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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (DS) | TOSE Software | Square Enix |
| Mysterious Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer DS (DS) | Chunsoft | Sega |
| Puyo Puyo! (DS) | Sega | Sega |
| Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales (DS) | Square Enix | Square Enix |
| Mega Man Star Force: Dragon (DS) | Capcom | Capcom |
| Pokemon Battle Revolution (Wii) | Genius Sonority | Nintendo |
| Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus (DS) | Capcom | Capcom |
| Mega Man Star Force: Leo (DS) | Capcom | Capcom |
 Full Auto 2: Battlelines (PS3) |
Pseudo Interactive | SEGA |
| Kenkou Ouen Recipe 1000: DS Kondate Zenshuu (DS) | Nintendo | Nintendo |
| Mah-Jong Fight Club (DS) | Konami | Konami |
| Star Trek: Legacy (PC) | Mad Doc Software | Bethesda Softworks |
| Tank Beat (DS) | Milestone | Sega |
| Yu-Gi-OH! Spirit Summoner (DS) | Konami | Konami |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king (PC) |
Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| Jump Ultimate Stars (DS) | Ganbarion | Nintendo |
| Lunar Knights (DS) | Konami | Konami |
| Delta Force: Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre (PS2) | Rebellion | NovaLogic |
| Civilization IV: Warlords (Mac) | Aspyr | Aspyr |
| Battlefield 2: Booster Pack Bundle (PC) | DICE | Electronic Arts |
| Star Wars: The Best of PC (PC) | LucasArts | LucasArts |
| Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS) | Konami | Konami |
| Warhammer: Mark of Chaos (PC) | Black Hole Games | Namco Bandai |
| Medieval II: Total War (PC) |
Creative Assembly | SEGA |
| Left Behind: Eternal Forces (PC) | Left Behind Games | Left Behind Games |
| Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (PS3) |
Raven Software | Activision |
| Scrabble Online (PC) | Encore | Encore |
| Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 (DS) | Konami | Konami |
| World Poker Championship 2 (PC) | Coresoft Games | ValueSoft |
| Neverwinter Nights 2 (PC) | BioWare | Atari |
| EA Warfare Collection (PC) | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| EA Sports 06 (PC) | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| EA Strategy Collection (PC) | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| Dungeon Siege II: Deluxe (PC) | Gas Powered Games | Take 2 Interactive |
| Anno 1701 (PC) | Related Designs | Sunflowers |
| Adult Common Knowledge Training DS (DS) | Nintendo | Nintendo |
| Civilization Chronicles (PC) | Firaxis | Take 2 Interactive |
| Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam (DS) | Vicarious Visions | Activision |
| Stronghold Legends (PC) | FireFly Studios | 2K Games |
| Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (PSP) | Vicarious Visions | Activision |
| Star Wars: Empire at War - Forces of Corruption (PC) | Petroglyph | LucasArts |
| Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (PS2) | Raven Software | Activision |
| Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (PC) | Beenox | Activision |
| FEAR: Extraction Point (PC) | TimeGate Studios | Vivendi Games |
| Konductra (DS) | oeFUN | O-3 Entertainment |
| Custom Robo Arena (DS) | Noise Factory | Nintendo |
| Sid Meier’s Railroads! (PC) | Firaxis | Take 2 Interactive |
| Battlefield 2142 (PC) |
Digital Illusions CE | Electronic Arts |
| Flight Simulator X (PC) | Microsoft Games Studio | Microsoft Games Studio |
| Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (PS2) | Midway Games | Midway Games |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade (PC) | Relic | THQ |
| Desperate Housewives (PC) | Buena Vista Games | Buena Vista Games |
| Clubhouse Games (DS) | Agenda Co. | Nintendo |
| Pokemon Diamond (DS) | Game Freak | Nintendo |
| Pokemon Pearl (DS) | Game Freak | Nintendo |
| ParaWorld (PC) | Sunflowers / SEK | Deep Silver / Aspyr |
| The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (PS2) | Eutechnyx | Namco Bandai Games |
| Mage Knight: Apocalypse (PC) | Interserv | Namco Bandai Games |
