Best Games for PC of 2002 / Page 4

Disney•Pixar Monsters, Inc.: Scream Team Training

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

2001

Players: 5.5/10

Disney•Pixar Monsters, Inc.: Scream Team Training is a first-person action game with a dash of strategy from the developers at Gorilla Systems Corporation...

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...

G.I. Combat: Episode 1 - Battle of Normandy

Strategy, In real time, Historical

November 4, 2002

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 38/100

A real-time strategy game set during the battles of World War II. In a three-dimensional environment, the player holds back enemy offensives, captures vital...

Hot Chix 'n' Gear Stix

Arcade, Racing

January 24, 2001

Hot Chix 'n' Gear Stix is an arcade game with a dash of racing from the masters from the studios Driver-Inter, Ltd. and Fiendish Games. The game is...

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view

November 2001

Metacritic: 90/100

This flight simulator features a range of aircraft, from the Cessna 172S single-engine trainer and Caravan floatplane to the Boeing 747-400 airliner. Players can...

Need for Speed: High Stakes

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

March 1, 1999

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Need for Speed: High Stakes — The game builds on the previous title, focusing on luxury supercar racing and police chases. In addition, for the first time in...

NHL 2003

Hockey, Third-person view, Sports game

September 30, 2002

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A hockey simulation in which the player controls a team on the ice and tries to score against the opposition. The control system allows manual dekes with the puck...

Original War

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Role-playing game

May 31, 2001

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A real-time strategy game in which the story affects mission objectives and the player's actions determine which of several endings unfolds. Every man and woman is...

Panzer Elite

Simulation, First-person view, Tanks

September 30, 1999

Players: 3.2/10

Panzer Elite — tank simulator with a first-person view. You can choose to play single missions (in no particular order) or the campaign. Before you start, you...

Snow Drop

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

2001

Snow Drop is a first-person adventure with elements of an anime/manga game, an adult game and a visual novel from Sweet Basil. The game is published by Peach...

Survival: The Ultimate Challenge

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Isometric

August 28, 2001

Players: 7.7/10

Survival: The Ultimate Challenge — your main goal is to try your hand at survival in the vastness of a mysterious desert island. Get food, get a personal hut...

Thing (2002)

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

August 20, 2002

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

This third-person action horror game follows a military rescue team sent to Antarctica to investigate the mysterious deaths of an American scientific expedition. In...

Warrior Kings

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

March 1, 2002

Players: 1/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Warrior Kings is an epic real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. It's up to you to restore the kingdom to its former glory using...

BCT Commander

February 23, 2002

Metacritic: 61/100

A tactical simulator of battalion- and brigade-level command, designed to train senior military commanders. BCT Commander is based on the JANUS simulator and...

Mad Dog McCree

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Interactive movie

November 25, 2002

This live-action western shooter follows a stranger who rides into a Wild West town and takes on the gang led by Mad Dog McCree. The outlaws have kidnapped the...

Tropico

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric

April 5, 2001

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Tropico — in this game the player plays the role of the head of the small island state of Tropico, located in the Caribbean. The game begins traditionally in...

Ancient Egypt

Educational game (Education), First-person view, Puzzle, Logic

2001

Ancient Egypt is a first-person educational game with puzzle elements from the developers of Nordic Software, Inc.. The game is published by Nordic Software...

Chromatron

Strategy, Educational game (Education), Puzzle

January 2002

Chromatron is a strategy game with elements of an educational game and puzzle from the developers of Silver Spaceship...

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

May 17, 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This third-person action platformer sends Duke Nukem to New York City in pursuit of the villain Mech Morphix. Duke fights across skyscraper rooftops and through...

EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark

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

March 31, 2000

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 86/100

An expansion for EverQuest that adds new adventures to its fantasy world. Players choose a race and class, set out from cities and villages to explore dungeons...

Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Phungoria

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie

June 8, 2001

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

This adventure follows Gilbert Goodmate as he tries to recover Phungoria’s sacred mushroom and save his grandfather from execution. He has a week to find the thief...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

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

October 31, 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...

Myth 2 Worlds

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Collection, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Sandbox

2001

Myth 2 Worlds is an isometric strategy game with elements of a fantasy game, historical game and sandbox from developers from Bungie Studios. The main publisher of...

Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game

May 25, 2001

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 47/100

Rally Trophy

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

November 14, 2001

Metacritic: 82/100

Rally Trophy — the game is a rally racing simulator; races from point A to point B, with the passage of control points located at different stages of the...

Red Baron 3-D

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Historical

October 31, 1998

Players: 5.5/10

This historical flight simulator centres on aerial combat during the First World War. Its campaign recreates fighting on the Western Front from 1916 to 1918, with...

Shadow Force: Razor Unit

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

February 25, 2002

Shadow Force: Razor Unit is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter from the FUN Labs studio. The main publisher of the game is Activision. Operation...

Soccer Manager

Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view, Sports game, Sandbox

November 21, 2002

Soccer Manager is a third-person simulator with elements of a business simulator, sports game and sandbox from the masters from the Heartline Software GmbH studio...

Space Haste

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

October 12, 2001

Space Haste is a third-person arcade game with racing elements from the Church of Electronic Entertainment studio. The main publisher of the game is Real.com...

Test Drive: Le Mans (1999)

Racing, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view

November 26, 1999

Players: 4/10

Tomak: Save the Earth, Again

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Anime / Manga

April 2002

Tomak: Save the Earth, Again is an arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and game in the anime or manga genre from the masters from the Seed9 Entertainment...

Virtual Resort: Spring Break

Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric

September 6, 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 69/100

A management simulation about running a tropical resort during spring break. The player develops the getaway by adding clubs, cabanas, and other attractions, then...

Tomb Raider 3: Adventures of Lara Croft

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

November 21, 1998

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This action-adventure platformer with puzzle elements follows Lara Croft’s search for an ancient meteorite rumored to have life-giving powers. The journey spans...

James Bond 007: Nightfire

Action, Stealth, First-person view

November 18, 2002

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

This first-person spy action game with stealth elements sends James Bond on missions involving infiltration of skyscrapers and underwater operations. The agent also...

1914: The Great War

Strategy, Isometric, Historical

August 9, 2002

Players: 8/10

2002 FIFA World Cup

Third-person view, Sports game

April 15, 2002

Metacritic: 78/100

A soccer game based on the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan. Tournament Mode takes a team through a seven-match series, starting with group play and continuing...

Command & Conquer: Renegade

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Strategy, Adventure

February 27, 2002

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Command & Conquer: Renegade — the player moves around the map, destroying enemy infantry, vehicles and buildings. When completing missions, the player uses a...

Commandos: Ammo Pack

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Collection

October 6, 2009

Commandos: Ammo Pack is an isometric strategy game from Pyro Studios S.L. The game is published by Eidos Interactive, Inc.. The game is sometimes also called...

Dracula: The Last Sanctuary

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game

September 25, 2000

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Dracula: The Last Sanctuary — After rescuing Mina, Jonathan Harker and his lover return to London with the mysterious Dragon Ring. As they begin to enjoy a...

Emperor: Battle for Dune

Action, Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future)

June 12, 2001

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A real-time strategy game set in the universe of Frank Herbert’s novels and David Lynch’s 1984 film, where military factions fight for control of the desert planet...