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

Super Smash Bros.: Melee - a game in the Action genre

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Mario Game

Game released: GameCube → 24 May 2002

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Super Smash Bros.: Melee is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade fighting game featuring a variety of characters from different game universes. Each of them will...

Robotech: Battlecry (Collector's Edition)

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: GameCube → 8 October 2002

Robotech: Battlecry (Collector's Edition) is a third-person action game with game elements in the anime or manga genre from the studio Vicious Cycle Software, Inc...

Hot Wheels: Velocity X

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

Game released: GameCube → 13 December 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 54/100

A cyberpunk racing game featuring criminal gangs, stunts and armed races. Players speed through huge loops, perform stunts, crash into rivals and drive up walls...

Mystic Heroes (2002)

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

Game released: GameCube → 29 March 2002

Metacritic: 67/100

A third-person fantasy action game about four Mystics who rise against the darkness engulfing a land once thought to exist only in legend. Players level up the...

Rayman M

Action, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 24 September 2002

Metacritic: 58/100

A multiplayer game set in the Rayman universe, featuring characters from Rayman 2 competing on racecourses and fighting in arenas. Races send participants along...

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: GameCube → 22 November 2002

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A 3D platformer about Ty, a Tasmanian tiger who ventures into the Australian Outback to rescue his family from the Dreaming. The Bunyip Elder tells him that his...

Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: GameCube → 11 April 2003

Metacritic: 84/100

This science-fiction action RPG follows a new threat to the planet Ragol. Players take on the role of a Hunter and fight enemies using different character classes...

Pac-Man Fever

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Board / Group Game

Game released: GameCube → 3 September 2002

Metacritic: 51/100

A multiplayer party game featuring Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man and characters from Namco series such as Tekken, Ridge Racer and Soul Calibur. Up to four players take part...

Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: GameCube → 23 September 2002

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

This fighting game brings together characters from the Capcom and SNK fighting universes. Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium features a roster of more than 44...

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 1 November 2002

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 66/100

A 3D platformer about Crash and Coco facing Dr. Cortex, who creates Crunch, a super-bandicoot capable of demolishing everything in his path. Cortex harnesses the...

Shrek

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube → 30 October 2002

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 49/100

A third-person action game with puzzles, Shrek finds his peace in the swamp disturbed by fairy-tale characters asking for help. He sets out on a series of missions...

Hunter: The Reckoning

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 18 November 2002

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

This action horror shooter is set in the World of Darkness and follows a team of four hunters battling supernatural creatures. The characters include Deuce, a biker...

Disney Sports Football

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Sports game, Football

Game released: GameCube → 8 December 2002

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 59/100

This arcade soccer game brings Disney characters to a neighborhood-style match, with magic and special moves added to the competition. Players can choose Mickey...

Rave Master

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

Game released: GameCube → 8 March 2005

Metacritic: 60/100

A fighting game based on the Rave Master animated series, where characters battle opponents using weapons, attack combos, and special moves. The game includes...

Super Monkey Ball 2

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Board / Group Game

Game released: GameCube → 14 March 2003

Metacritic: 81/100

An arcade game with a single-player story and group modes, where AiAi and his friends take on stages and party games. In Story mode, AiAi sets out to thwart the...

Gauntlet: Dark Legacy

Arcade, Action, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: GameCube → 19 July 2002

Metacritic: 56/100

An arcade action game set in a medieval fantasy world, where a team of warriors ventures through 20 worlds. Gauntlet: Dark Legacy focuses on hack-and-slash combat...

Scooby-Doo!: Night of 100 Frights

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube → 22 November 2002

Metacritic: 68/100

This action platformer with puzzle elements follows Scooby-Doo as he searches for his kidnapped friends from Mystery Inc. and tries to foil the Mastermind’s plan...

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest

Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda

Game released: GameCube → 3 May 2003

Metacritic: 91/100

This fantasy adventure combines puzzles with dungeon exploration as the hero progresses through the story of Ocarina of Time. The Master Quest version keeps the...

Beyblade VForce: Super Tournament Battle

Simulation, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga

Game released: GameCube → 28 November 2003

Players: 10/10

Beyblade VForce: Super Tournament Battle — An anime-style action simulator with an isometric view. The player must earn four points faster than his opponent...

Taz: Wanted

Action, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 8 November 2002

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 64/100

This third-person action-adventure follows Taz as he escapes from a zoo and tries to stop Yosemite Sam from turning his homeland into a theme park. The hero makes...

