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Best Single-Player Action Game on PC, Nominees

2002 will certainly go down as the best year for PC action games since Half-Life and Thief: The Dark Project were released back in 1998. Though multiplayer action is an ever-growing genre--for many players, it's already replaced conventional single-player action--this year's single-player action games featured countless impressive moments. Here are the nominees for Best PC Single-Player Action Game of 2002:

Grand Theft Auto III

Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar North
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Grand Theft Auto III is a faithful port of a truly exceptional game.

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Developer: IO Interactive
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Hitman 2 fixes virtually all of the problems of its predecessor and stands tall on its own merits as an outstanding action game.

Mafia

Publisher: Gathering of Developers
Developer: Illusion Softworks
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Quite simply, Mafia is one of the best games of the year.

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

Publisher: EA Games
Developer: 2015
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Medal of Honor represents the absolute best that action-packed, event-driven shooters have to offer.

No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way

Publisher: Sierra
Developer: Monolith Productions
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