10 Best Games of 2002 We NEVER FORGOT

[@alwayswrong3422]

Vice City was just so much ahead of other games at that time.

[@chanus4629]

That rc helicopter ruined the game for me😂😂

[@aky8793]

@@chanus4629 i never completed that mission lol

[@fbk4582]

👌🏻👌🏻

[@ALph4cro]

@@chanus4629 It really wasn't that hard. The RC Plane mission from San Andreas was harder.

[@alwayswrong3422]

Chanus true. Rememeber i used to play that mission for hours when i was younger. 😂

[@angelusumbra5741]

Watching this brought back so many memories, and broke my heart at the same time, because as a 15/16 year old in 2002 life had been so much simpler and less painful.

[@rafiibnul5372]

I feel you man

[@warframehunter7298]

It's the year I was born.

[@NEUROMANCER2077]

So true.. and it's so crazy simultaneously. Indeed 'life had been so much simpler and less painful'.

[@ernestohernandez9370]

yeah I remember those yrs good times life was more simple. not such a crazy world we live in nowdays.its like people are losing their sanity. a lot of crazy things going on in the world.

[@maniaclad7765]

I m in your age now 15 16 life is painful still bro

[@kolbyadkins2821]

I love how gameranx keeps the nostalgia going

[@OminiElemental]

Almost as if they're giving us gamers ideas of games to play during lockdown.

[@zzdesolatezz]

You mean simple top 10 videos that survive on nostalgia? 😐 eh, it's alright I guess.

[@atharvsawant6708]

Im playing gta 3 rn , good game

[@jkwanness]

😭

[@Willzyyy]

Vice City was beyond amazing! Still remember the first time I heard that intro theme...nostalgia! Mafia: City of Lost Heaven was another gem ahead of it's time too.

[@serghost_ph565]

true

[@markczofficial227]

that is so true

[@superrobz]

We need a remastered version of Vice City & Time Splitters

[@superior2475]

Fuck vice city we need gta 6 BABE!!!

[@superrobz]

Superior2475 or they could give us a modern day Vice City setting🤷🏻‍♂️ that game was one of the best

[@klokateer4372]

@@superior2475 and have it be as boring and tedious as 5 , ill pass, as for remasters they couldn't even get SA remastered right full of game breaking bugs

[@JonnyMoto]

@@superrobz GTA VI: Vice City 2

[@gabenewell6540]

We need a remaked version of vice city

[@PrestoSprite]

Jet Set Radio Future was probably one of the most underrated games of 2002. Great gameplay, dope music, and interesting concepts all around

[@johangrobler1908]

I legitimately get the urge to cry when someone brings up the old ratchet and clank games man those were so good love to have them remade to just be better

[@ShitStainedBallSack]

I know

[@buggytheprophet1017]

I get that nostalgia rush too mate, reminds me of my youth

[@unionjank]

I mean, Ratchet & Clank was remade a few years back.

[@spyrothelegendarypurpledra8786]

To be fair, I never played those games when I was younger. (Lacked a PS2 to play it, go figure.) But I installed the games on the PS3,(The HD versions) And I wish I did play the games when I was younger because it was exactly what people described it as: Spyro, but with guns and robots. Playing it for the first time made me _feel_ like a kid too. I kept getting stuck in certain sections, wondering how to progress, dying stupidly, and taking 2-3 days to defeat Drek at the end. I played the sequels too, up to Future: Tools of Destruction.

[@V19-g9i]

I've seen a rachet and clank game for PS4 I don't know if that's a remake or a new one

[@Ethan348]

There is something about the original Mafia that makes me replay it once in a while.

[@skols4695]

It's the game atmosphere Mafia 2 also has it

[@Ethan348]

@@skols4695 Agreed! I considered Mafia 2 as a worthy sequel. However, Mafia 3.... The Story was fine but the game was nothing worth pre-ordering for.

[@SvenskSork]

the story has so many fun places like the boat. The weapons are so hardcore doing mega dmg. The driving is so realistic with the psychics for that time. All and all my fav gangster game and closest to San Andreas in my heart XD

[@Ethan348]

@@SvenskSork You actually have to drive like a normal person in order to avoid the cops. Like:- Speeding Ignoring the red lights Damaging the sign boards

[@Ethan348]

I am disappointed. Mafia should at least have gotten an honourable mention in this video.

