December 2001 - games, that were released this month

Online, MMO, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure

December 1, 2001 → PC

Fantasy Westward Journey is a multiplayer role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. A classic Asian-style MMORPG awaits...

Chuckie Egg: The Next Batch

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

December 1, 2001 → PC

Chuckie Egg: The Next Batch is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from RetroSpec. The main publisher of the game is...

Egypte Kids

Adventure, Educational game (Education), Puzzle

December 1, 2001 → PC

Egypte Kids is an adventure mixed with educational game and puzzle from EMG Studios. The game is published by Firma «1C»; the game was...

Santa Claus Junior

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

December 1, 2001 → Game Boy Color

Santa Claus Junior is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the developers of NEON Software GmbH. The game is published by JoWooD...

SSX Tricky

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Skiing

December 2, 2001 → GameCube; December 10, 2001 → Xbox

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A snowboarding sports game focused on downhill racing and performing tricks on tournament courses. World Circuit features competitive races, while...

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

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

December 2, 2001 → PlayStation 2; December 14, 2001 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is a fast-paced top-down action RPG set in the fantasy universe of Baldur's Gate. The combat system is based on the...

ESPN NFL Primetime 2002

Third-person view, Sports game

December 2, 2001 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 61/100

An American football sports simulation that lets players manage a team for up to 15 seasons. After games, Chris Berman and Tom Jackson break down the...

EverQuest: The Shadows of Luclin

Role-playing game, DLC, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Shooter

December 2, 2001 → PC

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 83/100

An expansion for EverQuest in which the people of Norrath venture onto the eerie moonscape of Luclin. It adds new zones, a race and a class, as well...

Pikmin

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle

December 2, 2001 → GameCube

Metacritic: 83/100

This real-time strategy game follows a spaceman who crash-lands on a strange planet inhabited by Pikmin, plant-like creatures that obey his orders...

Legends of Wrestling

Fighting, Sports game, Wrestling

December 3, 2001 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 57/100

Legends of Wrestling is a fighting game with sports game elements from Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City. The game is published by Acclaim...

NFL GameDay 2002

Sports game, Isometric, American Football, Rugby

December 3, 2001 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 57/100

This American football game features exhibition matches, season play, tournaments, a training camp, and a general manager mode. Players can customize...

Original War

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Role-playing game

December 3, 2001 → PC

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A real-time strategy game in which the story affects mission objectives and the player's actions determine which of several endings unfolds. Every...

Super Smash Bros.: Melee

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Mario Game

December 3, 2001 → GameCube

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Super Smash Bros.: Melee is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade fighting game featuring a variety of characters from different game universes. Each of...

S.W.I.N.E.

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tanks, In real time

December 3, 2001 → PC

Players: 9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This real-time strategy game follows a war between pigs and rabbits: the Pig National Army, led by SteelFang, invades CarrotLand and places the...

Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

Action, Third-person view, Adventure

December 4, 2001 → PlayStation 2; December 7, 2001 → PlayStation 2; December 14, 2001 → PlayStation 2; December 20, 2001 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 90/100

This third-person action adventure takes place in a magical world, where Jak sets out to reverse his friend Daxter’s transformation into a furry...

Mega Man X6

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Side view

December 4, 2001 → PlayStation

Metacritic: 65/100

This side-scrolling futuristic action shooter follows the near-collision of Earth and the space colony Eurasia, a disaster averted through Zero’s...

Namco Museum (2001)

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

December 4, 2001 → PlayStation 2

Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder (2001)

Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Skiing

December 4, 2001 → Game Boy Advance

Metacritic: 61/100

This snowboarding sports game features downhill racing and freestyle competitions, with a choice of six-time X Games gold medalist Shaun Palmer or...

Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles

Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

December 4, 2001 → Game Boy Advance

Metacritic: 58/100

Simpsons: Road Rage

Racing, Third-person view

December 4, 2001 → Xbox; December 13, 2001 → PlayStation 2; December 18, 2001 → GameCube

Metacritic: 62/100

Third-person racing around Springfield begins after Mr. Burns buys the city’s transit company and sharply raises fares. Refusing to pay, the...

