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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, 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 year has been retrospectively considered one of the best and most important 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.

Events

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Business

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Hardware releases

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Nintendo DS
Month Day System
October 29 PlayStation 2 slimlineEU
November 17 Atari Flashback
November 21 Nintendo DSNA
December 11 PlayStation PortableJP
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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

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Handheld game systems

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The dominant handheld systems in 2004 were:

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

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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 5,144,214 1,750,000+[7] 6,894,214+
2 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within PS2, Xbox 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 Multi-platform EA Sports 56,075 53,804+ Un­known 4,500,000[9]
5 Halo 2 Xbox Microsoft Game Studios 42,310[4] 4,288,397 Un­known 4,330,707+
6 Madden NFL 2005 PS2, Xbox 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 3,327,167
8 ESPN NFL 2K5 PS2 Take-Two Interactive 2,632,393 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, Xbox Electronic Arts 2,453,829 Un­known 2,453,829+

Japan

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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

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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 $407,000,000
2 Halo 2 Xbox Microsoft Game Studios 4,288,397 $223,000,000 $360,000,000
3 Madden NFL 2005 PS2, Xbox, GC EA Sports 4,274,243 $209,000,000 $337,000,000
4 ESPN NFL 2K5 PS2, Xbox Take-Two Interactive 2,632,393 $50,000,000 $81,000,000
5 Need For Speed: Underground 2 PS2, Xbox, GC Electronic Arts 2,453,829 $118,000,000 $190,000,000
6 Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen GBA Nintendo 2,367,431 $76,000,000 $123,000,000
7 NBA Live 2005 PS2, Xbox EA Sports 1,723,190 $57,000,000 $92,000,000
8 Spider-Man 2 PS2, GC Activision 1,569,251 $67,000,000 $108,000,000
9 ESPN NBA 2K5 PS2, Xbox Take-Two Interactive 1,280,314 Un­known
10 Star Wars: Battlefront PS2, Xbox LucasArts 1,224,927

PAL regions

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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 Multi-platform Un­known Halo 2 Xbox
3 Need For Speed: Underground 2 Multi-platform Un­known Need For Speed: Underground 2 PS2
4 The Simpsons: Hit & Run Multi-platform Un­known The Simpsons: Hit & Run PS2
5 Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Multi-platform Un­known Need for Speed: Underground PS2
6 Sonic Heroes Multi-platform Un­known Ratchet & Clank PS2
7 Spider-Man 2 Multi-platform Un­known V8 Supercars 2 PS2
8 Need for Speed: Underground Multi-platform Un­known SingStar PS2
9 Halo 2 Xbox Un­known Grand Theft Auto: Twin Pack Xbox
10 DRIV3R Multi-platform Un­known Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec PS2

Top game rentals in the United States

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Top video game rentals in the United States[16]
Rank Title Publisher Platform
1 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Ubisoft PlayStation 2
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

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Famitsu

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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 PlayStation 2 Square Enix Role-playing 39
Gran Turismo 4 PlayStation 2 Sony Racing simulation 39
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PlayStation 2 Capcom Action-adventure 37
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater PlayStation 2 Konami Stealth 37
Kessen III PlayStation 2 Koei Real-time tactics 37
Onimusha 3 (Onimusha 3: Demon Siege) PlayStation 2 Capcom Hack and slash 36
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes GameCube Konami Stealth 36
Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyū (Kirby & the Amazing Mirror) Game Boy Advance Nintendo Metroidvania 36
Pikmin 2 GameCube Nintendo Real-time strategy 36
Mawaru Made in Wario (WarioWare: Twisted!) Game Boy Advance Nintendo Party 36
The Legend of Zelda: Fushigi no Bōshi (The Minish Cap) Game Boy Advance Nintendo Action-adventure 36
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Game Boy Advance Square Enix Action role-playing 36
Sawaru Made in Wario (WarioWare: Touched!) Nintendo DS Nintendo Party 36
FIFA Total Football 2 (FIFA Football 2005) PlayStation 2 Electronic Arts Sports 36

