2002 in video games
The year 2002 in video games saw the release of many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Madden NFL 2003, NBA Live 2003, NBA 2K3, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth, Final Fantasy XI, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Jet Set Radio Future, Metroid Prime, Onimusha 2, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Pro Evolution Soccer 2, Resident Evil and Zero, Super Mario Sunshine, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, along with new titles and franchises such as Battlefield, Dungeon Siege, Kingdom Hearts, Mafia, Ratchet & Clank, Sly Cooper, SOCOM, and Splinter Cell. The year's best-selling video game was Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for the PlayStation 2, while the year's most critically acclaimed titles were Metroid Prime and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for the GameCube.
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Trends
The market research company NPD estimated that video game hardware, software, and accessories sold about US$10.3 billion in 2002. This was a 10% increase over the 2001 figure.
Video game consoles
The dominant video game consoles in 2002 were:
Handheld game systems
The dominant handheld systems in 2002 were Nintendo's Game Boy Advance and Nintendo's Game Boy Color.
Critically acclaimed titles
Famitsu
The following video game releases in 2002 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" and received Famitsu scores of at least 36 out of 40.[1]
Metacritic and GameRankings
Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.
Best-selling video games
| Rank | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan[6][7] | USA[8][9] | Europe | Worldwide | ||||
| 1 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | PlayStation 2 | Rockstar | — | 4,446,676 | 1,350,000+[10][11] | 5,796,677+ |
| 2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | Multi-platform | EA Sports | Unknown | 331,626 | Unknown | 3,500,000+[12] |
| 3 | Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire | Game Boy Advance | Nintendo | 3,197,762 | — | — | 3,197,762 |
| 4 | Madden NFL 2003 | PS2, Xbox, GC, PS1 | EA Sports | Unknown | 3,193,545 | Unknown | 3,194,065+ |
| 5 | Kingdom Hearts | PlayStation 2 | Squaresoft | 838,323 | 1,190,152 | 1,161,677+[13][6] | 3,190,152+ |
| 6 | FIFA Football 2003 | Multi-platform | EA Sports | — | 261,238 | 2,500,000+[14] | 2,761,238+ |
| 7 | Grand Theft Auto III | PlayStation 2, PC | Rockstar | — | 2,412,997+ | 300,000+[15][16] | 2,712,997+ |
| 8 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (Winning Eleven 6) | PS2, PlayStation | Konami | 1,693,519 | Unknown | 1,000,000+[17] | 2,693,519+ |
| 9 | Spider-Man: The Movie | PS2, Xbox, GameCube | Activision | — | 1,987,038 | 300,000+[15][16] | 2,287,038+ |
| 10 | Super Mario Sunshine | GameCube | Nintendo | 677,440 | 1,495,381[9][18] | 175,000+[19] | 2,172,821+ |
Japan
| Rank | Title | Platform(s) | Developer(s) | Publisher | Genre | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire | Game Boy Advance | Game Freak | Nintendo | RPG | 3,197,762 |
| 2 | Winning Eleven 6 (Pro Evolution Soccer 2) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation | Konami Tokyo | Konami | Sports | 1,693,519 |
| 3 | Onimusha 2 (Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny) | PlayStation 2 | Capcom | Capcom | Hack and slash | 1,002,968 |
| 4 | Kingdom Hearts | PlayStation 2 | Squaresoft | Squaresoft | Action RPG | 838,323 |
| 5 | Shin Sangokumusou 2 (Dynasty Warriors 3) | PlayStation 2 | Omega Force | Koei | Hack and slash | 688,655 |
| 6 | Mario Party 4 | GameCube | Hudson Soft | Nintendo | Party | 677,890 |
| 7 | Super Mario Sunshine | GameCube | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Platformer | 677,440 |
| 8 | Tales of Destiny 2 | PlayStation 2 | Wolf Team, Telenet | Namco | Action RPG | 662,699 |
| 9 | Super Robot Taisen Impact (Super Robot Wars Impact) | PlayStation 2 | TOSE | Banpresto | SRPG | 632,536 |
| 10 | From TV Animation - One Piece: Grand Battle! 2 | PlayStation | Ganbarion | Bandai | Fighting | 545,506 |
United States
| Rank | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher | Genre | Sales | Revenue | Inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | PlayStation 2 | Rockstar | Action-adventure | 4,446,676 | $218,000,000 | $369,000,000 |
