Overview of the events of 2000 in video games
The year 2000 saw the release of numerous video games as well as the launch of the PlayStation 2 . Critically acclaimed games originally released in 2000 include sequels such as Madden NFL 2001 , NBA Live 2001 , NBA 2K1 , WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role , Baldur's Gate II , Diablo II , Dragon Quest VII , Final Fantasy IX , Metal Gear: Ghost Babel , NFL 2K1 , Resident Evil – Code: Veronica , Spyro: Year of the Dragon , The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask , and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 , along with new intellectual properties such as Deus Ex , Jet Set Radio , Perfect Dark , Skies of Arcadia , The Sims , SSX , Vagrant Story , and Sin and Punishment . The year's best-selling home video games worldwide were Pokémon games for the third year in a row (since 1998 ), while the highest-grossing arcade game in Japan was Virtua Striker 2 .
PlayStation 2 The list of game-related hardware released in 2000.
Game of the Year awards [ edit ] The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 2000.
Critically acclaimed titles [ edit ] Famitsu Platinum Hall of Fame[ edit ] The following video game releases in 2000 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.[ 30]
Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.
2000 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 87.5% (GR)[ 31] [ 32] Game Publisher Release Date Platform(s) MC score GR score Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Activision September 20, 2000 PlayStation 98/100 94.75% Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Activision November 7, 2000 Dreamcast 97/100 94.86% Perfect Dark Nintendo May 22, 2000 Nintendo 64 97/100 94.55% NFL 2K1 Sega September 7, 2000 Dreamcast 97/100 94.5% Metal Gear Solid (Ghost Babel ) Konami April 24, 2000 Game Boy Color — 95.61% Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Interplay Entertainment September 21, 2000 Microsoft Windows 95/100 93.97% The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo April 27, 2000 Nintendo 64 95/100 91.95% Resident Evil – Code: Veronica Capcom February 3, 2000 Dreamcast 94/100 93.79% Final Fantasy IX Square July 7, 2000 PlayStation 94/100 92.72% Chrono Cross Square August 15, 2000 PlayStation 94/100 92.28%[ 33] Jet Set Radio Sega June 29, 2000 Dreamcast 94/100 91.9% Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Crave Entertainment May 22, 2000 Dreamcast — 94% Rayman 2: The Great Escape Ubisoft March 21, 2000 Dreamcast — 93.05% SSX EA Sports October 26, 2000 PlayStation 2 93/100 92.39% Quake III Arena Activision October 22, 2000 Dreamcast 93/100 92.15% Skies of Arcadia Sega October 5, 2000 Dreamcast 93/100 90.59% NBA 2K1 Sega October 31, 2000 Dreamcast 93/100 89.69% Le Mans 24 Hours Sega November 13, 2000 Dreamcast 93/100 89.5% Paper Mario Nintendo August 11, 2000 Nintendo 64 93/100[ 34] 88.81%[ 35] Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Activision February 29, 2000 Nintendo 64 — 92.4% Vagrant Story Square February 10, 2000 PlayStation 92/100 91.97% The Sims Electronic Arts February 4, 2000 Microsoft Windows 92/100 89.74% Dead or Alive 2 Tecmo February 29, 2000 Dreamcast — 91.37% Virtua Tennis Sega June 8, 2000 Dreamcast 92/100 91.37% Banjo-Tooie Nintendo November 20, 2000 Nintendo 64 90/100 91.31% Deus Ex Eidos Interactive June 23, 2000 Microsoft Windows 90/100 91.03% Madden NFL 2001 EA Sports October 26, 2000 PlayStation 2 91/100 90.78% Spyro: Year of the Dragon Sony Computer Entertainment October 10, 2000 PlayStation 91/100 90.59% The Operative: No One Lives Forever Fox Interactive November 9, 2000 Microsoft Windows 91/100 88.34% DOA2: Hardcore Tecmo October 26, 2000 PlayStation 2 91/100 87.38% Mario Tennis Nintendo July 21, 2000 Nintendo 64 91/100 87.32% Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Activision October 25, 2000 Microsoft Windows 91/100 