Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,400 most recommended games across 913 critic lists from 142 publications.

Updated: March 25, 2026

Most Acclaimed Nintendo GameCube Games of All Time

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#1 Resident Evil 4 (2005) (#7)

Capcom Production Studio 4 | PS2 , GC, Wii | Horror / Third-Person Shooter | ~16h | 94 lists

#2 Metroid Prime (2002) (#40)

Retro Studios | GC | Action-Adventure | ~14h | 68 lists

#3 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002) (#62)

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 | GC | Action-Adventure | ~29h | 45 lists

#4 Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) (#77)

HAL Laboratory | GC | Fighting | ~10h | 40 lists

#5 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) (#110)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN , PS2 , GC , Xbox | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~9h | 45 lists

#6 Beyond Good & Evil (2003) (#171)

Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN , PS2 , GC , Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 28 lists

#7 Ikaruga (2001) (#193)

Treasure | ARC , DC , GC | Shooter | ~2h | 17 lists

#8 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005) (#239)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN , PS2 , GC , Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~13h | 19 lists

#9 Soulcalibur II (2002) (#257)

Project Soul | ARC , PS2 , GC , Xbox | Fighting | ~3h | 19 lists

#10 Animal Crossing (2001) (#262)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | N64, GC | Life Simulation | ~66h | 17 lists

#11 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) (#267)

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 | GC, Wii | Action-Adventure | ~37h | 20 lists

#12 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001) (#300)

Neversoft Entertainment | WIN , PS, PS2 , GC , Xbox | Sports | ~7h | 21 lists

#13 F-Zero GX (2003) (#318)

Amusement Vision | GC | Racing | ~9h | 16 lists

#14 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) (#379)

Intelligent Systems | GC | Role-Playing | ~31h | 15 lists

#15 Super Monkey Ball (2001) (#405)

Amusement Vision | GC | Party / Platform | ~4h | 11 lists

#16 Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (2002) (#414)

Silicon Knights | GC | Horror | ~13h | 14 lists

#17 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) (#419)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN , PS2 , GC , Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~12h | 14 lists

#18 Viewtiful Joe (2003) (#435)

Team Viewtiful | PS2 , GC | Beat 'em Up / Platform | ~8h | 12 lists

#19 Skies of Arcadia (2000) (#437)

Overworks | DC , GC | Role-Playing | ~43h | 15 lists

#20 Killer7 (2005) (#455)

Engine Software, Grasshopper Manufacture | PS2 , GC | Action-Adventure / First-Person Shooter | ~14h | 10 lists

#21 Phantasy Star Online (2000) (#456)

Sonic Team | WIN , DC , GC , Xbox | Action RPG | ~32h | 13 lists

#22 Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002) (#463)

IO Interactive | WIN , PS2 , GC , Xbox | Stealth | ~14h | 9 lists

#23 Super Mario Sunshine (2002) (#519)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | GC | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~15h | 9 lists

#24 SSX Tricky (2001) (#553)

EA Canada | PS2 , GC , Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~10h | 8 lists

#25 Pikmin 2 (2004) (#572)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | GC | Real-Time Strategy | ~11h | 9 lists

#26 SSX 3 (2003) (#576)

EA Canada | PS2 , GC , Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~16h | 9 lists

#27 Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (2002) (#582)

Raven Software, Vicarious Visions, Westlake Interactive | MAC, WIN , GC , Xbox | Hack and Slash / First-Person Shooter / Third-Person Shooter | ~13h | 8 lists

#28 TimeSplitters 2 (2002) (#604)

Free Radical Design | PS2 , GC , Xbox | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 10 lists

#29 Resident Evil - Code: Veronica (2000) (#656)

Nextech | DC , PS2 , GC | Horror | ~12h | 6 lists

#30 Madden NFL 2005 (2004) (#714)

Budcat Creations, EA Orlando | WIN , PS2 , GC , Xbox | Sports | ~15h | 5 lists

#31 Resident Evil (2002) (#811)

Capcom Production Studio 4 | GC, Wii | Horror | ~11h | 9 lists

#32 Madden NFL 2004 (2003) (#824)

EA Orlando | WIN , PS2 , GC , Xbox | Sports | ~6h | 5 lists

#33 Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (2001) (#874)

