2000 in video games explained

The year 2000 saw the release of numerous video games as well as the launch of the PlayStation 2. Critically acclaimed games originally released in 2000 include sequels such as Madden NFL 2001, NBA Live 2001, NBA 2K1, , Baldur's Gate II, Diablo II, Dragon Quest VII, Final Fantasy IX, , NFL 2K1, , , , and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, along with new intellectual properties such as Deus Ex, Jet Set Radio, Perfect Dark, Skies of Arcadia, The Sims, SSX, Vagrant Story, and Sin and Punishment. The year's best-selling home video games worldwide were Pokémon games for the third year in a row (since 1998), while the highest-grossing arcade game in Japan was Virtua Striker 2.

Hardware releases

The list of game-related hardware released in 2000.

MonthDaySystem
March4PlayStation 2[1] [2]
July7PS One[3]
October26PlayStation 2[4]
November24PlayStation 2
30PlayStation 2
December9WonderSwan Color[5] [6]
UnknownSega NAOMI 2 (arcade)[7] [8]

Top-rated games

Game of the Year awards

The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 2000.

AwardsGame of the YearDeveloperPublisherGenrePlatform(s)
GameSpotChrono CrossSquaresoftSquare EARPGPlayStation[9]
IGN[10]
BAFTA Interactive AwardsDeus ExIon StormEidosAction RPGPC[11]
IGN
Electronic Gaming MonthlyFinal Fantasy IXSquaresoftSquare EARPGPlayStation[12]
Golden Satellite Awards[13]
IGNNintendo EADNintendoAction-adventureNintendo 64[14]
Nintendo Power Awards[15]
GameSpotThe SimsMaxisEALife simPC[16]
GDC Awards[17]
Interactive Achievement Awards[18]
Electronic Gaming MonthlyTony Hawk's Pro Skater 2NeversoftActivisionSportsPS1, DC
Game InformerMulti-platform[19]
BAFTA Interactive AwardsMediEvil 2SCE CambridgeSonyHack & slashPlayStation[20]
Pokémon YellowGame FreakNintendoRPGGame Boy Color[21]
DigitiserMetropolis Street RacerBizarreSegaRacingDreamcast[22]
Electronic Gaming MonthlyShenmueSega AM2SegaAction-adventureDreamcast
IGNMetal Gear Solid (Ghost Babel)KCEJKonamiStealthGBC[23]
Interactive Achievement AwardsDiablo IIBlizzard NorthBlizzardAction RPGPC[24]
Japan Game AwardsPhantasy Star OnlineSonic TeamSegaAction RPGDreamcast[25]
Japan Media Arts FestivalDragon Quest VIIHeartbeatEnixRPGPlayStation[26]
RPGFanGrandia IIGame ArtsUbisoftRPGDreamcast[27]
VSDA AwardsPokémon StadiumNintendo EADNintendoStrategyNintendo 64[28]

Critically acclaimed titles

Famitsu Platinum Hall of Fame

The following video game releases in 2000 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.[29]

TitlePlatformPublisherGenreScore (out of 40)
Vagrant StoryPlayStationSquaresoftAction RPG40
Tekken Tag TournamentPlayStation 2NamcoFighting38
Final Fantasy IXPlayStationSquaresoftRPG38
PlayStationEnixRPG38
(Majora's Mask)Nintendo 64NintendoAction-adventure37
Phantasy Star OnlineDreamcastSegaAction RPG37
Ridge Racer VPlayStation 2NamcoRacing36
(Shiren the Wanderer 2)Nintendo 64NintendoRoguelike36
Biohazard – Code: Veronica (Resident Evil – Code: Veronica)DreamcastCapcomSurvival horror35
Game Boy ColorNintendoCard battle35
The Typing of the DeadDreamcastSegaEdutainment35
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 7PlayStation 2KonamiSports35
Grandia IIDreamcastGame ArtsRPG35
MotoGPPlayStation 2NamcoRacing35
(Sin and Punishment)Nintendo 64NintendoRail shooter35

Metacritic and GameRankings

Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.

