Metroid Prime, Kingdom Hearts and Super Mario Sunshine led the charge in 2002, the year that saw The Sims become the highest selling PC title of all time, Rare switch hands from Microsoft to Nintendo, and the launch of the first video game television network, G4.

Counting down the top games from 1990 straight up through 2008, Binge Gamer's James Walker takes a look at the best (and worst) games from the year of the GameCube, 2002.

2002 was one of those years that is hard to classify. At the time there were very few "wow" games (as opposed to "WoW games"), but when you look back you find that some of the most influential games of the past decade were released in 2002. But before we get to all that, let's step in the way-back machine (© Binge Gamer 2008) and look at the year that was 2002.
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    bobbonew Nov 30, 08
    I don't mean to be negative, but is an article on Top Ten Games of 2002 really necessary?
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      PacoDG Nov 30, 08
      James Walker is doing a year every week as a countdown to the Best of 2008 for the end of this year (otherwise, I would see your point, would have been pretty random)
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    Kudzuka Nov 30, 08
    Oh yes, it's absolutely necessary. A vintage year.
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    ShadowJ* Nov 30, 08
    lol Bless him, he thinks Morrowind only came onto the xbox when it was released as GOTY...plus it's number 9...getting beaten by mario? Meh
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    The Primagen Nov 30, 08
    "Rare switch hands from Microsoft to Nintendo"

    You mean Nintendo to Microsoft,
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      PacoDG Dec 1, 08
      Damn there not being an edit function for submissions!
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    Livewire_19 Nov 30, 08
    A pretty good list, I agree with Metriod Prime being 1st, that game was awesome when it first came out.
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    yugiRULER Nov 30, 08
    lol, that worst game of all time critic was *bleep*ing funny.
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    Alvaroduck Dec 1, 08
    What? No Vice City? Should have been on there, somewhere.
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    Sonic Wave Dec 1, 08
    You failed to mention Sonic Adventure 2: Battle.
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    GLDarthziggy Dec 1, 08
    I agree with yugi, the Tommy Tallarico thing was hysterical.
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    BANDITO ATTACK Dec 1, 08
    worst game of 02 video was great
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    Atomic* Dec 2, 08
    Where's Vice City? I was hoping it would be there.

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