List of best-selling PlayStation 2 video games

This is a list of PlayStation 2 video games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies, sorted in order of copies sold.

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PlayStation 2 games which have sold or shipped one five million copies

No.	Title	Total copies sold	Sales breakdown	Release date	Genre	Developer	Publisher
1	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	17.33 million[1]	7.89 million in the US[2] 1 million in the UK[3] 557,132 in Japan[4]	NA: October 26, 2004[5] JP: January 25, 2007[5]	Action-adventure	Rockstar North	^WW Rockstar Games ^JP Capcom
2	Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec	14.89 million[6]	7.14 million in North America[6] 5.85 million in Europe[6] 1.9 million in Asia[6]	JP: April 28, 2001 NA: July 9, 2001 EU: July 20, 2001	Racing	Polyphony Digital	Sony Computer Entertainment
3	Gran Turismo 4	11.76 million[6]	3.47 million in North America[6] 6.83 million in Europe[6] 1.45 million in Asia[7]	JP: December 28, 2004 NA: February 22, 2005 EU: March 9, 2005	Racing	Polyphony Digital	Sony Computer Entertainment
4	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	9.801 million	8.2 million in the US[2] 1 million in the UK[3] 601,445 in Japan[4]	NA: October 27, 2002 AU: November 8, 2002 EU: November 8, 2002 JP: May 20, 2004	Action-adventure	Rockstar North	^WW Rockstar Games ^JP Capcom
5	Final Fantasy X	8.5 million[8]	3,307,619 in Japan[4] 2.77 million in the US[2] 200,000 in the UK[9]	JP: July 19, 2001 NA: December 17, 2001 AU: May 17, 2002 EU: May 24, 2002	Role-playing video game	Square	^JP Square ^NA Square EA ^PAL SCEE
6	Grand Theft Auto III	8.105 million	6.65 million in the US[2] 1 million in the UK[3] 455,455 in Japan[4]	NA: October 22, 2001 AU: October 26, 2001 EU: October 26, 2001 JP: September 25, 2003	Action-adventure	DMA Design (now Rockstar North)	^WW Rockstar Games ^JP Capcom
7	Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty	7 million[10]	2.31 million in the US[2] 1,336,843 in Japan[4] 300,000 in the UK[11]	NA: November 12, 2001 JP: November 29, 2001 EU: March 8, 2002	Stealth action	KCEJ	Konami
8	Final Fantasy XII	6 million[12][13]	2,605,717 in Japan[4] 1.7 million in the US[2] 1.1 million in Europe[14]	JP: March 16, 2006 NA: October 31, 2006 AU: February 22, 2007 EU: February 23, 2007	Role-playing video game	Square Enix Product Development Division 4	Square Enix
	Tekken 5	6 million[15]	4 million in Europe[15] 357,064 in Japan[4]	JP: March 31, 2005 NA: February 24, 2005 EU: June 24, 2005	Fighting	Namco	^WW Namco ^EU Sony Computer Entertainment
10	Kingdom Hearts	5.9 million (including Final Mix and Ultimate Hits)[16]	3.45 million in the US[2] 2,006,601 in Japan[4] 100,000 in the UK[17]	JP: March 28, 2002 NA: September 16, 2002 EU: November 15, 2002 AU: November 22, 2002	Action role-playing game	Square	^JP Square ^NA Square EA/Disney Interactive/Square Enix (Greatest Hits version) ^PAL SCEE
11	Final Fantasy X-2	5.4 million[8]	2,608,756 in Japan[4] 1.85 million in North America[2] 100,000 in the UK[17]	JP: March 13, 2003 NA: November 18, 2003 AU: February 19, 2004 EU: February 20, 2004	Role-playing video game	Square Product Development Division 1	^JPSquare ^NASquare Enix ^PALSquare Enix/Electronic Arts
12	Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King	4.88 million[18][19]	3,705,170 in Japan[4] 410,000 in Europe[20] 430,000 in North America[21]	JP: November 27, 2004 NA: November 15, 2005 AU: July 8, 2005 EU: April 13, 2006	Role-playing video game	Level-5	Square Enix
13	Kingdom Hearts II	4.757 million (including Final Mix+ and Ultimate Hits)	2.03 million in the US[2] 2,027,262 in Japan[4] 700,000 in Europe[14]	JP: December 22, 2005 NA: March 28, 2006 AU: September 28, 2006 EU: September 29, 2006	Action RPG	Square Enix Product Development Division 1	Square Enix/Buena Vista Games
