Overview of the events of 2004 in video gaming
List of years in video gaming
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2004 saw many sequels and prequels in video games. New intellectual properties included Fable , Far Cry , FlatOut , Killzone , Katamari Damacy , Monster Hunter , Ninja Gaiden , N , Red Dead Revolver , Sacred , and World of Warcraft .
Events
January 20 — Wired ' s Vaporware Awards gives its first "Lifetime Achievement Award" to recurring winner Duke Nukem Forever .
February 26 - Castle Wolfenstein creator Silas Warner dies at age 54.
March 4 — Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards ; inducts Peter Molyneux into the AIAS Hall of Fame .
March 22–26 — Game Developers Conference hosts 4th annual Game Developers Choice Awards and Gama Network's 6th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF).
May 11 — Nintendo officially announces its "Revolution" (later named Wii ) console.
May 11–13 — The 10th annual E3 is held in Los Angeles , California , United States.[1]
July — IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) hosts 5th annual Executive Summit.
August 3 — Doom 3 is released, restarting the breakthrough franchise , and featured complex graphics features such as unified lighting and shadowing, real-time fully dynamic per-pixel lighting and stencil shadowing. The game became id's best selling game to date.
October 12 — EA Sports launches the multi-format FIFA Football 2005 . It is the last major title to be released for the original PlayStation console.
November — Counter-Strike: Source and Half-Life 2 are officially released on PC around the world , bringing in a new era for the First Person Shooter genre of video games, with advanced graphics & physics.
November 5 — Nobuo Uematsu resigns from Square Enix and becomes a freelancer, starting his own business, called Smile Please Co., Ltd..
November 17 — Atari, Inc. Releases the Atari Flashback .
November 21 — Nintendo launches its DS handheld in the United States with the enhanced remake Super Mario 64 DS .
December 12 — Sony launches the PlayStation Portable in Japan, and was soon released in other markets in 2005 .
Business
Series
2004 saw the release of new installments for various franchises, including Ace Attorney , Alien vs. Predator , Ape Escape , Battlefield , Burnout , Call of Duty , Castlevania , Crash Bandicoot , Counter-Strike , Dead or Alive , Donkey Kong , Doom , Fallout , Final Fantasy , Gran Turismo , Grand Theft Auto , Half-Life , Halo , Hitman , Jak & Daxter , Kirby , Mafia , Mario Party , Medal of Honor , Mega Man , Metroid , Mortal Kombat , Need for Speed , Paper Mario , Pikmin , Pokémon , Prince of Persia , Ratchet & Clank , Red Steel , Resident Evil , Sly Cooper , Sonic the Hedgehog , Spyro , Super Mario , Super Monkey Ball , The Legend of Zelda , The Sims , Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six , Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Total War . was also released this year.
Notable releases
Notable releases of the year 2004
Release
Title
PC
5th Gen
6th Gen
Handheld
January 5
Sonic Battle
—
—
—
GBA
January 13
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
—
—
PS2 , Xbox
—
January 14
.hack//Quarantine Part 4
—
—
PS2
—
January 20
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down – Team Sabre
Windows
—
PS2
—
Maximo vs. Army of Zin
—
—
PS2
—
January 28
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
—
—
PS2
—
Vietcong: Fist Alpha
Win
—
PS2 , Xbox
—
January 29
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (Japan)
—
—
—
GBA
February 2
R-Type Final
—
—
PS2
—
February 8
Franny's Feet The Movie Activity Center
