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2001 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Madden NFL 2002 NBA Live 2002 NBA 2K2 WWF Smackdown! Just Bring It Capcom vs. SNK 2 ,Dead or Alive 3 Final Fantasy X Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec Grand Theft Auto III Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Myst III: Exile Crazy Taxi 2 SSX Tricky Super Smash Bros. Melee Sonic Adventure 2 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Virtua Fighter 4 intellectual properties include Ace Attorney Advance Wars ,Animal Crossing Burnout Gothic Black & White Devil May Cry Fatal Frame Ghost Recon ,Halo Jak and Daxter Max Payne Oni Onimusha: Warlords Operation Flashpoint Pikmin Pro Evolution Soccer Red Faction Serious Sam Tropico .
Three major video game systems were released in 2001: the GameCube and the Game Boy Advance by Nintendo , and the Xbox by Microsoft.[1] Sega , which had been a major competitor in the video game hardware market to this point, ended its involvement in the market after the failure of the Dreamcast .[2] [3] [4] hack and slash game Devil May Cry [5] [6] first-person shooter game Halo: Combat Evolved [7] [8] open world action-adventure game Grand Theft Auto III [9] [10]
The year has been retrospectively considered one of the best and most important in video game history due to the release of numerous critically acclaimed, commercially successful and influential titles across all platforms and genres at the time. It was the peak year for the sixth generation of video game consoles , with the launch of the GameCube and Xbox , the latter focusing on online games (following SegaNet the previous year), and the Dreamcast 's last year of production with Sega 's exit from console manufacturing. Storytelling and mature themes also became a more mainstream trend.[11] [12] Pokémon Gold/Silver /Crystal Pokémon since 1998 ). The year's most critically acclaimed titles were Gran Turismo 3 and Final Fantasy X in Japan, and Halo and Grand Theft Auto III in the West.
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Critically acclaimed titles [ edit ]
Famitsu Platinum Hall of Fame[ edit ]
In Japan, the following video game releases in 2001 entered Famitsu Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.[13]
Metacritic and GameRankings [ edit ]
In the West, Metacritic (MC ) and GameRankings (GR ) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.
2001 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC ) or 87.5% (GR )[14] [15]
Game
Publisher
Release Date
Platform(s )
MC score
GR score
Halo: Combat Evolved Microsoft Game Studios
November 15, 2001
Xbox
97/100
95.54%
Grand Theft Auto III Rockstar Games
October 22, 2001
PlayStation 2
97/100
95.19%
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Konami
November 13, 2001
PlayStation 2
96/100
95.09%
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec Sony Computer Entertainment
April 28, 2001
PlayStation 2
95/100
94.54%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Activision
October 30, 2001
PlayStation 2
97/100
93.43%
Devil May Cry Capcom
August 23, 2001
PlayStation 2
94/100
92.6%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Activision
June 11, 2001
Game Boy Advance
95/100
89.88%
Madden NFL 2002 EA Sports
August 19, 2001
PlayStation 2
94/100
92.32%
NBA 2K2 Sega
October 24, 2001
Dreamcast
93/100
92.82%
Mario Kart: Super Circuit Nintendo
July 21, 2001
Game Boy Advance
93/100
91.54%
SSX Tricky EA Sports
November 5, 2001
PlayStation 2
92/100
92.49%
Advance Wars Nintendo
September 10, 2001
Game Boy Advance
92/100
92.38%
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Nintendo
December 14, 2001
Game Boy Advance
92/100[16]
92.36%[17]
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages Nintendo
February 27, 2001
Game Boy Color
—
92.2%
Final Fantasy X Square
July 19, 2001
PlayStation 2
92/100
91.73%
Super Smash Bros. Melee Nintendo
November 21, 2001
GameCube
92/100
90.52%
Conker's Bad Fur Day Rare
March 5, 2001
Nintendo 64
92/100
89.28%
NHL 2002 EA Sports
September 24, 2001
PlayStation 2
92/100
