Action 2003 for Xbox — top best games in the Action genre

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - a game in the Action genre

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

Game released: Xbox → 31 October 2003

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 95/100

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a legendary spin-off of Grand Theft Auto 3, developing the ideas and mechanics laid down in it, connected by common characters and...

Grand Theft Auto 3

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

Game released: Xbox → 2 January 2004

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 95/100

Grand Theft Auto 3 is a continuation of the dynamic action game with a third-person view in the open world. Working for the mafia sooner or later ends in trouble...

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: Xbox → 5 December 2003

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a continuation of the exciting action game with a third-person view, which continues the tragic story of police officer Max...

Counter-Strike

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

Game released: Xbox → 18 November 2003

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Counter-Strike is a competitive team shooter with a first-person view. Initially, the game was a modification to Half-Life, but its great popularity made it...

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Xbox → 6 May 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a legendary first-person shooter with elements of mysticism and horror. The game takes place in 1940 during World War II. As in the...

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

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

Game released: Xbox → 20 February 2004

Players: 8.7/10

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...

XIII (2003)

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

Game released: Xbox → 5 August 2004

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 73/100

XIII (2003) — a cult adventure shooter with a first-person view. The game is a parody of old spy films. In the story, the main character wakes up on the beach...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 27 November 2003

Players: 7.9/10

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...

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

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

Game released: Xbox → 3 July 2003

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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

Game released: Xbox → 12 December 2003

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone — the gameplay of the game is presented in the form of an arcade with a third-person view, combining elements of an...

Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy

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

Game released: Xbox → 2 September 2004

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Star Wars: Jedi Knight — Jedi Academy — third-person action game in the Star Wars universe. The plot of the game begins ten years after the events of...

Simpsons: Hit & Run

Action, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 25 December 2003

Players: 8.4/10

Simpsons: Hit & Run is a third-person action game from the studio Radical Entertainment Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Vivendi Universal Games, Inc...

Spider-Man: The Movie

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Xbox → 13 February 2003

Players: 7.3/10

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...

Beyond Good & Evil

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

Game released: Xbox → 27 February 2004

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Arx Fatalis

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox → 28 January 2004

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Arx Fatalis is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will take you to the wonderful world of Arx, where the main character...

Conflict: Desert Storm

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

Game released: Xbox → 31 October 2003

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 61/100

I-Ninja

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

Game released: Xbox → 4 December 2003

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

I-Ninja — The game begins with a ninja in training (whose name is simply Ninja) sneaking into the enemy camp to save his sensei (who is simply called Sensei...

Legacy of Kain: Defiance

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

Game released: Xbox → 4 February 2004

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Legacy of Kain: Defiance is a third-person action, horror, puzzle and fantasy game from the masters of Crystal Dynamics, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is...

Battle Engine Aquila

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

Game released: Xbox → 14 February 2003

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Battle Engine Aquila is a first-person action game with a mixture of shooter, flight simulator and robot simulator from developers from the Lost Toys Ltd studio...

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield

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

Game released: Xbox → 8 July 2004

Players: 4.7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Midnight Club 2

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

Game released: Xbox → 20 June 2003

Players: 8.3/10

Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox → 28 March 2003

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

X2: Wolverine's Revenge (2003)

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

Game released: Xbox → 22 July 2004

Metacritic: 61/100

X2: Wolverine's Revenge (2003) is an action game with a third-person view from developers from the GenePool Software studio. The game is published by Activision...

MTV Celebrity Deathmatch

Action, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: Xbox → 14 October 2003

Players: 6/10

MTV Celebrity Deathmatch is a third-person action game with elements of a sports game from the developers of Big Ape Productions, Inc.. The game is published by...

Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: Xbox → 7 March 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance

Action, Fighting

Game released: Xbox → 14 February 2003

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis

Simulation, Action, Strategy, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Third-person view, Isometric

Game released: Xbox → 26 March 2003

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis is a first-person simulator with action, strategy and educational elements from the developers of Blue Tongue Entertainment Pty...

Bionicle

Action, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 24 October 2003

Metacritic: 52/100

Bionicle is a third-person action game from developers from Argonaut Games PLC and Argonaut Sheffield studios. The game is published by LEGO Media International...

Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Xbox → 25 December 2003

Players: 8.2/10

Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter from the masters of Gray Matter Interactive Studios, Inc.. The game...

Freedom Fighters

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

Game released: Xbox → 1 October 2003

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Fatal Frame

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox → 2 May 2003

Players: 9.8/10

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...

Red Faction 2

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

Game released: Xbox → 1 April 2003

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 75/100

True Crime: Streets of LA

Action, Shooter, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 28 October 2004

Players: 4.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: Xbox → 28 November 2003

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter and historical game from developers from the Electronic Arts Los Angeles studio...

Deus Ex: Invisible War

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

Game released: Xbox → 17 June 2004

Players: 9/10

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...

RoboCop (2003)

Action, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Xbox → 24 July 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 30/100

Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Xbox → 18 June 2003

Players: 10/10

Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix is a first-person action game with a dash of shooter from Raven Software Corporation. The game is published by Activision; 1C is...

Conflict: Desert Storm 2: Back to Baghdad

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: Xbox → 8 October 2004

Players: 10/10

Conflict: Desert Storm 2: Back to Baghdad is a third-person action game with elements of a shooter and historical game from the developers from the studio Pivotal...

Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox → 14 October 2003

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo is a third-person action game with platforming and puzzle elements from Frontier Developments Ltd.. The game is published by...

Grabbed by the Ghoulies

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox → 29 April 2004

Metacritic: 66/100

Grabbed by the Ghoulies is a third-person action game with horror and puzzle elements from the studio Rare, Ltd.. The game is published by Microsoft Game Studios...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2003 for Xbox (Game released)