Metacritic and GameRankings

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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 Microsoft Windows 96/100 95.48%
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Rockstar Games October 26, 2004 PlayStation 2 95/100 95.08%
Halo 2 Microsoft Game Studios November 9, 2004 Xbox 95/100 94.57%
Burnout 3: Takedown Electronic Arts September 8, 2004 Xbox 94/100 93.06%
Burnout 3: Takedown Electronic Arts September 8, 2004 PlayStation 2 93/100 93.32%
Unreal Tournament 2004 Atari March 16, 2004 Microsoft Windows 93/100 92.57%
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow Ubisoft March 23, 2004 Xbox 93/100 92.37%
World of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment November 23, 2004 Microsoft Windows 93/100 91.89%
Ninja Gaiden Tecmo March 2, 2004 Xbox 91/100 92.54%
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Nintendo November 15, 2004 GameCube 92/100 91.87%
Rome: Total War Activision September 22, 2004 Microsoft Windows 92/100 91.75%
ESPN NFL 2K5 Sega July 20, 2004 Xbox 92/100 90.52%
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Konami November 17, 2004 PlayStation 2 91/100 91.77%
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal Sony Computer Entertainment November 3, 2004 PlayStation 2 91/100 91.54%
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Konami August 5, 2004 PlayStation 2 91/100[20] 91.12%[21]
Madden NFL 2005 EA Sports August 9, 2004 PlayStation 2 91/100 90.33%
Madden NFL 2005 EA Sports August 9, 2004 Xbox 91/100 89.5%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 EA Sports September 20, 2004 Microsoft Windows 91/100 88.24%
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay – Developer's Cut Vivendi Universal Games December 3, 2004 Microsoft Windows 90/100 90.95%
The Sims 2 Electronic Arts September 14, 2004 Microsoft Windows 90/100 90.76%
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Nintendo November 4, 2004 Game Boy Advance 89/100[20] 90.36%[21]
Metroid: Zero Mission Nintendo February 9, 2004 Game Boy Advance 89/100 90.19%
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Konami November 26, 2004 Xbox 90/100[20] 90.11%[21]
Dragon Quest VIII Square Enix November 27, 2004 PlayStation 2 89/100[20] 90.05%[21]
Madden NFL 2005 EA Sports August 9, 2004 GameCube 90/100 90%
Pikmin 2 Nintendo April 29, 2004 GameCube 90/100 89.44%
MVP Baseball 2004 EA Sports March 9, 2004 PlayStation 2 90/100 88.89%
MVP Baseball 2004 EA Sports March 9, 2004 Xbox 90/100 88.73%
Viewtiful Joe Capcom August 24, 2004 PlayStation 2 90/100 87.95%
Lumines: Puzzle Fusion Bandai December 12, 2004 PlayStation Portable 89/100[20] 89.93%[21]
Counter-Strike: Source Valve November 1, 2004 Microsoft Windows 88/100 89.71%
EVE Online: Exodus CCP Games November 17, 2004 Microsoft Windows N/A 89.62%
Gran Turismo 4 Sony Computer Entertainment December 28, 2004 PlayStation 2 89/100[20] 89.53%[21]
NCAA Football 2005 EA Sports July 15, 2004 PlayStation 2 88/100 89.45%
FirePower for Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3 Microsoft Game Studios June 11, 2004 Microsoft Windows 88/100 89.43%
Far Cry Ubisoft March 23, 2004 Microsoft Windows 89/100 89.38%
Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor DreamCatcher Interactive October 5, 2004 Microsoft Windows 81/100 89%
Football Manager 2005 Sega November 5, 2004 Microsoft Windows 89/100 88.81%
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Vivendi Universal Games June 1, 2004 Xbox 89/100 88.61%
NCAA Football 2005 EA Sports July 15, 2004 Xbox 89/100 88.4%
MVP Baseball 2004 EA Sports March 9, 2004 GameCube 89/100 87.43%
Ridge Racer Namco December 12, 2004 PlayStation Portable 88/100[20] 88.62%[21]
RalliSport Challenge 2 Microsoft Game Studios May 4, 2004 Xbox 87/100 88.54%
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Konami December 3, 2004 Microsoft Windows 88/100[20] 88.5%[21]
Out of the Park Baseball 6 Out of the Park Developments June 14, 2004 Microsoft Windows 87/100 88.4%
Sid Meier's Pirates! Atari November 22, 2004 Microsoft Windows 88/100 88.34%
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Nintendo July 22, 2004 GameCube 87/100 88.05%
NCAA Football 2005 EA Sports July 15, 2004 GameCube 88/100 88.01%
Sly 2: Band of Thieves Sony Computer Entertainment September 14, 2004 PlayStation 2 88/100 87.92%
Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots Microsoft Game Studios April 27, 2004 Microsoft Windows 88/100 87.86%
WarioWare: Twisted! Nintendo October 14, 2004 Game Boy Advance 88/100[20] 87.79%[21]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 EA Sports September 20, 2004 GameCube 88/100 87.68%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 EA Sports September 20, 2004 PlayStation 2 88/100 87.08%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 EA Sports September 20, 2004 Xbox 88/100 86.51%
ESPN NHL 2K5 Sega August 30, 2004 Xbox 88/100 86.22%
Wings of Power: WWII Heavy Bombers and Jets Tri Synergy September 13, 2004 Microsoft Windows 83/100 87.83%
NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup EA Sports September 4, 2004 GameCube N/A 87.61%

