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Best Games in the Action genre of 2000 for PlayStation 2

Unreal Tournament - a game in the Action genre
Unreal Tournament
Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Cyberpunk
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 30 April 2001
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 86/100
This multiplayer first-person shooter centers on combat between players and bots. Unreal Tournament includes Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Domination, and Assault...
Rayman 2: The Great Escape - a game in the Action genre
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 22 December 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...
Silent Scope - a game in the Action genre
Silent Scope
Action, Shooter, First-person view
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 23 October 2000
Metacritic: 63/100
Silent Scope is a first-person action game with shooter elements from developers from the Konami Co., Ltd. studio. The game is published by Konami of Europe GmbH...
TimeSplitters - a game in the Action genre
TimeSplitters
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 6 December 2002
Metacritic: 81/100
This first-person shooter follows heroes and villains whose stories unfold across different eras between 1935 and 2035. Their actions draw the attention of the...
Dead or Alive 2 - a game in the Action genre
Dead or Alive 2
Action, Fighting, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 15 December 2000
Metacritic: 91/100
Dead or Alive 2 is a fighting game featuring battles between characters, with additional costumes, levels and hidden fighters. This version also features upgraded...
Disney's Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers (2000) - a game in the Action genre
Disney's Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers (2000)
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 13 December 2000
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...
Eternal Ring - a game in the Action genre
Eternal Ring
Role-playing game, Action, First-person view
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 24 October 2000
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 62/100
This first-person action role-playing game follows Cain, a young magician sent by his king to investigate strange events on the Island of No Return. Armed with a...
Armored Core 2 - a game in the Action genre
Armored Core 2
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Combat robots
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 23 March 2001
Metacritic: 78/100
This third-person action shooter about combat between giant robots is set on Mars, where a conflict between corporations has moved 67 years after the devastation of...
Dark Cloud - a game in the Action genre
Dark Cloud
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 21 September 2001
Players: 7.5/10
Metacritic: 80/100
This action role-playing game follows Toan, chosen by the Fairy King to restore a world destroyed by the Dark Genie. The story spans two continents: one shaped by...
Gradius 3 and IV - a game in the Action genre
Gradius 3 and IV
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future)
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 13 November 2000
Metacritic: 64/100
Gradius III and Gradius IV is a collection of 2D arcade shooters built around the series’ classic gameplay. Players dodge enemy attacks and return fire with lasers...
Adventures of Cookie & Cream - a game in the Action genre
Adventures of Cookie & Cream
Action, Top-down view, Puzzle
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 4 May 2001
Metacritic: 65/100
This action-platformer follows Cookie and Cream on a journey through hazardous stages filled with obstacles and traps. Players navigate the terrain on the upper...
Summoner - a game in the Action genre
Summoner
Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 6 April 2001
Players: 6.5/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 76/100
This action role-playing game follows Joseph, a man marked as a Summoner, in a fantasy world. As a child, he summoned a demon to save his village, but watched as...
World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks - a game in the Action genre
World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Tanks
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 19 December 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...
Street Fighter EX3 - a game in the Action genre
Street Fighter EX3
Action, Fighting, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 16 October 2000
Metacritic: 64/100
Street Fighter EX3 is a fighting game centered on tag-team matches and battles with uneven numbers of combatants. It features 16 characters and supports one-on-one...
Gungriffon Blaze - a game in the Action genre
Gungriffon Blaze
Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots
Game released: PlayStation 2 → май 2001
Metacritic: 73/100
This futuristic mech action game is set in a post-apocalyptic world where nations have splintered into unstable factions. The Western Alliance seeks to restore...
Dynasty Warriors 2 - a game in the Action genre
Dynasty Warriors 2
Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Historical
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 24 November 2000
Players: 7/10
Metacritic: 75/100
This third-person historical action game, inspired by Romance of the Three Kingdoms, is set in second-century China. The player takes the role of a general and...
Kengo: Master of Bushido - a game in the Action genre
Kengo: Master of Bushido
Action, Fighting, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 2002
Metacritic: 62/100
An action fighting game about a samurai apprentice striving to master the sword and discipline the mind. Battles are built around rhythm: to become a master of...
7 Blades - a game in the Action genre
7 Blades
Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 27 September 2001
7 Blades is an action-adventure/fantasy game from the developers of Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, Inc. and Paradise Pictures. The main publisher of the game...
Tekken TAG Tournament - a game in the Action genre
Tekken TAG Tournament
Action, Fighting, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 24 November 2000
Players: 5.5/10
Metacritic: 85/100
A fighting game that follows Tekken 3 and centers on tag-team battles. It features 2,000 moves, and its multiplayer mode supports four players when used with a...
X Squad - a game in the Action genre
X Squad
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
Game released: PlayStation 2 → декабрь 2000
Metacritic: 64/100
A futuristic third-person shooter about a terrorist takeover of a secret military complex in 2037. X Squad, an elite covert unit, is sent in to eliminate the enemy...
Evergrace - a game in the Action genre
Evergrace
Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 29 March 2001
Metacritic: 59/100
This fantasy role-playing game with real-time combat follows two heroes, Darius and Sharline, as they confront an evil reborn. Each character has a separate...
Sky Odyssey - a game in the Action genre
Sky Odyssey
Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 15 November 2000
Metacritic: 79/100
Sky Odyssey — the player is given control of 10 different aircraft, 7 of which must be unlocked. They range from real aircraft, to prototypes that have never...
Top Gear: Dare Devil - a game in the Action genre
Top Gear: Dare Devil
Action, Racing
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 11 December 2000
Metacritic: 62/100
A racing action game about an outlaw driving club whose members wreak havoc in major cities. Players race through Rome, London, Tokyo, and San Francisco, unlocking...
Bouncer - a game in the Action genre
Bouncer
Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 22 June 2001
Metacritic: 66/100
This futuristic action game with fighting and role-playing elements follows three bouncers—Sion, Volt, and Kou—as they try to rescue Dominique after a Special...
Orphen: Scion of Sorcery - a game in the Action genre
Orphen: Scion of Sorcery
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 24 November 2000
Metacritic: 54/100
This third-person fantasy role-playing game follows Orphen, a powerful but lazy sorcerer drawn into a perilous adventure. He uses dark magic to help his companions...
Goemon: Bōken Jidai Katsugeki - a game in the Action genre
Goemon: Bōken Jidai Katsugeki
Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 21 December 2000
Goemon: Bōken Jidai Katsugeki is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of action and an anime/manga game from Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe...
Silpheed: The Lost Planet - a game in the Action genre
Silpheed: The Lost Planet
Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 31 May 2001
Metacritic: 72/100
Silpheed: The Lost Planet is a vertically scrolling 2D shoot ’em up set in a futuristic world and developed by Game Arts. Players acquire nine types of weapons and...