2004 in video games

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2004 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Madden NFL 2005 , NBA Live 2005 , ESPN NBA 2K5 , Tony Hawk's Underground 2 , WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw , Doom 3 , Dragon Quest VIII , Gran Turismo 4 , Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas , Half-Life 2 , Halo 2 , Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater , Myst IV: Revelation , Ninja Gaiden , Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen/Emerald , Pikmin 2 , Everybody's Golf 4 (Hot Shots Golf Fore!), Prince of Persia: Warrior Within , and World of Warcraft . New intellectual properties included Fable , Far Cry , FlatOut , Killzone , Katamari Damacy , Monster Hunter , N , Red Dead Revolver , SingStar , and Sacred . The Nintendo DS was also launched that year, the first major console of the seventh generation.

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The year has been retrospectively considered one of the best and most influential in video game history due to the release of numerous critically acclaimed, commercially successful and influential titles across all platforms and genres at the time. [1] The year's best-selling video game was Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The year's most critically acclaimed titles were Dragon Quest VIII and Gran Turismo 4 in Japan, and Half-Life 2 and San Andreas in the West.

Legend

Video game platforms
DS Nintendo DS, DSiWare, iQue DS GBA Game Boy Advance, iQue GBA GCN GameCube
OSX macOS PS1 PlayStation 1 PS2 PlayStation 2
PSP PlayStation Portable WIN Microsoft Windows, all
versions Windows 95 and up
XBOX(replace with XB)

Events

Business

Hardware releases

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Nintendo DS
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PlayStation Portable
MonthDaySystem
October29 PlayStation 2 slimline EU
November17 Atari Flashback
November21 Nintendo DS NA
December2Nintendo DSJP
11 PlayStation Portable JP

In 2004, the total U.S. sales of video game hardware, software and accessories was $9.9 billion compared with $10 billion in 2003. Total software sales rose 8 percent over the previous year to $6.2 billion. Additionally, sales of portable software titles exceeded $1 billion for the first time. Hardware sales were down 27 percent for the year due in part to shortages during the holiday season and price reductions from all systems.

Video game consoles

Handheld game systems

The dominant handheld systems in 2004 were:

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PlayStation Portable

Additionally, Nokia released an updated version of their original N-Gage, called the N-Gage QD. Nintendo released the Nintendo DS on November 21 in the United States. In Japan Sony released the PlayStation Portable on December 12.

Best-selling video games

Best-selling video games worldwide in 2004
RankTitlePlatformPublisherSales
Japan [9] [10] USA [11] [12] Europe Worldwide
1 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS2 Rockstar Games N/a5,144,2141,750,000+ [13] 6,894,214+
2 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within PS2, XBOX Ubisoft 56,4145,132,6121,158,6126,347,928+
3 Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen GBA The Pokémon Company 2,392,0052,367,431Unknown5,800,000 [14]
4 FIFA Football 2005 EA Sports 56,07553,804+Unknown4,500,000 [15]
5 Halo 2 XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 42,310 [10] 4,288,397Unknown4,330,707+
6 Madden NFL 2005 PS2, XBOXEA Sports3,705 [16] 4,274,243Unknown4,277,948+
7 Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi PS2 Square Enix 3,327,167N/aN/a3,327,167
8 ESPN NFL 2K5 PS2 Take-Two Interactive N/a2,632,393N/a2,632,393
9 Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (Winning Eleven 8)PS2 Konami 1,120,272Unknown1,500,000+ [17] 2,620,272+
10 Need For Speed: Underground 2 PS2, XBOX Electronic Arts N/a2,453,829Unknown2,453,829+

Japan

Best-selling video games in Japan [9] [10]
RankTitlePlatformPublisherGenreSales
1 Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi PS2 Square Enix Role-playing 3,327,167
2 Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen GBA The Pokémon Company Role-playing2,392,005
3 Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire / Emerald GBAThe Pokémon CompanyRole-playing1,670,000
4 Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome (The Heavenly Bride)PS2Square EnixRole-playing1,611,974
5 Winning Eleven 8 (Pro Evolution Soccer 4)PS2 Konami Sports 1,120,272
6 Sengoku Musou (Samurai Warriors)PS2 Koei Hack and slash 1,024,253
7 Jissen Pachislot Shinshouhou! Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star)PS2 Sammy Corporation Pachislot 916,765
8 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater PS2Konami Stealth 694,307
9 Gran Turismo 4 PS2 Sony Racing simulation 663,543
10 Derby Stallion 04 PS2 Enterbrain Simulation 603,815

