35 Best Multiplayer GameCube Games of All Time

Grab some AA batteries for your WaveBirds, because it’s time to check out the best multiplayer GameCube games of all time!

All Nintendo kids know that the company’s old systems are great for playing with other people, especially in the same room.

Even with the Switch, the GameCube is still one of the most unique systems that has ever been made.

The purple cube already had a handle on it long before the gaming giant chose to fully add on-the-go features to a home console. You were asked to bring it to sleepovers and other places where you could play with friends.

Yes, if you’ve only played games on next-gen devices so far, you might not believe that people used to sit in the same room, share snacks, and hang out while playing games.

Back in those days… I guess I would say that as a writer who writes about old games, though.

So, what games did we choose for this huge list of the best GameCube games for two players?

Which games made up my childhood when I should have been studying, and which ones are so good that they made my friends and I hardly ever leave each other’s sides?

35. Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee

You have to know about the Godzilla movies. So, the people who make games have been making Godzilla games since the GameCube.

It’s too bad that none of the newest IPs have been ported to the next-gen platforms or PC.

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee is a game with a lot of different parts that is easy to learn but hard to master.

There are a lot of different game types in the game that make it fun to play even when the fights get boring. You have to play the game to believe how exciting the close fights are.

Step into the big shoes of your favorite monsters from the Godzilla movies, or just go barefoot, whatever makes you happy.

Mechagodzilla, King Ghidorah, Godzilla 90s, and even Godzilla 2000 are some of the most amazing figures in the game.

34. The Simpsons: Road Rage

The Simpsons: Road Rage does a good job of showing how angry the normal car driver is.

Take control of Homer Simpson, a father of three who likes Duff Beer, and let him run around Springfield without thinking twice.

The popular car-driving game Road Rage has a single-player mode that is very fun and has a lot of items to find.

There is also, for the most part, a multiplayer mode in the game. So, a second player can pick up a second controller and handle a different character driving a different vehicle.

After that, the two lots will race to see who can pick up the most people and get them to their destinations in a certain amount of time.

Do try solo runs as well, just to see how well this best GameCube racing group game holds up for you.

33. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3

On the GameCube, you can never go wrong with a Tony Hawk game. People have had a great time skateboarding in Pro Skater 3’s well-thought-out levels, which can be played over and over again for days.

When you get the hang of the game’s different ways to play, putting together different moves and freestyling with your skateboard is a ton of fun.

Compared to Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, you can do routines for longer and have more freedom in how you do them.

The game is also easy to find, so it should be easy to learn how to play. When you think about classics like these, you also have to think about how many games you can get.

This isn’t the case with one of the best sports online games for the GameCube, though.

32. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2

Fighting games based on Dragon Ball Z are a ton of fun, and you’ll have the most fun when you play with friends.

In this two-dimensional, side-scrolling fighting game, the best characters from the Dragon Ball anime, like Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Gohan, Trunks, and Krillin, fight evil enemies.

That is, the game has a lot of characters, so you’ll have a lot of ways to play with them. As you play through the story mode, you will earn in-game money.

This makes it easy to buy things from the Skill Shop and put them on your character.

Then, you can combine different skills and fight your friends in a tournament-style epic war. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2’s combo system does a good job of making you feel like you’re fighting in a smooth way.

We can guarantee that it’s a good game for the GameCube system.

31. Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King

Fans of the famous movie series will be more eager than ever to see The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

This hack-and-slash game from EA Redwood Shores is great when it comes to the gameplay itself, and the story is so interesting that it pulls you in fast and hard.

You play the game from a top-down viewpoint and fight like you would in any action game. The Return of the King also lets you play online with other platforms, but not with the Nintendo GameCube.

For the second part, you’ll have to use the game’s co-op mode, which lets two people play together.

We weren’t going to put this game on the list, but it’s so fun to play with friends on the couch that we wouldn’t want our readers to miss out on such a beauty.