2000 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 87.5% (GR)[30] [31]
GamePublisherRelease DatePlatform(s)MC scoreGR score
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2ActivisionSeptember 20, 2000PlayStation98/10094.75%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2ActivisionNovember 7, 2000Dreamcast97/10094.86%
Perfect DarkNintendoMay 22, 2000Nintendo 6497/10094.55%
NFL 2K1SegaSeptember 7, 2000Dreamcast97/10094.5%
Metal Gear Solid (Ghost Babel)KonamiApril 24, 2000Game Boy Color95.61%
Interplay EntertainmentSeptember 21, 2000Microsoft Windows95/10093.97%
NintendoApril 27, 2000Nintendo 6495/10091.95%
CapcomFebruary 3, 2000Dreamcast94/10093.79%
Final Fantasy IXSquareJuly 7, 2000PlayStation94/10092.72%
Chrono CrossSquareAugust 15, 2000PlayStation94/10092.28%[32]
Jet Set RadioSegaJune 29, 2000Dreamcast94/10091.9%
Tony Hawk's Pro SkaterCrave EntertainmentMay 22, 2000Dreamcast94%
UbisoftMarch 21, 2000Dreamcast93.05%
SSXEA SportsOctober 26, 2000PlayStation 293/10092.39%
Quake III ArenaActivisionOctober 22, 2000Dreamcast93/10092.15%
Skies of ArcadiaSegaOctober 5, 2000Dreamcast93/10090.59%
NBA 2K1SegaOctober 31, 2000Dreamcast93/10089.69%
Le Mans 24 HoursSegaNovember 13, 2000Dreamcast93/10089.5%
Paper MarioNintendoAugust 11, 2000Nintendo 6493/100[33] 88.81%[34]
Tony Hawk's Pro SkaterActivisionFebruary 29, 2000Nintendo 6492.4%
Vagrant StorySquareFebruary 10, 2000PlayStation92/10091.97%
The SimsElectronic ArtsFebruary 4, 2000Microsoft Windows92/10089.74%
Dead or Alive 2TecmoFebruary 29, 2000Dreamcast91.37%
Virtua TennisSegaJune 8, 2000Dreamcast92/10091.37%
Banjo-TooieNintendoNovember 20, 2000Nintendo 6490/10091.31%
Deus ExEidos InteractiveJune 23, 2000Microsoft Windows90/10091.03%
Madden NFL 2001EA SportsOctober 26, 2000PlayStation 291/10090.78%
Sony Computer EntertainmentOctober 10, 2000PlayStation91/10090.59%
Fox InteractiveNovember 9, 2000Microsoft Windows91/10088.34%
DOA2: HardcoreTecmoOctober 26, 2000PlayStation 291/10087.38%
Mario TennisNintendoJuly 21, 2000Nintendo 6491/10087.32%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2ActivisionOctober 25, 2000Microsoft Windows91/10085.77%
Mario TennisNintendoNovember 1, 2000Game Boy Color90.78%
Donkey Kong CountryNintendoNovember 4, 2000Game Boy Color90.38%
Pokémon Puzzle ChallengeNintendoSeptember 21, 2000Game Boy Color90.2%
Crazy TaxiSegaJanuary 24, 2000Dreamcast90.19%
CapcomMarch 30, 2000Dreamcast90/10090.15%
Colin McRae Rally 2.0CodemastersJuly 7, 2000PlayStation90/10088.82%
Grandia IIGame ArtsAugust 3, 2000Dreamcast90/10088.81%
Madden NFL 2001EA SportsAugust 22, 2000PlayStation90/10088.65%
Jane's F/A-18Electronic ArtsJanuary 11, 2000Microsoft Windows88.43%
NHL 2001EA SportsSeptember 28, 2000Microsoft Windows90/10086.75%
Rayman RevolutionUbisoftDecember 22, 2000PlayStation 290/10085.17%
THQNovember 21, 2000PlayStation90/10084.27%
Wario Land 3NintendoMarch 21, 2000Game Boy Color90%
Phantasy Star OnlineSegaDecember 21, 2000Dreamcast89/10089.88%
SacrificeInterplay EntertainmentNovember 17, 2000Microsoft Windows89/10089.53%
Counter-StrikeSierra EntertainmentNovember 9, 2000Microsoft Windows88/10089.2%
Thief IIEidos InteractiveMarch 23, 2000Microsoft Windows87/10089.14%
MicrosoftAugust 24, 2000Microsoft Windows88/10089.11%
EverQuest: The Ruins of KunarkSony Online EntertainmentApril 24, 2000Microsoft Windows86/10089.08%
Excitebike 64NintendoApril 30, 2000Nintendo 6488/10089.07%
Sierra EntertainmentJune 30, 2000Microsoft Windows89/10088.64%
Samba de AmigoSegaApril 27, 2000Dreamcast89/10086.15%
WWF No MercyTHQNovember 17, 2000Nintendo 6489/10085.27%
Madden NFL 2001EA SportsAugust 28, 2000Nintendo 6489/10084.82%
Metropolis Street RacerSegaNovember 3, 2000Dreamcast87/10088.59%
Diablo IIBlizzard EntertainmentJune 28, 2000Microsoft Windows88/10088.58%
MDK2Interplay EntertainmentMarch 31, 2000DreamcastN/A88.08%
Battlefront.comMay 31, 2000Microsoft WindowsN/A88%
Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipCrave EntertainmentAugust 29, 2000Dreamcast88/10087.8%
Superbike 2001EA SportsOctober 6, 2000Microsoft Windows88/10087.32%
NHL 2001EA SportsSeptember 26, 2000PlayStation88/10084.11%
Empire InteractiveJuly 31, 2000Microsoft Windows86/10087.96%
Eidos InteractiveJanuary 27, 2000DreamcastN/A87.94%
PGA Championship Golf 2000Sierra EntertainmentJune 1, 2000Microsoft WindowsN/A87.77%
Steel BeastsShrapnel GamesSeptember 24, 2000Microsoft Windows86/10087.58%