United States

Best-selling video games in the United States (NPD Group) [18] [19]
RankTitlePlatform(s)PublisherSales [11] [12] RevenueInflation
1 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS2 Rockstar Games 5,144,214$252,000,000$420,000,000
2 Halo 2 XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 4,288,397$223,000,000$371,000,000
3 Madden NFL 2005 PS2, XBOX, GCN EA Sports 4,274,243$209,000,000$348,000,000
4 ESPN NFL 2K5 PS2, XBOX Take-Two Interactive 2,632,393$50,000,000$83,000,000
5 Need For Speed: Underground 2 PS2, XBOX, GCN Electronic Arts 2,453,829$118,000,000$196,000,000
6 Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen GBA Nintendo 2,367,431$76,000,000$127,000,000
7 NBA Live 2005 PS2, XBOXEA Sports1,723,190$57,000,000$95,000,000
8 Spider-Man 2 PS2, GCN Activision 1,569,251$67,000,000$112,000,000
9 ESPN NBA 2K5 PS2, XBOXTake-Two Interactive1,280,314Unknown
10 Star Wars: Battlefront PS2, XBOX LucasArts 1,224,927

PAL regions

Best-selling video games in PAL regions
Rank United Kingdom [20] [13] Australia [21]
TitlePlatform(s)SalesTitlePlatform
1 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS21,750,000 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS2
2 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Unknown Halo 2 XBOX
3 Need For Speed: Underground 2 Unknown Need For Speed: Underground 2 PS2
4 The Simpsons: Hit & Run Unknown The Simpsons: Hit & Run PS2
5 Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Unknown Need for Speed: Underground PS2
6 Sonic Heroes Unknown Ratchet & Clank PS2
7 Spider-Man 2 Unknown V8 Supercars 2 PS2
8 Need for Speed: Underground Unknown SingStar PS2
9 Halo 2 XBOXUnknown Grand Theft Auto: Twin Pack XBOX
10 DRIV3R Unknown Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec PS2

Top game rentals in the United States

Top video game rentals in the United States [22]
RankTitlePublisherPlatform
1 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Ubisoft PS2
2 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Rockstar Games
3 DRIV3R Atari
4 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
5 Madden NFL 2005 EA Sports
6 NFL Street
7 Red Dead Revolver Rockstar Games
8 James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing EA Games
9 NCAA Football 2005 EA Sports
10 The Sims Bustin' Out EA Games

Critically acclaimed titles

Famitsu

In Japan, the following video game releases in 2004 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" and received Famitsu scores of at least 36 out of 40. [23]

TitlePlatformPublisherGenreScore (out of 40)
Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi PS2 Square Enix Role-playing 39
Gran Turismo 4 PS2 Sony Racing simulation 39
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS2 Capcom Action-adventure 37
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater PS2 Konami Stealth 37
Kessen III PS2 Koei Real-time tactics 37
Onimusha 3 (Onimusha 3: Demon Siege)PS2Capcom Hack and slash 36
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes GCNKonamiStealth36
Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyū (Kirby & the Amazing Mirror)GBA Nintendo Metroidvania 36
Pikmin 2 GCNNintendo Real-time strategy 36
Mawaru Made in Wario (WarioWare: Twisted!)GBANintendo Party 36
The Legend of Zelda: Fushigi no Bōshi (The Minish Cap)GBANintendoAction-adventure36
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories GBASquare Enix Action role-playing 36
Sawaru Made in Wario (WarioWare: Touched!)DSNintendoParty36
FIFA Total Football 2 (FIFA Football 2005)PS2 Electronic Arts Sports 36

Metacritic and GameRankings

In the West, Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.

