2004 in video games

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.

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
DSNintendo DS, DSiWare, iQue DSGBAGame Boy Advance, iQue GBAGCNGameCube
OSXmacOSPS1PlayStation 1PS2PlayStation 2
PSPPlayStation PortableWINMicrosoft Windows, all
versions Windows 95 and up		XBXbox, Xbox Live Arcade

Hardware releases

The list of game-related hardware released in 2004.

This seventh generation of video game consoles began this year with the launch of the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable (only in Japan for the latter).

Sony also released the PlayStation 2 slimline, a smaller revision model of the PlayStation 2.

As of 2026, the Nintendo DS is the best-selling handheld game console of all time and the 2nd best video game console overall (right behind the PlayStation 2).

Date System Ref.
January 1 PlayStation 2CHN [2]
October 29 PlayStation 2 slimlineEU
November 17 Atari Flashback
November 3 PlayStation 2 slimlineJP
November 21 Nintendo DSNA
November 25 PlayStation 2 slimlineNA
December 2 Nintendo DSJP
PlayStation 2 slimlineAU
December 11 PlayStation PortableJP

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:

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
Rank Title Platform Publisher Sales
Japan[3][4] USA[5][6] Europe Worldwide
1 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS2 Rockstar Games N/a 5,144,214 1,750,000+[7] 6,894,214+
2 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within PS2, XB Ubisoft 56,414 5,132,612 1,158,612 6,347,928+
3 Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen GBA The Pokémon Company 2,392,005 2,367,431 Unknown 5,800,000[8]
4 FIFA Football 2005 EA Sports 56,075 53,804+ Unknown 4,500,000[9]
5 Halo 2 XB Microsoft Game Studios 42,310[4] 4,288,397 Unknown 4,330,707+
6 Madden NFL 2005 PS2, XB EA Sports 3,705[10] 4,274,243 Unknown 4,277,948+
7 Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi PS2 Square Enix 3,327,167 N/a N/a 3,327,167
8 ESPN NFL 2K5 PS2 Take-Two Interactive N/a 2,632,393 N/a 2,632,393
9 Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (Winning Eleven 8) PS2 Konami 1,120,272 Unknown 1,500,000+[11] 2,620,272+
10 Need For Speed: Underground 2 PS2, XB Electronic Arts N/a 2,453,829 Unknown 2,453,829+

Japan

Best-selling video games in Japan[3][4]
Rank Title Platform Publisher Genre Sales
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-playing 2,392,005
3 Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire / Emerald GBA The Pokémon Company Role-playing 1,670,000
4 Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome (The Heavenly Bride) PS2 Square Enix Role-playing 1,611,974
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 PS2 Konami 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)[12][13]
Rank Title Platform(s) Publisher Sales[5][6] Revenue Inflation
1 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS2 Rockstar Games 5,144,214 $252,000,000 $430,000,000
2 Halo 2 XB Microsoft Game Studios 4,288,397 $223,000,000 $380,000,000
3 Madden NFL 2005 PS2, XB, GCN EA Sports 4,274,243 $209,000,000 $356,000,000
4 ESPN NFL 2K5 PS2, XB Take-Two Interactive 2,632,393 $50,000,000 $85,000,000
5 Need For Speed: Underground 2 PS2, XB, GCN Electronic Arts 2,453,829 $118,000,000 $201,000,000
6 Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen GBA Nintendo 2,367,431 $76,000,000 $130,000,000
7 NBA Live 2005 PS2, XB EA Sports 1,723,190 $57,000,000 $97,000,000
8 Spider-Man 2 PS2, GCN Activision 1,569,251 $67,000,000 $114,000,000
9 ESPN NBA 2K5 PS2, XB Take-Two Interactive 1,280,314 Unknown
10 Star Wars: Battlefront PS2, XB LucasArts 1,224,927

PAL regions

Best-selling video games in PAL regions
Rank United Kingdom[14][7] Australia[15]
Title Platform(s) Sales Title Platform
1 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS2 1,750,000 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS2
2 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Unknown Halo 2 XB
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 XB Unknown Grand Theft Auto: Twin Pack XB
10 DRIV3R Unknown Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec PS2

