[PS2] I need some recommendations for ps2 action/adventure games

I'd have to recommend Jak 1, 2, and 3, Sly Cooper 1, 2, and 3, and Ratchet & Clank 1, 2, and 3 (haven't played the latest one yet, so I don't know how it is). Each one of the games is pretty good and play completely differently. It's also advantageous to play the R&C games in order since if the game detects save data on your memory card you can unlock weapons for free.

I don't think any of the nine games I mentioned are more than $10-15 each now, so they're definitely a quality bet. I do have to say if you're going to skip any, Sly 3 was very disappointing after the first two, as was Jak 3. Jak 3's difficulty after Jak 2 was like playing Barbie Action Adventure after Ghosts and Goblins. It was also way shorter; I finished and was pretty disappointed it hadn't even taken me close to 20 hours with doing almost every one of the skill test things.

Of the three, R&C is the most like a third-person shooter, and due to the way weapons level up in later games and the pretty good stage design and very few areas that felt "cheap" it's my favorite of the three, but all three are worth playing a bit.

Also, as Skex said Shadow of the Colossus is fantastic. I'm only at the seventh colossus because I feel like I'm completely losing out on the experience playing on a 19" TV with crappy speakers. To truly appreciate this you need a 100" projector and surround sound. God, how freaking sweet would that be.

I played through Beyond Good & Evil, and it was a pretty good game, though I was able to get everything on my first play through without much trouble. It was a pretty solid game, though, so if it appeals to you I'd say go for it.

I like this thread, this kind of genre is probably my favorite at the moment (due to lack of boring drawn out storylines) so I've got a whole load of new games to buy that I'm not going to be able to touch until next summer.

Also, having owned and played the hell out of Dynasty Warriors 3 is it worthwhile getting any of the newer ones or any game in a similar style, or would I just be better off keep playing that one when I feel the need to chop the hell out of some yellows?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

They play completely differently, but they're a lot of fun because they tend to shy away from direct combat and feel more like a traditional platformer with all sort of spire jumping, wall jumps, swinging from ring to ring, and that sort of stuff. The first one plays like a traditional platformer with one level followed by the next, while Sly 2 and 3 have areas you go to to start missions, and the missions take place in the general overworld place (GTA-like).

Both are tons of fun and I'd recommend them to anyone, but the third is a total letdown and I'd only recommend getting it if you played the first two and really liked them (and play it after taking a long break after the second one or else you'll just keep remembering how much better the second was).

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Haven's ending was the biggest piece of shittery in the history of games, though. Even while following a walkthrough I wasn't able to find all of the secret dungeons without tearing my hair out (though they were devilishly fun/frustrating once I got to them). The rest of the game was pretty good, though. It was like Jak 3 except with even more ADD.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.