2004 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 87.5% (GR) [24] [25]
GamePublisherRelease datePlatformMC scoreGR score
Half-Life 2 Valve November 16, 2004WIN96/10095.48%
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Rockstar Games October 26, 2004PS295/10095.08%
Halo 2 Microsoft Game Studios November 9, 2004XBOX95/10094.57%
Burnout 3: Takedown Electronic Arts September 8, 2004XBOX94/10093.06%
Burnout 3: Takedown Electronic Arts September 8, 2004PS293/10093.32%
Unreal Tournament 2004 Atari March 16, 2004WIN93/10092.57%
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow Ubisoft March 23, 2004XBOX93/10092.37%
World of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment November 23, 2004WIN93/10091.89%
Ninja Gaiden Tecmo March 2, 2004XBOX91/10092.54%
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Nintendo November 15, 2004GCN92/10091.87%
Rome: Total War Activision September 22, 2004WIN92/10091.75%
ESPN NFL 2K5 Sega July 20, 2004XBOX92/10090.52%
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Konami November 17, 2004PS291/10091.77%
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal Sony Computer Entertainment November 3, 2004PS291/10091.54%
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Konami August 5, 2004PS291/100 [26] 91.12% [27]
Madden NFL 2005 EA Sports August 9, 2004PS291/10090.33%
Madden NFL 2005 EA Sports August 9, 2004XBOX91/10089.5%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 EA Sports September 20, 2004WIN91/10088.24%
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay – Developer's Cut Vivendi Universal Games December 3, 2004WIN90/10090.95%
The Sims 2 Electronic Arts September 14, 2004WIN90/10090.76%
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Nintendo November 4, 2004GBA89/100 [26] 90.36% [27]
Metroid: Zero Mission Nintendo February 9, 2004GBA89/10090.19%
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Konami November 26, 2004XBOX90/100 [26] 90.11% [27]
Dragon Quest VIII Square Enix November 27, 2004PS289/100 [26] 90.05% [27]
Madden NFL 2005 EA Sports August 9, 2004GCN90/10090%
Pikmin 2 Nintendo April 29, 2004GCN90/10089.44%
MVP Baseball 2004 EA Sports March 9, 2004PS290/10088.89%
MVP Baseball 2004 EA Sports March 9, 2004XBOX90/10088.73%
Viewtiful Joe Capcom August 24, 2004PS290/10087.95%
Lumines: Puzzle Fusion Bandai December 12, 2004PSP89/100 [26] 89.93% [27]
Counter-Strike: Source Valve November 1, 2004WIN88/10089.71%
EVE Online: Exodus CCP Games November 17, 2004WINN/A89.62%
Gran Turismo 4 Sony Computer Entertainment December 28, 2004PS289/100 [26] 89.53% [27]
NCAA Football 2005 EA Sports July 15, 2004PS288/10089.45%
FirePower for Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3 Microsoft Game Studios June 11, 2004WIN88/10089.43%
Far Cry Ubisoft March 23, 2004WIN89/10089.38%
Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor DreamCatcher Interactive October 5, 2004WIN81/10089%
Football Manager 2005 Sega November 5, 2004WIN89/10088.81%
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Vivendi Universal Games June 1, 2004XBOX89/10088.61%
NCAA Football 2005 EA Sports July 15, 2004XBOX89/10088.4%
MVP Baseball 2004 EA Sports March 9, 2004GCN89/10087.43%
Ridge Racer Namco December 12, 2004PSP88/100 [26] 88.62% [27]
RalliSport Challenge 2 Microsoft Game Studios May 4, 2004XBOX87/10088.54%
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Konami December 3, 2004WIN88/100 [26] 88.5% [27]
Out of the Park Baseball 6 Out of the Park Developments June 14, 2004WIN87/10088.4%
Sid Meier's Pirates! Atari November 22, 2004WIN88/10088.34%
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Nintendo July 22, 2004GCN87/10088.05%
NCAA Football 2005 EA Sports July 15, 2004GCN88/10088.01%
Sly 2: Band of Thieves Sony Computer Entertainment September 14, 2004PS288/10087.92%
Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots Microsoft Game Studios April 27, 2004WIN88/10087.86%
WarioWare: Twisted! Nintendo October 14, 2004GBA88/100 [26] 87.79% [27]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 EA Sports September 20, 2004GCN88/10087.68%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 EA Sports September 20, 2004PS288/10087.08%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 EA Sports September 20, 2004XBOX88/10086.51%
ESPN NHL 2K5 Sega August 30, 2004XBOX88/10086.22%
Wings of Power: WWII Heavy Bombers and Jets Tri SynergySeptember 13, 2004WIN83/10087.83%
NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup EA Sports September 4, 2004GCNN/A87.61%