Top game rentals in the United States

Top video game rentals in the United States[16]
Rank Title Publisher Platform
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.[17]

Title Platform Publisher Genre Score (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) PS2 Capcom Hack and slash 36
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes GCN Konami Stealth 36
Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyū (Kirby & the Amazing Mirror) GBA Nintendo Metroidvania 36
Pikmin 2 GCN Nintendo Real-time strategy 36
Mawaru Made in Wario (WarioWare: Twisted!) GBA Nintendo Party 36
The Legend of Zelda: Fushigi no Bōshi (The Minish Cap) GBA Nintendo Action-adventure 36
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories GBA Square Enix Action role-playing 36
Sawaru Made in Wario (WarioWare: Touched!) DS Nintendo Party 36
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)[18][19]
Game Publisher Release date Platform MC score GR score
Half-Life 2 Valve November 16, 2004 WIN 96/100 95.48%
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Rockstar Games October 26, 2004 PS2 95/100 95.08%
Halo 2 Microsoft Game Studios November 9, 2004 XB 95/100 94.57%
Burnout 3: Takedown Electronic Arts September 8, 2004 XB 94/100 93.06%
Burnout 3: Takedown Electronic Arts September 8, 2004 PS2 93/100 93.32%
Unreal Tournament 2004 Atari March 16, 2004 WIN 93/100 92.57%
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow Ubisoft March 23, 2004 XB 93/100 92.37%
World of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment November 23, 2004 WIN 93/100 91.89%
Ninja Gaiden Tecmo March 2, 2004 XB 91/100 92.54%
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Nintendo November 15, 2004 GCN 92/100 91.87%
Rome: Total War Activision September 22, 2004 WIN 92/100 91.75%
ESPN NFL 2K5 Sega July 20, 2004 XB 92/100 90.52%
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Konami November 17, 2004 PS2 91/100 91.77%
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal Sony Computer Entertainment November 3, 2004 PS2 91/100 91.54%
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Konami August 5, 2004 PS2 91/100[20] 91.12%[21]
Madden NFL 2005 EA Sports August 9, 2004 PS2 91/100 90.33%
Madden NFL 2005 EA Sports August 9, 2004 XB 91/100 89.5%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 EA Sports September 20, 2004 WIN 91/100 88.24%
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay – Developer's Cut Vivendi Universal Games December 3, 2004 WIN 90/100 90.95%
The Sims 2 Electronic Arts September 14, 2004 WIN 90/100 90.76%
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Nintendo November 4, 2004 GBA 89/100[20] 90.36%[21]
Metroid: Zero Mission Nintendo February 9, 2004 GBA 89/100 90.19%
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Konami November 26, 2004 XB 90/100[20] 90.11%[21]
Dragon Quest VIII Square Enix November 27, 2004 PS2 89/100[20] 90.05%[21]
Madden NFL 2005 EA Sports August 9, 2004 GCN 90/100 90%
Pikmin 2 Nintendo April 29, 2004 GCN 90/100 89.44%
MVP Baseball 2004 EA Sports March 9, 2004 PS2 90/100 88.89%
MVP Baseball 2004 EA Sports March 9, 2004 XB 90/100 88.73%
Viewtiful Joe Capcom August 24, 2004 PS2 90/100 87.95%
Lumines: Puzzle Fusion Bandai December 12, 2004 PSP 89/100[20] 89.93%[21]
Counter-Strike: Source Valve November 1, 2004 WIN 88/100 89.71%
EVE Online: Exodus CCP Games November 17, 2004 WIN N/A 89.62%
Gran Turismo 4 Sony Computer Entertainment December 28, 2004 PS2 89/100[20] 89.53%[21]
NCAA Football 2005 EA Sports July 15, 2004 PS2 88/100 89.45%
FirePower for Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3 Microsoft Game Studios June 11, 2004 WIN 88/100 89.43%
Far Cry Ubisoft March 23, 2004 WIN 89/100 89.38%
Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor DreamCatcher Interactive October 5, 2004 WIN 81/100 89%
Football Manager 2005 Sega November 5, 2004 WIN 89/100 88.81%
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Vivendi Universal Games June 1, 2004 XB 89/100 88.61%
NCAA Football 2005 EA Sports July 15, 2004 XB 89/100 88.4%
MVP Baseball 2004 EA Sports March 9, 2004 GCN 89/100 87.43%
Ridge Racer Namco December 12, 2004 PSP 88/100[20] 88.62%[21]
RalliSport Challenge 2 Microsoft Game Studios May 4, 2004 XB 87/100 88.54%
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Konami December 3, 2004 WIN 88/100[20] 88.5%[21]
Out of the Park Baseball 6 Out of the Park Developments June 14, 2004 WIN 87/100 88.4%
Sid Meier's Pirates! Atari November 22, 2004 WIN 88/100 88.34%
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Nintendo July 22, 2004 GCN 87/100 88.05%
NCAA Football 2005 EA Sports July 15, 2004 GCN 88/100 88.01%
Sly 2: Band of Thieves Sony Computer Entertainment September 14, 2004 PS2 88/100 87.92%
Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots Microsoft Game Studios April 27, 2004 WIN 88/100 87.86%
WarioWare: Twisted! Nintendo October 14, 2004 GBA 88/100[20] 87.79%[21]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 EA Sports September 20, 2004 GCN 88/100 87.68%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 EA Sports September 20, 2004 PS2 88/100 87.08%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 EA Sports September 20, 2004 XB 88/100 86.51%
ESPN NHL 2K5 Sega August 30, 2004 XB 88/100 86.22%
Wings of Power: WWII Heavy Bombers and Jets Tri Synergy September 13, 2004 WIN 83/100 87.83%
NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup EA Sports September 4, 2004 GCN N/A 87.61%

