2002

This page is about events and releases from the year 2002.
== Events ==
== Fictional Events ==
=== January 14-March 27 ===
* Events of Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear's Scarlet Wheel, Feral Burn, Diamond Edge, Silver Snake, Oracle Stone, Temple Gate, Burning Ash, Sargasso Fade, Majestic Gold, Frost Light, Hero Claw, Ebony Horse, and Zero Gambit occur
== Film ==
=== Film Releases ===
Date 	Title 	Studio/Production 	Genres
March 15 	Ice Age 	Blue Sky Studio · 20th Century Fox 	Comedy · Adventure
May 12 	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	Lucasfilm Ltd. · 20th Century Fox 	Space Opera
May 21 	Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 	DreamWorks 	Drama · Western
June 16 	Lilo & Stitch 	Walt Disney Animation Studio 	Comedy · Science Fiction
July 3 	Men in Black II 	Columbia Pictures · Amblin Entertainment · Sony Pictures	Comedy · Action · Science Fiction
November 6	Treasure Planet 	Walt Disney Animation Studio 	Action-Adventure · Science Fiction
December 5	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 	New Line Cinema 	Action-Adventure · High Fantasy
== Music ==
=== Album Releases ===
====January-June====
Date 	Artist 	Album 	Genres
January 22 	Bad Religion 	The Process of Belief 	Punk Rock · Hardcore Punk
January 22 	Sunn O))) 	Flight of the Behemoth 	Doom Metal
January 29 	Dream Theater 	Six Degress of Inner Turbulence 	Progressive Rock · Heavy Metal
February 5 	Thrice 	The Illusion of Safety 	Post-Hardcore · Emo
February 26	Underoath 	The Changing of Times 	Metalcore · Hardcore Punk · Emo
March 5 	Coheed and Cambria 	The Second Stage Turbine Blade 	Progressive Rock · Emo · Post-Hardcore
March 12 	Finch 	What It Is to Burn 	Post-Hardcore · Emo
March 19 	Simple Plan 	No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls	Pop Punk
March 25 	Electric Wizard 	Let Us Prey 	Doom Metal · Grunge
March 26 	Taking Back Sunday 	Tell All Your Friends 	Emo · Pop Punk
March 31 	Silverchair 	Diorama 	Progressive Rock · Baroque Rock
April 5 	Plain White T's 	Stop 	Pop Punk · Emo
April 15 	Melvins 	Hostile Ambient Takeover 	Grunge · Electorock
April 23 	The Promise Ring 	Wood/Water 	Folk Rock · Post-Grunge · Pop Rock
May 7 	Coal Chamber 	Dark Days 	Nu Metal
May 14 	The Get Up Kids 	On a Wire 	Folk Rock · Country · Post-Grunge
May 14 	Weezer 	Maladroit 	Pop Punk · Hard Rock
May 21 	Goldfinger 	Open Your Eyes 	Punk Rock · Pop Punk · Hardcore Punk
May 21 	Killswitch Engage 	Alive or Just Breathing 	Metalcore
May 28 	Mastodon 	Remission 	Progressive Rock
June 5 	Pleymo 	Episode 2: Medecine Cake 	Nu Metal · Rap Rock
June 9 	Stray From the Path	People Over Profit 	Metalcore
June 11 	Korn 	Untouchables 	Nu Metal
June 11 	New Found Glory 	Sticks and Stones 	Pop Punk
June 18 	Otep 	Sevas Tra 	Nu Metal
June 18 	Our Lady Peace 	Gravity 	Grunge · Hard Rock
June 18 	Papa Roach 	Lovehatetragedy 	Nu Metal · Rap Rock · Hard Rock
June 25 	Maroon 5 	Songs About Jane 	Pop Rock · Hard Rock
June 25 	Nonpoint 	Development 	Nu Metal
June 25 	Soulfly 	3 	Nu Metal
June 25 	The Used 	The Used 	Emo · Post-Hardcore
====July-December====
Date 	Artist 	Album 	Genres
July 1 	Oasis 	Heathen Chemistry 	Pop Rock
July 3 	Skindred 	Babylon 	Nu Metal · Rap Rock · Reggae
July 7 	Counting Crows 	Hard Candy 	Pop Rock · Folk Rock · Grunge
July 9 	Glassjaw 	Worship and Tribute 	Nu Metal · Post-Hardcore · Progressive Rock
July 9 	Red Hot Chili Peppers 	By the Way 	Rap Rock · Pop Rock
July 14 	The Vines 	Highly Evolved 	Punk Rock · Post-Grunge · Psychedelic Rock · Hard Rock
July 23 	My Chemical Romance 	I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love 	Post-Hardcore · Emo
