Best Games for PC of 2003 / Page 5

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Chess game

June 5, 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Kasparov Chessmate is a strategy with an isometric view with elements of puzzles and chess games from developers from the studio Hexacto Games Inc.. The game is...

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...

Medieval: Total War

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Action

August 19, 2002

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Medieval: Total War is a legendary global historical strategy in a medieval setting. From the lush grasslands of Western Europe to the arid deserts of North Africa...

Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

May 6, 2003

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

An expansion for Medieval: Total War focused on the struggle for control of the British Isles. Players lead one of eight factions, including the Vikings, Saxons...

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...

Space Colony

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), City Building, Sandbox

September 26, 2003

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Space Colony is a management simulator with real-time strategy elements and an isometric camera view from the creators of the Stronghold series. You will take on...

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...

Tradewinds

Role-playing game, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Business / Management, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

November 15, 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Tradewinds is a first-person role-playing game with elements of strategy, warship simulator, business simulator and fantasy game from the developers of Sandlot...

Trevor Chan's Restaurant Empire

March 26, 2003

Metacritic: 76/100

This restaurant management game combines business strategy with role-playing elements, starting with a small amount of cash and the task of building a food business...

Red Faction 2

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

October 15, 2002

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A first-person shooter set on twenty-second-century Earth, where a squad of super-soldiers moves against the dictator Sopot. Five years after the rebellion on Mars...

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...

Defender of the Crown

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

October 7, 2002

Metacritic: 72/100

After the death of King Richard, England is plunged into civil war, and the player must reclaim the crown and restore peace. This involves laying siege to castles...

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis

Simulation, Action, Strategy, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Third-person view, Isometric

March 10, 2003

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

A dinosaur park management simulator in which the player fulfills Dr. John Hammond’s dream by designing and developing a Jurassic Park theme park. The game offers...

Lock On: Modern Air Combat

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

November 20, 2003

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 76/100

This flight simulator focuses on piloting modern U.S. and Russian combat aircraft. Lock On: Modern Air Combat features eight aircraft, including the A-10...

Operation Flashpoint (Game of the Year Edition)

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Collection, Historical, Tanks

December 18, 2002

Players: 10/10

Operation Flashpoint (Game of the Year Edition) is a first-person simulator with elements of action, shooter, flight simulator, helicopter simulator, historical...

Pentari: First Light

Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

March 12, 2003

Pentari: First Light is a puzzle-meets-fantasy adventure from Malinche Entertainment. The game is published by Malinche...

RS3: Racing Simulation Three

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

December 5, 2002

Players: 8/10

RS3: Racing Simulation Three is a first-person simulator with a dash of racing from the developers at Ubisoft Paris. The game is published by Ubisoft, and Revolt...

Sexy Beach 2

Simulation, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game

July 11, 2003

Players: 8.4/10

Sexy Beach 2 is a first-person simulator with elements of an anime or manga game and an adult game from developers from the Illusion studio. The main publisher of...

Tetris Worlds

Strategy, Puzzle

September 5, 2001

Metacritic: 52/100

This puzzle game offers six variations on Tetris, including Hot-Line Tetris, Cascade Tetris and Fusion Tetris. Play takes place across six worlds, each of which...

Aselia the Eternal

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Indie

November 28, 2003

Steam: 85/100

This tactical role-playing game with visual-novel elements follows Yuuto, who is summoned from his ordinary life to the distant land of Phantasmagoria, while his...

American Conquest

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical

November 15, 2002

Players: 10/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This real-time historical strategy game covers events in the Americas from 1492 to 1813, from Columbus’s arrival to the United States’ struggle against British...

Bubblet

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Action, Horror, First-person view

August 1, 1998

Steam: 71/100

Bubblet is a top-down strategy game with a hint of puzzle from the developers at oopdreams software, inc.. The game is published by oopdreams software, inc.. In...

Demolition Champions

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

March 11, 2003

Players: 7.7/10

Demolition Champions is a first-person action game with racing and sports game elements from the developers from the studio CITY interactive Sp. z o.o.. The game is...

Disciples: Sacred Lands (Gold Edition)

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Turn-based

October 4, 1999

Steam: 86/100

Set in the fantasy world of the Sacred Lands, this turn-based strategy game with role-playing elements follows four races fighting for survival and dominance. The...

Enter the Matrix

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

May 14, 2003

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 62/100

An action game set in the world of The Matrix, where Agents hunt the heroes and humanity is trapped inside a vast simulation. The player dodges bullets, defies...

Europa 1400: The Guild

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Historical

November 18, 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This historical strategy game with business-management elements is set in Europe in 1400, as late medieval towns gradually emerge from aristocratic rule and gain...

Hobbit (2003)

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

November 11, 2003

Players: 9.6/10

Hobbit (2003) is a third-person action game with fantasy game elements from developers from the studios Fizz Factor, The, Inevitable Entertainment and Inc.. The...

Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

September 5, 2002

Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat is a third-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from developers Ubisoft. The game is published by Ubisoft, the localizer of Largo...

Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter

Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

June 17, 2003

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 63/100

This science-fiction first-person action game with flight-simulation elements follows Mace Griffin, a Ranger who is framed and sentenced to ten years in prison...

PlanetSide

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

May 20, 2003

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A massively multiplayer first-person shooter set in a science-fiction world where three empires wage war for control of the planet. Thousands of players fight...

Post Mortem (2002)

Adventure, First-person view, Point & Click, Detective

November 1, 2002

Players: 10/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This first-person detective adventure is set in Paris, where former New York detective Gus Macpherson has returned to pursue painting. A woman hires him to...

Steel Beasts

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Tanks

September 24, 2000

Metacritic: 86/100

Steel Beasts is a tank action game with a third-person view. This is a modern tank simulator dedicated to the American main battle tanks M1A1 Abrams and the German...

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...

Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII

Simulation, Action, DLC, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Historical, Tanks

September 4, 2003

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

An expansion for Battlefield 1942, centered on combat in World War II using both conventional and experimental military vehicles. Players can control up to 46...

Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome

Simulation, Action, Shooter, DLC, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks

February 2, 2003

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

An expansion for Battlefield 1942, focused on key World War II campaigns in Italy and Sicily. It adds multiplayer maps featuring Italian houses, Mediterranean...

Ghost Master

Strategy, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Isometric, Comedy, Puzzle

May 23, 2003

Players: 9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This strategy game with adventure and resource-management elements puts ghosts and other supernatural beings under the player’s command, sending them to frighten...

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...

Gun Metal

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

June 28, 2002

Players: 9/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Gun Metal is a dynamic action game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place in the distant future on the planet Helios, which...

Hexen 2

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Gothic

September 11, 1997

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 77/100

This dark fantasy first-person shooter with role-playing elements follows the fight against Eidolon, the last of the Serpent Riders, and his demonic forces. In...

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...