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Endgame for PlayStation 2
Endgame for PlayStation 2 is a light-gun shooter in which Jade Cornell investigates a conspiracy by EuroDream Technologies. The company wants to use its virtual world to control people. Artificial intelligence Octavian guides Jade through offices, streets and digital environments to find her kidnapped friend Tyler and stop the plan.
The camera moves automatically through twenty stages. You aim, shoot, reload and take cover at fixed moments. Sixteen levels are in the real world and four in a virtual environment, with seven bosses. Many objects break and shot position affects sound direction. Completion unlocks harder settings, extra weapons, mirror mode and Hyper Mode.
Endgame is strictly single-player. It was designed for Namco G-Con 1 and G-Con 2; a normal controller does not provide the intended play. Classic light guns also require a compatible CRT television and correct video connection. Check your hardware before buying. There are no online features and the game appeared only on PlayStation 2. Initial calibration aligns the gun’s aim with the picture.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Endgame for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Endgame
Cunning Developments made Endgame after its Pro Pinball games. Empire Interactive released the European PS2 version in June 2002, followed by North America in August. The studio used RenderWare for an on-rails light-gun shooter with many breakable objects, when Time Crisis set the console standard.
The story sets its near future in 2020 and mixes corporate espionage with virtual reality. Jade receives directions from Octavian while EuroDream pursues her. Physical locations alternate with four digital stages. Positional audio tries to place shots in space, a notable technical detail alongside the destructible environments.
Reviews often compared Endgame with Time Crisis and found its core familiar, but singled out the many breakable objects. It remained a standalone PS2 title without sequel or other console version. Modern flat screens affect playability because the original G-Con expects a CRT. That is a hardware issue rather than missing game content and matters for a physical copy. The disc itself is unchanged, but its original controls require a suitable setup.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Time Crisis II uses the same G-Con, automatic route and cover, but also supports two players. Endgame is solo only and adds more destructible objects and virtual levels.
Time Crisis 3 expands the arcade formula with several weapons and a longer military campaign. Endgame has a smaller science-fiction story and only unlocks its extra guns after completion.
Vampire Night is another G-Con shooter but chooses Gothic monsters and supernatural bosses. Endgame uses guards, robots and a technological conspiracy across urban and virtual locations.
Ninja Assault replaces firearms with magical projectiles and a historical fantasy world. Endgame stays closer to modern science fiction with cover, pistols and breakable offices.
Virtua Cop bundles two older arcade games and rewards accurately disabling criminals. Endgame tells one continuous campaign and uses PS2 effects for damage and positional sound.
Dead Aim combines light-gun combat with free walking, exploration and item searches. Endgame keeps movement fully on rails and focuses each stage on aiming, cover and fast target choice. Dead Aim is slower and more adventurous, while Endgame is closer to a classic arcade cabinet and short repeatable score sessions.
Dino Stalker also uses the G-Con 2 and guides the player through dangerous scenes. Dinosaurs, time travel and short sections with freer movement are central. Endgame stays with a technological conspiracy, urban firefights and fixed cover. Both are solo, but their enemies, story worlds and boss pacing differ greatly.