Notable releases

Release dateTitleComputer ReleasesConsole ReleasesHandheld Releases
January 5 Sonic Battle N/aN/aGBA
January 13 Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel N/aPS2, XBOXN/a
January 14.hack//Quarantine Part 4N/aPS2N/a
January 20 Delta Force: Black Hawk Down – Team Sabre WINPS2N/a
January 20 Maximo vs. Army of Zin N/aPS2N/a
January 28 Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven N/aPS2N/a
January 28 Vietcong: Fist Alpha WINPS2, XBOXN/a
January 29 Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (Japan)N/aN/aGBA
February Cops 2170: The Power of Law (Russia)WINN/aN/a
February 2 R-Type Final N/aPS2N/a
February 9 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles N/aGCNN/a
February 9 Metroid: Zero Mission N/aN/aGBA
February 9 EverQuest: Gates of Discord WINN/aN/a
February 10 Nightshade N/aPS2N/a
February 10 Unreal II: The Awakening N/aXBOXN/a
February 10 Wrath Unleashed N/aPS2, XBOXN/a
February 10 Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004 N/aN/aGBA
February 11 Feeding Frenzy WINN/aN/a
February 14 Classic NES Series: Bomberman, Donkey Kong, Excitebike, Ice Climber, The Legend of Zelda, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., Xevious N/aN/aGBA
February 17 James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing [28] N/aGCN, PS2, XBOXN/a
February 17 Jet Li: Rise to Honor N/aPS2N/a
February 17 Pro Evolution Soccer 3 WINPS2N/a
February 24 Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX N/aPS2N/a
February 26Kaido Battle 2: Chain ReactionN/aPS2N/a
February 27 Steel Battalion: Line of Contact N/aXBOXN/a
March 1 N WINN/aDS
March 2 Drakengard N/aPS2N/a
March 2 Lifeline N/aPS2N/a
March 2 Ninja Gaiden N/aXBOXN/a
March 2 Scooby-Doo: Mystery Mayhem N/aGCN, PS2, XBOXGBA
March 2 MTX Mototrax N/aPS2, XBOXN/a
March 4 Colin McRae Rally 04 WINN/aN/a
March 8 The Suffering WINPS2, XBOXN/a
March 9 Firefighter F.D.18 N/aPS2N/a
March 9 Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes N/aGCNN/a
March 9 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword WINN/aN/a
March 10 Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven N/aXBOXN/a
March 12 Seven Samurai 20XX N/aPS2N/a
March 14 Battlefield Vietnam WINN/aN/a
March 15 Wade Hixton's Counter Punch N/aN/aGBA
March 16 Unreal Tournament 2004 WINN/aN/a
March 19 Sacred (EU) [29] WINN/aN/a
March 23 Counter-Strike: Condition Zero WINN/aN/a
March 23 Far Cry WINN/aN/a
March 23 Final Fantasy XI (US)N/aPS2N/a
March 23 Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma N/aGCNN/a
March 23 Sonic Heroes WINGCN, PS2, XBOXN/a
March 23 All-Star Baseball 2005 N/aXBOXN/a
March 24 Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku N/aGCN, PS2N/a
March 25 Sacred (NA) [29] WINN/aN/a
March 26 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow [30] WINGCN, PS2, XBOXN/a
March 31 Resident Evil Outbreak N/aPS2N/a
April 1 Destruction Derby Arenas N/aPS2N/a
April 5 Alias WINPS2, XBOXN/a
April 5 Fight Night 2004 N/aPS2, XBOXN/a
April 8 All-Star Baseball 2005 N/aPS2N/a
April 12 Painkiller WINN/aN/a
April 12 Serious Sam Advance N/aN/aGBA
April 13 TOCA Race Driver 2 WINXBOXN/a
April 20 Hitman: Contracts [31] WINPS2, XBOXN/a
April 20 Manhunt [32] WINXBOXN/a
April 27 Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots WINN/aN/a
April 27 Beyond Divinity [33] WINN/aN/a
April 28 City of Heroes [34] WIN, OSXN/aN/a
April .kkrieger WINN/aN/a
May 4 Red Dead Revolver N/aPS2, XBOXN/a
May 4 Rallisport Challenge 2 N/aXBOXN/a
May 6 Samurai Warriors N/aPS2N/a
May 7 Future Tactics: The Uprising N/aGCN, PS2, XBOXN/a
May 21 Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario N/aN/aGBA
