Top 22 Nintendo GameCube Games of All Time

From system-selling blockbusters to cult curios only diehards remember, this lineup spans everything that made Nintendo's purple box legendary. Which one wins?

1

Resident Evil 4

Capcom's 2005 over-the-shoulder survival-horror masterpiece that redefined the action genre.

1000pts

2

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

The 2004 remake of the original Metal Gear Solid with updated gameplay and cutscenes.

475pts

3

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

A 2002 cel-shaded Zelda adventure across a vast ocean, celebrated for its timeless art style.

434pts

4

Animal Crossing

The 2001 real-time life-simulation game that introduced the series to the West.

434pts

5

Star Fox Adventures

Rare's 2002 action-adventure sending Fox McCloud on a sword-and-staff quest.

434pts

6

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

The 2005 tactical RPG that brought the series' strategy battles to consoles.

389pts

7

F-Zero GX

The blisteringly fast 2003 futuristic racer developed with Sega's Amusement Vision.

389pts

8

Tales of Symphonia

A 2003 action-RPG epic that became one of the GameCube's most cherished stories.

389pts

9

Kirby Air Ride

The 2003 racing spin-off letting players ride Kirby's warp stars.

389pts

10

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

The darker 2004 sequel splitting the world into light and dark dimensions.

337pts

11

Soulcalibur II

The 2003 weapon-based fighter whose GameCube edition featured Link as an exclusive guest.

337pts

12

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

Silicon Knights' 2002 psychological horror famous for its fourth-wall-breaking sanity effects.

337pts

13

Pikmin

Shigeru Miyamoto's 2001 real-time strategy game about commanding tiny plant creatures.

337pts

14

Luigi's Mansion

The 2001 GameCube launch title casting Luigi as a ghost-hunter with a vacuum.

337pts

15

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

The 2003 kart racer with a signature two-drivers-per-kart tandem mechanic.

278pts

16

Super Smash Bros. Melee

The 2001 platform fighter that became the GameCube's defining competitive title and a lasting esports staple.

278pts

17

Metroid Prime

Retro Studios' 2002 first-person reinvention of Metroid, hailed as one of the greatest games ever made.

277pts

18

Super Mario Sunshine

The 2002 tropical 3D Mario platformer built around the water-spraying FLUDD device.

277pts

19

Viewtiful Joe

The stylish 2003 side-scrolling action game with comic-book flair and VFX powers.

209pts

20

Baten Kaitos

A 2003 card-based RPG set in a world of floating islands, known for its striking art.

209pts

21

Sonic Adventure 2: Battle

The 2001 enhanced port of Sonic's dual hero-and-villain 3D platformer.

130pts

22

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

A beloved 2004 turn-based RPG praised for its charm, writing, and paper-craft world.

129pts