278th played so far Genre: Strategy/Role-Playing Platform: PC Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Irrational Games Publisher: Digital Jesters/Electronic Arts Time for some more insanity. Today’s installment, Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich, fits in with the recent rise of superhero movies, and plays with its stereotypes. Speechbubbles, comic book looks, hammy acting and over the […]
Posts Tagged ‘2005’
#637 Dead or Alive 4
Posted: 27th September 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2005, fighting, team ninja, tecmo, xbox 360
273th played so far Genre: Fighting Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Team Ninja Publisher: Tecmo Dead or Alive is one of those second tier fighting series. Not as known as the big names, like Street Fighter, but big enough to be known, have a large fan base, and have grown to a series […]
#636 Darwinia
Posted: 24th April 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2005, introversion software, pc, Strategy
234th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Introversion Software Publisher: Introversion Software Some time ago – about two years by now, in fact – we covered a lovely game called Uplink. Interesting in its own way, it was a hacking simulation, in a way that felt like it emphasised […]
#660 Jade Empire
Posted: 15th November 2012 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2005, action, bioware, pc, RPG, xbox
194th played so far Genre: Action/Role Playing Game Platform: Xbox/PC Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Bioware Publisher: Microsoft (Xbox) 2K Games (Xbox) My love for Bioware has been well documented on this blog before and happily, we’ve already had a chance to play Baldur’s Gate II, Neverwinter Nights and Star Wars: Knights of the Old […]
#653 Guitar Hero
Posted: 6th October 2012 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2005, harmonix, music, playstation2, redoctane
184th played so far Genre: Music Platform: Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Harmonix Publisher: RedOctane Time for a slight step back. We’ve played Beatles: Rock Band before, as well as played something from the same series through DJ Hero. Now it’s back to the game that (mostly) started this whole plastic instrument craze… […]
#626 Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?
Posted: 18th July 2012 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2005, DS, nintendo, puzzle, Strategy
163rd played so far Genre: Puzzle/Strategy Platform: Nintendo DS Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo We have been focusing a lot on arcade shoot ’em ups lately. Due to this we have really fallen behind on handheld games for the sheer reason that… well I don’t really know why to be perfectly honest […]
#635 Drill Dozer
Posted: 27th February 2012 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2005, action, game boy advance, game freak
126th played so far Genre: Action Platform: Game Boy Advance Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Game Freak Publisher: Nintendo Whilst there are many things that we love about this list there are also a large number of obstacles and annoyances along the way. Today’s game, Drill Dozer (designed by Pokémon’s Ken Sugimori), is the first […]
#645 Façade
Posted: 19th November 2011 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2005, independent, interactive fiction, pc
101st played so far Genre: Interactive Fiction Platform: PC Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Michael Mates and Andrew Stern Publisher: N/A After all that celebrating and big names, we now go to something more experimental. Facade (please ignore the lack of cedilla from now on – while it’s in the name, it’s more work for […]
#656 Killer7
Posted: 7th November 2011 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2005, adventure, capcom, gamecube, Grasshopper Manufacture, playstation 2, shoot 'em up
98th played so far Genre: Adventure/Shoot ’em Up Platform: Gamecube/PS2 Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Grasshopper Manufacture Publisher: Capcom Suda51 is one messed up dude. Yes, with three years of a psychology degree I have come to this conclusion that this huge figure in gaming probably has a screw loose somewhere in the depths of […]
#630 Call of Duty 2
Posted: 10th October 2011 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2005, call of duty, first person shooter, infinity ward, pc, xbox 360
91st game played so far Genre: First-Person Shooter Platform: PC/Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Infinity Ward Publisher: Activision Whenever you launch a new console you really need that killer app to make sure you can tie in gamers early. Like how the original Xbox had Halo, which we will be covering very soon, […]