2001 in video games

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List of years in video gaming
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2001 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games. New intellectual properties include Animal Crossing, Burnout, Devil May Cry, Halo: Combat Evolved, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Max Payne, Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, Pikmin, Red Faction, Serious Sam, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Tropico

Events

Business

Lawsuits

  • Sega of America Inc. v. Kmart Corporation; Sega sues Kmart over an unpaid debt of over US$2 million
  • Uri Geller v. Nintendo; Geller sues Nintendo over his resemblance to a Pokémon character. The suit is dismissed.[citation needed]

Notable releases

Video game platforms
DC Dreamcast
GBA Game Boy Advance
GCN GameCube
N64 Nintendo 64
PS1 PlayStation
PS2 PlayStation 2
Win Windows
Xbox Xbox
GBC Game Boy Color
Notable releases of the year 2001
Release Title Windows 5th Gen 6th Gen Handheld
January 4 RuneScape PC
January 10 Mega Man 64 N64
January 16 Mario Tennis GBC
January 29 Oni PC PS2
January 29 Phantasy Star Online DC
January 30 Rayman 2: The Great Escape PS2
January 31 Mega Man X5 PC (2002) PS1
February 5 Paper Mario N64
February 6 Action Man: Search for Base X GBC
February 6 Metal Walker GBC
February 7 Clive Barker's Undying PC
February 16 Final Fantasy IX PS1 (EU)
February 20 Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers GBC
February 27 The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages GBC
March 1 Lego Island 2 The Brickster's Revenge Win'98 PS1 GBC, GBA
March 5 Conker's Bad Fur Day N64
March 6 The Bouncer PS2
March 9 Sonic Shuffle DC
March 12 Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo Windows (US)
March 13 Onimusha: Warlords PS2
March 13 Unreal Tournament DC
March 14 Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage N64
March 15 SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula GBC
March 21 Daytona USA DC
March 21 Tribes 2 PC
March 21 Serious Sam: The First Encounter PC
March 22 Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil PS2
March 23 Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo Windows (EU)
March 23 Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising Win
March 25 Black & White PC
March 26 The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror GBC
March 26 Zone of the Enders PS2
March 27 Rocket Power: Gettin' Air GBC
March 28 Pokémon Stadium 2 N64
March 27 Strikers 1945 II PS1
March 30 Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine GBC
March 30 Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo N64 (EU)
April 6 Snoopy Tennis GBC
April 8 Dr. Mario 64 N64
April 11 Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble GBC
April 12 The Simpsons Wrestling PS1
April 16 Batman: Chaos in Gotham GBC
April 23 Silpheed: The Lost Planet PS2
April 30 The Adventures of Cookie & Cream PS2
April 30 Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting DC
May 7 Mario Party 3 N64
May 8 Myst III: Exile PC PS2
May 14 Crazy Taxi PS2
May 16 Giga Wing 2 DC
May 16 Project Justice DC
May 18 Atlantis The Lost Empire: Trial by Fire Win
May 21 Cool Boarders PS2
May 22 Red Faction PS2
May 28 Crazy Taxi 2 DC
May 29 Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown GBC
May 30 Bejeweled PC
May 30 Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six GBC
June 8 Castlevania: Circle of the Moon GBA
June 10 Super Mario Advance GBA
June 11 ChuChu Rocket! GBA
June 11 Earthworm Jim GBA
June 11 F-Zero: Maximum Velocity GBA
June 11 Konami Krazy Racers GBA
June 11 Rayman Advance GBA
June 11 Super Mario Advance GBA
June 14 Atlantis: The Lost Empire PS1
June 18 Twisted Metal: Black PS2
June 19 Sonic Adventure 2 DC
June 20 Time Crisis: Project Titan PS1
June 21 Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal PC
June 22 Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis PC
June 27 Anachronox Win
June 29 Bomberman Tournament GBA
June 29 Final Fantasy Chronicles PS1
July 1 Tomb Raider: Curse of the Sword GBC
July 8 Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse PS2
July 10 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec PS2
July 16 Jurassic Park III: The DNA Factor GBA
July 14 Mega Man Legends PC
July 17 City Crisis PS2
July 19 Final Fantasy X PS2 (JAP)
July 23 Extermination PS2
July 23 Max Payne PC
July 28 Rune: Viking Warlord PS2
July 29 Pokémon Crystal (North America) GBC
July 30 Tweety and the Magic Gems GBA
August 1 Golden Sun GBA
August 7 WWF Betrayal GBA
August 8 Shogun: Total War: Mongol Invasion PC
August 19 Madden NFL 2002 PS1 PS2
August 20 Armored Core 2: Another Age PS2
August 21 Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura PC
August 27 Mario Kart: Super Circuit GBA
August 27 Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 PS2
August 28 ESPN Final Round Golf 2002 GBA
August 29 Alchemy PC
September 10 Advance Wars GBA
September 10 Jurassic Park III: Park Builder GBA
September 10 Portal Runner PS2