[@joseywales1439]

Mafia. My personal favorite classic early-2000s game.

[@abandonedship1233]

Same. I still play it from time to time

[@spiky8944]

Same. I'm still playing it while in quarantine.

[@firedskull5015]

Its kind buggy, maybe I am expecting too much from ps2 games, but the graphics and controls look clunky as hell and the story imo is OK at best.

[@moroseloki1912]

I really wanted to play it but never got it.

[@joseywales1439]

@@abandonedship1233 Yep - I've never uninstalled it... the graphics and controls are a little outdated, but a little simple modding to increase draw distance and frame-rate makes it so much better, still golden to this day.

[@scottcrammond8571]

Wow, this video just took me right to the past. I was in 7th grade in 2002. Me and friends had all of these games. I had a PS2, another buddy had a Game Cube, and another had an Xbox. We would go to each others homes and play some of these exclusive titles. We each had Soul Caliber 2 on our respective consoles. We would all whoop ass with home field advantage. This video was super Nostalgic for me. Thanks for making it

[@KarrnagE7]

GTA Vice city changed my life!

[@naddit]

Cousin Justin he said changed, not made.

[@IskenderCaglarM41B441]

Cousin Justin Gtfo, you don't belong in here.

[@ArchBattle]

Cousin Justin 😂

[@crownfedora5355]

WHERE'S MY GODDAMN MONEY, TOMMY?

[@albertoh1753]

Crown Fedora I’ll get your money, Sonny

[@P-Dub206]

No love for SOCOM: US navy SEALs? My favorite shooter of all time.

[@trueflamexp7297]

You know there is thousands of us out here with respect for Socom.

[@alejandror765]

It took me like 2 years to pass that first submarine mission. I had no idead what i was doing LOL

[@P-Dub206]

TrueFlameXP I know, I just need to hear it sometimes. Lol

[@P-Dub206]

Alejandro Rodriguez it’s fun once you get the hang of it.

[@TheVosack]

My buddy used to play that ALL the time. I still remember the weird (wait your turn to speak) voice chat.

[@c4rlosmtr483]

Thank you for having Timesplitters 2 in this list. I think the fan base is now quit old so it’s important to talk about it. I really hope they’ll make a new one.

[@utikt]

Man I never owned an Xbox so I played timesplitters 2 over and over with friends on 4 play split screen

[@broggie123]

Would love a new game but think the older consoles added to the look and gameplay. Think a new one wouldn't work.

[@Nova_Shiny]

I still play it sometimes XD my last name is fenton and theres a character called jake fenton i main him lol

[@LunaRa22]

I got 2 and 3 for cheap last year from ebay spent $10 for both

[@ezequielfountain662]

I'm only 17 and I have some very fond memories of TimeSplitters because even though I was young when it came over I played it with my dad for years afterwards, I always tell my friends about it even though none of them know what it is.

[@smittyjohnson9554]

Ratchet and Clank is my favorite gaming franchise of all time. Love the worlds, stories, gameplay and upgrade loops that those games have to offer.

[@BigMac87963]

Wow 2002 was an incredible year for gaming! I’d also give an honorable mention to Star Fox Adventures. Really fun and underrated game

[@retrosoul8770]

I agree, most of the reason for its dislike was because it wasn't Star Fox 64 II...which is a dumb reason to hate on a game. You judge a game for what it is, not for what it isn't.

[@TheVosack]

The Sly Cooper series is still one of my favorite gaming memories. I LOVE that series!

[@imjmar]

Still waiting on a new Sly Cooper, hopefully after Ghost is out and done they’ll start working on that

[@jamesstinedurf9841]

wouldn't count on it. Sony encourages studios to create what they want and it's obvious that Sucker Punch has moved on from that IP. we'd probably more likely get a different studio to make a new game in the series like Thieves In Time

[@Sp1n1985]

There was a fourth sly on ps4

[@ScoutBlue]

yessss

[@shoeheadnate2080]

Sanzaru took over sly

[@tokenblack7983]

Always thought this series was underrated

[@alexlewis510]

Morrowind and Vice City are still my favorites..... loved driving around (with flying cars cheat) listening to Flash FM

[@SexyPug]

I still play both to this day. Morrowind a lot more however

[@SvenskSork]

the map was kinda big to be back at that time and filled with people to Fak with XD

[@Justinicus24]

Perfect timing for this vid. Just beat Morrowind for the first time today amazing game

[@HolyHadou]

I'm just sitting here waiting for Kingdom Hearts 1 love. Thanks for the Soul Calibur 2 and Super Mario Sunshine shout outs.

