Arcade 2004 for PlayStation 2 — top best games in the Arcade genre

Need for Speed Underground 2 - a game in the Arcade genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 18 November 2004

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Arcade race and continuation of one of the most successful parts of the series. This time there will be even more races, more tuning, more cars and...

Street Racing Syndicate

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 31 August 2004

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 64/100

This arcade racing game follows the underground street-racing scenes of Philadelphia, Miami and Los Angeles. Players enter illegal street races and...

Mortal Kombat: Deception

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Chess game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 19 November 2004

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series, featuring matches that combine hand-to-hand combat with weapon use. Mortal Kombat: Deception includes...

Metal Slug 3

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 5 November 2004

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...

Rumble Roses

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 25 February 2005

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 66/100

A wrestling fighting game centered on an all-female roster, with matches taking place in the ring and a separate mode set in the mud. Players choose...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Comics, Emulator

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 11 March 2005

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 52/100

An action game about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles battling new opponents with their ninja abilities. Each Turtle has distinct characteristics and...

King of Colosseum 2

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Fighting, Boxing, Sports game, Wrestling

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 9 September 2004

King of Colosseum 2 is an arcade game with elements of simulator, action, fighting game, boxing simulator, sports game and wrestling simulator from...

Dance Dance Revolution Extreme

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 21 September 2004

Metacritic: 77/100

Dance Dance Revolution Extreme — the game features "Beginner" and "Non-Stop" modes, a mode similar to the previous "Challenge Mode" but with an...

Mashed: Drive to Survive

Arcade, Action, Racing, Top-down view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 15 December 2005

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 80/100

Mashed: Drive to Survive is a top-down arcade racing game in which up to four players compete on tracks using weapons and driving skills. The game...

King of Fighters 2002: Challenge to Ultimate Battle

Arcade, Action, Fighting

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 7 October 2005

King of Fighters 2002: Challenge to Ultimate Battle is an arcade game with a mixture of action and fighting from the studio Eolith Co., Ltd.. The...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 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...

Mega Man Anniversary Collection

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Collection, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Emulator

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 22 June 2004

Metacritic: 81/100

This collection brings together games from the Mega Man series and arcade titles featuring the hero battling enemies in a futuristic setting. It...

K-1 Premium 2004 Dynamite!!

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Boxing, Sports game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 22 December 2004

Players: 5.5/10

K-1 Premium 2004 Dynamite!! is an arcade game with elements of action, fighting, boxing simulator and sports game from the developers of the studio...

TimeSplitters 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, In real time, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Cyberpunk

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 6 February 2004

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 89/100

This first-person science-fiction shooter follows a race of TimeSplitters that travels through history, altering events in an effort to enslave...

Kya: Dark Lineage

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 28 May 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 69/100

This action platformer with puzzles follows Kya, who is stranded in a mysterious world and searches for her brother and a way home. She encounters...

Red Dead Revolver

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 26 May 2005

Players: 5.9/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Red Dead Revolver — the plot of the story begins in the 1870s. Nate Harlow and his partner "Griff" discover a large deposit of gold in an area...

Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 22 July 2004

Metacritic: 85/100

King of Fighters 2003

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 2 June 2006

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...

Guilty Gear X2

Arcade, Action, Fighting

Game released: PlayStation 2 → July 2004

Metacritic: 87/100

This fighting game centers on a tournament meant to find humans capable of countering the Gear threat. Players choose from more than 20 fighters...

R-Type Final

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 21 April 2004

Metacritic: 79/100

A futuristic arcade shooter in which the player sends a ship into battle against the Bydo. The Force System lets the ship power up, while a selection...

Wrath Unleashed

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Fighting, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 26 February 2004

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 67/100

This fantasy action-strategy game with fighting elements centers on a struggle between light and darkness across vast floating arenas. Players...

Guilty Gear Isuka

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 2 November 2004

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This futuristic fighting game in the Guilty Gear XX series follows the emergence of Leopaldon, a new Gear threatening the world. Battles can be...

NBA Ballers

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Sports game, Basketball

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 29 October 2004

Metacritic: 83/100

An arcade basketball game built around one-on-one matchups, NBA stars and their lavish lifestyles. Players compete in duels featuring current NBA...

Dodgeball

Arcade, Action, Sports game, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 16 November 2005

Dodgeball is a sports arcade action game with a side view. In the game, two teams fight for victory, whose task is to hit the enemy with accurate...

EyeToy: Play 2

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Fighting, Football, Third-person view, Sports game, Board / Group Game, Table tennis

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 16 August 2005

Metacritic: 78/100

This collection of arcade mini-games uses the EyeToy camera for challenges involving movement, sound and objects in front of the lens. EyeToy: Play 2...

SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.6: Puzzle & Action + Bonanza Bros.

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Puzzle, Board / Group Game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 15 January 2004

SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.6: Puzzle & Action + Bonanza Bros. is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, stealth and puzzle games from the...

Castle Shikigami 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 2 → November 2005

Steam: 92/100

Castle Shikigami 2 is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and anime or manga game from the developers of AlfaSystem Co., Ltd...

Hyper Street Fighter 2: The Anniversary Edition

Arcade, Action, Fighting

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 28 May 2004

Hyper Street Fighter 2: The Anniversary Edition is an arcade game with action and fighting game elements from the developers from the Capcom Co...

SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.14: Alien Syndrome

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 29 July 2004

SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.14: Alien Syndrome is a top-down arcade game with action and shooter elements from the masters of the 3D Ages studio. The game is...

Bomberman Hardball

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Logic, Mini-game / browser-based

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 1 July 2005

Bomberman Hardball is an arcade game with a mixture of action, puzzle and browser-based or mini-game from the studio Hudson Entertainment, Inc.. The...

Serious Sam: Next Encounter

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 22 April 2004

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 67/100

A first-person arcade shooter in which Sam travels back in time to defend Earth from Mental’s alien hordes. The action unfolds across Ancient Rome...

Gunbird: Special Edition

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Collection, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 10 June 2005

Gunbird: Special Edition is a top-down arcade game with elements of action, shooter and game in the anime or manga genre from the developers of...

Space Invaders Anniversary

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 2 April 2004

Space Invaders Anniversary — 25 years after the release of Space Invaders, Taito decided to release a special anniversary edition, which...

Gradius 5

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 29 October 2004

Metacritic: 82/100

Gradius V is an arcade shooter in which the Vic Viper battles the Bacterian forces and sets out to destroy their core. Players fight through seven...

Def Jam: Fight for NY (2004)

Arcade, Fighting

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 1 October 2004

Metacritic: 82/100

This arcade fighting game is set in New York’s hip-hop scene, where a street fighter battles for control of the underground. In story mode, fights...

Zoo Keeper

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 24 September 2004

Metacritic: 74/100

This arcade puzzle game revolves around catching animals by matching them on the board. Players swap animals to form lines of three or more of the...

Steel Dragon EX

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 1 October 2004

Steel Dragon EX is a top-down arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the studio Warashi Inc.. The main publisher of the...

ExZeus (2004)

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 20 October 2004

ExZeus (2004) is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action, shooter, flight simulator and robot simulator from developers from the studio...

King of Fighters '94 Re-bout

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Emulator

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 28 December 2004

King of Fighters '94 Re-bout is an arcade game with a mixture of action, fighting and Emulator games from the studios SNK Corporation, Ukiyotei...

SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.8: V.R. Virtua Racing -FlatOut-

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 26 February 2004

SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.8: V.R. Virtua Racing -FlatOut- is a first-person arcade game with a dash of racing from the masters at Vingt-et-un Systems...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2004 for PlayStation 2