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The best video games of 2002

The top 3 according to 5 votes from people: Metroid Prime · Madden NFL 2003 · Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4. (Updated Jun 20, 2019.)

The 25 best-reviewed games released in 2002 according to Metacritic's critic scores (all platforms). No DLC, expansions or compilations.

Amandine Durand · · 25 items · 5 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in Français). See the original

Top 20

  1. 1

    Metroid Prime

    Released November 2002. Metascore: 97.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  2. 2

    Madden NFL 2003

    Released August 2002. Metascore: 95.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  3. 3

    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

    Released October 2002. Metascore: 94.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  4. 4

    Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

    Released September 2002. Metascore: 91.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  5. 5

    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    Released October 2002. Metascore: 95.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  6. 6

    The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past / Four Swords

    Released December 2002. Metascore: 95.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  7. 7

    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

    Released November 2002. Metascore: 93.

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    0
  8. 8

    NFL 2K3

    Released August 2002. Metascore: 92.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  9. 9

    Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

    Released June 2002. Metascore: 92.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  10. 10

    Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

    Released July 2002. Metascore: 92.

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    0
  11. 11

    Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2

    Released February 2002. Metascore: 92.

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    0
  12. 12

    Super Mario Sunshine

    Released August 2002. Metascore: 92.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  13. 13

    Metroid Fusion

    Released November 2002. Metascore: 92.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  14. 14

    Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

    Released January 2002. Metascore: 91.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  15. 15

    Resident Evil (Remake)

    Released April 2002. Metascore: 91.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  16. 16

    NCAA Football 2003

    Released July 2002. Metascore: 91.

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    0
  17. 17

    Neverwinter Nights

    Released June 2002. Metascore: 91.

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    0
  18. 18

    No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way

    Released September 2002. Metascore: 91.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  19. 19

    TimeSplitters 2

    Released October 2002. Metascore: 90.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  20. 20

    Freedom Force

    Released March 2002. Metascore: 90.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0

Candidates

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  1. 21

    Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

    Released March 2002. Metascore: 89.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  2. 22

    Age of Mythology

    Released November 2002. Metascore: 89.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  3. 23

    NHL 2K3

    Released November 2002. Metascore: 89.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  4. 24

    NBA 2K3

    Released October 2002. Metascore: 89.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  5. 25

    Virtua Fighter 4

    Released March 2002. Metascore: 94.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

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Julien André · Français

Metroid Prime, la transition 3D réussie à la perfection.

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