Everything in the game, from the THX-certified audio and cutscenes to the voice acting and other sound effects, is made with the same level of care as a rocket launch.

30. StarFox: Assault

The first game is one that most of you probably know is one of the worst in the StarFox lineup.

In fact, I still remember the broken dreams of my best friend in middle school, who thought this game would change his life, only to find out that even the Big N makes bad games.

The game does have something good about it, though.

It’s fun to play with other people, even more so than in StarFox 64, mostly because cars like the Wolfen and the Landmaster are included.

29. Aggressive Inline

When it comes to some of the best GameCube online games, Aggressive Inline is in a league of its own.

It’s the first game to have real-life inline skaters walk players through the basics and the whole experience. In the famous third-person skater game, your goal is easy to understand.

In each level, you will need to do different tricks to get a certain number of points. Either that, or you have to talk to NPCs in the game so they can give you a job to do.

Even the multiplayer mode, where players fight against each other in a full trickster setting, is fun.

When the game first came out, it was met with a lot of enthusiasm.

At the time, all of the best publishing mags had good things to say about Aggressive Inline, which made the whole review process very good for the sports-based game.

If you can get the game in 2022, you should definitely try it.

28. Gotcha Force

This cult-favorite game from Capcom is all about Borgs, which are little robot toys that can move on their own and are armed with guns that can kill a lot of Borgs.

One of the main parts of the game is getting your robots ready for fight, just like in Custom Robo, but Gotcha Force is more about building an army than a single operative.

The battlefields are one of my favorite parts of the game. They are made up of everyday places like toy rooms, kitchens, and parks, but they are much bigger than your forces.

27. Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance

Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance is praised for all the action that can be played in one sitting. The camera has an isometric top-down view, and your figure can be controlled in three dimensions.

At first, you can choose from one of three different character races that the game gives you right away.

The Dwarven Fighter, the Elven Sorceress, and the Human Archer are these three. There is nothing bad about any of these groups.

Instead, they are made for certain ways of playing. The Dwarven Fighter is good for people who like to get up close and personal with their enemies.

The Human Archer, on the other hand, is for people who prefer to stay away from the enemy. The Elven Sorceress is a shooting class that is good at raining death from a distance.

26. Tales of Symphonia

Weird, huh? I’m not mad at you.

Normally, you wouldn’t think of a Tales game as a way to play with more than one person, but hear me out.

The story and moving around in the overworld are all handled by a single person, but you can hook up a second controller and take control of a party member during fights for a fun Co-Op experience.

It’s a great game to play with someone you spend a lot of time with because you can go on a long, emotional trip together.

It’s the best kind of “backseat” game ever made.

You can’t pass up the chance to tell an RPG fan about Tales of Symphonia.

25. Gauntlet Dark Legacy

Gauntlet: Dark Legacy is the first hack-and-slash game we’ve put together for you. It’s a follow-up to Gauntlet Legends, which came out in 1998.

On a basic level, Dark Legacy plays the same as its predecessor, but there are a lot of changes that make the game stand out.

One of them is that it has a heavy attack instead of just one weak attack like Gauntlet Legends. Instead of using light attacks and heavy strikes separately, you can now do a wide range of combos to kill enemies faster.

Not only that, but the game features of the newer game seem to have been changed. In addition to blocking and strafing, you can now also charge. The dungeon-crawling action can be played by up to four people at the same time.

If this isn’t one of the best online hack-and-slash games for the GameCube, we don’t know what is. If you still have one of those systems around, sleeping on the game you’re playing won’t hurt.

24. Donkey Konga

If you’d rather count the beats in a song than the creases on your brain, you can always pick up some plastic bongos and play Nintendo’s Donkey Konga.

Donkey Konga was brought to the West as a less niche version of the popular arcade game Taiko no Tatsujin in Japan. It has the same rhythmic gameplay, but it has a thick layer of Nintendo paint on top of it.

