The best video games of 2001
The top 3 according to 11 votes from people: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 · Halo: Combat Evolved · Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. (Updated Feb 22, 2022.)
The 25 best-reviewed games released in 2001 according to Metacritic's critic scores (all platforms). No DLC, expansions or compilations.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 20
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1
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Released October 2001. Metascore: 97.
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2
Halo: Combat Evolved
Released November 2001. Metascore: 97.
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3
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Released November 2001. Metascore: 96.
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4
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
Released July 2001. Metascore: 95.
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5
Devil May Cry
Released October 2001. Metascore: 94.
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6
Madden NFL 2002
Released August 2001. Metascore: 94.
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7
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Released December 2001. Metascore: 92.
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8
IL-2 Sturmovik
Released November 2001. Metascore: 91.
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9
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Released June 2001. Metascore: 91.
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10
Grand Theft Auto III
Released October 2001. Metascore: 97.
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Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Released August 2001. Metascore: 93.
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12
Paper Mario
Released February 2001. Metascore: 93.
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13
SSX Tricky
Released November 2001. Metascore: 92.
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14
Advance Wars
Released September 2001. Metascore: 92.
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15
Final Fantasy X
Released December 2001. Metascore: 92.
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16
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Released March 2001. Metascore: 92.
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17
Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
Released July 2001. Metascore: 91.
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18
Twisted Metal: Black
Released June 2001. Metascore: 91.
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19
Golden Sun
Released November 2001. Metascore: 91.
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20
ICO
Released September 2001. Metascore: 90.
Candidates
They don't make it into the top 20… yet. Vote for them to move them up.
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21
Black & White
Released March 2001. Metascore: 90.
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22
Dance Dance Revolution
Released May 2001. Metascore: 90.
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23
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Released December 2001. Metascore: 90.
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24
Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II
Released November 2001. Metascore: 90.
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25
Max Payne
Remedy Shooter (2001) that popularized bullet time in video games.
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26
Silent Hill 2
Konami's survival horror (2001), considered one of the best horror games in history.
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27
NHL 2002
Released September 2001. Metascore: 92.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (9)
GTA III y Halo el mismo año, qué locura.
Metal Gear Solid 2, todavía me explota la cabeza.
Super Smash Bros. Melee sigue jugándose en torneos hoy.
Conker's Bad Fur Day era muy gamberro.
Faltan Silent Hill 2, Ico y Max Payne.
Paper Mario de N64, qué maravilla.
Halo, Metal Gear Solid 2, Final Fantasy X... 2001 fue increíble.
Devil May Cry, Dante y el estilo.
GTA III cambió los videojuegos para siempre.