14	God of War	4.61 million[22]	2,881,524 in North and Latin America[22] 2.33 million in the US[2] 1,592,833 in PAL regions[22] 100,000 in the UK[17] 142,990 in Sliver Land and SCE Asia territories[22] 59,814 in Japan[23][24][25]	AU: 2005 NA: March 22, 2005 EU: July 8, 2005 JP: November 17, 2005	Action-adventure	SCE Studios Santa Monica	Sony Computer Entertainment ^JP Capcom
15	Madden NFL 2005	4.35 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: August 9, 2004 EU: September 17, 2004 AU: September 17, 2004 JP: November 18, 2004	Sports	EA Tiburon	EA Sports
16	God of War II	4.24 million[22]	2,527,522 in North and Latin America[22] 1,603,727 in PAL regions[22] 113,280 in Japan and SCE Asia territories[22]	NA: March 13, 2007 EU: April 27, 2007 AU: May 3, 2007 JP: October 25, 2007	Action-adventure	SCE Studios Santa Monica	Sony Computer Entertainment ^JP Capcom
17	Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy	4.2 million[26]	N/A	NA: December 3, 2001 EU: December 7, 2001 AU: December 7, 2001 JP: December 20, 2001	Platform	Naughty Dog	SCEA
18	EyeToy: Play	4 million[27]	N/A	EU: July 4, 2003 NA: November 4, 2003 JP: February 11, 2004	Party	SCE London Studio	SCEE
19	Madden NFL 2004	3.95 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: August 12, 2003 EU: September 12, 2003	Sports	EA Tiburon	EA Sports
20	Madden NFL 06	3.77 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: August 8, 2005 EU: September 16, 2005 JP: December 1, 2005	Sports	EA Tiburon	EA Sports
21	Ratchet & Clank	3.71 million[28]	N/A	NA: November 4, 2002 EU: November 8, 2002 JP: December 3, 2002	Platform	Insomniac Games	Sony Computer Entertainment
22	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater	3.7 million[29]	1.42 million in the US[2] 1,129,926 in Japan[4] 200,000 in the UK[11]	NA: November 17, 2004 JP: December 16, 2004 EU: March 4, 2005 AU: March 17, 2005	Stealth action	KCEJ	Konami
23	Need for Speed: Underground	3.69 million	3 million in the US[2] 94,108 in Japan[30][31] 600,000 in the UK[32]	NA: November 17, 2003 EU: November 21, 2003 JP: December 25, 2003	Racing	EA Black Box	EA Games
24	Medal of Honor: Frontline	3.55 million	2.8 million in the US[2] 600,000 in the UK,[32] 152,966 in Japan[33]	NA: May 28, 2002 EU: June 7, 2002 JP: October 24, 2002	First-person shooter	EA Los Angeles	EA Games
25	Guitar Hero II	3.41 million	3.31 million in the US[2] 100,000 in the UK[17]	NA: November 7, 2006 AU: November 15, 2006 EU: November 24, 2006
26	Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (Winning Eleven 7 in Japan) (World Soccer Winning Eleven 7 in the US)	3.271 million	1,687,375 in Japan[34][4] 1.55 million in Europe[34] 33,403 in the US[35]	JP: August 7, 2003
27	Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock	3.234 million	2,951,700 in the US 2.72 million with guitar[36] 231,700 without guitar[37] 82,000 in Canada[38] 200,000 in the UK[9]	NA: October 28, 2007 AU: November 7, 2007 EU: November 23, 2007 JP: March 6, 2008
28	Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal	3.218 million[28]	N/A	NA: November 3, 2004 EU: November 12, 2004 AU: November 18, 2004 JP: November 25, 2004
29	Madden NFL 2003	3.18 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: August 12, 2002 EU: October 4, 2002 JP: December 19, 2002	Sports	EA Tiburon Budcat Creations	EA Sports
30	Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (Winning Eleven 8 in Japan) (World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 in the US)	3.133 million	1,632,918 in Japan[4] 1.5 million in Europe[39]	JP: August 5, 2004 EU: October 15, 2004 NA: February 1, 2005
