Action 2003 for GameCube — top best games in the Action genre / Page 2

Enter the Matrix - a game in the Action genre

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

Game released: GameCube → 19 June 2003

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 62/100

An action game set in the world of The Matrix, where Agents hunt the heroes and humanity is trapped inside a vast simulation. The player dodges bullets, defies...

RoadKill (2003)

Action, Shooter, Racing, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

Game released: GameCube → 30 October 2003

Metacritic: 68/100

Set in a post-apocalyptic world, RoadKill is an action game that combines racing with vehicular combat across three large, destructible cities. Players take on core...

Zapper: One Wicked Cricket!

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Exploration, Platformer, Arcade

Game released: GameCube → 14 March 2003

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Zapper: One Wicked Cricket! is a third-person action game with a dash of shooter from the developers at Blitz Games Limited. The game is published by Infogrames...

Pac-Man World 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 21 March 2003

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

This third-person platforming action game follows Pac-Man on a new adventure against the Ghost Gang. His journey spans six lands, where he solves puzzles and takes...

XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

Game released: GameCube → November 2003

Metacritic: 68/100

In a futuristic setting, motorcycle racing has become a dangerous and merciless blood sport. Run by the XGRA, the races pit teams of daredevil riders on high-speed...

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!

Action, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Boxing, Golf, First-person view, Board / Group Game, Stunts, Skateboards, Snowboard, Motorcycle racing

Game released: GameCube → 3 September 2004

Metacritic: 76/100

This party game centers on short microgames and multiplayer contests hosted by Wario. More than 200 microgames from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ return...

Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut

Action, Third-person view, Platformer, Adventure

Game released: GameCube → 27 June 2003

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 52/100

This 3D platform adventure follows the awakening of an ancient evil sealed within the Master Emerald. Dr. Eggman plans to use the seven Chaos Emeralds to turn it...

Viewtiful Joe

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Comics

Game released: GameCube → 24 October 2003

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 92/100

A side-scrolling action game in which an ordinary man named Joe transforms into a superhero and fights enemies in cartoon- and noir-inspired settings. Combat...

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

Action, Sports game, Mario Game, Golf

Game released: GameCube → 18 June 2004

Metacritic: 81/100

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour — is a golf game that features characters, enemies, and themes from the Mario series. As in the regular game of golf, the player's...

Outlaw Golf

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Sports game, Golf

Game released: GameCube → 4 November 2003

Metacritic: 71/100

This arcade golf game with a comic edge casts players as criminals and other eccentric characters. In single-player, players compete in 30 tour events, unlocking...

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric

Game released: GameCube → 30 January 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 51/100

This adventure platformer follows Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck on a globetrotting hunt for the mythical Blue Monkey Diamond. The pair run, jump, slide and bounce...

I-Ninja

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

Game released: GameCube → 4 December 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

I-Ninja — The game begins with a ninja in training (whose name is simply Ninja) sneaking into the enemy camp to save his sensei (who is simply called Sensei...

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter

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

Game released: GameCube → 7 February 2003

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is an action-adventure game with a third-person perspective. Players control Jango Fett, who has access to a wide range of weapons in the...

Lost Kingdoms 2

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: GameCube → 6 June 2003

Metacritic: 68/100

This action RPG with a card-based combat system continues the events of Lost Kingdoms: the kingdom of Argwyll is on the brink of destruction, and Tara summons...

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 31 October 2003

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

This 3D platformer follows a fight for the fate of Bikini Bottom after Plankton sets out to take over the world. Players control SpongeBob, Patrick, or Sandy...

Shrek Super Party

Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game

Game released: GameCube → 30 May 2003

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 33/100

A party board game based on the Shrek animated film, where its characters compete in a collection of minigames. Players choose Shrek, Princess Fiona, Lord Farquaad...

Summoner 2

Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: GameCube → April 2003

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

A fantasy action RPG about the queen of Halassar, whom many believe to be the goddess Laharah reborn. The Book of Prophets foretells that she will save all...

