Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs. Death

• Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death
Release Date: 2003
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Players: 1–4

• Description - Based on the long-running Judge Dredd comics, Dredd vs. Death follows the legendary lawman as he battles escaped criminals, vampires, zombies, and the Dark Judges throughout Mega-City One. The game mixes traditional shooting with arrests and law enforcement mechanics.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can complete the campaign together, working cooperatively to eliminate threats, arrest suspects, and survive waves of supernatural enemies. And up to four can play in battle modes.

Justice League Heroes

• Justice League Heroes
Release Date: 2006
Genre: Action RPG
Players: 1–2

• Description - Justice League Heroes is a hack-and-slash action RPG featuring Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Zatanna, and other DC superheroes. Players battle Brainiac, Darkseid, and numerous iconic villains while leveling up heroes, unlocking new powers, and collecting upgrades.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can complete the entire campaign together, each controlling a different Justice League member. Players can switch heroes between missions, combine unique superpowers, and work together to defeat enemies and bosses throughout the story.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Release Date: 2003
Genre: Action Hack and Slash
Players: 1–2

• Description - Based on the final film in Peter Jackson's trilogy, Return of the King lets players experience key battles across Middle-earth as characters including Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Gandalf, Frodo, Sam, and others. The game combines fast-paced melee combat with RPG-style progression and unlockable abilities.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can complete nearly every campaign level together, combining each character's unique attacks and abilities while battling massive armies and iconic bosses throughout the story.

Lord of the Rings: The Third Age

• The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
Release Date: 2004
Genre: RPG
Players: 1–2

• Description - The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age is a turn-based RPG developed by EA Redwood Shores. Rather than following the Fellowship directly, players control an original group of heroes whose journey parallels the events of the film trilogy. Combat is inspired by Japanese RPGs, featuring character progression, equipment upgrades, and cinematic attacks.

• Co-op Experience - A second player can join during battles, taking control of selected party members. Players work together during turn-based combat, coordinating abilities, healing, and powerful attacks while progressing through the story.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance

• Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Release Date: 2006
Genre: Action RPG
Players: 1–4

• Description - Marvel Ultimate Alliance allows players to assemble a team from a massive roster of Marvel superheroes to battle Doctor Doom and other iconic villains. Players customize abilities, equipment, and team bonuses while exploring locations across the Marvel Universe.

• Co-op Experience - Up to four players can join simultaneously through the entire campaign. Players switch heroes, revive teammates, solve environmental puzzles, and combine powers to defeat enemies and bosses.

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun

• Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Release Date: 2003
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Players: 1–2

• Description - Rising Sun follows Marine Joseph Griffin throughout the Pacific Theater of World War II, beginning with the attack on Pearl Harbor before sending players across Southeast Asia on covert military operations.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can complete the entire campaign together in split-screen, coordinating assaults, reviving momentum during firefights, and working together through every mission.

Men of Valor

• Men of Valor
Release Date: 2004
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Players: 1–2

• Description - Men of Valor is a Vietnam War shooter developed by 2015, Inc. Players experience the conflict through the eyes of Marine Dean Shepard, participating in historical battles with an emphasis on authenticity and squad-based combat.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can complete the game's cooperative missions together in split-screen, coordinating their movement and firepower against enemy forces.

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

• Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
Release Date: 2005
Genre: Beat 'em Up
Players: 1–2

• Description - Shaolin Monks reimagines the events of Mortal Kombat II as a cooperative action adventure starring Liu Kang and Kung Lao. The game blends brawling, platforming, exploration, and puzzle-solving with the series' signature fatalities.

• Co-op Experience - Two players play through the entire story together. Co-op introduces exclusive combo attacks, cooperative puzzles, and special interactions unavailable in single-player.

Rainbow Six: Black Arrow

• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow
Release Date: 2004
Genre: Tactical First-Person Shooter
Players: 1–2

• Description - Black Arrow is a standalone expansion to Rainbow Six 3 featuring new missions, weapons, and multiplayer modes. Players command elite counter-terrorism operatives through carefully planned tactical missions.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can complete the campaign cooperatively in split-screen, coordinating breaching tactics, covering angles, and eliminating enemy threats together.

Raze's Hell

• Raze's Hell
Release Date: 2005
Genre: Third-Person Shooter
Players: 1–2

• Description - Raze's Hell is a darkly humorous action game where players control Raze, a monstrous antihero fighting against an army of overly cheerful invaders known as the Kewletts. The game mixes third-person shooting with melee combat and bizarre enemy designs.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can complete the entire campaign together, battling enemies side-by-side while combining ranged attacks and melee combat against increasingly challenging encounters.

Rogue Trooper

• Rogue Trooper
Release Date: 2006
Genre: Third-Person Shooter
Players: 1–2

• Description - Based on the 2000 AD comic series, Rogue Trooper follows a genetically engineered super soldier seeking revenge across the war-torn planet Nu-Earth. Players utilize tactical shooting, stealth, and upgradeable equipment.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can complete dedicated cooperative missions together, working as a team to accomplish combat objectives and survive enemy encounters.

