The original Microsoft Xbox (2001) had to have its exclusives to compete with the Sony PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube. At the time these games were part of what made the original Xbox unique a lot of FPS, Racing, Star Wars games and Sega exclusives. Since then, some games were re-released on PC while others were previously ported from the PC library. Others were also ported to various devices but never to the PS2 or GameCube. A part of these games are also imports released in Japan or Europe only. Some of these games are region exclusives only playable on a modified Xbox. Learn how to soft-mod the Original Xbox.
In Advent Rising, a common legend pervades the galaxy--that one day humans will deliver the universe. Many view humans as the messiah, a symbol of hope, or fantastical creatures, but the Seekers view them as enemies that must be destroyed. In third- and first-person points of view, you'll realize what it means to be truly human as you delve into an intergalactic saga. Advent Rising sets you on an action-packed adventure where you'll develop superhuman powers, wield an arsenal of high-tech weapons, and command a vast array of futuristic vehicles.
Airforce Delta Storm / Deadly Skies (PAL) / AirForce Delta II (JP)
Strap into your cockpit and blast through the gut-wrenching world of flight combat. Your adrenaline pumps as machine gun fire pelts off your tail, you execute back-breaking barrel rolls and experience dog-fighting action. Take your pick of over 70 planes, including military fighters rendered from actual aircraft. With a full range of extreme missions to numb your senses, AirForce Delta Storm pushes your Xbox to the sky!
Strap into your cockpit and blast through the gut-wrenching world of flight combat. Your adrenaline pumps as machine gun fire pelts off your tail, you execute back-breaking barrel rolls and experience dog-fighting action. Take your pick of over 70 planes, including military fighters rendered from actual aircraft. With a full range of extreme missions to numb your senses, AirForce Delta Storm pushes your Xbox to the sky!
America's Army: Rise of a Soldier is the Xbox version of the tactical first-person shooter developed in conjunction with the US Army. You can create a soldier and advance him or her through an army career from recruit to leader of a Special Forces team. America's Army: Rise of a Soldier also includes online multiplayer, so you can battle up to 16 players over the Internet.
Bowling fans can appreciate AMF Bowling 2004's realistic sound effects, array of gameplay options, and accurate ball, pin, and lane physics. This bowling simulation also lets you create your own bowler and customize your ball's weight, color, and texture. In multiple gameplay modes, such as practice and tournament play, you can find that perfect combination of position, speed, and ball velocity. Showcase your skills against professional bowlers or against a friend.
Rip the ultimate line on wide-open, real mountains packed with challenges. Whether you hit the cliffs, grind fallen trees, jib the rainbow tree rail, or take the hidden paths, you decide where and how you go down. While you pull off insane tricks on rails, kickers, and half pipes, remember to pose for roaming photographers and camera crews. With enough exposure, you'll find your face on magazine covers and videos and even become an international media superstar.
Amped 2 offers a freestyle snowboarding experience with a large and varied trick library. You'll explore vast areas of wide-open, real mountains packed with terrain parks. Play head-to-head with friends in the various multiplayer modes. When you're ready to take it to the next level, connect to Xbox Live to check rankings and challenge the world's best virtual riders. Travel the globe, and pull sick tricks in front of sponsors, photographers, and fans. The latest snowboarding magazines or videos feature your photos and demo reels as you become more famous. Climb to the top ranks of the sport, and become a media superstar--all to the sounds of more than 300 killer indie tracks.
Now you can race against some of the world's best-known cars with your own brand of sports car. You'll start off with a small garage, where you can create your own driving machine, and then you can go into business as the up-and-coming sports car manufacturer. Your goal is to build a reputation for your brand by racing your cars against real sports cars. The more races you win the greater pedigree your brand receives. If you consistently win races, you can start a production line, sell your cars, design new vehicles, and continue the cycle.
What do you call a band of gun-toting rebels, including a robot, a madman, a mole, and a criminal mastermind? The answer is Armed & Dangerous, a game that gives you a ragtag crew with an impossible mission: Pull off the biggest heist of all time in the middle of a war. All you have to do is battle your way through dastardly enemies, giant war machines, and an army of psychopathic robots. But don't worry; your team has plenty of ammo and absolutely no common sense.
Arx is the name of an underground urban environment where your special experience begins. A threatening atmosphere has forced Arx inhabitants to take refuge in a dwarf mine, where goblins, trolls and ratmen dwell. Arx Fatalis is an RPG that combines an intriguing story, a deep environment, and a high level of interactivity. You can interact with objects and NPCs, cast spells, solve puzzles, and explore the underground fantasy world.
Young Azurik must learn to control the elements by mastering the ultimate weapon, the Axion. His goal: Restore balance to the universe. As Azurik, you journey through a vast, mysterious land filled with dynamic and dangerous creatures.
Equip yourself with the latest hunting equipment including bows, rifles, shotguns, and defensive firearms and take to 10 real-life regions!
Bicycle Casino 2005 captures all of the glamour and excitement of high-stakes gaming and brings it straight from the Vegas Strip to your PC. Play your favorite games of chance--including Blackjack, Poker, Roulette, and Slots--at Treasure Island, the Mirage, and the Bellagio, one of the Strip's most beautiful and romantic resort casinos. Earn "comp" awards through 21 of your favorite casino games or try the Ultimate Casino Challenge. This is your chance to be a virtual high roller.
The protectors of good are ready to destroy all that is evil! Battle against the Dark Lord in an effort to save the world of Zedan. With 20 different characters, 26 levels, four-player gameplay, and non-stop, hack-and-slash action, Black Stone: Magic and Steel is the must-have action and roleplaying game on Xbox!
Blinx is a cat on a mission to fix glitches in time. With the aid of his trusty and powerful Time Sweeper, Blinx must recover lost time crystals, fight Time Monsters, and ultimately rescue a kidnapped princess. Visit nearly 40 levels in warped-reality worlds inspired by Venice, canyons, caves, ancient ruins, and even the works of artist MC Escher. You can also buy gear and power-ups, which enhance gameplay performance, or you can purchase enhanced versions of the Time Sweeper.
Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space continues the adventures of Blinx, a heroic cat with the ability to make time slow, fast-forward, rewind, or stop. In this sequel, Blinx and his squad of tough, agile cats use their time-control powers to battle menacing time monsters, outmaneuver the criminal pig gang, and discover why time is disappearing. You can play as Blinx or his rivals--the sneaky pigs--who are equipped with the ability to morph and control space. Blinx 2 also features cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes.
Ambushed and left for dead by your evil brother, your consuming passion is revenge. Commanding a series of increasingly lethal gunboats, you'll go ship-to-ship in high-speed, high-stakes combat in a desperate big to preserve freedom on the Dragon Seas.
World Billiards Tournament: Break Nine is a Sports game, developed and published by ASK, which was released in Japan in 2002.
Trapped inside a mysterious laboratory and unable to remember his past, Derrick Cole discovers his extraordinary powers as he fights for survival against a determined military faction and a legion of seemingly invincible superhuman warriors. Breakdown is a science fiction thriller combining the best elements of shooters and fighters into a comprehensive first-person action adventure game. High-end, real-time rendered graphics reveal Breakdown's intense storyline and brings an unprecedented level of realism to the gameplay experience. The game features fierce hand-to-hand and weapons-based combat, challenging puzzles, surreal dream sequences, advanced AI, and massive, detailed environments for exploration.
(exclusive to North America, it was released on PS2 in Europe)
The murder of an underground hacker in Paris is just the beginning of this extraordinary adventure for George Stobbart and Nico Collard in Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon. Powerful seismic events shake the world, and an ancient conspiracy, the Secrets of the Templars, and a fiendish source of pure evil are responsible. As George, and later Nico, you will solve puzzles and find clues to move closer to the truth behind the murder. From the jungles of the Congo to the deceptive calm of the English countryside and gothic castles, time is running out for Earth, and only you can save it.
You are Bruce Lee, legendary martial arts master. Your father has been kidnapped, your monastery desecrated, and the mystical Golden Relic - keeper of the ancient martial arts secrets - has been stolen. Investigate the mysterious Black Lotus crime organization and the beautiful and deadly Dragon Lady. Use your mastery of Jeet Kune Do to punch, kick, block and combo as you fight hordes of thugs and crime bosses. In this compelling blend of epic adventure and intense fighting action you finally get the chance to be Bruce Lee.
Take control of any one of four highly specialized super-commandos in Brute Force, an action-packed sci-fi, squad-based shooter game. Whether the encounter requires stealth, tactics, sniping, or just brute force, the team is ready and able. The game combines the intensity of a shooter game with the cunning strategies of team-based tactical combat. Play solo through six worlds in the extensive single-player campaign, or play co-operatively with up to three friends via split-screen or System Link. A multitude of competitive death-match modes with up to eight players; and downloadable new content, including campaigns, mission, and maps; keep the game fresh for replay-ability.
Step into the shoes of Buffy Summers, Sunnydale's hottest vampire slayer. Fight against fierce vampires using cool moves and awesome slayer weaponry. With advice from your watcher Giles, you'll destroy the most fearsome creatures of the night.
C.A.T.: Cyber Attack Team is an Adventure game, published by Hide, which was released in Japan in 2003.
It's time for you to draw upon your skills in exploration, investigation, and combat as you battle the evil incarnate. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth combines both action and adventure elements into a first-person horror experience. You'll combat enemies using the environment, powerful and evil artifacts, Alien technology, and authentic 1920s weaponry. Cthulhu enemies can roam freely around the environment--opening doors and tracking you down single-handedly or in groups. A detailed damage and healing system breaks down the healing process into conditions and treatments.
Welcome to the world of extreme watercraft racing. Carve takes you and your teammate around the globe to battle watercraft racing teams vying for the top-rank position. Exotic locales and intense weather and wave conditions make for challenging courses. Master eight individual racing styles along with signature tricks that can be performed off the ramp or on the water. Showcase your talent in five challenging tournaments or against three of your friends in split-screen multiplayer mode.
Championship Manager Season: 02/03 is a Soccer Management game, developed by Sports Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive, which was released in Europe in 2002.
Take to the streets of Chicago as one of Al Capone's notorious enforcers. Choose from a variety of authentic gangster weapons and make your opposition an offer they can't refuse. You'll need these weapons, along with your character's special moves, to survive intense action scenarios such as bombing rival breweries or saving Capone himself. In addition to single-player missions, Chicago Enforcer features multiplayer modes that support up to eight players via Xbox Live.
The most wanted man in the universe comes to your neighborhood in The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay. Set before the events of two movies, The Chronicles of Riddick and Pitch Black, the game tells the story of Riddick's escape from the previously inescapable maximum security prison Butcher Bay, which is home to the most violent prisoners in the galaxy. Battle your enemies in first-person or third-person views using shooting, stealth, or hand-to-hand combat. With Riddick's eye-shine, you can easily see through the dark to take out your foes.
Assume the role a Black Ops soldier recruited by the US military's experimental Sentinel program. Your only tools are the intelligent Sentinel combat suit and the multifunction OIWC assault rifle, a weapon of unparalleled versatility and power. The military scientist responsible for the Sentinel Technology is missing in the Balkans. You must join forces with the Rebels to expose the enemy and locate your quarry before the Sentinel Technology falls into hostile hands.
