2002 in video games explained

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, , Jet Set Radio Future, Metroid Prime, Onimusha 2, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Pro Evolution Soccer 2, Resident Evil and Zero, Super Mario Sunshine, , and , 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 for the GameCube.

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]

TitlePlatformDeveloperPublisherGenreScore (out of 40)
The Legend of Zelda: Kaze no Takuto (The Wind Waker)GameCubeNintendo EADNintendoAction-adventure40
Biohazard (Resident Evil)GameCubeCapcomCapcomSurvival horror39
Final Fantasy XI OnlinePlayStation 2SquaresoftSquaresoftMMORPG38
Biohazard 0 (Resident Evil Zero)GameCubeCapcomCapcomSurvival horror38
Virtua Fighter 4PlayStation 2Sega AM2SegaFighting37
Dead or Alive 3XboxTeam NinjaTecmoFighting37
Super Mario SunshineGameCubeNintendo EADNintendoPlatformer37
Onimusha 2 (Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny)PlayStation 2CapcomCapcomHack and slash36
Sakura Taisen 4: Koiseyo Otome (Sakura Wars 4)DreamcastRed CompanySegaSRPG36
Kingdom HeartsPlayStation 2SquaresoftSquaresoftAction RPG36
Tekken 4PlayStation 2NamcoNamcoFighting36
(The Binding Blade)Game Boy AdvanceIntelligent SystemsNintendoSRPG36
Winning Eleven 6 (Pro Evolution Soccer 2)PlayStation 2Konami TokyoKonamiSports36
Kamaitachi no Yoru 2PlayStation 2ChunsoftChunsoftVisual novel36
IkarugaDreamcastTreasureESPShoot 'em up36
Winning Eleven 6: Final EvolutionPlayStation 2Konami TokyoKonamiSports36

