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Until the PS2 came along consoles had a
reputation for being good-looking. SNES,
Dreamcast, even PS1- all beautifully crafted
boxes of joy. And now, this. A cross between
a coffin and a VCR, the PS2 isn't really
relying on looks here. Plus, it can do tricks!
Stand on your side... there's a good console.

It is quite sturdy, though. European gamers
haven't had any technical problems. Machine
fan noise and a breakable CD tray are a few
of the minor complaints levelled at the PS2.

The DualShock controller works as well as it
used to do with the PS1, being easy to grip.
It also has well placed buttons. The analogue
sticks are inaccurate and difficult to control
compared with the X-box and Gamecube,
though, and the analogue buttons are
completely useless technology.

In a similar style to the Playstation, game
quality has started poor on release, and is
gradually improving with time. Below is a list
of some of PS2's new releases.

- WipEout Fusion

- Deus Ex

- Tomb Raider...

- Tekken 4

- Space Channel 5 v2

- Jak and Daxter

- Prisoner of War

- F355 Challenge

- Virtua Fighter 4

- Ecco the Dolphin

Playstation 2 already has a foothold in the
games market in all three main territories-
Japan, USA and Europe, selling mainly off
the back of PS1. Some of the more recent
games are also selling points to be proud of.
Unfortunately, many small developers are still
struggling with the programming code, and
many larger ones seem happy to cash in on
their popular game sequels alone.

PS2 is the console for gamers who like to
'play it safe'.