Action 2002 — top best games in the Action genre / Page 2

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny - a game in the Action genre

Action, Horror, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4 → 29 February 2008

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Set in a fantastical version of feudal Japan, this action game follows the warrior Jubei Yagyu on a journey to discover his destiny. He travels through the country...

Golden Axe

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, iPhone, PlayStation 3, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, PC, WonderSwan Color, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum → 1991

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Golden Axe is a fantasy action game about three heroes who set out against the evil Death Adder. Players choose a mighty fighter, an Amazon, or a dwarf and battle...

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC, Mac, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation → 11 December 2003

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone — the gameplay of the game is presented in the form of an arcade with a third-person view, combining elements of an...

Colin McRae Rally 2.0

Simulation, Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: Game Boy Advance, N-Gage, PlayStation, PC, Xbox → 15 January 2003

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Colin McRae Rally 2.0 — the game features 8 countries in which the competition will take place: Finland, Sweden, France (on the island of Corsica), Greece...

xXx

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 17 October 2002

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 50/100

An arcade action shooter based on the film xXx, in which thrill-seeker Xander Cage becomes a spy and tries to stop the Anarchy 99 organization from attacking Earth...

Venom. Codename: Outbreak

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 16 August 2002

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Venom. Codename: Outbreak is a tactical first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. The plot tells about the events of 2034, when alien parasites, brought to Earth in...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Gothic

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC → 30 December 2001

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This gothic fantasy action-adventure with puzzle elements continues the story of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. Raziel pursues Kain through different eras of...

Super Mario Sunshine

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mario Game

Game released: GameCube → November 2002

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Super Mario Sunshine — the game takes place on the tropical resort of Isle Delfino, which is inhabited by the Pianta and Noki races, has the shape of a...

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 27 June 2003

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A stealth action game about a retired contract killer forced back into service by treachery. The protagonist takes on assignments around the world, including in...

Kingpin: Life of Crime

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Linux, PC → July 1999

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Set in a decaying urban world where street gangs defend their turf, this first-person shooter follows a tale of revenge. The protagonist forms a gang and rises...

Wolfenstein 3D

Action, Shooter, Old school, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iPhone, iPod Touch, DOS, Game Boy Advance, PC → 4 June 2009

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 62/100

This first-person shooter follows OSA agent B.J. Blazkowicz as he tries to escape Castle Wolfenstein and battle the Nazi regime. Enemies include Hans Grosse and...

One Piece: Maboroshi no Grand Line Boukenki!

Role-playing game, Action, Anime / Manga

Game released: Game Boy Color → 28 June 2002

One Piece: Maboroshi no Grand Line Boukenki! is a role-playing game with a mixture of action and an anime or manga game from the developers of the studio Banpresto...

Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven Special Edition

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Adventure, Open world

Game released: PC → 6 September 2002

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven Special Edition is a special edition of an action-adventure game with a third-person view in an open world. It was released in a...

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance

Action, Fighting

Game released: GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Xbox → 14 February 2003

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is a fighting game built around a combat system that gives each fighter three styles, including hand-to-hand combat and weapon...

Kingdom Hearts

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 20 November 2002

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

This fantasy role-playing game with action elements follows Sora, who is separated from his friends Riku and Kairi when a devastating storm strikes their island...

Mad Dog McCree

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Interactive movie

Game released: 3DO, CD-i, DOS, iPhone, Mac, Nintendo 3DS, SEGA CD, PC → 1994

This live-action western shooter follows a stranger who rides into a Wild West town and takes on the gang led by Mad Dog McCree. The outlaws have kidnapped the...

Getaway

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 20 November 2003

Players: 3.4/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Getaway is a third-person open-world action-adventure game. It takes you into London’s criminal underworld, where you’ll meet two main characters: former bank...

Cel Damage

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Xbox One → 22 April 2014

Metacritic: 63/100

Cel Damage is an arcade racing game with a third-person view. The game will have 10 characters to choose from, each of which has a unique car. 6 of them are...

Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Helicopters, Historical, Tanks

Game released: PC, Xbox → 9 July 2004

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis — the campaign's plot is based on a fictional conflict between NATO and the USSR during the Cold War. In addition, two...

Onimusha: Warlords

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 7 June 2002

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Onimusha: Warlords is a third-person action-adventure game set in 16th century Japan. A mysterious creature kidnaps Princess Yuki, whom the young hero Samanosuke...

