Best Games for PC of 2004 / Page 2

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

November 11, 2003

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This science-fiction action adventure takes place on Hyllis, a planet under siege by an alien race. Young reporter Jade becomes involved with the rebel organization...

Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Tactics

April 18, 2001

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A real-time tactical strategy set on the American frontier, where Cooper and his gang track down bandits responsible for a train robbery. Hired to find the...

Unreal Tournament 2004 (DVD Special Edition)

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

March 16, 2004

Unreal Tournament 2004 (DVD Special Edition) is a first-person action game with shooter and sandbox elements from the studios Digital Extremes London, Epic Games...

Manhunt

Action, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view

November 18, 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This stealth action game with horror elements takes place in Carcer City, where James Earl Cash becomes the target of a brutal blood sport. After his life is...

Soldiers: Heroes of World War 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

June 30, 2004

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

This real-time tactical action game, played from a third-person perspective, follows a special forces squad on the battlefields of World War II-era Europe. The...

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...

ObsCure

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Third-person view, Survival horror, Cooperative (co-op)

June 17, 2004

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 65/100

After a friend disappears, five students are trapped inside Leafmore High School and set out to uncover the cause of the mysterious events there. ObsCure is a...

Legacy of Kain: Defiance

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

November 11, 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person fantasy action-adventure follows two vampires: Kain, an all-powerful demigod, and Raziel, a demonic angel of death. They travel through a world...

OpenTTD

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Trains, Construction

March 14, 2004

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 90/100

OpenTTD is an economic simulation game about running a transport company. Players earn money by carrying passengers and cargo over road, rail, water, and air...

Richard Burns Rally

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

July 9, 2004

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 74/100

One of the most hardcore and realistic rally simulators, where the focus is on precise control and complete immersion in the race. Available is a limited, but...

Homeworld 2

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

September 16, 2003

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Homeworld 2 — A new threat is approaching the Hiigarans. Warlike Vaygrs want to take over the entire galaxy. As before, the player controls a huge mother ship...

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident

Simulation, Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Space, Science fiction

November 3, 2004

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This real-time tactical space simulator follows a conflict between megacorporations at the dawn of the 22nd century. A discovery on the edge of the Solar System...

SRS: Street Racing Syndicate

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

August 31, 2004

Players: 9.3/10

SRS: Street Racing Syndicate is a first-person racing game from developers from the Eutechnyx Limited studio. The game is published by Namco Hometek...

Warsong

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

April 26, 1991

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 58/100

Warsong is a top-down role-playing game with a mixture of strategy, anime/manga and fantasy games from the masters at NCS Corporation. The game is published by...

Call of Duty: United Offensive

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Historical, Online

September 14, 2004

Players: 8/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 87/100

An expansion for Call of Duty, set amid World War II battles involving American, British, and Soviet soldiers. Its single-player campaign spans three storylines and...

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...

S2: Silent Storm

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Turn-based

August 22, 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 83/100

S2: Silent Storm — The key features of the game are a completely destructible 3D world, the use of ragdoll physics and non-linear gameplay. You can play the...

Empires: Dawn of the Modern World

Action, Strategy, In real time, Educational game (Education), Isometric, Historical

October 21, 2003

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This real-time historical strategy game spans the period from the Middle Ages to World War II. Players command one of several civilizations, including China...

Legacy of Kain Series: Blood Omen 2

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

March 20, 2002

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This third-person action adventure with horror elements follows the vampire Kain and his attempts to rule Nosgoth. The story unfolds as he explores detailed 3D...

Return to Mysterious Island

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

November 2, 2004

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Return to Mysterious Island is an adventure with elements of quests and mini-games about a young traveler who sailed alone around the world. The game will tell the...

Re-Volt

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Sandbox, Arcade, Online

August 18, 1999

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 90/100

This arcade racing game follows remote-control cars that have come to life and escaped into the world, causing chaos. In Re-Volt, the player controls one of 28 cars...

Space Rangers

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Turn-based

December 20, 2002

Players: 8.3/10

Space Rangers — the game takes place in space, in the distant future, at the beginning of the 31st century. The galaxy is inhabited by 5 intelligent...

XIII (2003)

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Comics

October 9, 2003

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 73/100

XIII (2003) — a cult adventure shooter with a first-person view. The game is a parody of old spy films. In the story, the main character wakes up on the beach...

City of Heroes

Role-playing game, Online, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Comics

April 27, 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 85/100

City of Heroes is an exciting multiplayer action role-playing game with a third-person view. You have to play the role of a hero and go fight evil in the vastness...

Enclave

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

July 19, 2002

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This third-person fantasy action game takes place in a world where the lands of Light and the realms of Darkness are divided by a bottomless rift that has begun to...

Final Fantasy XI

Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

May 16, 2002

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This fantasy MMORPG takes place in Vana'diel, where three powerful nations face the beastmen forces and the threat of another war. The player takes the role of an...

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

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

October 1, 2002

Players: 8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A stealth action game about a retired contract killer forced back into service by treachery. The protagonist takes on assignments around the world, including in...

Sacred

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Slasher

February 27, 2004

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Set in the fantasy kingdom of Ancaria, this is an isometric action RPG about a land threatened by evil. The hero travels through an open world populated by orcs...

Men of Valor

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

October 19, 2004

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A first-person shooter set during the Vietnam War in 1965, following recruit Dean Shepard as he heads to the front with his platoon. The campaign features battles...

CS2D

Free game, Shooter, Online

December 24, 2004

Steam: 89/100

CS2D is a top-down multiplayer shooter in which two teams fight in matches with different objectives. Matches can be played online, over a local network or against...

Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

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

June 1, 2004

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay — a bounty hunter named Jones brings Riddick, the main character of the game, to the maximum security prison...

Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adult game, Point & Click

December 5, 1996

Steam: 86/100

Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! is a continuation of the exciting "point and click" adventure series about the forty-year-old balding womanizer Larry Laffer. The...

Prince of Qin

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Adventure

August 19, 2002

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 61/100

This action RPG with strategic elements is set during the ancient Qin dynasty. The hero travels through more than 100 locations, including the Great Wall of China...

Shrek 2

Action, Third-person view

April 28, 2004

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

A third-person action adventure based on the animated film Shrek 2 follows Shrek and his friends through their world. The quest recreates key moments from the movie...

Tank-O-Box

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Tanks

June 1, 2004

Players: 9.6/10

Tank-O-Box — you play as the commander of a tank battalion, who must break through divisions of enemy tanks, destroying everyone in his path. Tactics are no...

Peace@Pieces

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

December 23, 2004

Players: 10/10

Peace@Pieces is an anime/manga-infused adventure game, adult game, and visual novel from the masters at UNiSONSHIFT. The game is published by UNiSONSHIFT...

18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal

Simulation, Action, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Casual game

August 30, 2004

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 94/100

18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal is a realistic truck driver simulator with first and third person views. The game invites you to go to conquer America, where...

AirStrike 3D: Operation W.A.T.

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Helicopters

July 13, 2004

Players: 10/10

AirStrike 3D: Operation W.A.T. is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter, flight simulator and helicopter simulator from the studio DivoGames...

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics

January 3, 2004

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is a redesigned and expanded version of the competitive tactical shooter with a first-person view. The game has a full-fledged single...

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...