31	Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3	3 million	1.01 million in the US[2] 570,000 in the UK[32] 500,000 in Japan[40]	JP: October 4, 2007 EU: November 9, 2007 NA: November 13, 2007 AU: December 29, 2007	Fighting	Spike	^WW Namco Bandai Games ^NA Atari
32	The Getaway	3 million[41]	N/A	NA: December 11, 2002 EU: January 19, 2003 JP: November 20, 2003
33	Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando	2.966 million[28]	N/A	NA: November 11, 2003 EU: November 21, 2003 JP: December 11, 2003
34	WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006	2.9 million[42]	N/A	EU: November 11, 2005 NA: November 14, 2005 JP: February 2, 2006
35	Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (Winning Eleven 6 in Japan) (World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 in the US)	2.859 million	1,799,075 in Japan[4] 1 million in Europe[43] 59,567 in the US[35]	JP: April 25, 2002 EU: October 25, 2002 NA: March 11, 2003
36	Spider-Man	2.81 million	2.51 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11]	NA: April 15, 2002 EU: June 7, 2002 JP: February 13, 2003
37	Madden NFL 07	2.8 million in the US[44][45]	N/A	NA: August 22, 2006 EU: August 25, 2006 AU: September 14, 2006 JP: December 7, 2006	Sports		EA Sports
38	SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs	2.78 million	2.65 million in the US[2] 100,000 in the UK[17] 39,973 in Japan[33]	NA: August 27, 2002 EU: June 11, 2003 JP: July 24, 2003
39	Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex	2.763 million	1.95 million in the US[2] 212,541 in Japan[46] 600,000 in the UK[32]	NA: October 29, 2001 EU: November 23, 2001 JP: December 20, 2001	Platform	Traveller's Tales	Konami/Universal Interactive Studios
40	Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies	2.64 million[47]	N/A	JP: September 13, 2001 NA: November 1, 2001 EU: February 8, 2002	Combat flight simulator	Namco	Namco
41	Dragon Ball Z: Budokai	2.61 million	2.04 million in the US[2] 570,000 in Japan[40]	EU: November 29, 2002 NA: December 3, 2002 JP: February 13, 2003	Fighting	Dimps	^WW Bandai Games ^NA Atari
42	The Simpsons: Hit & Run	2.57 million	1.57 million in the US[2] 1 million in the UK[48]	NA: September 16, 2003 EU: October 31, 2003 AU: 2003	Action-Adventure	Radical Entertainment	^NA Vivendi Universal Games/Fox Interactive ^EU Sierra Entertainment
43	Need for Speed: Most Wanted	2.53 million	1.82 million in the US[2] 600,000 in the UK[32] 114,611 in Japan[49][50]	NA: November 15, 2005 EU: November 25, 2005 AU: November 25, 2005 JP: December 22, 2005	Racing
44	Medal of Honor: Rising Sun	2.52 million	1.81 million in the US[2] 118,054 in Japan[51] 600,000 in the UK[32]	NA: November 11, 2003 EU: November 28, 2003 JP: December 4, 2003	First-person shooter
45	Dynasty Warriors 4 (Shin Sangoku Musou 3 in Japan)	2.515 million	2,065,943 in Japan[4] 448,587 in the US[35]	JP: February 27, 2003 NA: March 25, 2003 EU: June 27, 2003	Hack and slash
46	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	2.51 million	1.84 million in the US[2] 600,000 in the UK[32] 73,997 in Japan[33]	NA: October 21, 2002 EU: November 8, 2002 JP: February 13, 2003	Action, Hack and slash
47	Lego Star Wars: The Video Game	2.5 million	1.88 million in the US[2] 20,068 in Japan[52] 600,000 in the UK[32]	NA: April 2, 2005 EU: April 22, 2005 JP: July 7, 2005	Action-adventure
48	Sonic Unleashed	2.45 million	N/A	NA: November 18, 2008 JP: December 18, 2008 EU: November 18, 2008 AU: November 27, 2008	Action-adventure	Sonic Team	Sega
49	Tony Hawk's Underground	2.42 million	2.11 million in the US[2] 16,620 in Japan[53] 300,000 in the UK[11]	NA: October 27, 2003 EU: November 21, 2003 JP: May 27, 2004	Sports
50	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3	2.4 million	2.1 million in the US[54] 300,000 in the UK[11]	NA: October 28, 2001 EU: November 30, 2001 JP: November 21, 2002	Sports
