2003 in video games

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2003 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Tony Hawk's Underground, Madden NFL 2004, NBA Live 2004, ESPN NBA Basketball, Saya no Uta: The Song of Saya, Final Fantasy X-2, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Sonic Heroes, Postal 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, and WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain. New intellectual properties included Beyond Good & Evil, Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand, Call of Duty, Disgaea, Drakengard, Manhunt, PlanetSide, TrackMania, True Crime: Streets of LA, and Viewtiful Joe. The year's best-selling video game worldwide was Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire, the fifth time a Pokémon games was the annual worldwide top-seller (since 1998).

## Events

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* February 27 – Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Yu Suzuki of Sega to the AIAS Hall of Fame.
* March 6–9 – Game Developers Conference hosts 3rd annual Game Developers Choice Awards and Gama Network's 5th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF).
* April 1 – Enix Corporation and Square Co., Ltd. officially merge, forming Square Enix Co., Ltd.
* May 14–16 – 9th annual E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) held at Los Angeles[1] Convention Center; 6th annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E3.
* July – IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) hosts 4th annual Executive Summit.
* July 16 – Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA) renamed as Entertainment Software Association (ESA).
* September 12 – Valve releases their game distribution software Steam out of beta.
* October 1 – DreamWorks SKG and Tecmo announce a movie adaptation of the video game Fatal Frame has been fast-tracked with John Rogers and Steven Spielberg's involvement.
* October 12–18 – The 2003 World Cyber Games are held.[2][3]
* October 20 – Families of Aaron Hamel and Kimberly Bede, two young adults shot by teens William and Josh Buckner (who in statements to investigators claimed their actions were inspired by Grand Theft Auto III), file a US$246 million lawsuit against developer Rockstar Games, publisher Take-Two Interactive Software, retailer Walmart, and console-maker Sony Computer Entertainment America.
* October 31 – British Academy of Film and Television Arts announces that nominations for the 6th annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards will instead be split between the 1st annual BAFTA Games Awards for video game publications and (on November 24) the BAFTA Interactive Awards for multimedia technologies; ceremonies to be held in February 2004.
* November – Kazushige Nojima resigns from Square Enix.
* December 2 – The inaugural Spike Video Game Awards are held.[4]
* First PlayStation Portable prototype shown by Sony.
* Nintendo states that its next generation console would be fully compatible with the GameCube.

### Business

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* Early 2003 – Compile goes defunct.
* February 19 – Microsoft announces a deal to buy Connectix Corporation.
* Take-Two Interactive buys TDK Mediactive, Inc.
* May 7 – Infogrames Entertainment, SA rebrands all its subsidiaries under the Atari brand.
* Enix Corporation officially absorbs Square Co., Ltd., forming Square Enix Co., Ltd.
* CNN Money reports that video games are a US$10 billion industry
* April – Pan European Game Information (PEGI), a European video game content rating system, comes into use.
* May – The 3DO Company announces bankruptcy and closes down its New World Computing subsidiary.
* June 12 – Obsidian Entertainment founded.
* August 1 – Virgin Interactive is renamed to Avalon Interactive by its owner Titus Software.
* August – Microsoft announced ATI as the developer of the GPU for their next generation console, Project Xenon. Their previous contract with Nvidia was finished but the GPU of the Xbox continued in production.
* September – Silicon Dreams Studio goes defunct.
* December – Interplay closes its Black Isle Studios division.
* Late 2003 – Nintendo buys shares from Japanese toy and animation conglomerate Bandai making Nintendo one of Bandai's top 10 shareholders.
* Late 2003 – Data East goes defunct.

## Hardware

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Nokia N-Gage Month  | Day  | System

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February  | 14  | Game Boy Advance SPJP
October  | 7  | N-Gage

### Discontinued

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* March 23 – Nintendo stops production of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color worldwide.
* September 23 – Nintendo stops production of the Family Computer and Super Famicom in Japan.[5]

## Trends

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Computer games continue to lose ground to console video games with a US sales drop of 14% in 2003.[6] Total 2003 entertainment software sales in the United States grew slightly to US$7 billion; console sales increased to $5.8 billion and computer games accounted for the remaining $1.2 billion.[7]

### Video game consoles

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The dominant video game consoles in 2003 were:

* Sony's PlayStation 2
* Nintendo's GameCube
* Microsoft's Xbox
* Sony's PlayStation

### Handheld game systems

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The dominant handheld systems in 2003 were:

* Nintendo's Game Boy Advance

Additionally, two new handheld consoles were introduced in 2003, the Game Boy Advance SP (an enhanced GBA) and Nokia's N-Gage.

