Ranking the Best Video Games of 2002

Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.

In this episode, the boys travel back in time to the era of The Two Towers, Chamber of Secrets, Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, and Tom Brady's first Super Bowl win (gross). It's 2002 and there are also good video games.

Games discussed: Animal Crossing, Battlefield 1942, Crimson Sea, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, Gitaroo Man, Grand Theft Auto Vice City, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, James Bond 007: Nightfire, Kingdom Hearts, Medal of Honor: Frontline, Metroid Fusion, Metroid Prime, Mister Mosquito, Monsters Inc: Scream Arena, Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny, Ratchet and Clank, Resident Evil 0, Resident Evil Gaiden, Resident Evil Remake, Rez, Shenmue II, Shinobi, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals, Spider-Man, Star Fox Adventures, Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter, Super Mario Sunshine, Syberia, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The Getaway, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Mark of Kri, The Thing, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Way of the Samurai

CHAPTERS

(00:00:00) Welcome to Party Select
(00:03:21) Honorable Mentions
(00:16:50) The Long List
(01:40:23) The Short List
(01:50:01) The Top 5
(02:01:58) Join our Party

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