GameCube

Space Raiders

Space Raiders
Release Date: 2003
Genre: Shooter
Players: 1–2

Description - Space Raiders is an updated take on Space Invaders with a behind-the-character camera view. Players move left and right along the bottom of the screen while shooting waves of aliens that advance from the background toward the foreground. The game keeps the basic Space Invaders structure but presents it with 3D visuals, boss fights, and a more action-focused style.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously side by side on the same screen. Each player controls their own character, moves along the same firing line, and shoots incoming alien waves together while avoiding enemy fire and clearing stages cooperatively.

007: Everything or Nothing

007: Everything or Nothing
Release Date: 2004
Genre: Third-Person Shooter
Players: 1–2

Description - Everything or Nothing is a third-person James Bond adventure featuring an original story, vehicle sequences, gadgets, and voice acting from the film cast. Unlike previous Bond games, the action is viewed from a third-person perspective and emphasizes cinematic set pieces.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through a dedicated cooperative campaign separate from the main story. Players work together through exclusive missions designed specifically for co-op play, using weapons, gadgets, and coordinated tactics to complete objectives and defeat enemies.

Alien Hominid

Alien Hominid
Release Date: 2004
Genre: Run and Gun
Players: 1–2

Description - Alien Hominid is a fast-paced run and gun shooter developed by The Behemoth. Players control a small alien trying to recover his stolen spaceship while battling government agents, giant bosses, and military forces across hand-drawn levels.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Both players control Alien Hominids and fight side-by-side through every stage, sharing lives and working together against increasingly difficult enemies and bosses.

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Release Date: 2004
Genre: Action RPG
Players: 1–2

Description - Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is a hack-and-slash action RPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. Players choose from several character classes and battle through dungeons, forests, crypts, and towns while collecting loot, leveling up, and learning new abilities.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Players can choose different character classes and work together throughout the adventure, combining abilities, sharing loot, and battling large groups of enemies and bosses.

Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu

Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu
Release Date: 2003
Genre: Beat 'em Up
Players: 1–2

Description - Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu is a 3D beat 'em up featuring Batman, Robin, Batgirl, and Nightwing. Players battle through Gotham City while facing familiar villains and the game's original antagonist, Sin Tzu.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Each player selects a different member of the Bat-Family and works together to defeat enemies, clear stages, and battle bosses.

Conflict: Desert Storm

Conflict: Desert Storm
Release Date: 2002
Genre: Tactical Shooter
Players: 1–2

Description - Conflict: Desert Storm is a squad-based military shooter inspired by the Gulf War. Players command members of an elite special forces team across a variety of combat missions.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Players split control of the squad and must coordinate movement, objectives, and combat while completing missions together.

Conflict: Desert Storm II - Back to Baghdad

Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad
Release Date: 2003
Genre: Tactical Shooter
Players: 1–2

Description - Conflict: Desert Storm II expands on the original with larger missions, improved AI, and additional weapons. Players once again lead a special forces team through military operations during the Gulf War.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Players share control of the squad and cooperate to complete objectives, eliminate enemy forces, and survive difficult combat encounters.

Digimon World 4

Digimon World 4
Release Date: 2005
Genre: Action RPG
Players: 1–4

Description - Digimon World 4 is an action RPG that departs from the series' traditional mechanics in favor of real-time combat. Players select Digimon heroes and battle through dungeons while collecting equipment and upgrading abilities.

Co-op Experience - Up to four players can play simultaneously through the entire adventure. Players work together to defeat enemies, complete missions, collect gear, and battle powerful bosses.

Donkey Konga

Donkey Konga
Release Date: 2004
Genre: Rhythm
Players: 1–4

Description - Donkey Konga is a rhythm game played using the DK Bongos controller. Players perform songs by hitting drum beats and clapping along to the music.

Co-op Experience - Up to four players can play together in various multiplayer modes. Players work together to maintain rhythm and achieve high scores across the game's song selection.

Dragon Ball Z: Sagas

Dragon Ball Z: Sagas
Release Date: 2005
Genre: Action Adventure
Players: 1–2

Description - Dragon Ball Z: Sagas retells major story arcs from the anime through action-focused gameplay. Players control characters such as Goku, Piccolo, Vegeta, and Gohan while battling enemies from the Saiyan through Cell sagas.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Players fight together through story missions, combining melee combat, ki attacks, and special moves against enemies and bosses.

Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four
Release Date: 2005
Genre: Beat 'em Up / Action Adventure
Players: 1–2

Description - Based on the film, Fantastic Four allows players to control Marvel's famous superhero team while battling Doctor Doom and other threats. Each hero features unique powers and abilities.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Players select different Fantastic Four members and combine their powers to solve puzzles, defeat enemies, and complete missions together.