Financial performance

Best-selling video game consoles

RankManufacturerGame consoleTypeGenerationSales
data-sort-type="number" Japandata-sort-type="number" USAEuropedata-sort-type="number" Worldwide
1SonyPlayStationHome32-bit940,000[35] 3,910,0002,940,0007,790,000
2NintendoGame Boy / Game Boy ColorHandheld8-bit3,370,000[36] 18,860,000
3SonyPlayStation 2Home128-bit3,940,000[37] [38] 1,000,000[39] 6,400,000[40]
4NintendoNintendo 64Home64-bit200,0002,850,000
5SegaDreamcastHome128-bit470,000[41] 500,000+[42] [43] 2,279,000+
6BandaiWonderSwanHandheld16-bit1,400,0001,400,000
7NintendoSuper NES / Super FamicomHome16-bit10,00090,000
8SegaSega Genesis (Mega Drive)Home16-bit,00054,000+
9NintendoFamicom (NES)Home8-bit50,00050,000
10SegaSega SaturnHome32-bit810+

Best-selling home video games

The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 2000 in Japan, the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.

Rank! rowspan="2"
TitlePlatform(s)Sales
JapanUSAUKGermanyCombined
1Pokémon Gold / Silver / CrystalGBC3,448,9004,000,000+[44] +
2Pokémon Red / Blue / YellowGame Boy315,443+900,000+800,000+5,715,443+
3PlayStation3,900,000+3,900,000+
4Final Fantasy IXPlayStation2,707,000987,354+
5Tony Hawk's Pro SkaterPS1, N642,307,835+
6Gran Turismo 2PlayStation315,1731,155,469300,000+200,000+1,970,642+
7Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2PS1, N64100,000+1,939,332+
8N64601,5421,206,4891,808,031+
9Pokémon Stadium (Pokémon Stadium 2)Nintendo 6442,1661,701,820+
10Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4Game Boy Color1,669,3081,669,308

The following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 2000 in the United States and Europe.