Metacritic and GameRankings

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

2002 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 88% (GR)[2] [3]
GamePublisherRelease DatePlatform(s)MC scoreGR score
Metroid PrimeNintendoNovember 17, 2002GameCube97/10096.33%
NintendoDecember 13, 2002GameCube96/100[4] 94.43%[5]
Rockstar GamesOctober 29, 2002PlayStation 295/10094.43%
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four SwordsNintendoDecember 2, 2002Game Boy Advance95/10091.74%
Madden NFL 2003EA SportsAugust 12, 2002PlayStation 295/10091.2%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4ActivisionOctober 23, 2002PlayStation 294/10092.53%
Virtua Fighter 4SegaJanuary 31, 2002PlayStation 294/10091.33%
Grand Theft Auto IIIRockstar GamesMay 21, 2002Microsoft Windows93/10093.54%
Blizzard EntertainmentJuly 3, 2002Microsoft Windows92/10093.02%
Tom Clancy's Splinter CellUbisoftNovember 17, 2002Xbox93/10092.49%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3ActivisionMarch 4, 2002Xbox93/10090.69%
Pro Evolution Soccer 2KonamiApril 25, 2002PlayStation 293/10090.54%
NFL 2K3SegaAugust 21, 2002PlayStation 293/10088.1%
Super Mario SunshineNintendoAugust 26, 2002GameCube92/10091.5%
Metroid FusionNintendoNovember 18, 2002Game Boy Advance92/10091.21%
Eternal DarknessNintendoJune 23, 2002GameCube92/10090.58%
Madden NFL 2003EA SportsAugust 12, 2002GameCube92/10090.47%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003EA SportsOctober 31, 2002Microsoft Windows92/10089.83%
Madden NFL 2003EA SportsAugust 12, 2002Xbox92/10089.57%
NFL 2K3SegaAugust 21, 2002GameCube92/10089.45%
TimeSplitters 2Eidos InteractiveOctober 8, 2002PlayStation 290/10091.67%
NCAA Football 2003EA SportsJuly 20, 2002PlayStation 291/10091.36%
Electronic ArtsJanuary 22, 2002Microsoft Windows91/10091.05%
Sierra EntertainmentSeptember 30, 2002Microsoft Windows91/10091.03%
NCAA Football 2003EA SportsJuly 20, 2002GameCube91/10090.57%
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master QuestNintendoDecember 13, 2002GameCube91/10089.77%
Resident EvilCapcomMarch 22, 2002GameCube91/10089.75%
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3NintendoSeptember 24, 2002Game Boy Advance91/10089.55%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4ActivisionOctober 23, 2002GameCube91/10089.39%
Neverwinter NightsInfogramesJune 18, 2002Microsoft Windows91/10088.98%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003EA SportsOctober 27, 2002GameCube90/10090.55%
NBA 2K2SegaMarch 20, 2002GameCube90/10090.53%
Panzer Dragoon OrtaSegaDecember 19, 2002Xbox90/10090.36%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3ActivisionMarch 28, 2002Microsoft Windows90/10090.29%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4ActivisionOctober 23, 2002Xbox90/10088.79%
NCAA Football 2003EA SportsJuly 20, 2002Xbox90/10088.79%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3ActivisionMarch 4, 2002Game Boy Advance90/10088.33%
Freedom ForceElectronic ArtsMarch 26, 2002Microsoft Windows90/10087.88%
NBA 2K2SegaFebruary 27, 2002Xbox90/10086.91%
NFL 2K3SegaAugust 21, 2002XboxN/A89.79%
Ratchet & ClankSony Computer EntertainmentNovember 4, 2002PlayStation 288/10089.74%
MafiaGathering of DevelopersAugust 27, 2002Microsoft Windows88/10089.51%
TimeSplitters 2Eidos InteractiveOctober 16, 2002GameCube88/10089.31%
Bethesda SoftworksMay 1, 2002Microsoft Windows89/10089.01%
NBA 2K2SegaJanuary 12, 2002PlayStation 289/10088.89%
Battlefield 1942Electronic ArtsSeptember 10, 2002Microsoft Windows89/10088.67%
Age of MythologyMicrosoft Game StudiosOctober 30, 2002Microsoft Windows89/10088.67%
Electronic ArtsOctober 2, 2002PlayStation 289/10088.01%
Madden NFL 2003EA SportsAugust 12, 2002Microsoft Windows89/10087.64%
Battlefront.comSeptember 20, 2002Microsoft Windows89/10087.18%
NHL 2K3SegaNovember 19, 2002Xbox89/10086.86%
ActivisionMarch 26, 2002Microsoft Windows89/10086.8%
NASCAR Racing 2002 SeasonSierra EntertainmentFebruary 14, 2002Microsoft Windows89/10086.7%
NHL 2K3SegaDecember 11, 2002GameCube89/10086.12%
NBA 2K3SegaOctober 8, 2002PlayStation 289/10085.81%
NHL 2K3SegaNovember 10, 2002PlayStation 289/10085.81%
ActivisionAugust 19, 2002Microsoft Windows88/10088.49%
Dark ChronicleSony Computer EntertainmentNovember 28, 2002PlayStation 287/10088.46%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003EA SportsOctober 27, 2002Xbox88/10088.28%
Acclaim EntertainmentSeptember 30, 2002PlayStation 286/10088.22%
TimeSplitters 2Eidos InteractiveOctober 16, 2002Xbox88/10088.12%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003EA SportsOctober 27, 2002PlayStation 288/10087.9%
F1 2002EA SportsJune 13, 2002Microsoft Windows88/10086.93%
Electronic ArtsMay 29, 2002PlayStation 288/10086.67%
Aggressive InlineAcclaim EntertainmentJuly 31, 2002GameCube88/10086.47%
FIFA Football 2003Electronic ArtsNovember 1, 2002Xbox88/10086.33%
Jet Set Radio FutureSegaFebruary 22, 2002Xbox88/10085.97%
NBA StreetEA SportsFebruary 5, 2002GameCube88/10084.96%
FIFA Football 2003Electronic ArtsOctober 25, 2002PlayStation 288/10082.9%

