Best Shooter games of 2002
The 24 best Shooter games released in 2002, ranked from 9,495 critic and player ratings.
The best Shooter game of 2002 is Metroid Prime, with a critic score of 95/100 — updated agosto 2026.
Metroid Prime
A 3D exploration-focused metroidvania with first-person shooting mechanics and the first 3D entry in the Metroid series, Metroid Prime follows Samus Aran after the events of Metroid (1986) as she boards a Space Pirate frigate, then chases her escaping archrival Ridley into the intricately structured Tallon IV, a planet full of deadly wildlife and former home to the advanced and ancient Chozo race.
95
/100
02
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
In the year 1986, Tommy Vercetti is heavily indebted to his mafia superiors after a drug deal gone awry, but his dreams of taking over Vice City (based on Miami) push him down a different path. Featuring a wide variety of vehicles and weapons, radio stations playing hit songs from the era and an intense atmosphere, GTA: Vice City is an open-world sandbox satire of '80's Miami.
94
/100
03
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
91
/100
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way
91
/100
05
TimeSplitters 2
90
/100
06
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
89
/100
07
Battlefield 1942
89
/100
08
Medal of Honor: Frontline
88
/100
09
Unreal Tournament 2003
86
/100
10
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
85
/100
11
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
85
/100
12
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
82
/100
13
Mega Man Zero
81
/100
14
Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
80
/100
15
James Bond 007: NightFire
78
/100
16
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
77
/100
17
Command & Conquer: Renegade
75
/100
18
Medal of Honor Allied Assault: Spearhead
74
/100
19
Conflict: Desert Storm
67
/100
20
BloodRayne
65
/100
21
Red Faction II
64
/100
22
Metal Slug 4
64
/100
23
Mafia
63
/100
24
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
58
/100
What is the best Shooter game of 2002?
Metroid Prime currently tops the ranking with a score of 95/100 across 869 ratings. Ranking updated agosto 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.