August 2001 - games, that were released this month

AmerZone: The Explorer's Legacy (1998)

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game

August 1, 2001 → PC

Steam: 80/100

This first-person adventure puzzle follows a young reporter who visits elderly explorer Alexandre Valembois and learns about his expedition to the mysterious region...

Divided Ground: Middle East Conflict 1948-1973

Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Sandbox

August 1, 2001 → PC

Divided Ground: Middle East Conflict 1948-1973 is a third-person strategy game with a mixture of history and sandbox from TalonSoft. The game is published by...

Golden Sun

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game

August 1, 2001 → Game Boy Advance

Metacritic: 91/100

This fantasy role-playing game takes place in a world threatened by forces of darkness seeking the lost art of Alchemy. The hero and their companions must stop the...

Akimbo: Kung-Fu Hero

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view

August 1, 2001 → PC

Steam: 100/100

Akimbo: Kung-Fu Hero is an arcade with a mixture of action, fighting, platformer and anime or manga game from the studios Chaos Works and Iridon Interactive AB. The...

Captain Bumper

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future)

August 1, 2001 → Mac

Captain Bumper is an arcade game with a mixture of action and shooter from the developers from the MacRun Games studio. The main publisher of the game is Casady...

Outtrigger

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view

August 2, 2001 → Dreamcast; August 3, 2001 → Dreamcast

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 73/100

An arcade third-person shooter about training recruits to fight terrorism. After a series of terrorist attacks, a private enterprise forms Interforce and selects...

MaSzyna

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Trains, Free game

August 2, 2001 → PC

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

The player takes on the role of a train driver, riding on the most popular Polish railways. The developers used photo textures to create locomotives and cars, and...

Kaen Seibo: The Virgin on Megiddo

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

August 2, 2001 → Dreamcast

Kaen Seibo: The Virgin on Megiddo is a first-person adventure with an anime/manga twist from Studio Line. The main publisher of the game is Kobi...

MaSzyna EU07-424

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Trains

August 2, 2001 → PC

MaSzyna EU07-424 is a first-person simulator with elements of a railway...

RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes

Simulation, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric

August 2, 2001 → PC

Metacritic: 80/100

An expansion for RollerCoaster Tycoon that adds new landscapes and settings for building a theme park. Options include rocket ships, medieval castles and winter...

Settlers 4 Mission CD

Simulation, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

August 2, 2001 → PC

Settlers 4 Mission CD is an isometric simulator with strategy, fantasy and sandbox elements from the masters at Blue Byte Studio GmbH. The main publisher of the...

Summon Night 2

Role-playing game, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

August 2, 2001 → PlayStation

Summon Night 2 is an isometric role-playing game with anime/manga and fantasy game elements from the developers of Flight-Plan Inc.. The game is published by...

Breath of Fire 4

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Adventure, Japanese role-playing game

August 3, 2001 → PlayStation

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Breath of Fire 4 is a Japanese role-playing game that creates its own interesting world around you, rich and vibrant. The authors should be praised for the...

Merchant Prince 2

Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view

August 3, 2001 → PC

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 57/100

This turn-based strategy game focuses on the development of Venice and the creation of commercial trade routes. The player works to strengthen the city and...

Dokapon: Monster Hunter

Role-playing game, Third-person view

August 3, 2001 → Game Boy Advance

Dokapon: Monster Hunter is a third-person role-playing game from Tycoon Corporation. The game is published by Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc.. Dokapon Q: Monster...

Grand Prix 3 Season 2000

Simulation, Racing, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view

August 3, 2001 → PC

Grand Prix 3 Season 2000 is a first-person simulator with racing elements from MicroProse Ltd studios. and Simergy. The game is published by Infogrames, Inc.. In...

Mega Man Legends 2

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

August 3, 2001 → PlayStation

Metacritic: 76/100

This 3D adventure combines action, role-playing and shooting elements in a search for the legendary Sealed Key. A mysterious girl and the treasure are discovered in...

Squad Battles: Vietnam

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical

August 3, 2001 → PC

Squad Battles: Vietnam is a top-down strategy game with historical elements from the masters at HPS Simulations. The game is published by HPS...

Kimi ga Nozomu Eien

First-person view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Adventure

August 3, 2001 → PC

Steam: 90/100

Kimi ga Nozomu Eien is a first-person anime/manga game with a visual novel twist from developer Age. The game is published by Acid Software, Alchemist and...