85.77% Mario Tennis Nintendo November 1, 2000 Game Boy Color — 90.78%[ 35] Donkey Kong Country Nintendo November 4, 2000 Game Boy Color — 90.38% Pokémon Puzzle Challenge Nintendo September 21, 2000 Game Boy Color — 90.2% Crazy Taxi Sega January 24, 2000 Dreamcast — 90.19% Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes Capcom March 30, 2000 Dreamcast 90/100 90.15% Colin McRae Rally 2.0 Codemasters July 7, 2000 PlayStation 90/100 88.82% Grandia II Game Arts August 3, 2000 Dreamcast 90/100 88.81% Madden NFL 2001 EA Sports August 22, 2000 PlayStation 90/100 88.65% Jane's F/A-18 Electronic Arts January 11, 2000 Microsoft Windows — 88.43% NHL 2001 EA Sports September 28, 2000 Microsoft Windows 90/100 86.75% Rayman Revolution Ubisoft December 22, 2000 PlayStation 2 90/100[ 34] 85.17%[ 35] WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role THQ November 21, 2000 PlayStation 90/100 84.27% Wario Land 3 Nintendo March 21, 2000 Game Boy Color — 90% Phantasy Star Online Sega December 21, 2000 Dreamcast 89/100[ 34] 89.88%[ 35] Sacrifice Interplay Entertainment November 17, 2000 Microsoft Windows 89/100 89.53% Counter-Strike Sierra Entertainment November 9, 2000 Microsoft Windows 88/100 89.2% Thief II Eidos Interactive March 23, 2000 Microsoft Windows 87/100 89.14% Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Microsoft August 24, 2000 Microsoft Windows 88/100 89.11% EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark Sony Online Entertainment April 24, 2000 Microsoft Windows 86/100 89.08% Excitebike 64 Nintendo April 30, 2000 Nintendo 64 88/100 89.07% Homeworld: Cataclysm Sierra Entertainment June 30, 2000 Microsoft Windows 89/100 88.64% Samba de Amigo Sega April 27, 2000 Dreamcast 89/100 86.15% WWF No Mercy THQ November 17, 2000 Nintendo 64 89/100 85.27% Madden NFL 2001 EA Sports August 28, 2000 Nintendo 64 89/100 84.82% Metropolis Street Racer Sega November 3, 2000 Dreamcast 87/100[ 34] 88.59%[ 35] Diablo II Blizzard Entertainment June 28, 2000 Microsoft Windows 88/100 88.58% MDK2 Interplay Entertainment March 31, 2000 Dreamcast N/A 88.08% Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord Battlefront.com May 31, 2000 Microsoft Windows N/A 88% Ultimate Fighting Championship Crave Entertainment August 29, 2000 Dreamcast 88/100 87.8% Superbike 2001 EA Sports October 6, 2000 Microsoft Windows 88/100 87.32% NHL 2001 EA Sports September 26, 2000 PlayStation 88/100 84.11% Enemy Engaged: RAH-66 Comanche vs. KA-52 Hokum Empire Interactive July 31, 2000 Microsoft Windows 86/100 87.96% Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Eidos Interactive January 27, 2000 Dreamcast N/A 87.94% PGA Championship Golf 2000 Sierra Entertainment June 1, 2000 Microsoft Windows N/A 87.77% Steel Beasts Shrapnel Games September 24, 2000 Microsoft Windows 86/100 87.58%
Best-selling video game consoles [ edit ] Rank Manufacturer Game console Type Generation Sales Japan USA Europe Worldwide 1 Sony PlayStation Home 32-bit 940,000[ 36] 3,910,000[ 36] 2,940,000[ 36] 7,790,000[ 36] 2 Nintendo Game Boy / Game Boy Color Handheld 8-bit 3,370,000[ 37] Unknown Unknown 18,860,000[ 37] 3 Sony PlayStation 2 Home 128-bit 3,940,000[ 38] 1,088,000[ 39] 1,000,000[ 38] 6,400,000[ 38] 4 Nintendo Nintendo 64 Home 64-bit 200,000[ 37] 2,481,000[ 39] Unknown 2,850,000[ 37] 5 Sega Dreamcast Home 128-bit 470,000[ 40] 1,309,000[ 39] 500,000+[ 41] [ 42] 2,279,000+ 6 Bandai WonderSwan Handheld 16-bit 1,400,000[ 40] — — 1,400,000 7 Nintendo Super NES / Super Famicom Home 16-bit 10,000[ 37] 810[ 39] Unknown 90,000[ 37] 8 Sega Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) Home 16-bit — 54,000[ 39] Unknown 54,000+ 9 Nintendo Famicom (NES) Home 8-bit 50,000[ 37] — — 50,000[ 37] 10 Sega Sega Saturn Home 32-bit Unknown 810[ 39] — 810+
Best-selling home video games [ edit ] The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 2000 in Japan, the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.
