March 2002 - games, that were released this month

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Adventure, Tactics, Strategy, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

March 1, 2002 → PlayStation

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Final Fantasy VI is a turn-based tactical strategy role-playing adventure game with an isometric view. The war of magicians left behind only ashes and suffering...

Command & Conquer: Renegade

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

March 1, 2002 → PC; March 8, 2002 → PC

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Command & Conquer: Renegade — the player moves around the map, destroying enemy infantry, vehicles and buildings. When completing missions, the player uses a...

ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 (2002)

Simulation, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Sports game, Stunts, Snowboard

March 1, 2002 → Game Boy Advance

Metacritic: 62/100

A winter sports game featuring competitions with ESPN presentation. It includes 10 events, among them downhill alpine skiing, freestyle mogul skiing, speed skating...

Guilty Gear X

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

March 1, 2002 → PlayStation 2; March 6, 2002 → PlayStation 2; March 15, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 67/100

A high-resolution 2D fighting game featuring 14 combatants with markedly different styles and unconventional weapons. The variety of armaments goes beyond familiar...

Maximo: Ghosts to Glory

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

March 1, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 84/100

This third-person fantasy action game follows Maximo as he returns home to find his kingdom overrun by the undead. His former advisor, Achille, has brought evil to...

Moto Racer 3

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts

March 1, 2002 → PC

Metacritic: 66/100

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

Pac-Man Collection

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Top-down view, Collection, Puzzle

March 1, 2002 → Game Boy Advance

Metacritic: 79/100

This arcade collection featuring Pac-Man includes the original Pac-Man, Pac-Attack, Pac-Mania, and a special Pac-Man Arrangement mode. The mode adds power-ups and...

Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat

Action, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

March 1, 2002 → PlayStation 2; March 24, 2002 → Xbox; March 25, 2002 → Xbox

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat — the game takes place in 1762 and is dedicated to the adventures of Catarina de Leon. Leon's father is the governor of the...

Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles

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

March 1, 2002 → Game Boy Advance

Metacritic: 58/100

Snake's Life

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

March 1, 2002 → PC

Players: 9.8/10

Snake's Life is a top-down arcade game with action elements from Twilight Games. The game is published by Twilight...

IF Racing

Arcade, Action, Racing

March 1, 2002 → ExEn

IF Racing is an arcade game with a touch of action and racing from developers from the In-Fusio studio. The game is published by In-Fusio. Sometimes the game is...

Jane's Combat Simulations: Attack Squadron

Simulation, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox

March 1, 2002 → PC

Metacritic: 58/100

An air combat simulator built around patrol, interception, and strategic bombing missions. The player pilots one of fourteen aircraft and attacks a range of...

Shift 247

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

March 1, 2002 → PC

Shift 247 is a top-down arcade game with a dash of action from the developers from the Addictive 247 studio. The main publisher of the game is Addictive...

Sid Meier's Civilization 3

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Turn-based, Historical

March 1, 2002 → PC

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 90/100

A turn-based historical strategy about developing a civilization and exploring the world. Players can pursue different paths of discovery, employ varied strategies...

Simon the Sorcerer 3D

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

March 1, 2002 → PC

Steam: 50/100

Simon the Sorcerer 3D is a third-person adventure with puzzle elements from the masters at Headfirst Productions. The game is published by Adventure Soft Publishing...

Slyder

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle

March 1, 2002 → PC

Slyder is a top-down strategy game with puzzle elements from developers Sandlot Games. The game is published by WildTangent...

Warrior Kings

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

March 1, 2002 → PC; March 2, 2002 → PC

Players: 1/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Warrior Kings is an epic real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. It's up to you to restore the kingdom to its former glory using...

Kinnikuman Nisei: Dream Tag Match

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Sports game, Anime / Manga

March 2, 2002 → WonderSwan Color

Kinnikuman Nisei: Dream Tag Match is a third-person action game with fighting, sports and anime/manga elements from Tose Co., Ltd., the main publisher of the game...

OXO

Strategy, Puzzle, Emulator

March 2, 2002 → PC

Players: 10/10

OXO is a strategy with a mixture of puzzle and emulator games from developers from the University of Warwick studio. The game is published by the University of...

Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future

Action, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

March 4, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 78/100

This futuristic action game follows Ecco, a dolphin who must save Earth from a mysterious foe capable of altering time. After a millennium of peace, the enemy...