Rank! rowspan="2"
TitlePlatform(s)Sales revenue
USAEuropeCombinedInflation
1Pokémon Red / Blue / YellowGame Boy+€,000,000 $367,000,000+$+
2Pokémon StadiumNintendo 64€76,000,000 $176,000,000$
3Pokémon Gold / SilverGBC+$110,000,000+$+
4Nintendo 64€27,000,000 $97,000,000$
5Gran Turismo 2PlayStation€63,000,000 $95,000,000$
6Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2Multi-platform+€20,000,000 $92,000,000$+
7Tony Hawk's Pro SkaterPS1, N64$88,000,000+$+
8The SimsPC$50,773,114€36,000,000 $83,773,114$
9Madden NFL 2001PS2, PS1+$68,000,000+$+
10Diablo IIPC$41,051,565€25,000,000 $64,051,565$

Japan

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 2000.

RankTitlePlatformDeveloperPublisherGenreSales
1PlayStationHeartbeatEnixRPG3,900,000+[45]
2Pocket Monsters: Gold / Silver / Crystal (Pokémon)Game Boy ColorGame FreakNintendoRPG3,448,900[46]
3Final Fantasy IXPlayStationSquaresoftSquaresoftRPG2,707,000[47]
4Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great DuelistsGame Boy ColorKonamiKonamiCard battle1,669,308[48]
5Hoshi no Kirby 64 (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards)Nintendo 64HAL LaboratoryNintendoPlatformer933,000
6Mario Tennis 64 (Mario Tennis)Nintendo 64Camelot SoftwareNintendoSports874,350
7Game Boy ColorKonamiKonamiCard battle781,000
8Mario Party 3Nintendo 64Hudson SoftNintendoParty767,000
9Super Robot Taisen Alpha (Super Robot Wars Alpha)PlayStationBanpresoftBanprestoSRPG714,789
10Ridge Racer VPlayStation 2NamcoNamcoRacing689,000

United States

In the United States, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 2000.

RankTitlePlatform(s)PublisherGenreSalesRevenueInflation
1Pokémon Gold / SilverGBCNintendoRPG4,000,000++$+
2Pokémon Red / Blue / YellowGame BoyNintendoRPG++$+[49]
3Tony Hawk's Pro SkaterPS1, N64ActivisionSports$
4Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2PS1, DCActivisionSports+$+
5Pokémon StadiumN64NintendoStrategy1,701,820$
6Madden NFL 2001PS2, PS1EA SportsSports+$+
7The SimsPCEALife sim1,207,313$50,773,114$[50]
8N64NintendoAction-adventure1,206,489$
9Gran Turismo 2PS1SonyRacing sim1,155,469$
10Final Fantasy IXPS1Square EARPG987,354$[51]

The following titles were the year's top six highest-grossing home video game franchises in the United States, in terms of video game software sales revenue.[52]

RankFranchisePublisher(s)Sales revenueInflation
1PokémonNintendo, The Pokémon Company$414,800,290$
2MarioNintendo$126,280,160$
3The Legend of ZeldaNintendo$93,103,817$
4Final FantasySquaresoft, Sony, Eidos Interactive, Square EA$61,899,388$
5Donkey KongNintendo$41,517,999$
6Tomb RaiderEidos Interactive$28,874,777$

Europe

In Europe, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 2000.[53]

RankTitlePlatform(s)PublisherGenreSales revenueInflation
1Pokémon Red / Blue / YellowGame BoyNintendoRPG€,000,000 $
2Pokémon StadiumNintendo 64NintendoStrategy€76,000,000 $
3Gran Turismo 2PlayStationSonyRacing sim€63,000,000 $
4FIFA 2001Multi-platformEA SportsSports€44,000,000 $
5Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?Multi-platformEidosQuiz€43,000,000 $
6Pokémon PinballGBCNintendoPinball€36,000,000 $
The SimsPCEALife sim€36,000,000 $
8Driver 2PlayStationInfogramesDriving€27,000,000 $
Nintendo 64NintendoAction-adventure€27,000,000 $
10PlayStationTHQWrestling€25,000,000 $
Diablo IIPCHavasAction RPG€25,000,000 $

In the United Kingdom and France, the following titles were the best-selling home video games of 2000.