Metal Arms: Glitch in the System

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 5 December 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A third-person action shooter about Glitch, a robot found as scrap metal and transformed into a fighting machine. He battles to free the people of Droid City from...

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...

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: GameCube → 28 November 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 66/100

A 3D fighting game based on Dragon Ball Z, featuring battles between heroes and villains from the series. Players test their skills against the universe’s most...

Frogger's Adventures: The Rescue

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube → 31 October 2003

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 59/100

An arcade game with action and puzzle elements, Frogger travels through seven varied worlds, dodging enemies and searching for clues to solve puzzles. The gameplay...

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: GameCube → 28 November 2003

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

A first-person shooter set in the Pacific Theater of World War II. The player takes the role of Marine Corporal Joseph Griffin in a story about two brothers that...

Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2

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

Game released: GameCube → 24 November 2006

Metacritic: 74/100

Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 — Offers several different game modes such as Arcade Mode, VS Mode, and Story Mode. You can unlock new features such as new...

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...

GrooveRider: Slot Car Thunder

Arcade, Action, Racing, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 28 September 2003

Metacritic: 45/100

This arcade slot-car racer is set in a fantasy penthouse, where 20 tracks feature loops, sharp turns, and opportunities for quick lane changes. In single-player and...

X2: Wolverine's Revenge (2003)

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

Game released: GameCube → 17 April 2003

Metacritic: 61/100

This third-person action game based on the X-Men comics puts Wolverine on a 48-hour deadline: a secret organization implanted a deadly virus in his body, and he...

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy

Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Platformer, Role-playing game

Game released: GameCube → 20 February 2004

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This third-person action-adventure draws on the mythology of ancient Egypt. Sphinx travels between worlds through magical portals to thwart Set’s plans and recover...

Army Men: Air Combat: The Elite Missions

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view

Game released: GameCube → 26 March 2003

Army Men: Air Combat: The Elite Missions is a third-person action game with shooter and flight simulator elements from the Wide Games studio. The game is published...

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...

Powerpuff Girls: Relish Rampage

Action, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 11 October 2003

Powerpuff Girls: Relish Rampage is an action game with a third-person view from the masters from the studio VIS entertainment ltd. The game is published by BAM...

Hulk

Action, Third-person view, Beat them all

Game released: GameCube → 27 May 2003

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Set one year after the events of the film, this action game follows scientist Bruce Banner and his enraged alter ego as they battle the Leader, who plans to use the...

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...

Spirits and Spells

Action, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 24 September 2003

Metacritic: 50/100

This action platformer with horror elements follows an attempt to rescue friends from a mad scientist. Players control Alicia, disguised as a witch, or Greg...

Starsky & Hutch

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

Game released: GameCube → 24 August 2004

Metacritic: 58/100

A racing action game based on the 1970s television series, following detectives Starsky and Hutch as they chase criminals through Bay City. Starsky drives a red...

Castle Shikigami 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: GameCube → 24 October 2003

Steam: 92/100

Castle Shikigami 2 is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and anime or manga game from the developers of AlfaSystem Co., Ltd.. The main...

Dragon Drive: D-Masters Shot

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

Game released: GameCube → 8 August 2003

Dragon Drive: D-Masters Shot is a third-person action game with elements of a shooter, flight simulator and game in the anime or manga genre from the masters from...

Italian Job (2003)

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

Game released: GameCube → 28 November 2003

Metacritic: 55/100

This racing action game based on The Italian Job follows Charlie Croker and his crew after they are betrayed during a gold heist in Venice. Players take on the...

Big Mutha Truckers

Arcade, Action, Racing, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 16 August 2003

Players: 8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Arcade racing with business-management elements centers on a contest to inherit a family trucking company. When its owner, Ma Jackson, announces her retirement, her...

Sum of All Fears (2003)

Action, Shooter, Strategy, First-person view

Game released: GameCube → 20 March 2003

Steam: 76/100

A first-person tactical shooter about a counter-terrorism unit formed from members of the FBI’s HRT. The team undertakes 11 missions around the world, following a...

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...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2003 for GameCube