# The best GameCube games

The 25 GameCube games with the highest critic scores on Metacritic, the weighted average of professional reviews. Expansions and compilations left out.

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## Top 20

1. **Metroid Prime** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2002. Metascore: 97.
2. **Resident Evil 4 (2005)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released January 2005. Metascore: 96.
3. **The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released December 2006. Metascore: 96.
4. **The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released March 2003. Metascore: 96.
5. **Madden NFL 2004** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2003. Metascore: 94.
6. **SoulCalibur II** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2003. Metascore: 93.
7. **Viewtiful Joe** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2003. Metascore: 93.
8. **NFL 2K3** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2002. Metascore: 92.
9. **Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released June 2002. Metascore: 92.
10. **SSX 3** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2003. Metascore: 92.
11. **Madden NFL 2003** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2002. Metascore: 92.
12. **Super Smash Bros. Melee** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released December 2001. Metascore: 92.
13. **Super Mario Sunshine** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2002. Metascore: 92.
14. **Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2003. Metascore: 92.
15. **Metroid Prime 2: Echoes** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2004. Metascore: 92.
16. **Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2002. Metascore: 91.
17. **Resident Evil (Remake)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released April 2002. Metascore: 91.
18. **The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released February 2003. Metascore: 91.
19. **NCAA Football 2003** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released July 2002. Metascore: 91.
20. **Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2001. Metascore: 91.
21. **Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2001. Metascore: 90.
22. **NBA 2K2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released March 2002. Metascore: 90.
23. **Pikmin 2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2004. Metascore: 90.
24. **Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2002. Metascore: 90.
25. **Madden NFL 2005** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2004. Metascore: 90.

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