51	Tekken Tag Tournament	2.367 million	1.61 million in the US[2] 457,340 in Japan[46] 300,000 in the UK[11]	JP: March 30, 2000 NA: October 26, 2000 EU: November 24, 2000	Fighting	Namco
52	Star Wars: Battlefront II	2.33 million	2.01 million in the US[2] 27,419 in Japan[55] 300,000 in the UK[11]	EU: October 31, 2005 NA: November 1, 2005 JP: January 26, 2006	Action, Third-person shooter, First-person shooter
53	Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening	2.3 million[56]	798,601 in Japan[4]	JP: February 17, 2005 NA: March 1, 2005 AU: March 22, 2005 JP: March 24, 2005
54	Madden NFL 2002	2.3 million (in the US)[2]	N/A	NA: August 19, 2001 EU: October 12, 2001 JP: January 31, 2002	Sports		EA Sports
55	Resident Evil 4	2.3 million[56]	N/A	NA: October 25, 2005 AU: November 4, 2005 EU: November 5, 2005 JP: December 1, 2005	Survival horror, Third-person shooter
56	Dynasty Warriors 3 (Shin Sangoku Musou 2 in Japan)	2.295 million	1,873,137 in Japan[4] 422,175 in the US[35]	JP: September 20, 2001 NA: November 26, 2001 EU: March 22, 2002
57	The Simpsons: Road Rage	2.24 million	1.94 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11]	NA: November 24, 2001 EU: November 30, 2001
58	SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs	2.171 million	2.14 million in the US[2] 31,664 in Japan[33]	NA: November 4, 2003 EU: March 5, 2004 JP: August 5, 2004 AU: January 28, 2005
59	Everybody's Golf 3 (HotShots Golf 3 in the US)	2.17 million	1.23 million in Japan[57] 940,000 in the US[2]	JP: July 26, 2001 NA: March 11, 2002
60	Ratchet: Deadlocked	2.169 million[28]	N/A	NA: October 25, 2005 EU: November 18, 2005 JP: November 23, 2005 AU: November 24, 2005
61	Devil May Cry	2.16 million[56]	1.29 million in the US[2] 646,865 in Japan[4] 200,000 in the UK[9]	JP: August 23, 2001 NA: October 16, 2001 EU: December 7, 2001 AU: December 2001
62	Max Payne	2.128 million	1.9 million in the US[2] 200,000 in the UK[9] 28,827 in Japan[33]	NA: December 6, 2001 EU: January 11, 2002 JP: May 22, 2003	Third-person shooter
63	Need for Speed: Underground 2	2.106 million	1.4 million in the US[58] 600,000 in the UK[32] 106,122 in Japan[59][60]	NA: November 15, 2004 EU: November 19, 2004 JP: December 22, 2004 AU: July 27, 2005	Racing
64	Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny	2.1 million[56]	N/A	JP: March 7, 2002 NA: August 28, 2002 EU: October 4, 2002
65	True Crime: Streets of LA	2.085 million	1.76 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11] 25,695 in Japan[33]	NA: November 3, 2003 EU: November 7, 2003 JP: October 28, 2004
66	Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2	2.084 million	1.5 million in the US[2] 584,183 in Japan[4]	EU: November 14, 2003 AU: November 23, 2003 NA: December 4, 2003 JP: February 5, 2004	Fighting	Dimps	^WW Bandai Games ^NA Atari
67	007: Agent Under Fire	2.07 million	1.77 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11]	NA: November 13, 2001 EU: November 30, 2001
68	Onimusha: Warlords	2.02 million[56]	N/A	JP: January 25, 2001 NA: March 13, 2001 EU: July 6, 2001
69	Tekken 4	2.005 million	1.46 million in the US[2] 345,092 in Japan[46] 200,000 in the UK[9]	JP: March 28, 2002 EU: September 13, 2002 NA: September 23, 2002	Fighting	Namco
70	ESPN NFL 2K5	2 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: July 20, 2004 EU: February 4, 2005
71	WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw	2 million[42]	N/A	NA: November 2, 2004 EU: November 12, 2004 JP: February 3, 2005
72	Star Wars: Battlefront	1.995 million	1.77 million in the US[2] 200,000 in the UK[9] 16,739 in Japan[61]	NA: September 20, 2004 EU: September 24, 2004 JP: October 7, 2004	Third-person shooter, First-person shooter
73	ATV Offroad Fury	1.99 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: February 5, 2001 EU: July 13, 2001