### Best-selling video games

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Best-selling video games worldwide in 2003  Game  | Platform  | Publisher  | Sales

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Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire | GBA | Nintendo | 1,704,458  | 2,200,000+[9] | 1,500,000+[10] | 6,120,000[11]
Mario Kart: Double Dash | GameCube | Nintendo  | 567,849  | 1,000,000+[12] | Un­known  | 3,580,000[11]
Final Fantasy X-2 | PS2  | Square Enix | 2,000,000+[13] | 1,000,000[14] | Un­known  | 3,400,000[14]
Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (World Soccer Winning Eleven 7)  | PS2  | Konami | 1,160,000[15] | —  | 1,550,000[15] | 2,710,000[15]
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3 | GBA  | Nintendo  | 457,095  | 1,100,000+[16][9] | Un­known  | 2,590,000[11]
Madden NFL 2004 | PS2 | EA Sports | —  | 2,300,000+[17] | Un­known  | 2,300,000+
Mario Party 5 | GameCube  | Nintendo  | 481,053  | Un­known  | Un­known  | 1,640,000[11]
Enter the Matrix | PS2  | Infogrames | 92,459[18] | 1,000,000+[19] | 300,000+[20][21] | 1,392,459+
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | GameCube  | Nintendo  | 252,064  | 1,100,000+[9] | Un­known  | 1,352,064+
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | PS2  | Rockstar | —  | 1,000,000+[16][12] | 300,000+[20][21] | 1,300,000+

#### Japan

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Best-selling video games in Japan[8] Rank  | Game  | Platform  | Publisher  | Genre  | Sales  | Ref

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1 | Final Fantasy X-2 | PS2 | Square Enix | Role-playing | 2,000,000+  | [13]
2 | Pocket Monsters: Ruby / Sapphire (Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire) | GBA | The Pokémon Company | Role-playing  | 1,704,458  | [8]
3 | Shin Sangokumusou 3 (Dynasty Warriors 4) | PS2 | Koei | Hack and slash | 1,178,455
4 | World Soccer Winning Eleven 7 (Pro Evolution Soccer 3) | PS2 | Konami | Sports | 1,160,000  | [15]
5 | Minna no Golf 4 (Everybody's Golf 4) | PS2 | Sony | Sports  | 875,252  | [8]
6 | Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart | GBA | Square Enix  | Role-playing  | 593,458
7 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Meguriai Sora | PS2 | Bandai | Third-person shooter | 577,972
8 | Mario Kart: Double Dash | GameCube | Nintendo | Kart racing | 567,849
9 | Made in Wario | GBA | Nintendo  | Party | 556,806
10 | Dragon Ball Z (Dragon Ball Z: Budokai) | PS2 | Bandai  | Fighting | 543,312

#### United States

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Best-selling video games in the United States[16][22] Rank  | Game  | Platform  | Publisher  | Genre  | Sales  | Ref

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1 | Madden NFL 2004 | PS2 | EA Sports | Sports | 2,300,000+  | [17]
2 | Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire | GBA | Nintendo | Role-playing | 2,200,000+  | [9]
3 | Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3 | GBA | Nintendo  | Platformer | 1,100,000+  | [16][9]
4 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | GameCube | Nintendo  | Action-adventure | 1,100,000+  | [9]
5 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | PS2 | Rockstar Games | Action-adventure  | 1,000,000+  | [16][12]
6 | Mario Kart: Double Dash | GameCube | Nintendo  | Kart racing | 1,000,000+  | [12]
7 | Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga | GBA | Nintendo  | Role-playing | 1,000,000+  | [16][19]
8 | Enter the Matrix | PS2 | Infogrames | Action-adventure  | 1,000,000+  | [19]
9 | Medal of Honor: Rising Sun | PS2 | Electronic Arts | First-person shooter | 1,000,000+  | [22][14]
10 | NCAA Football 2004 | PS2 | EA Sports  | Sports  | 1,000,000+  | [22][14]

#### PAL regions

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Best-selling video games in PAL regions Rank  | Australia[23] | United Kingdom[20]

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Game  | Platform  | Game  | Platform(s)  | Sales[21][24]
1  | EyeToy: Play | PS2 | FIFA Football 2004 | Multi-platform | 700,000+[25]
2  | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | PS2  | Need for Speed: Underground | Multi-platform  | 700,000[25]
3  | Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec | PS2  | Medal of Honor: Rising Sun | Multi-platform  | 300,000+
4  | V8 Supercars | PS2  | The Sims | Multi-platform  | 300,000+
5  | Pokémon Ruby | GBA | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Multi-platform  | 300,000+
6  | Pokémon Sapphire | GBA  | Enter the Matrix | Multi-platform  | 300,000+
7  | Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex | PS2  | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell | Multi-platform  | 300,000+
8  | Need for Speed: Underground | PS2  | EyeToy: Play | PS2 | 300,000+
9  | Rugby League | PS2  | The Simpsons: Hit & Run | Multi-platform  | 300,000+
10  | Enter the Matrix | PS2  | FIFA Football 2003 | Multi-platform  | 300,000+

## Games with notable critical reception

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

### Critically acclaimed games

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2003 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 87.5% (GR)[26][27] Game  | Publisher  | Release Date  | Platform(s)  | MC score  | GR score