Cold War follows a freelance journalist who finds himself in the midst of an international conspiracy that aims to control the U.S.S.R. Twelve hours after arrival in Moscow for a routine story, he has been stripped of all possessions, beaten unconscious, and thrown into the KGB's political prison. Now you must match wits and strength against the powerful Russian enemy using only recovered weapons and improvised gadgets to eliminate opponents. Whether you choose to evade or overcome elite Soviet forces, you must defeat the conspiracy before you're sent to a Siberian prison camp or killed.
Terrorist acts have prompted the US government to call for the help of stronger military forces. As part of Task Force 121, you must travel to a variety of locations--such as the jungle, an oil rig, and an exotic island--to stop the terrorists before they become even more powerful. To survive, you must master military techniques and weapons, including pistols, assault rifles, grenade launchers, shotguns, sniper rifles, and more.
The naughty squirrel returns to the Xbox in a new team-based shooter, Conker: Live and Reloaded. This sequel features both multiplayer deathmatch and campaign modes, which can be played via Xbox Live and system link. Now you and your friends can compete as one of six combat specialists across multimission campaigns. Whether you battle in the past or in the future, this game promises more action and humor during warfare. Also included in the game is the original Conker's Bad Fur Day, which has been re-created for the Xbox.
Counter-Strike, the popular online action game and first-person shooter for the PC, makes its console debut on Xbox and Xbox Live. Challenge other players in intense team-based multiplayer action in two thrilling game types--Bomb Defusal and Hostage Rescue--via Xbox Live or System Link. More than 20 real-life weapons, including shotguns, sniper rifles, pistols, are part of your military artillery. Get ready for the most graphically advanced version of the Counter-Strike series to date.
The yellow cab is back on the streets of America. Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller lets you get behind the wheel with one of four new characters, each with his or her own trademark attitude and new set of wheels. Your job is to cruise around popular locations to pick up wacky customers so that you can amass the highest number of tips. Whether you're making crazy money in Glitter Oasis, conquering the new batch of minigame challenges, or trying out new tricks in the old stomping grounds of the West Coast and the Small Apple, Crazy Taxi 3 offers wild automotive action.
Travel thousands of years into the future to the galaxy Theophilus. As Sho, your job is to solve the mystery of countless murders that have been committed by an invading alien force. Along the way, you'll decimate hordes of alien creatures and liquid-morphing enemies with customized blaster rifles and plasma swords. Summon the power of Neo-Psionics to blast through hordes of alien menaces in a single move. Now, with Crimson Sea's Phantom Sensor System, use sound and touch to discover the hidden enemy.
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge combines thrilling aerial combat with the swashbuckling style of a Hollywood action-adventure movie. Set in an alternate 1930s world of gunship diplomacy and sinister intrigue, the game lets you pilot powerful aircraft--armed with detonator cannons, tesla guns, or remote-controlled rockets--against nefarious air pirates and behemoth war zeppelins. As the daring air pirate Nathan Zachary, leader of the infamous Fortune Hunters, you take off on a high-flying adventure, filled with daring escapes and damsels in distress.
What do a murdered woman, a slain police officer, and a mysterious arson case have in common? Enter the gritty world of CSI and search for the answer with Grissom, Catherine, and the entire Crime Scene Investigation team. As a new recruit, you'll have to learn how to use all of the investigator tools, including cotton swabs, rubber gloves, and plaster molds. Armed with high-powered forensic equipment and razor-sharp wits, delve deep into the mysteries of five baffling crime scenes to reveal the truth.
(exclusive to North America, it was released on PS2 in Europe)
Step into the shoes of Dr. Darien Dane or his assistant Victoria Sutton as you investigate the mysterious disappearance of an ancient sacred Egyptian statue from the British Museum. Protected by an evil curse, the statue can cause madness or violent death, raise the dead, and animate diabolical objects. Now it's up to you to find and return the cursed statue to the pyramid where it was left long ago. But beware of your surroundings, for nearly anything can come alive and try to kill you, even the most insignificant of objects.
Daemon Vector is a Beat-'Em-Up game, developed and published by Xpec, which was released in Asia in 2004.
The Dance Dance Revolution franchise debuts on the Xbox in an all-new game with new songs, licensed music, and new game modes. Designed especially for the Xbox, the revolution goes online with Xbox Live support, offering a host of new downloadable features. The game also allows you to customize dance steps in Edit mode and exercise in Work Out mode. With robust options, modes, and great music, Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix is a complete dancing package.
The dance revolution continues on the Xbox with Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2. This sequel features new gameplay modes, exclusive songs, and enhanced Xbox Live support. Now you can compete head-to-head with other dancers nationwide, conduct online tournaments, and upload content, in addition to downloading new songs, dance steps, and characters. The game also includes new game modes, including Team Battles (in which two pairs of players face off against each other) and Synch (a cooperative two-player mode where players must match up their steps while mastering the song).
Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3 allows players to compete online and go head-to-head with other DDR fans from around the globe, talk live to other DDR players as well as download new songs and other content. Ultramix 3 also features never-before-seen offline modes that cater to the casual, beginner and advanced dancers. 'Freestyle Mode' lets newcomers to the series dance to any song without having to follow specific dance steps on the screen. Although players are not beholden to any choreographed moves, the game recognizes their dance patterns and will reward players for completing different step combinations. More seasoned players can enjoy the 'Quest Mode' where they can travel from city to city and build the ultimate dance team by completing challenging songs and routines. The game's 'Jukebox Mode' allows players to enjoy more than 65 upbeat tracks from the game and use them as background music. By serving up the hottest dance tunes, comprised of remixes, dance anthems and popular hits, DDR keeps everyone moving and grooving. DDR also returns with the classic 'Workout Mode,' which gives gamers a method to track the progress of their dance/exercise routines and see how many calories they have burned.
The hottest revolution and bestselling video game in the music game category delivers its best dance performance yet on the Xbox with Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4. Jam-packed with new features, modes, music and gameplay, ULTRAMIX4 offers incredible content for casual, beginner and advanced dancers. For first time players, Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX4 is the perfect introductory game in the series with new tutorials and super-easy levels to make anyone a dancing machine. Over 65 new songs, including licensed songs, popular hits and dance remixes exclusive for the Xbox. New HOW TO PLAY, TRIAL and SUPER EASY modes aimed at first-time players and beginners. New enhancements to existing modes, including Quest Mode, Party Mode, Jukebox Mode. Full Xbox Live functionality - take part in online competitions, download songs and dance steps, upload content, compete head-to-head, and view internet rankings. Edit Mode now allows you to edit the background videos as well as the dance steps to any song. Compatible with all previous downloadable song packs on Xbox Live from DDR ULTRAMIX, DDR ULTRAMIX2 and DDR ULTRAMIX3 - 75 downloadable songs in total.
Dancing Stage Unleashed, or DS Unleashed, was released by Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH to the European Xbox audience on March 12, 2004. A sister release to the North American Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix, it features the same look and feel and the same options as Ultramix, including online play and content download through Xbox Live. Unleashed has a unique soundtrack and features music from Big Brovaz, Blondie and The Wonder Stuff as well as original tracks from Konami's in-house artists.
Dancing Stage Unleashed 2, or DS Unleashed 2, was released by Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH to the European Xbox audience on May 13, 2005. Featuring tracks from Donna Summers,Basement Jaxx and The Jam as well as original music from Konami. Unleashed 2 has support for multiplayer up to 4 players at a time, and up to 16 players at a time online through Xbox Live. Party Mode features new modes of play such as Mines, Battle, and Quad mode where a single player dances across four pads.
Dancing Stage Unleashed 3 (PAL)
Dancing Stage Unleashed 3, or DS Unleashed 3, was released by Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH to the European Xbox audience on March 17, 2006. The third game in the Xbox series, Unleashed 3 features music from Jamiroquai, Sugababes and Girls Aloud. Konami also added Quest Mode, where players act out the life of a dancer going from city to city across the country earning reputation and entering competitions in order to unlock hidden music and features within the game. Unleashed 3 also features different party modes, online play, and downloadable content through Xbox Live.
Dancing Stage Unleashed 3, or DS Unleashed 3, was released by Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH to the European Xbox audience on March 17, 2006. The third game in the Xbox series, Unleashed 3 features music from Jamiroquai, Sugababes and Girls Aloud. Konami also added Quest Mode, where players act out the life of a dancer going from city to city across the country earning reputation and entering competitions in order to unlock hidden music and features within the game. Unleashed 3 also features different party modes, online play, and downloadable content through Xbox Live.
Now you can experience the best elements of the Western genre, brought straight from the silver screen to the Xbox. Dead Man's Hand is a first-person shooter set in the Wild West. You assume the role of El Tejon, a master gunslinger who seeks vengeance. As the story unfolds, you pursue members of "The Nine," a gang of ruthless outlaws who betrayed you and left you for dead. Gunslinging, bar brawls, horseback action sequences, train chases, and epic showdowns are just part of the historic feel to this bona fide Old West adventure.
Dead or Alive returns to take fighters to the next level. The third installment of the series features new characters, interactive environments, and all-new lighting effects. Explore the many expansive levels in single-player mode or battle against up to four players in multiplayer mode. The destructible environments, kinetic tag-battle feature, and all-new fighters make Dead or Alive 3 a worthy entry in the series.
Dead or Alive Ultimate combines the original Dead or Alive with a redesigned Dead or Alive 2 and takes the series online for the first time. Both games can be played on Xbox Live, which enables you to test your fighting skills against gamers from around the world. The new Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate features episodes from the characters' pasts that reveal new details surrounding some of the most popular characters. Enhanced graphics and new stages, costumes, and fighting moves are also included in this Ultimate edition.
The girls of Dead or Alive are back and better than ever in Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball. But this time around the girls are throwing on their bikinis to go head-to-head in outrageous games of beach volleyball. It's time to get up close with the ladies as they set and spike their way to the championship title on the tropical beach resort, Zack Island. The points you receive on the court enable you to customize your characters with over 100 swimsuits and accessories. At night, Zack Island becomes a haven for nightlife activities including an island casino and a radio station with all your favorite sand and surf tunes.
Enter a brutal fighting sport where only the fastest and toughest players are victorious. Deathrow combines the fast gameplay of third-person action games, the intensity of fighting games, and the cooperative team play and gritty roughness of rugby. The object of Deathrow is to win matches by any means necessary, either by scoring as many points as possible before time runs out or by severely injuring your opponents and removing them from the field of combat. Engage in fierce hand-to-hand combat against your friends, enemies, or intelligent AI opponents that don't just get mad--they get even.
In Dronez, you'll lead Sid or Eva on a mission to free mankind from the V-Space network, which controls the near future. V-Space is dominated by DroneZ, cyberinsects who forbid people to disconnect. With the help of a hacker who lives in the real world, you must move to and from network memory locations while avoiding lasers to stay alive. Defeat the computer enemy protections with rapid fire weapons, free-aiming weapons scanners, and a variety of bonus powers.
Approximately 20 years after the events depicted in Deus Ex, the world is only beginning to recover from a catastrophic depression. During this chaotic period of recovery, several religious and political factions see an opportunity to reshape a worldwide government to their agendas. In this techno nightmare, take part in the dark struggle to raise the world from its own ashes. With biotech modifications, you gain the ability to see through walls, leap 40 feet into the air, or regenerate critical injuries. Whether you prefer the path of violence or nonviolence, Deus Ex: Invisible War offers multiple solutions to problems and allows for radically different styles of play.
