List of best-selling PlayStation 2 video games

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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 million copies

Title	Total copies sold	Sales breakdown	Release date	Genre	Developer	Publisher
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	27.5 million[1]	N/A	^JP January 25, 2007[2] ^NA October 26, 2004[2] ^EU October 29, 2004[2] ^AUS October 29, 2004[2]	Action-adventure/sandbox game	Rockstar North	Rockstar Games
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec	14.89 million[3]	7.14 million in North America[3] 1.89 million in Japan[3] 5.85 million in Europe[3]	^JP April 28, 2001 ^NA July 9, 2001 ^EU July 20, 2001	Driving simulation	Polyphony Digital	Sony Computer Entertainment
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	17.5 million[4]	8.2 million in the US[5] 410,293 in Japan[6] 1 million in the UK[7]	^NA October 27, 2002 ^AUS November 8, 2002 ^EU November 8, 2002 ^JP May 20, 2004	Action-adventure/sandbox game	Rockstar North	Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto III	14.5 million[4]	6.55 million in the US[5] 358,917 in Japan[6] 1 million in the UK[7]	^NA October 22, 2001 ^AUS October 26, 2001 ^EU October 26, 2001 ^JP September 25, 2003	Action-adventure/sandbox game	DMA Design	Rockstar Games
Gran Turismo 4	11.76 million[3]	3.47 million in North America[3] 6.83 million in Europe[3] 1.27 million in Japan[3]	^JP December 28, 2004 ^NA February 22, 2005 ^EU March 9, 2005	Driving simulation	Polyphony Digital	Sony Computer Entertainment
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty	7 million[8]	N/A	^NA November 12, 2001 ^JP November 29, 2001 ^EU March 8, 2002	Stealth Action	KCEJ	Konami
Final Fantasy X	6.6 million[9]	N/A	^JP July 19, 2001 ^NA December 17, 2001 ^AUS May 17, 2002 ^EU May 24, 2002	Role-playing video game	Square	^JP Square ^NA Square EA ^PAL SCEE
Tekken 5	6 million[10]	4 million in Europe[10]	^JP March 31, 2005 ^NA February 24, 2005 ^EU June 24, 2005	Fighting game	Namco	Namco
Final Fantasy XII	5.2 million shipped[11]	2.4 million in Japan[12] 1.7 million in the US[5] 1.1 million in Europe[13]	^JP March 16, 2006 ^NA October 31, 2006 ^AUS February 22, 2007 ^EU February 23, 2007	Role-playing video game	Square Enix Product Development Division 4	Square Enix
Kingdom Hearts	4.78 million (5.9 million shipped including Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and Ultimate Hits)[14]	3.45 million in the US[5] 1.23 million in Japan[15] 100,000 in the UK[16]	^JP March 28, 2002 ^NA September 16, 2002 ^EU November 15, 2002 ^AUS November 22, 2002	Action role-playing game	Square	^JP Square ^NA Square EA/Disney Interactive/Square Enix (Greatest Hits version) ^PAL SCEE
God of War	4.61 million[17]	2,881,524 in North and Latin America[17] at least 2.33 million in the US[5] 1,592,833 in PAL regions[17] at least 100,000 in the UK[16] 142,990 in Sliver Land and SCE Asia territories[17] at least 59,814 in Japan[18][19][20]	^AUS 2005 ^NA March 22, 2005 ^EU July 8, 2005 ^JP November 17, 2005	Action-adventure	SCE Studios Santa Monica	Sony Computer Entertainment ^JP Capcom
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King	4.44 million (4.88 million shipped)[21][22]	3.6 million in Japan[15][23] 410,000 in Europe[24] 430,000 in North America[25]	^JP November 27, 2004 ^NA November 15, 2005 ^AUS July 8, 2005 ^EU April 13, 2006	Role-playing video game	Level-5	Square Enix
Madden NFL 2005	4.35 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA August 9, 2004 ^EU September 17, 2004 ^AUS September 17, 2004 ^JP November 18, 2004	Sports	EA Tiburon	EA Sports
God of War II	4.24 million[17]	2,527,522 in North and Latin America[17] 1,603,727 in PAL regions[17] 113,280 in Japan and SCE Asia territories[17]	^NA March 13, 2007 ^EU April 27, 2007 ^AUS May 3, 2007 ^JP October 25, 2007	Action-adventure	SCE Studios Santa Monica	Sony Computer Entertainment ^JP Capcom
