There have been countless PlayStation exclusives since the PS1, and many great games have come and gone, with some completely vanishing from stores.
The long line of PlayStation consoles and their portable siblings has given rise to some of the best titles on the market today, many of which (for better or worse) are exclusive to the PlayStation family of consoles.
It can be a bit of a double-edged sword with these more obscure exclusive titles, or even some cult classic titles that simply never got revived, as the fast-digitizing world of gaming media has left these physical copies to malinger away. PlayStation’s considerable backlog of exclusive games have left many titles off the shelves for good — and a few of these titles were, frustratingly, some incredibly high quality games.5 Crimson Sea 2
Systems: PlayStation 2
Publisher: Koei
Developer: Koei
Release Date: 2004
Crimson Sea as a series has made a rather interesting, if somewhat convoluted, jump. The title exclusive to Xbox for its first installment, and then became exclusive to the PlayStation 2 for its sequel. Many things remain from the original title, such as the ability to play as Sho, the dedicated detective and soldier from the first title. Joining Sho is a new female playable character, Feanay, who trades out the slow and heavy hits of Sho for a more agile playstyle.
This is a fast-paced action shooter with a lot of fascinating ways to change attack styles and use new techniques to mow down hordes of alien enemies. There isn’t much follow up from the first game besides the protagonist and setting, which means anyone lucky enough to stumble onto a physical copy of this will be set to get right into the game. This title actually has a lot of nuance and subtext for what is a flashy game with explosions in space, and while the action will pull players in, like a lot of good sci-fi games, the story will keep them there.4 Silent Hill
This still-unsettling title redefined what it meant to be a horror game for an entire generation of players.