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Grand Theft Auto Double Pack | Rockstar Games | November 4, 2003  | Xbox | 96/100  | 94.6%
The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition | Nintendo | November 17, 2003  | GameCube | 95/100  | 92.17%
Championship Manager 4 | Eidos Interactive | March 28, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | N/A  | 95%
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Rockstar Games | May 12, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 94/100  | 94.39%
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | LucasArts | July 15, 2003  | Xbox | 94/100  | 94.21%
NCAA Football 2004 | EA Sports | July 16, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 94/100  | 93.27%
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Nintendo | October 21, 2003  | Game Boy Advance | 94/100  | 92.25%
Madden NFL 2004 | EA Sports | August 12, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 94/100  | 91.77%
Madden NFL 2004 | EA Sports | August 12, 2003  | GameCube | 94/100  | 91.54%
Pro Evolution Soccer 3 | Konami | October 17, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 92/100[28] | 93.33%[29]
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | LucasArts | November 19, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 93/100  | 93.19%
Project Gotham Racing 2 | Microsoft Game Studios | November 18, 2003  | Xbox | 90/100  | 93.16%
Pro Evolution Soccer 3 | Konami | August 7, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 93/100[28] | 92.97%[29]
SSX 3 | EA Sports | October 20, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 93/100  | 92.28%
Soulcalibur II | Namco | March 27, 2003  | GameCube | 93/100  | 92.23%
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution | Sega | March 13, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 93/100  | 91.59%
Viewtiful Joe | Capcom | June 26, 2003  | GameCube | 93/100  | 91.19%
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Ubisoft | November 18, 2003  | Xbox | 92/100  | 92.67%
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Ubisoft | November 18, 2003  | GameCube | 92/100  | 92.12%
SSX 3 | EA Sports | October 20, 2003  | GameCube | 92/100  | 92%
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Ubisoft | November 10, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 92/100  | 91.94%
Soulcalibur II | Namco | March 27, 2003  | Xbox | 92/100  | 91.62%
Soulcalibur II | Namco | March 27, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 92/100  | 91.47%
SSX 3 | EA Sports | October 20, 2003  | Xbox | 92/100  | 89.93%
Madden NFL 2004 | EA Sports | August 12, 2003  | Xbox | 92/100  | 89.24%
Call of Duty | Activision | October 29, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 91/100  | 91.52%
NCAA Football 2004 | EA Sports | July 16, 2003  | Xbox | 88/100  | 91.33%
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell | Ubisoft | February 19, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 91/100  | 90.16%
ESPN NFL Football | Sega | September 3, 2003  | Xbox | 91/100  | 89.27%
Madden NFL 2004 | EA Sports | August 12, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 91/100  | 88.4%
ESPN NFL Football | Sega | September 3, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 91/100  | 88.12%
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow | Konami | May 6, 2003  | Game Boy Advance | 91/100  | 87.9%
F1 Challenge '99–'02 | EA Sports | June 24, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 91/100  | 85.29%
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne | Blizzard Entertainment | July 1, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 88/100  | 90.98%
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando | Sony Computer Entertainment | November 11, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 90/100  | 90.64%
Tony Hawk's Underground | Activision | October 27, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 90/100  | 90.58%
NCAA Football 2004 | EA Sports | July 16, 2003  | GameCube | 89/100  | 90.42%
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | Nintendo | November 17, 2003  | Game Boy Advance | 90/100  | 90.41%
NBA Street Vol. 2 | EA Sports | April 29, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 90/100  | 90.16%
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising | Nintendo | June 24, 2003  | Game Boy Advance | 89/100  | 90.16%
ESPN NHL Hockey | Sega | September 9, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 90/100  | 86.42%
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind – Game of the Year Edition | Bethesda Softworks | October 31, 2003  | Xbox | 88/100  | 89.9%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 | EA Sports | September 22, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 89/100  | 89.78%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 | EA Sports | September 22, 2003  | GameCube | 89/100  | 89.54%
Burnout 2: Point of Impact | Acclaim Entertainment | April 9, 2003  | GameCube | 89/100  | 89.43%
NBA Street Vol. 2 | EA Sports | April 29, 2003  | GameCube | 88/100  | 89.36%
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge | Microsoft Game Studios | October 21, 2003  | Xbox | 88/100  | 89.26%
NASCAR Racing 2003 Season | Sierra Entertainment | February 13, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 89/100  | 89.25%
Rise of Nations | Microsoft Game Studios | May 20, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 89/100  | 89.17%
World Series Baseball 2K3 | Sega | March 10, 2003  | Xbox | 89/100  | 89.12%
F-Zero GX | Nintendo | July 25, 2003  | GameCube | 89/100  | 89.03%
NBA Street Vol. 2 | EA Sports | April 29, 2003  | Xbox | 89/100  | 88.91%
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! | Nintendo | March 21, 2003  | Game Boy Advance | 89/100  | 88.83%
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Ubisoft | November 10, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 89/100  | 88.59%
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell | Ubisoft | March 28, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 89/100  | 88.07%
Top Spin | Microsoft Game Studios | October 28, 2003  | Xbox | 89/100  | 88.05%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 | EA Sports | September 22, 2003  | Xbox | 89/100  | 87.23%
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell | Ubisoft | April 10, 2003  | GameCube | 89/100  | 86.82%
Tony Hawk's Underground | Activision | October 27, 2003  | GameCube | 89/100  | 86.18%
ESPN NBA Basketball | Sega | October 21, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 89/100  | 86.13%
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | Nintendo | April 25, 2003  | Game Boy Advance | 88/100  | 88.83%
Beyond Good & Evil | Ubisoft | December 2, 2003  | Xbox | 87/100  | 88.61%
Burnout 2: Point of Impact | Acclaim Entertainment | May 1, 2003  | Xbox | 88/100  | 88.55%
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | Rockstar Games | October 14, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 86/100  | 88.52%
Beyond Good & Evil | Ubisoft | December 11, 2003  | GameCube | 87/100  | 88.14%
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 | Ubisoft | October 28, 2003  | Xbox | 86/100  | 88.06%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 | Activision | August 27, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 88/100  | 87.64%
ESPN NHL Hockey | Sega | September 9, 2003  | Xbox | 88/100  | 87.27%
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight | Microsoft | July 29, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 88/100  | 87.07%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 | EA Sports | September 22, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 88/100  | 86.77%
NASCAR Thunder 2004 | EA Sports | September 16, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 88/100  | 86.72%
Jak II | Sony Computer Entertainment | October 14, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 87/100  | 87.93%
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance | Square | February 14, 2003  | Game Boy Advance | 87/100  | 87.64%

