Action 2002 for Xbox — top best games in the Action genre

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Shooter

Game released: Xbox → 12 December 2001

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Max Payne is a cinematic action-adventure game with a third-person view. The main character of the game is Max Payne, a fair cop who single-handedly tries to...

Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Open world

Game released: Xbox → 6 June 2002

Players: 9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind is a continuation of the fantasy role-playing action game with a first-person view in the Elder Scrolls universe. The events of the game...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon

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

Game released: Xbox → 25 September 2003

Players: 4.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is a hardcore tactical shooter with a first-person view. The events of the game will take you to Eastern Europe in 2008, where massive...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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

Game released: Xbox → 15 November 2002

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets — summer holidays. After 1 year of study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry is once again forced to...

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

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

Game released: Xbox → 3 July 2003

Players: 8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A stealth action game about a retired contract killer forced back into service by treachery. The protagonist takes on assignments around the world, including in...

Serious Sam: The First Encounter

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox → 10 November 2002

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Serious Sam: The First Encounter is a first-person shooter. It's a high-adrenaline game that focuses heavily on frantic arcade-style single-player action. In a...

Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction, Online

Game released: Xbox → 26 November 2002

Players: 4.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2 — Jedi Outcast is an action-adventure game with first and third person views in the Star Wars universe. As Kyle Katarn, an agent of...

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams

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

Game released: Xbox → 8 November 2002

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams is an enhanced version of the game, first released on XBox and later ported back to PS2 and PC. Most of the gameplay consists of...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 27 November 2003

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is a spy stealth action game with a third-person view. The game tells the story of a mysterious US national security agency called Third...

Bloodrayne

Action, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 15 October 2002

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This third-person action horror game is set in the years between the World Wars. The dhampir BloodRayne serves as an agent of the Brimstone Society, a secret...

Commandos 2: Men of Courage

Action, Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics

Game released: Xbox → 6 February 2004

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a real-time tactical action and strategy game about an elite commando unit operating behind enemy lines during World War II. The team...

Spider-Man: The Movie

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Xbox → 13 February 2003

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Spider-Man: The Movie — The plot of the game coincides with that of the title film. Peter Parker gains super powers after being bitten by a genetically...

Conflict: Desert Storm

Action, Shooter, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics, Online

Game released: Xbox → 31 October 2003

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A third-person tactical shooter about a special forces squad deployed behind enemy lines. The squad must seek out and destroy enemies while sowing confusion in...

Medal of Honor: Frontline

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: Xbox → 5 December 2002

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

This first-person shooter set during World War II follows Lieutenant Jimmy Patterson as he infiltrates the German frontline. His mission is to steal the HO-IX, an...

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

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

Game released: Xbox → 27 March 2003

Metacritic: 77/100

This fighting game brings together characters from Capcom and superheroes from the Marvel Universe. Players assemble a team of three and fight in 3-on-3 tag-team...

Lord of the Rings: Two Towers

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

Game released: Xbox → 30 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...

Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat

Action, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox → 19 April 2002

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat — the game takes place in 1762 and is dedicated to the adventures of Catarina de Leon. Leon's father is the governor of the...

007: Agent Under Fire

Action, First-person view

Game released: Xbox → 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...

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

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

Game released: Xbox → 21 March 2003

Players: 8/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is a fast-paced top-down action RPG set in the fantasy universe of Baldur's Gate. The combat system is based on the rules of Dungeons...

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

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

Game released: Xbox → 21 March 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is a stealth action game with a third-person view. This is a special edition of the game MGS2: Sons of Liberty, which fans of this...

Fatal Frame

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

Game released: Xbox → 2 May 2003

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Fatal Frame is a Japanese-style third-person action-horror adventure game. Armed with a camera, the young girl Miku Hinasaki, along with an ancient camera, goes in...

Enclave

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

Game released: Xbox → 30 August 2002

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This third-person fantasy action game takes place in a world where the lands of Light and the realms of Darkness are divided by a bottomless rift that has begun to...

Dead or Alive 3

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

Game released: Xbox → 1 March 2003

Metacritic: 87/100

This entry in the Dead or Alive fighting series features battles across expansive arenas with interactive, destructible environments. The single-player mode takes...

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance

Action, Fighting

Game released: Xbox → 14 February 2003

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is a fighting game built around a combat system that gives each fighter three styles, including hand-to-hand combat and weapon...

SpyHunter

Action, Shooter, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 28 June 2002

Metacritic: 73/100

An action-racing game with shootouts and missions, based on the Spy Hunter arcade classic. Players control the G-6155 Interceptor, which can transform on the fly...

Gun Metal

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: Xbox → 30 July 2002

Players: 9/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Gun Metal is a dynamic action game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place in the distant future on the planet Helios, which...

Thing (2002)

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

Game released: Xbox → 18 October 2002

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

This third-person action horror game follows a military rescue team sent to Antarctica to investigate the mysterious deaths of an American scientific expedition. In...

Shenmue 2

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 21 March 2003

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 80/100

An action-adventure with fighting elements, Shenmue II continues Ryo Hazuki’s story as he arrives in Hong Kong to avenge his father’s death and uncover the truth...

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 11 April 2003

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...

James Bond 007: Nightfire

Action, Stealth, First-person view

Game released: Xbox → 29 November 2002

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

This first-person spy action game with stealth elements sends James Bond on missions involving infiltration of skyscrapers and underwater operations. The agent also...

Mobile Light Force 2

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

Game released: Xbox → 14 March 2002

Metacritic: 59/100

Set in a supernatural version of Tokyo in the summer of 2005, this vertically scrolling shoot-’em-up follows specialists called in to help the Metropolitan Police...

Legacy of Kain Series: Blood Omen 2

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

Game released: Xbox → 26 April 2002

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This third-person action adventure with horror elements follows the vampire Kain and his attempts to rule Nosgoth. The story unfolds as he explores detailed 3D...

World War 2: Prisoner of War

Action, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 26 July 2002

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 64/100

World War 2: Prisoner of War — the main character of the game is US Air Force Captain Lewis Stone. During a combat mission, his reconnaissance aircraft...

Rayman M

Action, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 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...

Pac-Man World 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 15 October 2002

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...

New Legends

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

Game released: Xbox → 17 February 2002

Metacritic: 56/100

This third-person action game takes place in a future where technology blends with tradition and mysticism with machines. The protagonist faces a militia in a world...

Batman: Vengeance (2001)

Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

Game released: Xbox → 14 March 2002

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 67/100

An action game starring Batman, who fights with martial arts combos and uses a multifunctional cape with its own AI. His arsenal includes Batarangs, a Batgrapple...

Hunter: The Reckoning

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 14 May 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...

Egg Mania

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

Game released: Xbox → 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...

Taz: Wanted

Action, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → январь 2003

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...

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