More than 500 years in the future, you and your partners embark on a search-and-rescue mission to piece together a spacecraft's mysterious reappearance after a 300-year absence. Armed with hyperspeed booster units and an arsenal of futuristic weaponry, you'll confront ferocious space mutations and evolved forms of dinosaur creations. On this dynamically changing galactic ship, it's up to you to change the spaceship layout, collect objects, and solve puzzles to achieve your objectives.
Dinosaurs were recently discovered on the islands of Guiana, but they may soon suffer the same fate as their ancestors. In the Amazon interior, you'll join a large rescue operation to save dinosaurs from an impending volcano eruption. You'll have pistols, shotguns, and sniper rifles loaded with tranquilizers to ready dinosaurs for transportation, but be careful--some dinosaurs become angry when shot. As you hunt a wide variety of dinosaurs in different environments, you can keep a record of your captures in a diary.
A massive demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's (UAC) Mars Research Facility, leaving only chaos and horror in its wake. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of evil monsters. The path is dark and dangerous, but you'll have an array of weapons--including a pistol, a chainsaw, grenades, and more--to use for protection.
Reload your weapons for the first expansion pack to Doom 3. In Resurrection of Evil, you'll return to the abandoned facilities of Mars to investigate a mysterious beacon buried deep in the ruins of an ancient civilization. This time, you can wield new weapons, such as the double-barreled shotgun, and control time and gravity to defeat your enemies, which include six new demons. The expansion also adds all-new eight-player arenas for capture-the-flag matches.
Drake of the 99 Dragons *
Drake is out for revenge in a supernatural Hong Kong world. You'll join Drake in 25 intense missions, as he battles ruthless villains and female assassins with an array of firearms, short and long blade weapons, and thrown melee weapons. Use Drake's power and agility to slow down the action, fire guns in any direction, and run and backflip off of walls. When you become injured, you can feed on the souls of the dead to replenish your health.
Drake is out for revenge in a supernatural Hong Kong world. You'll join Drake in 25 intense missions, as he battles ruthless villains and female assassins with an array of firearms, short and long blade weapons, and thrown melee weapons. Use Drake's power and agility to slow down the action, fire guns in any direction, and run and backflip off of walls. When you become injured, you can feed on the souls of the dead to replenish your health.
Dreamfall continues the story of "The Longest Journey," one of the most critically acclaimed adventure games ever made, and brings adventure gaming into a new era. Focusing on story and characters, Dreamfall features unparalleled 3D visuals, advanced character animations, stunning audio, and innovative gameplay - wrapped in a unique and magical ambience. Dreamfall is set in the 23rd Century, where a young woman accidentally uncovers a conspiracy related to dreams; a conspiracy that may herald the destruction of the twin worlds of science and magic. Confronted by mysteries that she cannot resolve on her own, she must seek assistance from the one person who might have the answers: April Ryan, the heroine of "The Longest Journey."
Dungeons & Dragons Heroes is the first Dungeons & Dragons-branded experience created for the Xbox. Built from the ground up, this action RPG takes you on journey through a world filled with magic and monsters, treasures and traps, and good and evil. Your perilous quests take you through alternate planes of existence with dungeons and gemstones. Improve your skills as one of four distinct characters: Fighter, Wizard, Cleric, or Thief. The game offers both single-player or cooperative multiplayer gameplay with up to four players. Dungeons & Dragons Heroes gives you a chance to taste victory as only a true hero can.
The third chapter of the Elder Scrolls series lets you play any kind of character you can imagine. Be the noble hero embarking on an epic quest or an insidious thief rising to leadership of his guild. Be a malevolent sorcerer developing the ultimate spell of destruction or a reverent healer searching for the cure to a plague. Your actions define your character, and your gameplay changes and evolves in response to your actions. Confront the assassins' guild, and they'll take out a contract on you. Impress them, and they try to recruit you instead. No two sagas are the same in the world of Morrowind.
In the fantasy world of Enclave, a bottomless rift divides the people of the Celenheim and the Outlands. Skirmishes along the border have become more and more frequent and it's only a matter of time before these altercations turn into a full-scale war. Now you must choose whether to lead the desperate people of Celenheim and save them from destruction, or ally with the dark hordes of the Outlands and overrun the Enclave. Whatever you decision, get ready for intense medieval combat featuring different playable characters, five mighty end bosses, and dozens of weapons, objects, and magical items.
ExaSkeleton is an Action game, published by Kiki, which was released in Japan in 2003.
In Fable, every action determines your skill, appearance, and reputation. From childhood to death, you'll age and evolve a hero or villain through the actions you choose and the path you follow--be it good, evil, or in between. Your muscles expand with each feat of strength; your body becomes fatter with gluttony; your skin tans with exposure to sunlight; and your battle wounds turn into scars. Competitive and cooperative heroes, deadly creatures, dynamic weather systems, and deformable environments all exist in the ever-changing land of Fable.
In this role-playing adventure game from Lionhead Studios, every action determines a character's skills, appearance and morality. A character's life story is created from childhood through adulthood and on to old age. One can grow from an inexperienced child into the most powerful being in the world, spoken of by all and immortalized in legend. As additional story and side quests await, so too does the path of righteousness, as well as the life of evil. With every choice, a character transforms into a reflection of his actions and decisions. Age leaves characters wizened and battle leaves characters scarred in the world of Fable: The Lost Chapters.
After escorting an inquisitive journalist to a remote tropical island, Jack Carver finds himself stranded in paradise, hunted by an unrelenting team of highly trained mercenaries. As Jack, you must outwit hordes of mercenaries by using a variety of tactics. Make long-range assaults, set traps, commandeer vehicles, and even develop new skills and abilities to outlast the island's evils so that you can escape with your life. Discover new locations in single-player mode or build your own maps in multiplayer modes.
Jack Carver thought he'd found paradise. But when a gorgeous woman draws him in on a dangerous heist, their sun drenched days take a chilling turn. Hunted for a murder he didn't commit, Jack must draw on his most savage instincts to make his predators his prey. The ultimate predator evolves: Become stronger, faster and more powerful than ever with new and enhanced feral abilities. Power new weapons and vehicles: Destroy enemies with poisonous darts, Molotov cocktails and explosive pipe bombs. Take control of powerful new vehicles like pirate sampan boats, armored technical pickup-trucks and heavy transport trucks. Build an online paradise: Create custom maps to play and share on Xbox Live - backwards compatible with the original Far Cry Instincts. Updated and more customizable multiplayer: Includes the new "Seek and Secure" mode, as well as classic multiplayer modes - Chaos, Team Chaos, Steal the Sample and Predator.
Flight Academy is a Flight Simulation game, developed and published by Aqua Systems, which was released in Japan in 2002.
Forza Motorsport lets you own, customize, and race your favorite cars. You can collect models from more than 60 manufacturers and then race to earn money for upgrades and aftermarket parts. Test-drive your vehicle on various tracks, ranging from the challenging Nurburgring Nordschleife to the streets of Rio de Janeiro. You can even train your own "Drivatars" to use the same racing techniques you do, so they can race for you in competitions or train new drivers on your team. In addition to single-player challenges, the game includes multiplayer modes that are playable via Xbox Live.
Furious Karting brings the speed and excitement of kart racing to your neighborhood. Now you can hop into a kart and speed through city streets, shopping malls, and fantasy tracks. During each race, you'll have special moves, pickups, and tricks to help you pass the competition. In addition to battling rival racers in single-player mode, you can compete against your friends in four-player multiplayer mode. No matter which character you play as, you can develop your own racing style and lead your team to victory.
Fuzion Frenzy combines the continuous, frenetic action of a futuristic street sport with the action-packed fun of minigames set in a dynamic 3D urban environment. The minigames require strategy and skill to conquer and cover a variety of activities, including: playing tag, collecting and stealing orbs, racing spheres, swatting bugs, lighting fireworks, and playing hot potato with dynamite. Six arenas and more than 45 minigames provide plenty of competitive fun for up to four players.
Galleon takes you from the bustling port of Akbah to islands populated with giant monsters, evil slave lords, and damsels in distress. You'll follow Captain Rhama Sabrier as he investigates the origins of a mysterious ship that could hold the key to incredible powers and untold wealth. Rhama's journey takes you to six island locations filled with action, exploration, and challenges. While the landscape can be harsh, you'll have Rhama's backflip and climbing skills and the abilities of your crew members to aid you on your journey.
Select your team, gather your equipment and get ready to lift the International Marker Sports League Cup. Top underground players trained in illegal duelling will help you fight your way to the top of the world. Defeat 28 teams in the single player campaign, then prepare yourself for even more exhilarating mutli-player battles on Xbox Live™!
Do you dare step into a haunted house full of dancing zombies, cursed mummies, and boxing skeletons? Grabbed by the Ghoulies tests your courage as you play as Cooper, a kid on a mission to rescue his kidnapped girlfriend. She's trapped somewhere in the ominous Ghoulhaven Hall, which is rife with monsters, traps, and scares. But don't worry--you'll have more than 100 household objects, including chairs, pool cues, and fire extinguishers, to bash the ghoulies with. But be careful--if you fail to get through Ghoulhaven Hall, you'll become a prisoner there forever.
Exclusive Xbox title featuring single and multi-player action with unparalleled gameplay that delivers a thrilling and realistic paintball experience through the integration of more than 21 licensed pro-players, actual tournament fields, top authentic paintball gear, and design input directly from the pros. The game captures all the true nuances of the sport with intense energy, strategy, teamwork, angles, maneuverability, and accuracy.
Group S Challenge delivers high-performance circuit racing with realism and fast action. In one of more than 50 street machines by a variety of car manufacturers, you'll circle the globe in real-world cityscape courses, including Tokyo, Monaco, and Australia. In Circuit mode, you'll race against challenging competitors for money to upgrade your car. You can even watch your highlights in the Replay Theatre, and then challenge your friend to a split-screen multiplayer race.
GunGriffon takes place in a futuristic world where human factions fight for what's left of the earth's resources. As a renegade soldier, you are part of a group whose prime mission is to take down armored tanks. You'll have your own war machine, a "High Mac" (High-Mobility Armored Combat System) to help you fight ground machines and a battery of armed soldiers. This mech action game boasts full Xbox Live compatibility with a multiplayer online mode and a variety of intense missions.
Gun Metal is a fast-paced, arcade-style action game in which you pilot a mech that can transform into a jet. Use your mech and its advanced weaponry to battle hordes of enemies through 14 different missions.
In Gunvalkyrie players suit up as either Kelly O'Lenmey or Saburota Mishima to battle hideously oversized arachnids with a variety of character-specific weapons. Amidst rock formations housing huge number of aggressive monster approaching from every direction, you must scan the 360-degree area while running and shooting the creatures. It's a race against technology to save the world form complete annihilation!
The follow-up to Half-Life continues the intense action and immersive storytelling from the original and adds more realism and responsiveness. Once again, you play the role of research scientist Gordon Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its resources depleted, and its populace dwindling. With your trusty crowbar and a variety of other weapons at your disposal, Freeman must rescue the world from the wrong he unleashed at Black Mesa.
Enter the mysterious world of Halo, an alien planet shaped like a ring. As mankind's super soldier Master Chief, you must uncover the secrets of Halo and fend off the attacking Covenant. During your missions, you'll battle on foot, in vehicles, inside, and outside with alien and human weaponry. Your objectives include attacking enemy outposts, raiding underground labs for advanced technology, rescuing fallen comrades, and sniping enemy forces. Halo also lets you battle three other players via intense split screen combat or fight cooperatively with a friend through the single-player missions.
