Best Games for Xbox of 2004 / Page 3

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

April 20, 2004

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This stealth action game follows Agent 47, a contract killer who is wounded and trapped in a dangerous situation in Paris. Through his memories, the story explores...

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...

Crash Twinsanity

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

September 28, 2004

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 65/100

This adventure platformer follows Crash Bandicoot as he reluctantly teams up with his arch-enemy, Dr. Neo Cortex, to save their island home from a new threat. Their...

Scooby Doo!: Mystery Mayhem

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

March 2, 2004

Metacritic: 55/100

This puzzle-focused action adventure follows Scooby-Doo and his friends as they investigate a series of ghost sightings. Their routine case takes a dangerous turn...

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...

King Arthur

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

November 16, 2004

Metacritic: 60/100

King Arthur — in the game the player can control Arthur and his friends. There are usually two players in each level and one of them can be chosen by the...

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee

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

October 8, 2002

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 72/100

A fighting game about battles between giant monsters, with the fate of Earth at stake. Players can choose Godzilla or one of his longtime rivals and fight...

Midtown Madness 3

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

June 17, 2003

Metacritic: 76/100

Midtown Madness 3 — As in previous games in the series, the player controls any of several different vehicles across open world maps modeled after real-life...

Puyo Pop Fever

Strategy, In real time, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

February 4, 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

An arcade puzzle game built around matches in which players link colored Puyos into chains and send nuisance pieces to their opponents. In Fever Mode, the goal is...

RoboCop (2003)

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

April 30, 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 30/100

A first-person action game about the police cyborg RoboCop, who investigates a conspiracy involving OCP, local gangsters dealing a dangerous new synthetic drug, and...

Battle Engine Aquila

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Science fiction

January 19, 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A futuristic action game about a war for land on a flooded planet, it follows Hawk Winter, a pilot fighting for the Forseti against the Muspell. He commands the...

Digimon Rumble Arena 2

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

July 1, 2004

Metacritic: 64/100

A fighting game based on the Digimon animated series, it pits characters against one another in arenas set among icy glaciers and fields of fire. More than 40...

Grabbed by the Ghoulies

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 21, 2003

Metacritic: 66/100

This action game with horror and puzzle elements follows Cooper as he enters Ghoulhaven Hall to rescue his kidnapped girlfriend. The mansion is filled with dancing...

Mashed: Drive to Survive

Arcade, Action, Racing, Top-down view

June 18, 2004

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 80/100

Mashed: Drive to Survive is a top-down arcade racing game in which up to four players compete on tracks using weapons and driving skills. The game features 13...

NFL Street

Action, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, American Football

January 13, 2004

Metacritic: 81/100

An arcade-style American football game built around seven-on-seven matches, physical play, tricks and showboating with the ball. Players can create an athlete...

TRON 2.0

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

August 26, 2003

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This first-person science-fiction shooter with role-playing elements is set inside a computer’s digital world. When the fCon corporation moves to take over...

Wrath Unleashed

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Fighting, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

February 10, 2004

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 67/100

This fantasy action-strategy game with fighting elements centers on a struggle between light and darkness across vast floating arenas. Players control mythological...

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...

Def Jam: Fight for NY

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Sports game

September 20, 2004

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Def Jam: Fight for NY — Expands the gameplay from the original game, which was primarily a wrestling game. Fighters can choose one, two or three of five...

Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood

Fighting, Third-person view, Sports game, Wrestling

November 16, 2004

Metacritic: 45/100

This fighting game centers on backyard wrestling, where competitors vie for a cash prize and the unified BYW championship. The action takes place in a town chosen...

Dino Crisis 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...

Full Spectrum Warrior

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Third-person view, Tactics

June 1, 2004

Players: 10/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A tactical action game about infantry operations in tense urban combat. Full Spectrum Warrior is based on a game commissioned by the U.S. Army to train light...

NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup

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

August 31, 2004

Players: 7.8/10

Shadow Ops: Red Mercury

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

June 15, 2004

Players: 8/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 61/100

This first-person shooter follows a Delta Force operative across the hostile streets of the Middle East and into a major European city, where terrorists have...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Comics, Emulator

October 19, 2004

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 52/100

An action game about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles battling new opponents with their ninja abilities. Each Turtle has distinct characteristics and skills, while...

Trivial Pursuit: Unhinged

Strategy, Isometric, Top-down view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game

March 24, 2004

Metacritic: 55/100

Trivial Pursuit: Unhinged turns a trivia contest about movies, stars, sports and news into a free-for-all in which players can hinder one another. Players answer...

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...

Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly

Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

November 27, 2003

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This survival horror story follows twin sisters Mio and Mayu Amakura as they find themselves in an abandoned village. After spotting a crimson butterfly in the sky...

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

Action, Puzzle, Adventure, Third-person view

November 10, 2004

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 66/100

This action-adventure game with puzzles follows Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, whose parents die in a fire. The orphans are sent to live with their sinister...

Outlaw Golf 2

Third-person view, Sports game, Golf

October 21, 2004

Metacritic: 69/100

This golf sports game features courses played by ten characters from different walks of life. Players control their shots, adding spin and shaping the ball’s...

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...

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...

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...

Bicycle Casino

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Card game, Casino

October 26, 2004

Metacritic: 49/100

This casino simulator features card and chance games set in the Treasure Island, Mirage, and Bellagio resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. Bicycle Casino offers 21...

Breakdown

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

January 29, 2004

Metacritic: 71/100

This first-person science-fiction action game follows Derrick Cole, who wakes up in a mysterious laboratory with no memory of his past and struggles to survive...

Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums

Action, Stealth, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle

September 8, 2004

Metacritic: 54/100

An action-adventure with stealth and platforming elements follows A.C.M.E. agent-in-training Cole Gannon as he investigates the disappearance of African antiquities...

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...

Dead Man's Hand

Action, Shooter, First-person view

March 3, 2004

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Set in the Old West, this first-person shooter follows gunslinger El Tejon on a mission of vengeance against the Nine, the gang that betrayed him and left him for...