ESPN Winter X Games Snowboarding 2002

Sports game, Skiing

March 4, 2002 → Xbox

Metacritic: 68/100

This arcade sports game centers on snowboarding across courses with large kickers and twisted rails. Riders learn tricks and earn charisma points to attract...

Fatal Frame

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

March 4, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Fatal Frame is a Japanese-style third-person action-horror adventure game. Armed with a camera, the young girl Miku Hinasaki, along with an ancient camera, goes in...

Herdy Gerdy

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

March 4, 2002 → PlayStation 2; March 8, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 69/100

This platform game with puzzle elements follows Gerdy, an apprentice herder who travels across an island to lift an evil spell from his father. Along the way, he...

Knockout Kings 2002

Third-person view, Sports game

March 4, 2002 → PlayStation 2, Xbox

Metacritic: 77/100

This boxing sports game features 21 current and historical fighters, including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Felix Trinidad. Bouts take place...

RalliSport Challenge

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

March 4, 2002 → Xbox

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This racing game combines four rally disciplines: hill climbs, traditional rally, rallycross, and ice racing. RalliSport Challenge features time trials as well as...

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts

March 4, 2002 → Xbox, Game Boy Advance; March 14, 2002 → Xbox; March 22, 2002 → Game Boy Advance; March 28, 2002 → PC

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 91/100

This skateboarding sports game centers on performing tricks and completing challenges at locations ranging from Los Angeles to Tokyo. Players can skate as Tony Hawk...

Hover Bovver

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

March 4, 2002 → PC

Hover Bovver is a top-down arcade game with action elements from the studio Llamasoft Ltd.. The game is published by Llamasoft...

Disney's Tarzan Untamed

Action, Third-person view

March 5, 2002 → GameCube

Metacritic: 60/100

This third-person action game follows Tarzan as a mad Victorian scientist and vicious poachers threaten the jungle and its animals. The player navigates dense...

Europa Universalis 2

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

March 5, 2002 → PC

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...

High Heat Major League Baseball 2003

Baseball, Sports game, Third-person view

March 5, 2002 → Game Boy Advance; March 11, 2002 → PC

Metacritic: 76/100

This baseball simulation features Exhibition games, an All-Star game, Home Run Derby and batting practice. In Season mode, players can set the season length, hold a...

Disney•Pixar's Monsters, Inc. Scare Island

Action, Third-person view, Comics

March 6, 2002 → PC

Metacritic: 65/100

Gauntlet: Dark Legacy

Arcade, Action, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

March 6, 2002 → GameCube

Metacritic: 56/100

An arcade action game set in a medieval fantasy world, where a team of warriors ventures through 20 worlds. Gauntlet: Dark Legacy focuses on hack-and-slash combat...

Mike Tyson Boxing

Third-person view, Sports game, Boxing

March 6, 2002 → Game Boy Advance

Metacritic: 44/100

Mike Tyson Boxing is a third-person sports game with elements of a boxing simulator from developers from Codemasters Software Company Limited, The. The game is...

NHL 2002 (2002)

Hockey, Top-down view, Sports game

March 6, 2002 → Game Boy Advance

NHL 2002 (2002) is a top-down hockey simulator with a dash of sports gaming from the developers at Budcat Creations, LLC. The main publisher of the game is...

NBA Live 2002

Third-person view, Sports game, Basketball

March 7, 2002 → Xbox; March 8, 2002 → Xbox; March 14, 2002 → Xbox

Metacritic: 73/100

NBA Live 2002 is a basketball game featuring NBA teams and legendary players facing off against current players. Low-post controls let players move, shoot and dunk...

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny

Action, Horror, Fighting, Third-person view

March 7, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Set in a fantastical version of feudal Japan, this action game follows the warrior Jubei Yagyu on a journey to discover his destiny. He travels through the country...

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

March 7, 2002 → PC

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter — the gameplay of this part of the game is not very different from The First Encounter, with the exception of added...

Sonic Advance

Action, Platformer, Puzzle

March 7, 2002 → Game Boy Advance; March 8, 2002 → Game Boy Advance; March 13, 2002 → Game Boy Advance

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Sonic Advance is a side-scrolling action platformer with puzzle elements. In this game, you have four playable characters to choose from: Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles...

Top Angler: Real Bass Fishing

Third-person view, Sports game

March 7, 2002 → PlayStation 2; March 28, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 53/100

Hot Wired

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view

March 7, 2002 → PC

Hot Wired is a first-person action game with a dash of racing from developers from the IncaGold GmbH studio. The main publishers of the game are Snowball Studios...