2003 in video gaming

List of years in video gaming

2003 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Beyond Good & Evil, Call of Duty, PlanetSide, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and True Crime: Streets of LA.

Events

Hardware

Business

Notable releases

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

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

Video game consoles

The dominant video game consoles in 2003 were:

Handheld game systems

The dominant handheld systems in 2003 were:

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

Video game sales

The top 10 selling console video games in 2003 in the United States ranked by units sold, according to NPD, were:

Top Grossing Video Games of 2003
Rank Title Platform Publisher
1 Madden NFL 2004 PS2 Electronic Arts
2 Pokémon Ruby GBA Nintendo
3 Pokémon Sapphire GBA Nintendo
4 Need for Speed: Underground PS2 Electronic Arts
5 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker GameCube Nintendo
6 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City PS2 Rockstar Games
7 Mario Kart: Double Dash!! GameCube Nintendo
8 Tony Hawk's Underground PS2 Activision
9 Enter the Matrix PS2 Atari
10 Medal of Honor: Rising Sun PS2 Electronic Arts

Highest critically reviewed games (Metacritic)

Number Video Game Publisher Platform Release Date Average score Number of reviews Refs
1 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Nintendo GameCube March 24 96 80 reviews [2]
2 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic LucasArts Xbox July 17 94 72 reviews [3]
3 Madden NFL 2004 EA Sports PlayStation 2 August 12 94 29 reviews [4]
4 Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo Game Boy Advance October 21 94 26 reviews [5]
5 NCAA Football 2004 EA Sports PlayStation 2 July 16 94 15 reviews [6]
6 Viewtiful Joe Capcom GameCube October 7 93 52 reviews [7]
7 SoulCalibur II Namco GameCube August 27 93 45 reviews [8]
8 SSX 3 EA Sports PlayStation 2 October 20 93 41 reviews [9]
9 Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution Sega PlayStation 2 August 13 93 30 reviews [10]
10 World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International Konami PlayStation 2 March 11 93 24 reviews [11]

References

  1. "Attendance and Stats". IGN. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  2. "Reviews for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  3. "Reviews for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  4. "Reviews for Madden NFL 2004". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  5. "Reviews for BSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  6. "Reviews NCAA Football". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  7. "Reviews for Viewtiful Joe". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  8. "Reviews for SoulCalibur II". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  9. "Reviews for SSX 3". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  10. "Reviews for Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  11. "Reviews for World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
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