| 2 | Madden NFL 2003 | PS2, Xbox, GC, PS1 | EA Sports | Sports | 3,193,545 | $150,000,000 | $254,000,000 |
| 3 | Grand Theft Auto III | PlayStation 2 | Rockstar | Action-adventure | 2,412,997+ | $121,000,000+ | $205,000,000+ |
| 4 | Spider-Man: The Movie | PS2, Xbox, GC | Activision | Action-adventure | 1,987,038 | $85,000,000 | $144,000,000 |
| 5 | Medal of Honor: Frontline | PS2, Xbox, GC | EA Games | FPS | 1,829,628 | $91,000,000 | $154,000,000 |
| 6 | Super Mario Sunshine | GameCube | Nintendo | Platformer | 1,495,381[9][18] | $144,000,000 | $244,000,000 |
| 7 | Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World | GBA | Nintendo | Platformer | 1,480,275+ | $43,000,000+ | $73,000,000+ |
| 8 | Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec | PlayStation 2 | Sony | Racing sim | 1,480,274+ | $36,000,000+ | $61,000,000+ |
| 9 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 | PS2, Xbox, GC, PS1 | Activision | Sports | 1,510,226 | $69,000,000 | $76,000,000 |
| 10 | NCAA Football 2003 | PS2, Xbox, GC | EA Sports | Sports | 1,197,404 | $56,000,000 | $95,000,000 |
Europe
| Title | Platform(s) | Publisher | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK[15][16] | Germany[11] | Europe | |||
| FIFA Football 2003 | Multi-platform | EA Sports | 300,000+ | Unknown | 2,500,000+[14] |
| Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | PlayStation 2 | Konami | 300,000+ | 100,000+ | 1,570,000+[21] |
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | PlayStation 2 | Rockstar Games | 1,250,000+[10] | 100,000+ | 1,350,000+ |
| Kingdom Hearts | PlayStation 2 | Sony | Unknown | Unknown | 1,161,677+[13][6] |
| Pro Evolution Soccer 2 | PlayStation 2 | Konami | Unknown | Unknown | 1,000,000+[17] |
| Medal of Honor: Frontline | Multi-platform | EA Games | 300,000+ | 100,000+ | 400,000+ |
| Grand Theft Auto III | PS2, PC | Rockstar Games | 300,000+ | Unknown | 300,000+ |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Multi-platform | EA Games | 300,000+ | Unknown | 300,000+ |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Multi-platform | EA Games | 300,000+ | Unknown | 300,000+ |
| Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec | PlayStation 2 | Sony | 300,000+ | Unknown | 300,000+ |
| Rank | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | PlayStation 2 | Rockstar Games | 1,250,000+[10] |
| 2 | FIFA Football 2003 | Multi-platform | EA Sports | 300,000+ |
| 3 | Grand Theft Auto III | PS2, PC | Rockstar Games | 300,000+ |
| 4 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Multi-platform | EA Games | 300,000+ |
| 5 | Medal of Honor: Frontline | Multi-platform | EA Games | 300,000+ |
| 6 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Multi-platform | EA Games | 300,000+ |
| 7 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | PlayStation 2 | Konami | 300,000+ |
| 8 | Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec | PlayStation 2 | Sony | 300,000+ |
| 9 | Spider-Man: The Movie | Multi-platform | Activision | 300,000+ |
| 10 | Monsters, Inc. | GBA, GBC | THQ | 300,000+ |
| Title | Publisher | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy X | Sony | 100,000+ |
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Rockstar Games | 100,000+ |
| Medal of Honor: Frontline | EA Games | 100,000+ |
| Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | Konami | 100,000+ |
Australia
| Rank | Australia[22] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Platform | Publisher | |
| 1 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 | PlayStation 2 | Activision |
| 2 | Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec | PlayStation 2 | Sony |
| 3 | V8 Supercars: Race Driver | PlayStation 2 | Codemasters |
| 4 | Gran Turismo 3 | PlayStation 2 | Sony |
| 5 | Medal of Honor: Frontline | PlayStation 2 | Electronic Arts |
| 6 | Halo: Combat Evolved | Xbox | Microsoft |
| 7 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | PlayStation 2 | Rockstar |
| 8 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | PlayStation | Electronic Arts |
| 9 | Grand Theft Auto III | PlayStation 2 | Rockstar |
| 10 | Gran Turismo 2 | PlayStation | Sony |
Events
- Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Will Wright of Maxis to the AIAS Hall of Fame.
- BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) holds 5th annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards for multimedia technologies; 10 of 21 awards go to video games; awards Ian Livingstone the BAFTA Interactive Special Award.
- Big Fish Games is founded with Paul Thelen as the only employee.
- Eidos Interactive selects Dutch model Jill De Jong as the new digitized Lara Croft character.
- Gama Network hosts the 4th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF).
- Game Developers Conference hosts the 2nd annual Game Developers Choice Awards.
- SEGA establishes the Sega Mobile division to develop, produce, and distribute video games for mobile phones and PDAs; establishes the Sega.com Business Solutions division to service video game developers and publishers.
- Rockstar Games embroiled in controversy for its Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City video games.
- Early 2002 – Titus Software buys out Interplay Entertainment's European operations, owning the rights to publish their games in Europe and also owning 100% of Virgin Interactive. They also buy a majority stake in Interplay.
- March 22 – The Sims overtakes Myst as all-time best-selling computer game, having sold 6.3 million units.
- March 25 – GameTrailers, an American video gaming website is launched.
- April 24 – G4 Media, LLC (subsidiary of Comcast Corporation) launches the G4 cable television video game network channel.
- May 14 – Virgin Interactive España is split up from its parent Titus Software and renames to Virgin Play, becoming the first "100% Spanish" game distributor and publisher.
- May 22–24 – 8th annual E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo);[23] the 5th annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E3.
- July – IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) hosts 3rd annual Executive Summit.
- July 29 – Greece passed Law 3037/2002 which outlawed electronic games being played in public in attempt to fight illegal gambling in the country. The controversial law was repealed in 2011.
- September 24 – Microsoft purchases Rare for $375 million.[24]
- October 28-November 3 – The 2002 World Cyber Games are held.
Notable releases
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| Release | Title | Windows | 5th Gen | 6th Gen | Handheld | Arcade |
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| January 1 | Lilo & Stitch Pinball | Win | — | — | — | — |
| January 7 | Rez | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| January 12 | NBA 2K2 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| January 12 | NBA Courtside 2002 | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| January 14 | ESPN Winter X-Games Snowboarding 2002 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| January 15 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| January 18 | Dark Arena | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| January 19 | Salt Lake 2002 | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| January 22 | Forever Kingdom | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| January 22 | Medal of Honor: Allied Assault | Win | — | — | — | — |
| January 22 | MotoGP 2 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| January 23 | PaRappa the Rapper 2 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| January 24 | Disciples II: Dark Prophecy | Win | — | — | — | — |
| January 24 | Salt Lake 2002 | Win | — | — | — | — |
| January 25 | Tomato Adventure | GBA | ||||
| January 28 | Drakan: The Ancients' Gates | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| January 28 | AirBlade | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| January 28 | Grandia II | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| January 28 | ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| January 29 | Salt Lake 2002 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| February 1 | Serious Sam: The Second Encounter | Win | — | — | — | — |
| February 3 | Sonic Advance | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| February 4 | Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| February 6 | NFL Blitz 20-02 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| February 9 | Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| February 9 | High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| February 11 | Maximo: Ghosts to Glory | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| February 11 | Sonic Adventure 2: Battle | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| February 11 | Star Wars: Racer Revenge | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| February 12 | State of Emergency | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| February 12 | Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| February 14 | NHL 2K2 | — | — | Dreamcast | — | — |
| February 17 | Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat | — | — | PS2, Xbox | — | — |
| February 17 | UFC: Tapout | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| February 19 | Gitaroo Man | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| February 19 | Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| February 22 | Jet Set Radio Future | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| February 24 | Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| February 24 | Pac-Man World 2 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| February 24 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| February 25 | Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| February 25 | ESPN NBA 2Night 2002 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| February 26 | All-Star Baseball 2003 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| February 26 | EOE: Eve of Extinction | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 2 | Shadow Man: 2econd Coming | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 3 | Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 4 | Fatal Frame | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 4 | Knockout Kings 2002 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 4 | Herdy Gerdy | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 4 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 | — | — | Xbox | GBA | — |
| March 5 | High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| March 10 | Grandia II | Win | — | — | — | — |
