Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Nintendo GameCube Games of All Time
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#1 Resident Evil 4 (2005) (#9)
Capcom Production Studio 4 | WIN, PS2, GC, Wii | Horror | ~16h | 87 lists
#2 Metroid Prime (2002) (#40)
Retro Studios | GC | Action-Adventure | ~14h | 63 lists
#3 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002) (#63)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 | GC | Action-Adventure | ~29h | 41 lists
#4 Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) (#77)
HAL Laboratory | GC | Fighting | ~10h | 37 lists
#5 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) (#102)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~9h | 41 lists
#6 Beyond Good & Evil (2003) (#166)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 26 lists
#7 Ikaruga (2001) (#191)
Treasure | ARC, DC, GC | Shooter | ~2h | 17 lists
#8 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005) (#244)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~13h | 17 lists
#9 Soulcalibur II (2002) (#248)
Project Soul | ARC, PS2, GC, Xbox | Fighting | ~3h | 18 lists
#10 Animal Crossing (2001) (#260)
Nintendo EAD | N64, GC | Life Simulation | ~66h | 16 lists
#11 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) (#289)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 | GC, Wii | Action-Adventure | ~37h | 18 lists
#12 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001) (#315)
Neversoft Entertainment | WIN, PS, PS2, N64, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~7h | 17 lists
#13 F-Zero GX (2003) (#321)
Amusement Vision | GC | Racing | ~9h | 14 lists
#14 Super Monkey Ball (2001) (#375)
Amusement Vision | GC | Party / Platform | ~4h | 11 lists
#15 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) (#400)
Intelligent Systems | GC | Role-Playing | ~31h | 13 lists
#16 Skies of Arcadia (2000) (#413)
Overworks | DC, GC | Role-Playing | ~43h | 15 lists
#17 Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002) (#414)
IO Interactive | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Stealth | ~14h | 9 lists
#18 Phantasy Star Online (2000) (#419)
Sonic Team | WIN, DC, GC, Xbox | Action RPG | ~32h | 13 lists
#19 Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (2002) (#424)
Silicon Knights | GC | Horror | ~13h | 12 lists
#20 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) (#431)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~12h | 13 lists
#21 Viewtiful Joe (2003) (#449)
Team Viewtiful | PS2, GC | Beat 'em Up / Platform | ~8h | 10 lists
#22 Killer7 (2005) (#453)
Engine Software, Grasshopper Manufacture | PS2, GC | Action-Adventure / First-Person Shooter | ~14h | 9 lists
#23 Super Mario Sunshine (2002) (#553)
Nintendo EAD | GC | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~15h | 7 lists
#24 Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (2002) (#557)
Raven Software, Vicarious Visions, Westlake Interactive | MAC, WIN, GC, Xbox | Hack and Slash / First-Person Shooter / Third-Person Shooter | ~13h | 8 lists
#25 Pikmin 2 (2004) (#560)
Nintendo EAD | GC | Real-Time Strategy | ~11h | 8 lists
#26 SSX Tricky (2001) (#578)
EA Canada | PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~10h | 6 lists
#27 TimeSplitters 2 (2002) (#584)
Free Radical Design | PS2, GC, Xbox | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 9 lists
#28 SSX 3 (2003) (#625)
EA Canada | PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~16h | 8 lists
#29 Resident Evil - Code: Veronica (2000) (#627)
Nextech | DC, PS2, GC | Horror | ~12h | 6 lists
#30 Madden NFL 2005 (2004) (#755)
Budcat Creations, EA Orlando | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~15h | 4 lists
#31 Madden NFL 2004 (2003) (#806)
EA Orlando | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~6h | 5 lists
#32 Resident Evil (2002) (#807)
Capcom Production Studio 4 | GC, Wii | Horror | ~11h | 7 lists
#33 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004) (#875)
Retro Studios | GC | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 5 lists
#34 Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004) (#893)
Silicon Knights | GC | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~10h | 4 lists
#35 Puyo Pop Fever (2003) (#941)
Sonic Team | ARC, MAC, WIN, DC, PS2, PSP, 3, Xbox | Puzzle | ~1h | 3 lists
#36 Burnout 2: Point of Impact (2002) (#944)
Criterion Games | PS2, GC, Xbox | Racing | ~9h | 3 lists
#37 Need for Speed: Underground 2 (2004) (#947)
EA Black Box | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Racing | ~20h | 5 lists
#38 Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (2005) (#949)
Intelligent Systems, Nintendo | GC | Tactical RPG | ~33h | 3 lists
#39 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (2004) (#974)
Ubisoft Shanghai | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~10h | 4 lists
#40 Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (2001) (#994)
Factor 5, LucasArts | GC | Action / Flight Simulation | ~6h | 6 lists
#1
#9
Resident Evil 4
2005
#2
#40
Metroid Prime
2002
#3
#63
#4
#77
#5
#102
#6
#166
Beyond Good & Evil
2003
#7
#191
Ikaruga
2001
#8
#244
#9
#248
Soulcalibur II
2002
#10
#260
Animal Crossing
2001
#11
#289
#12
#315
#13
#321
F-Zero GX
2003
#14
#375
Super Monkey Ball
2001
#15
#400
#16
#413
Skies of Arcadia
2000
#17
#414
#18
#419
Phantasy Star Online
2000
#19
#424
#20
#431
#21
#449
Viewtiful Joe
2003
#22
#453
Killer7
2005
#23
#553
Super Mario Sunshine
2002
#24
#557
#25
#560
Pikmin 2
2004
#26
#578
SSX Tricky
2001
#27
#584
TimeSplitters 2
2002
#28
#625
SSX 3
2003
#29
#627
#30
#755
Madden NFL 2005
2004
#31
#806
Madden NFL 2004
2003
#32
#807
Resident Evil
2002
#33
#875
#34
#893
#35
#941
Puyo Pop Fever
2003
#36
#944
#37
#947
#38
#949
#39
#974
#40
#994
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