List of video games, released before 2005-12-31, released after 2005-01-01
Resident Evil 4
Jan 11, 2005
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★ 4.4
Resident Evil 4 is the sixth installment in the Resident Evil series and is often noted for its departure from the fixed camera angles of earlier titles. It introduced an …
Nintendo GameCube
Shadow of the Colossus
Oct 18, 2005
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★ 4.4
An open-world action/adventure game in which a young wanderer, along with a stolen magical sword and his steed companion, trespasses a cursed land, makes a deal with an ancient being …
PlayStation 2
Psychonauts
Apr 19, 2005
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★ 4.0
Psychonauts is a platform-adventure game developed by Double Fine Productions and released in 2005. It follows Razputin “Raz” Aquato, a young psychic who runs away from the circus to attend …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
Xbox
Xbox 360
Xbox One
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God of War
Mar 22, 2005
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★ 4.0
God of War is an action-adventure hack-and-slash video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). Initially launched for the PlayStation 2, the game stands …
PlayStation 2
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Oct 31, 2005
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★ 4.2
Star Wars: Battlefront II is the sequel to Star Wars: Battlefront. It is a high-selling Star Wars video game following the many adventures of several characters. The two games are …
Kingdom Hearts II
Dec 22, 2005
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★ 4.4
Kingdom Hearts II is an action role-playing game, and the primary entry to the series since the 2002 Disney Interactive and Square collaboration. The game's setting is a collection of …
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
F.E.A.R.
Oct 17, 2005
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★ 3.8
"F.E.A.R." (First Encounter Assault Recon) is a critically acclaimed first-person shooter game released in 2005, developed by Monolith Productions and published by Sierra Entertainment. Blending psychological horror with intense combat, …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
Oct 27, 2005
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★ 3.4
Originally planned as a section of the Highway 17 chapter of Half-Life 2, Lost Coast is a playable technology showcase that introduces High Dynamic Range lighting to the Source engine.
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Sep 15, 2005
· Expanded Game
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★ 4.3
Meet Phoenix Wright, the rookie defense lawyer new to the scene with the wildest cross-examination skills in town! Take on five intriguing cases to reveal dramatic, stunning, and even comical …
Nintendo DS
Mario Kart DS
Nov 14, 2005
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★ 3.9
Mario Kart DS is the continuation of the long running racing game series that began on the Super Nintendo. It features 16 new tracks as well as 16 tracks from …
Nintendo DS
Wii U
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Nov 15, 2005
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★ 4.1
Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a single-player racing video game and the ninth installment in the Need for Speed series, following Underground 2. The game centers on street-racing gameplay, …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Xbox 360
Fable: The Lost Chapters
Sep 20, 2005
· Expanded Game
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★ 3.9
Fable was expanded and rereleased as Fable: The Lost Chapters for Xbox and Windows PC platforms in September 2005. The game was later ported to Mac OS X by Robosoft …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Xbox
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Dec 1, 2005
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★ 3.8
I returned home expecting peace. Instead, I found my kingdom ravaged by war and my people enslaved. Now I am a fugitive, hunted by hostile armies and plagued by a …
Call of Duty 2
Oct 25, 2005
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★ 3.8
"Call of Duty 2" is a first-person shooter developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision, serving as the highly acclaimed sequel to the original "Call of Duty." Released in …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Xbox 360
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
Feb 17, 2005
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★ 4.2
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening is a prequel to the first Devil May Cry. The game plays very differently from its predecessors, as it puts much more emphasis on …
PlayStation 2
Indigo Prophecy
Sep 16, 2005
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★ 3.5
Indigo Prophecy is an action-adventure game that involves the player in making decisions to alter the narrative. The name change in North America was made to avoid confusion with Michael …
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Oct 25, 2005
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★ 4.0
Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new tools to manage and expand …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Feb 17, 2005
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★ 3.8
Chaos has erupted throughout the galaxy. As a leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihalate the enemy. Your squad will …
Age of Empires III
Oct 18, 2005
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★ 3.5
In this highly anticipated next installment in the Age of Empires franchise from Ensemble Studios, Age of Empires III places players in the time period of roughly 1500–1850, picking up …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Mar 28, 2005
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★ 4.0
You are Sam Fisher, the NSA's most elite black-ops agent. To achieve your mission you will kill from close range, attack with your combat knife, shoot with the prototype Land …
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
Nov 17, 2005
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★ 3.8
You, a regular human, find yourself trapped in the body of a Pokémon in a world inhabited by Pokémon. Without any other choice, you go on rescue missions through randomly …
Game Boy Advance
Wii U
Jade Empire
Apr 12, 2005
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★ 3.8
Set in an ancient world inspired by mythical China, Jade Empire lets you train under your master's watchful eye as you learn powerful martial arts and mystical powers. When danger …