Factor 5, LucasArts | GC | Action / Flight Simulation | ~6h | 8 lists

#34 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004) (#879)

Retro Studios | GC | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 6 lists

#35 Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004) (#910)

Silicon Knights | GC | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~10h | 5 lists

#36 Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (2005) (#988)

Intelligent Systems, Nintendo | GC | Tactical RPG | ~33h | 3 lists

#37 Burnout 2: Point of Impact (2002) (#996)

Criterion Games | PS2 , GC , Xbox | Racing | ~9h | 3 lists

#38 Puyo Pop Fever (2003) (#999)

Sonic Team | ARC , MAC, WIN , DC , PS2, PSP , 3 , Xbox | Puzzle | ~1h | 3 lists

#39 Need for Speed: Underground 2 (2004) (#1014)

EA Black Box | WIN , PS2 , GC , Xbox | Racing | ~20h | 5 lists

#40 Spider-Man 2 (2004) (#1057)

Treyarch | PS2 , GC , Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~7h | 5 lists

#41 Freedom Fighters (2003) (#1071)

IO Interactive | WIN , PS2 , GC , Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 3 lists

#42 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (2004) (#1104)

Ubisoft Shanghai | WIN , PS2 , GC , Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~10h | 4 lists

#43 NBA Street Vol.2 (2003) (#1129)

EA Canada | PS2 , GC , Xbox | Sports | ~10h | 4 lists

#44 Mario Kart: Double Dash (2003) (#1199)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | GC | Kart Racing | ~5h | 3 lists

#45 Tony Hawk's Underground (2003) (#1201)

Beenox, Neversoft Entertainment | PS2 , GC , Xbox | Sports | ~7h | 3 lists

#46 Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (2003) (#1278)

Monolith Soft, tri-Crescendo | GC | Role-Playing | ~51h | 3 lists

#47 FIFA 2003 (2002) (#1281)

Electronic Arts | PS2 , GC , Xbox | Sports | ~10h | 3 lists

#48 Pikmin (2001) (#1316)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | GC | Real-Time Strategy / Puzzle | ~8h | 3 lists

#49 Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2003) (#1373)

Camelot Software Planning | GC | Sports | ~7h | 3 lists

#50 The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (2004) (#1398)

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 | GC | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 2 lists