88.84%
Pro Evolution Soccer Konami
March 15, 2001
PlayStation 2
—
91.69%
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons Nintendo
February 27, 2001
Game Boy Color
—
91.37%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Activision
November 18, 2001
GameCube
91/100
91.12%
IL-2 Sturmovik 1C Company
November 18, 2001
Windows
91/100
90.65%
Golden Sun Nintendo
August 1, 2001
Game Boy Advance
91/100
89.1%
Twisted Metal: Black Sony Computer Entertainment
June 18, 2001
PlayStation 2
91/100
88.52%
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon Konami
March 21, 2001
Game Boy Advance
91/100
88.11%
Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil Namco
March 22, 2001
PlayStation 2
91/100
84.76%
Madden NFL 2002 EA Sports
November 17, 2001
GameCube
89/100
90.39%
Ico Sony Computer Entertainment
September 24, 2001
PlayStation 2
90/100
90.29%
NCAA Football 2002 EA Sports
July 23, 2001
PlayStation 2
90/100
90.25%
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy Sony Computer Entertainment
December 3, 2001
PlayStation 2
90/100
90.22%
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader LucasArts
November 18, 2001
GameCube
90/100
90.04%
Black & White Electronic Arts
March 30, 2001
Windows
90/100
89.79%
NFL 2K 2 Sega
September 19, 2001
Dreamcast
90/100
89.35%
Civilization III Infogrames
October 30, 2001
Windows
90/100
88.75%
Madden NFL 2002 EA Sports
October 31, 2001
Xbox
90/100
88.72%
Unreal Tournament Infogrames
March 13, 2001
Dreamcast
90/100
87.8%
Virtua Tennis 2 Sega
October 24, 2001
Dreamcast
90/100
87.22%
Dance Dance Revolution Konami
March 6, 2001
PlayStation
90/100
83.63%
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Microsoft
October 16, 2001
Windows
90/100
82.44%
Shenmue II Sega
September 6, 2001
Dreamcast
—
89.63%
Max Payne Gathering of Developers
July 23, 2001
Windows
89/100
89.26%
NASCAR Racing 4 Sierra Entertainment
February 6, 2001
Windows
89/100
88.5%
NBA Street EA Sports
June 19, 2001
PlayStation 2
89/100
86.92%
Pikmin Nintendo
October 26, 2001
GameCube
89/100
86.71%
Final Fantasy Chronicles Square
June 29, 2001
PlayStation
89/100
86.7%
NHL 2002 EA Sports
December 10, 2001
Xbox
89/100
86.33%
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Namco
September 13, 2001
PlayStation 2
89/100
86.07%
Max Payne Rockstar Games
December 12, 2001
Xbox
89/100
85.95%
Silent Hill 2 Konami
September 24, 2001
PlayStation 2
89/100
85.82%
Sonic Adventure 2 Sega
June 23, 2001
Dreamcast
89/100
83.26%
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal Interplay Entertainment
June 22, 2001
Windows
88/100
88.73%
Super Monkey Ball Sega
September 14, 2001
GameCube
87/100
88.7%
Red Faction THQ
May 22, 2001
PlayStation 2
88/100
88.32%
Dark Age of Camelot Vivendi Universal Games
October 10, 2001
Windows
88/100
88.08%
Return to Castle Wolfenstein Activision
November 19, 2001
Windows
88/100
86.75%
SSX Tricky EA Sports
December 10, 2001
Xbox
88/100
86.6%
Wario Land 4 Nintendo
August 21, 2001
Game Boy Advance
88/100
85.34%
Madden NFL 2002 EA Sports
August 13, 2001
PlayStation
88/100
85.08%
Tribes 2 Sierra Entertainment
March 28, 2001
Windows
88/100
84.85%
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis Nintendo
June 21, 2001
Game Boy Advance
88/100[16]
83.62%[17]
Financial performance [ edit ]
Best-selling home video games [ edit ]
Best-selling home video games in Japan and the United States
Rank
Title
Platform(s )
Publisher
Sales
Japan
United States [18] Combined
1 Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal Game Boy Color
Nintendo
826,125[a]
3,127,659
3,953,784
2 Final Fantasy X PlayStation 2
Squaresoft
2,434,015[19]
746,632[20]
3,180,647
3 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec PlayStation 2
Sony
1,656,959[19]
1,172,322
2,829,281
4 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty PlayStation 2
Konami
750,560[19]
1,800,000+[21]
2,550,560+
5 Madden NFL 2002 PS2 , PlayStation
EA Sports
—
2,220,112
2,220,112
6 The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons / Oracle of Ages Game Boy Color
Nintendo
772,858[19]
1,248,191
2,021,049
7 Grand Theft Auto III PlayStation 2