#### Famitsu

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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.[30]

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Operator's Side (Lifeline)  | PlayStation 2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Sony Computer Entertainment | Survival horror | 37
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution | PlayStation 2  | Sega AM2 | Sega | Fighting | 37
Mario & Luigi RPG (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)  | GBA | AlphaDream | Nintendo | RPG | 37
Ikaruga | GameCube | Treasure | Atari | Shoot 'em up | 36
Shin Sangoku Musou 3 (Dynasty Warriors 3)  | PlayStation 2  | Omega Force | Koei | Hack and slash | 36
Castlevania: Akatsuki no Menuetto (Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow)  | Game Boy Advance | Konami Tokyo | Konami | Action RPG | 36
Minna no GOLF Online | PlayStation 2  | Clap Hanz | Sony Computer Entertainment  | Sports | 36
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 10 | GameCube  | Pawapuro Production | Konami  | Sports  | 36
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 10 | PlayStation 2  | Pawapuro Production  | Konami  | Sports  | 36
Bokura no Taiyou (Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand)  | Game Boy Advance  | Konami Tokyo  | Konami  | Action RPG  | 36
World Soccer: Winning Eleven 7 (Pro Evolution Soccer 3)  | PlayStation 2  | Konami Computer Entertainment Japan  | Konami  | Sports  | 36
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | GameCube  | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo  | Racing | 36
Minna no GOLF 4 (Hot Shots Golf Fore!)  | PlayStation 2  | Clap Hanz  | Sony Computer Entertainment  | Sports  | 36
Biohazard Outbreak (Resident Evil Outbreak)  | PlayStation 2  | Capcom Production Studio 1 | Capcom | Survival horror  | 36

### Critically panned games

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2003 games and expansions scoring lower than 37/100 (MC) or 37.5% (GR)[31][32] Game  | Publisher  | Release Date  | Platform(s)  | MC score  | GR score

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Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing | GameMill Publishing  | November 20, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 8/100  | 3.83%
Navy SEALs: Weapons of Mass Destruction | ValuSoft | July 18, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 18/100  | 18.83%
Gods and Generals | Activision | March 1, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 19/100  | 25.5%[33]
Drake of the 99 Dragons | Majesco Entertainment | November 3, 2003  | Xbox | 22/100  | 20.48%
Charlie's Angels | Ubisoft | July 8, 2003  | GameCube | 23/100  | 23.74%
Pulse Racer | Jaleco | January 2, 2003  | Xbox | 24/100  | 27.75%
Batman: Dark Tomorrow | Kemco | March 18, 2003  | Xbox | 25/100  | 24.06%
Terminator 3: War of the Machines | Atari | November, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 25/100  | 27.67%
Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis | TDK Mediactive | July 23, 2003  | GameCube | 27/100  | 25.1%
Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis | TDK Mediactive | July 30, 2003  | Xbox | 26/100  | 30.87%
Mucha Lucha! Mascaritas of the Lost Code | Ubisoft | November 18, 2003  | Game Boy Advance | 26/100  | 26.08%
Charlie's Angels: Angel X | Sony Online Entertainment | June 20, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 38/100  | 43.07&
Stake: Fortune Fighters | Metro3D, Inc. | May 5, 2003  | Xbox | 26/100  | 31%
Ultimate Demolition Derby | Global Star Software | September 16, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 27/100  | 32.33%[34]
Celebrity Deathmatch | Gotham Games | October 14, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 30/100  | 27.42%
Batman: Dark Tomorrow | Kemco | March 21, 2003  | GameCube | 29/100  | 27.83%
Mistmare | Strategy First | June 30, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 33/100  | 28.14%
Puzzle Bobble VS | Taito | October 6, 2003  | N-Gage | N/A  | 28.73%
Interstellar Trader 2 | Shrapnel Games  | March 21, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 31/100  | 29%[35]
RoboCop | Titus Interactive | July 24, 2003  | Xbox | 30/100  | 40.75%[36]
Airport Tycoon 2 | Global Star Software | February 26, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 32/100  | 31%
Ring II: Twilight of Gods | Global Star Software | September 16, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 31/100  | 35%
Celebrity Deathmatch | Gotham Games | October 14, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 32/100  | 36.76%
Yu Yu Hakusho: Spirit Detective | Atari | December 9, 2003  | Game Boy Advance | 33/100  | 39.67%
American Idol | Codemasters | November 7, 2003  | Microsoft Windows | 39/100  | 33.17%
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Atari | November 11, 2003  | Xbox | 35/100  | 41.06%
Fugitive Hunter: War on Terror | Encore, Inc. | November 18, 2003  | PlayStation 2 | 35/100  | 42.71%
Celebrity Deathmatch | Gotham Games | October 14, 2003  | Xbox | 36/100  | 35.83%
MotoGP | THQ | November 14, 2003  | N-Gage | N/A  | 35.85%
Ozzy & Drix | Midway Games | December 16, 2003  | Game Boy Advance | 36/100  | 45.6%
Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu | Atari | November 24, 2003  | Game Boy Advance | 40/100  | 37.4%