Even though many players didn’t care that this was the big DK game of the year, the game turned out to be a lot of fun and hard to put down.

And that’s true for both the first one and the second one.

23. Bomberman Generation

The game play in Bomberman Generation is very real and has a lot of detail. There are six different worlds that you can play in.

Each realm or world has 5 different levels where you have to beat small games and a bunch of other similar tasks to win.

The exclusive GameCube game was the first to use cel-shading for level design on the system.

After Bomberman Generation set the trend, all games that were made in the same way followed suit. The game’s single-player story is played from the third-person point of view.

But things are different in the game’s online mode. You can play the game from the standard side-scrolling view, and there are a total of five different game modes to choose from.

The first one is called “Standard Battle,” and the session is won by the last player who is still alive.

The next game is Reversi Battle, which is a little different from the other online games. The person who has the most platform panels that match the color of their figure wins the Reversi Battle.

Get the job done by dropping bombs and making sure your enemies don’t do the same.

22. Pikmin 2

Pikmin 2 is probably the best single-player game on the GameCube, but it also has a great multiplayer mode that will keep you hooked to your screen until your opponent gets bored and leaves.

Because the game’s multiplayer has a nice Co-Op challenge mode, but what you really want is the Capture The Marble mode, which is fun and easy to win if you’re just a little bit better at leading walking carrots than your opponent.

The best way to deal with this is to do some Co-Op tasks in between versus rounds. However, this is only a temporary fix, as they will get sick of your BS after a few hours.

And no one could forget this amazing music, either.

21. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

The next game on the list is another well-known first-person shooter. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes has a lot of atmosphere and a tiny bit more difficulty than its predecessor.

The game really pulls you into the world and makes you feel like you’re the only person on a deserted strange planet.

Metroid Prime 2 improves on the first Metroid game in a dozen different ways. This is because it adds to the basic formula of the first Metroid game.

For example, the developers chose to add a triple jump, which makes it easier to solve puzzles where you have to cross water.

In terms of how the arena is set up, the second major game in the series is a lot more open-world. The developers of Prime 2 have put a lot of immersion into the game, and the large areas make it easy to explore your surroundings.

Even though it came out almost 20 years ago, the famous first-person shooter has stunning graphics. Aside from the main features of the first Metroid Prime, there are a lot of other power-ups that can easily turn the tables on your enemies.

This last one is especially helpful when you’re in Metroid Prime 2’s multiplayer confusion. Speaking of which, the action-packed sci-fi shooting can be done by up to 4 people at the same time. Also, you can mess things up in two different game types.

One of them is Deathmatch, which is pretty much chaos for everyone. Within a set amount of time, the fight is won by the player who has killed the most opponents.

Bounty is the other mode, where you pick up items from enemies that have been hurt. Both of these are very fun, especially when you have six different maps to play in.

20. WarioWare Inc.: Mega Party Games!

But while other companies try to make the most deadly and adrenaline-pumping FPS games they can, the Big N has always been known for making family-friendly games and great party games.

Still, I don’t think you can call WarioWare a family-friendly game unless you have an open-minded family.

Even though Mega Party Games! is a copy of a GBA game, WarioWare Inc. is a great example of how Nintendo can pack as much fun as possible into a single product.

19. TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

We couldn’t help but put two of the TimeSplitters movies on the list because they are so good. Future Perfect is the third installment in the TimeSplitters series.

It came out three years after TimeSplitters 2. The new version of the game had better graphics, more weapons, and a story that was even better than before.

The icing on the cake is the fact that it has a multiplayer game and the famous MapMaker feature, both of which make it fun to play with friends and family.

In TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, there’s something exciting about shooting an enemy at point blank range, so it made it into this list.

18. Custom Robo

Even though it’s not as obscure as Gotcha Force, Custom Robo is still one of the most underrated GC games, especially given that it has a multiplayer mode.