Rockstar
—
1,965,832
1,965,832
8 Super Mario Advance Game Boy Advance
Nintendo
777,899[22]
1,172,323+[23] [18]
1,950,222+
9 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone PlayStation , PC EA 83,954[22]
1,628,744[18] [24]
1,712,698
10 The Sims PC EA —
1,482,182[24]
1,482,182
Highest-grossing home video games in the United States and Europe
Rank
Title
Platform(s )
Sales revenue
USA [18] [23] [25] Europe [26] Combined
Inflation
1 Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal GBC
$91,038,324
€221,000,000 ($198,000,000 )
$289,038,324
$497,000,000
2 Grand Theft Auto III PlayStation 2
$98,940,325
€54,000,000 ($48,000,000 )
$146,940,325
$253,000,000
3 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Multi-platform
$55,148,445 [18] [23] [24] €92,000,000 ($82,000,000 )
$137,148,445
$236,000,000
4 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec PlayStation 2
$58,264,403
€64,000,000 ($57,000,000 )
$115,264,403
$198,000,000
5 Madden NFL 2002 PS2 , PS1
$110,000,000
Unknown
$110,000,000+
$190,000,000+
6 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Multi-platform
$81,000,000
€24,000,000 ($21,000,000 )
$102,000,000
$176,000,000
7 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty PlayStation 2
$87,000,000 +
—
$87,000,000+
$150,000,000+
8 The Sims PC $60,499,079[24]
€25,000,000 ($22,000,000 )
$82,499,079
$142,000,000
9 Super Mario Advance GBA
$37,000,000 +
€23,000,000 ($21,000,000 )
$56,000,000+
$96,000,000+
10 FIFA Football 2002 Multi-platform
Unknown
€52,000,000 ($47,000,000 )
$47,000,000+
$81,000,000+
Best-selling home video games in Japan
Rank
Title
Platform
Sales
Sales revenue
Inflation
Ref
1 Final Fantasy X PS2
2,434,015
¥17,600,000,000+ ($145,000,000 +)
$250,000,000+
[19] [27]
2 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec PS2
1,656,959
Unknown
[19]
3 Dragon Quest Monsters 2 PlayStation
1,138,756
Unknown
[22]
4 Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi PlayStation
1,039,443
Unknown
[19]
5 Onimusha Onimusha: Warlords )
PS2
1,000,000+
Unknown
[28] [29]
6 Minna no Golf 3 Everybody's Golf 3 )
PS2
871,167
Unknown
[19]
7 Dai Rantō Smash Brothers DX Smash Bros. Melee )
GameCube
838,237
8 Pocket Monsters: Gold / Silver / Crystal Pokémon )
GBC
826,125
Unknown
[a]
9 Winning Eleven 5 Pro Evolution Soccer )
PS2
789,515
Unknown
[19]
10 Super Mario Advance GBA
777,899
Unknown
[22]
United States [ edit ]
Best-selling home video games in the United States
Rank
Title
Platform(s )
Sales
Revenue
Inflation
Ref
1 Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal Game Boy Color 3,127,659
$91,038,324
$157,000,000
[18] [23] [25]
2 Madden NFL 2002 PlayStation 2 , PlayStation
2,220,112
$110,000,000
$190,000,000
[23] [18]
3 Grand Theft Auto III PlayStation 2
1,965,832
$98,940,325
$170,000,000
[23] [18]
4 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty PlayStation 2
1,800,000+
$87,000,000 +
$150,000,000+
[21] [23]
5 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 PlayStation 2, PlayStation
1,693,037
$81,000,000
$139,000,000
[23] [18]
6 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone PlayStation , PC 1,628,744
$55,148,445
$95,000,000
[18] [23] [24]
7 The Sims PC 1,482,182
$60,499,079
$100,000,000
[24]
8 The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons / Oracle of Ages Game Boy Color
1,248,191
$39,000,000
$67,000,000
[23] [18]
9 Super Mario Advance Game Boy Advance
1,172,323+
$35,000,000 +
$60,000,000+
[23] [18]
10 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec PlayStation 2
1,172,322
$58,264,403
$100,000,000
[23] [18]
PAL regions [ edit ]
Highest-grossing home video games in Europe [26]
Rank
Title
Platform(s )
Publisher
Genre
Sales revenue
Inflation
1 Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal Game Boy Color
Nintendo
Role-playing
€221,000,000 ($198,000,000 )
$341,000,000
2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Multi-platform
Electronic Arts
Action-adventure
€92,000,000 ($82,000,000 )
$140,000,000
3 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec PlayStation 2
Sony
Racing sim
€64,000,000 ($57,000,000 )
$98,000,000
