List of PlayStation games incompatible with PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 was designed to be backward compatible with PlayStation games. However, not all PlayStation games work on the PlayStation 2. In addition, later models of the PlayStation 2 console could not play all of the games that were released for prior version of the PlayStation 2. This article provides a list of some of the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games that are not compatible with all models of the PlayStation 2.

All models

These PlayStation games have compatibility issues with all models of PlayStation 2:^[1]

• Arcade Party Pak
• Arcade's Greatest Hits/Atari 2
• Fighter Maker
• Final Fantasy Anthology (Occasional graphic glitches on save/load screen in Final Fantasy V, no issues in Final Fantasy VI; this glitch was fixed in the green label Greatest Hits version released in 2004)
• Monkey Hero
• Tomba! (The intro sequence must play for the game to start up properly.)
• X2 (Glitches in menus)
• Mortal Kombat Trilogy (The game will only freeze on a PlayStation 2 if the "BUY IN SCREEN" option is set to "OFF", and if the continue timer runs out. The game also only supports original PlayStation controllers.)
• Namco Museum Encore (While not incompatible, two of the games included lag when played on a PlayStation 2 console.)
• The X-Files Game (Graphical glitches with cursor.)
• Gran Turismo 2 Demo (Graphical glitches with Gran Turismo mode menus).

SCPH-3000X

This model has problems running these games:

• Destruction Derby (Game does not recognize memory card.)
• Destruction Derby 2 (Game does not recognize memory card.)
• Destruction Derby Raw (Game does not recognize memory card. Occasional audio stutters and system hang ups.)
• Krazy Ivan (Game does not recognize memory card.)
• The Legend of Dragoon
• Final Fantasy Tactics
• Metal Gear Solid: Special Missions (Game does not recognize the original Metal Gear Solid game discs)

SCPH-75001

The following games are incompatible with the SCPH-75001, "slim", model PlayStation 2:^[2]

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