2003
Here are the games released in 2003. If you spot any mistakes or even games that should be on the list, please use the "Any Problems" link on any of the game cards. If it is specific information on a specific game please use the link on that games card.
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Battle Engine Aquila
Lost Toys
No Homepage Listed
Type: FPS
Released: October
Confirmed: Yes
Progression: Single Missions
Comments: "Battle with friends in BEA's COOP mode"
Civil War: the Game
Cat Daddy Games
Type: RTS
Released: January
Confirmed: No
Progression: Unknown
Comments: America's bloodiest war is underway. Carnage and chaos are everywhere and the destiny of a country is in your hands. Withering fire cuts down your best regiments. The screams of the wounded are deafening. You must rally the troops and counterattack. Your skills as a strategic thinker and a tactical commander will decide the outcome. It's up to you to preserve the Union or win independence for Dixie.
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down
NovaLogic
Type: FPS
Released: March
Confirmed: No
Progression: Unknown
Comments: In late 1993, the United States launched dual military operations in Mogadishu Somalia. Delta Force Operatives and Army Rangers were sent in to capture Somali warlords and restore order. Experience the intense combat of Operation Restore Hope in this ground breaking first person shooter. As a Delta Force operative participate in a number of daring and intense raids against the oppressive Somali warlords in and around Mogadishu.
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World
Stainless Steel Studios
Type: RTS
Released: October
Confirmed: Yes
Progression: Single Missions
Comments: "Multiplayer mode for up to eight players in cooperative"
Etherlords II
Nival Interactive
Type: RTS
Released: October
Confirmed: Yes
Progression: Single Level
Comments: "Additional Patch allows Cooperative multplay."
Fair Strike
G5 Software
Type: Sim
Released: November
Confirmed: Yes
Progression: Single Missions
Comments: In the nearest future 4 points on Earth will serve as the permanent source of your acute concern: Caribbean region, Eastern Europe, South-East Asia and the Middle East - so 4 action-saturated campaigns you are to pass through. Just get into your helicopter and lead your aircraft detachments against the unruly bandits. Reliable and approved weaponry will help your troops to fulfill your highly responsible military missions - destroy terrorists' bases and protect peaceful citizens. You will also enjoy certain support from warships and terrain forces - tanks, infantry etc. Nothing like that you could see before in the games of the same genre! Playing "Fair Strike" you'll catch yourself at being totally game-immersed for hours!
FireStarter
GSC Game World
Type: FPS
Released: December
Confirmed: Yes
Progression: Single Missions
Comments: The game is set in year 2010 where player's conscience is entrapped by an up-to-date virus-infected virtual reality-playing machine called FireStarter. The virus-caused failure resulted in computer changing the rules of the game - to break out of the trap, the player is to complete the game within 48 hours. Immerse in an unbelievable world, created by super-modern playing machine, where you are to make it a winner of the adrenaline-brimming action.
Freelancer
Digital Anvil
Type: Sim
Released: March
Confirmed: No
Progression: Unknown
Comments: Experience a vast, open-ended universe filled with an infinite number of adventures. You are the freelancer Edison Trent, an intergalactic jack-of-all-trades. Your mission: whatever you want. Become a smuggler or a ruthless space thug, a naval hero or a trader. Dodge through asteroid fields while piloting elite spacecraft. The action is endless as you make your way through 48 known star systems. Greed, morality, compassion, anger... whatever motivates you, the dynamic universe will respond. Take the first step. The universe is waiting.
Galactic Civilizations
Stardock Corporation
Type: RTS
Released: March
Confirmed: No
Progression: Single Level
Comments: Galactic Civilizations is a space based strategy game in which you are in control of humanity's destiny. As leader of United Earth, you must research new technologies, build an economy, create a powerful military force, all the while carefully balancing your political, diplomatic and trade skills. Compete against up to 35 alien civilizations for domination of the galaxy.
IL-2 Sturmovik: the Forgotten Battles
Maddox Games
Type: Sim
Released: March
Confirmed: Yes
Progression: Single Level
Comments: More IL-2 action, with COOP
Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death
Rebellion Software
Type: FPS
Released: October
Confirmed: Yes
Progression: Campaign
Comments: "Two-player co-operative play through the entirety of the storyline."
Line of Sight: Vietnam
N-Fusion
Type: FPS
Released: Unknown
Confirmed: Yes
Progression: Campaign
Comments: The demo has one map playable coopertaively. The main games allows you to run through the entire single player coopertaively.
Lock On: Modern Air Combat
Flying Legends
Type: Sim
Released: November
Confirmed: Yes
Progression: Single Missions
Comments: "Multiplayer for up to 32 players via LAN or at least six over the internet, go head-to-head or take part in cooperative missions."
Lords of EverQuest
Rapid Eye Entertainment
Type: RTS
Released: December
Confirmed: No
Progression: Single Levels
Comments: None at the moment.
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
Red Storm Entertainment
Type: FPS
Released: March
Confirmed: Yes
Progression: Single Mission
Comments: Team up with friends and join the Terrorist Hunt.
Rise of Nations
Big Huge Games
Type: RTS
Released: May
Confirmed: No
Progression: Single Level
Comments: None at the moment.
Savage: the Battle for Newerth
iGames
Type: RTS
Released: September
Confirmed: No
Progression: Single Level
Comments: None at the moment.
SpellForce - the Order of Dawn
Phenomic Game Development
Type: RTS
Released: November
Confirmed: Yes
Progression: Single Levels
Comments: The Order of dawn allows COOP play.
Terminator 3: War of the Machines
Clever's Software Development
Type: FPS
Released: December
Confirmed: Yes
Progression: Single Missions
Comments: This entry is slightly dubious as from what we know the method of COOP play is to set bots to play the part of what otherwise would be human oponents. Now, if that was the COOP rule then we would have to include Quake 3 etc.. However we are letting this one stay as it allows mission based COOP rather than deathmatch.
Vietcong
Pterodon
Type: FPS
Released: March
Confirmed: Yes
Progression: Single Mission
Comments: Though only single missions, you fight with COOP players against the "cong" in varied locations.
Warrior Kings: Battles
Black Cactus
Type: RTS
Released: March
Confirmed: No
Progression: Unknown
Comments: None at the moment.
Will Rock
Saber Interactive
Type: FPS
Released: June
Confirmed: No
Progression: Unknown
Comments: None at the moment.
World War II: Frontline Command
The Bitmap Brothers
Type: RTS
Released: May
Confirmed: No
Progression: Unknown
Comments: A World War 2 RTS game made by the same people that brought you Xenon and Speedball.