Car Tycoon

Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Casual game, Top-down view

December 5, 2001 → PC

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Earth 2150: Lost Souls

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

December 5, 2001 → PC

Metacritic: 67/100

A real-time strategy game set in 2150, as Earth faces destruction. Nuclear explosions have altered the planet’s orbit, while melting glaciers and...

Legend of Alon D'ar

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

December 5, 2001 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 43/100

A fantasy role-playing game about a young warrior facing a cataclysmic evil that is splitting the magical world of Chandar in two. The hero assembles...

X the Hyper Ball

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Arkanoid

December 5, 2001 → PC

X the Hyper Ball is a top-down arcade game with action and arcanoid elements from the studio Syntax Error. The game is published by Syntax...

Valley (1982)

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

December 5, 2001 → DOS

Valley (1982) is a third-person role-playing game with a fantasy twist. The game is published by Argus Press Software Ltd.. Valley (1982) is also...

Max Payne

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Shooter

December 6, 2001 → PlayStation 2; December 12, 2001 → Xbox

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Max Payne is a cinematic action-adventure game with a third-person view. The main character of the game is Max Payne, a fair cop who single-handedly...

David Beckham Soccer (2001)

Top-down view, Sports game

December 6, 2001 → Game Boy Advance

Metacritic: 34/100

A soccer game featuring international and club teams, developed under the supervision of David Beckham. David Beckham Soccer includes more than 200...

Digimon Rumble Arena

Action, Fighting, Side view

December 6, 2001 → PlayStation

Digimon Rumble Arena is a side view action game with a mixture of fighting game from developers from the studios Bandai Co., Ltd., Hudson Soft...

Moto Racer 3

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts

December 6, 2001 → PC

Metacritic: 66/100

This motorcycle racing game features six styles: street racing, motocross, supercross, freestyle, trial and traffic. In Traffic mode, races run...

MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael

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

December 6, 2001 → Xbox

Metacritic: 75/100

A motocross racing game featuring Ricky Carmichael. It uses a newly developed 3D engine with floaty physics that allows for higher jumps and tricks...

Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force

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

December 6, 2001 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 69/100

A science-fiction first-person shooter based on Star Trek: Voyager, with players taking the role of Lieutenant Tuvok. He must defend the Voyager from...

Vampire Night

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

December 6, 2001 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 65/100

Vampire Night is a first-person shooter with horror elements in which the player takes on the role of a vampire hunter, confronting a creature whose...

Planet Monsters

December 6, 2001 → Game Boy Advance

Metacritic: 67/100

ICO

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

December 6, 2001 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 90/100

This action-adventure game with platforming and puzzle elements follows Ico, a boy born with horns who is taken to a mysterious castle to be...

Elfenwelt

Strategy, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval

December 6, 2001 → PC

Elfenwelt is a top-down strategy game with fantasy game elements from the developers of Sierra On-Line, Inc.. The game is published by Sierra...

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (2001)

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

December 6, 2001 → Game Boy Advance

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (2001) is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the masters at Fluid Studios. The game is published...

Growlanser 3: The Dual Darkness

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

December 6, 2001 → PlayStation 2

Growlanser 3: The Dual Darkness is a third-person role-playing game with an anime/manga/fantasy twist from Career Soft. The game is published by...

Memorial Series: Sunsoft Vol. 2

Collection

December 6, 2001 → PlayStation

Memorial Series: Sunsoft Vol. 2 is a game. The main publisher of the game is SunSoft. For some reason the game has not yet been released on...

Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots

December 6, 2001 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 73/100

An arcade action shooter centered on the conflict between the Earth Federation and the Zeon Forces. Players choose a side and fight in combat robots...

Seed: Warzone

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

December 6, 2001 → PlayStation 2

Seed: Warzone is a third-person action game with elements of strategy and games in the anime or manga genre from the masters from the Artdink...