Best-selling home video games in Japan, United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. Rank Title Platform(s) Sales Japan USA [ 43] UK [ 44] Germany Combined 1 Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal GBC 3,448,900[ 45] 4,000,000+[ 46] — — 7,450,000+ 2 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy 315,443[ 45] 3,700,000+[ 47] [ 43] 900,000+ 800,000+[ 48] 5,715,443+ 3 Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshi-tachi PlayStation 3,900,000+[ 49] — — — 3,900,000+ 4 Final Fantasy IX PlayStation 2,707,000[ 50] 987,354 Unknown Unknown 3,694,354+ 5 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater PS1 , N64 — 2,307,835 Unknown Unknown 2,307,835+ 6 Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation 315,173[ 51] 1,155,469 300,000+ 200,000+[ 48] 1,970,642+ 7 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 PS1, N64 — 1,839,332 Unknown 100,000+[ 48] 1,939,332+ 8 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask N64 601,542[ 45] 1,206,489 Unknown Unknown 1,808,031+ 9 Pokémon Stadium (Pokémon Stadium 2 ) Nintendo 64 42,166[ 45] 1,701,820 Unknown Unknown 1,743,986+ 10 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4 Game Boy Color 1,669,308[ 51] — — — 1,669,308
The following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 2000 in the United States and Europe.
Highest-grossing home video games in United States and Europe Rank Title Platform(s) Sales revenue USA [ 43] [ 47] Europe [ 52] Combined Inflation 1 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy $94,000,000 + €296,000,000 ($273,000,000 ) $367,000,000+ $650,000,000+ 2 Pokémon Stadium Nintendo 64 $100,000,000 €76,000,000 ($70,000,000 ) $176,000,000 $311,000,000 3 Pokémon Gold / Silver GBC $110,000,000 +[ 46] [ 47] — $110,000,000+ $190,000,000+ 4 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo 64 $72,000,000 €27,000,000 ($25,000,000 ) $97,000,000 $170,000,000 5 Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation $37,000,000 €63,000,000 ($58,000,000 ) $95,000,000 $168,000,000 6 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Multi-platform $74,000,000 + €20,000,000 ($18,000,000 ) $92,000,000 $160,000,000+ 7 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater PS1 , N64 $88,000,000 Unknown $88,000,000+ $160,000,000+ 8 The Sims PC $50,773,114[ 53] €36,000,000 ($33,000,000 ) $83,773,114 $148,217,707 9 Madden NFL 2001 PS2 , PS1 $68,000,000 + Unknown $68,000,000+ $120,000,000+ 10 Diablo II PC $41,051,565[ 53] €25,000,000 ($23,000,000 ) $64,051,565 $113,324,856
In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 2000.
Rank Title Platform Developer Publisher Genre Sales Ref 1 Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshi-tachi PlayStation Heartbeat Enix RPG 3,900,000+ [ 49] 2 Pocket Monsters: Gold / Silver / Crystal (Pokémon ) Game Boy Color Game Freak Nintendo RPG 3,448,900 [ 45] 3 Final Fantasy IX PlayStation Squaresoft Squaresoft RPG 2,707,000 [ 50] 4 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists Game Boy Color Konami Konami Card battle 1,669,308 [ 51] 5 Hoshi no Kirby 64 (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards ) Nintendo 64 HAL Laboratory Nintendo Platformer 933,000 [ 50] 6 Mario Tennis 64 (Mario Tennis ) Nintendo 64 Camelot Software Nintendo Sports 874,350 [ 45] 7 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters III: Tri-Holygod Advent Game Boy Color Konami Konami Card battle 781,000 [ 50] 8 Mario Party 3 Nintendo 64 Hudson Soft Nintendo Party 767,000 9 Super Robot Taisen Alpha (Super Robot Wars Alpha ) PlayStation Banpresoft Banpresto SRPG 714,789 [ 51] 10 Ridge Racer V PlayStation 2 Namco Namco Racing 689,000 [ 50]
In the United States, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 2000.