Ikaruga

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Arcade

Game released: Dreamcast, GameCube, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch → 4 September 2002

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Ikaruga is a vertical shooter with unique polarity switching...

Silver

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Action

Game released: Dreamcast, PC, Mac, Linux → 30 June 2000

Steam: 93/100

Silver is a Japanese-style fantasy role-playing game. You are assigned the role of a newly-crowned emperor who will have to destroy the god of evil Apocalypse and...

Space Treat

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Atari 2600 → 10 August 2002

Space Treat is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action. The main publisher of the game is Hozer Video Games. Perhaps Space Treat is being developed for PC...

Commandos 2: Men of Courage

Action, Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 6 February 2004

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a real-time tactical action and strategy game about an elite commando unit operating behind enemy lines during World War II. The team...

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Survival

Game released: GameCube → 1 November 2002

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem is an action-horror game with a third-person view. The game's story narrative switches between two phases. The main phase focuses...

Tomb Raider 3: Adventures of Lara Croft

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → October 1999

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This action-adventure platformer with puzzle elements follows Lara Croft’s search for an ancient meteorite rumored to have life-giving powers. The journey spans...

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000)

Action, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts

Game released: Dreamcast, iOS, Mac, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PC, Windows Mobile, Game Boy Advance → 15 December 2000

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000) is a third-person action game with elements of a sports game and a stunt game from Neversoft Entertainment, Inc.. The game is...

Hover Ace

Arcade, Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 22 November 2002

Players: 10/10

Hover Ace is a dynamic racing arcade game featuring futuristic combat vehicles. The action takes place in a post-apocalyptic world across various planets of the...

Kao the Kangaroo (2000)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: Dreamcast, PC, Game Boy Advance → 13 February 2001

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 63/100

A 3D platformer about Kao, a kangaroo kidnapped from his home who is trying to make his way back to Australia. He travels across colorful landscapes by hopping...

Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

Game released: PC → 24 April 2003

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 73/100

Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal is an atmospheric action adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will tell about the girl...

Conflict: Desert Storm

Action, Shooter, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics, Online

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 9 May 2003

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A third-person tactical shooter about a special forces squad deployed behind enemy lines. The squad must seek out and destroy enemies while sowing confusion in...

Bugdom 2

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: iPhone, Mac, PC → 22 September 2008

Bugdom 2 is a third-person action game with fighting and platforming elements from developers from the studio Pangea Software, Inc.. The main publisher of the game...

James Bond 007: Nightfire

Action, Stealth, First-person view

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC, Game Boy Advance → 28 November 2002

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

This first-person spy action game with stealth elements sends James Bond on missions involving infiltration of skyscrapers and underwater operations. The agent also...

Sonic Advance

Action, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: Android, Game Boy Advance, N-Gage → 25 November 2011

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Sonic Advance is a side-scrolling action platformer with puzzle elements. In this game, you have four playable characters to choose from: Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles...

Worms Blast

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Side view, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game, Strategy

Game released: GameCube, Mac, PlayStation 2, PC → 24 October 2002

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Worms Blast is an arcade action game with a side view and puzzle elements in the "match three" genre set in the universe of combative worms. You can expect worm...

Hyperspace Delivery Boy!

Action, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: Linux, PC, Windows Mobile → 10 May 2004

Hyperspace Delivery Boy! is a top-down action game with puzzle elements from Monkeystone Games. The game is published by Monkeystone Games.Hyperspace Delivery Boy...

King of Fighters 2000

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Dreamcast, Neo Geo, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4 → 8 August 2002

King of Fighters 2000 is a fighting game set amid terrorist attacks around the world and the exposure of the NESTS organization. Heidern’s mercenary forces suspect...

Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite!

Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

Game released: Game Boy Color → 10 January 2003

Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! is a top-down action game with a mixture of puzzle and anime/manga game from Pax Softnica. The game is published by Nintendo Co., Ltd.. For...

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 15 November 2002

Metacritic: 72/100

Star Wars: The Clone Wars — The game is divided into two segments: vehicles and third-person Jedi combat. The vehicle segments include most of the vehicles...

Tomak: Save the Earth, Again

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Anime / Manga

Game released: GP32, PC → February 2002

Tomak: Save the Earth, Again is an arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and game in the anime or manga genre from the masters from the Seed9 Entertainment...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2002 (Game released)