Best Games for Xbox of 2003 / Page 3

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

June 26, 2003

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 51/100

Dino Crisis 3 is an action game with a third-person view. Throughout almost the entire game, the player controls the character Patrick, and only in some places you...

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...

Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing

Fighting, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game, Sandbox

June 21, 2002

Metacritic: 35/100

A boxing fighting game with nine modes, including Belt Mode, Speed Boxing, and Exhibition Mode. Bouts feature more than 600 power punches, illegal moves, signature...

Pulse Racer

Shooter, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

December 2002

Metacritic: 24/100

Pulse Racer is a futuristic racing game set on high-speed tracks, where drivers in sleek vehicles compete for an advantage and attack their rivals. Players choose a...

Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Adventure

March 10, 2002

Metacritic: 80/100

A space action game with flight-simulation elements follows events leading up to Star Wars: Episode II. Acting on behalf of the Jedi Council, Adi Gallia...

SSX 3

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Snowboard, Skiing

October 20, 2003

Metacritic: 85/100

This snowboarding sports game centers on exploring an open mountain, racing down its courses, and taking part in freestyle events. Riders can perform tricks and...

Burnout 2: Point of Impact

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

September 30, 2002

Metacritic: 88/100

An arcade racing game set on American roads, where dense traffic forms part of the challenge. Burnout 2: Point of Impact features point-to-point races and a...

Crimson Sea

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

December 12, 2002

Metacritic: 78/100

Set thousands of years in the future in the galaxy of Theophilus, this third-person action game follows Sho as he investigates a series of murders committed by an...

Deus Ex: Invisible War

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Role-playing game

December 2, 2003

Players: 9/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Deus Ex: Invisible War is a continuation of the action role-playing game with a first-person view in the cyberpunk universe of Deus Ex. The game takes place 20...

Dynasty Warriors 3

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Historical

September 20, 2001

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

This third-person historical action game unfolds on the battlefield, with 40 playable warriors to choose from. It features more than 20 stages of varying sizes and...

Metal Dungeon

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

February 28, 2002

Metacritic: 44/100

This third-person, turn-based role-playing game is set in the post-apocalyptic world of Alansas, where magic and technology coexist. War and famine have ravaged the...

Minority Report: Everybody Runs

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

November 12, 2002

Metacritic: 53/100

Set in 2054, this futuristic action-adventure follows a police force that uses predictions to prevent murders. The player takes the role of John Anderton, head of...

Outlaw Volleyball

Fighting, Isometric, Top-down view, Sports game

July 9, 2003

Metacritic: 77/100

This volleyball game follows a team of social outcasts competing in hostile matches. Players build a roster from 16 characters from the Outlaw series and play on...

Rally Fusion: Race of Champions

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

November 11, 2002

Metacritic: 71/100

An arcade racing game based on the Race of Champions event, with races across varied tracks featuring destructible environments. Players drive one of 19 licensed...

Sims: Bustin' Out (2003)

Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view

December 15, 2003

Metacritic: 81/100

This console life simulator lets players guide Sims beyond the home and explore locations around town. In The Sims Bustin' Out, Sims can pursue careers, work, and...

Street Hoops

Third-person view, Sports game, Basketball

August 12, 2002

Metacritic: 59/100

A basketball game focused on streetball, featuring well-known players such as Hot Sauce and Headache. Matches take place on courts around the world, including...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Tactics

September 25, 2002

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder — 2010. Since Castro's death in 2006, the Cuban people have been ruled by increasingly incompetent thugs, but...

X2: Wolverine's Revenge (2003)

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

April 14, 2003

Metacritic: 61/100

This third-person action game based on the X-Men comics puts Wolverine on a 48-hour deadline: a secret organization implanted a deadly virus in his body, and he...

Alter Echo

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

August 18, 2003

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 62/100

This third-person science-fiction action game, with fighting and puzzle elements, follows Nevin, a reluctant hero who can manipulate time and change the combat form...

Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view

July 23, 2003

Metacritic: 27/100

This action game follows Aquaman as he defends the underwater city of Atlantis from Ocean Master, Black Manta, and the Lava Lord of the Fire Trolls. He fights using...

Colin McRae Rally 3

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

October 25, 2002

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 86/100

A rally racing game about the career of a professional driver, with the player taking the wheel of Colin McRae’s Ford Focus PS WRC and aiming to become champion...

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...

NBA Jam 2003

Arcade, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sports game, Basketball

September 23, 2003

Metacritic: 68/100

NBA Jam 2003 is an arcade basketball game built around three-on-three matches, with high-flying dunks, crossovers and blocks. There are no fouls, and returning...

RollerCoaster Tycoon

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

March 31, 1999

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 62/100

A theme park management simulation in which the player builds attractions and works to keep the business profitable. RollerCoaster Tycoon lets players design their...

Steel Battalion

Simulation, Action, Strategy, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

September 12, 2002

Metacritic: 83/100

This futuristic combat simulator centers on piloting a vertical tank during a military coup. The player learns to operate the vehicle’s systems and undertakes...

TimeSplitters 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, In real time, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Cyberpunk

October 8, 2002

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 89/100

This first-person science-fiction shooter follows a race of TimeSplitters that travels through history, altering events in an effort to enslave humanity. The player...

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...

Total Immersion Racing

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

October 30, 2002

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 60/100

A racing simulator where on-track actions affect relationships with rivals and can shape later races. Blocking another driver or disrupting a competitor in a lower...

Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey

August 5, 2003

Metacritic: 44/100

An action-adventure set on the mysterious island of Dinotopia, which is threatened by a band of outsiders. The invaders have taken the hero’s family hostage, and he...

Armed and Dangerous

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

December 2, 2003

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This humorous futuristic action shooter follows the Lionhearts, a band of rebels on an almost impossible mission to save the world. The crew must fight through an...

Big Mutha Truckers

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

November 27, 2002

Players: 8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Arcade racing with business-management elements centers on a contest to inherit a family trucking company. When its owner, Ma Jackson, announces her retirement, her...

Black Stone: Magic & Steel

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game

March 19, 2003

Metacritic: 44/100

This fantasy action RPG follows a battle against the Dark Lord to save the world of Zedan. Players fight through enemies in hack-and-slash combat, choosing from 20...

Blowout

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

November 6, 2003

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 57/100

This science-fiction side-scrolling action game follows a mission to clear a space station overrun by mutated alien parasites. Major John “Dutch” Cane leads a...

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...

Dai senryaku 7: Modern Military Tactics

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Sandbox

May 29, 2003

Metacritic: 74/100

This turn-based, top-down military strategy game focuses on modern warfare. Players command an army and deploy vehicles for land, sea, and air attacks, taking...

Dynasty Warriors 4

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

February 27, 2003

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Dynasty Warriors 4 — The goal of most stages is to defeat the enemy commander. The player must navigate through the stage, defeating enemy officers and...

Hunter: The Reckoning - Redeemer

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view

October 28, 2003

Metacritic: 72/100

This third-person horror shooter follows a group of Hunters confronting the undead in the streets of Ashcroft. After her parents were murdered, Kaylie Winter...

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...

Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War

Action, Shooter, First-person view

May 6, 2003

Players: 8.2/10

Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter from the masters of Gray Matter Interactive Studios, Inc.. The game...

Starsky & Hutch

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

June 13, 2003

Metacritic: 58/100

A racing action game based on the 1970s television series, following detectives Starsky and Hutch as they chase criminals through Bay City. Starsky drives a red...