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

SoulCalibur 2 - a game in the Action genre

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 26 August 2003

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 92/100

SoulCalibur II is a 3D weapon-based fighting game built around one-on-one battles. Its roster includes 13 fighters from earlier entries in the series alongside new...

X2: Wolverine's Revenge (2003)

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

Game released: Xbox → 22 July 2004

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...

Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 11 December 2003

Metacritic: 72/100

Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes — 150 years before the present, the wizard Kaedin opened four portals leading to different planes of existence. He used the power...

Whiplash (2003)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: Xbox → 5 March 2004

Metacritic: 67/100

Whiplash is an action platformer about two animals shackled together as they try to escape from an animal product-testing corporation and sabotage its operations...

Black Stone: Magic & Steel

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Xbox → 22 May 2003

Metacritic: 44/100

This fantasy action RPG follows a battle against the Dark Lord to save the world of Zedan. Players fight through enemies in hack-and-slash combat, choosing from 20...

Minority Report: Everybody Runs

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

Game released: Xbox → 20 March 2003

Metacritic: 53/100

Set in 2054, this futuristic action-adventure follows a police force that uses predictions to prevent murders. The player takes the role of John Anderton, head of...

RoboCop (2003)

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

Game released: Xbox → 24 July 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 30/100

A first-person action game about the police cyborg RoboCop, who investigates a conspiracy involving OCP, local gangsters dealing a dangerous new synthetic drug, and...

Dynasty Warriors 4

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

Game released: Xbox → 4 September 2003

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Dynasty Warriors 4 — The goal of most stages is to defeat the enemy commander. The player must navigate through the stage, defeating enemy officers and...

Freedom Fighters

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

Game released: Xbox → 1 October 2003

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Freedom Fighters is a third-person action shooter set in an alternate-history New York under invasion by a foreign superpower. The player takes the role of Chris...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)

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

Game released: Xbox → 30 April 2004

Players: 6.6/10

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...

Spawn: Armageddon

Action, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Xbox → 21 November 2003

Players: 4.5/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This 3D action-adventure based on the Spawn comics follows the hero caught between the forces of good and evil. He struggles to break free from the influence of...

Futurama

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

Game released: Xbox → 14 August 2003

Metacritic: 59/100

An action-adventure game with shooter, platforming, and puzzle elements based on the animated series Futurama, it follows an attempt to stop Mom after a deal with...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Tactics

Game released: Xbox → 11 March 2004

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder — 2010. Since Castro's death in 2006, the Cuban people have been ruled by increasingly incompetent thugs, but...

Conflict: Desert Storm 2: Back to Baghdad

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: Xbox → 8 October 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...

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy

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

Game released: Xbox → 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...

Deus Ex: Invisible War

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Role-playing game

Game released: Xbox → 17 June 2004

Players: 9/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Deus Ex: Invisible War is a continuation of the action role-playing game with a first-person view in the cyberpunk universe of Deus Ex. The game takes place 20...

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...

Kung Fu Chaos

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 29 May 2003

Metacritic: 68/100

A fighting game inspired by 1970s Hong Kong kung-fu movies, with battles staged on movie sets. In pursuit of stardom, players choose from nine characters, three of...

Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit

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

Game released: Xbox → 5 March 2003

Metacritic: 48/100

A futuristic action game about a pilot in the elite Murakumo unit tasked with stopping a rampage by renegade mechs. The player speeds through city streets at...

Batman: Dark Tomorrow

Action, Fighting, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

Game released: Xbox → 25 March 2003

Metacritic: 27/100

Batman: Dark Tomorrow is a linear, stealth-based game in which players control Batman as he fights crime. Batman is equipped with several of his tools, such as...

Steel Battalion

Simulation, Action, Strategy, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: Xbox → 23 March 2003

Metacritic: 83/100

This futuristic combat simulator centers on piloting a vertical tank during a military coup. The player learns to operate the vehicle’s systems and undertakes...

Robotech: Battlecry

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

Game released: Xbox → 5 December 2002

Metacritic: 73/100

This science-fiction action shooter follows combat pilot Jack Archer as he fights the alien Zentraedi forces threatening Earth. The campaign spans more than 40...

Die Hard: Vendetta

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Xbox → 11 July 2003

Metacritic: 54/100

This first-person shooter follows police officer John McClane as he tries to rescue his daughter from danger. Die Hard: Vendetta takes place five years after the...

Enter the Matrix

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

Game released: Xbox → 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...

Alter Echo

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

Game released: Xbox → 3 October 2003

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 62/100

This third-person science-fiction action game, with fighting and puzzle elements, follows Nevin, a reluctant hero who can manipulate time and change the combat form...

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Action, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Xbox → 11 November 2003

Metacritic: 37/100

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) is an isometric action game from the masters at Taniko, LLC. The main publisher of the game is Atari, Inc.. The PC version...

Rogue Ops

Action, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 26 February 2004

Players: 1.9/10

Metacritic: 63/100

A third-person tactical action game about Nikki Conners, a former Green Beret who joins a covert government agency after an explosion kills her husband and...

SWAT: Global Strike Team

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

Game released: Xbox → 16 December 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 39/100

Metacritic: 69/100

SWAT: Global Strike Team — The game is set in the futuristic year 2008, where an international SWAT team, called the Global Strike Team, is deployed to...

Zapper: One Wicked Cricket!

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

Game released: Xbox → 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...

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...

Hobbit (2003)

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox → 28 November 2003

Players: 9.6/10

Hobbit (2003) is a third-person action game with fantasy game elements from developers from the studios Fizz Factor, The, Inevitable Entertainment and Inc.. The...

Armed and Dangerous

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

Game released: Xbox → 26 February 2004

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This humorous futuristic action shooter follows the Lionhearts, a band of rebels on an almost impossible mission to save the world. The crew must fight through an...

Tom and Jerry: War of the Whiskers

Action, Fighting, Isometric

Game released: Xbox → 16 December 2003

Players: 8.5/10

Tom and Jerry: War of the Whiskers is an isometric action game with a dash of fighting from the masters from the studio VIS entertainment ltd. The game is published...

Big Mutha Truckers

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

Game released: Xbox → 20 June 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...

Ultimate Fighting Championship: Tapout 2

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

Game released: Xbox → 20 March 2003

Metacritic: 66/100

This mixed martial arts fighting game features bouts with UFC fighters and the option to create a custom competitor. More than 35 real fighters are available, each...

Dino Crisis 3

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

Game released: Xbox → 16 September 2003

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 51/100

Dino Crisis 3 is an action game with a third-person view. Throughout almost the entire game, the player controls the character Patrick, and only in some places you...

Battlestar Galactica (2003)

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

Game released: Xbox → 5 December 2003

Metacritic: 65/100

A futuristic combat simulator with action and shooter elements follows the war between humans and the mechanical Cylons. The player takes the role of a young Adama...

RoadKill (2003)

Action, Shooter, Racing, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

Game released: Xbox → 21 November 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...

Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu

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

Game released: Xbox → 14 November 2003

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu — Like Batman, Batgirl, Robin and Nightwing, the player must fight groups of enemies. The story mode, which forms the bulk of the...

Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox → 11 February 2005

Metacritic: 79/100

This third-person fantasy action game continues the events of Otogi: Myth of Demons. The resurrected warrior Raikoh battles an onslaught of demons alongside six...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2003 for Xbox