Rank Title Platform(s) Publisher Genre Sales Revenue Inflation Ref 1 Pokémon Gold / Silver GBC Nintendo RPG 4,000,000+ $110,000,000 + $190,000,000+ [ 46] [ 47] 2 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy Nintendo RPG 3,700,000+ $94,000,000 + $170,000,000+ [ 47] [ 43] 3 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater PS1 , N64 Activision Sports 2,307,835 $88,000,000 $160,000,000 4 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 PS1, DC Activision Sports 1,839,332 $74,000,000 + $130,000,000+ 5 Pokémon Stadium N64 Nintendo Strategy 1,701,820 $100,000,000 $177,000,000 6 Madden NFL 2001 PS2 , PS1 EA Sports Sports 1,652,054 $68,000,000 + $120,000,000+ 7 The Sims PC EA Life sim 1,207,313 $50,773,114 $89,831,620 [ 47] [ 53] 8 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask N64 Nintendo Action-adventure 1,206,489 $72,000,000 $130,000,000 [ 47] [ 43] 9 Gran Turismo 2 PS1 Sony Racing sim 1,155,469 $37,000,000 $65,000,000 [ 47] [ 43] 10 Final Fantasy IX PS1 Square EA RPG 987,354 $39,000,000 $69,000,000 [ 43] [ 54]
The following titles were the year's top six highest-grossing home video game franchises in the United States, in terms of video game software sales revenue.[ 55]
Rank Franchise Publisher(s) Sales revenue Inflation 1 Pokémon Nintendo , The Pokémon Company $414,800,290 $733,895,933 2 Mario Nintendo $126,280,160 $223,424,376 3 The Legend of Zelda Nintendo $93,103,817 $164,726,290 4 Final Fantasy Squaresoft , Sony , Eidos Interactive , Square EA $61,899,388 $109,517,062 5 Donkey Kong Nintendo $41,517,999 $73,456,773 6 Tomb Raider Eidos Interactive $28,874,777 $51,087,432
In Europe, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 2000.[ 52]
Rank Title Platform(s) Publisher Genre Sales revenue Inflation 1 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy Nintendo RPG €296,000,000 ($273,000,000 ) $483,000,000 2 Pokémon Stadium Nintendo 64 Nintendo Strategy €76,000,000 ($70,000,000 ) $124,000,000 3 Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation Sony Racing sim €63,000,000 ($58,000,000 ) $103,000,000 4 FIFA 2001 Multi-platform EA Sports Sports €44,000,000 ($41,000,000 ) $73,000,000 5 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Multi-platform Eidos Quiz €43,000,000 ($40,000,000 ) $71,000,000 6 Pokémon Pinball GBC Nintendo Pinball €36,000,000 ($33,000,000 ) $58,000,000 The Sims PC EA Life sim €36,000,000 ($33,000,000 ) $58,000,000 8 Driver 2 PlayStation Infogrames Driving €27,000,000 ($25,000,000 ) $44,000,000 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo 64 Nintendo Action-adventure €27,000,000 ($25,000,000 ) $44,000,000 10 WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role PlayStation THQ Wrestling €25,000,000 ($23,000,000 ) $41,000,000 Diablo II PC Havas Action RPG €25,000,000 ($23,000,000 ) $41,000,000
In the United Kingdom and France, the following titles were the best-selling home video games of 2000.
In Germany, the following titles were the best-selling home video games of 2000.[ 48]
In Australia, the following titles were the top ten best-selling console games of 2000.[ 60]
Highest-grossing arcade games in Japan [ edit ] In Japan, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 2000.[ 61]
Series with new installments include Age of Empires , Banjo-Kazooie , Command & Conquer , Diablo , Excite , Final Fantasy , Grandia , The Legend of Zelda , Madden NFL , Marvel vs. Capcom , Mega Man Legends , Monkey Island , Mortal Kombat , Need for Speed , Persona , Pokémon , Resident Evil , Ridge Racer , Sonic the Hedgehog , Spyro , Tekken , Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six , Tony Hawk's , and Wario .
