1. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2002
Overall Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Sandbox, Third-Person Shooter)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Rockstar Games
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Synopsis: In 1986, mafia henchman Tommy Vercetti finds himself freed from prison after 15 years. He is sent from Liberty City to the sunny beaches of Vice City to take on the fast-growing drug trade for the mafia. Yet as soon as he arrives, he nearly dies from an ambush. Using a variety of contacts around the city, Tommy will start his own empire, determined to make a name for himself and get revenge of the people who set him up.
2. Resident Evil ( BioHazard )
Platform: GameCube
US Release Year: 2002
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Survival Horror)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Synopsis: A secluded mansion holds a deadly secret - the Umbrella Corporation has been performing biological research that had gotten out of hand. Two S.T.A.R.S. teams are sent to investigate, with the first unit going down immediately. The Alpha team, including Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield, must now continue the investigation, but they soon realize the threat is much more dangerous then they could ever imagine.
3. Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Platform: Game Boy Advance
US Release Year: 2002
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
4. Metroid Prime
Platform: GameCube
US Release Year: 2002
Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (First-Person Shooter, Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Retro Studios
Publisher: Nintendo
5. Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World
Platform: Game Boy Advance
US Release Year: 2002
Overall Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
6. Fatal Frame
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2002
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Survival Horror)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Tecmo
Publisher: Tecmo
7. Kingdom Hearts
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2002
Overall Rating: 3.9 out of 5 stars
Genres: Role Playing (RPG) (Action RPG)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Squaresoft
Publisher: Squaresoft
Synopsis: Being known as the Heartless are destroying worlds - one such world, Destiny Island is home to Sora, Riku and Kairi. Sora discovers he can wield the Keyblade, a weapon that can not only destroy the Heartless, but more importantly, help protect other worlds from falling victim to them. Joining up with Donald and Goofy, Sora will travel to various worlds looking for his friends, along with King Mickey, and meeting many familiar characters along the way.
8. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Platform: GameCube
US Release Year: 2002
Overall Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Survival Horror)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Silicon Knights
Publisher: Nintendo
9. Metroid Fusion
Platform: Game Boy Advance
US Release Year: 2002
Overall Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer, Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
10. Warcraft III
Platform: PC
US Release Year: 2002
Overall Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Genres: Strategy (Real-Time Strategy)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