Major events

Date Event Ref.
January 12 Ubisoft acquires Tiwak.
January 20 Wired's Vaporware Awards gives its first "Lifetime Achievement Award" to recurring winner Duke Nukem Forever.
February Electronic Arts consolidates, rolls most of Maxis and all of Origin Systems into its Redwood Shores, California HQ.
March 4 Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Peter Molyneux into the AIAS Hall of Fame.
March 22–26 Game Developers Conference hosts 4th annual Game Developers Choice Awards and Gama Network's 6th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF).
April 6 Midway Games acquires Surreal Software.
April 13 T1, a South Korean esports organization, is founded.
May 11 Nintendo officially announces its "Revolution" (later named Wii) console.
May 11–13 The 10th annual E3 is held in Los Angeles, California, United States. [22]
May Sammy Corporation buys a controlling share in Sega Corporation at a cost of1.1 billion creating the new company, Sega Sammy Holdings, one of the biggest video game companies in the world.
July IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) hosts 5th annual Executive Summit.
July Square Enix restructures executive branches around the world.
August 1 A viral portion of a Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike match takes place during the Evo 2004 tournament. [23][24][25]
August 3 Doom 3 is released, restarting the breakthrough franchise, and featured complex graphics features such as unified lighting and shadowing, real-time fully dynamic per-pixel lighting and stencil shadowing. The game became id's best selling game to date.
September 1 Acclaim declares bankruptcy and closes its doors.
October 6–10 The 2004 World Cyber Games are held. [26]
October 11 Midway Games acquires Inevitable Entertainment and renames it Midway Studios Austin.
October 12 EA Sports launches the multi-format FIFA Football 2005. It is the last major title to be released for the original PlayStation console.
November 5 Nobuo Uematsu resigns from Square Enix and becomes a freelancer, starting his own business, called Smile Please Co., Ltd.
November 30 Midway Games acquires developer Paradox Development.
November Counter-Strike: Source and Half-Life 2 are officially released on PC around the world, bringing in a new era for the first-person shooter genre of video games, with advanced graphics & physics.
December 13 Electronic Arts purchases a 5-year exclusive agreement for the rights to the NFL, which includes NFL teams, stadiums and players for use in EA's football video games.
December 14 The 2004 Spike Video Game Awards are held. [27][28]
December 20 Electronic Arts purchases 20% stake in Ubisoft. The purchase at the time was considered "hostile", by Ubisoft.