The Covenant alien race threatens to destroy all humankind, and the only thing standing in its way is Master Chief, a genetically enhanced supersoldier. Master Chief returns in Halo 2, which features new vehicles, weapons, environments, and more. This time, you can interact with your environment, wield two weapons at the same time, board opponents' vehicles, and even switch sides to play the role of a Covenant Elite. Halo 2 also supports broadband multiplayer action via Xbox Live.
The world's greatest multiplayer game just got better. Take the fight from the streets of Old Mombasa to the islands of Delta Halo to the very edges of the galaxy! The nine new maps included in this pack nearly double Halo® 2's multiplayer arena. Some battlefields feature tight-quartered, intense spaces designed for small-scale mayhem. Others are large-scale, interactive arenas with explosive vehicle combat--perfect for Split Screen, System Link or Xbox Live™.
The Halo Triple Pack combines three Halo Xbox releases into one product. You can play through the original Halo, Halo 2, and the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack. Halo is the popular first-person shooting series in which you can battle alien forces in a variety of indoor and outdoor environments. Halo also features vehicle combat and a variety of multiplayer modes over Xbox Live.
From the darkest corners, cadavers and zombies return to haunt your every move. In The House of the Dead III, you'll plow through the undead with shotgun in hand as you explore a postapocalyptic wasteland. The new shotgun can take out multiple enemies in a single blast. Take out wave after wave of horrific zombies as you travel different routes and discover secrets and hidden areas. The House of the Dead III's time-sensitive gameplay forces you to exterminate your foes as quickly as possible.
Kaylie Winter has trained hard every day for the last 10 years since her parents were murdered. Eager for justice, she joins the group of Hunters as the undead threaten the streets of Ashcroft once again. Now you can play as Kaylie, or any one of the original Hunters, in Hunter the Reckoning: Redeemer and battle heartless zombies, bloodthirsty vampires, and relentless bosses. Fight solo or cooperatively with three other friends and master all the weapons, magical Edges, and special moves of a Hunter.
IHRA Drag Racing 2004 includes some of the best-known drag racing stars and today's hottest cars. Choose from more than 35 vehicles, including classics and late models, and then customize the parts, from tires to transmissions to electronics. You can choose any of top cars and drivers from Top Fuel, Pro Mod, Pro Stock, and Funny Car. Whether you tear up the 1/4- and 1/8-mile road in a single event, a whole season, or head-to-head against a friend, IHRA Drag Racing 2004 gives fans something to cheer about.
Inside Pitch 2003 delivers all the hard slides, bare-handed grabs, and grand slams of a Major League Baseball game. Choose your favorite team and go head-to-head against players that reflect the talent, technique, and style of their real-life counterparts. Realistic players, authentic stadiums, and animated scoreboards immerse you into each ballgame. With Championship Challenges, you can reproduce the most impressive feats of the past season and become the hero. And with a headset, you can talk up your game with Xbox Live's online voice communication.
Iron Phoenix combines team-oriented strategy with weapon-based combat. Warriors emerge to take part in a final battle for the legendary sword known as the Iron Phoenix. In addition to the single-player story, the game delivers 16-player battles through Xbox Live and System Link. Inspired by classic martial arts epics, Iron Phoenix creates a fighting experience that includes rooftop chases, wall-walking, and classic fighting-game combos. Execute bone-crushing moves based on ancient Chinese fighting styles that are motion-captured from real martial artists.
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 threatens, you'll travel across the world, from the harsh mountains of the Land of Howling Spirits to the lush gardens of the Imperial City. In your adventures, you must face powerful human and supernatural foes, learn the exotic and magical martial arts, and discover the darkest secrets of the world. Practice the greatest fighting styles and defeat the most powerful enemies to become a master of martial arts.
The setting is Tokyo, in the year 2024. Featuring unique anime-style graphics and tons of tricks, JSRF: Jet Set Radio Future brings the hippest game ever into a futuristic world. Choose a character, strap on your rocket-powered skates, and immerse yourself in the vast environments. The multiplayer aspects let you work together to reach seemingly unattainable places, create new attacks, and perform astounding stunts. Wherever your adventure takes you, it's all about extreme skating, extreme action, and of course extreme style.
Jockey's Road is an Alt. Sports game, developed by Progress Software and published by Microsoft Game Studios, which was released in Japan in 2002.
As a fight promoter for a troop of Kabuki warriors trying to travel from Edo to Kyoto, your actor/samurai must possess both strength and style. Along the way you will have to fight other Kabuki troops, garner the crowds favor to receive tips, and trade warriors with your defeated counterparts. You will need a very accomplished group of samurai when you arrive in Kyoto to defeat the city's star troop.
From the burned out warehouses, darkened alleys, and gritty streets of Drasuka, Kakuto masters gather to prove themselves in the ultimate fight club. Enter Fist of Fire, the brutal underground tournament whose members erupt in savage fury to kick, gouge, and pummel their way to the top.
Imagine you're a military hero in the Middle Ages, gallantly striking down the enemy and commanding friendly forces. Set 50 years after the events of Kingdom Under Fire, The Crusaders lets you lead hundreds of troops into war, while managing resources, augmenting your forces, and developing your combat strategies. You can choose to play as one of two races, Humans or Dark Legions, and you can select one of several character types within each race. While moving across the continent, you can stop by castles, gain endorsements from feudal lords, hire mercenaries, replenish or change equipment, and more.
Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes is an action strategy game where you can command hundreds of soldiers. You also have spells, golems, and catapults at your disposal as you play through more than 50 campaign missions. The experience and gold that you earn during each battle can be used to train and equip your troops. You can also challenge other gamers online.
Based on famous Arthurian legends, Knight's Apprentice, Memorick's Adventures, tells a story of war, magic, and evil forces. You can explore the game's 19 different levels in four different ways--riding a horse, flying a gryphon, sliding down on a shield, and walking or running. Your hero's skills evolve constantly as you progress through a variety of environments. Use your battle skills to defeat all 26 types of monsters that await you.
Kung Fu Chaos is an entertaining brawler game inspired by the 70s Kung Fu movie era. You fight as one of nine characters--three of which are unlockable--with looks, moves, and taunts based on kung-fu movie icons. Your quest for movie stardom places you on a dynamic movie set, and when the director yells "Action!" you fight against multiple enemies either by yourself or with three friends. Perform over-the-top, Hong-Kong-style combat--including leaps, and flying kicks--and you'll become a star in no time.
Prepare for the Horror... A horrific plague breaks out and mobs of zombies are roaming throughout the tri-state area, killing people at random. You play Jack, a simple farmer who must rise beyond fear, and battle your way through hordes of terrifying undead who are bent on spreading the zombie plague. You encounter a mysterious man named Mr. Kaufman who has established Fiddler's Green, a fortified city, which holds the last of the living. He has offered you a special job, with an exceptional reward. An offer too good to turn down, but will you live long enough to reap the rewards? Based on the George A. Romero film, "Land of the Dead."
Links, the golf franchise for the PC, has been rebuilt--from the ground up--exclusively for the Xbox. Links 2004 delivers one of the most realistic and competitive golf experiences. Through Xbox Live, golf fans worldwide can compete in friendly matches against old golfing buddies or in tournaments against the best golfers in the world. Links 2004 also features top championship courses from around the world and top professionals, including Sergio Garcia
Battle rivals and destroy careers in an epic fight to win the starring role in Hollywood's next big blockbuster. In Loons, there's more to being a big-shot movie star than just memorizing lines--there's backstabbing, sabotage, and showing off. See what puts the tarnish in Tinseltown as four Looney Tunes characters turn screen tests into big-budget melees. You must ruin the competition with props, gags, and gizmos throughout 15 movie sets and seven minigames.
An original title designed for the Xbox video game system, Mad Dash Racing combines high-speed combat racing and 3D adventure action with a crew of motley characters for an insane multi-player competition! Compete in a race for survival against the evil Hex, his dirty minions and your unforgiving friends. Glide across rivers of hot, steaming lava, bash through mammoth boulders, and slide down icy glaciers to beat the other racers and escape Hex's wicked wrath. Do whatever it takes to cross the finish line first from shooting weapon power-ups, planning scheming attacks, or knocking your opponents off track with a sharp elbow nudge.
Magatama is an Action Adventure game, developed by Microsoft Game Studios Japan and published by Microsoft Game Studios, which was released in Japan in 2003.
Magic: The Gathering - Battlegrounds brings the Magic world to life, as a real-time game that combines fighting and strategy. As one of 17 powerful warriors competing in epic one-on-one battles, use your strength and sorcery to survive. You can acquire over 70 different spells throughout your journey, which provide a variety of fighting combinations. With single-player quests, downloadable content, 16 epic arenas, and intense multiplayer action via Xbox Live, experience the world of Magic like never before.
The chase is on as gangsters pursue you through the streets and into the desert. In Maximum Chase, you are LA cop Rick Summer, who begins to uncover a sinister plot to destroy Los Angeles. As you move closer to the truth, you'll find yourself outrunning the police and enemies, shooting out the tires of pursuers, and taking down enemy helicopters. Thankfully, you'll have multiple weapons and vehicles to choose from. Combine driving and shooting to push through 10 levels on the traffic-snarled streets of Los Angeles.
Pilot the most powerful weapon of the 31st century--a 40-foot tall walking tank called a BattleMech. MechAssault is a third-person action shooter that features fully destructible environments, a powerful array of upgradeable BattleMechs, and dynamic mission-based gameplay. MechAssault also includes complete Xbox online and split-screen multiplay capabilities, so you can taunt the competition or strategize with a teammate with full voice communication support. Prepare yourself for some devastating, metal-crunching warfare.
MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf continues the destruction, intense combat, and online play introduced by the first MechAssault game. Set in the 31st century, the game lets you encounter new experiences in the expansive BattleTech world. Choose from a variety of weapons and vehicles--from the stealthy Raptor mech to the mech-jacking BattleArmor--all equipped with different weapon configurations and artillery. Embark on the new single-player campaign, or test your teamwork skills in the online multiplayer arena.
Men of Valor follows an American marine through the early stages of the conflict in Vietnam to the Tet Offensive. In historically accurate scenarios, you must play a variety of roles in which you'll man the door gun on a Huey helicopter, steer a riverboat along enemy-infested shores, battle your way through enemy tunnel complexes, and call down fire as a forward observer. Mission types include pilot rescues, recon patrols, POW rescue, and search-and-destroy ops.
In the futuristic world of Alansas, magic and technology are one. Plagued by war and famine, Alansas has become a post-apocalyptic playground. In the vast underground weapons complex of Force Valley, monstrous cyborg armies are created to wage war on the fields above. In a moment of folly, an experimental cyborg known as 'Magin', escapes and takes over the weapons laboratory and facility. Creating an army of enhanced weapon monsters, Magin entombs the Gods of magic, turning Force Valley into a Metal Dungeon. Now, a group of Cyborgs known as the Enforcers are enlisted to take back the facility, plunge into its depths and root out the evil that awaits. So gear up, level up, and get ready for a horror-filled, futuristic RPG adventure in the Metal Dungeon.
