Best Games for Game Boy Advance of 2004

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

November 17, 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 night races...

Need for Speed Underground 2

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

November 9, 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 races. And most...

Castlevania (1990)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

September 26, 1986

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Castlevania (1990) - the game consists of six levels that are completed in the only possible way, without plot branches and alternative levels. The game character...

Pac-Man

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

November 2, 1984

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Pac-Man is a top-down arcade action game. You have to guide Pac-Man through the maze and eat all the dots without being caught by the ghosts. You will find exciting...

Final Fantasy

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration

July 12, 1990

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Final Fantasy is a Japanese-style top-down fantasy RPG with turn-based combat. The game's story focuses on four heroes whose parents were killed during the invasion...

Super Mario Bros.

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

September 13, 1985

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Super Mario Bros. — The goal of the game is to destroy all enemies appearing on the level. Mario and Luigi can move left and right and can also jump. The main...

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

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

December 2, 2001

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...

Van Helsing

Action, Shooter, Horror, Fighting, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

May 6, 2004

Metacritic: 64/100

Van Helsing is an action-adventure game with a third-person view, based on the film of the same name starring Hugh Jackman. You have to try on the role of the...

Pokémon FireRed Version

Role-playing game, Strategy, Fighting, In real time, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

January 28, 2004

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Pokémon FireRed Version is a role-playing game that expands on one of the early entries in the Pokémon series. Players collect Pokémon from different installments...

Metroid

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania

August 6, 1986

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Metroid is the heroine, Samus Aran is a galactic bounty hunter. She wears an exceptionally powerful and adaptable exoskeleton created by the ancient Chozo race...

Disney/Pixar The Incredibles

October 29, 2004

Metacritic: 60/100

This action-adventure game, based on the film The Incredibles, follows a family of undercover superheroes trying to live a quiet suburban life before being forced...

TwinBee

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

January 7, 1986

Metacritic: 68/100

An arcade shooter in which the player guides TwinBee through the clouds while shooting enemies. The game combines aerial combat viewed from above with 3D...

Jet Set Radio

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

June 29, 2000

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Jet Set Radio is an arcade game with a third-person view and stunt elements. You have to fight for Tokyo, mark your territory with graffiti, draw on walls, posters...

Catwoman (2004)

Action, Platformer, Isometric, Comics

July 20, 2004

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 49/100

Catwoman (2004) - The game is a third -person platform in which the player should use the cat’s cats and dexterity to travel along various locations and defeat...

Duel Masters Sempai Legends

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Card game

August 7, 2003

Metacritic: 69/100

A card-based role-playing strategy game inspired by the Japanese Duel Masters trading card game follows a junior duelist searching for a stolen card. The hero’s...

Dig Dug

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

June 4, 1985

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Dig Dug is an arcade action game set in underground tunnels, where the hero digs through the earth while hunting monsters. A harpoon pump inflates enemies until...

Metal Slug Advance

Action, Shooter, Platformer

November 12, 2004

Metacritic: 79/100

This arcade action platformer with shooter elements follows a hero through five missions across rugged terrain and underwater bases. Travelling on foot or in Slug...

Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge

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

August 8, 2003

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 54/100

A card-battling strategy game about a conflict in cyberspace, where young Lan and his Net-Navi help Mega Man stop the WWW organization from disrupting the network...

Street Jam Basketball

Basketball

April 25, 2004

Metacritic: 35/100

An arcade basketball game built around three-on-three street matches. Players choose a team from a roster of more than 40 characters, each with a distinct style...

Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Card game

June 29, 2004

Metacritic: 61/100

This Yu-Gi-Oh! card-based RPG returns to Battle City, where the hero must retrieve the stolen Millennium Cards and stop Reshef from plunging the world into...

Fire Emblem

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

April 25, 2003

Metacritic: 88/100

A tactical role-playing game set in a medieval fantasy world, Fire Emblem follows a military strategist amid royal intrigue and betrayal. The player commands troops...