September 11 The World Is Not Enough GBC
September 13 Heavy Metal: Geomatrix DC
September 13 Ooga Booga DC
September 15 Power Rangers Time Force GBA
September 15 Klonoa: Empire of Dreams GBA
September 17 Arctic Thunder PS2
September 21 SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge PS1
September 24 Monster Rancher 3 PS2
September 24 Phantasy Star Online Version 2 DC
September 24 Silent Hill 2 PS2
September 24 SpyHunter PS2
September 24 SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty PC
September 25 X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse GBA
September 26 Bass Strike PS2
September 26 Dexter's Laboratory: Deesaster Strikes! GBA
September 26 Final Fight One GBA
September 26 Kessen II PS2
September 30 Ico PS2
October 1 NASCAR Thunder 2002 PS1 PS2, Xbox
October 1 Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase GBA
October 1 Time Crisis II PS2
October 1 Yanya Caballista: City Skater PS2
October 2 Lego Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge GBA
October 4 Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase PS1
October 5 The Wild Thornberrys: Chimp Chase GBA
October 8 Castlevania Chronicles PS1
October 10 Dark Age of Camelot PC
October 12 Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney GBA
October 15 Lady Sia GBA
October 17 Devil May Cry PS2
October 18 E.T.: Digital Companion GBC
October 21 Stronghold PC
October 22 Grand Theft Auto III PS2
October 28 Doom GBA
October 28 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 PS1 PS2, Nintendo GameCube
October 29 Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex PS2, Xbox, GC
October 29 Spyro: Season of Ice GBA
October 30 Aliens versus Predator 2 PC
October 30 Boxing Fever GBA
October 30 Civilization III PC
October 30 Mega Man Xtreme 2 GBC
October 30 Monsters, Inc. Scream Team PC PS1 PS2
October 30 Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival GBA
October 31 Soul Reaver 2 PS2
October 31 Mega Man Battle Network GBA
November 1 Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies PS2
November 1 Burnout PS2
November 1 Dragon Warrior VII PS1
November 1 FIFA Football 2002 PS1 PS2
November 3 Rocket Power: Dream Scheme GBA
November 5 SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge PS1 GBA
November 5 SSX Tricky PS2, GC, Xbox
November 7 Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand GBA
November 9 Project Gotham Racing Xbox
November 11 Golden Sun GBA
November 12 Empire Earth PC
November 12 Gradius Advance GBA
November 12 Survivor Win
November 13 007: Agent Under Fire PS2
November 13 Cubix: Robots for Everyone - Race 'n Robots GBC
November 14 Harvest Moon 3 GBC GBC
November 13 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty PS2
November 14 Shrek Xbox
November 15 Dead or Alive 3 Xbox
November 15 Halo: Combat Evolved Xbox
November 15 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone PC PS1 N/A GBC, GBA
November 15 Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee Xbox
November 15 Cel Damage Xbox, PS2, GC
November 17 NHL Hitz 2002 GCN
November 17 Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader GC
November 18 Crazy Taxi GC
November 18 Super Monkey Ball GC
November 18 IL-2 Sturmovik PC
November 18 WWF Road to Wrestlemania GBA
November 19 Wario Land 4 GBA
November 19 WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It PS2
November 20 FreQuency PS2
November 20 Return to Castle Wolfenstein PC
November 20 Frogger: The Great Quest PS2
November 21 Ecks vs. Sever GBA
November 21 Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles GBA
November 21 Super Smash Bros. Melee GCN (NTSC-J)
November 22 Mr. Driller G PS1 (NTSC-J)
November 23 Gothic PC
November 24 Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog GBA
November 25 Azurik: Rise of Perathia Xbox
November 26 Jurassic Park III: Island Attack GBA
November 26 Star Wars: Starfighter Xbox
November 26 Twisted Metal: Small Brawl PS1
November 27 Extreme-G 3 GCN
November 27 Lego Racers 2 GBA
November 28 Cruis'n Velocity GBA
November 29 Rampage Puzzle Attack GBA
November 30 Dokapon: Monster Hunter GBA
December 1 Breath of Fire GBA
December 1 M&M's Blast! GBA
December 3 Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance PS2
December 3 Pikmin GC
December 3 Super Smash Bros. Melee GC (NTSC-U)
December 3 Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy PS2
December 4 Mega Man X6 PS1
December 5 American Bass Challenge GBA
December 7 Cel Damage GCN
December 7 Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles PS2 (PAL & EU)
December 9 The Flintstones: Big Trouble in Bedrock GBA
December 12 Mortal Kombat Advance GBA
December 12 Shadow Hearts PS2
December 17 Luigi's Mansion GC
December 17 Dark Rift (North America) N64
December 18 Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure GCN
December 19 Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land PS2
December 20 Final Fantasy X PS2 (US)
December 20 Giants: Citizen Kabuto PS2
December 21 Silent Hill 2: Director's Cut Xbox
December 21 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 GBA