Best-selling video games

Rank! rowspan="2"
TitlePlatform(s)PublisherSales
Japan[6] USA[7] EuropeWorldwide
1PlayStation 2Rockstar4,446,6761,350,000+[8] 5,796,677+
22002 FIFA World CupMulti-platformEA Sports331,6263,500,000+[9]
3Pokémon Ruby / SapphireGame Boy AdvanceNintendo3,197,7623,197,762
4Madden NFL 2003PS2, Xbox, GC, PS1EA Sports3,193,5453,194,065+
5Kingdom HeartsPlayStation 2Squaresoft838,3231,190,1521,161,677+3,190,152+
6FIFA Football 2003Multi-platformEA Sports261,2382,500,000+2,761,238+
7Grand Theft Auto IIIPlayStation 2, PCRockstar2,412,997+300,000+[10] [11] 2,712,997+
8Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (Winning Eleven 6)PS2, PlayStationKonami1,693,5191,000,000+[12] 2,693,519+
9PS2, Xbox, GameCubeActivision1,987,038300,000+2,287,038+
10Super Mario SunshineGameCubeNintendo677,440175,000+[13] 2,172,821+

Japan

Best-selling video games in Japan[14] ! Rank! Title! Platform(s)!Developer(s)! Publisher! Genre! Sales
1Pokémon Ruby / SapphireGame Boy AdvanceGame FreakNintendoRPG3,197,762
2Winning Eleven 6 (Pro Evolution Soccer 2)PlayStation 2, PlayStationKonami TokyoKonamiSports1,693,519
3Onimusha 2 (Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny)PlayStation 2CapcomCapcomHack and slash1,002,968
4Kingdom HeartsPlayStation 2SquaresoftSquaresoftAction RPG838,323
5Shin Sangokumusou 2 (Dynasty Warriors 3)PlayStation 2Omega ForceKoeiHack and slash688,655
6Mario Party 4GameCubeHudson SoftNintendoParty677,890
7Super Mario SunshineGameCubeNintendo EADNintendoPlatformer677,440
8Tales of Destiny 2PlayStation 2Wolf Team, TelenetNamcoAction RPG662,699
9Super Robot Taisen Impact (Super Robot Wars Impact)PlayStation 2TOSEBanprestoSRPG632,536
10PlayStationGanbarionBandaiFighting545,506

United States

Best-selling video games in the United States (NPD Group)[15] [16] ! Rank! Title! Platform(s)! Publisher! Genre! Sales! Revenue! Inflation
1PlayStation 2RockstarAction-adventure4,446,676$
2Madden NFL 2003PS2, Xbox, GC, PS1EA SportsSports$
3Grand Theft Auto IIIPlayStation 2RockstarAction-adventure2,412,997++$+
4PS2, Xbox, GCActivisionAction-adventure$
5PS2, Xbox, GCEA GamesFPS$
6Super Mario SunshineGameCubeNintendoPlatformer[17] $
7GBANintendoPlatformer1,480,275++$+
8PlayStation 2SonyRacing sim1,480,274++$+
9Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4PS2, Xbox, GC, PS1ActivisionSports$
10NCAA Football 2003PS2, Xbox, GCEA SportsSports$

Europe

Best-selling video games in Europe
TitlePlatform(s)PublisherSales
UKGermany[18] Europe
FIFA Football 2003Multi-platformEA Sports300,000+2,500,000+[19]
PlayStation 2Konami300,000+100,000+1,570,000+[20]
PlayStation 2Rockstar Games1,250,000+100,000+1,350,000+
Kingdom HeartsPlayStation 2Sony1,161,677+[21]
Pro Evolution Soccer 2PlayStation 2Konami1,000,000+
Multi-platformEA Games300,000+100,000+400,000+
Grand Theft Auto IIIPS2, PCRockstar Games300,000+300,000+
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsMulti-platformEA Games300,000+300,000+
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersMulti-platformEA Games300,000+300,000+
PlayStation 2Sony300,000+300,000+
Best-selling video games in the United Kingdom
RankTitlePlatform(s)PublisherSales
1PlayStation 2Rockstar Games1,250,000+
2FIFA Football 2003Multi-platformEA Sports300,000+
3Grand Theft Auto IIIPS2, PCRockstar Games300,000+
4Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsMulti-platformEA Games300,000+
5Multi-platformEA Games300,000+
6The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersMulti-platformEA Games300,000+
7PlayStation 2Konami300,000+
8PlayStation 2Sony300,000+
9Multi-platformActivision300,000+
10Monsters, Inc.GBA, GBCTHQ300,000+
Best-selling 2002 PlayStation 2 video games in Germany
TitlePublisherSales
Final Fantasy XSony100,000+
Rockstar Games100,000+
EA Games100,000+
Konami100,000+