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy	4.2 million[26]	N/A	^NA December 3, 2001 ^EU December 7, 2001 ^AUS December 7, 2001 ^JP December 20, 2001	Platform	Naughty Dog	SCEA
Final Fantasy X-2	4.06 million	1.85 million in North America[5] 2.11 million in Japan[15] 100,000 in the UK[16]	^JP March 13, 2003 ^NA November 18, 2003 ^AUS February 19, 2004 ^EU February 20, 2004		Square Product Development Division 1	^JPSquare ^NASquare Enix ^PALSquare Enix/Electronic Arts
EyeToy: Play	4 million[27]	N/A	^EU July 4, 2003 ^NA November 4, 2003 ^JP February 11, 2004	Party	SCE London Studio	SCEE
Madden NFL 2004	3.95 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA August 12, 2003 ^EU September 12, 2003	Sports	EA Tiburton	EA Sports
Kingdom Hearts II	3.89 million (4 million shipped including Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+ and Ultimate Hits)[14]	2.03 million in the US[5] 1.16 million in Japan[15] 700,000 in Europe[13]	^JP December 22, 2005 ^NA March 28, 2006 ^AUS September 28, 2006 ^EU September 29, 2006	Action RPG	Square Enix Product Development Division 1	Square Enix/Buena Vista Games
Madden NFL 06	3.77 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA August 8, 2005 ^EU September 16, 2005 ^JP December 1, 2005
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
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater	3.7 million[29]	N/A	^NA November 17, 2004 ^JP December 16, 2004 ^EU March 4, 2005 ^AUS March 17, 2005
Need for Speed: Underground	3.69 million	3 million in the US[5] 94,108 in Japan[30][31] 600,000 in the UK[32]	^NA November 17, 2003 ^EU November 21, 2003 ^JP December 25, 2003
Medal of Honor: Frontline	3.55 million	2.8 million in the US[5] 600,000 in the UK,[32] 152,966 in Japan[33]	^NA May 28, 2002 ^EU June 7, 2002 ^JP October 24, 2002
Guitar Hero II	3.41 million	3.31 million in the US[5] 100,000 in the UK[16]	^NA November 7, 2006 ^AUS November 15, 2006 ^EU November 24, 2006
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock	3.2337 million	2.9517 million in the US 2.72 million with guitar[34] 231,700 without guitar[35] 82,000 in Canada[36] 200,000 in the UK[37]	^NA October 28, 2007 ^AUS November 7, 2007 ^EU November 23, 2007 ^JP March 6, 2008
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal	3.218 million[28]	N/A	^NA November 3, 2004 ^EU November 12, 2004 ^AUS November 18, 2004 ^JP November 25, 2004
Madden NFL 2003	3.18 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA August 12, 2002 ^EU October 4, 2002 ^JP December 19, 2002
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3	3 million	1.42 million in Japan[6] 1.01 million in the US[5] 570,000 in the UK[32]	^JP October 4, 2007 ^NA November 13, 2007 ^EU November 9, 2007 ^AUS December 29, 2007	Fighting	Spike	Namco Bandai Games
The Getaway	3 million[38]	N/A	^NA December 11, 2002 ^EU January 19, 2003 ^JP November 20, 2003
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando	2.966 million[28]	N/A	^NA November 11, 2003 ^EU November 21, 2003 ^JP December 11, 2003
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006	2.9 million[39]	N/A	^EU November 11, 2005 ^NA November 14, 2005 ^JP February 2, 2006
Spider-Man	2.81 million	2.51 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^NA April 15, 2002 ^EU June 7, 2002 ^JP February 13, 2003
Madden NFL 07	2.8 million in the US[41][42]	N/A	^NA August 22, 2006 ^EU August 25, 2006 ^AUS September 14, 2006 ^JP December 7, 2006
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs	2.78 million	2.65 million in the US[5] 100,000 in the UK[16] 39,973 in Japan[33]	^NA August 27, 2002 ^EU June 11, 2003 ^JP July 24, 2003
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex	2.763 million	1.95 million in the US[5] 212,541 in Japan[6] 600,000 in the UK[32]	^NA October 29, 2001 ^EU November 23, 2001 ^JP December 20, 2001
Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (Winning Eleven 7 in Japan and World Soccer Winning Eleven 7 in the US)	2.743 million	1.16 million in Japan[43] 1.55 million in Europe[43] 33,403 in the US[44]	^JP August 7, 2003
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai	2.583 million	2.04 million in the US[5] 543,312 in Japan[6]	^EU November 29, 2002 ^NA December 3, 2002 ^JP February 13, 2003
The Simpsons: Hit & Run	2.57 million	1.57 million in the US[5] 1 million in the UK[7]	^NA September 16, 2003 ^EU October 31, 2003 ^AUS 2003
Need for Speed: Most Wanted	2.53 million	1.82 million in the US[5] 600,000 in the UK[32] 114,611 in Japan[45][46]	^NA November 15, 2005 ^EU November 25, 2005 ^AUS November 25, 2005 ^JP December 22, 2005
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun	2.52 million	1.81 million in the US[5] 118,054 in Japan[47] 600,000 in the UK[32]	^NA November 11, 2003 ^EU November 28, 2003 ^JP December 4, 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	2.51 million	1.84 million in the US[5] 600,000 in the UK[32] 73,997 in Japan[33]	^NA October 21, 2002 ^EU November 8, 2002 ^JP February 13, 2003
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game	2.5 million	1.88 million in the US[5] 20,068 in Japan[48] 600,000 in the UK[32]	^NA April 2, 2005 ^EU April 22, 2005 ^JP July 7, 2005
Tony Hawk's Underground	2.42 million	2.11 million in the US[5] 16,620 in Japan[49] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^NA October 27, 2003 ^EU November 21, 2003 ^JP May 27, 2004
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3	2.4 million	2.1 million in the US[50] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^NA October 28, 2001 ^EU November 30, 2001 ^JP November 21, 2002
Tekken Tag Tournament	2.367 million	1.61 million in the US[5] 457,340 in Japan[6] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^JP March 30, 2000 ^NA October 26, 2000 ^EU November 24, 2000
Star Wars: Battlefront II	2.33 million	2.01 million in the US[5] 27,419 in Japan[51] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^EU October 31, 2005 ^NA November 1, 2005 ^JP January 26, 2006
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies	2.328 million	1.97 million in the US[5] 357,742 in Japan[6]	^JP September 13, 2001 ^NA November 1, 2001 ^EU February 8, 2002
Madden NFL 2002	2.3 million (in the US)[5]	N/A	^NA August 19, 2001 ^EU October 12, 2001 ^JP January 31, 2002
Resident Evil 4	2.3 million[52]	N/A	^NA October 25, 2005 ^AUS November 4, 2005 ^EU November 5, 2005 ^JP December 1, 2005
The Simpsons: Road Rage	2.24 million	1.94 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^NA November 24, 2001 ^EU November 30, 2001
Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (Winning Eleven 6 in Japan and World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 in the US)	2.209 million	1.15 million in Japan[15] 1 million in Europe[53] 59,567 in the US[44]	^JP April 25, 2002 ^EU October 25, 2002 ^NA March 11, 2003
SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs	2.171 million	2.14 million in the US[5] 31,664 in Japan[33]	^NA November 4, 2003 ^EU March 5, 2004 ^JP August 5, 2004 ^AUS January 28, 2005
Everybody's Golf 3 (HotShots Golf 3 in the US)	2.17 million	1.23 million in Japan[15] 940,000 in the US[5]	^JP July 26, 2001 ^NA March 11, 2002
Ratchet: Deadlocked	2.169 million[28]	N/A	^NA October 25, 2005 ^EU November 18, 2005 ^JP November 23, 2005 ^AUS November 24, 2005
Devil May Cry	2.16 million[52]	N/A	^JP August 23, 2001 ^NA October 16, 2001 ^EU December 7, 2001 ^AUS December 2001
Max Payne	2.128 million	1.9 million in the US[5] 200,000 in the UK[37] 28,827 in Japan[33]	^NA December 6, 2001 ^EU January 11, 2002 ^JP May 22, 2003
Need for Speed: Underground 2	2.106 million	1.4 million in the US[54] 600,000 in the UK[32] 106,122 in Japan[55][56]	^NA November 15, 2004 ^EU November 19, 2004 ^JP December 22, 2004 ^AUS July 27, 2005
True Crime: Streets of LA	2.085 million	1.76 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40] 25,695 in Japan[33]	^NA November 3, 2003 ^EU November 7, 2003 ^JP October 28, 2004