4 Grand Theft Auto III PlayStation 2
Rockstar Games
Action-adventure
€54,000,000 ($48,000,000 )
$83,000,000
5 FIFA Football 2002 Multi-platform
EA Sports
Sports
€52,000,000 ($47,000,000 )
$81,000,000
6 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Multi-platform
Eidos Interactive
Quiz
€33,000,000 ($30,000,000 )
$52,000,000
7 FIFA 2001 Multi-platform
EA Sports
Sports
€31,000,000 ($28,000,000 )
$48,000,000
8 Final Fantasy IX PlayStation
Squaresoft
Role-playing
€30,000,000 ($27,000,000 )
$46,000,000
9 Black & White PC Electronic Arts
God game
€28,000,000 ($25,000,000 )
$43,000,000
10 The Sims PC Electronic Arts
Life simulation
€25,000,000 ($22,000,000 )
$38,000,000
Highest-grossing arcade games in Japan [ edit ]
Major events [ edit ]
Business [ edit ]
Defunct companies: Bullfrog Productions , Indrema , Dynamix , Sanctuary Woods , SNK .
After Dynamix (1984–2001) is closed as part of Sierra's restructuring under Vivendi Universal , several veterans of the studio found GarageGames .
Sega announces that it will no longer develop home consoles, to focus on game development. The Dreamcast is discontinued in May, but games including Sonic the Hedgehog
Activision acquires Treyarch Invention LLC.
PCCW Japan (Pacific Century CyberWorks Japan Co., Ltd.) acquires VR1 Entertainment.
Long-time arcade developer Midway Games announces that it will no longer manufacture arcade games.
August – Loki Software declares Chapter 11 Bankruptcy over internal financial troubles, before going defunct next January. In response Michael Simms of the Tux Games retailer and former Loki game tester founds Linux Game Publishing alongside ex-Loki employee Mike Philips on October 15 to keep games coming to Linux .
October – Infogrames announces to revive Atari as a sub-brand of Infogrames. Splashdown , MX Rider and TransWorld Surf were the first 3 games to receive this treatment.
Lawsuits [ edit ]
Sega of America Inc. v. Kmart Corporation; Sega sues Kmart over an unpaid debt of over US$2 million
Uri Geller v. Nintendo; Geller sues Nintendo over his resemblance to a Pokémon character. The suit is dismissed.[citation needed
Notable releases [ edit ]
Notable releases of the year 2001
Release
Title
Windows
5th Gen
6th Gen
Handheld
January 4
RuneScape Win —
—
—
January 10
Mega Man 64 —
N64 —
—
January 16
Mario Tennis —
—
—
GBC
January 29
Oni Win —
PS2 —
January 29
Phantasy Star Online —
—
DC —
January 30
Rayman 2: The Great Escape —
—
PS2 —
January 31
Mega Man X5 Win (2002)PS1 —
—
February 5
Paper Mario —
N64 —
—
February 6
Action Man: Search for Base X —
—
—
GBC
February 6
Metal Walker —
—
—
GBC
February 7
Clive Barker's Undying Win —
—
—
February 16
Final Fantasy IX —
PS1 (EU )—
—
February 20
Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers —
—
—
GBC
February 27
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages —
—
—
GBC (JP )
March 1
Lego Island 2 The Brickster's Revenge Win'98 PS1 —
GBC , GBA
March 5
Conker's Bad Fur Day —
N64 —
—
March 6
The Bouncer —
—
PS2 —
March 9
Sonic Shuffle —
—
DC —
March 12
Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo Win —
—
—
March 13
Onimusha: Warlords —
—
PS2 —
March 13
Unreal Tournament —
—
DC —
March 14
Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage —
N64 —
—
March 15
SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula —
—
—
GBC
March 21
Daytona USA —
—
DC —
March 21
Tribes 2 Win —
—
—
March 21
Serious Sam: The First Encounter Win —
—
—
March 22
Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil —
—
PS2 —
March 23
Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising Win —
—
—
March 25
Black & White Win —
—
—
March 26
Pokémon Stadium 2 —
N64 —
—
March 26
The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror —
—
—
GBC
March 26
Zone of the Enders —
—
PS2 —
March 27
Rocket Power: Gettin' Air —
—
—
GBC
March 27
Strikers 1945 II —
PS1 —
—
March 30
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine —
—
—
GBC
March 30
Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo —
N64 (EU )—
—
April 6
Snoopy Tennis —
—
—
GBC
April 8
Dr. Mario 64 —
N64 —
—
April 11
