August 2005 - games, that were released this month

Ancient Evil (1998)

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

August 1, 2005 → Windows Mobile

Players: 7.9/10

Big Mutha Truckers 2

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Action

August 1, 2005 → PC; August 23, 2005 → PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 48/100

Arcade racing with action elements follows a group of truckers trying to raise money for Ma Jackson’s defense after she is charged with tax evasion. The drivers...

Daemonica

Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

August 1, 2005 → PC

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 65/100

A medieval horror adventure with puzzles follows investigator Nicholas Farepoynt, who can speak with the dead. He sets out to solve the murder of a young girl in...

Dino Crisis

Action, Strategy, Horror, Third-person view, Survival horror, Adventure

August 1, 2005 → PC

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Dino Crisis is an action game with a third-person view. A special forces group lands on the small tropical island of Ibis with the task of finding and delivering...

Moorhuhn Invasion

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Casual game, Simulation

August 1, 2005 → PC

Steam: 100/100

A casual first-person shooter about an invasion by alien chickens arriving in spaceships and UFOs to build a base on Earth and carry off everything around them...

Age of Empires 2 Mobile

Strategy, Isometric

August 1, 2005 → J2ME

Age of Empires 2 Mobile is an isometric strategy game from the In-Fusio studio. The game is published by In-Fusio. Perhaps Age of Empires 2 Mobile is being...

Great Art Race

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Simulation

August 1, 2005 → PC

Steam: 74/100

This strategy and management simulation centers on running a colonial enterprise after the theft of a family art collection. The player invests profits from coffee...

Rhem 2: The Cave

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Point & Click

August 1, 2005 → PC

Steam: 97/100

Rhem 2: The Cave is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements. The main publisher of the game is Runesoft GmbH. Rhem 2: La Cité Interdite is an alternate...

Tour De France (2005)

Sports game

August 1, 2005 → ExEn

Tour De France (2005) is a sports game from the masters from the studio Living Mobile GmbH. The game is published by In-Fusio. Sometimes the game is also called Le...

Shady Brook

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

August 1, 2005 → PC

Shady Brook is a first-person adventure with a dash of horror and puzzle from the masters at Unimatrix Productions. The game is published by Unimatrix...

Battle for Wesnoth

Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox, Free game

August 2, 2005 → Mac

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 94/100

This turn-based fantasy strategy game is set in the world of Irdya, where campaigns follow struggles for a throne, battles against orcs and undead, and other...

BloodRayne 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, Slasher, Third-person view

August 2, 2005 → PC

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 69/100

BloodRayne 2 is a continuation of the vampire action game with a third-person view and horror elements. The game takes place 70 years after the story told in...

Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga

August 2, 2005 → Game Boy Advance

Metacritic: 72/100

An anime-inspired role-playing game with action and platforming elements, where the spirits of defeated opponents become available to command in later battles...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Stealth, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view

August 2, 2005 → Xbox

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike — in 2012, Kazakhstan fell into chaos. The President of Kazakhstan, along with the Security Council, are killed in a...

Shaman King: Legacy of the Spirits - Sprinting Wolf

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based

August 2, 2005 → Game Boy Advance

Metacritic: 60/100

This turn-based role-playing game based on the Shaman King manga and anime follows Yoh Asakura’s quest to become Shaman King. In battle, the player switches between...

Falcon 4.0: Allied Force

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

August 3, 2005 → PC

Metacritic: 90/100

Falcon 4.0: Allied Force is a detailed simulator; As with other simulations, it may take some time for the user to become proficient and familiar with all of its...

Knights of Honor

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Grand strategy

August 3, 2005 → PC

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Knights of Honor is a historical real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view in a medieval setting. The main task in the game is the economic development...

Worms World Party

Action, Strategy, Tactics, Side view

August 3, 2005 → N-Gage

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Worms World Party is a continuation of the tactical action game with strategy elements in the popular Worms universe. As usual, the goal of the game is to destroy...

SingStar Svenska Hits

Action, Music game, Board / Group Game

August 3, 2005 → PlayStation 2

SingStar Svenska Hits is an action game with a dash of music from SCEE Studio London. The game is published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.. The PC...

Archer Maclean's Mercury

Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle

August 4, 2005 → PSP

Metacritic: 75/100

Archer Maclean's Mercury is a third-person strategy game with puzzle elements from the developers of Awesome Studios. The game is published by Ignition...

