December 1997 - games, that were released this month

Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror - release date

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Historical

December 1, 1997 → PC

Metacritic: 69/100

This adventure game combines puzzles and exploration with a conspiracy involving drug kingpin Karzac and the prophesied return of the ancient Mayan...

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

December 1, 1997 → PlayStation; December 18, 1997 → PlayStation

Players: 6.7/10

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back — Crash Bandicoot throws Dr. Neo Cortex from his airship into a cave filled with glowing crystals...

FIFA 98: Road to World Cup

Third-person view, Sports game

December 1, 1997 → PlayStation; December 17, 1997 → SEGA Saturn; December 20, 1997 → Nintendo 64

Players: 4.8/10

FIFA 98: Road to World Cup — Significant changes have been made to this part of the game. In particular, the game's graphics engine has...

Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths

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

December 1, 1997 → PC

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 68/100

This 2D point-and-click adventure takes place on Halloween night, as detective Tony Tough investigates the kidnapping of his “dog” and a case...

Bomberman 64

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Top-down view, Anime / Manga

December 1, 1997 → Nintendo 64

Players: 6/10

Bomberman 64 is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer and anime or manga game from the masters of the studio Hudson Soft...

CART Precision Racing

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

December 1, 1997 → PC

CART Precision Racing is a first-person racing game with a touch of sports game from the studio Terminal Reality, Inc.. The game is published by...

Dōkyūsei 2

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game

December 1, 1997 → SNES

Players: 5.5/10

An adventure game and sequel to Dōkyūsei, it follows a high school student trying to start a relationship with one of several girls during his final...

F22 Air Dominance Fighter

Simulation, Action, Strategy, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Stealth

December 1, 1997 → PC

Steam: 91/100

F22 Air Dominance Fighter is a first-person simulator with a mixture of action, strategy and flight simulator from the developers of Digital Image...

Heisei Shin OniOni Shima: Kōhen

Adventure, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

December 1, 1997 → SNES

Heisei Shin OniOni Shima: Kōhen is a third-person adventure with fantasy game elements from developers from Nintendo Co., Ltd. studios. and Pax...

Heisei Shin OniOni Shima: Zenpen

Adventure, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

December 1, 1997 → SNES

Heisei Shin OniOni Shima: Zenpen is a third-person adventure with a fantasy twist from Nintendo Co., Ltd. studios. and Pax Softnica. The game is...

Spawn: The Eternal

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view

December 1, 1997 → PlayStation

Spawn: The Eternal is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting and platforming from Sony Interactive Studios America. The game is...

Quake

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online

December 2, 1997 → SEGA Saturn

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...

Ghost in the Shell

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Combat robots, Cyberpunk

December 3, 1997 → PlayStation

Players: 10/10

Ghost in the Shell is a third-person shooter set in the universe of the cybernetic anime Ghost in the Shell. As the famous cyborg Motoko Kusanagi...

Armored Core: Project Phantasma

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Combat robots

December 4, 1997 → PlayStation

This mech-action game follows a mercenary known as Raven, who pilots an Armored Core in a variety of missions. Before combat, the player builds a...

Sonic R

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

December 4, 1997 → SEGA Saturn

Players: 8.8/10

Sonic R — is a 3D racing game. In the story, Sonic the Hedgehog and Tails the fox were planning to relax, but these plans were interrupted by...

Yu-No: Kono Yo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shōjo

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

December 4, 1997 → SEGA Saturn

Steam: 78/100

This futuristic adventure visual novel follows Takuya Arima, who receives a package from his supposedly deceased father during his vacation. Inside...

Agent Armstrong

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

December 4, 1997 → PlayStation

Agent Armstrong is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter from developers from the King of the Jungle Ltd. studio. The main publisher of...

Side by Side Special

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

December 4, 1997 → PlayStation

Side by Side Special is a first-person arcade game with racing elements from the developers of Taito Corporation. The main publisher of the game is...

Beast Wars: Transformers

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

December 5, 1997 → PlayStation

Beast Wars: Transformers — Each level of the game is a maze, at the end of which a boss often awaits (otherwise the player simply needs to get...

Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors

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

December 5, 1997 → PC

Players: 10/10

Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors is a first-person action game with puzzle elements from Studio Fish. The game is published by BBC...

