The 10 BEST PS2 3D Platformers

Nintendo may be the King, but the PlayStation 2 still had some great platformers. For this list, we'll be looking at our favorite PS2 games that let us jump, slide, and explore a world full of physics-defying double jumps and all manner of colorful baddies standing in your way. Our list includes “Sly 2: Band of Thieves” (2004), “I-Ninja” (2003), “Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy” (2001), “Maximo: Ghosts to Glory” (2001), and more! Did we miss a great 3D platformer on the PS2? Jump on down to the comments and let us know your favorites.

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[mojoplays]

Did we miss a great 3D platformer on the PS2? Jump on down to the comments and let us know your favorites.

[ghostxplatinum]

This truly was the golden era of 3D platformers! Some of my favourites include the Jak & Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, Sly Cooper, SpongeBob SquarePants, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro & Rayman games :)

[RespectTheLogos]

Naughty Dog and Insomniac had a rivalry in the PS1 era with Crash Bandicoot on one side and Spyro the Dragon on the other. The competition continued into the PS2 era with Jak & Daxter for Naughty Dog and Ratchet & Clank for Insomniac. Crazy, isn’t it

[Alex-nghc]

Ape Escape 2, Sly Cooper, Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter, games that were smash hits way back in the 00's, games that I still love to play to this day

[chestrailers]

The artstyle of Sly Cooper blew me away at the time, I really enjoyed that game.

[stephonrogers]

I firmly believe that this was the Golden era of video games the PS2 era had no DLCs or micro transactions. Ratchet & clank and Sly Cooper will always hold a special place in my heart. I miss those days and PS3 era.

[therealisticgamer]

Jak and daxter was my first experience with the ps2 good memories

[mryoyoserpico]

Sly 2, ratchet and clank up your arsenal, and psychonauts are all some of the best and some of my favorite games ever!

[flemjack]

2:35 Frieza everytime he comes back to life

[KyleDontCare]

Jak and Daxter desperately needs a remaster, like what happened with Crash Bandicoot.

[gamerq]

Jak and Daxter and Sly Cooper were my absolute favorite games to play growing up and glad to see they made the list, couldn't count how many hours I invested into those games 😬

[BigSteve]

Holy cow I Ninja, what a great blast from the past. A awesome pull

[boredstudent]

I played I-Ninja but on the Nintendo GameCube. It was actually my brother's game and he loved it. It's a shame that we never got a true sequel after Jak 3 (Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier doesn't count) but I really loved how Naughty Dog went from a friendly platformer to a game with a much darker plot. As for Ratchet & Clank, that series is still as great as it was on the PS2. One thing I love about that game is how it can combine dramatic scenes with humor.

[Deknis]

Ps2 era was truly the golden age of gaming. Man I miss those days.

[lightfang]

I-NINJA NEEDS A RELAUNCH, REMAKE, RERELEASE, ETC! JUST ANYTHING TO GET THAT GAME BACK ON NEW GEN CONSOLES! It was such a fun game!!

[penguinbrony]

SLy 2: Band of Thieves is still my favorite video game of all time because it's so good. It's got the good mix of great platforming, good story, and great visuals making it one of the biggest forgotten gems of the PS2 era.

[نونيم-يح]

1-Psychonauts
2-Klonoa 2
3-Ratchet and clank GC
4-Jack and dexter PL
5-Sly 2

[bowkatiewow]

I absolutely loved The Simpsons Game. It was so much fun.

[FastTquick]

I really do miss playing the Sly games. Thieves in Time was a blast to play on PS3. If only we ever got a 5th game for PS5. 😢 On another note, I’m all for all the original PS2 Jak & Daxter games getting remade for PS5 as well as getting a 4th mainline game. (The less said about The Lost Frontier, the better.)

[thMandalorian]

Ape Escape is such an underrated franchise!