Trends

Video game consoles

The dominant video game consoles in 2001 were:

Additionally, Nintendo released the Nintendo GameCube on September 14 in Japan (U.S. on November 18 and in Europe on May 3, 2002). Microsoft released the Xbox video game console in the U.S. on November 15 (in Europe on March 14, 2002).

Handheld game systems

The dominant handheld systems in 2001 were:

Additionally, Nintendo released the Game Boy Advance (GBA) in Japan on March 21 (in the U.S. on June 11 and Europe on June 22).

Video game sales

According to the NPD Group, Grand Theft Auto III was the top selling console video game in 2001 in the United States with just under two million sold; the top 10 selling console video games in 2001 in the United States ranked by units sold were:[2]

Top Grossing Video Games of 2001
Rank Title Platform Publisher
1 Grand Theft Auto III PS2 Rockstar Games
2 Madden NFL 2002 PS1-PS2 Electronic Arts
3 Pokémon Crystal GBC Nintendo
4 Mario Kart: Super Circuit GBA Nintendo
5 Super Mario Advance GBA Nintendo
6 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec PS2 Sony
7 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone PS1 Activision
8 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 PS1 Activision
9 Pokémon Silver GBC Nintendo
10 Wario Land 4 GBA NIntendo

Personal computer game sales

According to the NPD Group, the top 10 selling personal computer games in 2001 in the United States ranked by units sold were:[2]

Top Grossing Computer Games of 2001
Rank Title Publisher
1 The Sims Electronic Arts
2 RollerCoaster Tycoon Infogrames
3 Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone Electronic Arts
4 Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Vivendi Universal
5 The Sims: House Party Electronic Arts
6 The Sims: Livin' Large Electronic Arts
7 The Sims: Hot Date Electronic Arts
8 Diablo II Vivendi Universal
9 Sim Theme Park Electronic Arts
10 Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Microsoft

Highest critically reviewed games (Metacritic)

Number Video Game Publisher Platform Release Date Average score Number of reviews Refs
1 Halo: Combat Evolved Microsoft Game Studios Xbox November 14 97 68 reviews [3]
2 Grand Theft Auto III Rockstar Games PlayStation 2 October 22 97 56 reviews [4]
3 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Activision PlayStation 2 October 28 97 34 reviews [5]
4 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Konami PlayStation 2 November 12 96 42 reviews [6]
5 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation 2 July 9 95 55 reviews [7]
6 Devil May Cry Capcom PlayStation 2 October 16 94 37 reviews [8]
7 Madden NFL 2002 EA Sports PlayStation 2 August 19 94 23 reviews [9]
8 Mario Kart Super Circuit Nintendo Game Boy Advance August 26 93 24 reviews [10]
9 Paper Mario Nintendo Nintendo 64 February 5 93 15 reviews [11]
10 NBA 2K2 Sega Dreamcast October 24 93 12 reviews [12]

References

  1. ^ "Attendance and Stats". IGN. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "NPD REPORTS ANNUAL 2001 U.S. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SALES SHATTER INDUSTRY RECORD" (Press release). Port Washington, New York: NPD Group. February 7, 2002. Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "Reviews for Halo: Combat Evolved". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "Reviews for Grand Theft Auto III". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "Reviews for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "Reviews for Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "Reviews Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  8. ^ "Reviews for Devil May Cry". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  9. ^ "Reviews for Madden NFL 2002". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  10. ^ "Reviews for Mario Kart Super Circuit". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  11. ^ "Reviews for Paper Mario". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  12. ^ "Reviews for NBA 2K2". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.