007: Agent Under Fire	2.07 million	1.77 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^NA November 13, 2001 ^EU November 30, 2001
Onimusha: Warlords	2.02 million[52]	N/A	^JP January 25, 2001 ^NA March 13, 2001 ^EU July 6, 2001
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2	2.007 million	1.5 million in the US[5] 507,245 in Japan[6]	^EU November 14, 2003 ^AUS November 23, 2003 ^NA December 4, 2003 ^JP February 5, 2004
ESPN NFL 2K5	2 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA July 20, 2004 ^EU February 4, 2005
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw	2 million[39]	N/A	^NA November 2, 2004 ^EU November 12, 2004 ^JP February 3, 2005
Star Wars: Battlefront	1.995 million	1.77 million in the US[5] 200,000 in the UK[37] 16,739 in Japan[57]	^NA September 20, 2004 ^EU September 24, 2004 ^JP October 7, 2004
ATV Offroad Fury	1.99 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA February 5, 2001 ^EU July 13, 2001
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny	1.99 million[52]	N/A	^JP March 7, 2002 ^NA August 28, 2002 ^EU October 4, 2002
NBA Live 2005	1.98 million	1.95 million in the US[5] 30,013 in Japan[33]	^NA September 28, 2004 ^AUS October 25, 2004 ^EU October 29, 2004 ^JP December 2, 2004
Tekken 4	1.979 million	1.46 million in the US[5] 318,920 in Japan[6] 200,000 in the UK[37]	^JP March 28, 2002 ^EU September 13, 2002 ^NA September 23, 2002
Midnight Club: Street Racing	1.976 million	1.87 million in the US[5] 100,000 in the UK[16] 6,027 in Japan[33]	^NA October 26, 2000 ^EU December 8, 2000 ^JP March 1, 2001
Spider-Man 2	1.93 million	1.63 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^NA June 28, 2004 ^EU July 9, 2004 ^JP September 30, 2004
Madden NFL 08	1.9 million in the US[34]	N/A	^NA August 14, 2007 ^AUS August 23, 2007 ^EU August 24, 2007 ^JP September 20, 2007
007: Nightfire	1.808 million	1.4 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40] 108,795 in Japan[33]	^NA November 18, 2002 ^EU November 29, 2002 ^JP January 30, 2003
Namco Museum	1.8 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA December 4, 2001
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3	1.782 million	1.14 million in the US[5] 642,424 in Japan[6]	^NA November 16, 2004 ^EU November 19, 2004 ^AUS November 26, 2004 ^JP February 10, 2005
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith	1.771 million	1.41 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40] 61,221 in Japan[58]	^NA May 4, 2005 ^EU May 5, 2005 ^JP July 9, 2005
ATV Offroad Fury 2	1.77 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA November 9, 2002 ^EU October 3, 2003
WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth	1.743 million	1.38 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40] 63,027 in Japan[33]	^NA October 31, 2002 ^EU November 15, 2002 ^JP February 6, 2003
Sonic Mega Collection Plus	1.74 million	1.44 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^NA November 2, 2004 ^JP December 9, 2004 ^EU February 4, 2005 ^AUS March 20, 2005
Sonic Heroes	1.72 million	1.08 million in the US[5] 48,899 in Japan[59] 600,000 in the UK[32]	^JP December 30, 2003 ^NA January 27, 2004 ^EU February 6, 2004 ^AUS February 6, 2004
Call of Duty: Finest Hour	1.714 million	1.41 million in the US[5] 4,648 in Japan[60] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^NA November 16, 2004 ^EU December 3, 2004 ^JP October 27, 2005
NBA Street	1.713 million	1.7 million in the US[50] 13,416 in Japan[33]	^NA June 18, 2001 ^EU June 18, 2001 ^JP August 23, 2001
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (Winning Eleven 8 in Japan and World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 in the US)	1.71 million	1.11 million in Japan[15] 600,000 in the UK[32]	^JP August 5, 2004 ^EU October 15, 2004 ^NA February 1, 2005