Xbox
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Nov 28, 2005
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★ 3.8
The famous Mario Brothers return in this sequel to the humorous Superstar Saga. In this adventure, Princess Peach takes a trip in a time machine, but when it returns, there's …
Nintendo DS
Wii U
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Nov 16, 2005
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★ 3.6
Investigate crime scenes, collect evidence, and bring to light the murderers terrorizing the city as Detective Ethan Thomas. With danger lurking around every corner, you’ll need whatever weapons you can …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Xbox 360
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Nov 23, 2005
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★ 3.9
Players move into a living, breathing world inside the Nintendo DS...and then invite their friends to visit from anywhere on earth. In Animal Crossing: Wild World, the sequel to the …
Nintendo DS
Wii U
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Apr 20, 2005
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★ 4.3
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD, and published by Nintendo for the GameCube home console in 2005. It …
Nintendo GameCube
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
Dec 22, 2005
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★ 4.7
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence continues the Metal Gear Solid series tradition of follow-up enhanced, international version releases. Subsistence's online multiplayer component, titled Metal Gear Online, consists of five tournament-style …
PlayStation 2
LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
Apr 2, 2005
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★ 3.8
LEGO Star Wars blends the unique world of LEGO with the adventure of Star Wars, for unforgettable action and fun. Live the most popular moments from The Phantom Menace, Attack …
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Aug 25, 2005
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★ 4.1
Draw the correct magic seal quickly, or your enemies will never die! Fight and explore through one of the largest castles ever seen in the series! Race another player through …
Nintendo DS
Tales of the Abyss
Dec 15, 2005
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★ 4.1
This entry in Namco's popular Tales series takes place in a world where prophecies clue people in to future happenings. Tales of the Abyss boasts a revolutionary new free roaming …
PlayStation 2
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Aug 4, 2005
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★ 3.8
Pokemon XD is a sequel to the role-playing game Pokémon Colosseum. You'll play as Michael, a Pokémon trainer who is trying to thwart the evil Cipher. Cipher plans to control …
Nintendo GameCube
Day of Defeat: Source
Sep 26, 2005
· Remake
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★ 3.4
Day of Defeat offers intense online action gameplay set in Europe during WWII. Assume the role of infantry, sniper or machine-gunner classes, and more. DoD:S features enhanced graphics and sounds …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Oct 24, 2005
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★ 3.5
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is an action-adventure game set in Liberty City in 1998, serving as a prequel to Grand Theft Auto III. Players assume the role of …
PlayStation Portable
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault
Sep 23, 2005
· Expansion
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★ 3.7
This expansion adds all-new units and strategies to the exciting gameplay offered by Dawn of War. The Imperial Guard brings new weaponry, including heavy armor, new troop units as well …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Tekken 5
Feb 25, 2005
· Expanded Game
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★ 3.9
The home version of Tekken 5 came with new character customization options and a beat 'em up mode called Devil Within.
PlayStation 2
Ultimate Spider-Man
Sep 22, 2005
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★ 3.7
Ultimate Spider-Man is an action-adventure game based on the comic series of the same name. Players can control either Spider-Man or Venom, each with distinct abilities and combat styles. The …
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Jan 25, 2005
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★ 3.5
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is set in the fictional Oddworld universe, differing in many ways from the preceding installment. The game incorporates two basic genres: third-person platforming action and first-person shooter. …
Super Mario Strikers
Nov 18, 2005
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★ 3.7
Super Mario Strikers is the first game in the Mario Strikers series, it features a version of soccer without referees and rules and has power-ups and special strikes which count …
Nintendo GameCube
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
Sep 26, 2005
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★ 4.1
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves is a stealth-action platformer developed by Sucker Punch Productions and released for PlayStation 2 in 2005. The game follows Sly Cooper and his crew as …
PlayStation 2
Serious Sam II
Oct 11, 2005
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★ 3.3
The iconic Serious Sam brings his trademark relentless intensity to this bigger, bolder, more colorful sequel to the classic Serious Sam: First and Second Encounters! Tasked with rescuing the universe …
Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Xbox
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
Apr 4, 2005
· Expansion
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★ 3.3
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil (commonly abbreviated to as RoE) is an expansion pack for Doom 3 developed by Nerve Software and id Software and released on April 4, 2005. …
Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Xbox
Killer7
Jun 9, 2005
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★ 4.0
Sneak into a world of underground assassins as Harman Smith, a man who manifests 7 deadly personalities, the killer7. Take control of this distinct murderers' row as they hunt down …
Nintendo GameCube
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 2
Gun
Nov 5, 2005
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★ 3.4
GUN is a realistic epic action/adventure that lets gamers experience the brutality of the lawless West.
