Maybe someone can help me find out this games name

So, in the past few days Ive been thinking about a handful of games that I played (or watched) at my cousins place.
One of those I found out with some clever google searching and screenshots, but the second one turns out to be really hard to find, so maybe someone here can help me (or point me somewhere).

What I remember about this game:
Its a PS2 game.
You played a mech (or something similar).
There was a hub where you were flying above a city(?).
It must have been released before the PS2 slim was released in europe.
It also must have had a release in europe (germany to be specific).
About this one im not sure, but I do vaguely remember it not being localized (read: the game was english only).

Ill try to remember some more details (if I can) but thats it for now. Maybe someone can make something from those points.
Im pretty sure that I can point out the game if I see a screenshot of it (especially the hub-like area).

EDIT: I remembered something else: the game was in 3rd person (most mech games seem to be cockpit/first person ones)

 

All I can think it may be is Gungriffon Blaze, I still have this on PS2

 

had a look at it, but it doesnt look like its the one I mean, still thanks (gonna edit the post above)

 

Armored Core 1 or 2?

 

unfortunately no (they lack the hub and seem to be arena-based)

 

Bulk Slash?

 

Thats a saturn game, not a ps2 one (maybe I should add that too)

 

Robotech Battlecry?

 

That one looks similar, but its still not what I remember.

 

Have a look at the other ones too, there's quite a few of them (8 on the PS2 alone).

Other than that - does this help at all?

 

Phantom Crash? Seems to tick a lot of those boxes.

 

But they all share the same core gameplay, which doesnt fit what im looking for. I also went through that list and it looks like nothing fits...

Well, thats exclusively on the xbox, not the ps2.

 

You're right, but there is a sequel on PS2.

 

Yeah, just looked closer on wikipedia, but that sequel is arena-based too

 

Zone of the Enders?

[video]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sLwiV8QdWSQ[/video]

 

That I wanted to play anyway at some point, maybe its just what Im looking for (which would be awesome!) it looks promising

 

It's an early 3rd person mech suit title for the PS2, it also involves flying over a city which serves as the games main overworld as you move from area to area. It sounds like what you're looking for, although perhaps this is a cliche for the genre at the time. Here's another video, is this the city you are looking for?

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BaCD4u0AVNE

 

100% certain it is! Oh man, thanks *hands virtual cookie*

Time for me to put my holidays to really good use.

 

Glad to help, although I'm surprised it's not the first game people thought of. It is quite an old game though, details about it are often forgotten. I believe there is an HD collection available if that interests you.

 

You should definitely check out the HD collection - I saw it for only $20 at a retail store yesterday. The ZOE games gained massively in terms of aesthetics from the HD conversion because there are so many straight lines and tiny numbers and details. I loved ZOE on the PS2 and I (will) love it on the Xbox once I have more time for it after exams end.