A remake of a 2003 PS2 game, a first-person shooter, is now available on PS5 for just $3.99. The PS2 remake in question is also available on PS4, so it doesn’t matter what PlayStation console you have — within reason — you can revisit 2003 and live in PS2 nostalgia for a little bit, and pay next to nothing to do so.
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The combination of 2003 and first-person shooter instantly brings to mind the original Call of Duty, and rightfully so. Every other first-person shooter is overshadowed by this release, other than perhaps Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. These are the two landmark first-person shooters of 2003. A game that makes a good case for a third-place podium spot is XIII, a PC and PS2 game that eventually also came to Xbox and GameCube, from developer Ubisoft Paris. In 2020, this first-person shooter was remade, not by Ubisoft, but by developer PlayMagic and publisher Microids. And in 2022, this remake came to PS5. Now, four years later, it is super dirt cheap, courtesy of a new sale on the PS Store live until August 27.
Cult-Classic PS2 First-Person Shooter
The original XIII is actually a loose adaptation of a Belgian graphic novel series of the same name from the 1980s. Upon release, it earned Metacritic scores in the low 70s, which isn’t the best range of scores. And it didn’t sell well. Both of these things no doubt contributed to a planned sequel never seeing the light of day. Over time, though, it became a bit of a cult classic and then got the aforementioned remake.
The remake was hammered by critics, while on the PlayStation Store it boasts a 3.49 out of 5-star rating after more than 1,500 user reviews. It’s not the best remake, with many frustrated with the art style and gameplay changes it makes compared to the original. To this end, if you never played the original, there is no point in bothering with the remake. The original doesn’t hold up, and the remake just isn’t great by modern game standards. If you have nostalgia for the original, though, it is worth checking out this remake. It’s not worth paying its normal $20 for, but $3.99 for it is a great price.
Those who do end up taking advantage of this dirt-cheap and limited-time price point should expect, on average, about six to eight hours from the game, though completionists will need more like 11 to 12 hours with the first-person shooter. Meanwhile, if this PS2 nostalgia isn’t your PS2 nostalgia, there is plenty more on PS5. To this end, a remake of a great PS2 game just came to PS5, and it is free for some.