In addition, 2000 saw the introduction of several new properties, including Counter-Strike , Deus Ex , Hitman , Jet Set Radio , Kessen , Mario Tennis , Midnight Club , Paper Mario , Perfect Dark , The Sims , SSX , TimeSplitters , and Total War .
Notable releases of the year 2000 Release Title Windows 5th Gen 6th Gen Handheld Arcade January 24 Crazy Taxi Yes (2002) — DC , GCN (2001), PS2 (2001) — Yes (1999) January 24 Mario Party 2 — N64 — — — January 27 Dragon Warrior Monsters — — — GBC — January 31 Nox Yes — — — — February 3 Resident Evil – Code: Veronica — — DC , GCN (2003), PS2 (2001) — — February 4 The Sims Yes — — — — February 10 Vagrant Story — PS1 — — — February 19 SNK Gals' Fighters — — — NGP — February 29 BattleSphere — Jag — — — February 29 Dead or Alive 2 — — DC — Yes (1999) February 29 Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed Yes PS1 — GBA (2004) — February 29 Rayman 2: The Great Escape — — DC — — February 29 Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage — — DC — — February 29 Pokémon Stadium [ 75] — N64 — — — March 4 Kessen — — PS2 — — March 21 Wario Land 3 — — — GBC — March 23 Thief II: The Metal Age Yes — — — — March 24 Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards — N64 — — — March 27 Soldier of Fortune Yes — — — — March 30 Final Fight Revenge — Sat — — Yes (1999) March 31 Tech Romancer — — DC — — March 31 MDK2 Yes — DC , PS2 (2001) — — March 31 Starlancer Yes — DC — — April 4 Star Wars Episode I: Racer — — DC — — April 27 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask — N64 — — — April 28 Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise from the Ashes — — DC — — April 30 Excitebike 64 — N64 — — — April 30 The Misadventures of Tron Bonne — PS1 — — — April 30 Wild Arms 2 — PS1 — — — May 4 4 Wheel Thunder — — DC — — May 5 Metal Gear: Ghost Babel — — — GBC — May 9 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six — — DC — — May 14 Bomberman Max — — — GBC — May 16 SimCity 3000 Unlimited Yes — — — — May 22 Earth 2150 Yes — — — — May 22 Metal Slug 2nd Mission — — — NGP — May 22 Perfect Dark — N64 — — — May 24 Daikatana Yes — — — — May 28 Bomberman 64: The Second Attack — N64 — — — June 1 Evolva Yes — — — — June 1 Ground Control Yes — — — — June 4 Space Channel 5 — — DC — — June 7 Dracula: Resurrection Yes — — — — June 7 Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption Yes — — — — June 12 Tomb Raider — — — GBC — June 13 Shogun: Total War Yes — — — — June 13 The Legend Of Dragoon — PS1 — — — June 22 Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm — — DC — — June 22 Omikron: The Nomad Soul — — DC — — June 23 Deus Ex Yes — — — — June 28 Diablo II Yes — — — — June 28 Xtreme Sports — — — GBC — June 29 Persona 2: Eternal Punishment — — — — — June 29 Icewind Dale Yes — — — — June 29 Jet Set Radio — — DC — — June 29 Marvel vs Capcom 2 — — DC — — June 30 Homeworld: Cataclysm Yes — — — — June 30 Mortal Kombat: Special Forces — PS1 — — — July 3 Dark Reign 2 Yes — — — — July 13 Guilty Gear X Yes — PS2 (2001),DC (2003) GBA (2002) Yes July 18 Threads of Fate — PS1 — — — July 26 The King of Fighters 2000 Yes — DC , PS2 , PS4 , Xbox 1 — Yes July 29 Strider 2 — PS1 — — — July 31 Spirit of Speed 1937 Yes — DC — — August 1 Arcatera: The Dark Brotherhood Yes — — — — August 1 Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 Yes — Linux (2001), Mac OS — — August 3 Shin Sangoku Musou (Japan) — — PS2 — — August 15 Chrono Cross — PS1 — — — August 24 Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Yes — — — — August 26 Dragon Quest VII (Japan) — PS1 — — — August 28 Mario Tennis — N64 — — — August 30 WWF Royal Rumble — — DC — — September 1 Spider-Man Yes PS1, GBC, N64 DC (2001) — — September 12 Parasite Eve II — — PS1 — — September 13 Lego Stunt Rally Yes — — — — September 15 Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force