RankUnited Kingdom[54] [55] France
TitlePlatform(s)Sales[56] [57]
1Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?Multi-platform1,000,000[58] Pokémon Yellow[59]
2Pokémon Red / Blue / YellowGame Boy900,000+rowspan="4"
3Gran Turismo 2PlayStation300,000+
4PlayStationrowspan="2"
5WWF SmackDown!

In Germany, the following titles were the best-selling home video games of 2000.[60]

RankGame BoySalesPlayStationSalesPCSales
1Pokémon Red / Blue800,000+Gran Turismo 2200,000+Diablo II200,000+
2Pokémon YellowTony Hawk's Pro Skater 2100,000+The Sims100,000+
3Pokémon Pinball100,000+Sudden Strike100,000+

Australia

In Australia, the following titles were the top ten best-selling console games of 2000.[61]

RankTitlePlatformDeveloperPublisherGenre
1Pokémon GoldGame Boy ColorGame FreakNintendoRPG
2Pokémon Silver
3Pokémon StadiumNintendo 64Nintendo EADNintendoStrategy
4Gran Turismo 2PlayStationPolyphony DigitalSonyRacing sim
5Pokémon YellowGame Boy ColorGame FreakNintendoRPG
6Nintendo 64LucasArtsLucasArtsRacing
7Pokémon BlueGame BoyGame FreakNintendoRPG
8Donkey Kong 64Nintendo 64RareNintendoPlatformer
9Pokémon RedGame BoyGame FreakNintendoRPG
10Perfect DarkNintendo 64RareNintendoFirst-person shooter

Highest-grossing arcade games in Japan

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 2000.[62]

RankTitleDeveloperManufacturerTypeGenrePoints
1Virtua Striker 2 ver. 99 / 2000Sega AM2SegaSoftwareSports5753
2Tekken Tag TournamentNamcoNamcoSoftwareFighting3734
3Samba de AmigoSonic TeamSegaDedicatedRhythm3204
4Power Smash (Virtua Tennis)Sega AM3SegaSoftwareSports3075
5Mr. DrillerNamcoNamcoSoftwarePuzzle2951
6Derby Owners ClubSega AM3SegaDedicatedSimulation2766
7Time Crisis 2NamcoNamcoDedicatedLight gun shooter2741
8The House of the Dead 2Sega AM1SegaDedicatedLight gun shooter2700
9Photo & Seal KilalaMake SoftwareMake SoftwareOtherPurikura2579
10SNKSNKSoftwareFighting2439

