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 |
|---|---|---|
| Knights of the Temple II (PC) | Cauldron | TDK |
| Gene Troopers (PC) | Cauldron | TDK |
| Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows (PS2) | Midway | Midway |
| Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS) | Nintendo | Nintendo |
| Battlefield 2: Special Forces (PC) | Digital Illusions CE | Electronic Arts |
| Infected (PSP) | Planet Moon Studios | Majesco Entertainment |
| WWE Smackdown v. RAW 2006 (PS2) | Yuke's | THQ |
| Tony Hawk’s American Sk8land (DS) | Vicarious Visions | Activision |
| Mario Kart DS (DS) | Nintendo | Nintendo |
| Ford v. Chevy (PS2) | Eutechnyx | Global Star Software |
| Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (PS2) | Treyarch | Activision |
| Star Wars: Battlefront II (PS2) | Pandemic Studios | LucasArts |
| Star Wars: Battlefront II (PC) | Pandemic Studios | LucasArts |
| Legion Arena (PC) | Slitherine Software | BlackBean Games / Strategy First / Atari |
| Vietcong 2 (PC) | Pterodon Software | 2K Games |
| Civilization IV (PC) | Firaxis | 2K Games |
| Heroes of the Pacific (PC) | IR Gurus Interactive | Red Mile Entertainment / Ubisoft / Codemasters |
| Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (PS2) | Digital Illusions CE | Electronic Arts |
| Battlefield 1942: The Complete Collection (PC) | DICE | Electronic Arts |
| Shattered Union (PC) | PopTop Software | 2K Games |
| F.E.A.R. (PC) | Monolith Productions | Sierra |
| X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (PSP) | Raven Software | Activision |
| Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland (PS2) | Neversoft Entertainment | Activision |
| Sniper Elite (PS2) | Rebellion | MC2 / Namco |
| Sniper Elite (PC) | Rebellion | MC2 / Namco |
| World Poker Tour 2K6 (PS2) | Coresoft Games | 2K Sports |
| Blitz: The League (PS2) | Midway Games | Midway Games |
| Serious Sam II (PC) | CroTeam | 2K Games |
| World Racing 2 (PC) | Synetic | TDK Mediactive Europe |
| Heroes of the Pacific (PS2) | IR Gurus Interactive | Red Mile Entertainment / Ubisoft / Codemasters |
| Conflict: Global Storm (PS2) | Pivotal Games | SCi Games |
| Conflict: Global Storm (PC) | Pivotal Games | SCi Games |
| Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion (PC) | Creative Assembly | SEGA |
| Top Spin (PS2) | Power & Magic Development | 2K Games |
| Bet On Soldier: Bloodsport (PC) | Kylotonn | Digital Jesters |
| Imperivm III: Great Battles of Rome (PC) | Haemimont Games | FX Interactive |
| AFL Premiership 2005 (PS2) | IR Gurus | SCEE |
| X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (PC) | Beenox | Activision |
| X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (PS2) | Raven Software | Activision |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault (PC) | Relic | THQ |
| Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard (PC) | Liquid Entertainment | Atari |
| World Series of Poker (PSP) | Left Field Productions | Activision |
| World Series of Poker (PS2) | Left Field Productions | Activision |
| Dungeon Siege II: The Azunite Prophecies (PC) | Gas Powered Games | Microsoft |
| Worms 4: Mayhem (PC) | Team 17 | Codemasters |
| Delta Force: Black Hawk Down (PS2) | Rebellion | NovaLogic |
| Outlaw Tennis (PS2) | Hypnotix | Global Star |
| Codename Panzers: Phase 2 (PC) | Stormregion | CDV |
| FlatOut (PS2) | Bugbear Entertainment | VUG/Empire Interactive |
| Battlefield 2 (PC) | DICE | Electronic Arts |
| Rising Kingdoms (PC) | Haemimont Games | BlackBean Games |
| SCAR (PS2) | Milestone | BlackBean Games |
| SCAR (PC) | Milestone | BlackBean Games |
| Juiced (PS2) | Juice Games | THQ |
| Juiced (PC) | Juice Games | THQ |
| Area 51 (PC) | Inevitable Entertainment | Midway |
| Outlaw Volleyball Remixed (PS2) | Hypnotix | Take 2 Interactive |
| Cold Winter (PS2) | Swordfish Studios | Vivendi Universal Games |
| Dungeon Lords (PC) | Heuristic Park | Dreamcatcher |
| Empire Earth II (PC) | Mad Doc Software | Vivendi Universal Games |
| Area 51 (PS2) | Inevitable Entertainment | Midway |
| Stronghold 2 (PC) | FireFly Studios | Take 2 Interactive |
| Close Combat: First to Fight (Mac) | Destineer | Take 2 Interactive |
| Close Combat: First to Fight (PC) | Atomic Games | Take 2 Interactive |
| Painkiller: Gold Edition (PC) | People Can Fly | DreamCatcher |
| World Championship Snooker 2005 (PS2) | Blade Interactive Studios | SEGA |
| World Championship Snooker 2005 (PC) | Blade Interactive Studios | SEGA |
| Chris Moneymaker’s World Championship Poker (PC) | Backbone Entertainment | ValuSoft |
| Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (PS2) | Rockstar Games | Take 2 Interactive |
| SWAT 4: Urban Justice (PC) | Irrational Games | Vivendi Universal Games |
| Spy vs. Spy (PS2) | Vicious Cycle Software | Global Star Software |
| Full Spectrum Warrior (PS2) | Mass Media | THQ |
| Act of War: Direct Action (PC) | Eugen Systems | Atari |
| MX vs. ATV Unleashed (PS2) | Rainbow Studios | THQ |
| Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich (PC) | Irrational Games | Vivendi Universal Games |
| Star Wars: Republic Commando (PC) | Lucas Arts | Lucas Arts |
| NASCAR Sim Racing (PC) | Tiburon | Electronic Arts |
| Street Racing Syndicate (PC) | Eutechnyx | Namco |
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