Nintendogs
Aug 22, 2005
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★ 3.1
A real-time pet simulation game developed and published by Nintendo, Nintendogs was a runaway hit with DS owners.
Nintendo DS
Quake 4
Oct 18, 2005
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★ 3.2
Quake 4 is a action shooter game which serves as the another chapter in the Quake series.
Shadow the Hedgehog
Nov 15, 2005
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★ 2.5
The world is in peril as forces, both good and evil, make a play for the powerful Chaos Emeralds. In Shadow the Hedgehog, you can control Shadow and choose which …
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Jul 4, 2005
· Remake
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★ 3.9
A complete 3D reimagining of the 16-bit console classic "Ys III: Wanderers From Ys," Ys: The Oath in Felghana is a fast-paced action role-playing game with tight controls, Metroidvania-style exploration …
Legacy Mobile Device
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation Portable
Samorost 2
Dec 8, 2005
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★ 3.5
Samorost2, the sequel to free browser based game Samorost1 is a short point-and-click adventure in which you must help out a little space gnome as he searches for his dog, …
We Love Katamari
Jul 6, 2005
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★ 4.3
We Love Katamari, is a third-person puzzle-action video game where the player controls the Prince, the 5-centimeter-tall son of the god-like entity the King of All Cosmos, who rolls around …
PlayStation 2
Sniper Elite
Sep 30, 2005
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★ 2.9
Sniper Elite is a third-person action strategy game with a focus on sniping. The player takes on the role of an American agent working for the OSS (the organization that …
Battlefield 2
Jun 21, 2005
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★ 3.8
In Battlefield 2, players will choose to fight for one of three military superpowers: the United States, the Chinese, or the newly formed Middle East Coalition. Armed with the latest …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Destroy All Humans!
Jun 21, 2005
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★ 3.4
Destroy All Humans! is an action-adventure video game that stands as the inaugural entry in the Destroy All Humans! franchise. It unfolds in 1959 in the United States. The game …
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 4
Xbox
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Nov 8, 2005
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★ 2.4
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth title in the Harry Potter franchise. It has a unique feel and gameplay with elements not present in any other …
La-Mulana
May 27, 2005
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★ 3.5
La-Mulana is a 2D side-scrolling platform game, first released on May 27, 2005 in Japan for Microsoft Windows that features graphics and an interface inspired by MSX games. The game …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Oct 24, 2005
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★ 3.5
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth combines an action-horror game with a fairly realistic and immersive first-person shooter, with good stealth elements. The game is based on the …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Xbox
Darwinia
Mar 4, 2005
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★ 2.9
The world of Darwinia is a virtual themepark, running entirely inside a computer network and populated by a sentient evolving life form called the Darwinians. Unfortunately Darwinia has been overrun …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Ratchet: Deadlocked
Oct 25, 2005
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★ 3.8
Ratchet: Deadlocked is the fourth game in the Ratchet & Clank series by Insomniac Games. Deadlocked is different in its counterparts in that it focuses more on shooting than platforming …
PlayStation 2
Dungeon Siege II
Aug 16, 2005
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★ 3.6
It’s been a generation since you vanquished the evil that plagued the Land of Ehb, and now…a new menace has awakened. In Dungeon Siege II, the sequel to the best-selling …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
May 5, 2005
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★ 3.1
Third-person action/adventure game, Star Wars: Episode III, delivers the ultimate Jedi action experience as Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi join forces in fierce battles and heroic lightsaber duels until one's …
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
Xbox
Shadowgrounds
Nov 11, 2005
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★ 2.5
Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)