Games Game Genres Arcade

Arcade

Arcade is a genre of video games that uses simple gameplay mechanics. Often, little attention is paid to the plot and character development. Arcades are designed for easy entertainment without delving into the essence of what is happening. The main focus is on the gameplay and its simplicity. Games of various genres can be classified as arcades. For example, in arcade racing, there is no realistic physics, weapons are often used, and even more frequently, bonuses can be collected on the tracks, with controls reduced to three buttons: left, right, and acceleration. Similarly, the gameplay is simplified in other arcade genres.

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2003 (Game released)

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Need for Speed Underground

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 27 November 2003

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Need for Speed Underground is an arcade racing game with first and third person views. In this part of the famous series, you will participate in night races...

Metal Slug 3

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: iOS, Neo Geo, PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A 2D arcade run-and-gun shooter in which a soldier fights through stages filled with enemies and giant bosses. Metal Slug 3 features five large stages with...

Alien Shooter

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Role-playing game, Indie

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita → 13 October 2003

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Alien Shooter is a dynamic shooter with an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting. Endless darkness and gloomy, long passages of a military complex that became...

Jet Set Radio

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

Game released: Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PS Vita, iOS, Android → 4 November 2000

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Jet Set Radio is an arcade game with a third-person view and stunt elements. You have to fight for Tokyo, mark your territory with graffiti, draw on walls, posters...

Space Invaders (1980)

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

Game released: Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, iPad, iPhone, J2ME, MSX, NES, SG-1000 → 1983

Players: 7.1/10

Space Invaders (1980) is a third-person arcade game with action and shooter elements from the Taito Corporation studio. The main publisher of the game is Atari...

Zuma Deluxe

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Arcade

Game released: PC, J2ME, Mac, Palm OS, PlayStation 3, Windows Mobile, Xbox, Xbox 360 → 8 December 2003

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Zuma Deluxe is a fun logic puzzle game with match-3 elements and a top-down view. Simple and interesting gameplay awaits you. While controlling the frog, you need...

Metal Slug X

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Neo Geo, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, iOS → 2 October 2014

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This 2D run-and-gun shooter with pixel-art graphics follows a fight to stop General Morden’s new coup. In Metal Slug X, players battle through six missions...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation, Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Color → 31 January 2006

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...

Bust-A-Move

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

Game released: 3DO, DOS, Game Gear, iPhone, J2ME, N-Gage, Neo Geo CD, Neo Geo Pocket Color, PSP, SNES, PC, WonderSwan → 1995

An arcade puzzle game and a spin-off of Bubble Bobble, Bust-A-Move challenges players to clear a field of colored bubbles. Each round begins with bubbles arranged...

Worms Blast

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Side view, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game, Strategy

Game released: GameCube, Mac, PlayStation 2, PC → 24 October 2002

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Worms Blast is an arcade action game with a side view and puzzle elements in the "match three" genre set in the universe of combative worms. You can expect worm...

QIX

Arcade, Action, In real time, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: Amiga, Atari 5200, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 128, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, J2ME, Lynx, NES, Nintendo 3DS → 1989

QIX is an arcade puzzle game about claiming sections of a playfield as an abstract entity moves through it. Each level begins with an empty rectangle, and the...

Rock 'n Roll Racing

Arcade, Shooter, Racing, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Game Boy Advance, Genesis, SNES → 15 August 2003

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Rock 'n Roll Racing — the main emphasis in the game is on the ability to attack the opponent; however, after a few seconds the exploded car finds itself back...

Ninja Five-O

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Game Boy Advance, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2003

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The dynamic action-platformer, in which Detective Dzo Osuga, known under the call sign of Ninja Five-O, is taken for restoration of justice. Applying the skill of...

Frogger (2010)

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

Game released: Android, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BREW, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, Dragon 32/64, Game.Com, Game Boy Color, Genesis, Intellivision, J2ME, Mac, MSX, Odyssey 2, PC Booter, SNES, TI-99/4A, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo, VIC-20, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, ZX81 → 16 December 2010

Metacritic: 61/100

Frogger (2010) is a top-down arcade game with action elements from the developers of Konami Industry Co. Ltd.. The game's primary publisher is Misosys, Inc.. In...

SoulCalibur 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox → 26 September 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...

Kill the Attacking Aliens

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

Game released: Odyssey 2, Videopac+ G7400 → 9 December 2003

Kill the Attacking Aliens is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action and shooter. The game is published by XYPE. For some reason the game has not yet...