Notable releases

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Video game platforms
GBA Game Boy Advance
GCN GameCube
NDS Nintendo DS
PS1 PlayStation
PS2 PlayStation 2
PSP PlayStation Portable
Win Windows
Xbox Xbox
Release Title PC 5th Gen 6th Gen Handheld
January 5 Sonic Battle GBA
January 13 Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel PS2, Xbox
January 14 .hack//Quarantine Part 4 PS2
January 20 Delta Force: Black Hawk Down – Team Sabre Windows PS2
Maximo vs. Army of Zin PS2
January 28 Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven PS2
Vietcong: Fist Alpha Win PS2, Xbox
January 29 Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (Japan) GBA
February Cops 2170: The Power of Law (Russia) Windows
February 2 R-Type Final PS2
February 9 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles GCN
Metroid: Zero Mission GBA
EverQuest: Gates of Discord Windows
February 10 Nightshade PS2
Unreal II: The Awakening Xbox
Wrath Unleashed PS2, Xbox
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004 GBA
February 11 Feeding Frenzy Windows
February

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Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong, Excitebike, Ice Climber, The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros. GBA
February 17 Jet Li: Rise to Honor PS2
Pro Evolution Soccer 3 Windows PS2
February 24 Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX PS2
February 26 Kaido Battle 2: Chain Reaction PS2
February 27 Steel Battalion: Line of Contact Xbox
March 1 N Windows NDS
March 2 Drakengard PS2
Lifeline PS2
Ninja Gaiden Xbox
Scooby-Doo: Mystery Mayhem GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
MTX Mototrax PS2, Xbox
March 4 Colin McRae Rally 04 Windows
March 8 The Suffering Windows PS2, Xbox
March 9 Firefighter F.D.18 PS2
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes GCN
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword Windows
March 10 Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven Xbox
March 12 Seven Samurai 20XX PS2
March 14 Battlefield Vietnam Windows
March 15 Wade Hixton's Counter Punch GBA
March 16 Unreal Tournament 2004 Windows
March 19 Sacred[22] Windows (EU)
March 23 Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Windows
Far Cry Windows
Final Fantasy XI PS2 (US)
Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma GCN
Sonic Heroes Windows GCN, PS2, Xbox
All-Star Baseball 2005 Xbox
March 24 Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku GCN, PS2
March 25 Sacred[22] Windows (NA)
March 31 Resident Evil Outbreak PS2
April 1 Destruction Derby Arenas PS2
April 5 Alias Win PS2, Xbox
Fight Night 2004 PS2, Xbox
April 8 All-Star Baseball 2005 PS2
April 12 Painkiller Windows
Serious Sam Advance GBA
April 13 TOCA Race Driver 2 Windows Xbox
April 27 Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots Windows
April .kkrieger Win
May 4 Red Dead Revolver PS2, Xbox
Rallisport Challenge 2 Xbox
May 6 Samurai Warriors PS2
May 7 Future Tactics: The Uprising GCN, PS2, Xbox
May 21 Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario GBA
May 21 Way of the Samurai 2 PS2
May 24 Mario vs. Donkey Kong GBA
May 25 Metal Slug 3 Xbox
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Windows PS2, Xbox, GCN GBA
Thief: Deadly Shadows Windows Xbox
June 1 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Xbox
June 7 Sonic Advance 3 GBA
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures GCN
June 8 Ribbit King GCN, PS2
June 14 Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Win PS2, Xbox
June 15 Front Mission 4 PS2
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising Windows
June 21 Driver 3 PS2, Xbox
June 22 Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors GBA
June 23 Mega Man Anniversary Collection GCN, PS2, Xbox (2005) GBA
June 27 Mega Man Battle Network 4 GBA
June 29 CT Special Forces 2: Back in the Trenches GBA
