showing 32 games
| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
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| Max Payne | Take 2 Interactive (Remedy Entertainment) | 2001 | Remedy and 3D Realms present Max Payne- a story-driven 3rd person action game aimed for a mature audience. Realistic weapon setup includes over a dozen real-life guns, all fitting the crime-story setting like a bullet in the head. The action is surrounded with more than 80 hand-painted comic-screens that enhance the game's gritty atmosphere and attitude, introduce the game's murderous cast of characters, and carry the plot from one location to the next. When darkness falls in New York City tonight, a lone man will go through hell to avenge his loves ones only to discover that the answers he seeks can hurt more than having no answers at all. Against all odds, back against the wall, and with no one to trust ... Max Payne. A man with nothing to lose.*** [100]*** [12]*** [32] | labelimagesubject |
| Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions | Activision (Bunkasha) | 2002 | It?s summer in Hong Kong and the Japanese Yakuza are out of control. They?re carrying out territorial feuds and high-speed chases throughout the city. As an elite police squad member you've got to drive crime out of the streets in over 20 dangerous missions. You?ll have the opportunity to drive in over 14 different vehicles, each with their own strengths, weaknesses and secrets. All of this action takes place in a fully interactive, alive and destructible city. | labelimagesubject |
| Blood Omen 2 | Eidos (Crystal Dynamics) | 2002 | labelimageminimize | |
| Splinter Cell | Ubi Soft (Ubi Soft Montreal) | 2002 | Infiltrate terrorists' position, acquire critical intelligence by any means necessary, execute with extreme prejudice, and exit without a trace! You are Sam Fisher, a highly trained secret operative of the NSA's secret arm: Third Echelon. The world balance is in your hands, as cyber terrorism and international tensions are about to explode into WWIII.***Splinter Cell is a stealth game where you play as Sam Fischer and have to infiltrate many areas without being detected. Very fun game. Clint Hocking and JT Petty won the3rd annual (2003) Game developers Choice Awards - Best Writing. [Zerothis] | labelimagesubject |
| Knights of the Old Republic | LucasArts (Bioware) | 2003 | David Gaider, Drew Karpyshyn, Luke Kristjanson, and Peter Thomas won the 4th annual (2004) Game developers Choice Awards - Best Writing. [Zerothis]***Long before the Galactic Civil War, an epic drama begins. Engage in this saga set in the Golden Age of the Republic - over 4,000 years before the first Star Wars film, when both Jedi and Sith number in the thousands. With the Galaxy reeling from a recent conflict with the Dark Lords, the ongoing battle between the Jedi and the Sith rages on. Your actions determine the outcome of this colossal galactic war - and your destiny as a Jedi. Knights of the Old Republic is an immersive, action-packed Star Wars RPG with customizable and evolving playable characters. Your group, is comprised of up to 3 characters, that can include humans, droids, Twi'leks, Wookiees and more. | labelimagesubject |
| Freedom Fighters | Electronic Arts (IO Interactive) | 2003 | Freedom Fighters is all the fun of taking out an invading Soviet army without the obnoxiousness of C. Thomas Howell! With fierce conflict unfolding in the streets of America, it?s your patriotic duty to fight back. Take on the role of Christopher Stone, and evolve from an average New Yorker into a fearless patriot who recruits and leads an army of freedom fighters in the streets of New York City. Freedom Fighters combines the depth of a squad-based game with the intensity of an action-packed war game, all of which unfolds in the streets, subways, and buildings of the ultimate urban battleground. [R2D2-A] | labelimagesubject |
| Rolling | SCi Entertainment Group (Rage Software) | 2003 | labelminimizeminimize | |
| Beyond Good & Evil | Ubisoft (Ubisoft Milan) | 2003 | Delve into a larger-than-life-quest, where you will gather evidence, expose twisted propaganda and finally unravel the conspiracy. Experience total freedom of movement and discovery as you journey by foot, spaceship and hovercraft through bustling futuristic cities, fantastical landscapes, and even the moon. Use martial arts, stealth, wit and cunning to gather photographic evidence and defeat the alien invasion.**** Stop at nothing until the perpetrators are exposed * A journey through the reaches of a strange and ever-changing universe * For 1 player * You are an action reporter uncovering truth in a world full of deception * Fight a sinister conspiracy using stealth, force, and wits [R2D2-A] | labelimagesubject |