Q*bert (1983)

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

Game released: Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, BlackBerry, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, DOS, Game Boy, Intellivision, J2ME, Mophun, MSX, NES, Odyssey 2, TI-99/4A, VIC-20 → 1983

Players: 7.5/10

This arcade game centers on an isometric pyramid of cubes that the protagonist must recolor by hopping from one to another. Each landing changes a cube’s color, and...

Bomb Jack

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, ExEn, Game Boy, J2ME, Mophun, PC-88, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1988

This arcade platformer follows the hero Jack as he collects bombs across screens of platforms while avoiding enemies. He can jump high and float through the air...

Gun Metal

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

Game released: PC, Xbox → 5 August 2009

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...

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution

Arcade, Action, Fighting

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 12 August 2003

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 93/100

This arcade fighting game pits players against a steady stream of opponents with different ranks, skill levels, and styles, creating the impression of competing...

Freedom Fighters

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

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, 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...

Mad Dog 2: The Lost Gold

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Interactive movie

Game released: 3DO, CD-i, DOS, SEGA CD, PC → 1994

Players: 5.5/10

Mad Dog 2: The Lost Gold is a first-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and interactive movie game from the developers of American Laser Games...

Need for Speed: High Stakes

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation, PC → 17 June 1999

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Need for Speed: High Stakes — The game builds on the previous title, focusing on luxury supercar racing and police chases. In addition, for the first time in...

King of Fighters 2003

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

Game released: Neo Geo, PlayStation 2, Xbox → 11 March 2003

Players: 5.5/10

The King of Fighters 2003 is a fighting game built around three-on-three team matches. Players control a team of fighters and can switch characters in the middle of...

Ace Lightning

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, PC → 25 October 2002

Ace Lightning is an arcade with a mixture of action, beat 'em up and platformer from the masters of BBC Multimedia, Gamezlab and Tiertex Design Studios. The game is...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)

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

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, Game Boy Advance → 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...

Project Nomads

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Mac, PC → 9 September 2006

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Project Nomads — the main gameplay takes place in real time and is a typical action game with a first-person view, but the action of the game is limited to...

Ricochet (2003)

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Arkanoid

Game released: Palm OS, PC, Windows Mobile → 1 January 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Ricochet (2003) is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and arcanoid from developers from the studio Reflexive Entertainment Inc.. The game is...

Charmed

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: ExEn, J2ME → 1 April 2003

Charmed is an arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer and puzzle from developers from DC Studios, Inc.. The game is published by In-Fusio. There has still...

Tomb Raider: The Osiris Codex

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: ExEn, J2ME → 1 November 2004

Tomb Raider: The Osiris Codex is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and platforming from developers from the IOMO studio. The game is published by...

Platypus

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

Game released: BlackBerry, iPhone, Palm OS, PSP, Symbian, PC, Windows Mobile, Xbox 360 → 24 September 2008

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Platypus is a fun side-scrolling arcade shooter. The events of the game will take you to an amazing plasticine world, where the peaceful country of Mungola is...

Nightmare Creatures (2003)

Arcade, Action, Horror, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: J2ME → September 2003

Nightmare Creatures (2003) is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, horror and fighting from developers from Gameloft S.A. studios. and Gameloft...

Arkanoid 4000

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Arkanoid

Game released: PC → 27 May 2003

Arkanoid 4000 is a top-down arcade game with action and arkanoid elements from developers from the ImproGames studio. The game is published by Alawar Entertainment...

Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation, PC → 23 September 1998

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 88/100

This arcade racer features exotic supercars competing on tracks affected by changing weather and road conditions. In Hot Pursuit mode, the player can race as a...

Golden Logres

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Pinball

Game released: Dreamcast, Mac, PlayStation, PC → 26 October 2000

Golden Logres is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of simulation, action, fantasy and pinball simulator from the developers of LittleWing Co. Ltd.. The game is...

Truck Racing

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Simulation

Game released: PlayStation → 7 February 2003

Truck Racing is an arcade racing simulator with a third-person view. You can take part in circuit truck racing. They are not licensed, but the real brands behind...

Ikaruga

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Arcade

Game released: Dreamcast, GameCube, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch → 4 September 2002

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Ikaruga is a vertical shooter with unique polarity switching...

Arctic Blue

Arcade, Action, Warships / Submarines

Game released: Browser → February 2003

Arctic Blue is an arcade game with a mixture of action and warship simulator from the developers from the Orisinal studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Mutant Storm

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

Game released: Linux, PC, Xbox → 19 May 2003

Mutant Storm is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and sandbox from the developers from the PomPom studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Nuts & Milk

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Sandbox

Game released: DoJa, MSX, NES, Wii → June 2003

Nuts & Milk is an arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer and sandbox from the masters of the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. The main publisher of...

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