Atari: 80 Classic Games in One

Collection

August 4, 2005 → Xbox

Metacritic: 67/100

This collection brings together classic Atari arcade games and titles for the Atari 2600. It includes arcade originals, Atari 2600 arcade and adventure games, as...

Pariah

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

August 4, 2005 → PC

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

This futuristic first-person shooter follows Dr. Jack Mason and his infected patient, Karina. After a transport crash leaves them stranded in a prison amid Earth's...

Rapala Pro Fishing

Third-person view, Sports game

August 4, 2005 → Xbox

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 59/100

A fishing sports game centered on angling with Rapala tackle and a bass boat. The player joins guided fishing trips with Rapala’s Pro Staff, uses the brand’s...

Worms 4: Mayhem

Arcade, Strategy, Platformer, Turn-based

August 4, 2005 → PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox; August 5, 2005 → PC; August 12, 2005 → PlayStation 2, Xbox; August 19, 2005 → PC

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Worms 4: Mayhem — the game has two types of destructible environments — all objects on the surface of the landscape are divided into eight-polygonal...

Armored Core: Last Raven

Action, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

August 4, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 59/100

Armored Core: Last Raven is a dynamic action game about combat robots with a third-person view set in the sci-fi universe of Armored Core. The game's events take...

Suzuki TT Superbikes

August 4, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 71/100

A motorcycle racing game centered on the Tourist Trophy races on the Isle of Man. Suzuki TT Superbikes features licensed motorcycles from Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki...

Animaniacs: Lights, Camera, Action!

Action, Platformer, Music game, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle

August 4, 2005 → Nintendo DS; August 12, 2005 → Game Boy Advance

Animaniacs: Lights, Camera, Action! is a third-person action game with platformer, music and puzzle elements from the masters from Warthog Sweden. The game is...

Double S.T.E.A.L: The Second Clash

Action, Racing, Third-person view

August 4, 2005 → Xbox

Double S.T.E.A.L: The Second Clash is a third-person action game with racing elements from the masters from the Bunkasha Games studio. The main publisher of the...

Grandia 3

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

August 4, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

This fantasy turn-based role-playing game follows Yuki, a young aspiring pilot who dreams of leaving his island, and Alfina, one of the few people able to speak...

London Racer: World Challenge

Racing, Third-person view

August 4, 2005 → PC

Players: 7.2/10

London Racer: World Challenge is a race with a third-person view from developers from the studio Davilex Games B.V.. The game is published by Davilex Games...

Mega Man Legends

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

August 4, 2005 → PSP

Mega Man Legends is a third-person arcade game with action, shooter and anime or manga elements from developers from the studio Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game is...

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

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

August 4, 2005 → GameCube

Metacritic: 64/100

This role-playing game with turn-based battles follows Pokémon trainer Michael as he takes on Cipher, an organization seeking world domination with the help of...

Bomberman Land 3

Role-playing game, Action

August 4, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9.2/10

Bomberman Land 3 is a role-playing game with a dash of action from the masters from the studio Racjin Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Hudson...

Killer7

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Horror

August 5, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Killer7 is a dynamic first-person shooter. The game tells the story of a 60-year-old killer and schizophrenic named Harman Smith. Smith has the power of the "God...

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre

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

August 5, 2005 → PC

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 59/100

An expansion for Delta Force: Black Hawk Down with two single-player campaigns spanning 11 missions in the jungles of South America and the deserts of Iran. Delta...

Kohan 2: Kings of War

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Sandbox, Fantasy

August 5, 2005 → PC

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This real-time fantasy strategy game takes place in Khaldun, where the timeless war between Light and Shadow resumes after a brief respite. Civil war spreads across...

Mystery of the Druids

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

August 5, 2005 → PC

Steam: 49/100

Metacritic: 49/100

Mystery of the Druids is an adventure puzzle game with a third-person view. In this classic adventure, you take on the role of young Scotland Yard detective Brent...

Söldner: Marine Corps

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

August 5, 2005 → PC

Söldner: Marine Corps is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter and strategy from the masters from the studio Wings Simulations GmbH. The game is...

After the End

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

August 5, 2005 → PC

After the End is an isometric arcade game with elements of action, shooter and horror from the masters from the Kraisoft Entertainment studio. The main publisher of...

ArkLight

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

August 5, 2005 → PC

ArkLight is a third-person arcade game with action and shooter elements from the PiEyeGames studio. The main publisher of the game is...