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

Freedom Fighters - release date for PlayStation 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

October 1, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Freedom Fighters is a third-person action shooter set in an alternate-history New York under invasion by a foreign superpower. The player takes the role of Chris...

XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

October 1, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 3, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 68/100

In a futuristic setting, motorcycle racing has become a dangerous and merciless blood sport. Run by the XGRA, the races pit teams of daredevil riders on high-speed...

NHL 2004

Hockey, Third-person view, Sports game

October 1, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 3, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

A hockey sports game focused on physical play, team control, and club development. Players can pass to any point on the ice, call team strategies during a match...

Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 1, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 3, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 7, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 65/100

This action-adventure platformer with puzzles follows Wallace and Gromit as they attempt to free a zoo from Feathers McGraw. The penguin has imprisoned the baby...

Tengai Makyō 2: Manjimaru (2003)

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

October 2, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Tengai Makyō 2: Manjimaru (2003) is a first-person role-playing game with an anime/manga twist from developers Red Company Corporation. The main publisher of...

ATV Offroad Fury 2

Third-person view, Sports game, Motorcycle racing

October 3, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 82/100

An off-road racing game centered on ATV competitions across rugged terrain. Players tackle rocky routes and dense woods while racing against other riders. The game...

Dance:UK

Action, Music game, Third-person view

October 3, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Dance:UK is a third-person action game with music game elements from Broadsword Interactive Limited. The main publisher of the game is Bigben Interactive GmbH...

Conflict: Desert Storm 2: Back to Baghdad

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Historical

October 7, 2003 → PlayStation 2

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...

Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home

Action, Third-person view, Sports game, Wrestling

October 7, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 51/100

This arcade wrestling game unfolds across sprawling interactive environments where the surroundings become part of each bout. Players attack opponents with...

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2003)

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view

October 9, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 60/100

An action-adventure game with fighting and platforming elements, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is set in the world of martial arts. Players battle skilled enemies...

Dance Dance Revolution Extreme

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Sandbox

October 9, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 77/100

Dance Dance Revolution Extreme — the game features "Beginner" and "Non-Stop" modes, a mode similar to the previous "Challenge Mode" but with an updated life...

Fatal Frame

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

October 9, 2003 → 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...

Way of the Samurai 2

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

October 9, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 59/100

Way of the Samurai 2 — The main character is a nameless ronin, who, according to the plot, ends up in the town of Amahara. Here he meets a little mute girl...

Bionicle

Action, Third-person view

October 10, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 20, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 24, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 52/100

This third-person action adventure takes place on the tropical island of Mata Nui, where the evil Makuta has cast a spell of darkness. Players control the Toa...

Dark Cloud 2

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

October 10, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 87/100

This fantasy action RPG follows a young inventor and a time-travelling warrior as they uncover a secret linking the past, present and future. The story centres on...

Freaky Flyers

Action, Racing, Flight Simulator, Third-person view

October 10, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Club Football: 2003/04 Season

Sports game

October 10, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 17, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Club Football: 2003/04 Season is a sports game from the masters from the studio Codemasters Software Company Limited, The. The game is published by Codemasters...

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelists of the Roses

Strategy, Third-person view, Turn-based, Card game

October 11, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 59/100

This turn-based card strategy game brings the conflict between Yugi and Kaiba to England, where the War of the Roses is underway. The player chooses a side and...

RoadKill (2003)

Action, Shooter, Racing, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

October 13, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 14, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 68/100

Set in a post-apocalyptic world, RoadKill is an action game that combines racing with vehicular combat across three large, destructible cities. Players take on core...

Jak 2

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Adventure

October 14, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 15, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 17, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 87/100

This futuristic action platformer with puzzles follows Jak, whose exposure to Dark Eco experiments has awakened an uncontrollable dark side. Accompanied by Daxter...