Dead to Rights (2002)

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

Game released: GameCube → 22 August 2003

Players: 5.7/10

Metacritic: 73/100

This action shooter follows Jack Slate, a police officer framed for murder and sentenced to execution. After escaping, he sets out to take revenge on those who...

Smashing Drive

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 18 February 2002

Metacritic: 45/100

A third-person arcade racing game designed for short play sessions. Smashing Drive offers straightforward racing gameplay presented with 3D...

007: Agent Under Fire

Action, First-person view

Game released: GameCube → 14 June 2002

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 72/100

007: Agent Under Fire — The game features over 15 different types of firearms, as well as other weapons. Each firearm is based on a real firearm, but is given...

Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube → May 2002

Metacritic: 39/100

Namco Museum (2001)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view

Game released: GameCube → 9 October 2002

Egg Mania

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

Game released: GameCube → 11 September 2002

Metacritic: 62/100

This arcade puzzle game challenges players to build a tower and keep it stable. The Wobble Meter assesses the tower’s stability and adds a strategic element to...

Ultimate Muscle: Legends vs. New Generation

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Sports game, Anime / Manga, Wrestling

Game released: GameCube → 5 June 2003

Metacritic: 77/100

This wrestling fighting game follows a clash between two generations of superheroes as returning villains threaten to take over the world. Their mentor, Meat, pits...

Turok: Evolution (2002)

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

Game released: GameCube → 27 September 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 66/100

A first-person shooter and prequel to the Turok series, the game explores the origins of the Turok lineage. In 1886 Texas, warrior Tal'Set battles Captain Tobias...

X-Men: Next Dimension

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 15 October 2002

Metacritic: 60/100

This fighting game follows the X-Men as they oppose a powerful enemy’s plan to rid the world of mutants. Players fight as one of 24 X-Men characters across...

Monster Jam: Maximum Destruction (2002)

Action, Racing, Fighting, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 5 December 2002

Metacritic: 53/100

This arcade racing game with fighting elements centers on monster truck battles in arenas with multiple levels. At the wheel, players use weapons and perform tricks...

Super Monkey Ball (2001)

Action, Golf, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: GameCube → 17 May 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 87/100

An arcade game featuring stages and multiplayer modes. Super Monkey Ball includes more than 90 stages and seven ways to play, with competitive matches available...

Mario Party 4

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Mario Game

Game released: GameCube → 29 November 2002

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

A party board game built around minigames in the Mario universe. Mario, Yoshi, Peach, and other Mushroom Kingdom characters enter the Party Cube to find hidden...

Lord of the Rings: Two Towers

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, The Lord of the Rings

Game released: GameCube → 31 December 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

An isometric action RPG based on the first two films in The Lord of the Rings trilogy follows the Fellowship as it battles Sauron’s forces. Enemies include Uruk-hai...

Disney's Tarzan Untamed

Action, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 3 May 2002

Metacritic: 60/100

This third-person action game follows Tarzan as a mad Victorian scientist and vicious poachers threaten the jungle and its animals. The player navigates dense...

Disney's Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers (2000)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 25 March 2002

Metacritic: 68/100

This third-person platform action game follows Donald Duck on a quest to rescue Daisy. He races through 22 levels, getting hyper and going berserk along the...

Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2

Action, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts

Game released: GameCube → 6 December 2002

Metacritic: 74/100

This BMX sports game follows Mat Hoffman and other professional riders as they explore cities and perform tricks. Players roam freely through eight large locations...

Darkened Skye

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

Game released: GameCube → 28 May 2003

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 63/100

This third-person fantasy action game follows Skye of Lynlora as she searches the Troubled Lands for five ancient prisms. Their power is bound to an amulet needed...

Sum of All Fears (2002)

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 17 December 2002

Metacritic: 54/100

A third-person tactical shooter about a counter-terrorism unit carrying out operations around the world. Drawn from the FBI’s HRT, the team is led through 11...

Men in Black 2: Alien Escape

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

Game released: GameCube → 30 January 2003

Metacritic: 50/100

This futuristic first-person shooter follows Agents Jay and Kay as they defend Earth from alien criminals. The player battles enemies including Shark Guy and Jarra...

Mr. Driller: Drill Land

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: GameCube → 20 December 2002

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Mr. Driller: Drill Land is an arcade puzzle game set in an amusement park 500 meters underground. Players dig through five attractions, each with its own set of...

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