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania

August 4, 2001 → Game Boy Advance

Metacritic: 91/100

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon — the player is required to guide the character Nathan Graves through a castle filled with monsters, where he searches for his...

Steel Soldiers

Arcade, Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric

August 4, 2001 → PC

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This real-time arcade strategy game follows a war between robots in the aftermath of Z. Players command a unit of Steel Soldiers through battles across different...

Death Crimson OX

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

August 5, 2001 → Dreamcast

Metacritic: 46/100

A first-person arcade shooter set in the post-apocalyptic city of Saronica, destroyed by the mysterious organization SMO. Its agents, known as Subliminers, oppress...

NFL GameDay 2002

Sports game, Isometric, American Football, Rugby

August 6, 2001 → PlayStation; August 7, 2001 → PlayStation

Metacritic: 57/100

This American football game features exhibition matches, season play, tournaments, a training camp, and a general manager mode. Players can customize individual...

Shenmue 2

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view

August 6, 2001 → Dreamcast

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 80/100

An action-adventure with fighting elements, Shenmue II continues Ryo Hazuki’s story as he arrives in Hong Kong to avenge his father’s death and uncover the truth...

Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo

August 6, 2001 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 58/100

Set during the One Year War, this science-fiction game is based on the Gundam anime series. Gameplay is organized around individual missions, while the story...

King's Quest 1: Quest for the Crown

Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

August 7, 2001 → PC, Linux, DOS

King's Quest 1: Quest for the Crown — is the first quest with animated color graphics. The game shaped the adventure game genre. Most of the popular quests...

Startopia

Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Strategy

August 7, 2001 → PC

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This post-apocalyptic management simulator puts players in charge of restoring an abandoned network of space stations and attracting alien races. Stations must be...

Disney's Cinderella's Dollhouse

Simulation, Educational game (Education)

August 7, 2001 → PC, Mac

Disney's Cinderella's Dollhouse is a simulator with elements of an educational game from the Disney Interactive, Inc. studio. The game is published by Disney...

Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view

August 7, 2001 → PC, Dreamcast

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 44/100

This third-person action role-playing game is set on Pern, where dragons and their riders have protected the world from the alien threat known as Thread for...

Eldorado Gate Volume 6

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

August 7, 2001 → Dreamcast

Eldorado Gate Volume 6 is a third-person role-playing game with an admixture of anime/manga and fantasy games from the developers of Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game is...

LightWeight Ninja

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Anime / Manga

August 7, 2001 → PC

LightWeight Ninja is an action game with a mixture of fighting, platformer and game in the anime or manga genre from developers from the studio Stardock...

WWF Betrayal

Action, Fighting

August 7, 2001 → Game Boy Color

WWF Betrayal is an action game with fighting game elements from developers from the WayForward Technologies studio. The main publisher of the game is THQ Inc. But...

Europa Universalis

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

August 8, 2001 → PC

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Europa Universalis is a real-time strategy game with management elements. The game takes place on a schematically depicted world map, divided into more than 1,500...

Razor Freestyle Scooter

Action, Third-person view, Skateboards

August 8, 2001 → Dreamcast

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Razor Freestyle Scooter is a third-person action game with elements of a skateboard simulator from the masters from the Shaba Games LLC studio. The game is...

Crimson Fields

Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox

August 8, 2001 → PC

Crimson Fields is a third-person strategy game with sandbox...

Shogun: Total War - The Mongol Invasion

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox

August 8, 2001 → PC; August 24, 2001 → PC

Shogun: Total War — The Mongol Invasion is a third-person strategy game with a mixture of history and sandbox from developers from Creative Assembly Ltd., The...

Alien Front Online

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Tanks

August 9, 2001 → Dreamcast

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 76/100

This third-person futuristic action game centers on a Triclops invasion of Earth and a battle for the planet’s fate. Players can command a tank and fight for...

Air Command 3.0: Airport Expansion Set

Simulation, DLC, First-person view

August 9, 2001 → PC

Air Command 3.0: Airport Expansion Set is a first-person simulator from the masters at Joe's Games. The game is published by Shrapnel Games...

DebloX

Strategy

August 9, 2001 → PC

DebloX is a strategy from the developers from the NiceMCmedia...

Rocko's Quest

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

August 10, 2001 → PC

Players: 10/10

Steam: 54/100

This third-person fantasy platformer follows Rocko on a journey through swamps, mountains, castles and caves, where he faces a variety of monstrous enemies. Each...