## Notable releases

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Notable releases of the year 2003 Release  | Game  | Windows | 6th Gen | Handheld | 5th Gen

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January 3 | Super Bubble Pop | — | GCN | GBA | —
January 7 | Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced | — | — | GBA | —
January 11 | Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends | — | PS2 | — | —
January 12 | Panzer Dragoon Orta | — | Xbox | — | —
January 14 | SimCity 4 | Windows | — | — | —
January 19 | The Getaway | — | PS2 | — | —
January 20 | Battle Engine Aquila | — | PS2, Xbox | — | —
January 22 | Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball | — | Xbox | — | —
January 25 | Devil May Cry 2 | — | PS2 | — | —
January 26 | Black & Bruised | — | GCN, PS2 | — | —
January 26 | HSX: Hypersonic.Xtreme | — | PS2 | — | —
February 3  | Unreal II: The Awakening | Windows |  |  |
February 6 | GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing | — | — | GBA | —
February 7  | Shadow of Memories (EU)  | Windows |  |  |
February 10 | Command & Conquer: Generals | Windows | — | — | —
February 10 | .hack//Infection Part 1 | — | PS2 | — | —
February 11 | Capcom vs. SNK EO | — | Xbox | — | —
February 12 | Knight Rider: The Game | Windows | PS2 | — | —
February 12 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters | — | — | — | GBA
February 13 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell | Windows | — | — | —
February 15 | Disaster Report | — | PS2 | — | —
February 15  | Space Station 13[37] | Windows |  |  |
February 16 | Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses | — | PS2 | — | —
February 17 | Dark Cloud 2 | — | PS2 | — | —
February 20 | Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne | — | PS2 | — | —
February 21 | I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike | Windows | — | — | —
February 21 | Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc | — | GCN | GBA | —
February 24 | Everblue 2 | — | PS2 | — | —
February 24 | Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb | — | Xbox | — | —
February 25 | EverQuest: The Legacy of Ykesha | Windows | — | — | —
February 25 | Master of Orion III | Windows | — | — | —
February 26 | Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht | — | PS2 | — | —
February 27 | Men in Black II: Alien Escape | — | GCN | — | —
February 28 | Praetorians | Windows | — | — | —
March 3 | Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven | — | PS2 | — | —
March 4 | Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit | — | Xbox | — | —
March 4 | Freelancer | Windows | — | — | —
March 9 | Sonic Advance 2 | — | — | GBA | —
March 10 | Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis | Windows | — | — | —
March 10 | MLB 2004 | — | PS2 | — | —
March 10 | World Series Baseball 2K3 | — | PS2, Xbox | — | —
March 10 | Zone of the Enders: The Second Runner | — | PS2 | — | —
March 11 | Mega Man & Bass | — | — | GBA | —
March 11 | Piglet's Big Game | — | — | GBA | —
March 14 | Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc | — | PS2, Xbox | — | —
March 14 | Tom and Jerry in Infurnal Escape | — | — | GBA | —
March 19 | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (North America) | — | — | GBA | —
March 17 | WWE Crush Hour | — | GCN, PS2 | — | —
March 18 | Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc | Windows | — | — | —
March 19 | Bloody Roar 3 | — | GCN | — | —
March 19 | Mobile Light Force 2 | — | PS2 | — | —
March 19 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | Windows | — | — | —
March 20 | Pride FC: Fighting Championships | — | PS2 | — | —
March 24 | Amplitude | — | PS2 | — | —
March 24 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | — | GCN (US) | — | —
March 25 | Batman: Dark Tomorrow | — | GCN | — | —
March 25 | Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 | — | — | — | PS1
March 25 | Dynasty Warriors 4 | — | PS2 | — | —
March 25 | Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis | — | PS2 | — | —
March 25 | Primal | — | PS2 | — | —
March 25 | Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time | — | — | — | GBA
March 25 | Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers! | — | — | — | GBA
March 26 | Galactic Civilizations | Windows | — | — | —
March 26  | Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb[38] | Windows |  |  |
March 26 | Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis | — | Xbox | — | —
March 26 | Superman: Countdown to Apokolips | — | — | — | GBA
March 27  | Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance | Windows |  |  |
March 30 | Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes | — | Xbox | — | —
April 8 | Midnight Club II | Windows | PS2 | — | —
April 9 | Burnout 2: Point of Impact | — | GCN | — | —
April 9 | Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride | — | — | GBA | —
April 9 | Evil Dead: Hail to the King | Windows | Dreamcast | — | PS1
April 14 | Postal 2 | Windows | — | — | —
April 14 | Golden Sun: The Lost Age | — | — | GBA | —
April 15 | Ikaruga | — | GCN | — | —
April 16 | Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee | — | Xbox | — | —
April 17 | Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart | Win (JAP) | PS2 (JAP) | — | —
April 17 | Pinobee: Wings of Adventure | — | — | — | PS1
April 20 | Siren | — | PS2 | — | —
April 22 | Ninja Five-O | — | — | GBA | —
April 30  | RoboCop | Windows |  |  |
April 30 | MLB 2004 | — | — | — | PS1
May 1 | Burnout 2: Point of Impact | — | Xbox | — | —
May 6 | Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow | — | — | GBA | —
May 6  | Day of Defeat | Windows |  |  |
May 6 | Eve Online | Win (JAP) | — | — | —
May 12 | Finding Nemo | — | GCN, PS2, Xbox | GBA | —
May 12 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Windows | — | — | —
May 12 | Iridion II | — | — | GBA | —
May 12 | The Sims: Superstar | Windows | — | — | —
May 14 | Enter The Matrix | Windows | GCN, PS2, Xbox | — | —
May 20 | Inside Pitch 2003 | — | Xbox | — | —
May 20 | Rise of Nations | Windows | — | — | —
May 20 | PlanetSide | Windows | — | — | —
May 23 | Silent Hill 3 | — | PS2 | — | —
May 21 | WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$ | — | — | GBA | —
May 23  | Ghost Master | Windows |  |  |
May 27 | Brute Force | — | Xbox | — | —
May 28 | Hulk | Windows | PS2, GCN, Xbox | — | —
May 28 | The Incredible Hulk | — | — | GBA | —
June 1 | Sonic Pinball Party | — | — | GBA | —
June 2 | Toontown Online | Windows | — | — | —
June 3 | Midnight Club II | — | Xbox | — | —
June 9 | Donkey Kong Country | — | — | — | GBA
June 17 | Mega Man Network Transmission | — | GCN | — | —
