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11 Of The Best Games for the Nintendo GameCube

Did your favorites make the list?

By Katrina SablePublished 7 years ago 5 min read
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As an avid gamer, my favorite gaming console has to be the GameCube. In my opinion, this system released some of the best titles, and this list touches on eleven of my favorites.

11. Animal Crossing

Animal Crossing is a life simulation game; you are a human who moves to a town full of animals. As the game progresses you finish your first job, and can catch various fish, insects, and can collect fossils, which you can either donate to the town museum or sell for money towards your mortgage. The game is a cute, relaxing, casual kind of game, and is quite simple to comprehend.

10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Released in 2004, the third edition to the Harry Potter movies and games was released for the GameCube, Xbox, PS2, and the GameBoy Advance. The Nintendo GameCube version of this game is very well done and gives you the option to play more freely than it's predecessor, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (also one of my favorites). Any Potterheads who enjoy gaming should definitely add this to their list of needs.

9. Super Monkey Ball 2

With multiple editions of Monkey Ball released for the console, Super Monkey Ball 2 has been by far the most fun. The game offers mini games that are fun to play both alone and with friends and includes twice as many challenging courses as the others. Maybe rolling a ball around an obstacle course might sound like something you'd criticize, but it's more entertaining than you might think. It's the kind of game that can keep on occupied for hours on end.

8. Sonic DX

Although multiple Sonic games have been made across multiple platforms, this one was made only for the GameCube. Among others, this is one of the coolest Sonic the Hedgehog installments, although Sonic Heroes and Sonic Adventure Battle 2 are also a delight to play. Sonic DX is more story-based than the others and has many levels and bosses to conquer throughout.

7. Lord of the Rings: The Third Age

Released for the PS2, Gameboy Advance, and the GameCube in 2004, was released after the rest of the trilogy, The Two Towers and The Return of the King (see number 6). This is a fantasy role-playing game follows the story of Idrial, an elf from Lothlorien and Berethor, a captain of the guard of Gondor, as they make their way through Moria to fight off the enemy, making new acquaintances along the way (unlockable characters). The graphics on this game are definitely deserving of praise, and the game is set up as a game where you select the attack command on screen instead of performing the attacks on your own, which is a bummer for button mashers. Otherwise, the game is A+ in my book.

6. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Rather than following the storyline of the Third Age of the war against enemy Sauron, this game follows the story plot of the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. The game is also well with graphics and storyline but is even better than The Third Age due to increased abilities during gameplay, such as walking and attacking the environment freely.

5. Need For Speed: The Underground

Of the multiple Need For Speed games released for the GameCube, The Underground is the more structuralized out of them. Rather than only advancing through the missions, it follows a story as you gain more popularity as an aspiring racer, awarding you with cool car upgrades; you also gain a collection of car magazine covers as your achievements each time you move up in rankings. Definitely a cool way to define goals for the game.

4. Luigi's Mansion

A spin-off from Mario games, this game follows the story of Luigi coming to a mansion to find his brother, Mario, who has been held captive by the ghosts in the house. He acquires a cool ghost-sucking vacuum from a scientist within the mansion, as you progress through different rooms getting rid of some boss ghosts along the way. The game has a very creative story plot, and an enjoyable kind of gameplay. The kind of gameplay that makes you use your mind a little, too.

3. Mario Kart: Double Dash

This is the only Mario Kart released for the GameCube, and it is quite impressive. There are many modes of gameplay available, including multiplayer mini-games. It is an expensive game but is definitely worth the cost (it's one of the games I'd never consider getting rid of). If you're looking for a racing game that isn't too hard but isn't too easy, this installment of Mario Kart is definitely for you.

2. Mario Party 5

Another pricey(ish) Mario game, it's by far one of the most entertaining games I've played. The game is set up like a board game, with added mini games and special events throughout the board maps. The mini games are also playable outside of the board maps, and both multiplayer and single player (story mode) are offered. It's an especially fun game to play with friends and family.

1. Super Mario Sunshine

Another Mario game only released for the GameCube, this might be one of the best Mario story games since Super Mario 64. The plot of this game focuses on Isle Delfino, a vacation town that has lost all of its shine sprites (gold stars that caused sunshine), and Mario is blamed for it. He goes throughout the game cleaning the town up, collecting the shine sprites, and finding the real shine thief. It's definitely a game that you can't just finish within a week or so, it has many levels, some quite challenging, others maybe not so hard to get past.

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