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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth (PC) | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| Painkiller - Battle out of Hell (PC) | People Can Fly | Dream Catcher |
| Armies of Exigo (PC) | Black Hole Games | Electronic Arts |
| Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge (PC) | Climax Development | THQ |
| Worms: Forts Under Siege (PC) | Team17 Software | SEGA |
| World Championship Poker (PS2) | Coresoft Games | Crave Entertainment |
| Fight Club (PS2) | Genuine Games | Vivendi Universal Games |
| Call of Duty: Finest Hour (PS2) | Spark Unlimited | Activision |
| Crash N Burn (PS2) | Climax Development | Eidos |
| SpellForce: Shadow of the Phoenix (PC) | Phenomic Games | JoWood Productions |
| Pool Shark 2 (PS2) | Blade Interactive | Zoo Digital Publishing |
| Pool Shark 2 (PC) | Blade Interactive | Zoo Digital Publishing |
| Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge (PS2) | Climax Development | THQ |
| Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault (PC) | TKO Software | Electronic Arts |
| Outlaw Golf 2 (PS2) | Hypnotix | Global Star |
| Godzilla: Save the Earth (PS2) | Pipeworks Software | Atari |
| Axis & Allies (PC) | Time Gate Studios | Atari |
| WWE Smackdown vs. RAW (PS2) | Yuke's Co. | THQ |
| Tony Hawk’s Underground (PC) | Beenox | Activision |
| Top Spin (PC) | Power & Magic Development | Atari |
| Robotech: Invasion (PS2) | Vicious Cycle Software | Global Star |
| Men of Valor (PC) | 2015 | Vivendi Universal Games |
| Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WW2 (Mac) | Aspyr Media | Aspyr Media |
| SuperPower 2 (PC) | GolemLabs | DreamCatcher |
| Tribes: Vengeance (PC) | Irrational Games | Sierra/VUG |
| Race Driver 2 (PS2) | Codemasters | Codemasters |
| Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 (PC) | Beenox | Activision |
| Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 (PS2) | Neversoft Entertainment / Super Villain Studios | Activision |
| Mortal Kombat Deception (PS2) | Midway Games | Midway Games |
| Scrabble Online (PC) | Boston Animation | Atari |
| Colin McRae Rally 2005 (PS2) | Codemasters | Codemasters |
| Colin McRae Rally 2005 (PC) | Six By Nine | Cosemasters |
| Hidden & Dangerous 2: Sabre Squadron (PC) | Illusion Softworks | Gathering |
| Deer Hunter 2005 (PC) | Southlogic Studios | Atari |
| Rome: Total War (PC) | Creative Assembly | Activision |
| Full Spectrum Warrior (PC) | Pandemic Studios | THQ |
| Star Wars: Battlefront (PS2) | Pandemic Studios | LucasArts Entertainment |
| Star Wars: Battlefront (PC) | Pandemic Studios | LucasArts Entertainment |
| Kohan II: Kings of War (PC) | Timegate Studios | Gathering |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (PC) | Relic Entertainment | THQ |
| Street Racing Syndicate (PS2) | Eutechnyx | Namco |
| Wings of War (PC) | Illusion Softworks | Take 2 Interactive |
| Gotcha! (PC) | Promotion Software | Sixteen Tons / Take 2 |
| D-Day (PC) | Digital Reality | Monte Cristo |
| Spellforce: Breath of Winter (PC) | Phenomic Games | JoWooD |
| Battlefield 1942 (Mac) | Aspyr | Aspyr |
| World Championship Snooker 2004 (PS2) | Blade Interactive | Codemasters |
| Ground Control 2: Operation Exodus (PC) | Massive Entertainment | Vivendi Universal Games |
| IndyCar Series Online (PS2) | Codemasters | Codemasters |
| MLB SlugFest: Loaded (PS2) | Point of View | Midway Games |
| Codename Panzers: Phase One (PC) | Stormregion | CDV |
| TRON 2.0 (Mac) | Transgaming Technologies | United Developers/MacPlay |
| Nitro Family (PC) | Delphieye Entertainment | ValuSoft |
| Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Breakthrough (Mac) | Aspyr | Aspyr |
| World Racing (PC) | Synetic | TDK Mediactive Europe |
| Perimeter (PC) | K-D Lab | 1C/Codemasters |
| True Crime: Streets of L.A. (PC) | Livesay Technologies | Activision |
| World Championship Pool 2004 (PS2) | Blade | Jaleco |
| Conan: The Dark Axe (PC) | Cauldron | TDK Mediactive |
| Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots (PC) | Big Huge Games | Microsoft |
| World Championship Pool 2004 (PC) | Blade | Jaleco |
| Trivial Pursuit: Unhinged (PC) | Artech | Atari |
| Race Driver 2 (PC) | Codemasters | Codemasters |
| Serious Sam: Next Encounter (PS2) | Climax | Take 2 |
| Painkiller (PC) | People Can Fly | DreamCatcher |
| All-Star Baseball 2005 (PS2) | Acclaim | Acclaim |
| NBA Ballers 2004 (PS2) | Midway | Midway |
| Colin McRae Rally 04 (PC) | Six By Nine | Codemasters |
| Trivial Pursuit: Unhinged (PS2) | Artech Studios | Atari |
| Breed (PC) | Brat Designs | CDV |
| Lords of the Realm III (PC) | Impressions Games | Vivendi Universal Games |
| Battlefield Vietnam (PC) | Digital Illusions CE | Electronic Arts |
| Dead Man’s Hand (PC) | Human Head | Atari |
| Saturday Night Speedway (PC) | Ratbag Games | Atari |
| Gangland (PC) | MediaMobsters | Whiptail Interactive/K.E. Media/Focus/Akella |
| MTX Mototrax (PS2) | Left Field | Activision |
| Kuma War (PC) | nFusion Interactive | Kuma Reality Games |
| Vietcong: Fist Alpha (PC) | Illusion Softworks | Gathering |
| Vietcong: Purple Haze (PC) | Illusion Softworks | Gathering |
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