March 2002 - games, that were released this month for PlayStation 2

Guilty Gear X - release date for PlayStation 2

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...

Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat

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

March 1, 2002 → PlayStation 2

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

Top Angler: Real Bass Fishing

Third-person view, Sports game

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

Metacritic: 53/100

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

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

March 8, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 96/100

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is a continuation of the legendary stealth action game with a third-person view. Technological data about the nuclear weapon...

Jonny Moseley Mad Trix (2002)

Action, Isometric, Sports game, Stunts, Snowboard, Post-apocalyptic

March 8, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 44/100

An arcade skiing game built around Olympic champion Jonny Moseley and a roster of other athletes. Freeride lets players explore the slopes and perform tricks, while...

Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter

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

March 10, 2002 → PlayStation 2

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...

Sled Storm

Third-person view, Sports game, Motorcycle racing

March 11, 2002 → PlayStation 2; March 12, 2002 → PlayStation 2; March 22, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Sled Storm is an arcade racing game featuring powerful snowmobiles and tracks with steep climbs, big drops, and shortcuts. The player races against other riders to...

Triple Play 2002

Baseball, Third-person view, Sports game

March 11, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 65/100

A baseball game focused on pitching, batting and fielding at major league ballparks. Matches feature commentary by Bob Costas and Harold Reynolds, while player...

Hot Shots Golf 3

Sports game, Golf

March 12, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 85/100

This golf sports game features a cast of characters who compete on the course and trade taunts. Shots are made with a swing meter whose interface changes according...

Mad Maestro!

Action, Music game

March 12, 2002 → PlayStation 2; March 28, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 65/100

A musical action game about Takt, a young conductor recruiting musicians for a concert to save a concert hall from demolition. The player conducts the performance...

Mister Mosquito

Action, Stealth, Third-person view

March 12, 2002 → PlayStation 2; March 27, 2002 → PlayStation 2; March 28, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 65/100

This third-person action game with stealth elements follows a mosquito that has entered the Yamada family’s home in Japan and must gather enough blood to survive...

Drakan: The Ancients' Gates

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

March 13, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

This third-person fantasy role-playing game follows the warrior Rynn and the dragon Arokh as they set out to free the immortal Spirit Dragons and save the last...

Wild Arms 3

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Puzzle, Turn-based

March 14, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 78/100

This role-playing game with turn-based combat and puzzles is set in the wasteland world of Filgaia, where fortune hunters known as Drifters roam the barren lands...

WRC World Rally Championship

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

March 14, 2002 → PlayStation 2; March 21, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 80/100

A rally racing simulator officially licensed by the World Rally Championship, with events set across varied tracks and large racing locations. The game features...

Jonny Moseley Mad Trix (2001)

Sports game, Skiing

March 15, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 44/100

A skiing sports game focused on freestyle tricks performed on slopes and around mountain landmarks. In Slopestyle mode, the player shows off tricks; unlocking Big...

Space Channel 5: Part 2

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

March 15, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Space Race (2000)

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Casual game

March 15, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 73/100

This futuristic arcade racer set in the world of Looney Tunes sends rocket-powered racers into a galaxy-spanning, winner-takes-all contest. Races unfold across...

Virtua Fighter 4

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

March 17, 2002 → PlayStation 2; March 20, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 94/100

Virtua Fighter 4 is a 3D fighting game featuring combat styles based on real martial arts. Lei Fei and Vanessa Lewis join eleven returning characters from the...

Kessen 2

Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Historical

March 18, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 71/100

This historical strategy game follows Liu Bei, a general of the Shu kingdom, as he seeks to defeat Cao Cao, leader of the Wei kingdom, rescue his lost love, and...

Disney/Pixar Monsters, Inc. (2002)

March 19, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 52/100

An adventure platformer set in the world of Monsters, Inc., where a team of scarers enters through children’s closet doors to collect screams for the largest...

EOE: Eve of Extinction

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

March 20, 2002 → PlayStation 2; March 22, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 57/100

This futuristic action game with fighting elements follows Josh Calloway, an employee of the genetics conglomerate Wisdom who has undergone extensive biochemical...

Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color

Role-playing game, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

March 20, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 74/100

This role-playing adventure follows an artist who brings drawn characters to life as 3D creatures. The doodles gain abilities and fight in arenas across the game...

Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament

Third-person view, Sports game, Tennis

March 20, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 73/100

This tennis sports game features four major tournaments: Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the Australian Open, and the Tournoi de Paris. Players can take part as one of...

Tetris Worlds

Strategy, Puzzle

March 20, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 52/100

This puzzle game offers six variations on Tetris, including Hot-Line Tetris, Cascade Tetris and Fusion Tetris. Play takes place across six worlds, each of which...

ICO

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

March 20, 2002 → PlayStation 2; March 22, 2002 → 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 sacrificed in the...

Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc.

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

March 21, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc. is a third-person action game with platforming elements from developers from the Natsume Co., Ltd. studio. The game is published by...

Dynasty Warriors 3

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

March 22, 2002 → PlayStation 2

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...

Headhunter

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

March 22, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 74/100

This third-person futuristic action game follows disgraced bounty hunter Jack Wade, who is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the murder of the head of the...

King's Field: The Ancient City

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

March 25, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 60/100

This first-person fantasy action RPG follows a cursed idol that has resurfaced to threaten the kingdoms of man. To break its curse, a warrior must return it to the...

Deus Ex

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

March 26, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Deus Ex is a legendary action role-playing game with a third-person view in a cyberpunk style. The game takes place in the fictional dystopian world of Earth in...

WTA Tour Tennis

Tennis

March 26, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 58/100

A tennis game based on the Women’s Tennis Association license, WTA Tour Tennis features a roster of 20 players. It includes established stars Martina Hingis, Monica...

Legacy of Kain Series: Blood Omen 2

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

March 26, 2002 → PlayStation 2; March 28, 2002 → PlayStation 2; March 29, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This third-person action adventure with horror elements follows the vampire Kain and his attempts to rule Nosgoth. The story unfolds as he explores detailed 3D...

Army Men RTS

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Online, Action

March 27, 2002 → 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...

Kingdom Hearts

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

March 28, 2002 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

This fantasy role-playing game with action elements follows Sora, who is separated from his friends Riku and Kairi when a devastating storm strikes their island...