Action 2000 for PlayStation — top best games in the Action genre

Tomb Raider (1996)

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

Game released: PlayStation → 14 February 1997

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she searches for the pieces of an ancient artifact called the Scion. Her quest takes her through Incan...

Spyro: Year of the Dragon

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation → 10 November 2000

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 91/100

This platform action game follows Spyro as he sets out to recover a brood of stolen dragon eggs. A gateway to the Forgotten World has been uncovered in the Dragon...

Dino Crisis 2

Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Survival horror, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation → 29 November 2000

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Dino Crisis 2 is an action game with a third-person view. The story follows the events of the first game, Regina is now sent on another mission, to a facility...

Colin McRae Rally 2.0

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

Game released: PlayStation → 5 December 2000

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...

Spider-Man (2001)

Action, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: PlayStation → 26 April 2001

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A third-person action game based on the Spider-Man comics. The hero fights a host of villains, jumps and travels across the city by swinging on webs; locations...

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000)

Action, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts

Game released: PlayStation → 8 March 2001

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...

Re-Volt

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Sandbox, Arcade, Online

Game released: PlayStation → 6 January 2000

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 90/100

This arcade racing game follows remote-control cars that have come to life and escaped into the world, causing chaos. In Re-Volt, the player controls one of 28 cars...

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Action, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation → 7 July 2000

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a legendary top-down real-time strategy game set in a sci-fi...

Fear Effect

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Old school, Cyberpunk

Game released: PlayStation → 25 February 2000

Players: 8/10

Steam: 77/100

The game takes you to a dark Hong Kong in 2052, where reality intertwines with visions from the Chinese hell. The story begins with the funeral of Wee Ming: a crowd...

007: Tomorrow Never Dies

Action, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation → 10 February 2000

Players: 8.3/10

007: Tomorrow Never Dies — third-person shooter with stealth elements. MI6 agent James Bond is a playable character for most of the game, and Chinese agent...

Driver 2

Action, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation → 15 September 2001

Players: 2.9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Driver 2 — former race car driver John Tanner now works for the Miami Police Department and is sent by management to a complex undercover operation in a city...

Hydro Thunder

Arcade, Action, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation → May 2000

Hydro Thunder is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and warship simulator from the developers of Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.. The main publisher...

Rayman 2: The Great Escape

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation → 15 September 2000

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Rayman 2: The Great Escape is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view. The game takes place on a world called the Glade of Dreams and revolves...

Medal of Honor: Underground

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PlayStation → 1 December 2000

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

A historical first-person shooter about the fight against the Reich during World War II. After German forces invade the country, its leaders surrender, and some...

Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation → 2 March 2000

Players: 10/10

Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere — The game's plot takes place in the future (the game's main menu interface shows the year 2040) and tells of a war between groups...

Urban Chaos

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

Game released: PlayStation → 31 March 2000

Players: 10/10

Steam: 72/100

This action game with shooter and fighting elements is set in a modern city at the turn of the millennium, where a mysterious cult is plotting evil. The story can...

Star Wars: Demolition

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

Game released: PlayStation → 13 December 2000

Metacritic: 65/100

Star Wars: Demolition is a third-person arcade game with action elements from developers from the Luxoflux Corp. studio. The game is published by Activision and...

Gran Turismo 2

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

Game released: PlayStation → 28 January 2000

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Gran Turismo 2 — the game uses 2 completely different modes — arcade and simulator. In the first, the player can freely choose cars and tracks and...

Tiny Bullets

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation → 13 April 2000

Tiny Bullets is a third-person action game with a hint of puzzle from the masters from the studios Contrail and Kuusoukagaku Corp.. The game is published by Sony...

World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Tanks

Game released: PlayStation → 9 September 2000

Metacritic: 65/100

This tank action game centers on a televised combat championship in a post-nuclear world. Battles take place in arenas, and the money earned helps competitors...