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble —
—
—
GBC
April 12
The Simpsons Wrestling —
PS1 —
—
April 16
Illbleed —
—
DC —
April 16
Batman: Chaos in Gotham —
—
—
GBC
April 19
Spider-Man —
—
DC —
April 23
Silpheed: The Lost Planet —
—
PS2 —
April 30
The Adventures of Cookie & Cream —
—
PS2 —
April 30
Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting —
—
DC —
May 7
Mario Party 3 —
N64 —
—
May 8
Myst III: Exile Win —
PS2 —
May 14
Crazy Taxi —
—
PS2 —
May 16
Giga Wing 2 —
—
DC —
May 16
Project Justice —
—
DC —
May 18
Atlantis The Lost Empire: Trial by Fire Win —
—
—
May 21
Cool Boarders —
—
PS2 —
May 22
Red Faction —
—
PS2 —
May 28
Crazy Taxi 2 —
—
DC —
May 29
Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown —
—
—
GBC
May 30
Bejeweled Win —
—
—
May 30
Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six —
—
—
GBC
May 30
Max Steel: Covert Missions —
—
DC —
June 8
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon —
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GBA
June 11
ChuChu Rocket! —
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—
GBA
June 11
Earthworm Jim —
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—
GBA
June 11
F-Zero: Maximum Velocity —
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—
GBA
June 11
Konami Krazy Racers —
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—
GBA
June 11
Rayman Advance —
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—
GBA
June 11
Super Mario Advance —
—
—
GBA
June 14
Atlantis: The Lost Empire —
PS1 —
—
June 18
Twisted Metal: Black —
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PS2 —
June 19
Sonic Adventure 2 —
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DC —
June 19
Startopia [36] Win
June 20
Time Crisis: Project Titan —
PS1 —
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June 21
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal Win —
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June 22
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis Win —
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—
June 27
Anachronox Win —
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—
June 29
Bomberman Tournament —
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—
GBA
June 29
Final Fantasy Chronicles —
PS1 —
—
July 1
Tomb Raider: Curse of the Sword —
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—
GBC
July 6
Runaway: A Road Adventure Win
July 8
Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse —
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PS2 —
July 10
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec —
—
PS2 —
July 14
Mega Man Legends Win —
—
—
July 16
Jurassic Park III: The DNA Factor —
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—
GBA
July 17
City Crisis —
—
PS2 —
July 19
Final Fantasy X —
—
PS2 (JP )—
July 23
Extermination —
—
PS2 —
July 23
Max Payne Win —
—
—
July 28
Rune: Viking Warlord —
—
PS2 —
July 29
Pokémon Crystal —
—
—
GBC
July 30
Tweety and the Magic Gems —
—
—
GBA
August 1
Golden Sun —
—
—
GBA
August 1
Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower Win —
—
—
August 7
WWF Betrayal —
—
—
GBA
August 8
Shogun: Total War : Mongol InvasionWin —
—
—
August 19
Madden NFL 2002 —
PS1 PS2 —
August 20
Armored Core 2: Another Age —
—
PS2 —
August 21
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura Win —
—
—
August 27
Mario Kart: Super Circuit —
—
—
GBA
August 27
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 —
—
PS2 —
August 28
ESPN Final Round Golf 2002 —
—
—
GBA
August 29
Alchemy Win —
—
—
September 6
Shenmue II —
—
DC —
September 10
Advance Wars —
—
—
GBA
September 10
Jurassic Park III: Park Builder —
—
—
GBA
September 10
Portal Runner —
—
PS2 —
September 11
The World Is Not Enough —
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—
GBC
September 13
Heavy Metal: Geomatrix —
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DC —
September 13
Ooga Booga —
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DC —
September 15
Power Rangers Time Force —
—
—
GBA
September 15
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams —
—
—
