Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed Video Games of 2003
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#1 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) (#50)
BioWare | MAC, WIN, Xbox | Role-Playing | ~29h | 64 lists
#2 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) (#103)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~9h | 43 lists
#3 Beyond Good & Evil (2003) (#168)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 26 lists
#4 WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! / Minigame Mania (2003) (#280)
Nintendo R&D1 | GBA | Action | ~2h | 15 lists
#5 F-Zero GX (2003) (#315)
Amusement Vision | GC | Racing | ~9h | 15 lists
#6 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) (#324)
Remedy Entertainment | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 15 lists
#7 Viewtiful Joe (2003) (#426)
Team Viewtiful | PS2, GC | Beat 'em Up / Platform | ~8h | 11 lists
#8 Call of Duty (2003) (#437)
Infinity Ward | MAC, WIN | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 12 lists
#9 Eve Online (2003) (#502)
CCP | WIN | MMORPG / Space Combat | ~1777h | 10 lists
#10 SimCity 4 (2003) (#618)
Maxis | MAC, WIN | City Building | ~9h | 6 lists
#11 SSX 3 (2003) (#631)
EA Canada | PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~16h | 8 lists
#12 Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (2003) (#638)
Nippon Ichi Software | PS2 | Tactical RPG | ~46h | 5 lists
#13 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003) (#657)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | GBA | Action RPG / Metroidvania | ~7h | 6 lists
#14 R-Type Final (2003) (#700)
Irem | PS2 | Shooter | ~2h | 5 lists
#15 Manhunt (2003) (#719)
Rockstar North | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Stealth | ~11h | 4 lists
#16 Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (2003) (#787)
Tecmo | PS2, Xbox | Horror | ~9h | 4 lists
#17 Pro Evolution Soccer 3 / World Soccer: Winning Eleven 7 International (2003) (#798)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2 | Sports | ~22h | 6 lists
#18 Madden NFL 2004 (2003) (#821)
EA Orlando | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~6h | 5 lists
#19 Jak II: Renegade (2003) (#847)
Naughty Dog | PS2 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~17h | 5 lists
#20 Amplitude (2003) (#887)
Harmonix Music Systems | PS2 | Music | ~4h | 3 lists
#21 Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade / Fire Emblem (2003) (#932)
Intelligent Systems | GBA | Tactical RPG | ~27h | 3 lists
#22 Puyo Pop Fever (2003) (#956)
Sonic Team | ARC, MAC, WIN, DC, PS2, PSP, 3, Xbox | Puzzle | ~1h | 3 lists
#1
#50
#2
#103
#3
#168
Beyond Good & Evil
2003
#4
#280
#5
#315
F-Zero GX
2003
#6
#324
#7
#426
Viewtiful Joe
2003
#8
#437
Call of Duty
2003
#9
#502
Eve Online
2003
#10
#618
SimCity 4
2003
#11
#631
SSX 3
2003
#12
#638
#13
#657
#14
#700
R-Type Final
2003
#15
#719
Manhunt
2003
#16
#787
#18
#821
Madden NFL 2004
2003
#19
#847
Jak II: Renegade
2003
#20
#887
Amplitude
2003
#21
#932
#22
#956
Puyo Pop Fever
2003
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