I was just looking up lists of notable games that came out every year since 2000. 2001 is just insane with big releases.
Halo
GTA 3
Pro skater 3
MGS 2
Gran turismo 3 a spec
DMC
Advance wars
Final fantasy X
SSB Melee
Conkers bad furday
Golden Sun
Twisted Metal black
Ico
Jak and Daxter
Civilization 3
Shemue 2
Max Payne
Pikmin
Silent hill 2
Super monkey ball
That is one legendary list of games. There were even more I didn't bother listing.