Dual Heroes

Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future)

December 5, 1997 → Nintendo 64

Dual Heroes is an action game with fighting game elements from the Produce Co., Ltd. studio. The main publisher of the game is Hudson Soft Company...

Sōkyūgurentai

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

December 5, 1997 → PlayStation

Sōkyūgurentai is a top-down arcade game with action and shooter elements from the masters from the Eighting/Raizing studio. The game is...

Top Gear Rally (1997)

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

December 5, 1997 → Nintendo 64

Top Gear Rally (1997) is a first-person racing game with a sports twist from Boss Game Studios Inc.. The game is published by Games Ltd., The. But...

Quake 2

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

December 6, 1997 → PC; December 9, 1997 → PC, Mac

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

This military science-fiction first-person shooter follows humanity’s war against the Strogg, a hostile alien race that has attacked Earth. After a...

TORCS

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

December 6, 1997 → PC, Mac, Linux

Players: 1/10

TORCS is a free racing simulator with first and third person views, which is distributed as open source. The game is designed to test artificial...

Chameleon Twist

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

December 6, 1997 → Nintendo 64; December 12, 1997 → Nintendo 64

Chameleon Twist is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the developers of Japan System Supply. The main publisher of the game is...

Duke Nukem 3D (1996)

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

December 8, 1997 → PlayStation

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This first-person science-fiction shooter follows Duke as he fights a deadly alien invasion of futuristic Los Angeles. Its 28 levels span city...

Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

December 8, 1997 → Nintendo 64

Players: 6.6/10

This action-adventure game with platforming and fighting elements follows Sub-Zero on a quest to find an ancient amulet. Its events take place before...

Resident Evil: Director's Cut

Action, Adventure, Horror

December 10, 1997 → PlayStation

Players: 6.6/10

An action-adventure horror game about an investigation into a series of bizarre murders in Raccoon City. The elite S.T.A.R.S. team becomes stranded...

CHAMP Galagon

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

December 10, 1997 → DOS

CHAMP Galagon is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and shooter from developers from the ChamProgramming Corporation studio. The game...

Princess Crown

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

December 10, 1997 → SEGA Saturn

Princess Crown is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of action, anime/manga and fantasy games from developers from Atlus Co., Ltd.. The...

Elemental Gearbolt

Action, Shooter, First-person view

December 11, 1997 → PlayStation

Metacritic: 76/100

A first-person shooter set in a fantasy world divided by class and race. Technology from an unknown source grants a young prince great power, and his...

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Adventure

December 11, 1997 → PlayStation

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is a side-scrolling action platformer with puzzle elements. Chosen by the fickle finger of fate, Master First Class was...

Klonoa: Door to Phantomile

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

December 11, 1997 → PlayStation

Metacritic: 77/100

This platformer follows Klonoa’s adventure in Phantomile, a world created from dreams. Alongside Hewpoe, a spirit living in a ring, Klonoa sets out...

Maria: Kimitachi ga Umareta Wake

Adventure, First-person view

December 11, 1997 → PlayStation, SEGA Saturn

Maria: Kimitachi ga Umareta Wake is a first-person adventure from the masters of Axela. The game is published by Axela. Perhaps Maria: Kimitachi ga...

Shining Force 3

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

December 11, 1997 → SEGA Saturn

Shining Force 3 is a third-person role-playing game with strategy and fantasy elements from the masters of Camelot Software Planning and Sonic Co...

Solitaire City

Strategy, Top-down view, Card game

December 11, 1997 → PC

Solitaire City is a top-down strategy game with a hint of card...

Wing Commander: Prophecy

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

December 11, 1997 → PC

Metacritic: 70/100

A futuristic flight simulator with action and shooter elements, Wing Commander: Prophecy is part of the Wing Commander series. Its development team...

Yūkyū no Kobako: Official Collection

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

December 11, 1997 → SEGA Saturn

Yūkyū no Kobako: Official Collection is an anime/manga/fantasy adventure from the masters at Starlight Marry Corporation. The game is...

Ah! Megami-Sama (1997)

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

December 12, 1997 → PC-FX

Ah! Megami-Sama (1997) is a first-person adventure game with an anime/manga/visual novel twist from Banpresto Co., Ltd.. The game is published by NEC...