Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs

• Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs
Release Date: 2003
Genre: Platformer / Action Adventure
Players: 1–2 (Link Cable)

• Description - Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs is an isometric action adventure starring Spyro the Dragon. Players explore connected worlds, solve puzzles, complete quests, and battle enemies while searching for stolen Dragonfly inventions.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can connect using a Game Boy Advance Link Cable. Each player needs their own Game Boy Advance, a link cable, and a copy of the game. Multiplayer is limited to Byrd Rescue, a separate mode selected from the Main Menu rather than the main adventure. Its Cooperative mode has both players working together to save all the penguin soldiers before time runs out; Head-to-Head mode is competitive.

Space Invaders

• Space Invaders
Release Date: 2002
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2 (Link Cable)

• Description - Space Invaders is a modernized version of Taito's arcade classic featuring updated visuals, new enemy formations, and multiple gameplay modes while retaining the original alien-blasting formula.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously using a Game Boy Advance Link Cable. Each player needs their own Game Boy Advance, a link cable, and a copy of the game. Players defend Earth together by blasting incoming waves of alien invaders.

Sonic Battle

• Sonic Battle
Release Date: 2003
Genre: Fighting
Players: 1–4 (Link Cable)

• Description - Sonic Battle is a 3D arena fighting game featuring Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Emerl, and other characters from the Sonic universe. Players customize abilities and battle in enclosed arenas.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can connect using a Game Boy Advance Link Cable. Each player needs their own Game Boy Advance, a link cable, and a copy of the game. While primarily a competitive fighter, the game includes team battle modes where players can cooperate against computer-controlled opponents.

Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced

• Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced
Release Date: 2002
Genre: Compilation
Players: 1–2 (Link Cable)

• Description - Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced is a compilation of classic Konami arcade games, including Frogger, Scramble, Time Pilot, Gyruss, Yie Ar Kung-Fu, and Green Beret. In North America, Green Beret was originally released under the title Rush'n Attack. The collection faithfully recreates these arcade games on the Game Boy Advance.

• Co-op Experience - Green Beret (Rush'n Attack) is the only co-op game included in the collection. Two players can play simultaneously using a Game Boy Advance Link Cable. Each player needs their own Game Boy Advance, a link cable, and a copy of the game. Players fight side-by-side through enemy bases using knives, captured weapons, and power-ups while battling waves of enemy soldiers and rescuing prisoners.

Robotech: The Macross Saga

• Robotech: The Macross Saga
Release Date: 2002
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2 (Link Cable)

• Description - Robotech: The Macross Saga is a side-scrolling shooter based on the Macross portion of the Robotech animated series. Players pilot transformable Veritech fighters through missions inspired by the television show.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously using a Game Boy Advance Link Cable. Each player needs their own Game Boy Advance, a link cable, and a copy of the game. Players fly through missions together while battling enemy aircraft and bosses.

Power Rangers Wild Force

• Power Rangers Wild Force
Release Date: 2002
Genre: Beat ’em Up
Players: 1–2 (Link Cable)

• Description - Power Rangers Wild Force is a side-scrolling action game based on the television series. Players fight through stages using melee attacks, special ranger abilities, and Zord-themed encounters.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously using a Game Boy Advance Link Cable. Each player needs their own Game Boy Advance, a link cable, and a copy of the game. Players fight together through multiplayer stages while controlling different Power Rangers.

Asterix & Obelix / Asterix & Obelix: Paf! Par Toutatis!

• Asterix & Obelix / Asterix & Obelix: Paf! Par Toutatis!
Release Date: 2002
Genre: Platformer / Beat 'em Up
Players: 1–2 (Link Cable)

• Description - This Game Boy Advance compilation includes two complete Asterix adventures. Asterix & Obelix is a platformer originally released for the Super Nintendo, featuring side-scrolling stages filled with enemies, collectibles, and platforming challenges. Asterix & Obelix: Paf! Par Toutatis! is a beat 'em up based on the Asterix and Cleopatra story, where the heroes battle Roman soldiers, pirates, crocodiles, and other enemies across six stages set in Egypt.

• Co-op Experience - Both games support two-player cooperative play using a Game Boy Advance Link Cable. Each player needs their own Game Boy Advance, a link cable, and a copy of the compilation. In both games, one player controls Asterix while the other controls Obelix. Players can progress through the entire adventure together, either working through platforming stages in Asterix & Obelix or battling large groups of enemies cooperatively in Asterix & Obelix: Paf! Par Toutatis!.

Medal of Honor: Infiltrator

• Medal of Honor: Infiltrator
Release Date: 2003
Genre: Top-Down Shooter
Players: 1–2 (Link Cable)

• Description - Medal of Honor: Infiltrator is a World War II action game that serves as a prequel to the console Medal of Honor series. Players control OSS operative Jake Murphy through missions that combine top-down shooting, stealth elements, vehicle sequences, and occasional first-person shooting sections.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play together using a Game Boy Advance Link Cable. Each player needs their own Game Boy Advance, a link cable, and a copy of the game. Co-op takes place across six dedicated multiplayer maps where players team up to defeat enemy soldiers and clear objectives. The multiplayer mode also supports competitive versus play. Additional modes such as Survival Mode and Max GI Mode can be unlocked after completing the single-player campaign.