Capcom Production Studio 4

GC, Wii, PS2

Horror / Third-Person Shooter

~16h

94 lists

Resident Evil 4 2005

#40

Retro Studios

Action-Adventure

~14h

68 lists

Metroid Prime 2002

#62

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3

Action-Adventure

~29h

45 lists

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 2002

#77

HAL Laboratory

Fighting

~10h

40 lists

Super Smash Bros. Melee 2001

#110

Ubisoft Montreal

GC, PS2, WIN, Xbox

Action-Adventure / Platform

~9h

45 lists

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2003

#171

Ubisoft Montpellier

GC, PS2, WIN, Xbox

Action-Adventure

~11h

28 lists

Beyond Good & Evil 2003

#193

Treasure

ARC, GC, DC

Shooter

~2h

17 lists

Ikaruga 2001

#239

Ubisoft Montreal

GC, PS2, WIN, Xbox

Action-Adventure / Stealth

~13h

19 lists

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 2005

#257

Project Soul

ARC, GC, PS2, Xbox

Fighting

~3h

19 lists

Soulcalibur II 2002

#10

#262

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

N64, GC

Life Simulation

~66h

17 lists

Animal Crossing 2001

#11

#267

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3

GC, Wii

Action-Adventure

~37h

20 lists

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 2006

#12

#300

Neversoft Entertainment

GC, PS, PS2, WIN, Xbox

Sports

~7h

21 lists

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 2001

#13

#318

Amusement Vision

Racing

~9h

16 lists

F-Zero GX 2003

#14

#379

Intelligent Systems

Role-Playing

~31h

15 lists

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 2004

#15

#405

Amusement Vision

Party / Platform

~4h

11 lists

Super Monkey Ball 2001

#16

#414

Silicon Knights

Horror

~13h

14 lists

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem 2002

#17

#419

Ubisoft Montreal

GC, PS2, WIN, Xbox

Action-Adventure / Stealth

~12h

14 lists

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 2002

#18

#435

Team Viewtiful

GC, PS2

Beat 'em Up / Platform

~8h

12 lists

Viewtiful Joe 2003

#19

#437

Overworks

GC, DC

Role-Playing

~43h

15 lists

Skies of Arcadia 2000

#20

#455

Engine Software, Grasshopper Manufacture

GC, PS2

Action-Adventure / First-Person Shooter

~14h

10 lists

Killer7 2005

#21

#456

Sonic Team

GC, DC, WIN, Xbox

Action RPG

~32h

13 lists

Phantasy Star Online 2000

#22

#463

IO Interactive

GC, PS2, WIN, Xbox

Stealth

~14h

9 lists

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin 2002

#23

#519

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

Action-Adventure / Platform

~15h

9 lists

Super Mario Sunshine 2002

#24

#553

EA Canada

GC, PS2, Xbox

Sports / Snowboarding

~10h

8 lists

SSX Tricky 2001

#25

#572

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

Real-Time Strategy

~11h

9 lists

Pikmin 2 2004

#26

#576

EA Canada

GC, PS2, Xbox

Sports / Snowboarding

~16h

9 lists

SSX 3 2003

#27

#582

Raven Software, Vicarious Visions, Westlake Interactive

MAC, GC, WIN, Xbox

Hack and Slash / First-Person Shooter / Third-Person Shooter

~13h

8 lists

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast 2002

#28

#604

Free Radical Design

GC, PS2, Xbox

First-Person Shooter

~7h

10 lists

TimeSplitters 2 2002

#29

#656

Nextech

GC, PS2, DC

Horror

~12h

6 lists

Resident Evil - Code: Veronica 2000

#30

#714

Budcat Creations, EA Orlando

GC, PS2, WIN, Xbox

Sports

~15h

5 lists

Madden NFL 2005 2004

#31

#811

Capcom Production Studio 4

GC, Wii

Horror

~11h

9 lists

Resident Evil 2002

#32

#824

EA Orlando

GC, PS2, WIN, Xbox

Sports

~6h

5 lists

Madden NFL 2004 2003

#33

#874

Factor 5, LucasArts

Action / Flight Simulation

~6h

8 lists

Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader 2001

#34

#879

Retro Studios

Action-Adventure

~17h

6 lists

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes 2004

#35

#910

Silicon Knights

Action-Adventure / Stealth

~10h

5 lists

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes 2004

#36

#988

Intelligent Systems, Nintendo

Tactical RPG

~33h

3 lists

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance 2005

#37

#996

Criterion Games

GC, PS2, Xbox

Racing

~9h

3 lists

Burnout 2: Point of Impact 2002

#38

#999

Sonic Team

MAC, ARC, GBA, DS, GC, PS2, PSP, DC, WIN, Xbox

Puzzle

~1h

3 lists

Puyo Pop Fever 2003

#39

#1014

EA Black Box

GC, PS2, WIN, Xbox

Racing

~20h

5 lists

Need for Speed: Underground 2 2004

#40

#1057

Treyarch

GC, PS2, Xbox

Action-Adventure

~7h

5 lists

Spider-Man 2 2004

#41

#1071

IO Interactive

GC, PS2, WIN, Xbox

Third-Person Shooter

~8h

3 lists

Freedom Fighters 2003

#42

#1104

Ubisoft Shanghai

GC, PS2, WIN, Xbox

Action-Adventure / Stealth

~10h

4 lists

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow 2004

#43

#1129

EA Canada

GC, PS2, Xbox

Sports

~10h

4 lists

NBA Street Vol.2 2003

#44

#1199

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

Kart Racing

~5h

3 lists

Mario Kart: Double Dash 2003

#45

#1201

Beenox, Neversoft Entertainment

GC, PS2, Xbox

Sports

~7h

3 lists

Tony Hawk's Underground 2003

#46

#1278

Monolith Soft, tri-Crescendo

Role-Playing

~51h

3 lists

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean 2003

#47

#1281

Electronic Arts

GC, PS2, Xbox

Sports

~10h

3 lists

FIFA 2003 2002

#48

#1316

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

Real-Time Strategy / Puzzle

~8h

3 lists

Pikmin 2001

#49

#1373

Camelot Software Planning

Sports

~7h

3 lists

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 2003

#50

#1398

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3

Action-Adventure

~15h

2 lists

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures 2004

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