Notable deaths


Notable releases

Release date Title Computer Releases Console Releases Handheld Releases
January 5 Sonic Battle N/a N/a GBA
January 13 Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel N/a PS2, XB N/a
January 14 .hack//Quarantine Part 4 N/a PS2 N/a
January 20 Delta Force: Black Hawk Down – Team Sabre WIN PS2 N/a
January 20 Maximo vs. Army of Zin N/a PS2 N/a
January 28 Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven N/a PS2 N/a
January 28 Vietcong: Fist Alpha WIN PS2, XB N/a
January 29 Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (Japan) N/a N/a GBA
February Cops 2170: The Power of Law (Russia) WIN N/a N/a
February 2 R-Type Final N/a PS2 N/a
February 9 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles N/a GCN N/a
February 9 Metroid: Zero Mission N/a N/a GBA
February 9 EverQuest: Gates of Discord WIN N/a N/a
February 10 Nightshade N/a PS2 N/a
February 10 Unreal II: The Awakening N/a XB N/a
February 10 Wrath Unleashed N/a PS2, XB N/a
February 10 Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004 N/a N/a GBA
February 11 Feeding Frenzy WIN N/a N/a
February 14 Classic NES Series: Bomberman, Donkey Kong, Excitebike, Ice Climber, The Legend of Zelda, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., Xevious N/a N/a GBA
February 17 James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing[29] N/a GCN, PS2, XB N/a
February 17 Jet Li: Rise to Honor N/a PS2 N/a
February 17 Pro Evolution Soccer 3 WIN PS2 N/a
February 24 Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX N/a PS2 N/a
February 26 Kaido Battle 2: Chain Reaction N/a PS2 N/a
February 27 Steel Battalion: Line of Contact N/a XB N/a
March 1 N WIN N/a DS
March 2 Drakengard N/a PS2 N/a
March 2 Lifeline N/a PS2 N/a
March 2 Ninja Gaiden N/a XB N/a
March 2 Scooby-Doo: Mystery Mayhem N/a GCN, PS2, XB GBA
March 2 MTX Mototrax N/a PS2, XB N/a
March 4 Colin McRae Rally 04 WIN N/a N/a
March 8 The Suffering WIN PS2, XB N/a
March 9 Firefighter F.D.18 N/a PS2 N/a
March 9 Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes N/a GCN N/a
March 9 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword WIN N/a N/a
March 10 Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven N/a XB N/a
March 12 Seven Samurai 20XX N/a PS2 N/a
March 14 Battlefield Vietnam WIN N/a N/a
March 15 Wade Hixton's Counter Punch N/a N/a GBA
March 16 Unreal Tournament 2004 WIN N/a N/a
March 19 Sacred (EU)[30] WIN N/a N/a
March 23 Counter-Strike: Condition Zero WIN N/a N/a
March 23 Far Cry WIN N/a N/a
March 23 Final Fantasy XI (US) N/a PS2 N/a
March 23 Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma N/a GCN N/a
March 23 Sonic Heroes WIN GCN, PS2, XB N/a
March 23 All-Star Baseball 2005 N/a XB N/a
March 24 Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku N/a GCN, PS2 N/a
March 25 Sacred (NA) [30] WIN N/a N/a
March 26 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow[31] WIN GCN, PS2, XB N/a
March 31 Resident Evil Outbreak N/a PS2 N/a
April 1 Destruction Derby Arenas N/a PS2 N/a
April 5 Alias WIN PS2, XB N/a
April 5 Fight Night 2004 N/a PS2, XB N/a
April 8 All-Star Baseball 2005 N/a PS2 N/a
April 12 Painkiller WIN N/a N/a
April 12 Serious Sam Advance N/a N/a GBA
April 13 TOCA Race Driver 2 WIN XB N/a
April 20 Hitman: Contracts[32] WIN PS2, XB N/a
April 20 Manhunt[33] WIN XB N/a
April 27 Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots WIN N/a N/a
April 27 Beyond Divinity[34] WIN N/a N/a
April 28 City of Heroes[35] WIN, OSX N/a N/a
April .kkrieger WIN N/a N/a
May 4 Red Dead Revolver N/a PS2, XB N/a
May 4 Rallisport Challenge 2 N/a XB N/a
May 6 Samurai Warriors N/a PS2 N/a
May 7 Future Tactics: The Uprising N/a GCN, PS2, XB N/a
May 21 Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario N/a N/a GBA