May 21 Way of the Samurai 2 N/aPS2N/a
May 24 Mario vs. Donkey Kong N/aN/aGBA
May 25 Metal Slug 3 N/aXBOXN/a
May 25 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WINPS2, XBOX, GCNGBA
May 25 Thief: Deadly Shadows WINXBOXN/a
June 1 Half-Life: Source WINN/aN/a
June 1 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay N/aXBOXN/a
June 7 Sonic Advance 3 N/aN/aGBA
June 7 The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures N/aGCNN/a
June 8 Ribbit King N/aGCN, PS2N/a
June 14 Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy WINPS2, XBOXN/a
June 15 Front Mission 4 N/aPS2N/a
June 15 Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising WINN/aN/a
June 21 Driver 3 N/aPS2, XBOXN/a
June 22 Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors N/aN/aGBA
June 23 Mega Man Anniversary Collection N/aGCN, PS2GBA
June 27 Mega Man Battle Network 4 N/aN/aGBA
June 29 CT Special Forces 2: Back in the Trenches N/aN/aGBA
June 29 Spider-Man 2 (US)WINN/aN/a
July 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion WINN/aN/a
July 5 Around the World in 80 Days N/aN/aGBA
July 9 Richard Burns Rally WINPS2, XBOXN/a
July 9 Spider-Man 2 (EU)WINN/aN/a
July 13 Tales of Symphonia N/aGCNN/a
July 14 Athens 2004 N/aPS2N/a
July 15 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga N/aPS2N/a
July 20 Catwoman WINGCN, PS2, XBOXGBA
July 20 Puyo Pop Fever N/aGCNN/a
July 20 Sudeki N/aXBOXN/a
July 21 Crimson Tears N/aPS2N/a
July 22 Bujingai N/aPS2N/a
July 29 Mega Man X: Command Mission N/aGCN, PS2N/a
August 1 NFL GameDay 2005 N/aPS1N/a
August 3 Doom 3 WINN/aN/a
August 5 Cartoon Network: Block Party N/aN/aGBA
August 10 Classic NES Series: Castlevania, Metroid, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link N/aN/aGBA
August 18 Astro Boy: Omega Factor N/aN/aGBA
August 24 Crazy Bus N/aN/aN/a
August 24 Starsky & Hutch N/aGCNN/a
August 24 Viewtiful Joe N/aPS2N/a
August 25 Amazing Island N/aGCNN/a
August 27 Headhunter Redemption (EU) [35] N/aPS2, XBOXN/a
August 30 Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch [36] WINN/aN/a
August 30 Pikmin 2 N/aGCNN/a
August 30 WWE Day of Reckoning N/aGCNN/a
August 31 Street Racing Syndicate N/aGCN, PS2, XBOXN/a
September 2 Terminator 3: The Redemption N/aPS2, XBOXN/a
September 3 Digimon Rumble Arena 2 N/aPS2, XBOXN/a
September 6 Digimon Rumble Arena 2 N/aGCNN/a
September 7 Burnout 3: Takedown N/aPS2, XBOXN/a
September 7 Silent Hill 4: The Room WINPS2, XBOXN/a
September 8 Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums N/aPS2N/a
September 8 The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown WINGCN, PS2GBA
September 9 King of Colosseum II N/aPS2N/a
September 9 Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (North America)N/aN/aGBA
September 12 Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper N/aN/aGBA
September 13 Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums N/aGCN, XBOXN/a
September 13 Digimon Racing N/aN/aGBA
September 13 EverQuest: Omens of War WINN/aN/a
September 13 The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Attack of the Twonkies N/aGCN, PS2GBA
September 14 Advance Guardian Heroes N/aN/aGBA
September 14 Power Rangers Dino Thunder N/aGCN, PS2, XBOXGBA
September 14 Gradius V N/aPS2N/a
September 14 Bad Boys: Miami Takedown N/aGCN, PS2, XBOXN/a
September 14 Call of Duty: United Offensive WINN/aN/a
September 14 Fable N/aXBOXN/a
September 14 Sly 2: Band of Thieves N/aPS2N/a
September 14 The Sims 2 WINN/aN/a
September 16 Pokémon Emerald (Japan)N/aN/aGBA
September 17 Crisis Zone N/aPS2N/a
September 20 F-Zero: GP Legend N/aN/aGBA
September 20 Def Jam: Fight for NY N/aGCN, PS2, XBOXN/a
September 20 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War WINN/aN/a
September 21 Blood Will Tell N/aPS2N/a
September 21 Dance Dance Revolution Extreme N/aPS2N/a
September 21 Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia WINPS2N/a
September 21 Headhunter Redemption [35] (North America)N/aPS2, XBOXN/a
September 21 Second Sight N/aGCN, PS2, XBOXN/a
September 21 Star Wars: Battlefront WINPS2, XBOXN/a
September 21 Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force N/aN/aGBA
September 22 Disney's Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise N/aN/aGBA
September 22 Katamari Damacy N/aPS2N/a
September 22 Rome: Total War WINN/aN/a
September 27 Shadow Hearts: Covenant N/aPS2N/a
September 27 Shark Tale WINGCN, PS2, XBOXGBA
September 28 Armored Core: Nexus N/aPS2N/a
September 28 Myst IV: Revelation WINN/aN/a
September 28 Crash Twinsanity N/aPS2, XBOXN/a
October 1 Kult: Heretic Kingdoms WIN, OSXN/aN/a
October 1 Scaler N/aGCN, PS2, XBOXN/a
October 4 Mortal Kombat: Deception N/aPS2N/a
October 4 Tony Hawk's Underground 2 WINGCN, PS2, XBOXGBA
October 5 Tribes: Vengeance WINN/aN/a
October 5 Conflict: Vietnam WINPS2, XBOXN/a
October 5 Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude WINPS2, XBOXN/a
October 5 Mega Man Zero 3 N/aN/aGBA
October 5 Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor [37] WINN/aN/a
October 5 Syberia II N/aXBOXN/a
October 5 TOCA Race Driver 2 N/aPS2N/a
October 11 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door N/aGCNN/a
October 14 BloodRayne 2 N/aPS2N/a
October 14 Lilo & Stitch 2: Hämsterviel Havoc N/aN/aGBA
October 14 Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne N/aPS2N/a
October 14 Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams N/aGCN, PS2, XBOXGBA
October 14 FIFA Football 2005 WINGCN, PS1, PS2GBA, PSP
October 14 Under the Skin N/aPS2N/a
October 18 Kirby & the Amazing Mirror N/aN/aGBA
October 19 Neo Contra N/aPS2N/a
October 19 All Grown Up!: Express Yourself N/aPS2, GCNGBA
October 19 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus WINGCN, PS2, XBOXGBA
October 19 Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django N/aN/aGBA
October 20 Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed N/aPS2N/a
October 20 Tron 2.0 N/aN/aGBA
October 22 Sacred Plus [29] (EU)WINN/aN/a
October 25 Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War N/aPS2N/a
October 25 OutRun 2 N/aXBOXN/a
October 26 The Bard's Tale N/aPS2, XBOXN/a
October 26 Dead or Alive Ultimate N/aXBOXN/a
October 26 Grand Theft Auto Advance N/aN/aGBA
October 26 Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed WINN/aN/a
October 26 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas N/aPS2N/a
October 26 Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler N/aN/aGBA
October 27 The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigino Dungeon N/aPS2N/a
October 27 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie WINGCN, PS2, XBOXGBA
October 29 The Incredibles WINN/aN/a
November 1 Counter-Strike: Source WINN/aN/a
November 2 Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: S.O.D.A. N/aN/aGBA
November 2 Godzilla: Save the Earth N/aPS2, XBOXN/a
November 2 Killzone N/aPS2N/a
November 2 Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault WINN/aN/a
November 2 RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 WINN/aN/a
November 2 Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal N/aPS2N/a
November 2 The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age N/aGCN, PS2, XBOXGBA
November 3 Spyro: A Hero's Tail N/aGCN, PS2, XBOXN/a
November 3 The Incredibles: When Danger Calls WINN/aN/a
November 4 Godzilla: Save the Earth N/aPS2, XBOXN/a