Major events

MonthDay(s)Event
January7Publisher ASC Games shut down due to financial issues arising with the ongoing delay of their upcoming game, .[63]
Digital Illusions CE acquires Refraction Games and 90% of Synergenix Interactive.
February4First annual Dreamcast Championships, featuring the game Sonic Adventure.
Electronic Arts acquired DreamWorks Interactive, the games division of DreamWorks SKG, becoming EA Los Angeles.[64]
MarchGame Network hosts the second annual Independent Games Festival (IGF).
April14Reuters reports that the PlayStation 2 console would have export controls placed on it by the Trade Ministry of Japan as the PS2 is sophisticated enough for military applications.[65] [66] [67] [68]
Nintendo sells its 100 millionth Game Boy / Game Boy Color handheld game console.
May11The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the third Annual Interactive Achievement Awards and inducts Hironobu Sakaguchi of Square into the AIAS Hall of Fame.
11–13The sixth annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is held[69] along with the third annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E3.
24Looking Glass Studios was shut down.[70]
June19Microsoft acquired Bungie.[71]
26Computer Game Developers Association is renamed to International Game Developers Association.
30Nintendo's Satellaview system ceases to receive broadcasts.
Sony acquired Verant Interactive.[72]
JulyInteractive Entertainment Merchants Association hosts first annual Executive Summit.
August31THQ acquired Volition.[73]
Ubi Soft acquired Red Storm Entertainment.
September10Sega.com launches SegaNet, their online console gaming network.
October7–15The World Cyber Games Challenge takes place in South Korea.
November 12 The Sega World Sydney amusement park closes its doors for good after three years of operation.
December15Nvidia acquires 3dfx Interactive.[74]
UnknownBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) hosts its third annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards for multimedia technologies; 7 of 20 awards went to video games. David Bowie was awarded, in part, for his contributions to the video game .
Mattel sells The Learning Company to Gores Technology Group.[75]
All of Sega's internal consumer research & development divisions become individual developer companies.
21-6 Productions was formed.
PopCap Games was formed.
Yeti Interactive was formed.
Team Liquid was formed.

Notable releases

Series with new installments include Age of Empires, Banjo-Kazooie, Command & Conquer, Diablo, Excite, Final Fantasy, Grandia, The Legend of Zelda, Madden NFL, Marvel vs. Capcom, Mega Man Legends, Monkey Island, Mortal Kombat, Need for Speed, Persona, Pokémon, Resident Evil, Ridge Racer, Sonic the Hedgehog, Spyro, Tekken, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Tony Hawk's, and Wario.

In addition, 2000 saw the introduction of several new properties, including Counter-Strike, Deus Ex, Hitman, Jet Set Radio, Kessen, Mario Tennis, Midnight Club, Paper Mario, Perfect Dark, The Sims, SSX, TimeSplitters, and Total War.

