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Game of the Year on PlayStation 2
The five nominees...
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Game of the Year on PlayStation 2, Nominees
 
 
 This is the highest honor that we bestow upon a PlayStation 2 game, and with it we acknowledge the one game that stands out from all the rest as being the hands-down greatest, most highly recommendable game of them all. In considering this category, we weigh all of a game's various accomplishments and consider everything from its technical merits and its story to its lasting value and its impact on the industry--though, of course, the sheer level of fun and entertainment the game provides is what ends up being the most important consideration. As such, we narrowed down our PlayStation 2 Game of the Year contenders to the following:

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

 
 Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar North
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City provides just about everything you'd want in a follow-up to an outstanding game.
 
Ratchet & Clank

 
 Publisher: SCEA
Developer: Insomniac Games
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Ratchet & Clank skillfully avoids most of the traps that hold back the majority of modern platform games and presents a fantastic, well-balanced, story-driven adventure.
 
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs

 
 Publisher: SCEA
Developer: Zipper Interactive
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SOCOM is surprisingly deep but extremely easy to get into, making it an excellent game regardless of whether you've played other multiplayer shooters before.
 
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

 
 Publisher: Activision
Developer: Neversoft Entertainment
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Anyone with even a remote interest in either the genre or the real-life sport should purchase this game as soon as possible.
 
Virtua Fighter 4

 
 Publisher: Sega
Developer: SEGA-AM2
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You can't tell right off the bat, but Virtua Fighter 4 is the best fighting game in years.
 

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