The Bouncer

The Bouncer

Developer: Dream Factory    Publisher: Squaresoft     Released: March 6, 2001     Genre: Beat ’em up The PS One completely dominated the market during the 32-bit era thanks to the cheap costs of CDs and great third party support. No third party...
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Onimusha: Warlords

Onimusha: Warlords

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Released: 03/14/01    Genre: Action                                         Also On: PS2, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC The PlayStation 2 had a whopping 26 games at its launc...
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James Bond 007: Nightfire

James Bond 007: Nightfire

Developer: Eurocom    Publisher EA Games   Released: November 18, 2002   Genre: FPS    Platform: PS2, GameCube, Xbox Goldeneye: 007 for Nintendo 64 presented a sea change in how the James Bond license would be handled going forward. While the few...
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Zone of the Enders

Zone of the Enders

Developer: KCEJ     Publisher: Konami     Released: March 27, 2001     Genre: Action As the successor to the PS One the PlayStation 2 hit the market like a rocket. There was literally no scenario in which the system could possibly fail, which...
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The Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers

Developer: Stormfront Studios     Publisher: Electronic Arts     Released: 10/21/02 (PS2), 12/30/02(GC & Xbox)    Genre: Action When the Lord of the Rings films hit it was only a matter of time before licensed titles would follow. But I am...
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Extermination

Extermination

Developer: Deep Space     Publisher: Sony     Released: 07/24/01     Genre: Survival Horror Heading in to the PlayStation 2 generation a lot of genres received a much needed shot in the arm. Survival horror rose to prominence with Resident Evil and ...
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Shadow Hearts

Shadow Hearts

Developer: Sacnoth    Publisher: Midway    Release: 12/12/01   Genre: RPG One of my biggest disappointments with the RPG genre has always been its steadfast reliance on either a fantasy or sci-fi setting. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good Final...
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Gungrave

Gungrave

Developer: Red Entertainment    Publisher: Sega    Release: 09/17/02   Genre: Action I think it’s safe to say that Devil May Cry lit a fire under the 3d action game genre like never before. And honestly, thank god. The transition from 2d to...
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Rygar – the Legendary Adventure

Rygar – the Legendary Adventure

Developer: Tecmo    Publisher: Tecmo    Release: 12/2/02   Genre: Action Rygar – the Legendary Adventure was the surprise of the decade in 2002. I’m sure many like myself resigned the series to the forgotten IP heaven in the sky like other...
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Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance

Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance

Developer: PS2-Snowblind Studios GC-High Voltage Software    Publisher: Interplay    Released: PS2-2001, GC-2002    Genre: Action RPG Baldur’s Gate is a revered name computer RPG fans. It came at the perfect time to restore life to the Crpg, won man...
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