NBA Live 2004

Third-person view, Sports game

October 14, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 84/100

This basketball simulation lets players control NBA teams and compete in games at the league’s arenas. It features Dynasty Mode, one-on-one contests, and online...

Disney's The Haunted Mansion

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 14, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

This third-person action horror game with puzzles follows Zeke Holloway as he tries to rid a haunted mansion of evil spirits while keeping fear at bay. Its...

Mega Man X7

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

October 14, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 58/100

This 3D action platformer follows Mega Man X and Zero as they battle the Red Alert Syndicate. The heroes fight mechanical enemies and large bosses across...

MTV Celebrity Deathmatch

Action, Third-person view, Sports game

October 14, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 29, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 6/10

Metacritic: 33/100

A fighting game based on the MTV animated series Celebrity Deathmatch, where celebrities battle in the ring. Players choose from more than 20 characters, including...

Virtual-On Marz

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

October 14, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 54/100

Corporate crime has turned Mars into a war zone dominated by towering combat robots called Virtuaroids. The player pilots a war machine as a member of MARZ, a...

FIFA Soccer 2004

Third-person view, Sports game

October 15, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 24, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

FIFA Soccer 2004 — Although the engine used in FIFA Football 2003 did not change much, the biggest innovations were the minor divisions, which allow the...

Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death

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

October 15, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 17, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 55/100

This first-person shooter based on the Judge Dredd comics is set in Mega-City One in the third decade of the 22nd century. With unemployment widespread and boredom...

Pro Evolution Soccer 3

Simulation, Third-person view, Sports game

October 15, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 17, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 24, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Pro Evolution Soccer 3 is a third-person simulator with elements of a sports game from the masters from the studio Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc.. The...

Tak and the Power of Juju (2003)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

October 15, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 70/100

This third-person action platformer is set in an ancient tribal world where Juju magic works. Tak, a shaman’s apprentice and an unlikely hero, sets out to save his...

Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

October 16, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu — Like Batman, Batgirl, Robin and Nightwing, the player must fight groups of enemies. The story mode, which forms the bulk of the...

DT Racer

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

October 16, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8.1/10

DT Racer is a first-person racing game from AXIS Entertainment Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is AXIS Entertainment Co., Ltd.. DT Racer is also known in...

Hunter: The Reckoning - Wayward

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Isometric, Top-down view

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

Metacritic: 68/100

This action horror game with role-playing elements follows a team of Hunters who can detect and destroy supernatural evil that has returned from the dead. A cult...

Bomberman Kart

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view

October 17, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Bomberman Kart is a third-person arcade game with action and racing elements from the studio Racjin Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Hudson Soft Ltd...

SSX 3

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Snowboard, Skiing

October 20, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 21, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 30, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 31, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 85/100

This snowboarding sports game centers on exploring an open mountain, racing down its courses, and taking part in freestyle events. Riders can perform tricks and...

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

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

October 21, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence — The game's plot begins in 1094 and shows the beginning of the eternal conflict between vampire hunters from the Belmont...

ESPN NBA Basketball

Sports game, Isometric, Basketball

October 21, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 22, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 88/100

A basketball simulation based on the NBA, presented in the style of an ESPN broadcast. Studio segments, commentary and on-screen graphics accompany matches, while...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Comics

October 21, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 6.8/10

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...

Backyard NBA Basketball

Third-person view, Sports game, Casual game, Basketball

October 21, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Steam: 87/100

Backyard NBA Basketball is a third-person sports game from the developers of Humongous Entertainment, Inc.. The game is published by Infogrames, Inc.. Backyard NBA...

Time Crisis 3

Action, Shooter, First-person view

October 21, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 29, 2003 → PlayStation 2; October 31, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Time Crisis 3 is an arcade shooter about VSSE agents trying to prevent the destruction of a small nation. Players take part in firefights and can choose from four...

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 22, 2003 → PlayStation 2

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 50/100

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow — The player takes on the role of Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann in typical...