Platinum Range facts for kids

The Platinum Range is a special collection of video games for Sony PlayStation consoles. These games were so popular that they sold a lot of copies! This special range was available in countries that use the PAL video system, like most of Europe, Australia, and parts of Asia. Sony also had similar collections in other parts of the world, like the Greatest Hits in North America and The Best in Japan.

Official Platinum and Essentials banners used on PlayStation game covers.

To become a Platinum game, a title needed to sell more than 400,000 copies around the world within one year. For the PlayStation Portable (PSP), there was also a similar collection called "PSP Essentials." The first Platinum games for the PlayStation 3 came out on August 1, 2008.

Popular PlayStation 1 Platinum Games

Here are some of the games that became part of the Platinum Range for the original PlayStation:

• 007 Racing
• Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere
• Actua Soccer
• Adidas Power Soccer
• Air Combat
• Alien Trilogy
• Ape Escape
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire
• A Bug's Life
• Battle Arena Toshinden
• Bust-A-Move 2
• C-12: Final Resistance
• Call of duty world at war
• Chase the Express
• Colin McRae Rally
• Colin McRae Rally 2.0
• Command & Conquer
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert: Retaliation
• Cool Boarders 2
• Cool Boarders 3
• Cool Boarders 4
• Crash Bandicoot
• Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
• Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
• Crash Team Racing
• Crash Bash
• Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
• Dancing Stage EuroMix
• Dancing Stage PARTY EDiTiON
• Destruction Derby
• Destruction Derby 2
• Destruction Derby Raw
• Die Hard Trilogy
• Digimon World
• Dino Crisis 2
• Dinosaur
• Disney's Action Game Featuring Hercules
• Donald Duck: Quack Attack
• Doom
• Driver
• Driver 2
• F1 Championship Season 2000
• Fade to Black
• FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
• FIFA '99
• FIFA 2000
• FIFA 2001
• Final Fantasy VII
• Final Fantasy VIII
• Final Fantasy IX
• Formula 1
• Formula 1 97
• Formula One 2001
• G-Police
• Gran Turismo
• Gran Turismo 2
• Grand Theft Auto
• Heart of Darkness
• In Cold Blood
• International Track & Field
• International Superstar Soccer Pro
• ISS Pro Evolution
• The Italian Job
• Loaded
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park
• Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
• Medal of Honor
• Medal of Honor: Underground
• MediEvil
• MediEvil 2
• Metal Gear Solid
• Mickey's Wild Adventure
• Micro Machines V3
• Monsters, Inc. Scare Island
• Monopoly
• Mortal Kombat Trilogy
• Moto Racer
• Moto Racer 2
• Moto Racer World Tour
• Need for Speed: Road Challenge
• Need for Speed: Porsche 2000
• Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
• Pandemonium
• Parasite Eve
• Parasite Eve 2
• Porsche Challenge
• Rayman
• Rayman 2: The Great Escape
• Resident Evil
• Resident Evil 2
• Ridge Racer
• Ridge Racer Revolution
• Road Rash
• Silent Hill
• Soul Blade
• Soviet Strike
• Spider-Man
• Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro
• Spyro the Dragon
• Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer
• Spyro: Year of the Dragon
• Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire
• Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha
• Syphon Filter 2
• Syphon Filter 3
• Tekken
• Tekken 2
• Tekken 3
• Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
• Tomorrow Never Dies
• Thunderhawk 2: Firestorm
• Tigger's Honey Hunt
• Time Crisis
• Time Crisis: Project Titan
• TOCA Touring Car Championship
• TOCA 2 Touring Cars
• TOCA World Touring Cars
• Tomb Raider
• Tomb Raider II
• Tomb Raider III
• Tomorrow Never Dies
• Tony Hawk's Skateboarding
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
• Total Drivin'
• Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue
• True Pinball
• V-Rally
• V-Rally 2
• Wipeout
• Wipeout 2097
• The World Is Not Enough
• World Rally Championship Arcade
• Worms
• WWF SmackDown!
• WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role

Popular PlayStation 2 Platinum Games

Many games for the PlayStation 2 also became Platinum hits. Here are some of them:

