- Top Games
- Sonic Adventure leads with 2.5 million copies sold, featuring first 3D Sonic adventure
- Skies of Arcadia offers fantasy exploration and turn-based battles
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver follows vampire Raziel's journey after Kain's death
- Garou: Mark of the Wolves combines fighting with tactical mechanics
- Multiplayer and Racing
- Quake III Arena pioneered online multiplayer with four-player battles
- Power Stone 2 introduced VMU for trading and multiplayer
- San Fransisco Rush 2049 featured flying cars and multiplayer modes
- Metropolis Street Racer offered 262 tracks across different time zones
- RPG and Action
- Phantasy Star Online was first console-wide online RPG
- SoulCalibur series showcased detailed character customization
- Crazy Taxi introduced massive San Francisco map and passenger transportation
- Samba de Amigo featured maraca-based rhythm gameplay
- Horror and Action
- Code: Veronica introduced real-time 3D environments
- Resident Evil 2 improved graphics and added VMU health monitoring
- Sword of the Berserk featured quick-time events and big weapons
- Seaman required raising talking fish with Leonard Nimoy as narrator