Mold a standard vehicle into the monster car of your dreams. With only $3,000 and seven days, you'll be working overtime in the Monster Garage to get the job done in time and on budget. Based on the TV series on the Discovery Channel, you'll need to plan your monster machine carefully, order parts or create the parts needed and start wrenching away, just like Jesse James and his monster team of experts. Turn a limo into a fire truck or an SUV into a rock crawler. When you have completed your mission--test it against its real-world equivalent. Do you have the skills to take a run-of-the-mill street ride and turn it into an awesome miracle of modern engineering and ingenuity?
Metal Wolf Chaos is a Mech Sim game, developed and published by From Software, which was released in Japan in 2004.
Midtown Madness 3 provides you with madcap, over-the-top racing and driving excitement in two of the world's most fascinating cities: Paris and Washington, D.C. The latest in the Midtown Madness franchise allows you to get behind the wheel of more than 30 vehicles and compete in exciting race modes such as Blitz, Checkpoint, and Cruise. With a robust Career mode, featuring 14 driving careers, Midtown Madness 3 delivers the rush and excitement of street racing.
Moto GP puts you behind the handlebars of some of the fastest machines on two wheels. Take control of any of the bikes and riders from the world of Grand Prix Motorcycle racing, and race across 10 real-world tracks in a variety of game modes. In Grand Prix and Training modes, you can develop your own rider's attributes and then race to unlock tracks, riders, cheats, and bikes. Show off your speed and style in single-player tournaments or multiplayer races.
Moto GP returns with challenging tracks, different gameplay modes, and online play. In MotoGP 2, you'll race against the top 20 riders in the world at speeds of 180mph around turns and corners with your knee inches from the ground. It's up to you to find the perfect combination of rider and bike to suit your style. Races take place on 16 tracks in all weather conditions. Challenge yourself to master these obstacles in all six single-player game modes and in online multiplayer matches for up to 16 players.
Launch into aerial mayhem as an elite Murakumo unit sent to suppress a rampage of renegade mechs. Blaze through cityscapes at supersonic speeds, lock on, and destroy targets with experimental Murakumo weaponry before all is lost.
In Myst IV: Revelation, you can finally learn the fate of Sirrus and Achenar--the two villains first introduced in the original Myst. The brothers have remained trapped in separate prison worlds, abandoned by their father for crimes they had committed. Now you must venture deep inside these worlds, while uncovering the mystery surrounding a little girl's disappearance. As you solve puzzles, take pictures, and interact with other characters, you'll soon understand the villains' motives.
N.U.D.E.@ Natural Ultimate Digital Experiment is a Real-Time Strategy game, developed by RED Entertainment and published by Microsoft Game Studios, which was released in Japan in 2003.
NBA Inside Drive combines NBA end-to-end action with the high-flying acrobatic dunks of Vince Carter and all of the NBA's stars. Stunning graphics put you on all of the NBA arena floors and pits you along side all of your favorite NBA players. Inside Drive is one-touch passing and shooting, combined with the pace and action of real NBA basketball challenges you to bring your best game -- both offensively and defensively. NBA Inside Drive 2002 takes basketball gaming to a new level!
NBA Inside Drive 2003 takes it to the track with intense gameplay, lively commentary, thumpin' hip-hop beats, and perfectly detailed arenas from the NBA. Customize and take your team to the NBA Finals year after year. Develop your players and maximize all the twine-ripping, hard-dunking, fast-breaking, NBA action.
NBA Inside Drive 2004, Microsoft's exclusive basketball game for the Xbox, lets you brush shoulders with some of the biggest NBA superstars on the court. The game includes a wide selection of real-life ballers including Shaquille O'Neal, LeBron James, and Allen Iverson. Now through XSN Sports, you can easily organize teams, leagues, and schedules from a centralized Web site. New "jukes" and post moves will keep the game dynamic, and a revamped defensive game shuts down high-scoring teams. With thumpin' hip-hop beats, online play, and innovative commentary, NBA Inside Drive 2004 stays true to the game.
New Legends is a third-person action game setting man against militia, in a world of tomorrow where both technology and tradition blend to create a rich, and threatening world. It's a thrilling combination of mysticism and machines, of religion and aggression, of blades and bullets.
NFL Fever 2002 combines fast and hard-hitting action with deep season and career modes. Designed exclusively for Xbox, NFL Fever 2002 features stadiums from all 31 NFL teams and enables gamers to participate in up to 25 seasons. Players can amass both individual and team trophies and build their own dynasties, season after season. The fast-playing NFL tempo lets gamers explode through the holes and break loose, just like real NFL players.
The NFL Fever franchise heats up with a uniform and stadium editor, new levels and modes of customization, and online play through Xbox Live. You can play multiple seasons and unlock past Super Bowl championship teams that become on-field opponents in your future schedules. This year's player models now reflect the size, shape, and attitude of real NFL players; and all the tackles, throws, and catches are based on real player moves. Now with Xbox Live, you can challenge players around the world--in games that reflect the home team's weather conditions.
NFL Fever is back and better than ever. The third installment of the Microsoft's exclusive football title for the Xbox, NFL Fever 2004 features XSN Sports support for online play, customizable teams and leagues, and a revamped AI. For the first time in the series, you can create your own leagues, build your own rivalries, and stay plugged into your stats online on your PDA. The game also features significant offensive and defensive adjustments, animated NFL coaches, a brand-new offensive playbook, reworked stadiums, and "Read and Lead" advanced passing. From traditional single-player and multiplayer gaming to league tournament play on Xbox Live, NFL Fever 2004 takes its game to the next level.
NHL Rivals 2004 is a dramatic hockey simulation that immerses gamers into a realistic and exciting hockey experience. With more than 700 motion-captured animations, you can take one-timers, blast slap shots, and dish out the big body checks just like real NHL superstars. You also can settle your hockey grudge matches and create their own rivalries online with Xbox Live and XSN Sports. Control an NHL team on a quest to win the Stanley Cup, or take on your friends in a single game between two bitter rivals.
Battling against eternal darkness, you are Arran, a young wizard embarking on quest filled with explosive spell combat and adventure. Armed with your magical orb and immense spell collection, you age from a young wizard into an older powerful sorcerer. Defeat your enemies with a revolutionary control system: direct movement with one analog stick and aim with the other. Embrace your destiny; restore light to your homeland.
Nightcaster II: Equinox is a vibrant 3D action spell-shooter set in a dark fantasy world. Embark on your adventure as Madelyn, the warrior, or Arran, her husband and the hero of the first Nightcaster. This fast moving adventure features multidirectional spell casting combined with intense melee combat to create an exhilarating and captivating gameplay experience. With more than 35 types of goblins, trolls, dragons, and other enemies to decimate, you will certainly have your hands full.
Ninja Gaiden first debuted in the 1988 and now the young ninja returns. As Ryu Hayabusa, you seek revenge after the Vigor Empire massacres your clan. Skilled in battle actions and ninja moves, you are well prepared to hunt down the Holy Emperor and reclaim the magic sword "Ryuken." Ninja Gaiden features killer gameplay, stunning graphics, and new weapons such as the Dragon Sword, warhammer, shurikens, and nunchakus. Plus, there are massive levels filled with enemies and Xbox Live feature will enable future high score tournaments and downloadable content.
In Ninja Gaiden Black you can reprise the role of Ryu Hayabusa, ninja extraordinaire. This sequel to Ninja Gaiden supplies a new story and new missions, plus two more difficulty settings and cinematic cut scenes that provide background about the protagonist. Ninja Gaiden Black also incorporates the additional content from Hurricane Packs 1 and 2 and includes unlockable content such as the original arcade version of Ninja Gaiden. Ninja Gaiden Black includes online features for keeping track of karma points on the online leader board.
Munch, the Gabbit with "odditude," and his sidekick Abe lead an off-beat revolution to save the world. With their sacred land in jeopardy of being destroyed by the greedy Glukkons, Munch and Abe team up to teach those rascals a lesson by using their chanting prowess to control the enemy, arming themselves with wacky weapons, and acquiring power-ups for extra boosts. You can switch between Munch and Abe at anytime to utilize each character's unique abilities and access certain areas.
In Oddworld Stranger's Wrath, the new chapter the Oddworld series, you'll step into the role of the Stranger--a mysterious bounty hunter who tracks down outlaws for money. Equipped a variety of strange weapons that use small creatures as bullets, you'll explore expansive environments ranging from Old West towns and thick forests to industrial complexes. The game combines first- and third-person action gameplay with familiar Oddworld elements.
Operation Flashpoint: Elite immerses you in realistic Cold War military situations. Not only do you control and command squads and soldiers, but also land, sea, and air vehicles. You'll have access to cars, APCs, tanks, and even military helicopters. The game's open-ended environments let you experience different kinds of gameplay, whether you're commanding a squad, driving tanks, transporting troops, piloting a helicopter, or taking on the role of a sniper.
Suspended between the world of the living and the dead is Raikoh, a skilled warrior from a cursed clan. In Otogi: Myth of Demons, you'll follow Raikoh as he travels through desolate lands to fight hordes of immortal creatures with 12 varieties of magic, a variety of brutal weapons, and more than 10 special demon-slaying items. Raikoh destroys trees, walls, and entire buildings in his quest to purge both the world's demons and his own.
Outlaw Golf: 9 More Holes Of X-Mas is a Golf game, developed by Hypnotix and published by Simon & Schuster, which was released in 2003. *9 More Holes of X-Mas is also an original Xbox exclusive
Outlaw Golf: Holiday Golf is a Golf game, developed and published by Simon & Schuster, which was released in 2002.
From a group of 16 social outcasts, it's up to you to find the perfect team to compete in unfriendly games of beach volleyball. Outlaw Volleyball brings its twisted characters from the Outlaw series to volleyball courts set in a jailhouse, a jungle, and a sewer. In addition to bumping, setting, and spiking, you must throw punches to achieve victory. Outlaw Volleyball provides Xbox Live support, so up to four players around the world can smash balls and beat each other up.
OutRun2 offers arcade racing in a variety of gameplay modes: arcade, mission, live, drifting, and heart attack. In arcade mode, you can race against the clock from Palm Beach to one of five destinations. You can also unlock hidden items in mission mode, drift around corners in drift mode, and charm your passenger with your driving techniques in heart attack mode. OutRun2 also features support for Xbox Live, allowing you to race against up to eight people.
The dragon rises to power once again in Panzer Dragoon: Orta. Dragons, creatures that once ruled the skies, are now mankind's only hope against a dark empire. With humanity at war and on the brink of extinction, it's up to you and your dragon to take to the skies and assist in the rebellion. On the back of your flying friend, you'll become part of intense chases and battles with powerful enemies. In order to defeat the evil empire, you must master multiple weapons, dragon powers, and advanced attacks.
Jack Mason is a burned-out doctor with no will to live, that is, until he nearly dies in a transport crash. Now he and his infected patient are stranded deep within a dangerous prison on Earth. As Mason, you must use your various skills, including sight and sound awareness, to track and outsmart your adversaries. Build your own arsenal of weapons, and enhance them with Weapon Energy Cores. The game's vehicles and customizable weapons come together to create an intense multiplayer experience for both online and offline play.
In the wake of massive air pollution and economic disaster in Tokyo, Japan has relocated its capital. Old Tokyo has become the battleground for a new breed of public entertainment called Rumbling. Observing from a massive airborne viewing station, spectators watch Scoobees battle to the death. More than just high-speed, heavily armed Mechs, Scoobees have an unprecendented stealth capability--turning invisible at will for brief periods of time. The stakes are high. The enemies are ruthless. The action is intense.