| Greg Hasting’s Paintball Tournament Max’d (PS2) | Broadsword | Activision |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (DS) | Nintendo | Nintendo |
| Open Season DS (DS) | Ubisoft | Ubisoft |
| Axis & Allies: Collector’s Edition (PC) | Encore Software | Encore Software |
| Yakuman DS (DS) | MediaKite | Nintendo |
| Faces of War (PC) | Best Way | 1C / Ubisoft |
| Rune Factory: New Harvest Moon (DS) | Neverland Co. | Marvelous |
| Final Fantasy III (DS) | Square Enix | Square Enix |
| Sword of the Stars (PC) | Kerberos | Lighthouse Interactve / Destineer |
| Starfox Command DS (DS) | Q-Games | Nintendo |
| PowaPoke Koshien 2 (DS) | Konami | Konami |
| FlatOut 2 (PS2) | Bugbear Entertainment | Vivendi Games, Empire Interactive |
| Dungeon Siege II: Broken World (PC) | Gas Powered Games | 2K Games |
| FlatOut 2 (PC) | Bugbear Entertainment | Vivendi Games, Empire Interactive |
| Total War: Eras (PC) | Creative Assembly | SEGA |
| Civilization IV: Warlords (PC) | Firaxis Games | 2K Games |
| Bomberman Land Touch! (DS) | Amble | Hudson Soft |
| Naruto RPG 3 (DS) | TOSE Software | Takara/Tomy |
| Civilization IV (Mac) | Aspyr | Aspyr |
| Papi-Inu Vector One! (DS) | Mega Cyber | Mega Cyber |
| Titan Quest (PC) | Iron Lore | THQ |
| Empire Earth II: Platinum (PC) | Mad Doc Software | Vivendi Games |
| MotoGP 4 (PS2) | Namco Bandai | Namco Bandai |
| Digimon Story (DS) | Beck | Namco Bandai |
| Rush For Berlin (PC) | Stormregion | Deep Silver |
| Urban Chaos: Riot Response (PS2) | Rocksteady | Eidos |
| Rise & Fall: Civilizations At War (PC) | Midway | Midway |
| AND1 Streetball (PS2) | Black Ops | Ubisoft |
| Battlefield 2: Deluxe (PC) | DICE | Electronic Arts |
| Touch Panic (DS) | Aki Corp. | Nintendo |
| Rogue Trooper (PS2) | Rebellion | Eidos |
| Rogue Trooper (PC) | Rebellion | Eidos |
| Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends (PC) |
Big Huge Games | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (PC) | GRIN | Ubisoft |
| War on Terror (PC) | Digital Reality | Monte Cristo |
| The Hustle: Detroit Streets (PS2) | Blade Interactive | Activision |
| World Poker Tour (PSP) | CoreSoft | 2K Sports |
| SWAT 4 - Gold Edition (PC) | Irrational Games | Vivendi Games |
| Tenchu: Dark Shadows (DS) | Polygon Magic | From Software |
| Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers (PC) | Pandemic Studios | THQ |
| NBA Ballers: Phenom (PS2) | Midway Games | Midway Games |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Gold Edition (PC) | Relic | THQ |
| Contact (DS) | Grasshopper | Marvelous |
| Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers (PS2) | Mass Media / Pandemic Studios | THQ |
| Act of War: High Treason (PC) | Eugen Systems | Atari |
| Metroid Prime: Hunters (DS) | Nintendo | Nintendo |
| Tetris DS (DS) |
Nintendo | Nintendo |
| Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix (PS2) | Rockstar Games | Take 2 Interactive |
| Legion Arena: Cult of Mithras (PC) | Slitherine Strategies | Lago |
| Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach (PC) | Turbine | Atari |
| SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate (PC) | Irrational Games | VUG |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II (PC) | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| TOCA Race Driver 3 (PS2) | Codemasters | Codemasters |
| TOCA Race Driver 3 (PC) | Codemasters | Codemasters |
| The Regiment (PC) | Kuju | Konami |
| Star Wars: Empire at War (PC) |
Petroglyph | LucasArts |
| Dungeon Lords: Collector’s Edition (PC) | Heuristic Park | Dreamcatcher |
| Empire Earth II: Art of Supremacy (PC) | Mad Doc Software | VUG |
| Rome: Total War—Gold Edition (PC) | Creative Assembly | Sega |
| Command & Conquer: The First Decade (PC) | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
| Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland (PC) | Aspyr | Aspyr |
| Bleach DS (DS) | Treasure | Sega |
| eJamming Station (PC) | eJamming | eJamming |
| eJamming Station (Mac) | eJamming | eJamming |
| Lost Magic (DS) | Taito | Taito/Ubisoft |
| MX vs. ATV Unleashed (PC) | Rainbow Studios | THQ |
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