Windows
—
—
—
February 9
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
—
—
GCN
—
Metroid: Zero Mission
—
—
—
GBA
EverQuest: Gates of Discord
Windows
—
—
—
February 10
Nightshade
—
—
PS2
—
Unreal II: The Awakening
—
—
Xbox
—
Wrath Unleashed
—
—
PS2 , Xbox
—
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004
—
—
—
GBA
February 11
Feeding Frenzy
Windows
—
—
—
February 17
Jet Li: Rise to Honor
—
—
PS2
—
Pro Evolution Soccer 3
Windows
—
PS2
—
February 24
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX
—
—
PS2
—
February 27
Steel Battalion: Line of Contact
—
—
Xbox
—
March 1
N
Windows
—
—
NDS
March 2
Drakengard
—
—
PS2
—
Lifeline
—
—
PS2
—
Ninja Gaiden
—
—
Xbox
—
Scooby-Doo: Mystery Mayhem
—
—
GCN , PS2, Xbox
GBA
MTX Mototrax
—
—
PS2 , Xbox
—
March 4
Colin McRae Rally 04
Windows
—
—
—
March 8
The Suffering
Windows
—
PS2 , Xbox
—
March 9
Firefighter F.D.18
—
—
PS2
—
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
—
—
GCN
—
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword
Windows
—
—
—
March 10
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven
—
—
Xbox
—
March 12
Seven Samurai 20XX
—
—
PS2
—
March 14
Battlefield Vietnam
Windows
—
—
—
March 15
Wade Hixton's Counter Punch
—
—
—
GBA
March 16
Unreal Tournament 2004
Windows
—
—
—
Disney's Fillmore!: Back in Action
—
—
GCN , PS2 , Xbox
—
March 19
Sacred [2]
Windows (EU)
—
—
—
March 23
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Windows
—
—
—
Far Cry
Windows
—
—
—
Final Fantasy XI
—
—
PS2 (US )
—
Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma
—
—
GCN
—
Sonic Heroes
Windows
—
GCN , PS2, Xbox
—
March 24
Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku
—
—
GCN , PS2
—
March 25
Sacred [2]
Windows (NA)
—
—
—
March 31
Resident Evil Outbreak
—
—
PS2
—
April 1
Destruction Derby Arenas
—
—
PS2
—
April 5
Alias
Win
—
PS2 , Xbox
—
Fight Night 2004
—
—
PS2 , Xbox
—
April 12
Painkiller
Windows
—
—
—
Serious Sam Advance
—
—
—
GBA
April 13
TOCA Race Driver 2
Windows
—
Xbox
—
April 20
Hitman: Contracts
Windows
—
PS2, Xbox
—
Manhunt
Windows
—
Xbox
—
April 27
City of Heroes
Windows
—
—
—
Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots
Windows
—
—
—
April 28
Beyond Divinity
Win
—
—
—
April
.kkrieger
Win
—
—
—
May 4
La Pucelle: Tactics
—
—
PS2
—
Red Dead Revolver
Win
—
PS2 , Xbox
—
Rallisport Challenge 2
—
—
Xbox
—
May 6
Samurai Warriors
—
—
PS2
—
May 7
Future Tactics: The Uprising
—
—
GCN , PS2, Xbox
—
May 21
Way of the Samurai 2
—
—
PS2
—
May 24
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
—
—
—
GBA
May 25
Metal Slug 3
—
—
Xbox
—
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Windows
—
PS2, Xbox, GCN
GBA
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Windows
—
Xbox
—
June 1
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
—
—
Xbox
—
June 2
Classic NES Series: Ice Climber
—
—
—
GBA
June 7
Sonic Advance 3
—
—
—
GBA
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
—
—
GCN
—
June 8
Ribbit King
—
—
GCN , PS2
—
June 14
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Win
—
PS2 , Xbox
—
June 15
Front Mission 4
—
—
PS2
—
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising
Windows
—
—
—
June 21
Driver 3
—
—
PS2 , Xbox
—
June 22
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors
—
—
—
GBA
June 23
Mega Man Anniversary Collection
—
—
GCN , PS2 , Xbox (2005)
GBA
June 27
Mega Man Battle Network 4
—
—
—
GBA
June 29
CT Special Forces 2: Back in the Trenches
—
—
—
GBA
Spider-Man 2 (video game)
Windows (US 06/28/04, EU 07/09/04)
—
—
—
July 2
Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion
Win
—
—
—
July 5
Around the World in 80 Days
—
