Best Games for PlayStation 2 of 2003 / Page 2

June 27, 2003

Metacritic: 67/100

An arcade game about free-form riding and stunt performances in lawless urban environments. The player explores areas open to riding, performs tricks using an...

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

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

November 4, 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...

Resident Evil: Dead Aim

Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view

February 13, 2003

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 65/100

A horror shooter set in the Resident Evil universe follows Bruce MacGavin, an agent on a search-and-pursuit team investigating Umbrella’s latest activities. He...

ESPN College Hoops

November 13, 2003

Metacritic: 82/100

Freedom Fighters

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

September 25, 2003

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Freedom Fighters is a third-person action shooter set in an alternate-history New York under invasion by a foreign superpower. The player takes the role of Chris...

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc

Platformer, Third-person view

February 20, 2003

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8

Strategy, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

January 1, 2002

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This historical strategy game is set during China’s Three Kingdoms period and lets players shape their own version of history. The player chooses from more than 700...

True Crime: Streets of LA

Action, Shooter, Fighting, Third-person view

November 3, 2003

Players: 4.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

This third-person action game follows Nick Kang, a former police operative investigating Russian and Chinese crime syndicates in Los Angeles. The story branches...

NCAA March Madness 2004

November 17, 2003

Metacritic: 82/100

A college basketball simulation featuring more than 320 schools, with their arenas, mascots, cheerleaders, and fight songs. Commentators Dick Vitale and Brad...

RPG Maker II

Japanese role-playing game

October 24, 2003

Metacritic: 65/100

An RPG creation tool that lets players build their own worlds and games. It provides ready-made 3D models of characters, monsters, environments, and items for...

Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly

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

November 27, 2003

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This survival horror story follows twin sisters Mio and Mayu Amakura as they find themselves in an abandoned village. After spotting a crimson butterfly in the sky...

FIFA Soccer 2004

Third-person view, Sports game

October 15, 2003

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

FIFA Soccer 2004 — Although the engine used in FIFA Football 2003 did not change much, the biggest innovations were the minor divisions, which allow the...

Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Cyberpunk

October 15, 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 55/100

This first-person shooter based on the Judge Dredd comics is set in Mega-City One in the third decade of the 22nd century. With unemployment widespread and boredom...

Worms 3D

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

October 24, 2003

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Worms 3D is a continuation of the competitive action game about worms in full 3D. As before, you will have to fight in battle against a team of enemy worms. You...

Conflict: Desert Storm

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

September 13, 2002

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...

Pro Race Driver

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

December 10, 2002

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...

NCAA GameBreaker 2004

August 27, 2003

Metacritic: 61/100

This sports game focuses on college football. NCAA GameBreaker 2004 lets players practise their skills before taking part in an exhibition game or starting a...

Giants: Citizen Kabuto

Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Role-playing game

December 6, 2000

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This science-fiction action game with strategy elements is set on the Island, a vast fragment of a lost planet where three peoples collide. Kabuto, a giant created...

Ace Lightning

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

October 25, 2002

Ace Lightning is an arcade with a mixture of action, beat 'em up and platformer from the masters of BBC Multimedia, Gamezlab and Tiertex Design Studios. The game is...

Silent Line: Armored Core

July 17, 2003

Metacritic: 69/100

After the collapse of a machine-controlled society, humans return to Earth’s surface and discover a previously unknown megacity protected from scouting incursions...

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

June 20, 2003

Metacritic: 51/100

A series of grisly murders draws Lara Croft into a conflict with an alchemist from the past and a secret alliance of powerful figures. Accused of killing her former...

Downhill Domination

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Bicycles

July 23, 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A mountain biking sports game centered on high-speed downhill races across steep mountainsides and urban courses. Players choose from 14 riders, including five...

Red Faction

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

May 22, 2001

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Set on Mars, this first-person science-fiction shooter follows miners working for the Ultor Corporation, where a deadly plague and abuse by the guards fuel growing...

Spawn: Armageddon

Action, Third-person view, Comics

November 21, 2003

Players: 4.5/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This 3D action-adventure based on the Spawn comics follows the hero caught between the forces of good and evil. He struggles to break free from the influence of...

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelists of the Roses

Strategy, Third-person view, Turn-based, Card game

September 6, 2001

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 59/100

This turn-based card strategy game brings the conflict between Yugi and Kaiba to England, where the War of the Roses is underway. The player chooses a side and...

NCAA Final Four 2004

November 11, 2003

Metacritic: 45/100

A college basketball simulation featuring more than 300 Division IA teams. The game offers Practice, Dynasty, and Career modes, along with updated graphics and...

Crash Nitro Kart

Action, Racing, Third-person view

November 11, 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 to hinder...

Gladius

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

October 28, 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...

I-Ninja

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

September 9, 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

I-Ninja — The game begins with a ninja in training (whose name is simply Ninja) sneaking into the enemy camp to save his sensei (who is simply called Sensei...

Pro Evolution Soccer 3

Simulation, Third-person view, Sports game

August 7, 2003

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Pro Evolution Soccer 3 is a third-person simulator with elements of a sports game from the masters from the studio Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc.. The...

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

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

October 28, 2002

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...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Comics

October 21, 2003

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 57/100

An action game based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, in which the turtles battle The Shredder and his Foot Ninjas. Players choose a turtle and...

Hulk

Action, Third-person view, Beat them all

May 27, 2003

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Set one year after the events of the film, this action game follows scientist Bruce Banner and his enraged alter ego as they battle the Leader, who plans to use the...

Fatal Frame

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

December 13, 2001

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 Evolution Soccer

Third-person view, Sports game

November 23, 2001

Pro Evolution Soccer is a sports game with a third-person view from developers from the Konami Corporation studio. The game is published by Konami Digital...

RISK: Global Domination

Strategy, Isometric

November 15, 2003

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 60/100

A strategy game based on the RISK board game, with military battles presented in 3D environments. Players plan their moves and lead battles, with advice from...

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004

Third-person view, Sports game

September 22, 2003

Metacritic: 89/100

This golf sports simulation lets players create a golfer and compete against professional players on well-known courses. The roster includes Tiger Woods, Vijay...

WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain

Sports game, Wrestling

October 27, 2003

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 85/100

WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain — The games introduced a more complex capture system, while maintaining the fast-paced gameplay of the series. Along with...

Madden NFL 2004 (2003)

Third-person view, Sports game, American Football, Rugby

August 12, 2003

Metacritic: 88/100

A sports simulation of American football centered on the NFL. The player directs a team and can adjust decisions before and during a play, including changing...

Robotech: Battlecry

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots

September 25, 2002

Metacritic: 73/100

This science-fiction action shooter follows combat pilot Jack Archer as he fights the alien Zentraedi forces threatening Earth. The campaign spans more than 40...