Putting military-grade weapons on your little robo-fighter and putting it up against other small robots is about as close as any of us will ever get to real-life robot fight matches.

Overall, it’s a well-made product with a very unique game mode.

When compared to other GC games, that’s a lot to say.

17. X-Men Legends

X-Men Legends is simply amazing. It has a special RPG system that lets you play as more than one member of the X-Men team.

With the quick character changer, you can even switch heroes in the middle of a game.

X-Men Legends is full of other features that are common in RPGs. Non-player characters (NPC) can be talked to and more available characters can be unlocked after a certain amount of progress.

As for how the game is played, your X-Men character will be able to do a lot of damage by stringing together attacks.

On top of that, there is a variety of ways to improve your heroes’ skills through an improvement system. It’s just a lot of fun and gets people who want to play hooked on the platform.

X-Men Legends is one of the best online games for the GameCube because it has all of these cool features.

As you figure out what’s going on in Alison Crestmere, your friends will be able to join you on tasks. There will be a total of 14 bosses in your way, like Juggernaut, Magneto, William Kincaid, and the Shadow King.

16. 007: Agent Under Fire

If you played the original GoldenEye on the N64, you’ll know what to expect from EA’s Agent Under Fire and why it’s so good.

It’s like an old James Bond movie mixed with Quake.

Action-packed FPS where the lack of reality and weird physics make it better, not worse.

This is especially true if you like to play with rules like “Zero Gravity” or “Rocket Launcher Only,” or if you like to swing around the map like Spider-Man with a gun.

15. SSX Tricky

If you have a GameCube lying around, the best riding game with the most personality is also one of the best games to play with friends.

EA Canada did a great job making SSX Tricky a fun racing game, and it’s not just because of the fast speeds and “Uber” tricks.

It’s also because of the racing levels, which are more like Sonic Adventure 2: Battle than a real snowboarding track.

It’s hard!

14. Billy Hatcher And The Giant Egg

Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg is one of our favorite books. This game not only has a great story for people who like to play by themselves, but it also has a great mode for playing with other people.

All of the game’s many different parts come together to make for a very fun experience.

For one thing, the main character, Billy, is an interesting young man. He’s a normal, playful guy who doesn’t have anything special about him.

When he doesn’t have a power-up, all he can do is run, jump, and dodge. But when the charmer starts holding an egg on his end, everything changes in a big way.

You can roll eggs around the area to try to get them to hatch in this game, which is a pleasant surprise. You use the fruits to do things and try to knock out other players at the same time.

Each egg you roll contains a different power-up that makes it easier to beat your enemies.

There is one complaint that may turn off people who only play games with other people. Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg’s online modes won’t be fully accessible until you’ve played a lot of the single-player game.

If this doesn’t bother you, do yourself a favor and go try the popular platformer right away.

13. Red Faction II

When it comes to guns, it’s good to have a lot of different kinds.

Even more so back when you were more likely to play at home with the same three friends than online with the rest of the world.

Even though Red Faction II isn’t as well-known as its original, it gives you plenty of weapons and about 40 different places to shoot your heart out.

Also, in this game, you can blow up walls. How many gun games do you get to do that in these days?

I guess Fortnite is the answer now.

12. TimeSplitters 2

TimeSplitters 2 is a classic first-person shooter game with fascinating science fiction aspects. In 2002, right after the GameCube system came out, the game came out.

According to the name, your main goal is to finish the jobs that pop up and kill enemies to move on to the next level.

It’s too much fun, and players get to fight in ways that are interesting and give them a lot of choices.

For example, you can choose your arsenal of weapons from a wide range of options, such as handguns, explosives, rocket launchers, grenade launchers, and even bricks.

If you like automatic weapons, you can pick up any rifle or submachine gun you want. The new weapons in TimeSplitters 2 are plentiful, and the game’s online features are also fun.

