Best Games for PC of 2003 / Page 6

November 19, 2003

Steam: 61/100

This arcade-style tank action game is set amid a military conflict in a Middle Eastern country seized by a terrorist faction. The player commands an experimental...

Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom

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

September 9, 2002

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

This city-building strategy spans seven dynasties and more than 3,000 years of Chinese history, from the Xia dynasty to the Mongol invasion of 1211. The player...

Europa Universalis 2

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

November 12, 2001

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 87/100

This historical strategy spans four centuries, beginning in 1419 during the Hundred Years’ War between France and England and ending in the era of Napoleon. The...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Melty Blood

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

декабрь 2002

Players: 9.5/10

Melty Blood is a third-person action game with elements of adventure, fighting, anime or manga and visual novel from developers from French-Bread and Type-Moon...

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

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

November 4, 2002

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...

MTV Celebrity Deathmatch

Action, Third-person view, Sports game

October 14, 2003

Players: 6/10

A fighting game based on the MTV animated series Celebrity Deathmatch, where celebrities battle in the ring. Players choose from more than 20 characters, including...

Postal

Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric

September 30, 1997

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Postal is a hardcore isometric shooter with dark...

Postal: Classic and Uncut

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Isometric, Collection

August 29, 2003

Players: 7/10

Postal: Classic and Uncut is a third-person action game with shooter and horror elements from developers from the RWS, Inc. studio. The game is published by...

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...

Top Gun: Combat Zones

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

October 21, 2001

Metacritic: 61/100

This flight simulator puts the player in the cockpit of fighter jets on missions set in the Top Gun universe. The aircraft roster includes eight jets, among them...

Златогорье 2

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Turn-based, Open world, Fantasy

September 10, 2003

The sequel continues the story of dark Slavic fantasy, expanding the world of the first part and making it more vast and eventful. The journey once again takes...

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...

Завоевание Америки: В поисках Эльдорадо

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

May 28, 2003

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This real-time historical strategy game spans wars across the American continent from 1517 to 1804. Its campaigns cover the search for El Dorado, Pontiac’s uprising...

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...

Cold Zero: No Mercy

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view

May 26, 2003

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 62/100

This third-person action role-playing game follows private investigator John Mc Affrey, who runs a detective agency with his assistant Jane. Short on money, John...

Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps

Strategy, Fighting, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Tanks, Simulation

December 3, 2003

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps — Combat is modeled one-by-one using scientific and behavioral logic rather than "game" conventions such as hit points, armor...

Conflict: Desert Storm 2: Back to Baghdad

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Historical

September 19, 2003

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

A third-person tactical shooter set during the 1991 Gulf War. The player commands a squad of special forces operatives carrying out strikes against targets in...

Disney•Pixar's Monsters, Inc. Scare Island

Action, Third-person view, Comics

February 1, 2002

Disney•Pixar's Monsters, Inc. Scare Island is an action game with a third-person view from developers from the studio Artificial Mind & Movement. The...

Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna

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

November 11, 2003

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna is a third-person role-playing game with action and fantasy elements from developers Gas Powered Games Corp., Mad Doc Software and...

Enigma: Rising Tide

Simulation, Warships / Submarines

April 17, 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Enigma: Rising Tide — On May 7, 1915, the RMS Lusitania was to be sank by a torpedo from the German submarine U-20, killing 1,198 of the 1,960 people on board...

Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Slasher

November 4, 2003

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 66/100

A fantasy action slasher about a gladiator fighting to restore the Roman Empire in 106 AD. After Emperor Trajan’s death, the despotic Arruntius takes power, while...

Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup

Third-person view, Sports game, Fantasy / Medieval

October 28, 2003

Players: 5.9/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup — the game's plot is based on J. K. Rowling's books about Harry Potter. It starts with you playing for one of the 4 teams at...

K. Hawk: Survival Instinct

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view

December 17, 2002

K. Hawk: Survival Instinct is a third-person action game with elements of a shooter and stealth game from developers from the studio Similis Software GmbH. The main...

Kreed

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

August 29, 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 61/100

The events of the game unfold in the year 2944. The main character is an elite fighter of a military-religious organization, whose ship "Aspero" gets caught in a...

Let's Meow Meow!

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

October 17, 2003

Let's Meow Meow! is a first-person adventure with an anime/manga twist, an adult game, and a visual novel from the masters at Yamikumo Communications. The game...

Let's Ride! The Rosemond Hill Collection

Collection

2002

Let's Ride! The Rosemond Hill Collection is a game from developers from the PAN Interactive studio. The game is published by ValuSoft...

Line of Sight: Vietnam

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

March 5, 2003

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A tactical first- and third-person shooter about an elite marksman operating during the Vietnam War. His task is to locate concealed enemy soldiers and eliminate...

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight

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

July 29, 2003

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight — This game came with several historical aircraft such as the Wright Flyer, Ford Tri-Motor and Douglas...

Mysterious Journey 2: Chameleon

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

November 24, 2003

A first-person adventure puzzle set in a futuristic world where a devastating war has destroyed an entire race. The protagonist believes they are the sole survivor...

Postal Plus

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Isometric, Collection

March 30, 2001

Players: 7/10

Postal Plus is a third-person action game with shooter and horror elements from the studio RWS, Inc.. The game is published by Softek, Akella is responsible for...

Project Nomads

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

November 1, 2002

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Project Nomads — the main gameplay takes place in real time and is a typical action game with a first-person view, but the action of the game is limited to...

Resident Evil: Survivor

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

January 27, 2000

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 39/100

A first-person shooter set in the world of Resident Evil follows a man who survives a helicopter crash over an isolated town. With his memory temporarily lost and...

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...

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield

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

March 19, 2003

Players: 4.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This tactical first-person shooter follows Rainbow, an international counter-terrorist team facing a threat across several countries. The squad races against time...

Tropico 2: Pirate Cove

Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric

April 8, 2003

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Tropico 2: Pirate Cove — the gameplay is very similar to that in the original Tropico, but with its own specifics. Here the player controls a pirate island...

Virtual Resort: Spring Break

Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric

September 6, 2002

Players: 10/10

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