—
—
GBA
July 9
Richard Burns Rally
Win
—
PS2 , Xbox
—
July 13
Tales of Symphonia
—
—
GCN
—
July 14
Athens 2004
—
—
PS2
—
July 20
Catwoman
Windows
—
GCN , PS2 , Xbox
GBA
Puyo Pop Fever
—
—
GCN
—
Sudeki
—
—
Xbox
—
July 21
Crimson Tears
—
—
PS2
—
July 22
Bujingai
—
—
PS2
—
August 1
NFL GameDay 2005
—
PS1
—
—
August 3
Doom 3
Windows
—
—
—
August 5
Cartoon Network: Block Party
—
—
—
GBA
August 18
Astro Boy: Omega Factor
—
—
—
GBA
August 24
Starsky & Hutch
—
—
GCN
—
Viewtiful Joe
—
—
PS2
—
August 30
Pikmin 2
—
—
GCN
—
WWE Day of Reckoning
—
—
GCN
—
August 31
Street Racing Syndicate
—
—
GCN , PS2 , Xbox
—
September 2
Terminator 3: The Redemption
—
—
PS2 , Xbox
—
September 3
Digimon Rumble Arena 2
—
—
PS2 , Xbox
—
September 6
Digimon Rumble Arena 2
—
—
GCN
—
September 7
Burnout 3: Takedown
—
—
PS2, Xbox
—
Nick Jr. The Backyardigans
Windows
—
—
—
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Windows
—
PS2, Xbox
—
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (North America)
—
—
—
GBA
September 8
Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums
—
—
PS2
—
The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown
Windows
—
GCN , PS2
GBA
September 9
King of Colosseum II
—
—
PS2
—
September 12
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
—
—
—
GBA
September 13
Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums
—
—
GCN , Xbox
—
Digimon Racing
—
—
—
GBA
EverQuest: Omens of War
Windows
—
—
—
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Attack of the Twonkies
—
—
GCN , PS2
GBA
September 14
Advance Guardian Heroes
—
—
—
GBA
Danny Phantom
—
—
GCN , PS2 , Xbox
GBA
DDRMAX3: Dance Dance Revolution
—
—
PS2
—
Gradius V
—
—
PS2
—
Bad Boys: Miami Takedown
—
—
GCN , PS2 , Xbox
—
Call of Duty: United Offensive
Windows
—
—
—
Fable
—
—
Xbox
—
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
—
—
PS2
—
The Sims 2
Windows
—
—
—
September 16
Pokémon Emerald (Japan)
—
—
—
GBA
September 17
Crisis Zone
—
—
PS2
—
September 20
F-Zero: GP Legend
—
—
—
GBA
Def Jam: Fight for NY
—
—
GCN , PS2, Xbox
—
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Windows
—
—
—
September 21
Blood Will Tell
—
—
PS2
—
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
—
—
PS2
—
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia
Windows
—
PS2
—
Second Sight
—
—
GCN , PS2 , Xbox
—
Star Wars: Battlefront (2004 video game)
Win
—
PS2, Xbox
—
Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force
—
—
—
GBA
September 22
Disney's Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise
—
—
—
GBA
Katamari Damacy
—
—
PS2
—
Rome: Total War
Win
—
—
—
September 27
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
—
—
PS2
—
Shark Tale
Win
—
GCN , PS2 , Xbox
GBA
September 28
Armored Core: Nexus
—
—
PS2
—
Myst IV: Revelation
Win
—
—
—
Crash Twinsanity
—
—
PS2, Xbox
—
October 1
Kult: Heretic Kingdoms
Win , Mac
—
—
—
Scaler
—
—
GCN , PS2, Xbox
—
October 4
Mortal Kombat: Deception
—
—
PS2
—
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Win
—
GCN , PS2, Xbox
GBA
October 5
Tribes: Vengeance
Win
—
—
—
Conflict: Vietnam
Win
—
PS2, Xbox
—
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude
Win
—
PS2 , Xbox
—
Mega Man Zero 3
—
—
—
GBA
Syberia II
—
—
Xbox
—
TOCA Race Driver 2
—
—
PS2
—
October 11
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
—
—
GCN
—
October 12
BloodRayne 2
—
—
PS2
—
Lilo & Stitch 2: Hämsterviel Havoc
—
—
—
GBA
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
—
—
PS2
—
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams
—
—
GCN , PS2, Xbox
GBA
FIFA Football 2005
Windows
PS1
GCN , PS2
GBA, PSP
Under the Skin
—
—
PS2
—
October 18