GBA
September 17
Arctic Thunder —
—
PS2 —
September 21
SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge —
PS1 —
—
September 24
Monster Rancher 3 —
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PS2 —
September 24
Phantasy Star Online Version 2 —
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DC —
September 24
Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor
Win
September 24
Silent Hill 2 —
—
PS2 —
September 24
SpyHunter —
—
PS2 —
September 24
SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty Win —
—
—
September 25
X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse —
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—
GBA
September 26
Bass Strike —
—
PS2 —
September 26
Dexter's Laboratory: Deesaster Strikes! —
—
—
GBA
September 26
Final Fight One —
—
—
GBA
September 26
Kessen II —
—
PS2 —
September 30
Ico —
—
PS2 —
October 1
NASCAR Thunder 2002 —
PS1 PS2 , Xbox —
October 1
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase —
—
—
GBA
October 1
Time Crisis II —
—
PS2 —
October 1
Yanya Caballista: City Skater —
—
PS2 —
October 2
Lego Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge —
—
—
GBA
October 3
Lego Bionicle —
—
—
GBA
October 4
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase —
PS1 —
—
October 5
The Wild Thornberrys: Chimp Chase —
—
—
GBA
October 8
Castlevania Chronicles —
PS1 —
—
October 10
Dark Age of Camelot Win —
—
—
October 12
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney —
—
—
GBA
October 15
Lady Sia —
—
—
GBA
October 15
Batman: Vengeance Win —
PS2 , GCN , Xbox GBA
October 17
Devil May Cry —
—
PS2 —
October 18
E.T.: Digital Companion —
—
—
GBC
October 21
Stronghold Win —
—
—
October 22
Grand Theft Auto III —
—
PS2 —
October 24
Virtua Tennis 2 —
—
DC —
October 28
Doom —
—
—
GBA
October 28
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 —
PS1 PS2 , GCN —
October 29
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex —
—
PS2 , Xbox , GCN —
October 29
Spyro: Season of Ice —
—
—
GBA
October 30
Aliens versus Predator 2 Win —
—
—
October 30
Boxing Fever —
—
—
GBA
October 30
Civilization III Win —
—
—
October 30
Mega Man Xtreme 2 —
—
—
GBC
October 30
Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Win PS1 PS2 —
October 30
Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival —
—
—
GBA
October 31
Soul Reaver 2 —
—
PS2 —
October 31
Mega Man Battle Network —
—
—
GBA
November 1
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies —
—
PS2 —
November 1
Burnout —
—
PS2 —
November 1
Dragon Warrior VII —
PS1 —
—
November 1
FIFA Football 2002 —
PS1 PS2 —
November 1
Nancy Drew: The Final Scene Win —
—
—
November 3
Rocket Power: Dream Scheme —
—
—
GBA
November 5
SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge —
PS1 —
GBA
November 5
SSX Tricky —
—
PS2 , GCN , Xbox —
November 7
Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand —
—
—
GBA
November 9
Project Gotham Racing —
—
Xbox —
November 11
Golden Sun —
—
—
GBA
November 12
Empire Earth Win —
—
—
November 12
Gradius Advance —
—
—
GBA
November 12
Survivor —
Win —
—
November 13
007: Agent Under Fire —
—
PS2 —
November 13
Cubix - Robots for Everyone: Race 'N Robots —
—
—
GBC
November 13
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty —
—
PS2 —
November 14
Frank Herbert's Dune [37] Win
PS2
November 14
Harvest Moon 3 GBC —
—
—
GBC
November 14
Shrek —
—
Xbox —
November 15
Cel Damage —
—
Xbox , PS2 , GCN —
November 15
Dead or Alive 3 —
—
Xbox —
November 15
Halo: Combat Evolved —
—
Xbox —
November 15
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Win PS1 —
GBC , GBA
November 15
Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion —
—
—
GBA
November 15
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee —
—
Xbox —
November 16
Headhunter —
—
DC —
November 17
NHL Hitz 2002 —
—
GCN —
November 17
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader —
—
GCN —
November 18
Crazy Taxi —
—
GCN —
November 18
Super Monkey Ball —
—
GCN —
November 18
IL-2 Sturmovik Win —
—
—
November 18
Luigi's Mansion —
—
GCN —
November 18
WWF Road to Wrestlemania —
—
—
GBA
November 19
Wario Land 4 —