Serious Sam

• Serious Sam
Release Date: 2002
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Players: 1–2

• Description - Serious Sam on the Xbox combines Serious Sam: The First Encounter and Serious Sam: The Second Encounter into a single package. Players take control of Sam "Serious" Stone as he battles enormous alien hordes across ancient Egypt, Mesoamerican ruins, and other sprawling environments. With a huge arsenal of weapons, nonstop enemy variety, and relentless arcade-style action, it's one of the standout shooters on the system.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play through the entire campaign together in split-screen. The game feels built around cooperative play, constantly throwing massive enemy hordes at players that encourage teamwork and coordinated firepower. Its varied weapons, memorable encounters, and nonstop action make it one of the best local co-op first-person shooters on the original Xbox.

Shadow Ops: Red Mercury

• Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
Release Date: 2004
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Players: 1–2

• Description - Shadow Ops: Red Mercury is a military shooter following elite operative Frank Hayden as he attempts to prevent terrorists from acquiring a devastating nuclear material known as Red Mercury. The campaign blends infantry combat with vehicle sequences and cinematic storytelling.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can complete dedicated split-screen cooperative missions together, coordinating their attacks and covering one another against enemy forces.

Shrek 2

• Shrek 2
Release Date: 2004
Genre: Action Adventure
Players: 1–4

• Description - Based on the DreamWorks film, Shrek 2 lets players control Shrek, Donkey, Fiona, Puss in Boots, and other familiar characters while exploring locations from the movie. Each character has unique abilities that are required to solve puzzles and progress.

• Co-op Experience - Up to four players can complete the entire adventure together, switching between characters, combining abilities, and solving cooperative environmental puzzles.

Sniper Elite

• Sniper Elite
Release Date: 2005
Genre: Tactical Third-Person Shooter
Players: 1–2

• Description - Set during the Battle of Berlin in 1945, Sniper Elite places players in the role of an American OSS sniper behind enemy lines. Long-range marksmanship, stealth, and realistic ballistics are central to the experience.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can tackle dedicated cooperative missions together, coordinating sniper positions and covering each other's advance through enemy territory.

Spikeout: Battle Street

• Spikeout: Battle Street
Release Date: 2005
Genre: Beat 'em Up
Players: 1–4

• Description - Developed by Sega AM2, Spikeout: Battle Street is a console follow-up to the arcade series featuring fast-paced 3D brawling, branching stages, and large groups of enemies. Players choose from several fighters with unique move sets and battle through gang-controlled city streets.

• Co-op Experience - Four players can complete the entire campaign together, combining throws, juggling enemies, and coordinating attacks against powerful bosses in splitscreen.

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Release Date: 2005
Genre: Stealth Action
Players: 1–2

• Description - Chaos Theory is widely regarded as one of the greatest stealth games ever made. Alongside Sam Fisher's single-player campaign, the game includes a separate cooperative campaign starring two Third Echelon operatives undertaking missions that run parallel to the main story.

• Co-op Experience - Two players complete an exclusive split-screen co-op campaign built around teamwork. Players perform cooperative boosts, synchronized takedowns, dual hacking sequences, and coordinated stealth maneuvers that cannot be performed alone.

Splinter Cell: Double Agent

• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Release Date: 2006
Genre: Stealth Action
Players: 1–2

• Description - Double Agent puts Sam Fisher undercover inside a terrorist organization, forcing players to balance loyalty between the NSA and their criminal allies. Alongside the single-player story, the original Xbox version includes a separate cooperative campaign featuring two Third Echelon operatives completing missions around the world.

• Co-op Experience - Two players complete a dedicated split-screen co-op campaign built around teamwork. Players perform synchronized actions, cooperative boosts, coordinated stealth takedowns, and solve objectives that require both operatives working together.

Starsky & Hutch

• Starsky & Hutch
Release Date: 2003
Genre: Driving / Shooter
Players: 1–2

• Description - Based on the classic television series, Starsky & Hutch blends high-speed driving with arcade-style shooting. One player drives the iconic Ford Gran Torino while the other controls Hutch, blasting criminals from the passenger seat during television-inspired police chases.

• Co-op Experience - One player drives while the other handles all of the shooting, creating an asymmetrical cooperative experience where communication and teamwork are essential to completing each mission. You are also able to play with a light gun and a steering wheel.

Star Wars Battlefront

• Star Wars: Battlefront
Release Date: 2004
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Players: 1–2

• Description - Star Wars: Battlefront lets players participate in large-scale battles spanning the Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War. Players fight as Rebel, Imperial, Republic, or CIS soldiers across iconic locations from the Star Wars universe while piloting vehicles and capturing command posts.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can battle together in split-screen across Instant Action and Galactic Conquest modes, working together to capture objectives, pilot vehicles, and defeat enemy forces.