Games Released in March 2002

265 new games released in March 2002, with PlayStation 2 being the most active platform. March 28 was the busiest day, with 41 new releases.

Which days had the most releases?

March 28 saw the most activity with 41 releases.

How did each week compare?

The fourth week of March was the busiest with 89 releases.

Week 4 (March 22–28)

89 releases
Kingdom Hearts

Most popular release in Week 4

Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts is an action role-playing game developed and published by Squaresoft for the PlayStation 2. It is the result of a collaboration between Square and The Walt Disney Company. The game combines characters and settings from Disney's animated features with those from the Final Fantasy series, developed by Square. Kingdom Hearts was a departure from Square's standard role-playing games by introducing a substantial action-adventure element. In addition, it has an all-star voice cast which included many of the Disney characters' official voice actors. Kingdom Hearts was longtime Square character designer Tetsuya Nomura's first time in a directorial position. The game uses an experience based progression system, with experience gained by defeating foes. Experience gained rises in relation to the strength of the foe, and is consistent for each enemy over the course of the game. Levels are gained with experience, and provide increases to stat attributes in strength, defence, magic, hit points, magic points and ability points, with a new, predetermined ability unlocked approximately every four levels.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PlayStation 2 received 73 new titles in March 2002. The runner up was PC (Microsoft Windows) with 67 new titles.

PlayStation 273 releases
PC (Microsoft Windows)67 releases
Game Boy Advance46 releases
PlayStation27 releases
Xbox26 releases
Nintendo GameCube18 releases
Game Boy Color11 releases
Mac9 releases
Dreamcast8 releases
Arcade5 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in March 2002 with 56 titles. Sport followed closely with 50.

Adventure56
Sport50
Role-playing37
Shooter34
Simulator33
Strategy30
Racing29
Platform23
Arcade21
Puzzle19