—
—
GBA
November 19
WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It —
—
PS2 —
November 20
Frequency —
—
PS2 —
November 20
Return to Castle Wolfenstein Win —
—
—
November 20
Frogger: The Great Quest —
PS2 —
—
November 21
Ecks vs. Sever —
—
—
GBA
November 21
Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles —
—
—
GBA
November 21
Super Smash Bros. Melee —
—
GCN (NTSC-J)—
November 22
Mr. Driller G —
PS1 (NTSC-J)—
—
November 23
Gothic Win —
—
—
November 24
Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog —
—
—
GBA
November 25
Azurik: Rise of Perathia —
—
Xbox —
November 26
Jurassic Park III: Island Attack —
—
—
GBA
November 26
Star Wars: Starfighter —
—
Xbox —
November 26
Twisted Metal: Small Brawl —
PS1 —
—
November 27
Extreme-G 3 —
—
GCN —
November 27
Lego Racers 2 —
—
—
GBA
November 28
Cruis'n Velocity —
—
—
GBA
November 29
Rampage Puzzle Attack —
—
—
GBA
November 30
Dokapon: Monster Hunter —
—
—
GBA
December 1
Breath of Fire —
—
—
GBA
December 1
M&M's Blast! —
—
—
GBA
December 3
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance —
—
PS2 —
December 3
Pikmin —
—
GCN —
December 3
Super Smash Bros. Melee —
—
GCN (NTSC-U)—
December 3
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy —
—
PS2 —
December 4
Mega Man X6 —
PS1 —
—
December 5
American Bass Challenge —
—
—
GBA
December 7
Cel Damage —
—
GCN —
December 7
Magical Vacation
GBA
December 7
Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles —
—
PS2 (PAL &EU )—
December 9
The Flintstones: Big Trouble in Bedrock —
—
—
GBA
December 12
Mortal Kombat Advance —
—
—
GBA
December 12
Shadow Hearts —
—
PS2 —
December 17
Dark Rift —
N64 —
—
December 18
Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure —
—
GCN —
December 19
Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land —
—
PS2 —
December 20
Final Fantasy X —
—
PS2 (US )—
December 20
Giants: Citizen Kabuto —
—
PS2 —
December 21
Silent Hill 2: Director's Cut —
—
Xbox —
December 21
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 —
—
—
GBA
Video game consoles [ edit ]
The dominant video game console in 2001 was Sony 's PlayStation 2 .
Nintendo released the GameCube on September 14 in Japan (North America on November 18 and in Europe on May 3, 2002). Microsoft released the Xbox in North America on November 15 (in Europe on March 14, 2002).
Handheld game systems [ edit ]
The dominant handheld system in 2001 was Nintendo 's Game Boy Color .
Nintendo released the Game Boy Advance in Japan on March 21 (in North America on June 11 and Europe on June 22).
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^ a b Crystal Version sold 749,863.[19] Gold and Silver versions sold 76,262.[22]
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^ Fillari, Alessandro (February 6, 2021). "Remembering 2001: The Biggest Games That Turn 20 This Year" . GameSpot . Retrieved December 3, 2022 .
^ Madsen, Hayes (October 17, 2022). "21 years ago, Capcom changed action games forever" . Inverse . Retrieved December 10, 2022 .
^ Figueiredo, Erick Duarte (October 2, 2022). "Devil May Cry and Ninja Gaiden: The Two Extremes of the Hack-and-Slash Genre" . Superjump . Retrieved December 10, 2022 .
^ Carnley, Zackery Van (April 19, 2021). "How Halo Has Defined the Shooter Genre" . Game Rant . Retrieved December 10, 2022 .
^ Plant, Mike. "In the loop: how Halo defined a new decade of first-person shooters" . The Register . Retrieved December 10, 2022 .
^ Kelly, Andy (October 27, 2021). "Grand Theft Auto 3 Changed Video Games Forever" . TheGamer . Retrieved December 3, 2022 .
^ Gordon, Jeremy (October 22, 2021). "After 'Grand Theft Auto III,' Open-World Games Were Never (and Always) the Same" . The Ringer . Retrieved December 3, 2022 .
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^ Fillari, Alessandro. "Remembering 2001: The Biggest Games That Turn 20 This Year" . GameSpot . Retrieved November 1, 2021 .
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^ a b "Europäische Verkaufsawards" [European Sales Awards]. GameStar . Retrieved October 30, 2021 .
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