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

Need for Speed Underground - a game in the Racing genre

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

Game released: Xbox → 21 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...

Pro Race Driver

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 14 November 2003

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Pro Race Driver — 42 licensed touring and racing cars are on display including the Holden Commodore, Ford Falcon, Mercedes CLK, Alfa Romeo GTV...

V-Rally 3

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 27 March 2003

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 80/100

V-Rally 3 — the game has the following modes: “Quick Race” (external damage only), “Career” (full damage) and “Challenge” (certain sets of...

Crash Nitro Kart

Action, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 28 November 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Crash Nitro Kart — This is the most typical arcade racing game, where players can use power-ups and weapons that can be picked up on the track...

Rally Fusion: Race of Champions

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 7 February 2003

Metacritic: 71/100

An arcade racing game based on the Race of Champions event, with races across varied tracks featuring destructible environments. Players drive one of...

Midnight Club 2

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

Game released: Xbox → 20 June 2003

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Midnight Club 2 is an arcade street-racing game set in the open cities of Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo. Players race against other drivers in cars...

Colin McRae Rally 04

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: Xbox → 4 March 2004

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 84/100

This rally racing simulator features championships, single- and multiplayer modes, and challenges focused on testing car parts. The Open Championship...

Apex

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 17 February 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Apex — In Dream Mode, the player finds blueprints for concept cars and must choose a logo and name for their company. Although it is largely...

Starsky & Hutch

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

Game released: Xbox → 9 September 2003

Metacritic: 58/100

A racing action game based on the 1970s television series, following detectives Starsky and Hutch as they chase criminals through Bay City. Starsky...

World Racing

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: Xbox → 20 March 2003

Midtown Madness 3

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 7 August 2003

Metacritic: 76/100

Midtown Madness 3 — As in previous games in the series, the player controls any of several different vehicles across open world maps modeled...

Lotus Challenge

Simulation, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 30 April 2003

Metacritic: 61/100

This racing simulator tests the style, flair and driving skill needed to join Team Lotus. The player takes on challenges such as jumping through a...

Burnout 2: Point of Impact

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 9 May 2003

Metacritic: 88/100

An arcade racing game set on American roads, where dense traffic forms part of the challenge. Burnout 2: Point of Impact features point-to-point...

Dakar 2: The World's Ultimate Rally

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: Xbox → 19 June 2003

Players: 7/10

Dakar 2: The World's Ultimate Rally is a first-person racing game with a dash of sports gaming from the masters at Acclaim Studios Cheltenham. The...

F1 Career Challenge

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 27 June 2003

Metacritic: 81/100

A Formula One racing simulator focused on the career of a driver who begins as a rookie and aims to join the championship field. A series of...

NASCAR Thunder 2004

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game

Game released: Xbox → 16 September 2003

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 84/100

This NASCAR racing game features high-speed ovals, winding road courses and fictional tracks. Each race pits the player against as many as 42 other...

XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

Game released: Xbox → 17 September 2003

Metacritic: 68/100

In a futuristic setting, motorcycle racing has become a dangerous and merciless blood sport. Run by the XGRA, the races pit teams of daredevil riders...

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...

Corvette

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 10 December 2003

Metacritic: 57/100

This racing game centers on Corvette cars, with events on street and track courses. It features more than 80 production Corvette models from 1953 to...

GrooveRider: Slot Car Thunder

Arcade, Action, Racing, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 26 September 2003

Metacritic: 45/100

This arcade slot-car racer is set in a fantasy penthouse, where 20 tracks feature loops, sharp turns, and opportunities for quick lane changes. In...

Ford Racing 2

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 11 December 2003

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 62/100

A racing game featuring Ford vehicles and varied tracks, from city routes and ovals to Spring Break and Lost World. Ford Racing 2 includes cars...

R:Racing Evolution

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 2 April 2004

Metacritic: 67/100

A racing game set in professional motorsport, where rivalries between drivers form part of the story mode. R:Racing Evolution features licensed cars...

Project Gotham Racing 2

Arcade, Shooter, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view

Game released: Xbox → 28 November 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Project Gotham Racing 2 is an arcade racing game that tests both speed and driving style: Kudos rewards are earned not just for finishing quickly...

MX Superfly Featuring Ricky Carmichael

Racing, Third-person view, Isometric

Game released: Xbox → 21 March 2003

Metacritic: 75/100

A motocross game centered on racing and freestyle events. The expanded freestyle mode features mini-games, a range of arenas, and open areas with...

Big Mutha Truckers

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

Game released: Xbox → 20 June 2003

Players: 8/10

Steam: 88/100

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...

SpyHunter 2

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

Game released: Xbox → 5 March 2004

Metacritic: 57/100

This action racing game with espionage elements follows an effort to thwart Nostra’s plans for world domination. Players pilot the G-8155...

Colin McRae Rally 3

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: Xbox → 26 February 2004

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 86/100

A rally racing game about the career of a professional driver, with the player taking the wheel of Colin McRae’s Ford Focus PS WRC and aiming to...

IndyCar Series

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 26 June 2003

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 71/100

A racing game centered on the IndyCar championship, with quick races and competition at the Indianapolis 500. Players can choose a Quick Race, an...

Speed Kings

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

Game released: Xbox → 3 June 2003

Metacritic: 60/100

This arcade motorcycle racer sends riders through busy streets, where speed and risk go hand in hand with weaving through traffic. Players slide...

SX Superstar

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: Xbox → 30 June 2003

Metacritic: 53/100

This supercross racing game follows one of 24 riders on a path from poverty to wealth. Races take place on 20 tracks around the world, where...

Freaky Flyers

Action, Racing, Flight Simulator, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → October 2003

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Sega GT Online

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 27 January 2004

Metacritic: 72/100

A racing game featuring customizable cars and online competition. In Sega GT Online, players can bring a race car from Sega GT 2002 and compete...

IHRA Drag Racing 2004

Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 1 December 2003

Italian Job (2003)

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

Game released: Xbox → 19 September 2003

Metacritic: 55/100

This racing action game based on The Italian Job follows Charlie Croker and his crew after they are betrayed during a gold heist in Venice. Players...

Group S Challenge

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 11 November 2003

Metacritic: 57/100

An arcade racing game featuring circuits set among the cityscapes of Tokyo, Monaco, and Australia. Players choose from more than 50 cars by various...

Maximum Chase

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

Game released: Xbox → 6 November 2003

Players: 6/10

Metacritic: 56/100

This action shooter with racing elements follows Los Angeles police officer Rick Summer as he investigates a plot to destroy the city. As he gets...

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