CT Special Forces 2: Back in the Trenches

• CT Special Forces 2: Back in the Trenches
Release Date: 2004
Genre: Run and Gun
Players: 1–2 (Link Cable)

• Description - CT Special Forces 2: Back in the Trenches is a military-themed run and gun shooter inspired by games like Contra and Metal Slug. Players battle through missions featuring enemy soldiers, vehicles, helicopters, and environmental hazards while using a variety of weapons and gadgets.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play through the entire campaign using a Game Boy Advance Link Cable. Each player needs their own Game Boy Advance, a link cable, and a copy of the game. Players fight through missions together on separate screens, allowing them to split up, explore independently, and regroup during combat and boss encounters.

Defender

• Defender
Release Date: 2002
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2 (Link Cable)

• Description - Defender is a Game Boy Advance adaptation of Williams' arcade classic. Players pilot a spacecraft across horizontally scrolling levels while rescuing humans and battling alien forces.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously using a Game Boy Advance Link Cable. Each player needs their own Game Boy Advance, a link cable, and a copy of the game. Both players fly independently through the stages while rescuing civilians and destroying enemy forces.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Release Date: 2005
Genre: Action RPG
Players: 1–2 (Link Cable)

• Description - The Chronicles of Narnia is an action RPG based on the film adaptation, following the Pevensie children through story-based chapters with exploration, combat, character abilities, and item collection.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play cooperatively using a Game Boy Advance Link Cable, but multiplayer does not unlock immediately. The first two chapters must be completed in single-player before co-op becomes available. After that, each player needs their own Game Boy Advance, a link cable, and a copy of the game to continue through most of the adventure together.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

• Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Release Date: 2003
Genre: Arena Shooter / Action
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - Terminator 3 on GBA is more of a wave-based action shooter where you and a friend survive robot-filled arenas. It kind of feels like Smash TV in concept, even if it does not control quite as well as that comparison would make you hope.

• Co-op Experience - Two players fight together in arena-based combat stages. Both players move independently and work together to eliminate waves of enemies.

X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse

• X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse
Release Date: 2001
Genre: Beat ’em Up
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse is a side-scrolling beat ’em up with really colorful pixel art and a great comic book presentation. You can play as characters like Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, and Rogue, and it throws a lot of recognizable enemies and bosses at you.

• Co-op Experience - Two players choose X-Men characters and fight through the stages together. Both players are active on the same screen and battle enemies cooperatively.

The Sum of All Fears

• The Sum of All Fears
Release Date: 2002
Genre: Tactical Shooter / Action
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - The Sum of All Fears is a strange but interesting game. Even though it is based on the movie, it really plays more like a top-down Rainbow Six-style tactical shooter. You assemble your squad, enter missions, and complete objectives like disabling systems or clearing enemy zones.

• Co-op Experience - Two players work through the missions together from a top-down perspective. Players move independently, engage enemies, and complete mission objectives cooperatively.

Turok: Evolution

• Turok: Evolution
Release Date: 2002
Genre: Run-and-Gun
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - Turok: Evolution on GBA is not a first-person shooter like the console games. Instead, it is a side-scrolling run-and-gun with really nice visuals and a lot more personality than you would probably expect. It also mixes in Cabal-style shooting segments to break things up.

• Co-op Experience - Two players move through the levels together on linked systems and are not restricted to a single shared screen. Both players can split up and fight enemies independently.

Invader (PAL)

• Invader
Release Date: 2002
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - Invader is a Europe-only vertical shoot ’em up that feels like a hidden gem on the system. It has some really nice pixel art, solid boss designs, and a difficulty level that feels much more approachable than a lot of shooters in the genre.

• Co-op Experience - Two players pilot ships together through the vertically scrolling stages. Both players shoot enemies simultaneously and work together through each level and boss fight.

A Sound of Thunder

• A Sound of Thunder
Release Date: 2005
Genre: Action / Isometric Shooter
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - A Sound of Thunder is a weird little isometric action game that feels a bit like Dino Crisis or Resident Evil turned into a Game Boy Advance shooter. You explore large stages, move through doors, climb ladders, and figure out where to go while fighting off dinosaurs. The pseudo-3D visual style is pretty unique, and even though it is a movie tie-in, it is better than you would probably expect.

• Co-op Experience - This works really well in co-op because each player gets their own screen, so you can split up and search for items separately or regroup when things get dangerous. It gives the game a more exploratory feel than most action-heavy co-op games on the system.

Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms

• Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms
Release Date: 2002
Genre: Action / Beat ’em Up
Players: 1–2 (Link Cable)

• Description - Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms is a sequel to the original Altered Beast, keeping the side-scrolling combat and transformation mechanics. Players collect spirit orbs to power up and transform into different beast forms depending on the stage.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play through the story mode using a Game Boy Advance Link Cable. Each player needs their own Game Boy Advance, a link cable, and a copy of the game. The second player uses a color-swapped version of the main character, and both players fight through the campaign together.

Bubble Bobble: Old and New

• Bubble Bobble: Old & New
Release Date: 2003
Genre: Platformer / Arcade Action
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - Bubble Bobble: Old & New brings back the classic arcade formula where players trap enemies in bubbles and pop them to clear each stage. It includes both the original style and an updated presentation, but the core gameplay is still all about short stages, enemy patterns, and clean screen clears.

• Co-op Experience - Two players each control a dragon and clear single-screen stages together. Players work side by side to trap enemies in bubbles and pop them before moving on to the next stage.

Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX

• Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX
Release Date: 2002
Genre: Run-and-Gun
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - Contra Advance is a portable reworking of Contra III with some changes and extra content mixed in. It still has the fast run-and-gun shooting, big explosions, and classic Contra style level design.

• Co-op Experience - Two players run and shoot through the campaign together on linked systems. Both players progress through the same stages at the same time and fight enemies and bosses cooperatively.