[@deang5386]

I remember when Battlefield 1942 came out and it being amazing with all the vehicles (planes,tanks,jeeps) after playing soo much counter-strike it was a refreshing change of pace.

[@artate92]

Gaming used to be filled with creativity and variety. Good times.

[@ChunkyMoon]

Games back then were just all around better

[@bernardoheusi6146]

Nostalgia is one hell of a drug.

[@cal5750]

@@bernardoheusi6146 In a way they kind of were in the sense that devs were more experimental, game development was still pretty young and hasn't been streamlined yet. There are still amazing trendsetter games today too but I feel like it's far less. Hard to innovate when so much has been done before.

[@fixthesegames6303]

@@bernardoheusi6146 Not really nostalgia when today has lootboxes and unfinished games

[@balajiasari438]

Unsurprisingly Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven the stepchild of the gaming industry is missing :(

[@SPFLDAngler]

Yes we can all see the same comment from hours before yours. We get it. You see a popular comment and want to get some likes too. But maybe just once y'all will stop and think for a second and not. Let the popular comments be popular and find something else to write. Maybe for once don't copy the popular comment trying to beg for some likes with unoriginal copycat bullshit. You might just be able to figure out some actually clever and original shit to say and get likes that way, developing yourself as an individual and building your own writing ability and shit.

[@mohammednabil5254]

Ursine Maximus chill out buddy stop being such a snowflake

[@Contra_1776]

@@SPFLDAngler Seriously, take a breather man. It's just KZbin, no one should take it this seriously.

[@deepyram3103]

@@SPFLDAngler 😂😂wtf no need to go all English essay on KZbin 😂😂

[@Will-xg3px]

@@SPFLDAngler chill dude. he's just down about the fact that a game he likes isn't on a list

[@NAcHO-wx5vg]

Sly cooper and the thievius raccoonus, I love the game and the series, best one was the third one but the og sly game is still phenomenal

[@Noahrzns]

100%

[@shrekxfiona8659]

Facts

[@MistaJay254]

I wish they would port the collection on ps4, I miss playing Sly Cooper with a passion

[@nickk4953]

Personally id say the second one was better than the third. But all original 3 are the great regardless.

[@NAcHO-wx5vg]

Jay Seven I’m hoping that for it’s 20th anniversary they do something like a collection for PS5 or maybe even the 5th game Edit: also hoping the tv show gets put on Netflix when the first season is done.

[@thunders1531]

Kingdom Hearts came out in 2002

[@EurynomeEclipse13]

They forgot about Kingdom Hearts 🙁

[@SvenskSork]

nooo. dont XD

[@KobraEditing]

Right? I was waiting for it the whole list. These games all look terrible by comparison. I had forgotten just how far ahead it was.

[@cecechew6200]

Kids game nope

[@codypower4298]

Ok ?

[@werdakidz4471]

2002 the 3rd year of the Ps2 and 2nd year of the X-box, Gamecube, and Gameboy Advance!!! Great year!!! And pc too!!! Great year!!!

[@dillweed1992]

I loved when the characters in Mario actually talked. I wish that carried over to the newer games.

[@pellaeon1877]

I definitely agree. The voice acting in Sunshine is surprisingly good (for a Mario game at least), and it really adds to the story.

[@amethyst-ash]

I was born in 2002 and life’s been playing me ever since

[@anewspinonthings]

God I loved the time splitters series! It’s an experience totally unique. The multiplayer was like a cross between a party game and a solid shooter.

[@Speedclub382]

Midnight club/gta vice city/street ball 2/tony hawk games boy them games got me through bored times

[@tokenblack7983]

Loved midnight club on ps2.

