August 2007 - games, that were released this month

Action, Shooter, In real time, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

August 1, 2007 → PC

Players: 7/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 59/100

This first-person science-fiction shooter is set aboard a deep-space asteroid mining base that appears to have been abandoned. The player moves through its rooms...

3D Lawn Darts

Simulation, Strategy, First-person view, Turn-based

August 1, 2007 → J2ME, Symbian, Windows Mobile

Players: 5.5/10

3D Lawn Darts is a first-person simulator with a dash of strategy from the studio Concrete Software, Inc.. The game is published by Concrete Software, Inc.. But on...

BlapRacer

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

August 1, 2007 → PC

BlapRacer is a first-person arcade game with racing...

BlockOut 2

Strategy, In real time, Puzzle

August 1, 2007 → Linux

BlockOut 2 is a strategy game with puzzle...

Crazy Chicken: Heart of Tibet

Action, Platformer

August 1, 2007 → PC

Crazy Chicken: Heart of Tibet is an action game with platform elements from the studio Sproing Interactive Media GmbH. The game is published by phenomedia...

ER Rush

Action, Strategy, Top-down view

August 1, 2007 → J2ME

ER Rush is a top-down action game with strategy elements from developers from the studios I-Play, Uztek Games and Inc.. The main publisher of the game is I-Play...

Jack Keane

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

August 1, 2007 → PC

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Set in colonial England, this point-and-click adventure follows Captain Jack Keane, who accepts a job transporting a British secret agent to a mysterious island...

Marathon 2: Durandal

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

August 1, 2007 → Xbox 360

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Marathon 2: Durandal is a first-person action game with shooter elements from the Bungie Software Products Corporation studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Orphan Feast

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

August 1, 2007 → Browser

Players: 5.5/10

Orphan Feast is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the masters at Robox Studios. The main publisher of the game is Adult Swim. But Orphan...

Pacific Storm

Simulation, Action, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Historical

August 1, 2007 → PC

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 67/100

A real-time strategy game, wargame and simulator about naval battles in the Pacific theater of World War II. The campaign covers major battles across the region...

Ride! Carnival Tycoon

Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Simulation

August 1, 2007 → PC

Steam: 50/100

This management simulator puts the player in charge of a traveling carnival, building fairs and drawing in visitors. The job includes setting up rides, games and...

Sacred Plus

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

August 1, 2007 → PC

Sacred Plus is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of action and fantasy games from developers from the studio ASCARON Entertainment GmbH. The game is...

Spyglass Board Games

Strategy, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Chess game

August 1, 2007 → Xbox 360

Metacritic: 54/100

This collection of digital versions of classic board games includes Chess, Checkers, Mancala, and Reversi. Each game can be played against the computer or online...

Xianjian Qixia Zhuan 4

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

August 1, 2007 → PC

Xianjian Qixia Zhuan 4 is a third-person role-playing game with fantasy game elements from the masters of Softstar Entertainment Inc.. The main publishers of the...

Big Brain Academy

Action, Top-down view, Puzzle

August 2, 2007 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 74/100

This collection of 15 short activities tests logic, memory, math and analytical skills. Each activity takes less than a minute to complete, and up to eight people...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Gothic

August 2, 2007 → PC

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This gothic fantasy action-adventure with puzzle elements continues the story of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. Raziel pursues Kain through different eras of...

Transformers: The Game

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

August 2, 2007 → PlayStation 2; August 9, 2007 → PC

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 55/100

A third-person action game based on the 2007 Transformers live-action film, it follows the robots’ war on Earth. The game features two campaigns: players can fight...

Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia

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

August 2, 2007 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 71/100

This fantasy Japanese role-playing game follows a journey through the world of Ar tonelico to find a way to destroy the viruses threatening the heroes’ home. The...

Betrayal at Krondor

Role-playing game, First-person view, Third-person view, Turn-based

August 2, 2007 → DOS

This turn-based role-playing game is set in the fantasy world of Midkemia, where a party journeys from the northern border of the Kingdom of the Isles to Krondor to...

Chuzzle Deluxe

Strategy, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Match-3 (Three in a row)

August 2, 2007 → BlackBerry

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 93/100

A casual match-three puzzle in which rows of fuzzy creatures called Chuzzles are shifted to make color matches. Matched Chuzzles pop and return to their test-tube...

