A

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To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Rockstar has posted a retrospective on their seminal open-world action title Grand Theft Auto III. The latest set of answers rounds out the two-part series with topics covering the impact of September 11 on production and the origins of the Dodo airplane.

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(PlayStation 2 Review) A Dog’s Life

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Another retro review! Since Nick’s Doom review went up, he was able to sway us to go with this one next, his 2004 review of A Dog’s Life for the PlayStation 2. A snippet: “…there’s a mystifying, almost psychologically fascinating obsession with fecal manipulation…” Enjoy!

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Legacy Reviews, PlayStation 2 Reviews