74	NBA Live 2005	1.98 million	1.95 million in the US[2] 30,013 in Japan[33]	NA: September 28, 2004 AU: October 25, 2004 EU: October 29, 2004 JP: December 2, 2004	Sports
75	Midnight Club: Street Racing	1.976 million	1.87 million in the US[2] 100,000 in the UK[17] 6,027 in Japan[33]	NA: October 26, 2000 EU: December 8, 2000 JP: March 1, 2001
76	Spider-Man 2	1.93 million	1.63 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11]	NA: June 28, 2004 EU: July 9, 2004 JP: September 30, 2004
77	Madden NFL 08	1.9 million in the US[36]	N/A	NA: August 14, 2007 AU: August 23, 2007 EU: August 24, 2007 JP: September 20, 2007	Sports
78	Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (Winning Eleven 10 in Japan) (Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 in the US)	1.889 million	1,289,073 in Japan[4] 600,000 in the UK[32]	JP: April 27, 2006 EU: October 27, 2006 AU: November 3, 2006 AU: February 6, 2007
79	Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3	1.836 million	1.14 million in the US[2] 696,230 in Japan[62][63]	NA: November 16, 2004 EU: November 19, 2004 AU: November 26, 2004 JP: February 10, 2005	Fighting	Dimps	^WW Bandai Games ^NA Atari
80	Dragon Quest V: Tenku no Hanayome	1.811 million in Japan[4]	1,810,766 in Japan[4]	JP: March 25, 2004	Role-playing video game	ArtePiazza Matrix Software	Square Enix
81	007: Nightfire	1.808 million	1.4 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11] 108,795 in Japan[33]	NA: November 18, 2002 EU: November 29, 2002 JP: January 30, 2003
82	Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (Winning Eleven 9 in Japan) (World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 in the US)	1.806 million	1,206,483 in Japan[4] 600,000 in the UK[32]	JP: August 4, 2005 EU: October 21, 2005 NA: February 7, 2006
83	Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War	1.802 million[47]	N/A	JP: October 21, 2004 NA: October 25, 2004 EU: February 18, 2005	Combat flight simulator	Namco	Namco
84	Namco Museum	1.8 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: December 4, 2001
85	Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith	1.771 million	1.41 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11] 61,221 in Japan[64]	NA: May 4, 2005 EU: May 5, 2005 JP: July 9, 2005	Action
86	ATV Offroad Fury 2	1.77 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: November 9, 2002 EU: October 3, 2003
87	WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth	1.743 million	1.38 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11] 63,027 in Japan[33]	NA: October 31, 2002 EU: November 15, 2002 JP: February 6, 2003
88	Sonic Mega Collection Plus	1.74 million	1.44 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11]	NA: November 2, 2004 JP: December 9, 2004 EU: February 4, 2005 AU: March 20, 2005	Compilation	Sonic Team	Sega
89	Sonic Heroes	1.72 million	1.08 million in the US[2] 48,899 in Japan[65] 600,000 in the UK[32]	JP: December 30, 2003 NA: January 27, 2004 EU: February 6, 2004 AU: February 6, 2004	Platform	Sonic Team USA	Sega
90	Call of Duty: Finest Hour	1.714 million	1.41 million in the US[2] 4,648 in Japan[66] 300,000 in the UK[11]	NA: November 16, 2004 EU: December 3, 2004 JP: October 27, 2005
91	NBA Street	1.713 million	1.7 million in the US[54] 13,416 in Japan[33]	NA: June 18, 2001 EU: June 18, 2001 JP: August 23, 2001	Sports
92	Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories	1.702 million	1.32 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11] 82,248 in Japan[4]	NA: June 6, 2006 EU: June 23, 2006 AU: June 23, 2006 JP: September 6, 2007
93	Devil May Cry 2	1.7 million[56]	456,824 in Japan[4] 100,000 in the UK[17]	NA: January 25, 2003 JP: January 30, 2003 EU: March 28, 2003
94	Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance	1.7 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: November 16, 2002 EU: February 14, 2003