Hidden underground for most of your life, you emerge to the surface to explore your supernatural abilities. In a postapocalyptic world rife with monsters and mysterious particles known as "phantom dust," it's up to you to defeat your opponents using your psychic powers, skills, and strategies. Use each level's destructible environments to crush your enemies. Phantom Dust features both single-player and multiplayer modes, including online play via Xbox Live.
The ruthless Captain Barbossa rules the high seas with treasures beyond your wildest dreams. As rogue pirate Jack Sparrow, your mission is to collect enough wealth to lead an attack against the dark captain and his band of undead. Fight, cheat, and steal your way through 20 missions filled with hidden treasures. Among the weapons you'll have to fight your foes are cannons, artillery, and swords. If you have what it takes, you'll soon unravel the mystery of the treacherous skeleton crew.
Get back to nature and experience the struggle of man versus fish in a comprehensive bass-fishing simulation game. Pro Cast Sports Fishing re-creates the in-depth angler strategy involved in landing the biggest fish. Become the top angler in tournament fishing, customize your weather and time settings, and earn points to gather valuable fishing tips and buy the best fishing gear. As you progress, you'll discover hidden secrets that may lead you to the legendary big mouth bass that has spawned fish tales for years.
Cast your line, set your hook, and prepare for a realistic fishing simulation for the Xbox. Pro Fishing Challenge re-creates all the excitement and tension of fishing with four expansive lakes, simulated fish ecology, and variable environmental effects. Participate in a variety of Tournament modes and earn money to buy the latest tackle and equipment, including rods, lines, reels, and lures. With Xbox Live, you can challenge the best anglers around the world over the Internet.
In Project Gotham Racing, it's just as important to look good racing as it to drive fast. You receive "Kudos" points for your style, skill, and willingness to take risks during races. Choose from more than 25 different cars from top manufacturers such as Ferrari, Porsche, and BMW, and compete on 200 city-based circuits. You can also race shoulder-to-shoulder with up to three friends in multiplayer mode. Fun and reward come from focusing equally on speed, flair, and risk-taking.
Project Gotham Racing 2 is a true test of racing skill, style, and daring that rewards you not only for how fast you drive, but also for how you drive fast. Earn Kudos and gain recognition for cornering on two wheels around the Sears Tower in Chicago; power-sliding through the ancient streets of Florence, Italy; or maneuvering along the racing line through the slick streets of Edinburgh, Scotland--all while racing some of the most exotic high-performance vehicles available. You can even challenge other gamers online, using Xbox Live, or take on your friends in a multiplayer race via System Link.
Pure Pinball tests your pinball skills across more than 30 challenges and missions, which span four table layouts inspired by authentic American pinball designs. From the Old West to space, each table layout provides different challenges. You can view the tables in a variety of camera setups, including a complete overview, a close-up on the ball, a traditional scrolling style, or even a setup that lets you follow the ball using a "ball-cam." Share your high scores on Xbox Live with other players from around the world to prove that you're a true pinball wizard.
Shift to the future and compete in racing grudge matches against your archrival and multiple racing opponents. Each of the 16 drivers has their own unique ship, home circuit, and weapons. It takes skill and weapons strategy to master the game's 16 tracks filled with massive jumps and rough terrain. As you acquire more racing trophies, you'll earn higher speeds, special characters, and tracks. Ensure your victory by attacking characters with everything from plasma bolts or tidal waves to nuclear weapons.
Rallisport Challenge delivers an action-packed racing experience by combining four different types of Rally competition into one intense game: Hill Climb, traditional Rally, RallyCros, and Ice Racing. The variety of race types lets you experience traditional rally racing against the clock as well as fierce grudge matches against computer opponents or over a network against friends. With 29 licensed cars (and several bonus vehicles), 48 tracks, realistic AI opponents, and realistic car damage, Rallisport Challenge packs fun and thrills into every race across a variety of terrain.
After spending more than a year in the garage, RalliSport Challenge 2 emerges with more cars and tracks, new race modes, and online multiplay through Xbox Live. You can choose from more than 40 rally cars and race on different tracks from Australia, the frozen Nordic, and the Pacific Northwest. As you test your skills in five different rally sports, you'll experience variable weather conditions, broken windows and missing hoods, and realistic physics.
Set in a fantasy world overrun by cute creatures, Raze's Hell follows the exploits of Raze, a monstrous antihero on a mission to restore his planet to its naturally ugly state. As Raze, you'll travel across a variety of alien landscapes while fighting intense battles, participating in minigames, and mastering organic weapons. Watch out for you enemies' weapons, which include deadly jack-in-the-boxes, lollipop axes, and even bunny rocket launchers. In addition to the single-player campaign, Raze's Hell features online and cooperative multiplayer modes.
You are U.S. Army Ranger B.J. Blazkowicz. As World War II rages across Europe, the Office of Secret Actions has assigned you to investigate strange rumors of occult activity and genetic engineering. You are about to embark on a journey deep into the heart of the Third Reich to battle the most horrific creatures ever unleashed. You must face zombies brought back from the dead through dark magic and destroy mutants created through twisted science. All the while there'll be legions of Nazi soldiers battling to win the war.
If you think thrill rides aren't thrilling enough, then here's your chance to make your own. Roller Coaster Tycoon lets you build your park from scratch, or you can improve and expand an existing park with new rides and attractions. You'll have an array of roller coaster designs, landscapes, shops, decorations, and theme options to choose from. Accurate coaster-motion dynamics and physics can result in thrilling rides or the ultimate disaster. Be sure to analyze your guests' thoughts and feelings to help manage your park's success.
Enter a futuristic world where humans are feared. In American McGee Presents Scrapland, you'll play the role of D-Tritus, an intergalactic traveler who finds himself involved in a series of mysterious murders. To solve this mystery that plagues the city of Chimera, you must use your ability to transform into any of the 15 character types--each with its own unique powers and skills. There are also hundreds of vehicles in Scrapland, and you have the skills to pilot each one.
Search, Rescue, and Destroy in the air and under the sea. White-knuckle fly-and-shoot action! 39 adrenaline-pumping missions. Advanced weaponry for maximum firepower. 6 challenging apocalyptic environments. Unlock SeaBlades for Multiplay: 2-4 players.
Sega GT 2002 features more than 125 current and classic high-performance vehicles that reflect the handling and performance specifications from their real-life counterparts. Chronicle mode puts you behind the wheel of hot rods from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, while the Quick Battle mode lets you jump right into the action. The true test, however, lies in Sega GT 2002 mode, in which you must win races and collect enough cash to buy new cars and upgrade the classics. You can showcase cars in the Virtual Garage alongside trophies and other mementos.
It's time to take your glorious Sega GT 2002 race car out of hiding and show her off to the world. Pit your superior racer against the revved up Xbox Live community and kiss bumpers with up to 12 drivers from around the globe while talking in real-time. In this car-lovers paradise there are over 165 top-of-the-line race cars from 25 different manufacturers just waiting to be customized and put to the ultimate test of will and speed. When you're not tearing around the pristine tracks at breakneck speeds, be sure to stop by the new Gathering mode to play minigames which will earn you cash and unlock new cars for racing in Sega GT 2002 mode.
Monsters spawned from another dimension are trying to make The Milky Way their personal trash can. As attempts to defend the solar system fail, the fate of the Earth, and even the universe, rests with one man--Sam "Serious" Stone. Step into Sam's shoes while he hacks, blasts, and annihilates more than 100 creatures at a time as they attack simultaneously from the air, land, and water. With wild power-ups, such as invulnerability, invisibility, damage, and speed, there's nothing you can't handle.
Serious Sam II is the sequel to the offbeat first-person shooter, Serious Sam. You can explore more than 40 levels of the game, destroying more enemies than you can shake a stick at. Serious Sam II sports a brand-new engine, and brings back all of the irreverence and carnage of its predecessors. You'll also find new weapons, enemies, and mountable creatures to do battle with. Serious Sam also incorporates online play.
It's a race against time as a member of the elite Delta Force. A terrorist overlord threatens the world with a nuclear device, and you, along with other elite fighting units, must hunt him down. From the hostile streets of the Middle East to the landmarks of a major European city, your missions require a mix of all-out assault with stealth infiltration. Prevent disaster in single-player mode or wreak havoc online in multiplayer modes.
In Shattered Union, you can try to reunify the United States after a tragic series of events leaves it shattered into a half-dozen nation-states. Shattered Union is a turn-based strategy game where you can assume control of any of the nation-states or a European peacekeeping force. You get to observe the repercussions of your actions as you watch them unfold in 3D, and these decisions affect how the plot unfolds. Shattered Union also supports up to four players both online and offline.
Seeking answers and vengeance, Ryo Hazuki arrives in the bustling metropolis of Hong Kong. Encountering new friends and foes alike, Ryo realizes he has much to learn and must master new martial art skills to prepare himself for his ultimate showdown with Lan Di, the man who killed his father. Each day brings Ryo closer to his goal of avenging his father's death and unlocking the mysteries of the Phoenix Mirror.
Shin Megami Tensei Nine is a Role-Playing game, developed by Next Entertainment and published by ATLUS, which was released in Japan in 2002.
Every Ogre needs some peace and quiet, even Shrek! Now that Shrek is the newly discovered hero to all of the fairy tale characters, they have over-run his"home sweet swamp" and are begging for his help ... after all, he is the strongest, meanest, and greenest ogre around. In an effort to live happily ogre after, Shrek embarks on 36 missions in four never-before-seen worlds.
In Pirates! you take the leading role of a pirate captain in the 17th-century Caribbean, amassing fortune and fame in an attempt to seize your rightful place as one of the most revered (and feared) pirates in history. As your reputation and skills grow, so will the size and quality of your crew and your ability to take on larger enemy ships, raid and plunder heavily fortified ports, and locate ancient treasure. There's a whole cast of interesting and dangerous characters to meet, mysteries to solve, exotic island destinations to discover, and powerful alliances to forge.
The entire arcade precision shooting experience comes to Xbox with Silent Scope Complete. Bundled in one comprehensive package comes all three Silent Scope games released on arcade and an additional bonus game created exclusively for the console. This action-packed combination offers more than 50 levels, multiple endings and routes, and hidden stages and modes. Together with light gun support for the MadCatz Blaster, this complete Silent Scope experience is a welcome addition for Xbox owners.
Get ready for a fun adventure filled with cartoon combat. In Sneakers, you play Apollo, a mouse who must lead his friends through a human-sized town to battle the enemy. You must protect your troops by directing their actions and throwing wind-up punches and flying kicks. While your small size lets you take shortcuts through small holes in the wall, it also makes a rolling apple as dangerous as a tumbling boulder. Only those with cunning and quick minds can leave victoriously.
Get ready to engage in hand-to-hand melee combat against an army of enemies. Spikeout Battle Street puts you in the middle a gang war between Team Spike and Team Inferno. As one of 12 characters, you must use your arsenal of attack moves to defeat your enemies. The Xbox Live feature lets you experience cooperative gameplay with three friends while talking trash through Xbox Communicators. Bonus online features include downloadable items, stories, characters, sound files, and more.
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix plunges you into the secret and deadly world of the modern-day mercenary. You'll have 25 authentic military weapons, including machine guns, grenade launchers, and sniper rifles, at your disposal. Test them out against enemies that are scattered across real-world hotspots from the jungles of Colombia to the frozen wastelands of Kamchatka. Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix provides 55 single-player maps and 20 multiplayer maps to keep your finger on the trigger.
