April 2005 - games, that were released this month

Act of War: Direct Action - release date

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Action, Online

April 1, 2005 → PC

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A real-time strategy game about modern military conflict amid an energy crisis, terrorist attacks and global instability. Players command Task Force TALON, a...

Cossacks 2: Napoleonic Wars

Strategy, Simulation, Isometric, Historical

April 1, 2005 → PC; April 4, 2005 → PC; April 15, 2005 → PC; April 27, 2005 → PC

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A historical strategy game set in the 19th century, Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars puts players in command of armies fighting for dominance over Europe. The forces...

Democracy

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management

April 1, 2005 → PC; April 17, 2005 → PC

Metacritic: 62/100

A political management simulator in which the player serves as prime minister or president of one of the world’s most powerful countries. Staying in office requires...

DROD: Journey to Rooted Hold

Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Adventure, Indie

April 1, 2005 → PC, Linux

Steam: 100/100

This fantasy puzzle game follows Beethro Budkin and his nephew, Halph, who take a secret passage through the king’s dungeon and end up deep underground, pursued by...

Geneforge 3

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Strategy

April 1, 2005 → PC, Mac

Steam: 87/100

Geneforge 3 is a fantasy role-playing adventure and the third chapter of the Geneforge Saga, set in unfamiliar, hostile lands. The player explores the world...

Lock-on: Flaming Cliffs

Simulation, DLC, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view

April 1, 2005 → PC

Players: 5.5/10

Lock-on: Flaming Cliffs is a first-person simulator with a dash of flight simulator from the developers at Eagle Dynamics. The publisher of the game is 1C Company...

Project: Snowblind

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

April 1, 2005 → PC

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Set in futuristic Hong Kong in 2065, this first-person shooter follows Nathan Frost, a second lieutenant fighting a regime that threatens the civilized world. After...

Stolen

Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

April 1, 2005 → PC; April 13, 2005 → PC; April 15, 2005 → Xbox; April 21, 2005 → PC, PlayStation 2; April 22, 2005 → Xbox; April 29, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 50/100

Stolen is a stealth action adventure game with a third-person view. The events of the game will tell about the first-class thief Anya Romanova, who, together with a...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Action, Stealth, Third-person view

April 1, 2005 → PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube; April 14, 2005 → GameCube

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A stealth-action game starring Sam Fisher, an elite operative of Third Echelon, who investigates a conspiracy and tries to prevent World War III. Missions take...

Viewtiful Joe 2

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Comics

April 1, 2005 → GameCube

Metacritic: 86/100

This action platformer with fighting elements follows Joe and his girlfriend, Silvia, as they face new enemies and challenges. Unlike in the first game, Silvia is...

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

April 1, 2005 → GameCube

Metacritic: 80/100

This turn-based role-playing game is set in a fantasy world where lands float in the sky and once-vast oceans have become legend. The player controls a spirit that...

Championship Manager 5

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Sports game

April 1, 2005 → PC

Players: 5.5/10

Championship Manager 5 is a simulator with a mixture of strategy, business simulator and sports game from the developers of Beautiful Game Studios. The game is...

City Trader

Strategy, Board / Group Game

April 1, 2005 → PC

City Trader is a strategy. The game is published by bGame...

Dark Age of Camelot: Catacombs

Role-playing game, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

April 1, 2005 → PC; April 21, 2005 → PC

Metacritic: 83/100

An expansion for Dark Age of Camelot that focuses on underground cities and adventuring areas tied to the backstory of an underground race in each Realm. Many of...

Dora the Explorer: Adventures 3 Pack

Adventure, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle, Logic

April 1, 2005 → PC

Dora the Explorer: Adventures 3 Pack is a third-person adventure with a mixture of educational game and puzzle from the developers of Stunt Puppy Entertainment...

Flynn's Adventures

Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

April 1, 2005 → BREW

Flynn's Adventures is an action game with platformer and fantasy elements from developers from the In-Fusio studio. The game is published by In-Fusio. There has...

Higgledy Piggledy

Strategy, Platformer, Puzzle

April 1, 2005 → ZX Spectrum

Higgledy Piggledy is a strategy game with a mixture of platformer and puzzle. The game is published by Cronosoft. The PC version of Higgledy Piggledy...

Mordillo's Jungle Fever

Arcade, Action

April 1, 2005 → PC

Mordillo's Jungle Fever is an arcade game with a dash of action from the studio phenomedia publishing gmbh. The main publisher of the game is rondomedia Marketing...

No Surrender: Battle of the Bulge

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Historical

April 1, 2005 → PC; April 28, 2005 → PC

No Surrender: Battle of the Bulge is a third-person simulator with elements of strategy and historical game from the developers from the studio INtex Publishing...

Special Forces: Nemesis Strike

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view

April 1, 2005 → PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 60/100

This action shooter follows a special forces unit fighting worldwide terrorist networks. Missions can be completed as either of two characters, each with distinct...

