What is the best GameCube game?

From system-selling platformers and genre-defining shooters to cult horror gems and couch-multiplayer staples, these discs defined a beloved little purple box. Where do you stand?

1

Metroid Prime

The 2002 first-person adventure that reinvented Samus's world in atmospheric 3D.

1000pts

2

Resident Evil 4

The 2005 survival-horror masterpiece that redefined action-horror gameplay.

886pts

3

Animal Crossing

The 2001 life-simulation game that brought a living village to consoles.

560pts

4

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

The 2003 kart racer with a unique two-drivers-per-kart twist.

560pts

5

Super Mario Sunshine

The tropical 2002 3D platformer with Mario's water-spraying FLUDD pack.

485pts

6

Soulcalibur II

The acclaimed 2003 weapons-based fighter featuring exclusive guest Link.

485pts

7

Pikmin

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

485pts

8

Super Smash Bros. Melee

The lightning-fast 2001 fighter still played competitively decades later.

397pts

9

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

The beloved 2004 RPG blending paper-craft charm with turn-based combat.

397pts

10

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

The cult 2002 psychological horror game with mind-bending sanity effects.

397pts

11

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

The 2002 cel-shaded Zelda epic set across a vast ocean.

291pts

12

Luigi's Mansion

The 2001 launch title starring Luigi ghost-hunting in a haunted house.

291pts

13

Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader

The gorgeous 2001 launch-title flight combat showcase.

291pts

14

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

The darker, mature 2006 Zelda showcasing the GameCube's power.

162pts

15

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

The 2004 sequel adding a light-and-dark parallel-world mechanic.

162pts

16

F-Zero GX

The blisteringly fast 2003 futuristic racer developed with Sega.

162pts