You can battle hundreds of ancient warriors, both historical and mythical, in Spartan: Total Warrior. As "The Spartan" you can upgrade your weapons and armor and gain the favor of the gods as you fight through epic battles against units ranging from Roman soldiers to skeleton warriors. Levels feature a variety of objectives, such as escorting, capturing, destruction, discovery, and survival.
Join the fight against global counterterrorism. In Nemesis Strike, you'll guide a team of two agents--Stealth Owl and Raptor--as they cross into enemy territory. Stealth Owl is an infiltration expert with skills in accuracy and skydiving, while Raptor favors powerful weapons and close combat. Among your arsenal are electromagnetic bombs, holographic gadgets, heat-seeking rocket launchers, and sonar vision. Use jeeps, boats, hovercrafts, and aircraft to travel around the fully destructible environments.
Stake - the ultimate combat event! It's winner-take-all as the world's best brawl for supremacy. More than the coveted Stake Emblem is on the line in the wildest competition ever for riches, fame and respect. Enter the arena. Face your foe.
As a new student of Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy, follow an ancient tradition and learn the powers--and dangers--of the Force. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy allows you to immerse yourself in the classic Star Wars universe as you take on the role of a student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Master Luke Skywalker. The game features customizable characters, all-new weapons, vehicles, and environments, and multiplayer modes. You'll interact with famous classic Star Wars locations and characters while facing the ultimate choice: Fight for good and freedom on the light side or follow the path of power and evil to the dark side.
Long before the Galactic Civil War, an epic drama begins. Engage in this saga set in the Golden Age of the Republic--over 4,000 years before the first Star Wars film, when both Jedi and Sith number in the thousands. With the Galaxy reeling from a recent conflict with the Dark Lords, the ongoing battle between the Jedi and the Sith rages on. It's up to guide your customizable and evolving characters through ten different worlds, fast-paced minigames, and locations including a Sith world, the Wookie homeworld, and the Jedi Academy. Your actions determine the outcome of this colossal galactic war--and your destiny as a Jedi.
The next chapter of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic begins with a new storyline, force powers, characters, classes, and locations. Approximately five years after the events of the original Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, the Jedi, nearly brought to an end by the Sith, are on the brink of extinction. As the last of the Jedi, you must master more than 30 new Force powers while battling your way through seven different worlds. This time, you can split your party to use several characters from your team for concurrent side quests.
Draw upon all of your Jedi training, Force powers and lightsaber skills to defeat the worst scum and villiany in the galaxy. In the weeks prior to the Trade Federation invasion of Naboo, Obi-Wan discovers an underworld trail which leads from crime lords in the lowest depths of Coruscant to the homeworld of a mysterious new enemy - the Jin'ha.
You can be part of an elite squad of soldiers in Star Wars Republic Commando. Play as one of a team of republic troops in the time between Star Wars episodes II and III. Your squad will be assigned a variety of missions ranging from hostage rescue to assassination on many recognizable worlds from the Star Wars universe. You can play multiplayer game modes such as capture the flag and deathmatch online.
Power up your Vertical Tank, and prepare to dominate the online arena. In the midst of a volatile military coup, you must master the inner workings of your VT using the Steel Battalion controller. Up to 10 players can battle head-to-head in team or solo deathmatch games. Complete operations in Campaign mode or play free mission games such as Battle Royale, Conquest, or Capture the Container. The military dynamic of the game constantly changes with Xbox Live, making Steel Battalion Online one intense futuristic combat game.
Power up your Vertical Tank and prepare to dominate the online arena. In the midst of a volatile military coup, you must master the inner workings of your VT using the state-of-the-art Steel Battalion controller. Assemble your troop of up to five VT's and go head-to-head in multiplayer battles with other hostile VT troops. You can complete operations in Campaign mode or play free mission games including Battle Royale, Conquest, or Capture the Container. The military dynamic of the game constantly changes with Xbox Live, making for intense online battles.
In Still Life, you play the role of Victoria McPherson, a young FBI agent who's investigating a serial murder case. Set in modern Chicago and late-1920s Prague, the game lets you investigate the crime scenes of gruesome serial homicides. With the body count now at five, you must solve puzzles, interact with characters, and gather clues to stop the killer from striking again. You'll soon find that, oddly enough, Victoria's present case resembles the one from the past, right down to the killer's MO.
Stubbs the Zombie has been disturbed from his eternal rest 50 years after his death, and you can help him get revenge on those that woke him. Roam the city of Punchbowl while using your zombie powers to take control of its inhabitants. You can turn citizens into zombies, possess them, or use your other undead abilities in battle. You'll fight civilians, police, and militia on your way to getting your revenge on the city's designer, Andrew Monday. Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse is a third-person action game that uses an updated version of the Halo game engine.
A sultry wizardress, a soaring gunslinger, a powerful swordsman, and a dark huntress are about to be hurtled into a dark adventure. Set in a world ripped apart by deceit, the heroes of Sudeki journey down a twisting path of betrayal, gravity-defying combat, and unbelievable magic. Sudeki pushes the limits of what you think an RPG can be, with bigger worlds, more powerful heroes, and sexier heroines--all wrapped up in Hong Kong-style cinematic combat.
Assume the role of Superman as he tries to avert disaster in Metropolis. Back for vengeance and determined to control Metropolis, Brainiac 13 has unleashed an unstoppable army of robotic drones that destroys everything in its path. To stop these drones from creating a giant Brainiac 13 monolith, you must travel to the far reaches of space and into the depths of the Phantom Zone. With Superman's powers and combat skills, you can destroy enemy robots, rescue civilians, and fly around lush environments.
Clothes will tear, blood will spill, and bones will break in the brutal fighting game Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus. On the vicious streets and back-alleyways of New China, two fierce fighting sects battle in a race to uncover a valuable prize. During your fights throughout interactive environments, your fighter reflects all the physical damage he or she receives from opponents. You can either heal yourself from the beatings or build your powers to unleash devastating Chi attacks.
Tecmo offers you a dose of nostalgia in the game compilation Tecmo Classic Arcade. Eleven of Tecmo's early games are included, along with a gallery that shows artwork from each game. The disc includes Tecmo Bowl, Rygar, Star Force, Solomon's Key, Bomb Jack, Tecmo Cup, Pinball Action, Pleiades, Senjyo, Swimmer, and Stratofighter.
As the violent rebellion and civil strife of 16th-century Japan appears to be drawing to a close, the mysterious Tenrai has begun a quest to conquer the country by amassing an army of ninjas and lords of darkness. Your master, Lord Gohda, has called upon you, a cunning stealth assassin, to stop Tenrai and his disciples before all is lost. The latest addition to the Tenchu saga features online stealth ninja action on Xbox Live, new weapons and tools, multiple game endings, detailed levels, and new combo attacks.
Tenerezza is a Role-Playing game, published by Aqua Plus, which was released in Japan in 2003.
Tetris is taking the next step on next-generation platforms. Tetris Worlds takes the simple, yet addictive puzzle gameplay of Tetris and spices it up with beautiful 3D graphics and six variations. In Story mode, you play each variation of Tetris Worlds until your Tetriminos hit the top of the screen. Test your Tetris ranks in Arcade mode by reaching goals within a two-minute time limit and play multiplayer Tetris Worlds. And now you can play online against friends all over the world using Xbox Live.
You are Garret, the master thief who's rarely seen and never caught. In the effort to stop the Dark Age from coming, you must steal the City's oldest treasures. The path to these treasures requires you to sneak past guards, pick locks, and break into secured residences. It's best to avoid the armed guards, hired muscle, angry thugs, and hideous monsters that populate the streets. You'll have many thief tools to help you skulk around the shadows; in case that doesn't work, you'll have plenty of weapons to defend yourself.
Thousand Land is a Role-Playing game, developed and published by From Software, which was released in Japan in 2003.
The alien duo is back in an all-new adventure. In Toe Jam & Earl III: Mission to Earth, ToeJam, Big Earl, and their new friend, Latisha, embark on a mission to retrieve the 12 sacred Albums of Funk, stolen by the inhabitantats of Earth. Across expansive environments, you must guide this group toward a showdown with the evil Anti-Funk. You'll collect a wide variety of power-ups, take on dangerous side quests, and double-team the clueless Earthlings in style.
This package includes three Xbox games from the Tom Clancy series: Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, and Rainbow Six 3. Now you can infiltrate bases and eliminate terrorists in a variety of gameplay scenarios and perspectives. Suit up with the latest classified field operative gear and weapons as you travel through diverse mission objectives.
Ghost Recon just got an all-new jungle warfare experience. In Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder, you lead an elite team of U.S. Army Green Berets in a mission to stop a drug-funded warlord from sabotaging Cuba's free elections. Island Thunder takes you deep into the heart of Cuba with eight missions, plus five desert missions you can download via Xbox Live. Compete in 12 expansive maps against your friends on split-screen multiplayer, system link, and enhanced Xbox Live play.
This expansion pack enhances the gameplay of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 and offers you more maps, missions, and weapons. It also brings an exciting new 11-mission single-player campaign and expanded multiplayer content. Follow the Ghosts as they work in concert with a Kazakh military specialist to track down an evil Pakistani warlord and arms dealer!
A series of attempts to kidnap telemetry and rocket scientists pulls Team Rainbow into a spider web of international intrigue. Team Rainbow must stop terrorists from developing weapons of mass destruction and prevent them from starting a devastating war. Guide Team Rainbow through a new campaign set in Mediterranean and Eastern European level environments, while gathering new weapons and other equipment. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow also features new multiplayer game modes for both online and offline play.
This latest chapter marks the return to the franchise's roots by reintroducing the deeply strategic and tactical gameplay synonymous with the Rainbow Six name, while incorporating classic in-game elements such as vintage maps and weapons, all rebuilt using today's technology. Rainbow Six Critical Hour's storyline bids on nostalgia as John Clark retires and passes the torch to Ding Chavez. Chosen by fans, eight single-player missions from the original Rainbow Six and Rogue Spear games return, revamped with today's technology. Return to tactical gameplay: Through slower pacing and an enhanced combat model, strategic planning is the central element of gameplay. Advanced combat model: Choose your steps wisely as your actions could mean the difference between life and death. Weapon accuracy is affected by in-game maneuvers and events such as running, crouching, standing still or firing while injured. Rainbow Six Critical Hour comes equipped with a superior multiplayer experience, including the revolutionary Persistent Elite Creation (P.E.C.) mode, as well as the new and innovative Assassin and Free-for-All modes. Close-quarter battles: Maps in narrow corridors with non-linear level design challenge even the most tactical of gamers, increasing the importance of the infamous one-shot kill. From Idaho to Venice, Mexico City to Siberia, team Rainbow travels the world to serve and protect the innocent from terrorist threats.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x was designed to take full advantage of the technical capabilities of Xbox. The game features the franchise's signature gameplay, intuitive controls, all of the levels from both Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, in addition to more populated environments, brand new levels, realistic special effects and smoother lifelike animations. The inclusion of system link gameplay brings the skateboarding experience to life.
Not even time can stand in the way of Tork. This cave boy must travel through time to find those responsible for kidnapping his father and destroying his village. Not your ordinary hero, Tork can change into three spirit animals: a yeti, an armadillo, or a flying squirrel. As Tork, you must face dinosaurs, gargoyles, robots, and more as you fight your way from the Stone Age to the Age of Fantastical Machines. Dodge avalanches, volcanoes, and machines in a variety of fantastic environments.