June 17 | Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack | — | — | — | GBA
June 17 | Unlimited Saga | — | PS2 | — | —
June 18 | Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut | — | GCN | — | —
June 19 | Drome Racers | — | — | — | GBA
June 19  | Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter[39] | Windows | PS2, Xbox |  |
June 20  | Neighbours from Hell | Windows |  |  |
June 20  | Star Trek: Elite Force II[40] | Windows |  |  |
June 20 | Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness | — | PS2 | — | —
June 23 | Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising | — | — | — | GBA
June 23 | Rock 'N Roll Racing | — | — | — | GBA
June 24 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wrath of the Darkhul King | — | — | — | GBA
June 24 | Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color | — | PS2 | — | —
June 24 | Mega Man Battle Network 3 | — | — | — | GBA
June 24 | Stuntman | — | — | — | GBA
June 24 | Wario World | — | GCN | — | —
June 25 | Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits | — | PS2 | — | —
June 26  | Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb[41] |  | PS2 |  |
June 30 | Ape Escape 2 | — | PS2 | — | —
June 30 | The Simpsons: Road Rage | — | — | — | GBA
July 1 | Pirates of the Caribbean | — | Xbox | — | —
July 1 | Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne | Windows | — | — | —
July 1 | Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness | Windows | — | — | —
July 9 | Charlie's Angels | — | GCN, PS2 | — | —
July 9 | Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided | Windows | — | — | —
July 16 | NCAA Football 2004 | — | GCN, PS2, Xbox | — | —
July 17 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | — | Xbox | — | —
July 17 | The Italian Job | — | GCN | — | —
July 23 | Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis | — | GCN | — | —
July 23 | Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey | — | Xbox | — | —
July 23 | The Great Escape | Windows | PS2, Xbox | — | —
July 24 | RoboCop | — | Xbox | — | —
July 28 | Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | — | GCN | — | —
July 30 | Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis | — | Xbox | — | —
July 30 | Shrek: Reekin' Havoc | — | — | — | GBA
July 31 | Butt-Ugly Martians: Zoom or Doom | — | PS2 | — | —
August 5 | Chaos Legion | Windows | PS2 | — | —
August 5 | Freaky Flyers | — | PS2, Xbox | — | —
August 6 | SplashDown: Rides Gone Wild | — | PS2 | — | —
August 8 | Freaky Flyers | — | GCN | — | —
August 12 | Futurama | — | PS2, Xbox | — | —
August 13 | Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution | — | PS2 | — | —
August 14  | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4[42] | Windows |  |  |
August 15  | Pirates of the Caribbean | Windows |  |  |
August 19 | Alter Echo | — | PS2, Xbox | — | —
August 22 | Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel | Windows | — | — | —
August 25 | F-Zero GX | — | GCN | — | —
August 27 | Bombastic | — | PS2 | — | —
August 27 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds | — | PS2, Xbox | — | —
August 27 | Otogi: Myth of Demons | — | Xbox | — | —
August 27 | Rescue Heroes: Billy Blazes | — | — | — | GBA
August 27 | Soul Calibur II | — | PS2, Xbox, GCN | — | —
August 28 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds | — | GCN | — | —
September 4 | Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII | Windows | — | — | —
September 5 | Power Rangers: Ninja Storm | — | — | — | GBA
September 8 | Anarchy Online: The Shadowlands | Windows | — | — | —
September 8 | Final Fantasy Tactics Advance | — | — | — | GBA
September 8 | WWE WrestleMania XIX | — | GCN | — | —
September 9 | Counter-Strike (Steam and Retail) | Windows | — | — | —
September 9 | EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath | Windows | — | — | —
September 9 | P.N.03 | — | GCN | — | —
September 10 | Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge | — | — | GBA | —
September 11 | Road Rash: Jailbreak | — | — | GBA | —
September 12 | Starsky & Hutch | — | — | GBA | —
September 14 | Asterix & Obelix: Kick Buttix | — | PS2 | — | —
September 16 | Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand | — | — | GBA | —
September 16 | Dino Crisis 3 | — | Xbox | — | —
September 16 | Homeworld 2 | Windows | — | — | —
September 16 | NASCAR Thunder 2004 | Windows | PS1, PS2, Xbox | —
September 16 | The Simpsons: Hit & Run | — | PS2, Xbox, GCN | — | —
September 17 | Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes | — | Xbox | — | —
September 17 | Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy | Windows | — | — | —
September 22 | Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour | Windows | — | — | —
September 22 | NHL 2004 | Windows | GCN, PS2, Xbox | — | —
September 22 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 | Windows | GCN, PS2, Xbox | — | —
September 23 | DDRMAX2: Dance Dance Revolution | — | PS2, | — | —
September 24 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Jet Fusion | — | — | GBA | —
September 24 | Digimon Battle Spirit 2 | — | — | GBA | —
September 24 | Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee | — | — | GBA | —
October 1  | Etherlords II | Windows |  |  |
October 1 | Freedom Fighters | Windows | PS2, Xbox, GCN | — | —
October 3 | Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island | Windows | — | — | —
October 6 | DemiKids: Light Version | — | — | GBA | —
October 7 | Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home | — | PS2 | — | —
October 7 | DemiKids: Dark Version | — | — | GBA | —
October 7 | Sonic Advance | — | — | N-Gage | —
October 7 | Viewtiful Joe | — | GCN | — | —
October 13 | Kirby Air Ride | — | GCN | — | —
October 14 | Cyber Troopers Virtual-On MARZ | — | PS2 | — | —
October 14 | Jak II | — | PS2 | — | —
October 14 | Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | Windows | — | — | —
October 14 | Mega Man X7 | — | PS2 | — | —
October 14 | Mega Man Zero 2 | — | — | GBA | —
October 14 | The Haunted Mansion | — | GCN, PS2, Xbox | — | —
October 15 | Tak and the Power of Juju | — | GCN, PS2 | GBA | —
October 17  | Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death | Windows (EU)  | GCN, PS2, Xbox |  |
October 20 | SSX 3 | — | Xbox, GCN | — | —
October 21 | Castlevania: Lament of Innocence | — | PS2 | — | —
October 21 | Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge | — | Xbox | — | —
October 21 | ESPN NBA Basketball | — | PS2, Xbox | — | —
October 21 | SSX 3 | — | PS2 | — | —
October 21 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Windows | GCN, PS2, Xbox | — | —
October 21 | Time Crisis 3 | — | PS2 | — | —
October 22 | SeaWorld Adventure Parks Tycoon | Windows | — | — | —