August 6 	Bowling for Soup 	Drunk Enough to Dance 	Pop Punk
August 6 	Meshuggah 	Nothing 	Progressive Rock · Thrash Metal · Heavy Metal
August 13 	Bright Eyes 	Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground	Emo · Baroque Rock · Folk Rock
August 20 	Seether 	Disclaimer 	Post-Grunge · Hard Rock
August 26 	Coldplay 	A Rush of Blood to the Head 	Pop Rock · Pop
August 27 	Breaking Benjamin 	Saturate 	Nu Metal · Post-Grunge
August 27 	Queens of the Stone Age 	Songs for the Deaf 	Post-Grunge · Hard Rock
August 27 	Thirty Seconds to Mars 	30 Seconds to Mars 	Progressive Rock · Nu Metal
September 17	Disturbed 	Believe 	Nu Metal · Heavy Metal
September 17	Theory of a Deadman 	Theory of a Deadman 	Post-Grunge · Hard Rock
October 1 	Good Charlotte 	The Young and the Hopeless 	Pop Punk
October 8 	Chevelle 	Wonder What's Next 	Post-Grunge · Nu Metal
October 15 	The All-American Rejects	The All-American Rejects 	Pop Punk · Emo
October 15 	Taproot 	Welcome 	Nu Metal
October 22 	Demon Hunter 	Demon Hunter 	Nu Metal · Metalcore
October 22 	Foo Fighters 	One by One 	Post-Grunge · Hard Rock
October 22 	Ra 	From One 	Nu Metal · Post-Grunge · Progressive Rock
November 5 	Trapt 	Trapt 	Post-Grunge
November 12 	Crazy Town 	Darkhorse 	Rap Rock · Hard Rock
November 12 	Pearl Jam 	Riot Act 	Grunge · Progressive Rock
November 12 	Saliva 	Back Into Your System 	Nu Metal · Post-Grunge
November 18 	Audioslave 	Audioslave 	Hard Rock · Post-Grunge
November 19 	Matchbox Twenty 	More Than You Think You Are 	Pop Rock · Post-Grunge
November 19 	Mudvayne 	The End of All Things to Come 	Nu Metal · Thrash Metal · Progressive Rock
November 26 	Sum 41 	Does This Look Infected? 	Pop Punk · Heavy Metal · Post-Hardcore
November 26 	System of a Down 	Steal This Album! 	
==Television==
==Video Games==
===Game Releases===
Date 	Title 	Platform 	Genres
January 22 	Medal of Honor: Allied Assault 	PC 	First-Person Shooter
March 22 	Resident Evil 	GCN 	Survival Horror
March 28 	Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast 	PC · XBOX · GCN 	First-Person Shooter · Third-Person Shooter · Hack and Slash
May 1 	The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 	PC · XBOX 	Role-Playing Game
May 16 	Final Fantasy XI 	PS2 · PC 	Role-Playing Game
May 20 	Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix 	PC 	First-Person Shooter
May 29 	Medal of Honor: Frontline 	PS2 · XBOX · GCN 	First-Person Shooter
June 2 	Shantae 	GBC 	Action-Adventure · Platformer
August 19 	Medieval: Total War 	PC 	Turn-Based Strategy · Real-Time Strategy
September 10	Battlefield 1942 	PC 	First-Person Shooter
September 23	Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus 	PS2 	Action-Adventure
September 23	Star Fox: Adventures 	GCN 	Action-Adventure
September 30	No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way	PC 	First-Person Shooter
September 30	Unreal Tournament 2003 	PC 	First-Person Shooter
October 1 	Hitman 2: Silent Assassin 	PC · PS2 · XBOX 	Stealth · Third-Person Shooter
October 8 	TimeSplitters 2 	PS2 	First-Person Shooter
October 16 	Red Faction II 	PC · PS2 	First-Person Shooter
October 22 	Contra: Shattered Soldier 	PS2 	Run and Gun
October 31 	Age of Mythology 	PC 	Real-Time Strategy
November 4 	Ratchet & Clank 	PS2 	Third-Person Shooter · Platformer
November 5 	Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly 	PS2 	Action-Adventure · Platformer
November 12 	Resident Evil 0 	GCN 	Survival Horror
November 18 	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 	PC · XBOX · PS2 · GCN	Stealth · Third-Person Shooter
== See Also ==
Category:2002