Strategy 2004 for Xbox — top best games in the Strategy genre

Commandos 2: Men of Courage - a game in the Strategy genre

Action, Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics

Game released: Xbox → 6 February 2004

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a real-time tactical action and strategy game about an elite commando unit operating behind enemy lines during World War II. The team...

Guy Game

Strategy, Board / Group Game, Adult game, Trivia

Game released: Xbox → 30 August 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 48/100

An adult party game centered on spring break in South Padre Island, built around trivia, competitions, and footage filmed on location. Players take on 20 episodes...

Conflict: Vietnam

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: Xbox → 5 October 2004

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Conflict: Vietnam — the game's plot develops in January-February 1968, starting on the eve of the Tet Offensive and ending with the capture of the Hue...

Wrath Unleashed

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

Game released: Xbox → 10 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 control mythological...

Full Spectrum Warrior

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Third-person view, Tactics

Game released: Xbox → 30 September 2004

Players: 10/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A tactical action game about infantry operations in tense urban combat. Full Spectrum Warrior is based on a game commissioned by the U.S. Army to train light...

Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view

Game released: Xbox → 4 June 2004

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

This real-time strategy game with arcade-style pacing takes place in Ogriss, a war-torn world ruled by goblins. The player leads goblin clans through subterranean...

Bust-a-Move Deluxe

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox → 21 July 2006

Metacritic: 67/100

Bust-a-Move Deluxe is a third-person strategy game with a hint of puzzle from the masters at Taito Corporation. The game is published by Majesco Sales, Inc.. Ultra...

Worms Forts: Under Siege

Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Turn-based

Game released: Xbox → 15 March 2005

Metacritic: 63/100

A turn-based strategy game in the Worms series, where teams of worms battle for forts and strategically important locations. Players build and expand castles...

Future Tactics: The Uprising

Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: Xbox → 26 November 2004

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 62/100

This turn-based tactical RPG is set in the near future, after Earth has been overrun by creatures from another dimension. A young boy, his sister, and a group of...

Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action

Game released: Xbox → 27 January 2005

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders is a mixture of action and real-time strategy, the sequel to Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes. The game takes place on the...

Puyo Pop Fever

Strategy, In real time, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

Game released: Xbox → 24 April 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

An arcade puzzle game built around matches in which players link colored Puyos into chains and send nuisance pieces to their opponents. In Fever Mode, the goal is...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Tactics

Game released: Xbox → 11 March 2004

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder — 2010. Since Castro's death in 2006, the Cuban people have been ruled by increasingly incompetent thugs, but...

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dawn of Destiny

Strategy, Anime / Manga, Card game

Game released: Xbox → 23 March 2004

Metacritic: 53/100

A card strategy game based on Yu-Gi-Oh!, it brings the rules of the trading card game to the screen alongside duels featuring 3D monster battles. The game includes...

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: Xbox → 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...

Trivial Pursuit: Unhinged

Strategy, Isometric, Top-down view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game

Game released: Xbox → 24 March 2004

Metacritic: 55/100

Trivial Pursuit: Unhinged turns a trivia contest about movies, stars, sports and news into a free-for-all in which players can hinder one another. Players answer...

World Championship Poker

Strategy, Third-person view, Card game, Casino

Game released: Xbox → 30 November 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

A poker game where players compete in tournaments across more than 18 variants, including Texas Hold’em, Five Card Draw and Omaha Hi-Lo. Tutorials and strategy tips...

Phantom Dust

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Card game, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

Game released: Xbox → 15 March 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Phantom Dust — card action in the cyberpunk genre. This game combines third-person arena combat with a collectible card game. Collect 300 unique skills to...

Chessmaster

Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Chess game

Game released: Xbox → 26 October 2004

Metacritic: 79/100

A chess game that lets players compete against others online or improve their skills in chess school. Modes include quick and rated play, handicap games, position...

SWAT: Global Strike Team

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

Game released: Xbox → 16 December 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 39/100

Metacritic: 69/100

SWAT: Global Strike Team — The game is set in the futuristic year 2008, where an international SWAT team, called the Global Strike Team, is deployed to...

Steel Battalion: Line of Contact

Simulation, Action, Strategy, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: Xbox → 26 March 2004

Metacritic: 70/100

This futuristic combat-robot simulator with action and strategy elements unfolds amid a military coup. Players operate a Vertical Tank, or VT, and learn its systems...

Ghost Master: The Gravenville Chronicles

Strategy, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 14 January 2005

Ghost Master: The Gravenville Chronicles is a first-person strategy game with horror elements from the developers at Spiral House Ltd.. The game is published by...

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Best Games in the Strategy genre of 2004 for Xbox