Speaking of which, this game is one of the best multiplayer shooters for the GameCube because it has a lot of detail.

Not only does TimeSplitters 2 have a lot of different modes for you and your friends to fight in, but it also has a lot of features that let you make the game your own.

There’s even a separate program called MapMaker that gives you control of the game and lets you make your own levels. Just give that some thought for a moment.

Even though you won’t be able to play your own levels with friends or online, going alone is a great way to pass the time and you shouldn’t miss it.

11. Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2

When Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 came out, Masashi Kishimoto’s masterpiece was already on its way to taking over the West and setting the way for anime in general.

The battle system was pretty much the same as in the first game, but it was much more polished and there were more characters and stages to fight on.

It also has a great music that will get you in the mood to fight like a shinobi.

Even better are the third and fourth parts, but they were never translated into English.

10. Super Monkey Ball 2

Super Monkey Ball 2 is the one game that you will have the most fun playing with your friends. There are a lot of different game modes that let you and other people play a variety of minigames.

The extra bit of trouble makes the event even more appealing.

When you finally get your group of friends together, there are a lot of really fun things to do. Talk about racing, boxing, playing billiards, falling on platforms from far away, and other things.

In Super Monkey Ball 2, there are about 12 party games to choose from.

This specific game mode is accessible through a separate menu. It lets 1-4 people play together in an immersive multiplayer way. If you’ve already played Super Monkey Ball, you’ll like that six names from the original game have been brought back for the sequel.

There are games like “Monkey Fight,” “Monkey Bowling,” “Monkey Race,” and “Monkey Target,” among others.

But Super Monkey Ball 2 doesn’t just bring back memories for you and your friends. Six new types of games have also been added to the game, but you have to earn Play Points to play them.

To get a new game like Monkey Tennis, Monkey Soccer, or Monkey Dogfight, you need 2500 Play Points.

You’ll get there on time for sure, so don’t worry. Just don’t miss out on any of the best multiplayer GameCube game’s different features, and you’ll be fine.

9. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

Like Tales of Symphonia, most people don’t like the multiplayer in Final Fantasy games.

But Crystal Chronicles for the GameCube is different from the other games in the series.

It was made with multiplayer in mind, so much so that making your first character at the start of the game feels like signing up for an MMO and making your first character.

This feeling is backed up by fighting that is both close-quarters and wide-area.

The story is a bit simple for a Final Fantasy game, and if you want to play with other people, you’ll need a GBA and a Link cable.

Once you do, the game is one of the best RPGs for story-driven co-op play.

8. 007: Nightfire

In 007: Nightfire, a game based on a movie, you play as James Bond, a secret US agent whose goal is to infiltrate an industry mogul with dark and hidden reasons for doing what he does.

The first-person shooter view of the game on the Nintendo GameCube is the best way to play it.

If you also like playing games by yourself, 007: Nightfire is going to be a real treat for you.

If you don’t have anyone else to play with in the game’s popular multiplayer mode, you can start the campaign mode and play through all of James Bond’s exciting adventures by yourself.

But if that isn’t your thing, you’d be thrilled to find out about the game’s huge potential for online play. The title puts you in a session with other human players and forces you to be the last one left.

In addition, the co-op part of 007: Nightfire gives players a lot of freedom. You can change almost everything about your online session, such as the rules for winning, the number of real people, the number of bots, a character picker, and, of course, the map.

Speaking of which, the well-known first-person shooter has a lot of different maps to play on, and some of them are from the best Bond movies that people know and love.

For example, Karl Stromberg’s Atlantis is a famous map in the game. It was first seen in the movie The Spy Who Loved Me.

7. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

I didn’t know there were Co-Op games when I was younger until I read about Four Swords Adventures.

It’s based on the original Four Swords for the GBA, taking what was good about it and making it even better.

Of course, every player needs a GBA hooked up to their system.

When it came out, I was an only child with no friends, so I didn’t get it. But when I finally tried it after a few years, I was hooked.