[@insertname3293]

I forgot about these games and I remember playing them when I was younger. This gave me some good nostalgia since my childhood was simple and happy

[@BrianMarrino236]

I never forgot The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers which is also a 2002 game

[@johnnybanks61]

BrianMarrino236 I remember it too. Reminds me of the Star Wars battlefront type game play. You play as a grunt until you get enough points or whatever then you turned into a tree.

[@TheMucusMan]

Two Towers and Return of the King were amazing! I prefer Two Towers, I played the shit out of that game.

[@123NERDZ]

@@TheMucusMan I liked both of them alot tbh two towers was arguably better but yeah I miss both of those games

[@rodneywk1]

YESSSS!

[@bfrizzel]

that was my first game for ps2 and played the shit out of it, such a good game

[@100angid]

The bonuses at the end of the video are the real deal..

[@ax0l0tl57]

Battlefield 1942 was one of the first games I ever played so I'm happy to see it here. :D

[@RamonInNZ]

That and the Desert Combat MOD!

[@juanmam.2113]

@@RamonInNZ Ever tried the ww1 mod? That hooked me up for a second time into that game

[@sagacious03]

Nice to hear such an enthusiastic list! Would love more like this!

[@lanreakerele4375]

I never have played GTA Vice City before, but it sounds like an incredible game when you play as Thomas "Tommy" Vercetti to explore around the Vice City, like it's Miami.

[@KantHandleThis]

Lanre Akerele Get it for your phone, it’s costs 2 dollars only. Get a controller and enjoy it anywhere you want to. Truly a masterpiece.

[@dc8597]

The Lord Of The Rings : The Third Age , a forgotten gem but one of my all time favourite LOTR games ever made. I wish they would bring out a sequel/prequel for it too.

[@StopperJJ]

Dark Cloud 2 was my favorite game of 2002. I pray Sony gives the rights of the franchise back to level 5 studios so we get a dark cloud 3.

[@regulate99]

I love this series. I was 14 in 2002 and this really takes me back!

[@PurpleDark420]

Mario sunshine was one of the three or so games I remember from growing up in early 2000's like that and NFS hot pursuit XD

[@MrMattyG]

One of my personal favourite years in gaming - it gave me countless hours with Vice City. Still love playing the game, even in 2020!

[@bagasangga]

Gameranx: *features GTA VC on no. 1* Me: [happiness noises]

[@oink988]

Couldn't you just write "it makes me happy that Vice City is no1"? What's up with this new generation's way of writing comments, it's idiotic and pretentious

[@thatsalocalwayofbreakingth424]

@@oink988 Agreed.

[@ZanePalmer]

Oink [happiness noises] thank you for saying what we’re all thinking!

[@cheeseballgooberpants3591]

Oink Finally! People stop talking in memes (or meme formats) but if you do, you gotta post it but unfortunately you can’t in the comment section.

[@saichaithrik7134]

Agreed

[@TunnelVisionAthletic]

golden era of gaming...i miss these days

[@naveendahiya144]

Amazing childhood time when Gaming companies were taking risks without caring about money making the games creative, fun and memorable. Can't wait for 2003 list.

[@shunnie8482]

Jake I dont comment much but just wanted to say that I really like your videos and the way you talk. Thanks to everyone involved in this channel. Keep up the good work please!

[@gavincooper1700]

I knew this channel was safe and reliable as soon as I saw the “Sly Cooper” Debut 😌

[@Daniel_15293]

You need to add burnout 3 takedown to the list of the Top 10 games of 2003... This game is my childhood.

[@dorienrose9982]

I am so upset that he did not say, "fallen order gave us A NEW HOPE!"

[@michaelcogbill1616]

Morrowind was incredible when it came out in 2002, so many great memories

[@HBTHERAPPER]

We Need A Super Mario Sunshine Remaster For The Switch 😭

[@NAcHO-wx5vg]

We also need a dk64 remake for switch I mean if we’re getting Star Wars episode 1 racer remake for switch it’s still possible imo.

[@soullessSiIence]

And a Wind Waker, Twilight Princess and Mario Galaxy remasters... We need so many of them

[@themanstan0785]

Red Line tf you do ? sell yours

[@currychips]

Probably the worst of the 3D Mario games.