Devil May Cry 2	1.7 million[52]	N/A	^NA January 25, 2003 ^JP January 30, 2003 ^EU March 28, 2003
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance	1.7 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA November 16, 2002 ^EU February 14, 2003
Yakuza	1.7 million[61]	N/A	^JP December 8, 2005 ^NA September 5, 2006 ^AUS September 14, 2006 ^EU September 15, 2006
Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (Winning Eleven 10 in Japan and Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 in the US)	1.69 million	1.09 million in Japan[15] 600,000 in the UK[32]	^JP April 27, 2006 ^EU October 27, 2006 ^AUS =November 3, 2006 ^AUS February 6, 2007
Dynasty Warriors 4	1.648 million	1.2 million in Japan[15] 448,587 in the US[44]	^JP February 27, 2003 ^NA March 25, 2003 ^EU June 27, 2003
Dragon Quest V: Tenku no Hanayome	1.64 million in Japan[15]	N/A	^JP March 25, 2004	Role-playing video game	ArtePiazza Matrix Software	Square Enix
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (Winning Eleven 9 in Japan and World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 in the US)	1.64 million	1.04 million in Japan[15] 600,000 in the UK[32]	^JP August 4, 2005 ^EU October 21, 2005 ^NA February 7, 2006
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories	1.62 million	1.32 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^NA June 6, 2006 ^EU June 23, 2006 ^AUS June 23, 2006 ^JP September 6, 2007
Enter the Matrix	1.616 million	1.34 million in the US[5] 200,000 in the UK[37] 76,142 in Japan[33]	^NA May 14, 2003 ^EU May 15, 2003 ^JP June 19, 2003
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2	1.61 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA October 1, 2002 ^EU October 15, 2002
Jak II	1.6 million[62]	N/A	^NA October 14, 2003 ^AUS October 15, 2002 ^EU October 17, 2003 ^JP March 11, 2004
NBA Street Vol. 2	1.6 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA April 28, 2003 ^JP May 1, 2003 ^EU May 2, 2003
WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain	1.585 million	1.24 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40] 45,547 in Japan[33]	^NA October 27, 2003 ^EU November 7, 2003 ^JP January 29, 2004
Gran Turismo Concept	1.56 million shipped[63][64]		^JP January 1, 2002
Guitar Hero	1.53 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA November 7, 2005 ^EU April 7, 2006
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007	1.53 million	1.23 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^EU November 10, 2006 ^NA November 14, 2006 ^AUS November 16, 2006 ^JP January 25, 2007
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege	1.52 million[52]	N/A	^JP February 26, 2004 ^NA April 27, 2004 ^EU July 9, 2004
Samurai Warriors	1.509 million	1.06 million in Japan[15] 449,759 in the US[44]	^JP February 11, 2004 ^NA May 6, 2004 ^EU June 25, 2004
Bully	1.5 million[65]	N/A	^NA October 17, 2006 ^EU October 25, 2006 ^JP July 24, 2008
Tony Hawk's Underground 2	1.5 million	1.3 million in the US[5] 200,000 in the UK[37]	^NA October 4, 2004 ^EU October 8, 2004
Virtua Fighter 4	1.5 million[66]	630,000 in the US[67] 541,973 in Japan[6]	^JP January 31, 2002 ^NA March 17, 2002 ^EU May 10, 2002
Dynasty Warriors 3	1.492 million	1.07 million in Japan[15] 422,175 in the US[44]	^JP September 20, 2001 ^NA November 26, 2001 ^EU March 22, 2002
NBA Live 2004	1.488 million	1.46 million in the US[5] 28,487 in Japan[33]	^NA October 14, 2003 ^EU November 7, 2003 ^JP November 13, 2003
WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It	1.486 million	1.11 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40] 76,393 in Japan[33]	^EU November 16, 2001 ^NA November 18, 2001 ^JP January 24, 2002
Finding Nemo	1.46 million	1.12 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40] 48,263 in Japan[68]	^NA May 9, 2003 ^EU September 26, 2003 ^JP December 6, 2003
Resident Evil Outbreak	1.45 million[52]	N/A	^JP December 11, 2003 ^NA March 31, 2004 ^AUS 2004 ^EU September 17, 2004