Darkness

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Comics

August 2, 2007 → PlayStation 3

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Darkness is an adventure shooter with a first-person view and horror elements. The events of the game are based on the comic book of the same name and will tell the...

Endless Ocean

Simulation, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Third-person view

August 2, 2007 → Wii

Metacritic: 72/100

Endless Ocean is a scuba-diving simulation about exploring marine life, shipwrecks and underwater ruins at a relaxed pace. The player controls a diver who studies...

Otona no DS Kao Training

Simulation, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Third-person view

August 2, 2007 → Nintendo DS

Otona no DS Kao Training is a first-person simulation game with a touch of educational game from Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. and Nintendo SPD. The game is...

Slide Adventure: Mag Kid

Action, Third-person view, Top-down view

August 2, 2007 → Nintendo DS

Slide Adventure: Mag Kid is a third-person action game from the developers of the studio Agenda Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Nintendo Co., Ltd.. Announcement...

Rumble Fighter

Arcade, Online, Fighting, Free game, Action

August 2, 2007 → PC

Steam: 55/100

This multiplayer fighting game with beat ’em up action is set in a world where heroes chosen by the gods battle dark forces seeking to free the sealed Dark Lord...

Wolfenstein 3D

Action, Shooter, Old school, First-person view

August 3, 2007 → PC

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 62/100

This first-person shooter follows OSA agent B.J. Blazkowicz as he tries to escape Castle Wolfenstein and battle the Nazi regime. Enemies include Hans Grosse and...

Combat Mission: Shock Force

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Sandbox

August 3, 2007 → PC; August 22, 2007 → PC

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Combat Mission: Shock Force — depicts fictional 2008 battles between the Syrian army and American Stryker brigades. The game features improved graphics and 3D...

DOOM (1993)

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Old school, Demons

August 3, 2007 → PC

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil

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

August 3, 2007 → 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...

DOOM 2

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

August 3, 2007 → PC

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 77/100

DOOM 2 is a continuation of the legendary bloody first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place shortly after the events of the original DOOM...

Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King

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

August 3, 2007 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

This fantasy role-playing game features turn-based battles in a world of fields, towns, and dungeons that players can explore seamlessly. Dragon Quest 8: Journey of...

Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp (1994)

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Interactive movie, Adventure, Casual game

August 3, 2007 → PC

Steam: 76/100

This arcade interactive adventure, presented through animated scenes, follows the rescue of Princess Daphne from the evil wizard Mordroc. Dirk the Daring sets off...

Final DOOM (1996)

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

August 3, 2007 → PC

Steam: 85/100

This first-person shooter collection contains two 32-level episodes for DOOM II: Evilution and The Plutonia Experiment. In Evilution, the UAC resumes experiments on...

Quake

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online

August 3, 2007 → PC

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Quake is a legendary sci-fi first-person shooter. You will try on the role of a nameless soldier who needs to fight the legions of death sent by a mysterious enemy...

Quake 3: Arena

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

August 3, 2007 → PC

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 93/100

Quake 3: Arena is a cult multiplayer shooter with a first-person view. The game does not have a single-player story campaign (there is a mode where the player...

Quake 3 Arena + Team Arena

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Collection

August 3, 2007 → PC

Players: 7.6/10

Quake 3 Arena + Team Arena — first person shooter. Several centuries ago, the mysterious Vadrigar race built the Eternal Arena — a place for gladiator...

Quake 3: Team Arena

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

August 3, 2007 → PC

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

The first official expansion for Quake 3: Arena adds maps for capture the flag and deathmatch. Teams can create their own skins and logos, as well as choose...

Quake Mission Pack No 1: Scourge of Armagon

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

August 3, 2007 → PC

Ratatouille

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

August 3, 2007 → PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, GameCube; August 24, 2007 → PlayStation 2; August 27, 2007 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Ratatouille — just like in the film, the game starts on a farm. Remy leaves with his brother Emil to get some apple cores for his father. Along the way, he is...

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural

August 3, 2007 → PC

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a legendary first-person shooter with elements of mysticism and horror. The game takes place in 1940 during World War II. As in the...