Action 2004 for GameCube — top best games in the Action genre

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - a game in the Action genre

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Parkour

Game released: GameCube → 26 February 2004

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Among the scorched sands of Persia, an ancient legend...

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Parkour

Game released: GameCube → 3 December 2004

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view. The story of the game takes place several years after the...

Resident Evil Code: Veronica

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

Game released: GameCube → 12 March 2004

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Resident Evil Code: Veronica is a dark action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. The game will tell about the events taking place...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Shooter

Game released: GameCube → 30 July 2004

Players: 10/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow — the gameplay is not much different from the 1st part of the series. The game's graphics have been slightly...

X-Men: Legends

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Cyberpunk

Game released: GameCube → 22 October 2004

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A team-based role-playing game about the X-Men, in which a squad sets out to rescue a young mutant and becomes involved in a story that could unite mutantkind or...

Beyond Good & Evil

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

Game released: GameCube → 27 February 2004

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This science-fiction action adventure takes place on Hyllis, a planet under siege by an alien race. Young reporter Jade becomes involved with the rebel organization...

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: GameCube → 28 June 2004

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This action-platformer based on the film Spider-Man 2 follows Spider-Man’s conflict with Dr. Otto Octavius, who becomes Doctor Octopus after four mechanical arms...

Tales of Symphonia

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

Game released: GameCube → 23 November 2004

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This third-person role-playing game follows a village on the dying world of Sylvarant, where a legend foretells the arrival of a Chosen One who can renew the land...

Sonic Heroes

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

Game released: GameCube → 12 March 2004

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Sonic Heroes is a 3D platformer. It gives you the opportunity to manage a team of three characters. The player directly controls one of them, but if necessary, he...

Catwoman (2004)

Action, Platformer, Isometric, Comics

Game released: GameCube → 6 August 2004

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 49/100

Catwoman (2004) - The game is a third -person platform in which the player should use the cat’s cats and dexterity to travel along various locations and defeat...

Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade

Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Slasher

Game released: GameCube → 10 April 2004

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade is a first-person action game with a dash of fantasy from the masters at Starbreeze Studios AB. The main publisher of the...

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

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

Game released: GameCube → 2 April 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes — stealth action game with a third-person view. The player, controlling the main character Solid Snake, must bring him from...

Pikmin 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube → 8 October 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 90/100

This strategy game with action and puzzle elements follows Captain Olimar as he returns to the planet inhabited by the Pikmin to collect treasure and save his...

Mega Man X: Command Mission

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

Game released: GameCube → 19 November 2004

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 68/100

This futuristic action role-playing game follows a conflict on Giga City, a massive artificial island, in the year 22XX. The discovery of Force Metal transformed...

King Arthur

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: GameCube → 18 November 2004

Metacritic: 60/100

King Arthur — in the game the player can control Arthur and his friends. There are usually two players in each level and one of them can be chosen by the...

Second Sight

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

Game released: GameCube → 3 October 2004

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This science-fiction stealth action game with psychological thriller elements follows John Vattic, who wakes from a coma in a US medical facility and tries to...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

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

Game released: GameCube → 2 June 2004

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) — the game is very similar to its predecessors, such as the Philosopher's Stone and Know Wonder's Chamber of...

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...

Space Raiders (2002)

Action, Arcade

Game released: GameCube → 19 April 2004

Metacritic: 40/100

An alien invasion is devastating cities and endangering their inhabitants. Justin, Ashley and Naji fight to survive attacks from the air and ground while searching...

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

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

Game released: GameCube → 26 May 2005

Metacritic: 92/100

This science-fiction first-person shooter follows bounty hunter Samus Aran as she searches for missing Federation troopers on Aether, a planet divided into light...

Call of Duty: Finest Hour

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

Game released: GameCube → 16 November 2004

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 74/100

This shooter depicts Allied forces through American, British, and Russian perspectives. Call of Duty: Finest Hour is a separate game from the Call of Duty PC...

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...

Crash Nitro Kart

Action, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 8 July 2004

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Crash Nitro Kart — This is the most typical arcade racing game, where players can use power-ups and weapons that can be picked up on the track to hinder...

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield

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

Game released: GameCube → 24 June 2004

Players: 4.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This tactical first-person shooter follows Rainbow, an international counter-terrorist team facing a threat across several countries. The squad races against time...

Army Men RTS

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Online, Action

Game released: GameCube → 2 November 2004

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A real-time strategy game about a war fought by plastic soldiers, in which the player commands troops, vehicles, and buildings. Success in battle depends on...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Comics

Game released: GameCube → 30 April 2004

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 57/100

An action game based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, in which the turtles battle The Shredder and his Foot Ninjas. Players choose a turtle and...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Comics, Emulator

Game released: GameCube → 19 October 2004

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 52/100

An action game about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles battling new opponents with their ninja abilities. Each Turtle has distinct characteristics and skills, while...

Terminator 3: The Redemption

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: GameCube → 17 September 2004

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

A third-person futuristic action game set in the Terminator universe, with the player controlling the Terminator. The game takes place across varied environments...

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...

007: Everything or Nothing

Action, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 26 February 2004

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

007: Everything or Nothing (2004) — Gameplay is a mixture of shooting/third-person action sequences and vehicle sequences. In third-person missions, Bond can...

Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Legend of Zelda

Game released: GameCube → 7 April 2005

Metacritic: 86/100

An action-adventure in the world of The Legend of Zelda, where Link uses the magical Four Swords to split into four colored copies and oppose Vaati’s forces. The...

Spyro: A Hero's Tail

Action, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube → 12 November 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 62/100

This action platformer with puzzle elements follows Spyro as he defends the Dragon Realms from the evil Red Dragon. The villain has scattered light-sapping Dark...

Conflict: Desert Storm 2: Back to Baghdad

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: GameCube → 6 February 2004

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

A third-person tactical shooter set during the 1991 Gulf War. The player commands a squad of special forces operatives carrying out strikes against targets in...

Bad Boys: Miami Takedown

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

Game released: GameCube → 21 September 2004

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 35/100

A first- and third-person shooter based on Bad Boys II, in which narcotics officers Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett fight the illegal drug trade in Miami. Players...

Digimon Rumble Arena 2

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

Game released: GameCube → 5 November 2004

Metacritic: 64/100

A fighting game based on the Digimon animated series, it pits characters against one another in arenas set among icy glaciers and fields of fire. More than 40...

Incredibles (2004)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 2 December 2004

Players: 9/10

Incredibles (2004) is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the developers at Heavy Iron Studios. The game is published by THQ Inc., and...

Kao the Kangaroo Round 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: GameCube → 21 March 2006

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 is a 3D adventure platformer made in the spirit of the cult Crash Bandicoot series. The main character of Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 is a...

DreamWorks' Shark Tale

Action, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 14 October 2004

Metacritic: 67/100

This third-person action game, based on the DreamWorks animated film, takes place in the underwater metropolis of Reef City. Players control Oscar, a fast-talking...

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent

Action, Shooter, Fighting, First-person view

Game released: GameCube → 3 December 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 60/100

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent — first person shooter consisting of 8 levels. Throughout the game, the player can use various types of hand-held weapons, as well as...

Mega Man Anniversary Collection

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Collection, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Emulator

Game released: GameCube → 22 June 2004

Metacritic: 81/100

This collection brings together games from the Mega Man series and arcade titles featuring the hero battling enemies in a futuristic setting. It includes Mega Man...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2004 for GameCube