95	Yakuza	1.7 million[67]	883,179 in Japan[4]	JP: December 8, 2005 NA: September 5, 2006 AU: September 14, 2006 EU: September 15, 2006	Action-Adventure	Sega	Sega
96	Enter the Matrix	1.616 million	1.34 million in the US[2] 200,000 in the UK[9] 76,142 in Japan[33]	NA: May 14, 2003 EU: May 15, 2003 JP: June 19, 2003
97	Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2	1.61 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: October 1, 2002 EU: October 15, 2002	Racing
98	Jak II	1.6 million[68]	N/A	NA: October 14, 2003 AU: October 15, 2002 EU: October 17, 2003 JP: March 11, 2004
99	NBA Street Vol. 2	1.6 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: April 28, 2003 JP: May 1, 2003 EU: May 2, 2003	Sports
100	WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain	1.585 million	1.24 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11] 45,547 in Japan[33]	NA: October 27, 2003 EU: November 7, 2003 JP: January 29, 2004
101	Gran Turismo Concept	1.56 million shipped[69][70]	1 million in Europe[6] 560,000 in Asia[6]	JP: January 1, 2002	Racing
102	Guitar Hero	1.53 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: November 7, 2005 EU: April 7, 2006
103	WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007	1.53 million	1.23 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11]	EU: November 10, 2006 NA: November 14, 2006 AU: November 16, 2006 JP: January 25, 2007
104	Onimusha 3: Demon Siege	1.52 million[56]	N/A	JP: February 26, 2004 NA: April 27, 2004 EU: July 9, 2004
105	Samurai Warriors	1.509 million	1.06 million in Japan[57] 449,759 in the US[35]	JP: February 11, 2004 NA: May 6, 2004 EU: June 25, 2004
106	Virtua Fighter 4	1.5 million[71]	630,000 in the US[72] 541,973 in Japan[46]	JP: January 31, 2002 NA: March 17, 2002 EU: May 10, 2002	Fighting	SEGA AM2	SEGA
107	Bully	1.5 million[73]	N/A	NA: October 17, 2006 EU: October 25, 2006 AU: October 27, 2006 JP: July 24, 2008
	Tony Hawk's Underground 2	1.5 million	1.3 million in the US[2] 200,000 in the UK[9]	NA: October 4, 2004 EU: October 8, 2004
109	NBA Live 2004	1.488 million	1.46 million in the US[2] 28,487 in Japan[33]	NA: October 14, 2003 EU: November 7, 2003 JP: November 13, 2003	Sports
110	WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It	1.486 million	1.11 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11] 76,393 in Japan[33]	EU: November 16, 2001 NA: November 18, 2001 JP: January 24, 2002
111	Finding Nemo	1.46 million	1.12 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11] 48,263 in Japan[74]	NA: May 9, 2003 EU: September 26, 2003 JP: December 6, 2003
112	Resident Evil Outbreak	1.45 million[56]	N/A	JP: December 11, 2003 NA: March 31, 2004 AU: 2004 EU: September 17, 2004
113	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004	1.43 million	1.13 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11]	NA: September 22, 2003 EU: September 26, 2003	Sports
114	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4	1.42 million	1.22 million in the US[2] 200,000 in the UK[9]	NA: October 23, 2002 NA: November 22, 2002
115	The Sims	1.416 million	1.1 million in the US[75] 300,000 in the UK[11] 16,658 in Japan[33]	NA: January 12, 2003 EU: January 31, 2003 JP: May 29, 2003
116	Hitman 2: Silent Assassin	1.412 million	1.1 million in the US[75] 300,000 in the UK[11] 12,175 in Japan[33]	NA: October 1, 2002 EU: October 4, 2002 EU: 2002
117	Resident Evil Code: Veronica X	1.4 million[56]	N/A	JP: March 22, 2001 NA: August 21, 2001 JP: September 14, 2001
118	Gran Turismo 4 Prologue	1.4 million[7]	950,000 in Asia[6] 450,000 in Europe[7]	JP: December 4, 2003 EU: May 18, 2004	Racing
119	Bratz: Rock Angelz	1.4 million	N/A	NA: October 4, 2005 EU: October 14, 2005
120	NCAA Football 06	1.39 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: July 11, 2005	Sports