• 50 Cent: Bulletproof
• Athens 2004
• Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
• Black
• Bratz: Rock Angelz
• Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
• Burnout
• Burnout 2: Point of Impact
• Burnout 3: Takedown
• Burnout Dominator
• Burnout Revenge
• Call of Duty: Finest Hour
• Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
• Call of Duty 3
• Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts
• Canis Canem Edit
• Cars
• Champions: Return To Arms
• Colin McRae Rally 2005
• Colin McRae Rally 3
• Colin McRae Rally 04
• Conflict: Desert Storm
• Conflict: Desert Storm II
• Conflict: Vietnam
• Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
• Crash Nitro Kart
• Crash Twinsanity
• Crash Tag Team Racing
• Crazy Taxi
• Crisis Zone
• Dead or Alive 2
• Devil May Cry
• Devil May Cry 2
• Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
• Dragon Quest: The Journey of the Cursed King
• DRIV3R
• Dynasty Warriors 3
• Enter the Matrix
• EyeToy: Play
• EyeToy: Play 2
• EyeToy: Play 3
• EyeToy: Play Sports
• FIFA 2001
• FIFA Football 2002
• FIFA Football 2003
• FIFA Football 2004
• FIFA Football 2005
• FIFA 06
• FIFA 07
• FIFA 08
• FIFA 09
• FIFA 10
• FIFA 11
• FIFA Street 2
• Fight Night: Round 3
• Final Fantasy X
• Final Fantasy X-2
• Final Fantasy XII
• Finding Nemo
• Formula One 2001
• Formula One 2002
• Formula One 2003
• Formula One 04
• Formula One 05
• Formula One 06
• Freekstyle
• The Getaway
• The Getaway: Black Monday
• God of War
• God of War II
• Gran Turismo 3
• Gran Turismo 4
• Gran Turismo Concept
• Grand Theft Auto III
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
• Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
• Hitman: Blood Money
• Hulk
• Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
• Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
• Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
• Jak II: Renegade
• Jak 3
• Jak X: Combat Racing
• James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
• James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
• James Bond 007: Nightfire
• Juiced
• Killzone
• Kingdom Hearts
• Kingdom Hearts II
• Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
• Legends of Wrestling 2
• Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
• Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
• Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• Madagascar
• Manhunt
• Max Payne
• Medal of Honor: European Assault
• Medal of Honor: Frontline
• Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
• Medal of Honor: Vanguard
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
• Midnight Club: Street Racing
• Midnight Club II
• Monsters, Inc. Scare Island
• Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
• Moto GP
• Moto GP 3
• Moto GP 4
• MTV Music Generator 2
• Need for Speed: Carbon
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted
• Need for Speed: ProStreet
• Need for Speed: Underground
• Need for Speed: Underground 2
• Nicktoons Unite!
• Quantum of Solace
• Oni
• Onimusha: Warlords
• Pac-Man World 2
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow
• Pool Paradise
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
• Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
• Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
• Pro Evolution Soccer
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2
• Pro Evolution Soccer 3
• Pro Evolution Soccer 4
• Pro Evolution Soccer 5
• Pro Evolution Soccer 6
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
• Ratchet & Clank
• Ratchet & Clank 2: Locked and Loaded
• Ratchet & Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal
• Ratchet: Gladiator
• Rayman 2: Revolution
• Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
• RC Revenge Pro
• Red Faction
• Red Faction 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Resident Evil Code: Veronica X
• Resident Evil Outbreak
• Ricky Ponting Cricket
• Rugby 2004
• Rugby 08
• Shadow of the Colossus
• Silent Hill 2: Director's Cut
• The Sims
• The Sims 2
• The Sims Bustin' Out
• The Sims 2: Castaway
• The Sims 2: Pets
• Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
• Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2
• Smuggler's Run
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs
• SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs
• SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs
• Sonic Heroes
• Sonic Mega Collection Plus
• Sonic Riders
• Soulcalibur III
• Spider-Man
• Spider-Man 2
• Spider-Man 3
• Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly
• Spyro: A Hero's Tail
• The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
• The Simpsons: Hit and Run
• SSX
• SSX 3
• SSX on Tour
• SSX Tricky
• Star Wars: Battlefront
• Star Wars: Battlefront II
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
• Star Wars: Starfighter
• State of Emergency
• Stuntman
• Tekken 4
• Tekken 5
• Tekken Tag Tournament
• This Is Football 2002
• This Is Football 2003
• This Is Football 2004
• This Is Football 2005
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
• TimeSplitters
• TimeSplitters 2
• TOCA Race Driver
• TOCA Race Driver 2
• TOCA Race Driver 3
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
• Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
• Tomb Raider: Anniversary
• Tomb Raider: Legend
• Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
• Tony Hawk's Underground
• Tony Hawk's Underground 2
• Tourist Trophy
• True Crime: Streets of LA
• True Crime: New York City
• Ultimate Spider-Man
• V-Rally 3
• Vexx
• Virtua Tennis 2
• The Warriors
• World Rally Championship
• World Rally Championship II Extreme
• WRC 3
• WRC 4
• WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain
• WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth
• WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw
• WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006
• WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007
• WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008
• WWE Smackdown! vs. RAW 2009
• WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It

Popular PlayStation Portable Platinum Games

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) also had its own collection of best-selling games. Here are some of them:

• Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
• Ape Academy
• Ben 10: Protector of Earth
• Brothers in Arms: D-Day
• Burnout Dominator
• Burnout Legends
• Call of Duty: Roads to Victory
• Cars
• Colin McRae Rally 2005
• Crash Tag Team Racing
• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
• Daxter
• Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai
• Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai 2
• Driver 76
• Everybody's Golf
• FIFA 06
• FIFA 07
• FIFA 08
• FIFA 09
• FIFA 10
• FIFA 11
• FIFA Street 2
• Fired Up
• Formula One 06
• Formula One Grand Prix
• Gangs of London
• Go! Sudoku
• God of War: Chains of Olympus
• God of War: Ghost of Sparta
• Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
• Gran Turismo
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
• Killzone: Liberation
• Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend
• Lego Batman: The Videogame
• Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
• Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
• Lemmings
• LittleBigPlanet
• LocoRoco
• LocoRoco 2
• Lumines
• Medal of Honor: Heroes
• Medal of Honor: Heroes 2
• MediEvil: Resurrection
• Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition
• Midnight Club: L.A. Remix
• ModNation Racers
• MotoGP
• MotorStorm: Arctic Edge
• Namco Museum Battle Collection
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes
• Need for Speed Carbon: Own The City
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0
• Need for Speed: ProStreet
• Need for Speed: Undercover
• Need for Speed: Underground Rivals
• OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
• Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
• Prince of Persia: Revelations
• Prince of Persia: Rival Swords
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
• Pro Evolution Soccer 5
• Pro Evolution Soccer 6
• Pursuit Force
• Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice
• Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
• Resistance: Retribution
• Ridge Racer
• Ridge Racer 2
• Secret Agent Clank
• Sega Mega Drive Collection
• Smash Court Tennis 3
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2
• Sonic Rivals
• Star Wars: Battlefront II
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
• Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max
• Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
• Tekken 6
• Tekken: Dark Resurrection
• Test Drive: Unlimited
• The Simpsons Game
• The Sims 2
• The Sims 2: Castaway
• The Sims 2: Pets
• Tomb Raider: Legend
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Essentials
• Transformers: The Game
• Virtua Tennis: World Tour
• Wipeout Pulse
• Wipeout Pure
• World Rally Championship
• World Tour Soccer: Challenge Edition
• Worms: Open Warfare
• WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006
• WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007
• WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008
• WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
• WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010

Popular PlayStation 3 Platinum Games

The PlayStation 3 also had many games that reached Platinum status. Here are some of them:

• Army of Two
• Army of Two: The 40th Day
• Assassin's Creed
• Assassin's Creed II - Game of the Year Edition
• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
• Assassin's Creed: Revelations
• Avatar: The Game
• Batman: Arkham Asylum - Game of the Year Edition
• Battlefield: Bad Company
• Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Ultimate Edition
• BioShock
• BioShock 2
• Borderlands - Game of the Year Edition
• Burnout Paradise
• Call of Duty 3
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Call of Duty: Black Ops
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Call of Duty: World at War
• Colin McRae: Dirt
• Colin McRae: Dirt 2
• Dante's Inferno
• Dead Rising 2
• Dead Space 2
• DiRT 3
• Dragon Age: Origins
• Driver: San Francisco
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Game of the Year Edition
• EyePet Move Edition
• Fallout 3
• Far Cry 2
• FIFA 08
• FIFA 09
• FIFA 10
• FIFA 11
• FIFA Street 3
• Fight Night Round 4
• Final Fantasy XIII
• God of War III
• God of War Collection
• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
• Gran Turismo 5
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• HAZE
• Heavenly Sword
• Heavy Rain
• Homefront - Ultimate Edition
• Infamous
• Infamous 2
• Just Cause 2
• Killzone 2
• Killzone 3
• LittleBigPlanet - Game of the Year Edition
• LittleBigPlanet 2
• Mafia II
• Medal of Honor
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Midnight Club: Los Angeles – Complete Edition
• ModNation Racers
• MotorStorm
• MotorStorm: Apocalypse
• MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
• Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
• Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
• Need for Speed: ProStreet
• Need for Speed: Shift
• Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed
• Prince of Persia
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2012
• Prototype
• Race Driver: Grid
• Race Driver: Grid - Reloaded
• Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction
• Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time
• Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
• Red Dead Redemption - Game of the Year Edition
• Resident Evil 5
• Resistance: Fall of Man
• Resistance 2
• Resistance 3
• Ridge Racer 7
• Saints Row 2
• Sniper: Ghost Warrior
• Soulcalibur IV
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Ultimate Sith Edition
• Street Fighter IV
• Tekken 6
• The Sims 3
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
• Tomb Raider: Underworld
• UFC 2009 Undisputed
• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Virtua Tennis 3
• WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008
• WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
• WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010
• WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
• WWE '12