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
Release Date: 2004
Genre: Action RPG
Players: 1–4

Description - Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is a multiplayer-focused action RPG where adventurers travel the world collecting myrrh to sustain their village's crystal. The game combines real-time combat, dungeon exploration, character progression, and a unique caravan-based structure.

Co-op Experience - Up to four players can play simultaneously through the entire adventure. Multiplayer requires a Game Boy Advance and GameCube Link Cable for each player. Players cooperate to clear dungeons, defeat bosses, collect treasure, and carry the Crystal Chalice, which protects the party from the deadly miasma covering the world.

Gauntlet: Dark Legacy

Gauntlet: Dark Legacy
Release Date: 2002
Genre: Action RPG
Players: 1–4

Description - Gauntlet: Dark Legacy is an arcade-style dungeon crawler where players choose from a large roster of fantasy heroes and battle through massive stages filled with monsters, traps, and treasure.

Co-op Experience - Up to four players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Players fight together across dozens of levels, leveling up their characters, collecting loot, and battling giant bosses while reviving and supporting each other throughout the adventure.

Gladius

Gladius
Release Date: 2003
Genre: Tactical RPG
Players: 1–2

Description - Gladius is a turn-based tactical RPG set in a fantasy version of ancient Rome. Players recruit gladiators, build a team, and participate in strategic arena battles while following a story-driven campaign.

Co-op Experience - Two players can participate in battle modes by splitting control of gladiators on the same team. Players work together to position units, coordinate attacks, and overcome increasingly difficult opponents.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Release Date: 2005
Genre: Action Adventure
Players: 1–2

Description - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire follows the events of the fourth film while shifting the series toward a more action-focused design. Players use spells to solve puzzles, battle magical creatures, and progress through levels based on scenes from the movie.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Players control different Hogwarts students and combine spells to defeat enemies, solve environmental puzzles, and complete objectives together.

Hunter the Reckoning

Hunter: The Reckoning
Release Date: 2003
Genre: Action RPG
Players: 1–4

Description - Hunter: The Reckoning is a dark action RPG set in the World of Darkness universe. Players choose from a group of supernatural hunters tasked with fighting zombies, demons, and other creatures of the night.

Co-op Experience - Up to four players can play simultaneously through the entire campaign. Each character has unique weapons and special abilities, encouraging teamwork as players battle through large enemy hordes and challenging boss encounters.

The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer

The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer
Release Date: 2005
Genre: Action Adventure / Beat ’em Up
Players: 1–2

Description - The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer is a sequel to the film, following Mr. Incredible and Frozone as they battle the Underminer’s robot army through underground stages. The game focuses on melee combat, superpowers, and action-platforming.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the campaign, with one player controlling Mr. Incredible and the other controlling Frozone. Players fight enemies, solve simple puzzles, and use each character’s unique abilities together.

Ikaruga

Ikaruga
Release Date: 2003
Genre: Shoot 'em Up
Players: 1–2

Description - Ikaruga is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up built around a polarity-switching mechanic. Players can switch between black and white polarities to absorb matching attacks and deal extra damage to opposite-colored enemies.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the entire game. Players coordinate polarity changes, share screen space, and work together to survive the game's famously difficult stages and boss battles.

King Arthur

King Arthur
Release Date: 2004
Genre: Action Adventure
Players: 1–2

Description - Based on the 2004 film, King Arthur follows Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table through a series of battles inspired by the movie. The game combines hack-and-slash combat, archery, and objective-based missions as players fight Saxon forces across medieval Britain.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the campaign. Players control different knights and fight side-by-side through story missions, battling large groups of enemies while working together to complete objectives and defeat bosses.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
Release Date: 2004
Genre: Action Adventure
Players: 1–4

Description - The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures is a multiplayer-focused action adventure game developed for the Nintendo GameCube. Players control multiple incarnations of Link as they journey across Hyrule to stop Shadow Link and rescue Princess Zelda. The game combines traditional Zelda exploration, puzzle solving, dungeon crawling, and combat with a unique multiplayer system that uses Game Boy Advance systems as controllers.

Co-op Experience - Up to four players can play simultaneously. Multiplayer requires a Game Boy Advance and GameCube Link Cable for each player. Players work together to solve puzzles, defeat enemies, collect Force Gems, and clear dungeons throughout the entire campaign. While cooperation is essential for progression, the game also features a light competitive element as players compete for gems and individual rankings at the end of each stage. Four Swords Adventures remains one of the most ambitious local co-op games in the Zelda series and one of the few full-length cooperative action adventures on the GameCube.