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Best Action Adventure Game on Xbox, Nominees
 
 
 Many games fall into the action adventure genre, making it one of the most crowded of all our categories. Fans of action adventure games had a ton of amazing games to choose from, including our five nominees for the 2002 Best Xbox Action Adventure Game award:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

 
 Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: The Collective
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a terrific action game that has a great mix of multiple gameplay types and a great story.
 
Genma Onimusha

 
 Publisher: Capcom
Developer: Capcom
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Genma Onimusha is such a refined version of the game that it's almost worth picking up even if you've already played through the original.
 
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.
 
The Thing

 
 Publisher: Universal Interactive
Developer: Computer Artworks
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Even if they haven't seen the movie, after playing through this rather lengthy and involving game, survival horror fans will more than likely find that The Thing is one of the best such games for the PS2.
 
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

 
 Publisher: Ubi Soft
Developer: Ubi Soft
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Splinter Cell is a great game on its own merits, and it offers a slick and rewardingly suspenseful gameplay experience that's sometimes reduced to frustrating bouts of trial and error.
 

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