Australia

Rank! colspan="3"
Australia[22]
TitlePlatformPublisher
1Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3PlayStation 2Activision
2PlayStation 2Sony
3PlayStation 2Codemasters
4Gran Turismo 3PlayStation 2Sony
5PlayStation 2Electronic Arts
6XboxMicrosoft
7PlayStation 2Rockstar
8Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsPlayStationElectronic Arts
9Grand Theft Auto IIIPlayStation 2Rockstar
10Gran Turismo 2PlayStationSony

Events

Notable releases

Notable releases of the year 2002
ReleaseTitleWindows5th Gen6th GenHandheldArcade
January 1 Lilo & Stitch Pinball
January 7 Rez
January 12 NBA 2K2 PS2
January 12 NBA Courtside 2002
January 14 ESPN Winter X-Games Snowboarding 2002 PS2
January 15
January 18 Dark Arena
January 19 Salt Lake 2002
January 22 Forever Kingdom
January 22
January 22 MotoGP 2 PS2
January 23 PaRappa the Rapper 2 PS2
January 24
January 24 Salt Lake 2002
January 25Tomato AdventureGBA
January 28 PS2
January 28 AirBlade PS2
January 28 Grandia II PS2
January 28 ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 PS2
January 29 Salt Lake 2002
February 1 Win
February 3 Sonic Advance
February 4
February 6 NFL Blitz 20-02 PS2
February 9 Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World
February 9 High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 PS2
February 11 PS2
February 11 Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
February 11 PS2
February 12 State of Emergency PS2
February 12
February 14 NHL 2K2
February 17 PS2, Xbox
February 17
February 19 Gitaroo Man PS2
February 19
February 22 Jet Set Radio Future
February 24
February 24 Pac-Man World 2 PS2
February 24 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002 PS2
February 25
February 25 ESPN NBA 2Night 2002 PS2
February 26 All-Star Baseball 2003 PS2
February 26 PS2
March 2 PS2
March 3 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
March 5 High Heat Major League Baseball 2003
March 10 Grandia II
March 10 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
March 13
March 17 Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
March 17 Virtua Fighter 4 PS2
March 18 Sega Soccer Slam
March 19 Bloody Roar 3
March 19 Monsters, Inc. PS2
March 20 Baseball Advance
March 20 Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament PS2
March 21 World Rally Championship PS2
March 21 Blood Omen 2 PS2
March 25
March 25 Britney's Dance Beat
March 25 PS2
March 25 Hooters Road Trip
March 25 PS2
March 26 Freedom Force Win
March 26 Win
March 27 PS2
March 27 ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002
March 31 Dungeon Siege Win
March 31 Savage Skies PS2
March 31 The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris
April 12 DC (PAL & EU)
April 15 Blender Bros.
April 15 Breath of Fire II
April 15 PS2
April 16 RedCard 20-03 PS2
April 16 PS2
April 16 Spider-Man: The Movie
April 20 Vendetta Online
April 22 2002 FIFA World Cup PS2
April 30 2002 FIFA World Cup
April 30 Dinotopia: The Timestone Paradise
April 30 Resident Evil Remake
April 30 TransWorld Surf PS2
May 1 Win
May 7
May 8 Britney's Dance Beat
May 9 Headhunter PS2
May 14
May 16 Final Fantasy XI PS2 (JP)
May 20 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 PS2
May 27 Lost Kingdoms
May 28 Aggressive Inline PS2
May 29 PS2
May 29 Hey Arnold! The Movie
May 29
May 29 Muppet Pinball Mayhem
May 30 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones GBA
May 31 Earthworm Jim 2
May 31 Way of the Samurai PS2
May 31 WTA Tour Tennis
May 31 Lethal Skies Elite Pilot: Team SW PS2
June 1 The House of the Dead III Arcade
June 3 Dead to Rights
June 3 PS2
June 3 Endgame PS2
June 5 Digimon World 3
June 6 Xbox
June 7 Disney's Lilo & Stitch
June 10 Outlaw Golf
June 12 Mega Man Battle Network 2
June 14 Disney's Lilo & Stitch