| March 10 | Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 11 | Hot Shots Golf 3 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 11 | Sled Storm | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 11 | Triple Play 2002 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 12 | Mad Maestro! | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 12 | Mister Mosquito | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 12 | 007: Agent Under Fire | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| March 13 | Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| March 17 | Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| March 17 | Virtua Fighter 4 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 18 | Sega Soccer Slam | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| March 19 | Bloody Roar 3 | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| March 19 | Monsters, Inc. | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 20 | Baseball Advance | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| March 20 | Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 21 | World Rally Championship | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 21 | Blood Omen 2 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 25 | 007: Agent Under Fire | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| March 25 | Britney's Dance Beat | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| March 25 | Deus Ex: The Conspiracy | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 25 | Hooters Road Trip | — | PS1 | — | — | — |
| March 25 | King's Field: The Ancient City | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 26 | Freedom Force | Win | — | — | — | — |
| March 26 | Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast | Win | — | — | — | — |
| March 27 | Army Men: RTS | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 27 | ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002 | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| March 31 | Dungeon Siege | Win | — | — | — | — |
| March 31 | Savage Skies | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| March 31 | The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| April 12 | Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles | — | — | DC (PAL & EU) | — | — |
| April 15 | Blender Bros. | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| April 15 | Breath of Fire II | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| April 15 | Spider-Man: The Movie | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| April 16 | RedCard 20-03 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| April 16 | The Operative: No One Lives Forever | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| April 16 | Spider-Man: The Movie | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| April 20 | Vendetta Online | Win, OSX, Linux | — | — | — | — |
| April 22 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| April 30 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| April 30 | Dinotopia: The Timestone Paradise | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| April 30 | Resident Evil Remake | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| April 30 | TransWorld Surf | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| May 1 | The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind | Win | — | — | — | — |
| May 7 | Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| May 8 | Britney's Dance Beat | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| May 9 | Headhunter | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| May 14 | Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| May 16 | Final Fantasy XI | — | — | PS2 (JP) | — | — |
| May 20 | Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix | Win | — | — | — | — |
| May 20 | Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| May 21 | Grand Theft Auto III | Win | — | — | — | — |
| May 24 | Super Smash Bros. Melee | — | — | GCN (PAL) | — | — |
| May 27 | Test Drive | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| May 27 | Looney Tunes: Space Race | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| May 27 | Lost Kingdoms | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| May 28 | Aggressive Inline | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| May 29 | Dropship: United Peace Force | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| May 29 | Hey Arnold! The Movie | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| May 29 | Medal of Honor: Frontline | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| May 29 | Muppet Pinball Mayhem | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| May 30 | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| May 31 | Earthworm Jim 2 | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| May 31 | Way of the Samurai | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| May 31 | WTA Tour Tennis | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| May 31 | Lethal Skies Elite Pilot: Team SW | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 1 | The House of the Dead III | — | — | — | — | Arcade |
| June 3 | Dead to Rights | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| June 3 | Ultimate Fighting Championship: Throwdown | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 3 | Endgame | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 5 | Digimon World 3 | — | PS1 | — | — | — |
| June 6 | The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| June 7 | Disney's Lilo & Stitch | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| June 10 | Outlaw Golf | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| June 12 | Mega Man Battle Network 2 | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| June 14 | Disney's Lilo & Stitch | — | PS1 | — | — | — |
| June 14 | NickToons Racing | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| June 14 | Downforce | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 14 | Global Touring Challenge: Africa | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 14 | Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise | Win | — | — | — | — |
| June 16 | Neverwinter Nights | Win | — | — | — | — |
| June 16 | The Pinball of the Dead | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| June 16 | Fire Blade | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 17 | Wipeout Fusion | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 17 | F1 2002 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 17 | Freekstyle | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 17 | Lego Soccer Mania | — | — | PS2 | GBA | — |
