December 2002 - games, that were released this month for Xbox

NCAA College Basketball 2K3 - release date for Xbox

December 2, 2002 → Xbox

Metacritic: 83/100

NCAA College Basketball 2K3 — provides the complete college game experience. Every Division 1 school is represented here in true college style, complete with...

Medal of Honor: Frontline

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

December 5, 2002 → Xbox; December 20, 2002 → Xbox

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

This first-person shooter set during World War II follows Lieutenant Jimmy Patterson as he infiltrates the German frontline. His mission is to steal the HO-IX, an...

Legends of Wrestling 2 (2002)

Third-person view, Sports game, Wrestling

December 5, 2002 → Xbox

Metacritic: 51/100

A wrestling sports game featuring more than 65 wrestlers, including Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Rowdy Roddy Piper, and Bret “Hitman” Hart. Players compete in...

Robotech: Battlecry

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

December 5, 2002 → Xbox

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...

Innocent Tears

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic

December 5, 2002 → Xbox

Innocent Tears is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of strategy and anime/manga games from the developers of Global A Entertainment. The main...

Shin Megami Tensei Nine

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Turn-based, Cyberpunk

December 5, 2002 → Xbox

Shin Megami Tensei Nine is a third-person action RPG from NexTech Corporation. The game is published by Atlus Co., Ltd.. The PC version of Shin Megami Tensei Nine...

BMX XXX

Third-person view, Sports game, Adult game, Stunts

December 6, 2002 → Xbox

Players: 3.6/10

Metacritic: 57/100

This freestyle BMX sports game centers on performing tricks across park, street, vert, dirt, and flatland courses. BMX XXX features more than 2,000 tricks, while...

Dynasty Warriors 3

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

December 6, 2002 → Xbox

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...

Minority Report: Everybody Runs

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

December 6, 2002 → Xbox

Metacritic: 53/100

Set in 2054, this futuristic action-adventure follows a police force that uses predictions to prevent murders. The player takes the role of John Anderton, head of...

Championship Manager: Season 02/03

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Sports game

December 6, 2002 → Xbox; December 13, 2002 → Xbox

Championship Manager: Season 02/03 is a simulator with elements of strategy, business simulator and sports game from the Sports Interactive Limited studio. The game...

LMA Manager 2003

Sports game

December 6, 2002 → Xbox

LMA Manager 2003 is a sports game from developers from Codemasters. The main publisher of the game is Codemasters. LMA Manager 2003 is also known as Roger Lemerre...

Monopoly Party

Strategy, First-person view, Top-down view, Board / Group Game

December 6, 2002 → Xbox

Metacritic: 50/100

This digital version of the Monopoly board game combines its familiar gameplay with new rules and 3D graphics. Its main change is simultaneous play, with all...

Frogger Beyond

Action, Top-down view

December 10, 2002 → Xbox

Frogger Beyond is a top-down action game from the masters of the studios Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii, Inc., Konami Software Shanghai and Inc.. The game is...

Nightcaster 2: Equinox

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

December 11, 2002 → Xbox

Metacritic: 46/100

This 3D action spell-shooter is set in a dark fantasy world. Players take the role of Madelyn, a warrior, or Arran, her husband and the hero of the first...

Blinx the Time Sweeper

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle

December 12, 2002 → Xbox

Metacritic: 71/100

This third-person action game with puzzles follows Blinx, a cat tasked with fixing glitches in time. Using his Time Sweeper, he collects lost time crystals, fights...

Otogi: Myth of Demons

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

December 12, 2002 → Xbox

Metacritic: 80/100

This third-person fantasy action game follows Raikoh, a warrior from a cursed clan suspended between the worlds of the living and the dead. He battles hordes of...

Whiteout

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

December 12, 2002 → Xbox

Metacritic: 50/100

A racing game about high-speed snowmobile runs across icy tundra. Whiteout features prominent SnoCross athletes, while its arcade mode builds races around...

Crimson Sea

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

December 12, 2002 → Xbox; December 16, 2002 → Xbox

Metacritic: 78/100

Set thousands of years in the future in the galaxy of Theophilus, this third-person action game follows Sho as he investigates a series of murders committed by an...

Superman: The Man of Steel (2002)

Action, Third-person view, Comics

December 13, 2002 → Xbox

Metacritic: 44/100

A third-person action game based on the Superman comics, in which the hero tries to prevent a disaster in Metropolis. Brainiac 13 returns to seize control of the...