If you really like Zelda, you should try this out.

6. F-Zero GX

Another race game on the list takes a very different approach to the genre. When you add in the novel challenges, they really don’t make games like this anymore.

The game after F-Zero X is called F-Zero GX. The direct sequel is better than the first game in many ways and tries to be better generally.

Even so, the fast-paced action gameplay keeps the game from being a copy of something else. The IP will actually train your muscle memory and reactions while making you obsessed with learning the track and all of its directions.

In F-Zero GX, you’ll need to use your intuition to beat your opponents when things are moving at full speed.

If you don’t do that, it will be hard to play with your friends. Unless, of course, you step up your game and start training to get better.

This is one of the best GameCube online games to date because it really tests even the most experienced players.

People think that F-Zero GX is one of the best games this system has ever been able to run, and not just the last one.

5. Soulcalibur II

Most of the fighting games on the list I didn’t play because, to be honest, there’s no reason to play them on the GameCube instead of the PS2 or something similar… Soulcalibur II is the only one.

Why?

Because Link is in the GC form. LINK.

I mean, sure, the gameplay was as good as ever, and both the single-player and online modes were great and had some of the best features in the series at the time.

But Link is the main focus.

When people talk about this great fighting game, they almost always mean the GC version. Every PS2 owner in the world would cry enough tears of jealousy to fill an ocean.

4. Mario Party 4-7

If we’re talking about games that can be played with more than one person on a Nintendo device, we can’t leave Mario Party out.

People bought Mario Party 4, 5, 6, and 7 in huge numbers, even though the stories are weird, the gameplay is repetitive, and the images only get slightly better each time.

It’s a simple method that works.

No matter which one you have, you can always turn it on with up to three people and have fun, no matter how old you are.

Here I come, Mario Party with vodka shots.

3. Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Melee has to be on our list of the best GameCube games with more than one person. It is not only the most popular GameCube game ever, but also the most exciting.

It’s also, in my unpopular view, the best game in the whole series. After this, things got too complex. Melee keeps things simple.

You can play as Ganondorf, Link, Mario, Peach, Nes, the Ice Climbers, and a lot of other famous Nintendo characters.

This game has fast-paced fighting action for people of all ages, whether they hit the C-stick hard or pull off big combos.

Back in the day, even my grandmother went to a party.

You can get things like K.O. clubs and light swords. You can also throw Pokemon to help you and smash your friends into next week.

Let’s be honest: have you ever really lived if you haven’t had to protect yourself while taking 250% damage?

2. Mario Kart: Double Dash

If you ask GameCube owners, you’ll have a hard time finding one who doesn’t think Mario Kart: Double Dash is the best game ever.

This game moves quickly, is perfectly balanced, and has great graphics that have held up well over time.

It’s also a lot of fun to play alone or with friends because you can change the driver and kart in a lot of different ways.

It also has a Rainbow Road that is awesome.

1. Kirby Air Ride

Some of the best group games for the GameCube are ones that are easy to play. Given how good these games are, it doesn’t take long for a new player to pick up the controller and start having fun with them.

Kirby Air Ride is happily at the top of this list, and it’s not just because it’s easy to use. It’s also because it’s one of the best racing games for the Nintendo GameCube to date. Your goal is easy: just cross the finish line of the race to win.

But Kirby Air Ride is only about the trip in between those two times. You can fly through the air or run past your enemies as you try to beat them in the middle of a match. In addition to Kirby, the game has other characters that can be unlocked.

For one, there’s Meta Knight, who uses a sword to fight enemies close by. He’s pretty strong and a must-try when you start to unlock the game’s harder levels. You can also get a character named King Dedede, who has a built-in hammer that is similar to that of the other character.

Kirby Air Ride can be played with other people in split-screen mode or over LAN. Using the second one, you could set up a local session with your group of friends and play one of the different game types in Kirby Air Ride together.