May 21 Way of the Samurai 2 N/a PS2 N/a
May 24 Mario vs. Donkey Kong N/a N/a GBA
May 25 Metal Slug 3 N/a XB N/a
May 25 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WIN PS2, XB, GCN GBA
May 25 Thief: Deadly Shadows WIN XB N/a
June 1 Half-Life: Source WIN N/a N/a
June 1 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay N/a XB N/a
June 7 Sonic Advance 3 N/a N/a GBA
June 7 The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures N/a GCN N/a
June 8 Ribbit King N/a GCN, PS2 N/a
June 14 Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy WIN PS2, XB N/a
June 15 Front Mission 4 N/a PS2 N/a
June 15 Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising WIN N/a N/a
June 21 Driver 3 N/a PS2, XB N/a
June 22 Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors N/a N/a GBA
June 23 Mega Man Anniversary Collection N/a GCN, PS2 GBA
June 27 Mega Man Battle Network 4 N/a N/a GBA
June 29 CT Special Forces 2: Back in the Trenches N/a N/a GBA
June 29 Spider-Man 2 (US) WIN N/a N/a
July 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion WIN N/a N/a
July 5 Around the World in 80 Days N/a N/a GBA
July 9 Richard Burns Rally WIN PS2, XB N/a
July 9 Spider-Man 2 (EU) WIN N/a N/a
July 13 Tales of Symphonia N/a GCN N/a
July 14 Athens 2004 N/a PS2 N/a
July 15 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga N/a PS2 N/a
July 20 Catwoman WIN GCN, PS2, XB GBA
July 20 Puyo Pop Fever N/a GCN N/a
July 20 Sudeki N/a XB N/a
July 21 Crimson Tears N/a PS2 N/a
July 22 Bujingai N/a PS2 N/a
July 29 Mega Man X: Command Mission N/a GCN, PS2 N/a
August 1 NFL GameDay 2005 N/a PS1 N/a
August 3 Doom 3 WIN N/a N/a
August 5 Cartoon Network: Block Party N/a N/a GBA
August 10 Classic NES Series: Castlevania, Metroid, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link N/a N/a GBA
August 18 Astro Boy: Omega Factor N/a N/a GBA
August 24 Crazy Bus N/a N/a N/a
August 24 Starsky & Hutch N/a GCN N/a
August 24 Viewtiful Joe N/a PS2 N/a
August 25 Amazing Island N/a GCN N/a
August 27 Headhunter Redemption (EU)[36] N/a PS2, XB N/a
August 30 Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch[37] WIN N/a N/a
August 30 Pikmin 2 N/a GCN N/a
August 30 WWE Day of Reckoning N/a GCN N/a
August 31 Street Racing Syndicate N/a GCN, PS2, XB N/a
September 2 Terminator 3: The Redemption N/a PS2, XB N/a
September 3 Digimon Rumble Arena 2 N/a PS2, XB N/a
September 6 Digimon Rumble Arena 2 N/a GCN N/a
September 7 Burnout 3: Takedown N/a PS2, XB N/a
September 7 Silent Hill 4: The Room WIN PS2, XB N/a
September 8 Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums N/a PS2 N/a
September 8 The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown WIN GCN, PS2 GBA
September 9 King of Colosseum II N/a PS2 N/a
September 9 Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (North America) N/a N/a GBA
September 12 Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper N/a N/a GBA
September 13 Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums N/a GCN, XB N/a
September 13 Digimon Racing N/a N/a GBA
September 13 EverQuest: Omens of War WIN N/a N/a
September 13 The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Attack of the Twonkies N/a GCN, PS2 GBA
September 14 Advance Guardian Heroes N/a N/a GBA
September 14 Power Rangers Dino Thunder N/a GCN, PS2, XB GBA
September 14 Gradius V N/a PS2 N/a
September 14 Bad Boys: Miami Takedown N/a GCN, PS2, XB N/a
September 14 Call of Duty: United Offensive WIN N/a N/a
September 14 Fable N/a XB N/a
September 14 Sly 2: Band of Thieves N/a PS2 N/a
September 14 The Sims 2 WIN N/a N/a
September 16 Pokémon Emerald (Japan) N/a N/a GBA
September 17 Crisis Zone N/a PS2 N/a
September 20 F-Zero: GP Legend N/a N/a GBA
September 20 Def Jam: Fight for NY N/a GCN, PS2, XB N/a