Spider-Man 2 Windows (US 06/28/04, EU 07/09/04)
July 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion Win
July 5 Around the World in 80 Days GBA
July 9 Richard Burns Rally Win PS2, Xbox
July 13 Tales of Symphonia GCN
July 14 Athens 2004 PS2
July 15 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga PS2
July 20 Catwoman Windows GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
Puyo Pop Fever GCN
Sudeki Xbox
July 21 Crimson Tears PS2
July 22 Bujingai PS2
July 29 Mega Man X: Command Mission GCN, PS2
August 1 NFL GameDay 2005 PS1
August 3 Doom 3 Windows
August 5 Cartoon Network: Block Party GBA
August 10 Classic NES Series: Metroid, Zelda ii: The Adventure of Link GBA
August 18 Astro Boy: Omega Factor GBA
August 24 Crazy Bus
Starsky & Hutch GCN
Viewtiful Joe PS2
August 25 Amazing Island GCN
August 30 Pikmin 2 GCN
WWE Day of Reckoning GCN
August 31 Street Racing Syndicate GCN, PS2, Xbox
September 2 Terminator 3: The Redemption PS2, Xbox
September 3 Digimon Rumble Arena 2 PS2, Xbox
September 6 Digimon Rumble Arena 2 GCN
September 7 Burnout 3: Takedown PS2, Xbox
Silent Hill 4: The Room Windows PS2, Xbox
September 8 Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums PS2
The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown Windows GCN, PS2 GBA
September 9 King of Colosseum II PS2
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (North America) GBA
September 12 Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper GBA
September 13 Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums GCN, Xbox
Digimon Racing GBA
EverQuest: Omens of War Windows
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Attack of the Twonkies GCN, PS2 GBA
September 14 Advance Guardian Heroes GBA
Power Rangers Dino Thunder GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
Gradius V PS2
Bad Boys: Miami Takedown GCN, PS2, Xbox
Call of Duty: United Offensive Windows
Fable Xbox
Sly 2: Band of Thieves PS2
The Sims 2 Windows
September 16 Pokémon Emerald (Japan) GBA
September 17 Crisis Zone PS2
September 20 F-Zero: GP Legend GBA
Def Jam: Fight for NY GCN, PS2, Xbox
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Windows
September 21 Blood Will Tell PS2
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme PS2
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia Windows PS2
Second Sight GCN, PS2, Xbox
Star Wars: Battlefront Win PS2, Xbox
Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force GBA
September 22 Disney's Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise GBA
Katamari Damacy PS2
Rome: Total War Win
September 27 Shadow Hearts: Covenant PS2
Shark Tale Win GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
September 28 Armored Core: Nexus PS2
Myst IV: Revelation Win
Crash Twinsanity PS2, Xbox
October 1 Kult: Heretic Kingdoms Win, Mac
Scaler GCN, PS2, Xbox
October 4 Mortal Kombat: Deception PS2
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Win GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
October 5 Tribes: Vengeance Win
Conflict: Vietnam Win PS2, Xbox
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude Win PS2, Xbox
Mega Man Zero 3 GBA
Syberia II Xbox
TOCA Race Driver 2 PS2
October 11 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door GCN
October 14 BloodRayne 2 PS2
Lilo & Stitch 2: Hämsterviel Havoc GBA
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne PS2
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
FIFA Football 2005 Windows PS1 GCN, PS2 GBA, PSP
Under the Skin PS2
October 18 Kirby & the Amazing Mirror GBA
October 19 Neo Contra PS2
All Grown Up!: Express Yourself PS2, GCN GBA
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus Windows GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django GBA
October 20 Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed PS2
Tron 2.0 GBA
October 22 Sacred Plus[22] (EU) Windows
October 25 Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War PS2