| Deus Ex: Invisible War | Eidos (Ion Storm) | 2003 | Fifteen years following the events depicted in the multi-award-winning Deus Ex, the world is just beginning to recover from catastrophic depression. As an elite anti-terrorist agent, you must fight numerous militant factions bent on violently reshaping the world to suit their own agendas. Using high-tech gadgetry and futuristic body modification (or bio-mods), you are granted near superhuman powers. Travel the globe, while uncovering fiendish plots of world domination. Unmask the conspirators, and discover the shocking truth behind your own origins | labelimagesubject |
| American Chopper | Activision (Creat Studios) | 2004 | labelimageminimize | |
| Ultima VII: The Black Gate | author (Origin;author) | 2004 | Thanks to a game engine called Exult, Ultima VII: The Black Gate and its addon The Forge of Virtue can be played on a variety of platforms. Tags: The 7th canonical game in the Ultima series and the first game in Ultima's Age of Armageddon. But, it was never intended to run on Linux. Exult uses SDL for the Linux version. The player and party can use crossbows and bows. Ingredients can be mixed to bake bread and other things. Cheese is available as food. A variety of items can be crafted into other items. There are pumpkin fields in the game, from which pumpkins can be harvested. Flight of the Bumblebee is played at one point, Rule Britannia is overplayed. There are severl prisoners in the game and its this plays into the plot more than once. An addictive medicine in the game is abused by characters and can be abused by the player's character and party, with consequences. Unicorns are mentioned in in-game books and by characters[spoiler=and;and]one can be found by the player also.[/spoiler] [Zerothis] | labelminimizesubject |
| Freestyle Street Soccer | Acclaim Entertainment (Silicon Dreams) | 2004 | labelimageminimize | |
| Thief: Deadly Shadows | Eidos (Ion Storm) | 2004 | labelimageminimize | |
| Full Spectrum Warrior | THQ (Pandemic Studios) | 2004 | labelimageminimize | |
| Catwoman | Electronic Arts (Electronic Arts UK) | 2004 | Gamers will control Catwoman as they play the movie, utilizing her unique cat-like skills, senses and cunning to defeat her enemies. Boasting incredible acrobatic skills, the video game Catwoman can leap across roofs, run up walls, pounce on prey, utilize unique "cat senses," and avoid enemy bullets with feline grace. In addition, she can use her whip to swing through the air and utilize the fully interactive enviroments to trap or knock her foes unconscious. Catwoman is based upon the DC Comics character. The film and game follow the story of Patience Phillips played by Halle Berry, who is killed after she uncovers a dark secret held by her employers. Brought back to life by a rare Egyptian cat, she becomes Catwoman and sets out to discover the truth about herself and her murderer. The game will take players through numerous levels set in six different locations from the movie, including the jewelery store, the Hedare Factory, and Hedare's mansion and grounds. Gamers will encounter all the key characters from the movie, including three challenging bosses: Armando, Hedare's head bodyguard; Wesley, the evil and twisted Hedare henchman and Laurel Hedare, the beautiful face behind the cosmetics empire. Features: * Play the Film: Featuring Halle Berry, control Catwoman and follow the movie storyline throughout the game. * Toy With The Enemies: Catwoman toys with her enemies, making them run scared, and trapping them by using her tools and the environment around her before defeating them with cat-like grace. * The Power Of The Whip: Catwoman can use her whip to throw or topple objects; smash breakable items; trigger interactive objects remotely; climb, descend and swing from structures; and even rescue herself from incredible 'death falls' in the rooftop levels. * Cat Like Movement: With incredible acrobatic skills, Catwoman will move and jump with feline prowess, leaping across roofs, running up walls, pouncing on prey, and avoiding enemy bullets. * Cat Senses: Players will view the world from a feline point of view and utilize unique cat attributes that allow Catwoman to change the odds to her advantage. These powers enable her to see in the dark (unlike her foes) and hunt her prey by seeing footprints and smelling trails that reveal where they have been and what they have done. Catwoman can also use her Sixth Sense to establish threats around her and even predict what her enemy may do next. * Become A Wild Cat: Unleash Catwoman's "feral" side and move faster, hit harder, and completely dominate her prey. | labelimagesubject |