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004	1.43 million	1.13 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^NA September 22, 2003 ^EU September 26, 2003
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4	1.42 million	1.22 million in the US[5] 200,000 in the UK[37]	^NA October 23, 2002 ^NA November 22, 2002
The Sims	1.416 million	1.1 million in the US[69] 300,000 in the UK[40] 16,658 in Japan[33]	^NA January 12, 2003 ^EU January 31, 2003 ^JP May 29, 2003
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin	1.412 million	1.1 million in the US[69] 300,000 in the UK[40] 12,175 in Japan[33]	^NA October 1, 2002 ^EU October 4, 2002 ^EU 2002
Gran Turismo 4 Prologue	1.4 million shipped[63][64]	N/A	^JP December 4, 2003 ^EU May 18, 2004
Resident Evil Code: Veronica X	1.4 million[52]	N/A	^JP March 22, 2001 ^NA August 21, 2001 ^JP September 14, 2001
NCAA Football 06	1.39 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA July 11, 2005
Crazy Taxi	1.383 million	1.07 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40] 13,075 in Japan[33]	^NA May 14, 2001 ^EU June 1, 2001 ^JP November 22, 2001
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy	1.38 million	1.08 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^NA September 12, 2006 ^EU September 15, 2006 ^AUS September 15, 2006 ^JP November 2, 2006
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	1.374 million	1.04 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40] 34,979 in Japan[33]	^NA November 5, 2003 ^EU November 14, 2003 ^JP January 8, 2004
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time	1.363 million	740,000 in the US[5] 533,373 in Japan[6] 90,000 in Europe[70]	^NA August 31, 2004 ^AUS 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
Burnout 3: Takedown	1.338 million	960,000 in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40] 78,986 in Japan[71][72]	^NA September 7, 2004 ^EU September 10, 2004 ^AUS September 10, 2004 ^EU October 14, 2004
Jak 3	1.33 million	1.23 million in the US[5] 100,000 in the UK[16]	^NA November 9, 2004 ^EU November 26, 2004
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon	1.329 million	1.32 million in the US[5] 9,970 in Japan[33]	^NA December 1, 2002 ^EU December 6, 2002 ^EU March 13, 2003
NCAA Football 07	1.32 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA July 18, 2006
Soulcalibur II	1.31 million	970,000 in the US[5] 144,948 in Japan[44] 200,000 in the UK[37]	^JP March 27, 2003 ^NA August 27, 2003 ^EU September 26, 2003
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening	1.3 million[52]	N/A	^JP February 17, 2005 ^NA March 1, 2005 ^AUS March 22, 2005 ^JP March 24, 2005
Shrek 2	1.3 million	1 million in the US[5] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^NA April 28, 2004 ^EU June 18, 2004 ^JP October 28, 2004
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War	1.287 million	1 million in North America[73] 287,403 in Japan[6]	^JP October 21, 2004 ^NA October 25, 2004 ^EU February 18, 2005
Midnight Club II	1.28 million	1.18 million in the US[5] 100,000 in the UK[16]	^NA April 9, 2003 ^EU May 2, 2003
NCAA Football 2004	1.28 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA July 16, 2003
NBA Live 06	1.278 million	1.23 million in the US[5] 48,907 in Japan[74]	^NA September 26, 2005 ^EU October 7, 2005 ^JP November 10, 2005
NFL Blitz	1.27 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA October 28, 2003
Everybody's Golf 4	1.25 million	1.1 million in Japan[15] 157,242 in the US[44]	^NA September 26, 2005 ^EU October 7, 2005 ^JP November 10, 2005
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII	1.243 million	513,157 in Japan[6] 460,000 in North America[13] 270,000 in Europe[13]	^JP January 26, 2006 ^NA August 15, 2006 ^EU November 17, 2006 ^AUS November 2006
Madden NFL 2001	1.236 million	1.21 million in the US[5] 26,711 in Japan[33]	^NA October 26, 2000 ^EU December 8, 2000 ^JP January 18, 2001