| June 17 | MX Superfly | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 17 | Shifters | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 18 | Legion: The Legend of Excalibur | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 19 | Britney's Dance Beat | Win | — | — | — | — |
| June 19 | Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 22 | Shantae | — | — | — | GBC | — |
| June 23 | MLB Slugfest 20-03 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 23 | Stuntman | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 23 | Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 24 | SkyGunner | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 24 | Barbarian | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 27 | Men in Black II: Alien Escape | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| June 27 | Gravity Games Bike: Street Vert Dirt | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| July 2 | Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| July 3 | Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos | Win | — | — | — | — |
| July 20 | NCAA Football 2003 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| July 22 | Smuggler's Run | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| July 29 | The Mark of Kri | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| July 29 | UFC: Throwdown | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| July 30 | Car Battler Joe | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| July 30 | Virtua Tennis 2 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| July 31 | Sega Sports Tennis | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| August 12 | Beach Spikers | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| August 12 | Duke Nukem Advance | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| August 12 | Madden NFL 2003 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| August 12 | NFL 2K3 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| August 12 | Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| August 12 | Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand | Win | — | — | — | — |
| August 12 | NFL Blitz 20-03 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| August 12 | NFL GameDay 2003 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| August 12 | Street Hoops | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| August 14 | NCAA GameBreaker 2003 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| August 18 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| August 20 | The Thing | Win | — | — | — | — |
| August 20 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 | — | N64 | — | — | — |
| August 20 | Medieval: Total War | Win | — | — | — | — |
| August 22 | Sega Soccer Slam | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| August 23 | TOCA Race Driver | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| August 25 | Super Monkey Ball 2 | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| August 26 | Super Mario Sunshine | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| August 27 | SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| August 27 | Twisted Metal: Black Online | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| August 28 | Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven | Win | — | — | — | — |
| August 28 | Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| August 28 | Commandos 2: Men of Courage | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| August 31 | Turok: Evolution | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| August 31 | Riding Spirits | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 2 | Blade II | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 3 | The Thing | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| September 4 | Gravity Games Bike: Street Vert Dirt | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| September 5 | Armored Core 3 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 9 | Dino Stalker | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 10 | Battlefield 1942 | Win | — | — | — | — |
| September 10 | Mega Man Zero | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| September 10 | Ty the Tasmanian Tiger | — | — | GCN, PS2, Xbox | — | — |
| September 10 | The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 10 | The Thing | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 14 | Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| September 14 | Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| September 14 | Turbo Turtle Adventure | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| September 15 | Animal Crossing | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| September 16 | Boulder Dash EX | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| September 16 | Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| September 16 | Colin McRae Rally 2.0 | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| September 16 | NHL Hitz 20-03 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 16 | Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 16 | Gungrave | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 16 | The Terminator: Dawn of Fate | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 17 | Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| September 17 | Dynasty Tactics | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 17 | Kingdom Hearts | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 17 | Taz: Wanted | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 18 | NASCAR Thunder 2003 | — | PS1 | PS2, Xbox | — | — |
| September 18 | Taz: Wanted | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| September 20 | Rocket Power: Beach Bandits | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 22 | Divine Divinity | Win | — | — | — | — |
| September 23 | Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 23 | Tekken 4 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 23 | Summoner 2 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 23 | Tribes: Aerial Assault | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 23 | Dual Hearts | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 23 | Star Fox Adventures | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| September 24 | Rocket Power: Beach Bandits | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| September 24 | NASCAR Thunder 2003 | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| September 24 | Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| September 24 | Super Bust-A-Move 2 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 24 | The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring | — | — | Xbox | GBA | — |