June 14 NickToons Racing
June 14 Downforce PS2
June 14 PS2
June 14 Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise
June 16 Neverwinter Nights Win
June 16 The Pinball of the Dead
June 16 Fire Blade PS2
June 17 Wipeout Fusion PS2
June 17 F1 2002 PS2
June 17 Freekstyle PS2
June 17 Lego Soccer Mania
June 17 MX Superfly PS2
June 17 Shifters PS2
June 18 PS2
June 19 Britney's Dance Beat Win
June 19 PS2
June 22 Shantae
June 23 Eternal Darkness GCN
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 PS2
June 27 PS2
July 2
July 3 Win
July 20 NCAA Football 2003 PS2
July 22 Smuggler's Run
July 29 The Mark of Kri PS2
July 29
July 30 Car Battler Joe
July 30 Virtua Tennis 2
July 31 Sega Sports Tennis PS2
August 11 Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
August 12 Beach Spikers
August 12 Duke Nukem Advance
August 12 Madden NFL 2003
August 12 NFL 2K3 PS2
August 12 Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 PS2
August 12
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
August 20 The Thing
August 20 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
August 20 Win
August 22 Sega Soccer Slam
August 23 TOCA Race Driver
August 25 Super Monkey Ball 2 GCN
August 26 Super Mario Sunshine GCN
August 27 SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs PS2
August 27 PS2
August 28
August 28 PS2
August 28 PS2
August 31 PS2
August 31 Riding Spirits PS2
September 2 Blade II PS2
September 3 The Thing
September 4
September 5 Armored Core 3 PS2
September 9 Dino Stalker PS2
September 10 Battlefield 1942 Win
September 10 Mega Man Zero
September 10 Ty the Tasmanian Tiger
September 10 PS2
September 10 The Thing
September 14
September 14 Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena
September 14 Turbo Turtle Adventure
September 15 Animal Crossing GCN
September 16 Boulder Dash EX
September 16
September 16 Colin McRae Rally 2.0
September 16 NHL Hitz 20-03 PS2
September 16 Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer PS2
September 16 Gungrave PS2
September 16 PS2
September 17
September 17 Dynasty Tactics PS2
September 17 Kingdom Hearts
September 17
September 18 NASCAR Thunder 2003
September 18
September 20
September 22Divine DivinityWin
September 23 Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus PS2
September 23 Tekken 4 PS2
September 23 Summoner 2 PS2
September 23 PS2
September 23 Dual Hearts PS2
September 23Star Fox AdventuresGCN
September 24
September 24 NASCAR Thunder 2003
September 24 Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island
September 24 Super Bust-A-Move 2 PS2
September 24 The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring
September 25 Jimmy Neutron vs. Jimmy Negatron
September 25 PS2
September 25 NBA ShootOut 2003 PS2
September 25
September 25 Win
September 25 PS2
September 27 PS2
September 28 Ferrari F355 Challenge PS2
September 29 Monster Force
September 30 Win
September 30 PS2
September 30 NHL 2003 PS2
September 30 Grandia Xtreme PS2
September 30 PS2
September 30 Mystic Heroes
September 30Unreal Tournament 2003[25] Win
October 1 WinPS2, Xbox, GCN
October 1
October 1 PS2
October 1
October 4 Super Mario Sunshine GCN (PAL)
October 4
October 7 David Beckham Soccer
October 7 Dual Blades
October 8 GCN
October 8 NBA 2K3 PS2
October 8 NBA Live 2003 PS2
October 8 Virtua Tennis
October 9 TimeSplitters 2 PS2
October 9 Evolution Skateboarding PS2
October 10
October 12 Sub Rebellion PS2
October 15
October 15 Red Faction II PS2
October 15 Wild Arms 3 PS2
October 15 BloodRayne
October 15 PS2
October 15 The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring
October 15 RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
October 17 Disney Golf
October 18
October 21 Mario Party 4 GCN
October 21 PS2
October 22 Reign of Fire PS2, Xbox, GCN