121	Crazy Taxi	1.383 million	1.07 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11] 13,075 in Japan[33]	NA: May 14, 2001 EU: June 1, 2001 JP: November 22, 2001
122	Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy	1.38 million	1.08 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11]	NA: September 12, 2006 EU: September 15, 2006 AU: September 15, 2006 JP: November 2, 2006
123	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	1.374 million	1.04 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11] 34,979 in Japan[33]	NA: November 5, 2003 EU: November 14, 2003 JP: January 8, 2004
124	Star Ocean: Till the End of Time	1.363 million	740,000 in the US[2] 533,373 in Japan[46] 90,000 in Europe[76]	NA: August 31, 2004 AU: September 30, 2004 EU: October 1, 2004	Action role-playing game	tri-Ace tri-Crescendo (sound work)	JP: Enix JP: Square Enix (Director's Cut) NA: Square Enix PAL: Ubisoft
125	Burnout 3: Takedown	1.338 million	960,000 in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11] 78,986 in Japan[77][78]	NA: September 7, 2004 EU: September 10, 2004 AU: September 10, 2004 EU: October 14, 2004	Racing
126	Jak 3	1.33 million	1.23 million in the US[2] 100,000 in the UK[17]	NA: November 9, 2004 EU: November 26, 2004
127	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon	1.329 million	1.32 million in the US[2] 9,970 in Japan[33]	NA: December 1, 2002 EU: December 6, 2002 EU: March 13, 2003
128	NCAA Football 07	1.32 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: July 18, 2006	Sports
129	Soulcalibur II	1.31 million	970,000 in the US[2] 144,948 in Japan[35] 200,000 in the UK[9]	JP: March 27, 2003 NA: August 27, 2003 EU: September 26, 2003	Fighting	Project Soul	Namco
130	Madagascar	1.31 million	N/A	NA: May 23, 2005 EU: June 30, 2005 JP: August 25, 2005	Action-adventure	Toys for Bob	Activision/Dreamworks Animation ^JP Bandai
131	Shrek 2	1.3 million	1 million in the US[2] 300,000 in the UK[11]	NA: April 28, 2004 EU: June 18, 2004 JP: October 28, 2004	Action-adventure	Luxoflux	Activision/Dreamworks Animation ^JP D3 Publisher
132	Midnight Club II	1.28 million	1.18 million in the US[2] 100,000 in the UK[17]	NA: April 9, 2003 EU: May 2, 2003
	NCAA Football 2004	1.28 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: July 16, 2003	Sports
134	NBA Live 06	1.278 million	1.23 million in the US[2] 48,907 in Japan[79]	NA: September 26, 2005 EU: October 7, 2005 JP: November 10, 2005	Sports
135	NFL Blitz	1.27 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: October 28, 2003	Sports
136	Everybody's Golf 4	1.25 million	1.1 million in Japan[57] 157,242 in the US[35]	NA: September 26, 2005 EU: October 7, 2005 JP: November 10, 2005
137	Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII	1.245 million	514,857 in Japan[4] 460,000 in North America[14] 270,000 in Europe[14]	JP: January 26, 2006 NA: August 15, 2006 EU: November 17, 2006 AU: November 2006
138	Madden NFL 2001	1.236 million	1.21 million in the US[2] 26,711 in Japan[33]	NA: October 26, 2000 EU: December 8, 2000 JP: January 18, 2001	Sports
139	Scarface: The World Is Yours	1.22 million	1.02 million in the US[2] 200,000 in the UK[9]	NA: October 8, 2006 EU: October 13, 2006 AU: November 16, 2006
140	Pac-Man World 2	1.21 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: February 24, 2002 JP: July 25, 2002 EU: February 28, 2003
141	Dark Cloud	1.2 million shipped[19]	N/A	JP: December 14, 2000 NA: May 28, 2001 EU: September 21, 2001
142	NBA Live 2003	1.191 million	1.18 million in the US[2] 11,909 in Japan[33]	NA: October 8, 2002 JP: November 28, 2002 EU: November 29, 2002	Sports
143	ESPN NBA 2K5	1.19 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: September 30, 2004 EU: February 8, 2005	Sports