| September 25 | Jimmy Neutron vs. Jimmy Negatron | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| September 25 | Robotech: Battlecry | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 25 | NBA ShootOut 2003 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 25 | Spyro 2: Season of Flame | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| September 25 | Stronghold: Crusader | Win | — | — | — | — |
| September 25 | Superman: Shadow of Apokolips | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 27 | RLH: Run Like Hell | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 28 | Ferrari F355 Challenge | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 29 | Monster Force | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| September 30 | No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way | Win | — | — | — | — |
| September 30 | Burnout 2: Point of Impact | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 30 | NHL 2003 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 30 | Grandia Xtreme | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 30 | Conflict: Desert Storm | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| September 30 | Mystic Heroes | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| October 1 | Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 | Win | — | PS2, Xbox, GCN | — | — |
| October 1 | Hitman 2: Silent Assassin | Win | — | PS2, Xbox | — | — |
| October 1 | Legaia 2: Duel Saga | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 1 | Taz: Wanted | Win | — | — | — | — |
| October 4 | Super Mario Sunshine | — | — | GCN (PAL) | — | — |
| October 4 | Taz: Wanted | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| October 7 | David Beckham Soccer | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| October 7 | Dual Blades | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| October 8 | Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| October 8 | NBA 2K3 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 8 | NBA Live 2003 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 8 | Virtua Tennis | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| October 9 | TimeSplitters 2 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 9 | Evolution Skateboarding | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 10 | Shrek: Hassle at the Castle | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| October 12 | Sub Rebellion | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 15 | Casper: Spirit Dimensions | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| October 15 | Red Faction II | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 15 | Wild Arms 3 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 15 | BloodRayne | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 15 | X-Men: Next Dimension | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 15 | The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 15 | RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 | Win | — | — | — | — |
| October 17 | Disney Golf | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 18 | Shrek: Treasure Hunt | — | PS1 | — | — | — |
| October 21 | Mario Party 4 | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| October 21 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 22 | Reign of Fire | — | — | PS2, Xbox, GCN | — | — |
| October 22 | Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| October 22 | Deathrow | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| October 22 | V-Rally 3 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 22 | Contra: Shattered Soldier | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 22 | Defender | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 22 | Sneakers | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| October 22 | The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring | Win | — | — | — | — |
| October 23 | Fire Pro Wrestling 2 | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| October 23 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 24 | Suikoden III | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 25 | Austin Powers Pinball | — | PS1 | — | — | — |
| October 27 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 27 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 27 | Toxic Grind | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| October 28 | Doom II: Hell on Earth | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| October 28 | Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! | — | — | — | GBC | — |
| October 28 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | — | — | PS2, Xbox, GCN | — | — |
| October 28 | DDRMAX: Dance Dance Revolution | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 28 | Jet X2O | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| October 28 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| October 29 | Dexter's Laboratory: Chess Challenge | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| October 29 | Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| October 30 | Neocron | Win | ||||
| October 31 | Reign of Fire | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| October 31 | WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 1 | Age of Mythology | Win | — | — | — | — |
| November 1 | Bionicle: Matoran Adventures | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 1 | Disney's PK: Out of the Shadows | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 1 | Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake | Win | — | — | — | — |
| November 3 | Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 3 | Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly | — | — | PS2, GCN | — | — |
| November 4 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| November 4 | Phantom Crash | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| November 4 | Ratchet & Clank | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 4 | Robot Alchemic Drive | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 4 | The Fairly OddParents: Enter the Cleft | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 5 | NHL FaceOff 2003 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 5 | Zapper: One Wicked Cricket | Win | — | PS2, Xbox, GCN | GBA | — |