Notable releases of the year 2000
ReleaseTitleWindows5th Gen6th GenHandheldArcade
January 24 Crazy Taxi (2002) DC, GCN (2001), PS2 (2001) (1999)
January 24 Mario Party 2
January 27 Dragon Warrior Monsters
January 31 Nox
February 3 DC, GCN (2003), PS2 (2001)
February 4 The Sims
February 10 Vagrant Story PS1
February 19 SNK Gals' Fighters
February 29 BattleSphere
February 29 Dead or Alive 2 (1999)
February 29 GBA (2004)
February 29 DC
February 29
February 29 Pokémon Stadium[76]
March 4 Kessen PS2
March 21 Wario Land 3 GBC
March 23
March 24
March 27 Soldier of Fortune
March 30 Final Fight Revenge (1999)
March 31 Tech Romancer
March 31 MDK2 DC, PS2 (2001)
March 31 Starlancer DC
April 4
April 27 N64
April 28
April 30 Excitebike 64
April 30 The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
April 30 Wild Arms 2
May 4 4 Wheel Thunder
May 5
May 9 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
May 14 Bomberman Max
May 16 SimCity 3000 Unlimited
May 22 Earth 2150
May 22 Metal Slug 2nd Mission
May 22 Perfect Dark N64
May 24 Daikatana
May 28
June 1 Evolva
June 1 Ground Control
June 4 Space Channel 5
June 7
June 7
June 12 Tomb Raider
June 13
June 13 The Legend Of Dragoon
June 22
June 22
June 23 Deus Ex
June 28 Diablo II
June 28 Xtreme Sports GBC
June 29
June 29 Icewind Dale
June 29 Jet Set Radio DC
June 29 Marvel vs Capcom 2 DC
June 30
June 30
July 3 Dark Reign 2
July 13 Guilty Gear X PS2 (2001),DC(2003) GBA (2002)
July 18 Threads of Fate PS1
July 26The King of Fighters 2000 DC, PS2, PS4, Xbox 1
July 29 Strider 2
July 31 Spirit of Speed 1937
August 1Arcatera: The Dark Brotherhood
August 1 Linux (2001), Mac OS
August 3 Shin Sangoku Musou (Japan)
August 15 Chrono Cross
August 24
August 26 Dragon Quest VII (Japan) PS1
August 28 Mario Tennis
August 30 WWF Royal Rumble
September 1 Spider-Man PS1, GBC, N64 DC (2001)
September 12 Parasite Eve II PS1
September 13 Lego Stunt Rally
September 15 PS2 (2001)
September 19 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 N64 (2001), PS1 DC GBA (2001), GBC
September 24
September 24
September 25 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
September 25 Vampire Hunter D
September 26 Destruction Derby Raw
September 26 NHL 2001 PS2
September 27 Dragon Warrior I & II
September 28 F1 Championship Season 2000 PS1 PS2 GBC
October
October 4
October 5 Skies of Arcadia DC
October 15Pokémon Gold and SilverGBC
October 19 PS1, N64 PS2, DC GBC
October 22 Quake III Arena
October 23
October 23 TimeSplitters PS2
October 24 Mega Man Legends 2
October 25 GBA (2001)
October 25 Ridge Racer V
October 25 PS1
October 26 FantaVision
October 26 Madden NFL 2001
October 26 SSX
October 26 Tekken Tag Tournament
October 27 Bust-a-Move Millennium
October 27 Rune PS2, Mac OS, Linux
October 31 The Grinch
November 6 PS1 (2002) DC
November 6 Crash Bash PS1
November 6 Incredible Crisis PS1
November 6 The World Is Not Enough PS1, N64 GBC
November 6 Shenmue DC
November 8 Escape from Monkey Island PS2 (2001)
November 9 PS2 (2002)
November 9 Counter-Strike (video game)Xbox, Retail and Steam (2003) Linux, Mac OS X (2013)
November 10 Timeline[{{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} |- | November 13 || ''[[Final Fantasy IX]] || (2016) || PS1 || || || |-| November 13 || Madden NFL 2001 || || || || GBC || |-| November 13 || The Emperor's New Groove || || PS1 || || GBC || |-| November 14 || || || || || GBC || |-| November 14 || The Powerpuff Girls: Bad Mojo Jojo || || || || GBC || |-| November 14 || Sonic Shuffle || || || DC || || |-| November 16 || Blues Brothers 2000 || || N64 || || || |-| November 17 || Sky Odyssey || || || PS2 || || |-| November 17 || || || PS1 || DC || || |-| November 17 || Sacrifice || || || || || |-| November 19 || || || || || || |-| November 20 || 007 Racing || || PS1 || || || |-| November 20 ||Banjo-Tooie|| || N64 || || || |-| November 20 || || || PS1 || || GBC || |-| November 20 || Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX || || || DC || || |-| November 22 || || || PS1 || || || |-| November 23 || || || || || || |-| November 23 || || || || || || |-| November 24 || || || || || GBA (2001) || |-| November 30 || Godzilla: The Series: Monster Wars || || || || GBC || |-| November 30 || Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers || || N64 || || || |-| rowspan="2" |December 1|Crime Cities!Yes|||||-| Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge || || PS1 || || || |-| December 4 || || || PS1 || || || |-| December 4 || Pokémon Puzzle Challenge || || || || GBC || |-| December 6 || American McGee's Alice || || || || || |-| December 6 || Grandia II || || || DC || || |-| December 7 || || || || || || |-| December 7 || Mario Party 3 (Japan) || || N64 || || || |-| December 7 || Project Justice || || || DC || || |-| December 10 || Monster Rancher Hop-A-Bout || || PS1 || || || |-| December 13 || || || N64 || || || |-| December 14 || Dark Cloud (Japan) || || || PS2 || || |-| December 14 || Pokémon Crystal (Japan) || || || GBC || || |-| December 21 || Phantasy Star Online (Japan) || || || DC || || |-| December 30 || ECW Anarchy Rulz || || || DC || || |}

See also

References

Notes and References

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