September 20 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War WIN N/a N/a
September 21 Blood Will Tell N/a PS2 N/a
September 21 Dance Dance Revolution Extreme N/a PS2 N/a
September 21 Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia WIN PS2 N/a
September 21 Headhunter Redemption[36] (North America) N/a PS2, XB N/a
September 21 Second Sight N/a GCN, PS2, XB N/a
September 21 Star Wars: Battlefront WIN PS2, XB N/a
September 21 Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force N/a N/a GBA
September 22 Disney's Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise N/a N/a GBA
September 22 Katamari Damacy N/a PS2 N/a
September 22 Rome: Total War WIN N/a N/a
September 27 Shadow Hearts: Covenant N/a PS2 N/a
September 27 Shark Tale WIN GCN, PS2, XB GBA
September 28 Armored Core: Nexus N/a PS2 N/a
September 28 Myst IV: Revelation WIN N/a N/a
September 28 Crash Twinsanity N/a PS2, XB N/a
October 1 Kult: Heretic Kingdoms WIN, OSX N/a N/a
October 1 Scaler N/a GCN, PS2, XB N/a
October 4 Mortal Kombat: Deception N/a PS2 N/a
October 4 Tony Hawk's Underground 2 WIN GCN, PS2, XB GBA
October 5 Tribes: Vengeance WIN N/a N/a
October 5 Conflict: Vietnam WIN PS2, XB N/a
October 5 Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude WIN PS2, XB N/a
October 5 Mega Man Zero 3 N/a N/a GBA
October 5 Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor[38] WIN N/a N/a
October 5 Syberia II N/a XB N/a
October 5 TOCA Race Driver 2 N/a PS2 N/a
October 11 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door N/a GCN N/a
October 14 BloodRayne 2 N/a PS2 N/a
October 14 Lilo & Stitch 2: Hämsterviel Havoc N/a N/a GBA
October 14 Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne N/a PS2 N/a
October 14 Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams N/a GCN, PS2, XB GBA
October 14 FIFA Football 2005 WIN GCN, PS1, PS2 GBA, PSP
October 14 Under the Skin N/a PS2 N/a
October 18 Kirby & the Amazing Mirror N/a N/a GBA
October 19 Neo Contra N/a PS2 N/a
October 19 All Grown Up!: Express Yourself N/a PS2, GCN GBA
October 19 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus WIN GCN, PS2, XB GBA
October 19 Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django N/a N/a GBA
October 20 Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed N/a PS2 N/a
October 20 Tron 2.0 N/a N/a GBA
October 22 Sacred Plus[30] (EU) WIN N/a N/a
October 25 Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War N/a PS2 N/a
October 25 OutRun 2 N/a XB N/a
October 26 The Bard's Tale N/a PS2, XB N/a
October 26 Dead or Alive Ultimate N/a XB N/a
October 26 Grand Theft Auto Advance N/a N/a GBA
October 26 Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed WIN N/a N/a
October 26 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas N/a PS2 N/a
October 26 Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler N/a N/a GBA
October 27 The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigino Dungeon N/a PS2 N/a
October 27 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie WIN GCN, PS2, XB GBA
October 29 The Incredibles WIN N/a N/a
November 1 Counter-Strike: Source WIN N/a N/a
November 2 Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: S.O.D.A. N/a N/a GBA
November 2 Godzilla: Save the Earth N/a PS2, XB N/a
November 2 Killzone N/a PS2 N/a
November 2 Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault WIN N/a N/a
November 2 RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 WIN N/a N/a
November 2 Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal N/a PS2 N/a
November 2 The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age N/a GCN, PS2, XB GBA
November 3 Spyro: A Hero's Tail N/a GCN, PS2, XB N/a
November 3 The Incredibles: When Danger Calls WIN N/a N/a
November 4 Godzilla: Save the Earth N/a PS2, XB N/a