In the year 2097, BMX riding has been outlawed and a twisted reality game show is the showcase for public execution of these fugitives. The maniacal host of the show, Dixon Von Blass, has eliminated all but a handful of these riders and resorted to injecting his contestants with a powerful toxin before the show. Injected with the deadly toxin, you were chosen to compete through famous locations and time periods. The only way to survive is to complete objectives, avoid deadly obstacles, and pull off insane tricks--all the while avoiding Dixon's henchmen.
Featuring authentic tricks and 17 true-to-life locations around the world, TransWorld Snowboarding™ gives you the power to jib and grind just like the pros. Perfect your misty flips and switch backside 180s in Freestyle, Halfpipe and Boarder Rally events - or float through deep, untouched powder in the backcountry. Trick and huck off all kinds of kickers, tables, pipes, downed trees, ice blocks and more! And remember to save your best stuff for the photographers who just might put you on the in-game cover of TransWorld Snowboarding™ magazine.
Take on the role of digital warriors Tron and Mercury as you battle against The Corruptor, an evil computer program attempting to create the ultimate virus and take over the system. In more than 30 intense levels featuring multiple types of gameplay, you'll engage in third-person isometric action, first-person vehicle combat, and light cycle racing. You can battle against three of your friends in multiplayer Light Cycle, Tank, and Recognizer modes. Collect and trade 100 upgrade chips that allow you to customize your character, unlock secrets, and more.
UFC: Tapout 2 takes "real fighting" to the next round, adding more realism, more fighters, and more moves to the series. Now you can go head-to-head with more than 35 real UFC fighters--each with their own set of moves and personalities. Create your own customizable fighter from scratch in Career mode, and then move up the ranks in single-player modes or in Tournament mode against your friends. You can even bash heads to the sounds of a new music soundtrack or your own personalized music from the Xbox hard drive.
UFC: Tapout perfectly portrays the real-life mixed-martial arts pay-per-view spectacular; complete with stylized fighter entrances and signature submission moves. A full roster of the world's most accomplished athletes, including current UFC middleweight world champion Tito Ortiz, as well as classic brawlers like Dan Severn, await and promise to offer gamers more full contact fighting than any other title ever created.
The Bust-A-Move series moves onto the Xbox with an online multiplayer mode, a new 3D Puzzle mode, and five new Challenge Puzzle modes. As in previous installments, your task in Ultra Bust-A-Move is to launch randomly colored balls from the bottom of the field in an attempt to attach them to bubbles of the same color. Once three bubbles of the same color are touching, they pop, causing all connected bubbles to drop. Your objective is to clear the screen of all bubbles.
The Unreal adventure continues with the release of the action shooter Unreal II: The Awakening. Along the outer edge of space, you are plunged into a desperate mission to kill all comers--alien and otherwise--and prevent the awakening of an evil force. Unreal II: The Awakening includes adrenaline-pumping destruction and impressive visuals in both solo levels and team multiplayer combat. Player-controlled vehicles add to the carnage, acting as both transport and heavy weaponry. Now, through scorching heat, over icy terrain, and within eerie alien cities, are you ready to launch into battle?
The latest edition to the Unreal universe immerses you in adrenaline-packed multiplayer and single-player frag-fests. Designed specifically for Xbox and the Xbox controller, the game incorporates console-specific features such as joypad-activated special moves, double jump, power-ups, unlockable features, and more to keep gamers glued to their couches with knuckle-whitened tension. You have the choice to either fight through a series of matches in the single-player mode against computer-controlled opponents or play online against human-controlled adversaries.
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict enhances both single and multiplayer gameplay, including all-new player acrobatics, third-person camera mode, vehicles, and intense melee abilities. In the single player campaign, you'll fight your way through new cities and arenas as Anubis, who attempts to retake his people's Nakhti Rite of Ascension Tournament from the machinations of the Liandri Corporation. The game also offer players the chance to fight head-to-head in eight-player tournaments over Xbox Live or System Link as any one of 14 characters--each with new adrenaline powers that enable offensive and defensive combos.
Virtual Pool offers 18 different pool games on tables from chic Monte Carlo to a dirty biker bar. Shoot some stick with the most advanced billiards physics ever experienced, as you bank, angle and English the trickiest shots imaginable.
Volvo: Drive for Life is a GT / Street Racing game, developed by Climax Group and published by Microsoft Game Studios, which was released in 2005.
Get ready for an intense adventure--from the streets of New Orleans to the depths of a Louisiana bayou--where you'll explore and fight as a tattered-but-tough voodoo doll on a quest to find his keeper, Madam Charmaine. As Voodoo Vince, you can defeat quirky monsters and villains just by hurting yourself. Race under a falling safe, jump into a high-speed blender, or leap under falling rubble--all in the effort to defeat your enemies and escape completely unscathed
Three distinct races have converged in a virtual Eden, in the outermost reaches of the galaxy, each with a unique reason for settling this new world. Conflict is inevitable, victory is not. WarPath is a fast-paced FPS game featuring a unique single player mode that allows gamers to battle for control of different territories, with each providing distinct strategic advantages. Once players have honed their skills in the single player missions, they can jump online and let the real action begin. 3 different races to choose from, each with their own unique weapon load-out and appearance. 4 land-based vehicles. 8 weapons, the Wolverine, Tyrant, Long Bow, Judge, Vanguard, Vibro Blade, and EMAC, allowing for a highly diversified range of play styles. Upgradeable weapons that unlock more functionality and greater destructive force with each new level. UNREAL engine and Karma physics technology providing stunning visuals and effects. In single player practice mode, gamers can go up against 32 bots for an adrenaline-filled multiplayer simulation. 4 Modes of high-speed, intensely addictive multiplayer action - Death Match, Team Death Match, Capture the Flag, and Frontline Assault. 25 Multiplayer levels that take players across the diverse indoor and outdoor environments of Kaladi. Support for 2-16 players via LAN or Online, allowing battles to be intimate grudge matches, or all out clan carnage. Access to all the weapons and upgrades that players unlocked and mastered in the single player campaign.
In Whacked! you are one of seven demented contestants competing on a dangerous game show. Pitted against each other in free-for-all combat, contestants must use power-ups and weapons, such as giant staplers and rubber ducky grenades, to flatten their opponents. The game's various modes have you fighting to collect resources, fending off a horde of man-eating chickens, or exchanging blows in fierce deathmatches. There are more than a dozen levels--including an arctic pipeline, a Christmas tree, and a kitchen sink--for you to conquer.
The Wild Rings is a wrestling game, developed by Paon Corporation and published by Microsoft Game Studios, which was released in Japan in 2003.
In Wings of War, you can become one of the high-flying heroes who rule the skies. As a rookie pilot, you must demonstrate your courage against enemy planes by fighting in aerial duels. The dogfights take place in a variety of environments, which feature weather effects, seasonal changes, and combat scenarios. In addition to more than 70 missions, the game features side quests that range from delivering black-market goods to assassinating enemy officers. If you are good enough, you'll soon earn medals and ranks, fortune, and glory.
World Series Baseball takes the original Xbox field with ultra-responsive controls and the deepest Franchise Mode in town. Throw in old school players and unis, advanced gameplay and more stats thank you know what to do with and you've got the ultimate hardball sim.
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WWII Combat: Iwo Jima lets you relive the storied assault that marked a massive historical event -- the Iwo Jima landing. Welcome to the fight soldier! You face 8 square miles of rugged volcanic island broken by the weapons of war and occupied by hostile Japanese forces. It's Hell on Earth but it's vital to American forces as a staging point. Your mission is to seize this island from a heavily entrenched enemy.
WWII Combat: Iwo Jima lets you relive the storied assault that marked a massive historical event -- the Iwo Jima landing. Welcome to the fight soldier! You face 8 square miles of rugged volcanic island broken by the weapons of war and occupied by hostile Japanese forces. It's Hell on Earth but it's vital to American forces as a staging point. Your mission is to seize this island from a heavily entrenched enemy.
Play Stephen Moore, a young officer of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services), a covert intelligence agency and precursor to the CIA. Stalin's army is on their final push toward toppling Berlin, assuring the victory for the Allies. You discover that the true purpose of the attack is to obtain German nuclear research housed at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, where several experimental long ranged rockets are being built. Your mission... race to Berlin while the last remaining German troops slow Stalin's advancing army. Tactfully make your way through the front line to the secret nuclear research facilities. There you are to ensure that the highly advanced German "Vengeance Weapon" research does not fall into the wrong hands. The fate of the free world rests in your hands.
The sequel to WWF Raw features enhanced graphics and gameplay, a story mode, and more than 60 WWE superstars. WWE Raw 2 showcases its new features in eight arenas that come to life with 3D crowds and special effects. The enhanced gameplay controls provide better grappling, more balanced momentum shifts, and a realistic AI. Now you can play in different modes including multiplayer season mode, Exhibition, Season, King of The Ring, Royal Rumble, expanded Title Match, and Create-A-Superstar. The game also includes Hell in a Cell and TLC match types.
Build your own wrestling legacy in WrestleMania XXI. The game provides a realistic WWE experience, complete with superstar voice-overs and commentary. Create your own wrestler, and watch him or her evolve as you earn new moves, costumes, and abilities. Strive for the WWE heavyweight title in single-player mode, or build your own championship belt, and defend it online. Through Xbox Live, you can take on four of your friends in head-to-head competition, where you'll try to gain prestige with each victory earned.
With WWF Raw, you can bring more than 35 WWF superstars into your living room. This game puts you inside the squared circle to compete against your favorite wrestlers in a variety of match types, including tag team, King of the Ring, and more. Each player has his or her own finishing moves, entrances, and entrance effects. Set up tournaments against the game's AI, or face off against three of your friends in multiplayer modes.
Xbox Music Mixer lets you go freestyle with your digital media. Bust out the mike for ready-made Karaoke with onscreen lyrics, or strip out the vocals from nearly any song in your collection to lay down your own rhythm and rhyme. You can even display your photos on your TV and create a soundtrack to match. With Xbox Music Mixer, you can record and playback your performances anytime, access your digital music and photos from your PC, and even download new songs and visual effects from Xbox Live.
Drake is a star fighter pilot escorting an execution craft that holds the evil witch Aguira. On route, an asteroid filled with Xyanide (a substance that materializes thoughts) hits the prisoner's ship. Now, as Drake, you must battle through a series of surreal nightmares. While piloting skills and kill efficiency are important to survive, you must also learn how to adapt to your different environments. Morph into different types of fighters, master new weapons, and acquire power-ups to defeat your enemies.
Marking the debut of the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise on the Xbox, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dawn of Destiny brings the world of the popular trading card game to Xbox owners. The game features over 1,000 of the latest Yu-Gi-Oh! cards and seamlessly integrates the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card gameplay and rules with beautiful 3D monster battles. The Dawn of Destiny also includes new duel modes such as Link Duel mode and Triple Duel mode, where players' can test their skills against three duelists.
* Original Xbox console exclusive, meaning the game may of been be re-released elsewhere but not on PS2 nor GameCube.
UPDATE:
There are also video games that were only released on GameCube and original Xbox. These games were never released on the PS2 therefore can be considered semi-exclusive.
Original Xbox / GameCube Exclusive Games