Role-playing game

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Statuses

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Best Games in the Role-playing game genre for GameCube (Game released)

X-Men: Legends

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Cyberpunk

Game released: GameCube → 22 October 2004

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A team-based role-playing game about the X-Men, in which a squad sets out to rescue a young mutant and becomes involved in a story that could unite mutantkind or...

Gun - a game in the Role-playing game genre

Gun

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Third-person view, Casino, Open world

Game released: GameCube → 25 November 2005

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Gun is a third-person action-adventure game set in the open world of the Wild West. Fate took away everything Colton White held dear. Since then, White has trusted...

Skies of Arcadia: Legends

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Turn-based

Game released: GameCube → 6 June 2003

Players: 7.8/10

Skies of Arcadia: Legends is a third-person role-playing game from the masters at Overworks. The game is published by SEGA of America, Inc.. In some circles, Skies...

Skies of Arcadia

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: GameCube → 27 January 2003

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 89/100

A turn-based role-playing game about air travel in a world entering an age of exploration. The player sets out to seek treasure across vast lands, where air pirates...

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Action, Slasher

Game released: GameCube → 25 April 2003

Players: 8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is a fast-paced top-down action RPG set in the fantasy universe of Baldur's Gate. The combat system is based on the rules of Dungeons...

X-Men: Legends 2 - Rise of Apocalypse

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Isometric, Comics

Game released: GameCube → 14 October 2005

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This comic-book action role-playing game follows an uneasy alliance between the X-Men and their hated rivals, the Brotherhood, as they join forces to reclaim Earth...

Mega Man X: Command Mission

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: GameCube → 19 November 2004

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 68/100

This futuristic action role-playing game follows a conflict on Giga City, a massive artificial island, in the year 22XX. The discovery of Force Metal transformed...

Lost Kingdoms

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: GameCube → 9 August 2002

Metacritic: 72/100

Lost Kingdoms — The story begins with a substance known in the game as black mist. This fog is known for swallowing up people, cities, and other signs of...

Tales of Symphonia

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: GameCube → 23 November 2004

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This third-person role-playing game follows a village on the dying world of Sylvarant, where a legend foretells the arrival of a Chosen One who can renew the land...

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, The Lord of the Rings

Game released: GameCube → 4 November 2003

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An action game with role-playing elements based on the final film in The Lord of the Rings trilogy follows the closing events of the War of the Ring. Players travel...

Gladius

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: GameCube → 28 October 2003

Metacritic: 80/100

Gladius is a game that lets players create a gladiator school and battle rival schools in search of glory and fame. The story focuses on several main characters and...

Lord of the Rings: Third Age (2004)

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, The Lord of the Rings, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: GameCube → 2 November 2004

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Set in Middle-earth, this role-playing game follows a party of new characters whose journey intersects with the events of the film trilogy. They meet its heroes and...

Lord of the Rings: Two Towers

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, The Lord of the Rings

Game released: GameCube → 31 December 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

An isometric action RPG based on the first two films in The Lord of the Rings trilogy follows the Fellowship as it battles Sauron’s forces. Enemies include Uruk-hai...

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy

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

Game released: GameCube → 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...

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Mario Game, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: GameCube → 12 November 2004

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 88/100

An RPG adventure in which Mario and his friends search for the legendary treasure behind the ancient Thousand-Year Door. The player explores the world and follows a...

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based

Game released: GameCube → 19 November 2004

Metacritic: 44/100

This strategy RPG based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series traps Yugi and his friends in a virtual world that has gone out of control. Playing as Yugi or Kaiba, the...

Pokémon Colosseum

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based

Game released: GameCube → 14 May 2004

Metacritic: 73/100

Pokémon Colosseum — The game uses a third-person perspective. The player controls a Pokémon trainer named Wes, who travels around the game world. A moped is...

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: GameCube → 1 April 2005

Metacritic: 80/100

This turn-based role-playing game is set in a fantasy world where lands float in the sky and once-vast oceans have become legend. The player controls a spirit that...