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
—
—
—
GBA
October 19
Neo Contra
—
—
PS2
—
All Grown Up!: Express Yourself
—
—
PS2 , GCN
GBA
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus
Windows
PS1
GCN , PS2 , Xbox
GBA , PSP
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
—
—
—
GBA
October 20
Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed
—
—
PS2
—
Tron 2.0
—
—
—
GBA
October 22
Sacred Plus [2] (EU)
Windows
—
—
—
October 25
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
—
—
PS2
—
OutRun 2
—
—
Xbox
—
October 26
Dead or Alive Ultimate
—
—
Xbox
—
Grand Theft Auto Advance
—
—
—
GBA
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed
Windows
—
—
—
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
—
—
PS2
—
Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler
—
—
—
GBA
October 27
The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigino Dungeon
—
—
PS2
—
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Windows
—
GCN , PS2 , Xbox
GBA
October 29
The Incredibles (video game)
Windows
—
—
—
November 1
Counter-Strike: Source
Windows
—
—
—
November 2
Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation S.O.D.A.
—
—
—
GBA
Killzone
—
—
PS2
—
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
Windows
—
—
—
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
Windows
—
—
—
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
—
—
GCN , PS2 , Xbox
GBA
November 3
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
—
—
PS2
—
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
—
—
GCN , PS2, Xbox
—
The Incredibles: When Danger Calls
Windows
—
—
—
November 4
Godzilla: Save the Earth
—
—
PS2, Xbox
—
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
—
—
—
GBA
November 5
Bejeweled 2
Windows
—
—
—
FlatOut (video game) (Europe)
Win
Xbox
—
—
November 8
EverQuest II
Windows
—
—
—
Mario Power Tennis (North America)
—
—
GCN
—
November 9
EyeToy: AntiGrav
—
—
PS2
—
Halo 2
—
—
Xbox
—
Jak 3
—
—
PS2
—
Shaman King: Master of Spirits
—
—
—
GBA
Shaman King: Power of Spirit
—
—
PS2
—
November 10
Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge
—
—
PS2 , Xbox
GBA
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (video game)
Windows
—
GCN , PS2, Xbox
GBA
November 15
Crash 'n' Burn
—
—
PS2
—
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
—
—
—
GBA
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
—
—
GCN
—
MTX Mototrax
Win
—
—
—
Need for Speed: Underground 2
Windows
—
GCN , PS2, Xbox
GBA, NDS
November 16
Crash 'n' Burn
—
—
Xbox
—
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
—
—
PS2
—
Feel the Magic: XY/XX
—
—
—
NDS
Fight Club
—
—
PS2 , Xbox
—
Half-Life 2
Windows
—
Xbox (2005)
—
Joint Operations: Escalation
Windows
—
—
—
Starwberry Shortcake: Summertime Adventure
—
—
—
GBA
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Windows
—
—
—
November 17
Asphalt Urban GT
—
—
—
NDS
Castle Shikigami 2
—
—
PS2
—
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone
—
—
Xbox
—
King Arthur
—
—
PS2
—
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
—
—
PS2
—
Pac-Man World
—
—
—
GBA
November 18
Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space
—
—
Xbox
—
Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
—
—
—
GBA
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
—
—
GCN
—
Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics
—
—
—
GBA
November 19
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
—
—
—
GBA
November 21
Super Mario 64 DS
—
—
—
NDS
Spider-Man 2
—
—
—
NDS
Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt
—
—
—
NDS
November 22
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
—
—
GCN , PS2, Xbox
