eptember 9 represents the 15 year anniversary of the original PlayStation released in North America. Included below are the top 15 games sold for any PlayStation system in ascending order from least successful worldwide to most successful. Units in millions sold worldwide.
In last place, Crash Bandicoot. The first installment of the Crash Bandicoot series.
Next to last, Tekken 3. This installment changed the movement for each character from Tekken 2, reducing the jump height and adding focus to the third axis.
A direct sequel from Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. Featuring Crash and Coco as they travel back in time.
The third Naughty Dog presentation on our list. Crash is again abducted by Dr. Neo Cortex and crash must keep the planet from being destroyed.
The first Final Fantasy title to consistently use realistically proportioned characters.
This installment of Final Fantasy featured for the first time fully 3-D areas, voice acting, a new Conditional Turn Based Battle system, and a new Sphere Grid leveling system.
A direct sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, following the same storyline.
The least popular Gran Turismo title on our list, this sequel offered more cars (650) than any other game at the time.
This was the first Final Fantasy in the series to use fully 3-D modeled characters against pre-rendered backgrounds. Originally developed for the SNES, Final Fantasy in later developments of the game required more storage capacity, which was available on the PlayStation.
One of only two titles on the PlayStation 2 to offer 1080i output. The other is Tourist Trophy, also by Polyphony. The game features 700 cars ranging from the 1886 Daimler Motor Carriage to concept cars slated for 2022 development.
This Racing Sim spawned over 10 spin-offs and sequels and took over 5 years to develop.
The first 3-D title in the Grand Theft Auto series.
A sandbox style game which borrows from many different styles of game to create a large world in which the user has a lot of control over their experience.
Released early in the PlayStation 2's lifetime, the number of cars were limited from the game to make room for graphics and audio improvements. New to the game, unlicensed versions of Formula One cars were available to unlock.
Our winner! No doubt owing much of the game's commercial success to the outcry over the "Hot Coffee" sex minigame, causing the game briefly to be rated for Adults Only and pulled from U.S. shelves only to be re-issued a 'Mature' rating