Yes — PS2 (2001) — — September 19 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Yes N64 (2001), PS1 DC GBA (2001), GBC — September 24 Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Yes — — — — September 24 The Little Mermaid 2: Pinball Frenzy — — — GBC — September 25 Buffy the Vampire Slayer — — — GBC — September 25 Vampire Hunter D — PS1 — — — September 26 Destruction Derby Raw — PS1 — — — September 26 NHL 2001 Yes — PS2 — — September 27 Dragon Warrior I & II — — — GBC — September 28 F1 Championship Season 2000 Yes PS1 PS2 GBC — October Zeus: Master of Olympus Yes — — — — October 4 Blair Witch Volume I: Rustin Parr Yes — — — — October 5 Skies of Arcadia — — DC — — October 15 Pokémon Gold and Silver — — — GBC — October 19 Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers Yes PS1, N64 PS2, DC GBC — October 22 Quake III Arena — — DC — — October 23 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Yes — — — — October 23 TimeSplitters — — PS2 — — October 24 Mega Man Legends 2 Yes PS1 — — — October 25 Midnight Club: Street Racing — — PS2 GBA (2001) — October 25 Ridge Racer V — — PS2 — — October 25 Spyro: Year of the Dragon — PS1 — — — October 26 FantaVision — — PS2 — — October 26 Madden NFL 2001 — — PS2 — — October 26 SSX — — PS2 — — October 26 Tekken Tag Tournament — — PS2 — — October 27 Bust-a-Move Millennium — — — GBC — October 27 Rune Yes — PS2 , Mac OS, Linux — — October 31 The Grinch — — DC — — November 6 Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 — PS1 (2002) DC — — November 6 Crash Bash — PS1 — — — November 6 Incredible Crisis — PS1 — — — November 6 The World Is Not Enough Yes PS1, N64 — GBC — November 6 Shenmue — — DC — — November 8 Escape from Monkey Island Yes — PS2 (2001) — — November 9 The Operative: No One Lives Forever Yes — PS2 (2002) — — November 9 Counter-Strike (video game) Yes Xbox , Retail and Steam (2003) Linux , Mac OS X (2013) — — November 10 Timeline Yes — — — — November 13 Final Fantasy IX Yes (2016) PS1 — — — November 13 Madden NFL 2001 — — — GBC — November 13 The Emperor's New Groove Yes PS1 — GBC — November 14 Dexter's Laboratory: Robot Rampage — — — GBC — November 14 The Powerpuff Girls: Bad Mojo Jojo — — — GBC — November 14 Sonic Shuffle — — DC — — November 16 Blues Brothers 2000 — N64 — — — November 17 Sky Odyssey — — PS2 — — November 17 Tomb Raider: Chronicles Yes PS1 DC — — November 17 Sacrifice Yes — — — — November 19 Hitman: Codename 47 Yes — — — — November 20 007 Racing — PS1 — — — November 20 Banjo-Tooie — N64 — — — November 20 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker — PS1 — GBC — November 20 Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX — — DC — — November 22 Harvest Moon: Back to Nature — PS1 — — — November 23 MechWarrior 4: Vengeance Yes — — — Yes November 23 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen Yes — — — — November 24 Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion Yes — — GBA (2001) — November 30 Godzilla: The Series: Monster Wars — — — GBC — November 30 Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers Yes N64 — — — December 1 Crime Cities Yes Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge Yes PS1 — — — December 4 Evil Dead: Hail to the King — PS1 — — — December 4 Pokémon Puzzle Challenge — — — GBC — December 6 American McGee's Alice Yes — — — — December 6 Grandia II — — DC — — December 7 Giants: Citizen Kabuto Yes — — — — December 7 Mario Party 3 (Japan) — N64 — — — December 7 Project Justice — — DC — Yes December 10 Monster Rancher Hop-A-Bout — PS1 — — — December 13 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker — N64 — — — December 14 Dark Cloud (Japan) — — PS2 — — December 14 Pokémon Crystal (Japan) — — GBC — — December 21 Phantasy Star Online (Japan) — — DC — — December 30 ECW Anarchy Rulz — — DC — —
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