[@thebenjammybroadcast2871]

The editing on this video is amazing! Pretty much every other word has some cool effect or picture to go along with it.

[@LightlySaltedPatty]

GTA Vice City will always have a place in my heart. Best in the series.

[@trav_trav1712]

San Andreas for me

[@albertoh1753]

trav_trav 17 definitely Vice City

[@JB-kx9bx]

Vice City had the best feel to it. The 80s soundtrack and the Scarface/Miami Vice inspiration made it the best story line of the GTA series. Its hard to compare GTA IV and V to the early 2000s releases, the controls and cover scheme makes the gameplay alot better now but how can you top driving by Miami Beach to Flock of Seagulls? Also the first time I got in a helicopter in VC was one of my most memorable video game moments.

[@RatedRRaj]

Splinter Cell was WAY AHEAD of its time, so advanced that some games today still doesn't have that kind of stealth.

[@plenku]

Man mad nostalgia seeing Time Splitters again.. we need more split-screen!!

[@GameChangerX]

My addition will be the original Mafia (Mafia 1). That game changed the way I looked at video games. I am so glad you guys got Allied Assault in the list, loved that one. Still vividly remember the last mission.

[@LeliRey]

great list, I would ad Kingdom Hearts too and age of mythology thanks for keep uploading even during the quarantine

[@Kazzynphetamine]

i hope the 2003 list will mention Freedom Fighters

[@Okabecam]

Dark Cloud 2 and The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker are the only 2 games I could think to add from 2002. Edit and smack me for forgetting but Kingdom Hearts also.

[@MSDGAMEZ]

These are hands down my FAVORITE series you do now

[@606hunter1]

For me it was Mario sunshine that year. Remains one of my favorite games of all time and holds up incredibly well.

[@danielbaier9557]

10 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 09 Dungeon Siege 08 Medal of Honor Allied Assault 07 Battlefield 1942 06 Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos 05 Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast 04 Age of Mythology 03 FIFA Football World Cup 2002 02 Neverwinter Nights 01 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

[@Hobbitstomper]

Since the future doesn't look so bright, we might as well look back at games when life was great.

[@ActNasty5]

Hobbit Stomper or we just stay the fuck inside and watch old shit so the future can be bright

[@stevenlouton6381]

I love a good trip down memory lane every now and then. Thank you.

[@franciscolozada1059]

I was gonna say Metroid prime and you have it in the list lol, it's memorable to me cause it's the first console I bought with my hard earn cash when I got a part time with my dad, it was the hardest 2 weeks but it was worth it, at that time my local Walmart had it for sale with the GameCube bundle.

[@manjunathj9202]

No Mafia? That one was sensational, it still fills me with emotions 15 years later

[@ionrares3832]

MOH: allied assault, europeean assault, pacific assault, frontline Need for speed underground 1,2 and Carbon Lord of the rings, harry potter...

[@niksperience]

Nfs underground was 2003? ...its only 2002 games

[@ultraguy8771]

@@niksperience Hot Pursuit 2 came out in 02, IIRC.

[@ItsAstie]

GTA VC is one of the first games i've ever played as a child, thanks for mentioning it again.

[@vagabond_trades]

Hitman 2 for sure, fell in love with this, the amount of levels just kept going and going, contracts was stunning visually at the time but ended too fast, silent assassin still my fave hitman

[@TheSinlessAssassin]

It's so weird to hear a voice that isn't Falcon or Jake

[@videogames4life475]

No mention of the best game of the year. RESIDENT EVIL REMAKE!

[@theobscured_one]

Video Games 4 Life Factsss and kingdom hearts

[@Sergeant_Camacho]

+1000

[@gregoreeoaks699]

Hitman 2 was the very first game I ever played, thanks for the trip down memory lane really love yalls channel 🤙🏻

[@tommatalkbiggerlongerandun434]

Legend of Zelda windwaker: Am I a joke to you?

[@at332]

Right? How was that not on here?