TRON 2.0: Killer App

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Tanks, Cyberpunk, Emulator

October 20, 2004

Xevious

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

November 8, 1984

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Xevious is a third-person action game with shooter elements from developers from Namco Limited and Namco Bandai Games. The game is published by Mindscape, Inc. and...

Texas Hold 'Em Poker DS

Casino

November 1, 2004

Metacritic: 49/100

A Texas Hold’em poker game in which players compete against computer opponents or other participants. Quick Game offers limit and no-limit play, as well as...

Grand Theft Auto Advance

Action, Top-down view

October 25, 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

This top-down action game follows a member of the Mob trying to leave his criminal life behind. After his mentor is murdered, he sets out to find those responsible...

Mario Bros.

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mario Game

September 9, 1983

Players: 8/10

Mario Bros. is a third-person action game with a mixture of platforming and puzzles from the developers of Nintendo Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Shooter

March 23, 2004

Players: 10/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow — the gameplay is not much different from the 1st part of the series. The game's graphics have been slightly...

Tony Hawk's Underground 2

Third-person view, Sports game, Skateboards, Stunts

October 4, 2004

Players: 7.8/10

This arcade skateboarding game challenges players to perform tricks and complete objectives in 3D environments based on cities and skating areas. Tony Hawk's...

Donkey Kong (1982)

Arcade, Action, Platformer

July 15, 1983

Players: 7/10

Steam: 49/100

Metacritic: 67/100

An arcade platformer in which Mario sets out to rescue a girl kidnapped by Donkey Kong. To reach her, he navigates obstacles and dodges barrels, fireballs, and...

Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

December 9, 2004

Metacritic: 67/100

A role-playing game set in a futuristic world, where cyberheroes must stop an evil organization from taking control of the global Internet. Mega Man Battle Network...

Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed

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

February 29, 2000

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed — Part 5 of the series is entirely dedicated to Porsche cars. Despite the fact that the game was released in 2000, it is...

Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation Battle Chip Gate Pack

Role-playing game, Shooter, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Turn-based

August 6, 2004

Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation Battle Chip Gate Pack is a third-person role-playing game with shooter, strategy, puzzle and anime/manga elements from the developers...

Dr. Mario

Strategy, In real time, Puzzle, Mario Game

July 27, 1990

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 66/100

A puzzle game in which Mario clears viruses from a bottle by arranging falling multicolored capsules. The player moves and rotates the capsules to form a row of at...

F-Zero: GP Legend

Racing, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

November 28, 2003

Metacritic: 77/100

F-Zero: GP Legend is a futuristic racing game with circuits set across multiple planets. Players choose from eight characters, including Captain Falcon, Rick...

Ghosts 'N Goblins

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

June 13, 1985

Players: 8.5/10

Ghosts 'N Goblins is a fantasy platformer about the knight Sir Arthur, who sets out to rescue Princess Prin-Prin from the Demon World. His route is blocked by...

Pokémon LeafGreen Version

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Fighting, First-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

January 28, 2004

Metacritic: 78/100

This role-playing game centers on collecting Pokémon, with creatures available from different entries in the series, including Pokémon Ruby, Pokémon Sapphire, and...

Drome Racers

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

November 20, 2002

Players: 1.2/10

Metacritic: 65/100

A futuristic racing game centered on the Drome Championship, where driver Max Axel competes in multi-stage races. Each race links several stages across tracks in...

Final Fantasy II

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

December 17, 1988

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 68/100

A turn-based role-playing game set in a fantasy world where an emperor summons monsters from a demonic realm to seize control. After the attacks leave them...

Mappy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

November 14, 1984

Players: 10/10

This arcade platformer follows Mappy, a police mouse entering a gang of cats’ hideout to recover stolen items. His opponents include the Meowkies and their leader...

Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls

Role-playing game

July 29, 2004

Metacritic: 79/100

This collection brings together two role-playing games in the Final Fantasy series. In the first, a group of heroes sets out to save a kingdom in turmoil; in the...