NDS
JFK: Reloaded
Windows
—
—
—
November 23
Alien Hominid
—
—
GCN
—
World of Warcraft
Windows
—
—
—
November 29
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
—
—
—
GBA
November 30
Mr. Driller Drill Spirits
—
—
—
NDS
December 1
Painkiller: Battle out of Hell
Windows
—
—
—
Scrapland
Windows
—
—
—
Top Gun: Combat Zones
—
—
—
GBA
December 2
Metal Slug Advance
—
—
—
GBA
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Windows
—
GCN , PS2, Xbox
—
December 5
Mario Party 6
—
—
GCN
—
December 6
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords
Windows
—
Xbox
—
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
Windows
—
—
—
December 7
Growlanser Generations
—
—
PS2
—
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
—
—
—
GBA
Kuon
—
—
PS2
—
It's Mr. Pants
—
—
—
GBA
Mega Man X8
—
—
PS2
—
Ridge Racer DS
—
—
—
NDS
December 8
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Windows
—
—
—
Sprung
—
—
—
NDS
Viewtiful Joe 2
—
—
PS2
—
December 14
Gungriffon Allied Strike
—
—
Xbox
—
December 15
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
—
—
GCN
—
December 22
NFL Street 2
—
—
GCN , PS2 , Xbox
—
December 24
Garry's Mod
Windows
—
—
—
December 28
Gran Turismo 4
—
—
PS2
—
Trends
In 2004, the total U.S. sales of video game hardware, software and accessories was $9.9 billion compared with $10 billion in 2003. Total software sales rose 8 percent over the previous year to $6.2 billion. Additionally, sales of portable software titles exceeded $1 billion for the first time. Hardware sales were down 27 percent for the year due in part to shortages during the holiday season and price reductions from all systems.
Video game consoles
Handheld game systems
The dominant handheld systems in 2004 were:
PlayStation Portable
Additionally, Nokia released an updated version of their original N-Gage , called the N-Gage QD . Nintendo released the Nintendo DS on November 21 in the United States. In Japan Sony released the PlayStation Portable on December 12.
Video game sales
Based on figures from the NPD Group .
Critically acclaimed titles
Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.
2004 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 87.5% (GR)[4] [5]
Game
Publisher
Release Date
Platform
MC score
GR score
Half-Life 2
Valve
November 16, 2004
Microsoft Windows
96/100
95.48%
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Rockstar Games
October 26, 2004
PlayStation 2
95/100
95.08%
Halo 2
Microsoft Game Studios
November 9, 2004
Xbox
95/100
94.57%
Burnout 3: Takedown
Electronic Arts
September 8, 2004
Xbox
94/100
93.06%
Burnout 3: Takedown
Electronic Arts
September 8, 2004
PlayStation 2
93/100
93.32%
Unreal Tournament 2004
Atari, Inc.
March 16, 2004
Microsoft Windows
93/100
92.57%
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Ubisoft
March 23, 2004
Xbox
93/100
92.37%
World of Warcraft
Blizzard Entertainment
November 23, 2004
Microsoft Windows
93/100
91.89%
Ninja Gaiden
Tecmo
March 2, 2004
Xbox
91/100
92.54%
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Nintendo
November 15, 2004
GameCube
92/100
91.87%
Rome: Total War
Activision
September 22, 2004
Microsoft Windows
92/100
91.75%
ESPN NFL 2K5
Sega
July 20, 2004
Xbox
92/100
90.52%
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Konami
November 17, 2004
PlayStation 2
91/100
91.77%
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Sony Computer Entertainment
November 3, 2004
PlayStation 2
91/100
91.54%
Pro Evolution Soccer 4
Konami
August 5, 2004
PlayStation 2
91/100[6]
91.12%[7]
Madden NFL 2005
EA Sports
August 9, 2004
PlayStation 2
91/100
90.33%
Madden NFL 2005
EA Sports
August 9, 2004
Xbox
91/100