| November 6 | The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal | Win | — | — | — | — |
| November 7 | Medal of Honor: Frontline | — | — | Xbox, GCN | — | — |
| November 8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 8 | Rugrats: I Gotta Go Party | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 9 | ATV Offroad Fury 2 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 10 | NHL 2K3 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 10 | Shinobi | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 10 | Sonic Mega Collection | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| November 11 | Godzilla: Domination! | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 11 | Kakuto Chojin: Back Alley Brutal | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| November 11 | MechAssault | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| November 11 | Rally Fusion: Race of Champions | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 11 | Disney's Treasure Planet | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 11 | Hot Wheels: Velocity X | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 11 | The Simpsons Skateboarding | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 12 | Resident Evil 0 | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| November 12 | Tomb Raider: The Prophecy | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 12 | Whirl Tour | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| November 13 | Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions | — | — | GCN, PS2 | — | — |
| November 14 | FIFA Soccer 2003 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 14 | Star Wars: The New Droid Army | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 15 | Disney Sports Skateboarding | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 15 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Win | PS1 | PS2, Xbox, GCN | GBC, GBA | — |
| November 15 | Metroid Prime | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| November 15 | Metroid Fusion | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 16 | BMX XXX | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 16 | Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 17 | Haven: Call of the King | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 17 | Justice League: Injustice For All | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 17 | Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| November 18 | Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| November 18 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| November 18 | Rocky | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 18 | Marvel vs. Capcom 2 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 18 | Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| November 18 | Dead to Rights | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 18 | Ninja Assault | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 18 | James Cameron's Dark Angel | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 19 | Activision Anthology | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 19 | FIFA Football 2003 | — | — | GBA | — | — |
| November 19 | Minority Report: Everybody Runs | — | — | GCN, PS2, Xbox | — | — |
| November 19 | 007: Nightfire | — | — | PS2, GCN | — | — |
| November 19 | Shox | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 19 | Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast | — | — | GCN, Xbox | — | — |
| November 19 | Super Monkey Ball Jr. | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 19 | Dr. Muto | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 19 | Star Wars: Bounty Hunter | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 20 | 007: Nightfire | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| November 20 | Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 21 | Karnaaj Rally | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 21 | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | — | — | — | GBA (JP) | — |
| November 21 | Steel Battalion | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| November 22 | Fatal Frame | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| November 22 | Disney's Kim Possible: Revenge of Monkey Fist | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 24 | BMX XXX | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| November 24 | Phantasy Star Collection | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 25 | Gauntlet: Dark Legacy | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 25 | Legends of Wrestling II | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 25 | Rygar: The Legendary Adventure | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 26 | Legends of Wrestling II | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 26 | Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 3 | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 27 | Gremlins: Stripe vs Gizmo | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| November 27 | NCAA Final Four 2003 | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 28 | Dark Chronicle | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| November 28 | 007: Nightfire | Win | — | — | — | — |
| November 28 | Space Channel 5 Part 2 | — | — | PS2 (PAL) | — | — |
| December 1 | Street Fighter Alpha 3 | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| December 1 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| December 2 | Shadow of Memories (USA) | Win | ||||
| December 3 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| December 3 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| December 6 | Nickelodeon Party Blast | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| December 6 | Pro Race Driver | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| December 7 | Star Wars: Bounty Hunter | — | — | GCN | — | — |
| December 10 | Lunar Legend | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| December 10 | The Clone Wars | — | — | PS2 | — | — |
| December 13 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | — | — | GCN (JP) | — | — |
| December 15 | The Invincible Iron Man | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| December 19 | Sonic Advance 2 | — | — | — | GBA | — |
| December 30 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | — | — | Xbox | — | — |
| December 31 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | — | — | GCN | — | — |
See also
- 2002 in games
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