Zoo Tycoon 2 Mobile

Strategy, Isometric

April 1, 2005 → DoJa

Zoo Tycoon 2 Mobile is an isometric strategy game from the In-Fusio studio. The main publisher of the game is In-Fusio. For some reason the game has not yet been...

LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game (2005)

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

April 2, 2005 → PC, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance; April 5, 2005 → Xbox; April 22, 2005 → Game Boy Advance

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

An action-adventure game based on the first three Star Wars prequel films: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith. It brings the films...

Sentinel: Descendants in Time

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

April 2, 2005 → PC

Metacritic: 71/100

This first-person adventure puzzle game follows Beni into the caverns of the vanished Tastan civilization. Seeking the truth and riches tied to the ancient race’s...

Doom 3

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

April 3, 2005 → Xbox; April 8, 2005 → Xbox, Mac

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Doom 3 is a science fiction shooter with a first-person perspective and horror elements that was released in 2004 as a reboot of the original DOOM (1995). The game...

Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil

Action, Shooter, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

April 3, 2005 → PC; April 4, 2005 → PC; April 7, 2005 → PC

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil is an add-on for the legendary first-person shooter with horror elements Doom 3. 2147 2 years have passed since the events of Doom 3...

The Punisher

Action, Shooter

April 4, 2005 → PC

Players: 8.1/10

The game is replete with scenes of cruelty and obscene language. The interrogation scenes are especially brutal. Having caught a bandit, the Punisher can...

Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

April 4, 2005 → PC

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 79/100

Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire is the second standalone add-on for the tactical role-playing game with elements of the turn-based strategy of Jagged Alliance...

Punisher (2005)

Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Comics

April 4, 2005 → PC; April 7, 2005 → PlayStation 2; April 28, 2005 → PC

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 68/100

An action game based on Marvel comics, following Frank Castle as he becomes the Punisher and wages a personal war on crime. His targets are the city’s powerful...

Insect Invade 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view

April 4, 2005 → PC

Insect Invade 2 is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and shooter from the Cactus Games studio. The main publisher of the game is Cactus...

Rise of the Kasai

Action, Third-person view

April 5, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 68/100

A third-person action game and sequel to The Mark of Kri, Rise of the Kasai follows the return of Rau and his spirit guide, the bird Kuzo, alongside new characters...

SWAT 4

Simulation, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics

April 5, 2005 → PC; April 8, 2005 → PC; April 15, 2005 → PC

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

SWAT 4 is a tactical action game with a first-person view. Welcome to the gritty, explosive world of SWAT. This game will make it easy for you to control advanced...

Tank-O-Box

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Tanks

April 5, 2005 → Mac

Players: 9.6/10

Tank-O-Box — you play as the commander of a tank battalion, who must break through divisions of enemy tanks, destroying everyone in his path. Tactics are no...

Alien Abduction

Action, Shooter, Top-down view

April 5, 2005 → PC

Players: 5.5/10

Alien Abduction is a top-down action game with shooter elements from developers from the Pumpkin Games studio. The game is published by Pumpkin...

Chris Moneymaker's World Poker Championship

Simulation, Top-down view, Card game, Casino

April 5, 2005 → PC

Chris Moneymaker's World Poker Championship is a top-down simulator with card and casino elements from Boston Animation, Inc. and ImaginEngine Corp.. The game is...

DOOM³ (Limited Collector's Edition)

Action, Horror, First-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future)

April 5, 2005 → Xbox

DOOM³ (Limited Collector's Edition) is a first-person action game with horror elements from id Software, Inc. studios. and Vicarious Visions. The main...

Gotcha! Extreme Paintball

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Sports game, Paintball

April 5, 2005 → Xbox

Players: 8/10

Gotcha! Extreme Paintball is a first-person action game with a mixture of shooter, sports game and paintball simulator from the masters from the Sixteen Tons...

Luxor

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Casual game, Strategy

April 5, 2005 → PC

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 68/100

This action-puzzle game is set in Ancient Egypt, where Isis calls on the hero to stop Set and his minions. Spheres advance toward the pyramids, and the player fires...

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Japanese role-playing game

April 5, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A post-apocalyptic turn-based role-playing game about warring tribes in Junkyard, a town where rain never stops. Serph, a member of the Embryon tribe, fights...

Tradewinds 2

Role-playing game, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view

April 5, 2005 → PC

Tradewinds 2 is a first-person role-playing game with elements of strategy, warship simulator and business simulation from the masters at Sandlot Games. The game is...

Gothic 2: Night of the Raven

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

April 6, 2005 → PC

Players: 9.7/10

Gothic 2: Night of the Raven is an action role-playing fantasy game with a third-person view. The expansion brings many significant changes to the gameplay. A major...