October 24 | The Hobbit | — | — | GBA | —
October 26 | Super Duper Sumos | — | — | GBA | —
October 26 | Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | — | — | GBA | —
October 27 | Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs | — | — | GBA | —
October 27 | Tony Hawk's Underground | — | PS2, Xbox, GCN | GBA | —
October 27 | WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain | — | PS2 | — | —
October 28 | Amped 2 | — | Xbox | — | —
October 28 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai | — | GCN | — | —
October 28 | Final Fantasy XI | Win (US) | — | — | —
October 28 | Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup | Windows | GCN, PS2, Xbox | GBA | —
October 28 | SWAT: Global Strike Team | — | PS2, Xbox | — | —
October 28 | Top Spin | — | Xbox | — | —
October 29 | Call of Duty | Windows | — | — | —
October 29 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom | Windows | GCN, PS2, Xbox | — | GBA
October 31 | Grand Theft Auto III | — | Xbox | — | —
October 31 | Silent Hill 3 | Windows | — | — | —
November 3 | Drake of the 99 Dragons | — | Xbox | — | —
November 3 | Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | — | — | GBA | —
November 3 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Windows | — | — | —
November 3 | True Crime: Streets of LA | — | PS2, Xbox, GCN | — | —
November 4 | Civilization III: Conquests | Windows | — | — | —
November 4 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | — | PS2 | — | —
November 4 | SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs | — | PS2 | — | —
November 4 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 | — | — | — | GBA
November 4 | Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom | — | GCN | — | —
November 5 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | — | GCN, Xbox | — | GBA
November 6 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | — | PS2 | — | —
November 10 | Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy | — | GCN, PS2, Xbox | — | —
November 11 | Beyond Good & Evil | — | PS2 | — | —
November 11 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | — | — | GBA | —
November 11 | Mario Party 5 | — | GCN | — | —
November 11 | Medal of Honor: Rising Sun | — | PS2, Xbox, GCN | — | —
November 11 | Muppets Party Cruise | — | GCN | — | —
November 11 | Onimusha Tactics | — | — | GBA | —
November 11 | Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando | — | PS2 | — | —
November 11 | SSX 3 | — | — | GBA | —
November 11 | The Hobbit | Windows | GCN, PS2, Xbox | — | —
November 11 | Uru: Ages Beyond Myst | Windows | — | — | —
November 11 | Legacy of Kain: Defiance | Windows | PS2, Xbox | — | —
November 12 | Disney's Magical Quest 2 Starring Mickey & Minnie | — | — | GBA | —
November 12 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | — | Xbox | — | —
November 12 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | — | Xbox | — | —
November 13 | Double Dragon Advance | — | — | GBA | —
November 13 | Monster Rancher 4 | — | PS2 | — | —
November 13 | Muppets Party Cruise | — | PS2 | — | —
November 13 | The Simpsons: Hit & Run | Windows | — | — | —
November 14  | Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon[43] | Windows | PS2, Xbox |  |
November 15 | Crash Nitro Kart | — | PS2, Xbox, GCN | GBA, N-Gage | —
November 17 | Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town | — | — | GBA | —
November 17  | The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition | —  | GCN | —  | —
November 17 | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | — | — | GBA | —
November 17 | Mario Kart: Double Dash | — | GCN | — | —
November 17  | Need for Speed: Underground (North America) | Windows | GCN, PS2, Xbox  |  |
November 18 | America's 10 Most Wanted | Windows | PS2 | — | —
November 18 | American Idol | — | — | GBA | —
November 18 | Counter-Strike | — | Xbox | — | —
November 18 | Go! Go! Hypergrind | — | GCN | — | —
November 18 | Kya: Dark Lineage | — | PS2 | — | —
November 18 | Final Fantasy X-2 | — | PS2 | — | —
November 18 | Manhunt | — | PS2 | — | —
November 18 | Metal Arms: Glitch in the System | — | PS2, Xbox | — | —
November 18 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | — | GCN | — | —
November 18 | Space Channel 5 Special Edition | — | PS2 | — | —
November 18 | Spy Muppets: License to Croak | — | — | GBA | —
November 18 | Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon | — | — | GBA | —
November 18 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Windows | — | — | —
November 18 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | — | — | GBA | —
November 18 | The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' da Rules | Windows | GCN, PS2, Xbox | GBA | —
November 18 | Tonka: Rescue Patrol | — | GCN | — | —
November 18 | Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun | Windows | — | — | —
November 18 | Whiplash | — | PS2, Xbox | — | —
November 18 | XIII | Windows | GCN, PS2, Xbox | — | —
November 19 | Beyond Good & Evil | Windows | — | — | —
November 19 | Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy | — | Xbox | — | —
November 20 | Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing | Windows | — | — | —
November 24 | Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu | — | — | GBA | —
November 25 | Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | — | Xbox | — | —
November 25  | Mysterious Journey II | Windows |  |  |
November 26 | BlowOut | — | GCN, Xbox | — | —
November 28  | SpellForce: The Order of Dawn[44] | Windows |  |  |
November 30 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Windows | — | — | —
December 1 | 1080° Avalanche | — | GCN | — | —
December 2  | Armed and Dangerous | Windows | Xbox |  |
December 2 | Beyond Good & Evil | — | Xbox | — | —
December 2 | Deus Ex: Invisible War | Windows | Xbox | — | —
December 2 | Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | — | PS2 | — | —
December 2 | Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma | — | Xbox | GBA | —
December 2 | Pac-Man Vs. | — | GCN | — | —
December 2 | The Sims Bustin' Out | — | — | GBA | —
December 3 | Gotcha Force | — | GCN | — | —
December 5 | Counter-Strike (EU) | — | Xbox | — | —
December 8 | Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma | — | PS2 | — | —
December 9 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | — | Xbox | — | —
December 9 | Yu Yu Hakusho: Spirit Detective | — | — | GBA | —
December 10 | Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly | — | PS2 | — | —
December 11 | Beyond Good & Evil | — | GCN | — | —
December 14 | Medabots Infinity | — | GCN | — | —
December 30 | Sonic Heroes | — | PS2, Xbox, GCN | — | —