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: GameCube → 28 November 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 66/100

A 3D fighting game based on Dragon Ball Z, featuring battles between heroes and villains from the series. Players test their skills against the universe’s most...

Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire

Role-playing game, DLC, Business / Management, Top-down view

Game released: GameCube → 12 July 2004

Players: 7.7/10

Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire — Players can store up to 1,500 Pokémon in twenty-five boxes holding 60 Pokémon each, and move Pokémon between Ruby, Sapphire...

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: GameCube → 12 March 2004

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

An action RPG set in a fantasy world shrouded in poisonous miasma, where people rely on crystals to survive. In Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, up to four players...

Dragon Ball Z: Sagas

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: GameCube → 22 March 2005

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 49/100

An action-adventure game based on the sagas from the Saiyan conflict through the Cell Games, following key events from Dragon Ball Z and battles against its major...

Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: GameCube → 11 April 2003

Metacritic: 84/100

This science-fiction action RPG follows a new threat to the planet Ragol. Players take on the role of a Hunter and fight enemies using different character classes...

Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Emulator, Legend of Zelda

Game released: GameCube → 17 November 2003

Metacritic: 95/100

This collection brings together four games in The Legend of Zelda series: The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II - The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of...

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: GameCube → 6 December 2005

Metacritic: 85/100

A turn-based tactical role-playing game set in a fantasy world, where squads of knights, mages and winged creatures fight using distinct combat styles. The battles...

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Turn-based

Game released: GameCube → 18 November 2005

Metacritic: 64/100

This role-playing game with turn-based battles follows Pokémon trainer Michael as he takes on Cipher, an organization seeking world domination with the help of...

Phantasy Star Online Episode 3: C.A.R.D. Revolution

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Card game

Game released: GameCube → 2 March 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 71/100

This futuristic card strategy game is set on the planet Ragol, where the Hunters battle a rebel group called the Arkz over a replicating substance known as “The...

Giftpia

Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube → 25 April 2003

Giftpia is a third-person role-playing game with a touch of adventure and puzzle from the developers of the Skip, Ltd. studio. The game is published by Nintendo...

Tengai Makyō 2: Manjimaru (2003)

Role-playing game, First-person view, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based

Game released: GameCube → 25 September 2003

Tengai Makyō 2: Manjimaru (2003) is a first-person role-playing game with an anime/manga twist from developers Red Company Corporation. The main publisher of...

Baten Kaitos Origins

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: GameCube → 25 September 2006

Metacritic: 75/100

Baten Kaitos Origins is a third-person RPG with a fantasy twist from the developers of Monolith Software, Inc. and tri-Crescendo Inc.. The game is published by...

Evolution Worlds

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: GameCube → April 2003

Metacritic: 63/100

This third-person role-playing game follows two heroes searching for ancient technology in the ruins of Evolutia. Their quest draws them into a conflict with the...

Lost Kingdoms 2

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: GameCube → 6 June 2003

Metacritic: 68/100

This action RPG with a card-based combat system continues the events of Lost Kingdoms: the kingdom of Argwyll is on the brink of destruction, and Tara summons...

Custom Robo

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube → 10 May 2004

Metacritic: 65/100

A role-playing action game about robot battles in virtual arenas in the not-too-distant future, where crime and the pursuit of justice collide. The player pilots a...

Medabots: Infinity

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: GameCube → December 2003

Medabots: Infinity is a third-person role-playing game with action and anime/manga elements from the developers of Imagineer Co., Ltd.. The game is published by...

Summoner 2

Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: GameCube → April 2003

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

A fantasy action RPG about the queen of Halassar, whom many believe to be the goddess Laharah reborn. The Book of Prophets foretells that she will save all...

Phantasy Star Online: Episode 1 & 2 Plus

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: GameCube → September 2004

Phantasy Star Online: Episode 1 & 2 Plus is a third-person role-playing game with action elements from the developers of the Sonic Team studio. The main...