A Vintage Year For Online Games
There were many great games released this year. Don’t get us wrong.
We think these fine titles, though, stand out a little bit from the crowd. Their box art was just a little bit better. Their manuals a little more explanatory. And, of course, their online play just a little bit better than the rest.
Well, OK. A lot.
| Title | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Deer Hunter (PS2) | Coresoft | Atari |
| One Must Fall: Battlegrounds (PC) | Diversions Entertainment | Tri Synergy / GMX Media |
| Halo (Mac) | Westlake Interactive/Microsoft | MacSoft |
| Terminator 3: War of the Machines (PC) | Clevers Games | Atari |
| Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark (PC) | BioWare | Atari |
| Spellforce: The Order of Dawn (PC) | Phenomic | JoWooD |
| Contract JACK (PC) | Monolith | Sierra |
| Magic: The Gathering - Battlegrounds (PC) | Secret Level | Atari |
| Bridge Baron 14 (PC) | Great Game Products | |
| Against Rome (PC) | Independent Arts | JoWooD |
| The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring (PC) | Liquid Entertainment | Universal / Black Label Games |
| Neverwinter Nights Gold (PC) | BioWare | Atari |
| Civilization III: Conquests (PC) | Breakaway / Firaxis | Atari |
| Risk: Global Domination (PS2) | Cyberlore | Atari |
| Worms 3D (PC) | Team 17 | Sega |
| Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior (PS2) | Kuju | THQ |
| Hegemonia: The Solon Heritage (PC) | Digital Reality | MC2 |
| Civilization III Gold Edition (PC) | Firaxis | Atari |
| Tony Hawk’s Underground (PS2) | Neversoft | Activision |
| Railroad Tycoon 3 (PC) | PopTop | Gathering |
| Apocalyptica (PC) | Extreme FX | Konami |
| Empires: Dawn of the Modern World (PC) | Stainless Steel | Activision |
| Hidden & Dangerous 2 (PC) | Illusion Softworks | Gathering |
| NFL Blitz Pro 2004 (PS2) | Midway Games | Midway Games |
| No Man’s Land (PC) | Related Designs | CDV |
| Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death (PC) | Rebellion | NDA/Vivendi Universal Games |
| Deer Hunter 2004 (PC) | Southlogic | Atari |
| Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior (PC) | Kuju | THQ |
| Halo (PC) | Gearbox Software | Microsoft |
| Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour (PC) | Westwood Studios | Electronic Arts |
| NHL Hitz Pro 2004 (PS2) | Next Level | Midway |
| Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Breakthrough (PC) | TKO Software | Electronic Arts |
| NASCAR Thunder 2004 (PC) | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| Homeworld 2 (PC) | Relic | Sierra |
| Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WW2 (PC) | Digital Illusions CE | Electronic Arts |
| Tron 2.0 (PC) | Monolith | Disney |
| Lionheart (PC) | Black Isle | Interplay |
| Neverwinter Nights (Mac) | BioWare | Destineer |
| Neverwinter Nights (Linux) | BioWare | Atari |
| Midnight Club II (PC) | Rockstar Games | Take 2 Interactive |
| Cycling Manager 3 (PC) | Cyanide | Cyanide |
| Chaser (PC) | Cauldron Ltd. | JoWooD Productions |
| F1 Challenge 99-02 (PC) | Image Space Inc. | Electronic Arts |
| Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide (PC) | BioWare Corp. | Atari |
| Rise of Nations (PC) | Big Huge Games | Microsoft Games |
| Medieval: Total War Viking Invasion (PC) | Creative Assembly | Activision |
| Midnight Club II (PS2) | Rockstar | Take 2 Interactive |
| Blitzkrieg (PC) | Nival Interactive | CDV |
| Pro Race Driver (PC) | Codemasters | |
| Master of Orion III (Mac) | Quicksilver | MacSoft |
| Vietcong (PC) | Illusion Softworks / Pterodon | Gathering |
| Warrior Kings: Battles (PC) | Black Cactus Games | Empire Interactive |
| Line of Sight: Vietnam (PC) | nFusion Interactive | Infogrames |
| Master of Orion III (PC) | Digital Illusions CE | Electronic Arts |
| IGI 2: Covert Strike (PC) | Innerloop | Codemasters |
| Robot Arena: Design & Destroy (PC) | Gabriel Interactive | Infogrames |
| World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars (PC) | Ratbag Games | Infogrames |
| Command & Conquer: Generals (PC) | Electronic Arts | |
| Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome (PC) | Quicksilver | Infogrames |
| Highland Warriors (PC) | Soft Enterprises | Soft Enterprises / NovaLogic |
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