Much better received than the prior 3D Castlevania titles for the Nintendo 64, it combined competent action gameplay with a story that chronicled the origins of the long-running feud between Dracula and the Belmont clan. Castlevania: Lament of Innocence: Lament of Innocence was a 3D action game, breaking from Konami’s Castlevania tradition of 2D games like Symphony of the Night.These are some of the best PS2 action games available on the PS3’s PSN store, but not the PS4’s, at present: A few of the notable titles like Grand Theft Auto 3, Max Payne, and Twisted Metal Black are already available as remasters sold for PS4, as well as more niche titles like The Warriors and genre-defying games like Katamari Damacy. While the current options available on PSN only scratch the surface of the PS2 greats, there are still some gems among them. The PS2 hosted an enormous selection of quality action games. Here are a few of the best PS2 games still available for digital purchase via the PS3's online store. Beyond the inherent features of the console, the PS2 gaming library is one of the strongest boasted by any console to date. It also leveraged its backwards compatibility with PS1 titles, a feature that would be carried over to the PS3, although later model PS3s would only support PS1 discs, and could only play PS2 games purchased digitally on PSN. It popularized media and gaming device integration, as its DVD playback capability added significant value at the time of its release. Related: Cyberpunk 2077 Has Now Been Unavailable On The PlayStation Store For 100 Days While the PS2 and PS3 both included some backwards compatibility features, the PS4 offered none, and with the PS5 only supporting PS4 backwards compatibility, the end of the PS3 PSN store closes the book on Sony’s support for its early console successes.

Many of the PS2 classics currently available for purchase on the PS3 sell for around $10, and the selection includes close to 100 of the PS2’s library of more than 1,800 games. Sony confirms that games purchased and downloaded prior to the PS3's PSN store closure date of July 2, 2021, can be downloaded again in the future. Unlike the PS1 titles available for purchase through the PS3, digitally purchased PS2 games are only playable on a PS3, not on the PS Vita or PlayStation TV devices.

However, the days are numbered now for gamers to make their final digital purchases of PS2 classics. Sony’s PlayStation 2 is still the best-selling console in gaming history, and thanks to the PS3’s PlayStation Network store, PS2 titles have been available for digital purchase more than 21 years after the console’s launch in 2000.

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