November 4 The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Japan) N/a N/a GBA
November 5 Bejeweled 2 WIN N/a N/a
November 5 FlatOut (Europe) WIN XB N/a
November 8 EverQuest II WIN N/a N/a
November 8 Mario Power Tennis (North America) N/a GCN N/a
November 9 EyeToy: AntiGrav N/a PS2 N/a
November 9 Halo 2 N/a XB N/a
November 9 Jak 3 N/a PS2 N/a
November 9 Shaman King: Master of Spirits N/a N/a GBA
November 9 Shaman King: Power of Spirit N/a PS2 N/a
November 10 Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge N/a PS2, XB GBA
November 10 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events WIN GCN, PS2, XB GBA, DS
November 12 Sabotain: Break the Rules[39] WIN N/a N/a
November 15 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest N/a N/a GBA
November 15 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes N/a GCN N/a
November 15 MTX Mototrax WIN N/a N/a
November 15 Need for Speed: Underground 2 WIN GCN, PS2, XB GBA, DS
November 16 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 N/a PS2 N/a
November 16 Feel the Magic: XY/XX N/a N/a DS
November 16 Fight Club N/a PS2, XB N/a
November 16 Half-Life 2 WIN N/a N/a
November 16 Joint Operations: Escalation WIN N/a N/a
November 16 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines[40][41] WIN N/a N/a
November 17 Asphalt Urban GT N/a N/a DS
November 17 Castle Shikigami 2 N/a PS2 N/a
November 17 Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone N/a XB N/a
November 17 King Arthur N/a PS2 N/a
November 17 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater N/a PS2 N/a
November 17 Pac-Man World N/a N/a GBA
November 18 Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space N/a XB N/a
November 18 Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure N/a N/a GBA
November 18 Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean N/a GCN N/a
November 18 Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics N/a N/a GBA
November 19 Mario vs. Donkey Kong N/a N/a GBA
November 21 Super Mario 64 DS N/a N/a DS
November 21 Spider-Man 2 N/a N/a DS
November 21 Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt N/a N/a DS
November 22 GoldenEye: Rogue Agent N/a GCN, PS2, XB DS
November 22 JFK Reloaded WIN N/a N/a
November 23 Alien Hominid N/a GCN N/a
November 23 World of Warcraft WIN N/a N/a
November 29 Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls N/a N/a GBA
November 30 Mr. Driller Drill Spirits N/a N/a DS
November 30 Armies of Exigo WIN N/a N/a
November 30 Half-Life 2: Deathmatch WIN N/a N/a
December 1 Painkiller: Battle out of Hell WIN N/a N/a
December 1 Scrapland WIN N/a N/a
December 1 Top Gun: Combat Zones N/a N/a GBA
December 2 Metal Slug Advance N/a N/a GBA
December 2 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within WIN GCN, PS2, XB N/a
December 6 Mario Party 6 N/a GCN N/a
December 6 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords WIN XB N/a
December 6 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth WIN N/a N/a
December 7 Growlanser Generations N/a PS2 N/a
December 7 Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories N/a N/a GBA
December 7 Kuon N/a PS2 N/a
December 7 It's Mr. Pants N/a N/a GBA
December 7 Mega Man X8 N/a PS2 N/a
December 7 Ridge Racer DS N/a N/a DS
December 8 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay WIN N/a N/a
December 8 Sprung N/a N/a DS
December 8 Viewtiful Joe 2 N/a PS2 N/a
December 14 Gungriffon Allied Strike N/a XB N/a
December 15 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 N/a GCN N/a
December 20 Cave Story WIN N/a N/a
December 22 NFL Street 2 N/a GCN, PS2, XB N/a
December 24 Garry's Mod WIN N/a N/a
December 28 Gran Turismo 4 N/a PS2 N/a

See also

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