[@shashlik7959]

This serie is going to be gold for people with low end PCs

[@jordansimonis7247]

Sad they didnt include Kingdom Hearts 😢😢

[@MrWaheedulHaque]

Vice city is the reason i clicked its my favourite game of all time

[@lordmegatron4789]

kingdom hearts changed my life

[@umbrumsoldier1544]

2002 is personally my favorite year in pop culture history.

[@HarissonLA]

Neverwinter Nights When I hear "RPG" I think of it

[@GentlemanJasper]

There is a 50 euro version on the ps4....

[@rafnogueira]

I was so nostalgic at year of 2002 today, Looking for movies and many things for that year, and exactly 1 hour later gameranx, post a video about 2002 , omg sometimes i think that i live in some kind of Matrix

[@digitalgamer1566]

Did y'all know that Sam Fisher is in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint

[@Montross]

not just Sam Fisher, hes even voiced by Michael mofo Ironside!

[@LAGxKALON]

Montross he was also in wildlands as well but no one cares cus we just want an actual splinter cell game not a cameo

[@selig7]

Timesplitters was the shit! Would of never even remembered if not for this video.

[@JCBassCovers]

Just gonna forget about Kingdom Hearts the day after its 18th birthday? lol

[@Aristowi]

Onimusha 2 was a great game from 2002, I loved it as much as the other games in the series even though Jubei wasn't Samanosuke

[@nickc.9640]

I didn’t play any of these games. Lol! Kingdom Hearts on the other hand was my jam.

[@-thesalemcrow-5941]

I know I just played on the ps2 not any pc or Nintendo shit

[@soullessSiIence]

You guys are idiots.

[@matthewrussell6412]

@@soullessSiIence how so? Kingdom Hearts is a great game franchise

[@alphabetaomegainvestments3444]

Can't wait until you make 2004. That list will be pure nostalgia.

[@sprucemoose6311]

you should put Simpons: Hit and Run for 2003

[@wardogunleashedyt8079]

Also Spongebob Squarepants Battle for Bikini Bottom.

[@majamystic256]

and Simcity 4, the best city building game of all time

[@beatsbykana]

time to play the ones I've never played before!

[@user-qp1ds4pn8v]

MOH: Frontline not making this list is upsetting to say the least.

[@ironsentinel6047]

Forgot BMX XXX, the best game ever made.

[@kanostacy1974]

I wouldn't go that far, but it had a whole new type of fun in video games built in!

[@Peizxcv]

Everyone knows games top out at early 2000s'. After that most games improved on graphics but not story nor gameplay.

[@cheeseballgooberpants3591]

Peizxcv It’s an ever saddening sight these days.

[@goodboi42]

What about PS4 exclusives?

[@flaminG-Ghost]

....which is why we see remasters and reboots of games essentially from 2000s only.... SW BF 1&2, COD MW, DOOM (well not 2000s but yeah) etc etc

[@misfit7714]

What about the saints Row games (especially the gameplay after 2)

[@dorienrose9982]

Timesplitters 2 level creator was amazing for the time! My friends and I would build whole games in there and play each other's stuff. It was wonderful!!!

[@sriramvenkat2656]

God...VICE CITY IS A TWENTY FOUR CARAT GOLD..

[@ianashby1449]

Totally need a remake

[@avpro4205]

Also when you showcase 2005 games MK shaolin monks better be one of the features since it was so underrated but so much fun for all the things it had in stock being the open world story,the fighting,and the addition of the classic mk in the option menu

[@NathanYager1337]

Nostalgia is a stinky cologne. Back to Morrowind for the rest of the Pandemic.

[@comettamer]

Timesplitters 2, Metroid Prime, GTA Vice City...so many good games! I loved them all!

[@machinegunsam1977]

You forgot Neverwinter Nights. I sunk 10 years of my life into that game, mostly in the toolset that shipped with it

[@antonluyt]

I still go back to Vice City. Even if it's just to drive around and listen to the radio. Great music and dj's. It's just feels like a home town and you only remember the good times because they were all good.

[@TrentenRevenge]

Y’all didn’t even bring up Kingdom Hearts come on guys don’t y’all dare sleep on Kingdom Hearts

[@lifepath1131]

03 or 04 i believe

[@lukeroberts8473]

2002

[@SvenskSork]

nononononooo ^^

[@GusAbiz]

That Smash Mouth edit made my night 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