Games Released in August 2003

118 new games debuted in August 2003, with PC being the most active platform. August 7 was the busiest day, with 16 releases. Tales of Symphonia was the most popular release of the month.

Which days had the most releases?

August 7 saw the most activity with 16 releases.

16 releases

August 7

15 releases

August 1

13 releases

August 26

10 releases

August 29

How did each week compare?

The first week of August was the busiest with 49 releases.

Week 1 (August 1–7)

49 releases

Most popular release in Week 1

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire

Pokemon Pinball has all the features you'd demand of a pinball game, including bonus tables, lots of bumpers and ways to score massive points. As with your standard videogame pinball game, the left button on the D-pad and the A-button control the flippers with the R/L triggers used to shake the table. The catch here is that everything is themed in Pokemon. Instead of a ball, you make use of a Pokeball. Instead of standard bumpers, you're hitting the Pokeball against other Pokemon, and the ultimate goal is of course to "catch 'em all". The game features 200 Pokemon, two main tables, and link cable support.

Week 2 (August 8–14)

28 releases

Most popular release in Week 2

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles

Join a crystal caravan! A deadly miasma has swallowed the land, and it's up to you to hold it at bay! Many dangers lie along your journey, but you need not face them alone. Enlist your friends in a crystal caravan and make your mark together in the Crystal Chronicles!

Week 3 (August 15–21)

28 releases

Most popular release in Week 3

Touhou Youyoumu: Perfect Cherry Blossom

Perfect Cherry Blossom features three playable characters to choose from, and each character has two different sets of skills. Reimu Hakurei is relatively balanced in all areas. Marisa Kirisame moves faster, and uses more powerful attacks with less range. Sakuya Izayoi moves slower, and uses weaker attacks that can hit just about everything on the screen. A major addition to Perfect Cherry Blossom is the "Cherry" scoring system. Shooting enemies increases your Cherry Points, bombing or dying decreases your Cherry Points, and reaching 50,000 Cherry Points gives you a temporary shield. Cherry Points eventually lead to a higher Cherry Gauge, which increases the points you receive from Point Items. Other important changes are the appearance of your character's hitbox while you are focused, the properties of your attacks depending on whether you are focused or unfocused, and a helpful cursor along the bottom margin during a boss battle that shows the location of the boss. This game is also unique in that it includes a "Phantasm Stage" that can be played only after clearing the Extra Stage. ZUN stated that the Extra Stage in this game was meant to be an "easy mode" version; perhaps Phantasm Stage was the original Extra Stage during development.

Week 4 (August 22–28)

44 releases

Most popular release in Week 4

Tron 2.0

An unknown viral agent threatens the future of computer systems worldwide. Countermeasure programs have scanned the system and have wrongly identified you as the virus source. Your mission is to prevent the sinister conspiracy that threatens to corrupt one reality, and forever transform another. Over 35 levels of challenging gameplay -- Race at the speed of light, fight off computer Viruses and engage in violent digital combat.

Week 5 (August 29–31)

19 releases

Most popular release in Week 5

Tales of Symphonia

In a dying world, legend has it that a Chosen One will one day rise from amongst the people and the land will be reborn. The line between good and evil blurs in this epic adventure where the fate of two interlocked worlds hangs in the balance.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC received 49 new titles in August 2003. The runner up was PlayStation 2 with 38 new titles.

PC49 releases

PlayStation 238 releases

Game Boy Advance27 releases

Xbox17 releases

Legacy Mobile Device11 releases

Nintendo GameCube11 releases

PlayStation9 releases

Mac5 releases

Web browser5 releases

Dreamcast2 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in August 2003 with 31 titles. Role-playing followed closely with 29.

Adventure31

Role-playing29

Puzzle22

Strategy21

Simulator20

Sport20

Shooter19

Fighting17

Racing15

Arcade12

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