Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Video Games of 2003
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#1 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) (#47)
BioWare | MAC, WIN, Xbox | Role-Playing | ~29h | 64 lists
#2 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) (#102)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~9h | 41 lists
#3 Beyond Good & Evil (2003) (#166)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 26 lists
#4 WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! / Minigame Mania (2003) (#305)
Nintendo R&D1 | GBA | Action | ~2h | 13 lists
#5 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) (#314)
Remedy Entertainment | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 15 lists
#6 F-Zero GX (2003) (#321)
Amusement Vision | GC | Racing | ~9h | 14 lists
#7 Call of Duty (2003) (#402)
Infinity Ward | MAC, WIN | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 12 lists
#8 Viewtiful Joe (2003) (#449)
Team Viewtiful | PS2, GC | Beat 'em Up / Platform | ~8h | 10 lists
#9 Eve Online (2003) (#464)
CCP | WIN | MMORPG / Space Combat | ~1553h | 10 lists
#10 SimCity 4 (2003) (#604)
Maxis | MAC, WIN | City Building | ~9h | 6 lists
#11 Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (2003) (#623)
Nippon Ichi Software | PS2 | Tactical RPG | ~46h | 5 lists
#12 SSX 3 (2003) (#625)
EA Canada | PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~16h | 8 lists
#13 R-Type Final (2003) (#682)
Irem | PS2 | Shooter | ~2h | 5 lists
#14 Manhunt (2003) (#699)
Rockstar North | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Stealth | ~11h | 4 lists
#15 Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (2003) (#776)
Tecmo | PS2, Xbox | Horror | ~9h | 4 lists
#16 Jak II: Renegade (2003) (#788)
Naughty Dog | PS2 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~17h | 5 lists
#17 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003) (#803)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | GBA | Action RPG / Metroidvania | ~7h | 4 lists
#18 Madden NFL 2004 (2003) (#806)
EA Orlando | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~6h | 5 lists
#19 Pro Evolution Soccer 3 / World Soccer: Winning Eleven 7 International (2003) (#829)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2 | Sports | ~22h | 5 lists
#20 Amplitude (2003) (#869)
Harmonix Music Systems | PS2 | Music | ~4h | 3 lists
#21 Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade / Fire Emblem (2003) (#898)
Intelligent Systems | GBA | Tactical RPG | ~27h | 3 lists
#22 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield (2003) (#900)
Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft Montreal | MAC, WIN | Tactical Shooter | ~13h | 4 lists
#23 Puyo Pop Fever (2003) (#941)
Sonic Team | ARC, MAC, WIN, DC, PS2, PSP, 3, Xbox | Puzzle | ~1h | 3 lists
#24 Project Gotham Racing 2 (2003) (#955)
Bizarre Creations | Xbox | Racing | ~15h | 3 lists
#1
#47
#2
#102
#3
#166
Beyond Good & Evil
2003
#4
#305
#5
#314
#6
#321
F-Zero GX
2003
#7
#402
Call of Duty
2003
#8
#449
Viewtiful Joe
2003
#9
#464
Eve Online
2003
#10
#604
SimCity 4
2003
#11
#623
#12
#625
SSX 3
2003
#13
#682
R-Type Final
2003
#14
#699
Manhunt
2003
#15
#776
#16
#788
Jak II: Renegade
2003
#17
#803
#18
#806
Madden NFL 2004
2003
#20
#869
Amplitude
2003
#21
#898
#22
#900
#23
#941
Puyo Pop Fever
2003
#24
#955
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