Third-person view 2002 for PlayStation 2 — top best games in the Third-person view genre

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - a game in the Third-person view genre

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 20 May 2004

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 95/100

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a legendary spin-off of Grand Theft Auto 3, which developed the ideas and mechanics laid out in it, connected by common characters...

Max Payne

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Shooter

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 6 December 2001

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Max Payne is a cinematic action-adventure game with a third-person view. The main character of the game is Max Payne, a fair cop who single-handedly tries to...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 15 November 2002

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...

BMX XXX

Third-person view, Sports game, Adult game, Stunts

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 11 December 2002

Players: 3.6/10

Metacritic: 57/100

This freestyle BMX sports game centers on performing tricks across park, street, vert, dirt, and flatland courses. BMX XXX features more than 2,000 tricks, while...

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 21 March 2003

Players: 8/10

Steam: 82/100

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...

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 28 November 2002

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person survival horror adventure follows supernatural detective Edward Carnby as he investigates a murder on Shadow Island. After his friend Charles...

Final Fantasy X

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 24 May 2002

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Final Fantasy 10 — just like in the previous games of the series, the player controls the main character from a third-person perspective, moving through locations...

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 31 October 2003

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 96/100

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is a continuation of the legendary stealth action game with a third-person view. Technological data about the nuclear weapon...

Onimusha: Warlords

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 7 June 2002

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Onimusha: Warlords is a third-person action-adventure game set in 16th century Japan. A mysterious creature kidnaps Princess Yuki, whom the young hero Samanosuke...

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 24 April 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is a stealth action game with a third-person view. This is a special edition of the game MGS2: Sons of Liberty, which fans of this...

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny

Action, Horror, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 29 February 2008

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Set in a fantastical version of feudal Japan, this action game follows the warrior Jubei Yagyu on a journey to discover his destiny. He travels through the country...

ICO - a game in the Third-person view genre

ICO

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 16 February 2006

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 90/100

This action-adventure game with platforming and puzzle elements follows Ico, a boy born with horns who is taken to a mysterious castle to be sacrificed in the...

Final Fantasy XI

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 23 March 2004

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This fantasy MMORPG takes place in Vana'diel, where three powerful nations face the beastmen forces and the threat of another war. The player takes the role of an...

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 24 October 2002

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 is an arcade racing game made in 3D graphics. The game has 5 modes: “Pursuit Race”, “Championship”, “Single Competition”, “Network...

Bloodrayne

Action, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 15 October 2002

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This third-person action horror game is set in the years between the World Wars. The dhampir BloodRayne serves as an agent of the Brimstone Society, a secret...

King of Fighters 2000

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 28 November 2002

King of Fighters 2000 is a fighting game set amid terrorist attacks around the world and the exposure of the NESTS organization. Heidern’s mercenary forces suspect...

Grandia 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 21 February 2002

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This fantasy Japanese role-playing game with turn-based combat follows a mercenary searching for a weapon once wielded by a deity. Along the way, he meets new...

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 24 October 2003

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A stealth action game about a retired contract killer forced back into service by treachery. The protagonist takes on assignments around the world, including in...

V-Rally 3

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 22 October 2002

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 shortened tracks...

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2002)

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, The Lord of the Rings

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 15 October 2002

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 57/100

A fantasy role-playing game based on The Lord of the Rings, following the path taken by the Fellowship in the book. Players control Frodo, Aragorn, or Gandalf the...

Pro Race Driver

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 21 June 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 and Viper GTS...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Gothic

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 30 December 2001

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This gothic fantasy action-adventure with puzzle elements continues the story of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. Raziel pursues Kain through different eras of...

Sled Storm

Third-person view, Sports game, Motorcycle racing

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 22 March 2002

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Sled Storm is an arcade racing game featuring powerful snowmobiles and tracks with steep climbs, big drops, and shortcuts. The player races against other riders to...

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 28 February 2003

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams is an enhanced version of the game, first released on XBox and later ported back to PS2 and PC. Most of the gameplay consists of...

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 21 November 2002

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 91/100

This skateboarding sports game centers on performing tricks and completing challenges at locations ranging from Los Angeles to Tokyo. Players can skate as Tony Hawk...

Kingdom Hearts

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 20 November 2002

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

This fantasy role-playing game with action elements follows Sora, who is separated from his friends Riku and Kairi when a devastating storm strikes their island...

Conflict: Desert Storm

Action, Shooter, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics, Online

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 18 December 2003

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A third-person tactical shooter about a special forces squad deployed behind enemy lines. The squad must seek out and destroy enemies while sowing confusion in...

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 7 February 2003

Metacritic: 72/100

Star Wars: The Clone Wars — The game is divided into two segments: vehicles and third-person Jedi combat. The vehicle segments include most of the vehicles...

Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2

Third-person view, Sports game, Boxing

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 31 January 2002

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 67/100

A boxing game in which a varied cast of animated fighters works its way up the competition ladder. The roster also includes Michael Jackson and Los Angeles Lakers...

Casper: Spirit Dimensions

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 28 February 2002

Metacritic: 58/100

An arcade action game with shooter elements, Casper follows a ghost who must stop Kibosh from ruling the spirit world. Flying through mysterious portals, Casper...

Ratchet & Clank (2002)

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 4 November 2002

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

This sci-fi action platformer takes place in a futuristic world of spaceships, robots and high-tech gadgets. Ratchet lives on an abandoned backwater planet and...

Getaway

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 20 November 2003

Players: 3.4/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Getaway is a third-person open-world action-adventure game. It takes you into London’s criminal underworld, where you’ll meet two main characters: former bank...

Forever Kingdom

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 21 January 2002

Metacritic: 64/100

This third-person fantasy action RPG unfolds in real time and follows the swordsman Darius, his childhood friend Ruyan, and Faeana, a mysterious woman with magical...

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies

Action, Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 8 February 2002

Metacritic: 89/100

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies — the single-player campaign consists of 18 missions that form a completely linear story. Before each mission, the player receives...

Legacy of Kain Series: Blood Omen 2

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 26 April 2002

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This third-person action adventure with horror elements follows the vampire Kain and his attempts to rule Nosgoth. The story unfolds as he explores detailed 3D...

Minority Report: Everybody Runs

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 2 December 2002

Metacritic: 53/100

Set in 2054, this futuristic action-adventure follows a police force that uses predictions to prevent murders. The player takes the role of John Anderton, head of...

Fatal Frame

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 9 October 2003

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Fatal Frame is a Japanese-style third-person action-horror adventure game. Armed with a camera, the young girl Miku Hinasaki, along with an ancient camera, goes in...

Pro Rally

Racing, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 29 March 2002

Metacritic: 64/100

Pro Rally is a third-person racing game with a dash of sports gaming from the masters at Ubisoft Barcelona. The game is published by Ubisoft. In some circles, Pro...

Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing

Fighting, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game, Sandbox

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 28 June 2003

Metacritic: 35/100

A boxing fighting game with nine modes, including Belt Mode, Speed Boxing, and Exhibition Mode. Bouts feature more than 600 power punches, illegal moves, signature...

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 22 November 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 90/100

A skateboarding sports game in which the player develops their skills and works toward becoming a professional. Career progression centers on completing 190 goals...

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Best Games in the Third-person view genre of 2002 for PlayStation 2