--- title: "Best Games of 2001 | Belly Score" url: https://bellyscore.com/best/year/2001 description: "The best games released in 2001, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 2001 game rankings." lang: en --- # Best Games of 2001 The best games released in 2001, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 2001 game rankings. The Belly's definitive rankings for games released in 2001. Every title from 2001 that earned a Belly Score appears here, sorted from the highest verdict down. It's a year-by-year snapshot of what The Belly thought of the releases — the standout hits, the disappointments, and everything in between from 2001. 10 games 9.8 ### Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Action-Adventure · Shooter PlayStation 2 · Xbox · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PlayStation Vita · Nvidia Shield Espionage / Spy Psychological Surreal +1 Mysterious Immersive Tense +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/metal-gear-solid-2-sons-of-liberty 9.7 ### Final Fantasy X RPG PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PS Vita · PC · Nintendo Switch High Fantasy Mythology Nature / Wilderness +1 Epic Emotional Melancholic +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/final-fantasy-10 9.7 ### Ikaruga Shooter · Puzzle Arcade · Dreamcast · Nintendo GameCube · Xbox 360 · PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Android Sci-Fi Futuristic Intense Challenging Precision-Focused +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/ikaruga 9.6 ### ICO Action-Adventure · Puzzle · Platformer PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 Fantasy Ancient / Historical Monsters Atmospheric Dreamlike Emotional +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/ico 9.5 ### Fatal Frame Survival · Horror · Action-Adventure PlayStation 2 · Xbox · PlayStation 3 Supernatural Occult Gothic +1 Creepy Eerie Unsettling +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/fatal-frame 9.3 ### Wario Land 4 Platformer Game Boy Advance · Nintendo 3DS · Wii U · Nintendo Switch Fantasy Monsters Surreal Exploratory Fast-Paced Quirky +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/wario-land-4 9.2 ### Shadow Hearts RPG · Horror · Rhythm / Music PlayStation 2 Supernatural Occult Dark / Grim +1 Mysterious Dark Weird +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/shadow-hearts 9.1 ### Pikmin Strategy · Puzzle GameCube · Wii · Nintendo Switch Sci-Fi Space Alien +1 Adventurous Strategic Charming +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/pikmin-1 9.1 ### Ace Attorney Adventure · Visual Novel Game Boy Advance · Nintendo DS · Windows · Wii · iOS · Android · Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One Detective / Mystery Comedy Crime Funny Quirky Charming +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/ace-attorney 8.7 ### Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee Action · Adventure · Platformer Xbox · Game Boy Advance · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Vita · iOS · Android · Nintendo Switch Sci-Fi Dystopian Satire +1 Quirky Weird Atmospheric +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/oddworld-munch-s-odysee **Cookies.** We use essential cookies to keep you logged in and the platform secure — no advertising trackers. 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