| Street Racing Syndicate | Namco (Eutechnyx) | 2004 | labelimageminimize | |
| Miami Vice | Davilex (Atomic Planet) | 2004 | labelimageminimize | |
| Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords | LucasArts (Obsidian Entertainment) | 2004 | This time your choices affect everyone around you It is a time of darkness, five years after the events of the award-winning KOTOR. The Sith Lords have hunted the Jedi Order to the edge of extinction and a lone Jedi Knight remains - you. As you struggle to reconnect with the Force, your decisions will lead you to the light or dark side and will affect everyone around you. The fate of the galaxy rests in your hands! * Unleash all-new Force powers, feats and weapons as you battle the evil Sith.n* Create your Jedi Knight and build your party from up to 10 characters.n* The decisions you make will influence you and your companions to the light or dark side of the Force.n | labelimagesubject |
| The Punisher | THQ (Volition) | 2005 | Terrorize criminals using their own ruthless methods. Serve as judge, jury and executioner in a world ruled by corruption. Live in the gritty, bullet-driven action ripped from the pages of Marvel's darkest stories. Driven by a hatred of crime bordering on insanity, Frank Castle became The Punisher, a lone vigilante whose mission goes far beyond revenge. Taking on the city's high-powered crime lords, he wreaks havoc on the corrupt with methods normally reserved for those on the wrong side of the law. Features: * Punisher War Zone - Act out The Punisher's frustrations in some of the most intense, visceral action ever to come to video games! * Think and act just like the Punisher - For the first time ever, grab criminals and exact vengeance on them in dozens of environmental hot spots' triggering custom Punisher moments! * Interrogation mode - Use a never-before seen combination of physical force and character interaction to coerce criminals into coughing up valuable information! * Punisher Armory - Collect and upgrade an arsenal of realistic weapons! * Punisher War Journal - Relive special Punisher in-game moments and collect items from Marvel's Punisher history! [Aibo] | labelimagesubject |
| Predator: Concrete Jungle | Sierra Entertainment;VU Games (Eurocom Entertainment Software) | 2005 | labelimageminimize | |
| Still Life | Microïds | 2005 | Victoria McPherson is a brilliant young FBI agent who's investigating a serial-murder case in Chicago. The body count is now at five and she has no real leads, nothing but a mountain of circumstantial evidence and a boss who's breathing down her neck. In order to take a break from it all, she decides to visit her father in the suburbs. Their discussions involve family stories which include Victoria's grandfather, who used to be a private investigator. This leads Victoria to read one of her grandfather's old case files, a file which reveals an uncomfortably high number of similarities between a 75-year-old case in Europe and the current string of killings in Chicago... Take a deep breath and enter Still Life. Features: * Compelling scenario set in modern Chicago and late 1920's Prague, this 3rd-person perspective, investigative, puzzle-driven adventure introduces logical problem solving mixed with a complex and highly involving storyline to completely immerse the player. * Play as two characters: Gustav (Gus) McPherson, returns from ‘Post Mortem' in lengthy flashback gameplay sequences triggered by his granddaughter, Victoria MacPherson, reading his diary of his time spent in Prague. Gus was a private detective turned painter, and Victoria is an investigative police detective. Her current serial-murder case is tied in a twisted and incredible plot to the Prague case that Gus solved too many years before. * Opportunity to investigate the crime scenes of gruesome serial homicides and to solve challenging puzzles finely integrated into the storyline. * Beautifully detailed environments, deep and intriguing characters. * Breath-taking cinematics reward the player throughout the experience of playing Still Life * Numerous interesting NPCs to interact with, which triggers story elements. [Aibo] | labelimagesubject |
| Destroy All Humans! One Giant Step On Mankind | THQ (Pandemic Studios) | 2005 | From official site: Use destructive weapons and innate mental powers to take on the most feared enemy in the galaxy—mankind! Play as Crypto, an alien warrior sent to Earth to clear the way for the Furon invasion force. Your mission is to infiltrate humanity, control them, harvest their brain stems, and ultimately destroy them. You choose the method: infiltration or disintegration. | labelimageminimize |