Metal Dungeon

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

December 15, 2002 → Xbox

Metacritic: 44/100

This third-person, turn-based role-playing game is set in the post-apocalyptic world of Alansas, where magic and technology coexist. War and famine have ravaged the...

Panzer Dragoon Orta

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

December 19, 2002 → Xbox

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 90/100

A post-apocalyptic rail shooter about humanity’s struggle against a dark empire, where dragons become mankind’s last hope. Riding a dragon, the heroine aids the...

Outlaw Golf: Holiday Golf

Action, Third-person view, Sports game

December 23, 2002 → Xbox

Outlaw Golf: Holiday Golf is a third-person action game with a touch of sports game from the masters from the studio Hypnotix, Inc.. The game is published by Simon...

Super Bubble Pop

Strategy, Puzzle

December 25, 2002 → Xbox

Metacritic: 54/100

This arcade puzzle game challenges players to clear levels by popping bubbles to the beat of the music. Players choose from up to five characters, each with a...

Lord of the Rings: Two Towers

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, The Lord of the Rings

December 30, 2002 → Xbox

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

An isometric action RPG based on the first two films in The Lord of the Rings trilogy follows the Fellowship as it battles Sauron’s forces. Enemies include Uruk-hai...

SSX Tricky

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Skiing

November 5, 2001

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 Showoff...

007: Agent Under Fire

Action, First-person view

November 13, 2001

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 72/100

007: Agent Under Fire — The game features over 15 different types of firearms, as well as other weapons. Each firearm is based on a real firearm, but is given...

4x4 Evo 2

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

October 30, 2001

Players: 5.8/10

Metacritic: 61/100

An off-road racing game centered on rallies featuring vehicles from different manufacturers. Players can choose from 70 vehicles made by 10 manufacturers and...

Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

July 1, 2002

Metacritic: 32/100

This third-person action fighting game follows Bruce Lee as he investigates his father’s kidnapping, the desecration of his monastery and the theft of the Golden...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002)

Action, Horror, Fighting, Third-person view

August 18, 2002

Metacritic: 79/100

A third-person action horror game with fighting elements, starring Buffy Summers, a vampire slayer from Sunnydale. The player battles vampires with combat moves and...

Championship Manager: Season 01/02

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Sports game, Sandbox

October 12, 2001

Players: 9/10

Championship Manager: Season 01/02 is a simulator with a mixture of strategy, business simulator, sports game and sandbox from the Sports Interactive Limited...

Commandos 2: Men of Courage

Action, Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics

September 20, 2001

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a real-time tactical action and strategy game about an elite commando unit operating behind enemy lines during World War II. The team...

Conflict: Desert Storm

Action, Shooter, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics, Online

September 13, 2002

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A third-person tactical shooter about a special forces squad deployed behind enemy lines. The squad must seek out and destroy enemies while sowing confusion in...

Dark Summit

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Skiing

November 12, 2001

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

A snowboarding game in which the young rebel Naya sets out to climb Mount Garrick, closed to riders by Chief O’Leary. Players perform tricks and explore the...

ESPN NBA 2Night 2002

Third-person view, Sports game

February 25, 2002

Metacritic: 59/100

This basketball game puts the player in control on the court, with a turbo function for getting past defenders and driving into the lane. Gameplay features forceful...

ESPN Winter X Games Snowboarding 2002

Sports game, Skiing

January 14, 2002

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...

Fila World Tour Tennis

Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game

2002

Fila World Tour Tennis is a third-person sports game from the Hokus Pokus studio. The main publisher of the game is THQ International...

Genma Onimusha

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

January 28, 2002

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 83/100

This fantasy action game with horror elements and puzzles follows the samurai Samanosuke as he answers Princess Yuki’s call for help at a castle surrounded by war...

Gunvalkyrie

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

March 18, 2002

Metacritic: 73/100

Gunvalkyrie is a futuristic third-person shooter about a fight to save the world from annihilation. Players choose Kelly O'Lenmey or Saburota Mishima and battle...

International Superstar Soccer 2

Isometric, Sports game

May 3, 2002

International Superstar Soccer 2 is an isometric sports game from the masters of the Major A studio. The main publisher of the game is Konami Digital Entertainment...

Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2

Action, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts

August 12, 2002

Metacritic: 74/100

This BMX sports game follows Mat Hoffman and other professional riders as they explore cities and perform tricks. Players roam freely through eight large locations...