November 4 The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Japan)N/aN/aGBA
November 5 Bejeweled 2 WINN/aN/a
November 5 FlatOut (Europe)WINXBOXN/a
November 8 EverQuest II WINN/aN/a
November 8 Mario Power Tennis (North America)N/aGCNN/a
November 9 EyeToy: AntiGrav N/aPS2N/a
November 9 Halo 2 N/aXBOXN/a
November 9 Jak 3 N/aPS2N/a
November 9 Shaman King: Master of Spirits N/aN/aGBA
November 9 Shaman King: Power of Spirit N/aPS2N/a
November 10 Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge N/aPS2, XBOXGBA
November 10 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events WINGCN, PS2, XBOXGBA, DS
November 12 Sabotain: Break the Rules [38] WINN/aN/a
November 15 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest N/aN/aGBA
November 15 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes N/aGCNN/a
November 15 MTX Mototrax WINN/aN/a
November 15 Need for Speed: Underground 2 WINGCN, PS2, XBOXGBA, DS
November 16 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 N/aPS2N/a
November 16 Feel the Magic: XY/XX N/aN/aDS
November 16 Fight Club N/aPS2, XBOXN/a
November 16 Half-Life 2 WINN/aN/a
November 16 Joint Operations: Escalation WINN/aN/a
November 16 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines [39] [40] WINN/aN/a
November 17 Asphalt Urban GT N/aN/aDS
November 17 Castle Shikigami 2 N/aPS2N/a
November 17 Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone N/aXBOXN/a
November 17 King Arthur N/aPS2N/a
November 17 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater N/aPS2N/a
November 17 Pac-Man World N/aN/aGBA
November 18 Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space N/aXBOXN/a
November 18 Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure N/aN/aGBA
November 18 Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean N/aGCNN/a
November 18 Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics N/aN/aGBA
November 19 Mario vs. Donkey Kong N/aN/aGBA
November 21 Super Mario 64 DS N/aN/aDS
November 21 Spider-Man 2 N/aN/aDS
November 21 Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt N/aN/aDS
November 22 GoldenEye: Rogue Agent N/aGCN, PS2, XBOXDS
November 22 JFK Reloaded WINN/aN/a
November 23 Alien Hominid N/aGCNN/a
November 23 World of Warcraft WINN/aN/a
November 29 Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls N/aN/aGBA
November 30 Mr. Driller Drill Spirits N/aN/aDS
November 30 Armies of Exigo WINN/aN/a
November 30 Half-Life 2: Deathmatch WINN/aN/a
December 1 Painkiller: Battle out of Hell WINN/aN/a
December 1 Scrapland WINN/aN/a
December 1 Top Gun: Combat Zones N/aN/aGBA
December 2 Metal Slug Advance N/aN/aGBA
December 2 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within WINGCN, PS2, XBOXN/a
December 6 Mario Party 6 N/aGCNN/a
December 6 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords WINXBOXN/a
December 6 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth WINN/aN/a
December 7 Growlanser Generations N/aPS2N/a
December 7 Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories N/aN/aGBA
December 7 Kuon N/aPS2N/a
December 7 It's Mr. Pants N/aN/aGBA
December 7 Mega Man X8 N/aPS2N/a
December 7 Ridge Racer DS N/aN/aDS
December 8 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay WINN/aN/a
December 8 Sprung N/aN/aDS
December 8 Viewtiful Joe 2 N/aPS2N/a
December 14 Gungriffon Allied Strike N/aXBOXN/a
December 15 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 N/aGCNN/a
December 20 Cave Story WINN/aN/a
December 22 NFL Street 2 N/aGCN, PS2, XBOXN/a
December 24 Garry's Mod WINN/aN/a
December 28 Gran Turismo 4 N/aPS2N/a

See also

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