## See also

[edit]

* 2003 in games

## References

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* Combat
* Lunar Lander
* Space
* Submarine simulator
* Train simulator
* Vehicular combat

Other|

* Falling-sand
* Immersive sim

Strategy|

* 4X
* Auto battler
* MOBA
* Real-time strategy
* Time management
* Real-time tactics
* Tactical role-playing
* Tower defense
* Turn-based strategy
* Turn-based tactics
* Artillery
* Wargame
* Grand strategy

Other genres|

* Cozy
* Fitness
* Horror
* Survival horror
* Incremental
* Music
* Rhythm
* Non-game
* Party
* Photography
* Programming
* Typing

Related concepts|

| Themes|

* Advergame
* Bishōjo
* Christian
* Comedy
* Educational
* Girls
* Licensed
* Otome
* Sexual
* Eroge
* Nonviolent
* Personalized
* Sci-fi
* Serious
* Art
* Climate change
* News

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Player modes|

* Multiplayer
* Co-op
* PVP
* Single-player

Production|

* AAA
* Indie
* Doujin soft
* Fan game

Design|

* Casual
* Hypercasual
* Emergent gameplay
* FMV
* Gacha
* Kaizo
* Masocore
* Nonlinear gameplay
* Open world
* Sandbox
* Side-scrolling
* Twitch gameplay
* Vertically scrolling

Other|

* Minigame
* Toys-to-life
* Video game clone
* Video game modding
* Video game remake

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Video games by country

Africa|

* Ghana
* Kenya
* Nigeria
* South Africa

Americas|

* Latin America
* Brazil
* Colombia
* Canada
* United States

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* China
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Japan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Malaysia
* Philippines
* Russia
* Taiwan
* Thailand
* Turkey

Europe|

* Belgium
* Czech Republic
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Ireland
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Russia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

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