Tomb Raider: Chronicles

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

Game released: PlayStation → 30 November 2000

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 60/100

An action-adventure with platforming and puzzle elements follows four previously untold adventures of Lara Croft in search of ancient artifacts. The settings...

Parasite Eve 2

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

Game released: PlayStation → 12 January 2000

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 79/100

This science-fiction action horror game with role-playing elements follows Aya Brea as she investigates a new outbreak of Neo Mitochondrion Creatures and searches...

Crusaders of Might and Magic

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

Game released: PlayStation → 1 March 2000

Players: 7.7/10

Crusaders of Might and Magic is an action RPG released in 1999 as part of the Might and Magic series. The core gameplay is combat-based, and the PlayStation version...

Rampage Through Time

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation → 9 June 2000

This arcade action game with fighting elements sends monsters from the Rampage series on a journey through the past, present, and future. The creatures seize a...

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

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

Game released: PlayStation → 29 April 2000

Players: 7.6/10

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, fighting and games in the anime or manga genre from developers from the studio...

Disney's The Little Mermaid 2

Action, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation → 25 September 2000

Players: 5.5/10

Disney's The Little Mermaid 2 is an action game with a third-person view from developers from the studio Blitz Games Limited. The main publisher of the game is THQ...

Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters

Action, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation → 24 November 2000

Players: 10/10

Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters is an action game with a third-person view from the developers from the studio Artificial Mind & Movement. The game is...

Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation → 26 March 2004

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 66/100

This third-person action platformer follows space hero Buzz Lightyear as he sets out to rescue his friend Woody. A greedy toy collector has kidnapped Woody, and...

Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense

Action, Shooter, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation → 24 February 2000

Players: 8.8/10

Armored Core: Master of Arena

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Combat robots

Game released: PlayStation → 16 March 2000

This mech-action game follows a pilot seeking revenge on Hustler One for the loss of their family. With support from operator Lana Neilson, the protagonist becomes...

Infestation (2000)

Arcade, Action, Racing, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: PlayStation → 1 September 2000

Players: 9.8/10

Infestation (2000) is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, racing and robot simulator from the developers of Frontier Developments Ltd.. The main...

Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation → 6 April 2001

Metacritic: 37/100

This third-person science-fiction shooter is set in a distant future where hostile aliens rule Earth. The surviving women have been enslaved by the invaders, and...

Razor Freestyle Scooter

Action, Third-person view, Skateboards

Game released: PlayStation → 11 December 2000

Metacritic: 65/100

Razor Freestyle Scooter is a third-person action game with elements of a skateboard simulator from the masters from the Shaba Games LLC studio. The game is...

Road Rash: Jailbreak (2000)

Action, Third-person view, Sports game, Motorcycle racing

Game released: PlayStation → 24 March 2000

Players: 10/10

Road Rash: Jailbreak (2000) is a third-person action game with a mixture of sports game and motorcycle simulator from developers from the studio Electronic Arts...

Strider 2 (2000)

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

Game released: PlayStation → 24 February 2000

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 69/100

This futuristic action game with arcade elements follows Strider Hiryu as he fights for peace and justice in a dark future. Armed with his light sword, Cypher, he...

Star Wars: Episode 1 - Jedi Power Battles (2000)

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

Game released: PlayStation → 4 April 2000

Players: 9.4/10

Speed Punks

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

Game released: PlayStation → 18 April 2000

Speed Punks is a first-person action game with racing elements from developers from the Funcom Dublin Ltd. studio. The game is published by Sony Computer...

Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins

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

Game released: PlayStation → 8 September 2000

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Set in a fantasy version of medieval Japan, this stealth action game takes place before Tenchu, when betrayal shakes the House of Gohda. Three ninja—Rikimaru...

Disney/Pixar Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

Action, Platformer, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation → 26 September 2000

Metacritic: 55/100

A futuristic top-down action platformer about Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear and his team as they set out to stop Emperor Zurg’s plans for universal domination. The...

Evil Dead: Hail to the King

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Survival

Game released: PlayStation → 5 December 2000

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 47/100

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2000 for PlayStation (Game released)