PS Plus Is Getting One Of The Best PS2 Games Ever On June 11

One of the best PS2 games is coming to PlayStation Plus on June 11. The Premium tier of Sony's subscription has a catalog of games that builds upon the PS4 and PS5 roster seen in the other tiers, with streaming for PS3 games and Classics titles covering the PS1, PSP, and PS2 era via emulation, making games from every era accessible to players on modern consoles.

Many PS Classics titles come with additional features through their emulation, including upgraded graphics, a quick save feature, the ability to rewind, custom video filters, and trophies, bringing beloved titles from past generations closer to an experience that modern gamers expect.

As per the PlayStation Blog post that announced PlayStation Plus' new June 2024 games as part of its annual Days of Play promotion, Sony confirmed that one of these titles would be Sucker Punch's action-adventure stealth title, . was released to high praise back in 2002, and the original PS2 version of the game currently boasts a Metacritic score of 86, with an 8.7 user score.

Sony's Days of Play celebration is returning on May 29 with new PS4 & PS5 titles joining the games catalog alongside PSVR2 games and PS2 Classics.

follows the titular Sly Cooper and his gang, Bentley the Turtle and Murray the Hippo, as they seek out criminals known as the Fiendish Five in a bid to get revenge for his family of master thieves, the Cooper Clan — of which he is the last surviving member — and recover the pages of the "," a book containing all of the Cooper Clan's thieving moves. In terms of gameplay, Sucker Punch's title combined the 3D platforming of its contemporaries, such as or ​​​​​​, with the stealth tactics of , making for a unique combination.

gameplay urged players not to get spotted — Sly is a thief, after all — by using his senses to observe the environment and sneak around. To add extra tension, enemies could take Sly out in one hit, making players think about their approach. With this in mind,the PS Classics emulator's