89.5%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
EA Sports
September 20, 2004
Microsoft Windows
91/100
88.24%
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay – Developer's Cut
Vivendi Universal Games
December 3, 2004
Microsoft Windows
90/100
90.95%
The Sims 2
Electronic Arts
September 14, 2004
Microsoft Windows
90/100
90.76%
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Nintendo
November 4, 2004
Game Boy Advance
89/100[6]
90.36%[7]
Metroid: Zero Mission
Nintendo
February 9, 2004
Game Boy Advance
89/100
90.19%
Pro Evolution Soccer 4
Konami
November 26, 2004
Xbox
90/100[6]
90.11%[7]
Dragon Quest VIII
Square Enix
November 27, 2004
PlayStation 2
89/100[6]
90.05%[7]
Madden NFL 2005
EA Sports
August 9, 2004
GameCube
90/100
90%
Pikmin 2
Nintendo
April 29, 2004
GameCube
90/100
89.44%
MVP Baseball 2004
EA Sports
March 9, 2004
PlayStation 2
90/100
88.89%
MVP Baseball 2004
EA Sports
March 9, 2004
Xbox
90/100
88.73%
Viewtiful Joe
Capcom
August 24, 2004
PlayStation 2
90/100
87.95%
Lumines: Puzzle Fusion
Bandai
December 12, 2004
PlayStation Portable
89/100[6]
89.93%[7]
Counter-Strike: Source
Valve
November 1, 2004
Microsoft Windows
88/100
89.71%
EVE Online: Exodus
CCP Games
November 17, 2004
Microsoft Windows
N/A
89.62%
Gran Turismo 4
Sony Computer Entertainment
December 28, 2004
PlayStation 2
89/100[6]
89.53%[7]
NCAA Football 2005
EA Sports
July 15, 2004
PlayStation 2
88/100
89.45%
FirePower for Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3
Microsoft Game Studios
June 11, 2004
Microsoft Windows
88/100
89.43%
Far Cry
Ubisoft
March 23, 2004
Microsoft Windows
89/100
89.38%
Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
DreamCatcher Interactive
October 5, 2004
Microsoft Windows
81/100
89%
Football Manager 2005
Sega
November 5, 2004
Microsoft Windows
89/100
88.81%
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Vivendi Universal Games
June 1, 2004
Xbox
89/100
88.61%
NCAA Football 2005
EA Sports
July 15, 2004
Xbox
89/100
88.4%
MVP Baseball 2004
EA Sports
March 9, 2004
GameCube
89/100
87.43%
Ridge Racer
Namco
December 12, 2004
PlayStation Portable
88/100[6]
88.62%[7]
RalliSport Challenge 2
Microsoft Game Studios
May 4, 2004
Xbox
87/100
88.54%
Pro Evolution Soccer 4
Konami
December 3, 2004
Microsoft Windows
88/100[6]
88.5%[7]
Out of the Park Baseball 6
Out of the Park Developments
June 14, 2004
Microsoft Windows
87/100
88.4%
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Atari, Inc.
November 22, 2004
Microsoft Windows
88/100
88.34%
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Nintendo
July 22, 2004
GameCube
87/100
88.05%
NCAA Football 2005
EA Sports
July 15, 2004
GameCube
88/100
88.01%
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Sony Computer Entertainment
September 14, 2004
PlayStation 2
88/100
87.92%
Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots
Microsoft Game Studios
April 27, 2004
Microsoft Windows
88/100
87.86%
WarioWare: Twisted!
Nintendo
October 14, 2004
Game Boy Advance
88/100[6]
87.79%[7]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
EA Sports
September 20, 2004
GameCube
88/100
87.68%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
EA Sports
September 20, 2004
PlayStation 2
88/100
87.08%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
EA Sports
September 20, 2004
Xbox
88/100
86.51%
ESPN NHL 2K5
Sega
August 30, 2004
Xbox
88/100
86.22%
Wings of Power: WWII Heavy Bombers and Jets
Tri Synergy
September 13, 2004
Microsoft Windows
83/100
87.83%
NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup
EA Sports
September 4, 2004
GameCube
N/A
87.61%
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