Online Multiplayer Games
The headset proves invaluable for explaining important war strategies to new team members online in tactical-shooting multiplayer games such as "Socom: U.S. Navy Seals" and its sequels--"SOCOM 2," SOCOM 3" and "SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault." This series is the Sony PS2 portfolio's most significant online game.
The science fiction-based online multiplayer shooting games "Star Wars: Battlefront" and "Star Wars Battlefront II" are compatible with PS2 headsets for voice chat. You can enjoy PS network games like "ESPN NFL Football" with chatting via headsets. The headsets come in handy to play the online multi player video game version of J.R.R. Tolkien's book "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King."
Karaoke-Style Games
The games in the "Karaoke Revolution" series challenge you to sing in the right key the karaoke lyrics of popular hit songs that appear on the screen. However, you can only use a PS2 headset with the North American version of "Karaoke Revolution," launched in 2003. As for the European version--"Karaoke Stage"--and its sequels, you can play them only with the upgraded microphone models.
Sports Games
PS2 headsets expand the enjoyment value of sports games, especially in the single-player mode, by giving the feel of a real sport venue. They help you hear the encouraging cheering of the crowd as you play and score goals in "FIFA Soccer 2007" and "FIFA Football 2005." Sports lovers can use their PS2 headsets to hear Dolby Pro Logic commentary incorporated in "ESPN NBA 2005 Basketball."
Other PS2 headset-usable sports-based games include ESPN NFL 2005-Football, ESPN NHL 2005-Hockey and MLB 2006-Baseball.
Role-Playing Games
You can use PS2 headsets with RPGs, or role-playing games, to hear surround sound, realistic voice casts and integrated voiceovers of the characters the game revolves around. Examples of such single-player role-playing games include "Kingdom Hearts" and its PS2 compatible sequels, "Final Fantasy X" and "X-2," "Champions: Returns to Arms," "Rogue Galaxy," "Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King" and "Barbie Horse Adventure: Riding Camp."
Adventure and Action Games
PS2 headsets complete the experience of adventure/war games by making the booming explosions of rockets and grenades and the rhythmic cadence of automatic rifles and machine guns audible in surround sound.
Pro Logic Dolby sound effects and dialogue complement the high-tech cinematic graphics of adventure game "Resident Evil 4." "James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace" integrates voices of real movie actors.
PS2 headset-compatible action games include "God of War 2"; shooting games such as "Killzone," "Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal," "Ratchet Deadlocked," "Call of Duty 3" and military and espionage games like "Conflict: Desert Storm" and "Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk."