January 2003 - games, that were released this month for PlayStation 2

Herdy Gerdy - release date for PlayStation 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

January 9, 2003 → 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...

Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends

Action, Strategy, Third-person view

January 11, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 72/100

A third-person action game with strategy elements, featuring a Musou mode with scenarios for seven generals: Lu Bu, Diao Chan, Meng Huo, Zhu Rong, Zhang Jiao, Dong...

Sims

Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric

January 14, 2003 → PlayStation 2; January 31, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 4.8/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Sims is a legendary life simulation game with an isometric camera view. You can create your own virtual people—“Sims.” Move them into a ready-made or custom-built...

ATV: Quad Power Racing 2

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Motorcycle racing

January 14, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 69/100

Arcade ATV racing combines high-speed races with stunts and collisions. ATV: Quad Power Racing 2 features ten professional riders and more than 40 real-life...

War of the Monsters

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

January 14, 2003 → PlayStation 2; January 15, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 80/100

A third-person fighting game about giant monsters rampaging through cities of the future. Players control a creature, wreck urban environments and battle other...

Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

January 15, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 92/100

This real-time historical strategy game spans a thousand years, from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages. Players lead one of 13 civilizations toward...

Ring of Red

Strategy, First-person view, Top-down view, Combat robots

January 15, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 82/100

This strategy game with real-time action takes place in southern Japan, where allied forces must recover a stolen, highly classified prototype mech. Players command...

Silent Scope 3

Action, Shooter, First-person view

January 15, 2003 → PlayStation 2; January 31, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 61/100

A first-person shooter about a sniper trying to stop a terrorist organization from using cloning technology to dominate the world. The player advances through...

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure

January 17, 2003 → PlayStation 2; January 22, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 86/100

This third-person platform action game follows Sly Cooper, a raccoon thief seeking to reclaim his family’s guide to thievery, the Thievius Raccoonus. When Sly was...

Battle Engine Aquila

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

January 19, 2003 → PlayStation 2

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...

Fisherman's Challenge

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

January 19, 2003 → PlayStation 2; January 22, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 67/100

A sports fishing simulation in which players fish across five lakes. The game features seven species of game fish, more than 110 lures, and over 100 rod-and-reel...

Getaway

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

January 21, 2003 → PlayStation 2; January 23, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 3.4/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Getaway is a third-person open-world action-adventure game. It takes you into London’s criminal underworld, where you’ll meet two main characters: former bank...

Robotech: Battlecry

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

January 24, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 73/100

This science-fiction action shooter follows combat pilot Jack Archer as he fights the alien Zentraedi forces threatening Earth. The campaign spans more than 40...

Devil May Cry 2

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

January 25, 2003 → PlayStation 2; January 30, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Devil May Cry 2 is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person...

Black & Bruised

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Sports game

January 26, 2003 → PlayStation 2; January 28, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 65/100

This arcade boxing fighter features bouts between 19 distinct personalities. In Boxer's Life Mode, players follow each boxer's life story, with in-game movies...

HSX: HyperSonic.Xtreme

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

January 26, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 53/100

HSX: HyperSonic.Xtreme is a futuristic anti-gravity racing game focused on speed, with the goal of staying on the track and finishing first. A track editor lets...

James Bond 007: Nightfire

Action, Stealth, First-person view

January 30, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

This first-person spy action game with stealth elements sends James Bond on missions involving infiltration of skyscrapers and underwater operations. The agent also...

Army Men RTS

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Online, Action

January 30, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A real-time strategy game about a war fought by plastic soldiers, in which the player commands troops, vehicles, and buildings. Success in battle depends on...

Disgaea: Hour of Darkness

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

January 30, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

This tactical role-playing game takes place in the Netherworld, where demon prince Laharl awakens to find his realm in turmoil. Joined by his vassal Etna and the...

Lifeline

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

January 30, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 61/100

A futuristic action-adventure with horror elements, Lifeline has the player guide a heroine named Rio using spoken commands. The game recognises over 5,000 words...