| Fahrenheit | Atari (Quantic Dream) | 2005 | You lead an ordinary life. You have friends, a job and an everyday routine. Then, one day, it all ends. You find yourself standing over a dead body with a bloody knife in your hand. You have no idea who the victim is but one thing is certain - you've killed him. Without any recollection or reason, you can only guess at what possessed you to do this. But possession is exactly what it is. Unknown to you is that forces of an ancient prophecy are at work, with the fate of mankind hanging in the balance. As you keep one step ahead of the cops, discover what lies beneath these supernatural events... and uncover their connection to an inexplicable crime wave sweeping the city. Experience truly innovative gameplay where every decision, from interrogation questions to physical movement, affects the entire drama. Assume multiple roles to create the action - and suffer the consequences - of this unfolding ever-changing mystery. No two story paths are ever the same in this endlessly replayable adventure that recalls the most thrilling supernatural mystery movies. [R2D2-A] | labelimagesubject |
| Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green | Groove Games (Brainbox Games) | 2005 | labelminimizeminimize | |
| Stubbs The Zombie | Aspyr Media (Wideload Games) | 2005 | Stubbs, a zombie who'll tug at your heartstrings and tickle your funnybone even as he's tearing the living guts right out of your body. This former traveling salesman trades in his briefcase for your braincase as the leading man in Wideload's first game, Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse". [R2D2-A] | labelimagesubject |
| Half-Life 2 | Electronic Arts (Valve) | 2005 | Valve Software/Vivendi Universal Gameswon the 5th annual (2005) Game developers Choice Awards - Best Writing. Marc Laidlaw was designated in the nomination. [Zerothis]***Defining a new benchmark in gaming with startling realism and responsiveness. Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player's presence affects everything around him. * DIGITAL ACTORS: Advanced animation technology delivers the most sophistocated in-game characters ever witnessed. * ADVANCED AI: Friends and foes assess threats, master tricky terrain and fashion weapons from what is at hand. * PHYSICAL GAMEPLAY: Objects from trucks to desks obey laws of gravity, friction and buoyancy. * STUNNING GRAPHICS: Simply amazing special effects ignite incredibly-realistic environments. | labelimagesubject |
| American Chopper 2: Full Throttle | Activision Value (Creat Studios) | 2005 | labelimageminimize | |
| Æon Flux | Majesco Games;THQ (Terminal Reality) | 2005 | Their world is beyond perfection. Their race is near extinction. Their hope is in your hands. THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE THE FUTURE, IS IN FLUX. Experience an intoxicating blend of stealth, speed and acrobatic combat as you play through the 400 year span between the pioneering MTV animated series and the feature film starring Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron. * Dispatch enemies with bone-crunching fatalities and acrobatic finishign movesn* Futuristic gadgets help you solve puzzles, penetrate defenses and foil Trevor Goodchild's plansn* Pull off incredible acrobatics as you scale walls, use grappling hooks and hurdle over obstaclesn***In this futuristic sci-fi thriller set 400 years in the future, Charlize Theron stars as Aeon Flux, the top underground operative at war with the totalitarian regime governing what appears to be a perfect society. But is this perfect life hiding a perfect lie? Aeon is on the front lines of a rebellion that will reveal a world of secrets. A startling vision of a future in flux from Karyn Kusama, director of the acclaimed "Girlfight," "Aeon Flux" is written by Philip Hay & Matt Manfredi, based on the pioneering MTV animated series created by Peter Chung. | labelimagesubject |
| Crime Life: Gang Wars | Konami (Hothouse Creations) | 2005 | labelminimizeminimize | |
| Dreamfall: The Longest Journey | Aspyr (Funcom) | 2006 | labelimageminimize | |
| Rogue Trooper | Eidos (Rebellion) | 2006 | labelimageminimize | |
| Destroy All Humans! 2 | THQ (Pandemic Studios) | 2006 | Make War Not Love. Sequel to the widely acclaimed hit – Destroy All Humans! 2 takes the brand's irreverent Sci-Fi action gaming experience into the swinging sixties with new and improved game features, open-world gameplay and co-op multiplayer. Set against a backdrop of free love, the Cold War and other 60's era icons, DAH 2 takes players around the world with an upgraded arsenal of weapons and enhanced mental abilities to battle a variety of enemies from secret agents and giant creatures, to Soviet Forces and alien warriors. [Aibo] | labelimagesubject |