Scarface: The World Is Yours	1.22 million	1.02 million in the US[5] 200,000 in the UK[37]	^NA October 8, 2006 ^EU October 13, 2006 ^AUS November 16, 2006
Pac-Man World 2	1.21 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA February 24, 2002 ^JP July 25, 2002 ^EU February 28, 2003
Dark Cloud	1.2 million shipped[22]	N/A	^JP December 14, 2000 ^NA May 28, 2001 ^EU September 21, 2001
NBA Live 2003	1.191 million	1.18 million in the US[5] 11,909 in Japan[33]	^NA October 8, 2002 ^JP November 28, 2002 ^EU November 29, 2002
ESPN NBA 2K5	1.19 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA September 30, 2004 ^EU February 8, 2005
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2	1.18 million[75]	N/A	^JP October 5, 2006 ^EU November 3, 2006 ^NA November 7, 2006 ^AUS November 9, 2006
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell	1.178 million	867,914 in the US 10,784 in Japan[33] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^AUS March 2003 ^EU March 28, 2003 ^NA April 8, 2003 ^JP November 27, 2003
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses	1.178 million	1.11 million in the US[5] 68,420 in Japan[33]	^JP September 6, 2001 ^NA February 16, 2003 ^EU September 26, 2003
Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights	1.17 million	1.07 million in the US[5] 100,000 in the UK[16]	^NA May 20, 2002 ^EU August 16, 2002
Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshoho! Hokuto no Ken	1.15 million in Japan (includes Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshoho! Hokuto no Ken Plus)[76]	N/A	^JP May 27, 2004
MVP Baseball 2005	1.14 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA February 22, 2005 ^JP July 7, 2005
Twisted Metal: Black	1.12 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA June 18, 2001 ^EU December 7, 2001
Fight Night 2004	1.1 million	1 million in the US[5] 100,000 in the UK[16]	^NA April 5, 2004 ^EU April 30, 2004 ^JP August 5, 2004
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition	1.1 million	1 million in the US[5] 100,000 in the UK[16]	^NA April 11, 2005 ^EU April 15, 2005 ^AUS April 15, 2005
DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution	1.09 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA September 23, 2003
Spy Hunter	1.07 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA September 24, 2001 ^EU October 19, 2001 ^JP April 25, 2002
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2	1.063 million	660,000 in North America and Western Europe[77] 403,000 in Japan[6]	^JP September 30, 2004 ^NA June 12, 2007 ^EU October 19, 2007 ^AUS October 26, 2007
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	1.046 million	700,000 in the US[50] 300,000 in the UK[40] 46,855 in Japan[33]	^NA November 14, 2002 ^EU November 15, 2002 ^JP November 23, 2002
The Incredibles	1.04 million	740,000 in the US[50] 300,000 in the UK[40]	^NA October 31, 2004 ^EU November 5, 2004 ^JP December 2, 2004
MVP Baseball 2004	1.02 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA March 9, 2004
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s	1 million in North America and Western Europe[78]	N/A	^NA July 24, 2007 ^EU July 27, 2007 ^AUS August 1, 2007
NCAA Football 2003	1 million in the US[5]	N/A	^NA July 20, 2002 ^EU 2002
Silent Hill 2	1 million[79]	N/A	^NA September 24, 2001 ^JP September 27, 2001 ^EU November 23, 2001
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus	1 million[80]	N/A	^NA September 23, 2002 ^EU January 17, 2003 ^JP March 6, 2003
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht	1 million[81]	N/A	^JP February 28, 2002 ^NA February 26, 2003

Total PlayStation 2 games shipped as of March 31, 2007: 1.24 billion.^[82] Total PlayStation 2 games sold between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2012: 297.5 million.^[83] 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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