October 22 Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance Xbox
October 22 Deathrow
October 22 V-Rally 3 PS2
October 22 PS2
October 22 Defender PS2
October 22 Sneakers
October 22 The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring
October 23 Fire Pro Wrestling 2
October 23 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
October 24 Suikoden III PS2
October 25 Austin Powers Pinball
October 27
October 27 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 PS2
October 27 Toxic Grind
October 28
October 28
October 28 Star Wars: The Clone Wars PS2, Xbox, GCN
October 28 PS2
October 28 Jet X2O PS2
October 28 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
October 29
October 29 Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II
October 30NeocronWin
October 31 Reign of Fire
October 31 WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth PS2
November 1 Age of Mythology Win
November 1
November 1 PS2
November 1
November 3 Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX
November 3 PS2, GCN
November 4 Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
November 4 Phantom Crash
November 4 Ratchet & Clank PS2
November 4 Robot Alchemic Drive PS2
November 4
November 5 NHL FaceOff 2003 PS2
November 5Project Nomads[26] Win
November 5 WinPS2, Xbox, GCN
November 6 Win
November 7
November 8 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
November 8
November 9 ATV Offroad Fury 2 PS2
November 10 NHL 2K3 PS2
November 10 Shinobi PS2
November 10 Sonic Mega Collection
November 11 Godzilla: Domination!
November 11
November 11 MechAssault Xbox
November 11 PS2
November 11 Disney's Treasure Planet PS2
November 11 PS2
November 11 The Simpsons Skateboarding PS2
November 12 Resident Evil 0 GCN
November 12
November 12 Whirl Tour
November 13
November 14 FIFA Soccer 2003 PS2
November 14
November 15 Disney Sports Skateboarding
November 15 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WinPS1 PS2, Xbox, GCN GBC, GBA
November 15 Metroid Prime GCN
November 15 Metroid Fusion GBA
November 16 BMX XXX PS2
November 16
November 17 PS2
November 17 Justice League: Injustice For All
November 17
November 18 GCN
November 18 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Xbox
November 18 Rocky PS2
November 18 Marvel vs. Capcom 2 PS2
November 18
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
November 19
November 19
November 19 Shox PS2
November 19
November 19 Super Monkey Ball Jr.
November 19 Dr. Muto PS2
November 19 PS2
November 20
November 20
November 21 Karnaaj Rally
November 21 Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire GBA (JP)
November 21 Steel Battalion
November 22 Fatal Frame
November 22 Disney's Kim Possible: Revenge of Monkey Fist
November 24 BMX XXX
November 24 Phantasy Star Collection
November 25
November 25 Legends of Wrestling II
November 25 PS2
November 26 Legends of Wrestling II PS2
November 26 Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 3
November 27 Gremlins: Stripe vs Gizmo
November 27 NCAA Final Four 2003 PS2
November 28 Dark Chronicle PS2
November 28
November 28 Space Channel 5 Part 2 PS2 (PAL)
December 1 Street Fighter Alpha 3
December 1 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon PS2
December 2Shadow of Memories (USA)Win
December 3 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai PS2
December 3
December 6 Nickelodeon Party Blast
December 6 Pro Race Driver PS2
December 7
December 10 Lunar Legend
December 10 The Clone Wars PS2
December 13 GCN (JP)
December 15 The Invincible Iron Man
December 19 Sonic Advance 2
December 30 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
December 31 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

See also

Notes and References

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