OutRun 2 Xbox
October 26 Dead or Alive Ultimate Xbox
Grand Theft Auto Advance GBA
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed Windows
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS2
Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler GBA
October 27 The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigino Dungeon PS2
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Windows GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
October 29 The Incredibles Windows
November 1 Counter-Strike: Source Windows
November 2 Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: S.O.D.A. GBA
Godzilla: Save the Earth PS2, Xbox
Killzone PS2
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault Windows
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Windows
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal PS2
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
November 3 Spyro: A Hero's Tail GCN, PS2, Xbox
The Incredibles: When Danger Calls Windows
November 4 Godzilla: Save the Earth PS2, Xbox
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Japan) GBA
November 5 Bejeweled 2 Windows
FlatOut (Europe) Win Xbox
November 8 EverQuest II Windows
Mario Power Tennis (North America) GCN
November 9 EyeToy: AntiGrav PS2
Halo 2 Xbox
Jak 3 PS2
Shaman King: Master of Spirits GBA
Shaman King: Power of Spirit PS2
November 10 Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge PS2, Xbox GBA
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Windows GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA, NDS
November 15 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest GBA
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes GCN
MTX Mototrax Win
Need for Speed: Underground 2 Windows GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA, NDS
November 16 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 PS2
Feel the Magic: XY/XX NDS
Fight Club PS2, Xbox
Half-Life 2 Windows Xbox (2005)
Joint Operations: Escalation Windows
November 17 Asphalt Urban GT NDS
Castle Shikigami 2 PS2
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone Xbox
King Arthur PS2
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater PS2
Pac-Man World GBA
November 18 Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space Xbox
Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure GBA
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean GCN
Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics GBA
November 19 Mario vs. Donkey Kong GBA
November 21 Super Mario 64 DS NDS
Spider-Man 2 NDS
Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt NDS
November 22 GoldenEye: Rogue Agent GCN, PS2, Xbox NDS
JFK Reloaded Windows
November 23 Alien Hominid GCN
World of Warcraft Windows
November 29 Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls GBA
November 30 Mr. Driller Drill Spirits NDS
Armies of Exigo Windows
December 1 Painkiller: Battle out of Hell Windows
Scrapland Windows
Top Gun: Combat Zones GBA
December 2 Metal Slug Advance GBA
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Windows GCN, PS2, Xbox
December 5 Mario Party 6 GCN
December 6 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords Windows Xbox
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth Windows
December 7 Growlanser Generations PS2
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories GBA
Kuon PS2
It's Mr. Pants GBA
Mega Man X8 PS2
Ridge Racer DS NDS
December 8 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Windows
Sprung NDS
Viewtiful Joe 2 PS2
December 14 Gungriffon Allied Strike Xbox
December 15 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 GCN
December 20 Cave Story Windows
December 22 NFL Street 2 GCN, PS2, Xbox
December 24 Garry's Mod Windows
December 28 Gran Turismo 4 PS2

See also

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References

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