144	Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2	1.18 million[80]	650,000 in Japan[40]	JP: October 5, 2006 EU: November 3, 2006 NA: November 7, 2006 AU: November 9, 2006	Fighting	Spike	^WW Namco Bandai Games ^NA Atari
145	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell	1.178 million	867,914 in the US 10,784 in Japan[33] 300,000 in the UK[11]	AU: March 2003 EU: March 28, 2003 NA: April 8, 2003 JP: November 27, 2003
146	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses	1.178 million	1.11 million in the US[2] 68,420 in Japan[33]	JP: September 6, 2001 NA: February 16, 2003 EU: September 26, 2003
147	Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights	1.17 million	1.07 million in the US[2] 100,000 in the UK[17]	NA: May 20, 2002 EU: August 16, 2002	Platform	Heavy Iron Studios	THQ/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
148	Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshoho! Hokuto no Ken	1.15 million in Japan (includes Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshoho! Hokuto no Ken Plus)[81]	N/A	JP: May 27, 2004
149	MVP Baseball 2005	1.14 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: February 22, 2005 JP: July 7, 2005	Sports
150	Twisted Metal: Black	1.12 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: June 18, 2001 EU: December 7, 2001
151	Fight Night 2004	1.1 million	1 million in the US[2] 100,000 in the UK[17]	NA: April 5, 2004 EU: April 30, 2004 JP: August 5, 2004	Sports
152	Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition	1.1 million	1 million in the US[2] 100,000 in the UK[17]	NA: April 11, 2005 EU: April 15, 2005 AU: April 15, 2005
153	DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution	1.09 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: September 23, 2003
154	Spy Hunter	1.07 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: September 24, 2001 EU: October 19, 2001 JP: April 25, 2002
155	Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2	1.063 million	660,000 in North America and Western Europe[82] 403,000 in Japan[46]	JP: September 30, 2004 NA: June 12, 2007 EU: October 19, 2007 AU: October 26, 2007
156	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	1.046 million	700,000 in the US[83] 300,000 in the UK[11] 46,855 in Japan[33]	NA: November 14, 2002 EU: November 15, 2002 JP: November 23, 2002
157	The Incredibles	1.04 million	740,000 in the US[54] 300,000 in the UK[11]	NA: October 31, 2004 EU: November 5, 2004 JP: December 2, 2004
158	MVP Baseball 2004	1.02 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: March 9, 2004	Sports
159	Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s	1 million in North America and Western Europe[84]	N/A	NA: July 24, 2007 EU: July 27, 2007 AU: August 1, 2007
160	NCAA Football 2003	1 million in the US[2]	N/A	NA: July 20, 2002 EU: 2002	Sports
161	Silent Hill 2	1 million[85]	N/A	NA: September 24, 2001 JP: September 27, 2001 EU: November 23, 2001	Survival horror
162	Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht	1 million[86]	N/A	JP: February 28, 2002 NA: February 26, 2003	Role-playing video game	Monolith Soft	Namco
163	Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus	1 million[87]	N/A	NA: September 23, 2002 EU: January 17, 2003 JP: March 6, 2003	Platform, stealth	Sucker Punch Productions	Sony Computer Entertainment

Total PlayStation 2 games shipped as of March 31, 2007: 1.24 billion.[88] Total PlayStation 2 games sold between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2012: 297.5 million.[89] Note that since the former figure refers to shipments and the latter refers to sales, there may be some overlap between the two figures.

See also

• List of best-selling PlayStation video games
• List of best-selling PlayStation 3 video games
• List of best-selling PlayStation 4 video games

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