January 2005 - games, that were released this month

Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Chess game

January 1, 2005 → PC

Metacritic: 81/100

Chessmaster 10th Edition is a third-person strategy game with a dash of chess from the developers at Ubisoft Romania. The game is published by Akella, and...

Lugaru

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Beat them all, Indie, Parkour

January 1, 2005 → PC, Mac, Linux

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 83/100

This third-person action game with fighting elements follows Turner, a rebel rabbit searching for those responsible for destroying his village. His quest uncovers a...

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Hidden Objects

January 1, 2005 → PC

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 85/100

A casual puzzle game about investigating crimes by searching for hidden objects and clues. The player examines unusual crime scenes, finds items, and solves picture...

Moorhuhn: Der Fluch des Goldes

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

January 1, 2005 → PC

Moorhuhn: Der Fluch des Goldes is a third-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from the developers at phenomedia publishing gmbh. The main publisher of the game...

Zoo Tycoon 2 Mobile

Strategy, Isometric

January 1, 2005 → BREW

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...

Cocoto Kart Racer

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Third-person view

January 1, 2005 → Nintendo DS

Cocoto Kart Racer is a third-person arcade game with action, shooter and racing elements from the studio Haruneko Entertainment. The game's main publishers are Big...

Carious Weltling 2

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

January 2, 2005 → Browser

Carious Weltling 2 is a third-person action game with a dash of...

Daleks

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics

January 3, 2005 → J2ME

Daleks — tactical strategy with a turn-based mode and a top-down view in a sci-fi...

Jumper: Redux

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

January 3, 2005 → PC

Jumper: Redux is an action game with platformer...

Meerca Chase 2

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

January 3, 2005 → Browser

Meerca Chase 2 is a top-down arcade game with action elements from the masters from the studio Neopets Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Neopets Inc.. There...

PC Calciatori 2005

Simulation, Sports game

January 3, 2005 → PC

PC Calciatori 2005 is a simulator with a dash of sports game from developers from the studio Waywardxs Entertainment S.R.L.. The main publisher of the game is...

Cave Story

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

January 4, 2005 → PC

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Hearts of Iron 2

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Historical, Grand strategy

January 4, 2005 → PC; January 6, 2005 → PC; January 13, 2005 → PC; January 28, 2005 → PC

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Uplink

Role-playing game, Simulation, Cyberpunk, Indie, Strategy

January 5, 2005 → PC, Linux

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 89/100

This cyberpunk hacking simulation follows an independent hacker who takes on dangerous contracts and breaks into secure systems. The protagonist steals corporate...

Zuma Deluxe

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Arcade

January 6, 2005 → Palm OS, Windows Mobile

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Zuma Deluxe is a fun logic puzzle game with match-3 elements and a top-down view. Simple and interesting gameplay awaits you. While controlling the frog, you need...

Metroid

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

January 7, 2005 → Game Boy Advance

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Metroid is the heroine, Samus Aran is a galactic bounty hunter. She wears an exceptionally powerful and adaptable exoskeleton created by the ancient Chozo race...

Castlevania (1990)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

January 7, 2005 → Game Boy Advance

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Castlevania (1990) - the game consists of six levels that are completed in the only possible way, without plot branches and alternative levels. The game character...

Dr. Mario

Strategy, In real time, Puzzle, Mario Game

January 7, 2005 → Game Boy Advance

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda

January 7, 2005 → Game Boy Advance

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Legend of Zelda

January 7, 2005 → GameCube

Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action and puzzles from the developers of Nintendo EAD. The main publisher...

Street Racing Syndicate

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Open world

January 8, 2005 → PC

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 85/100

Jet Set Willy (1999)

Action, Platformer

January 8, 2005 → Mac

Jet Set Willy (1999) is an action game with platform elements from the masters from the RetroSpec studio. The game is published by...

Lunar Jetman (2005)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future)

January 9, 2005 → Mac

Lunar Jetman (2005) is an arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the RetroSpec studio. The game is published by...

Banjo Pilot

Racing, Third-person view

January 10, 2005 → Game Boy Advance; January 12, 2005 → Game Boy Advance

Metacritic: 68/100

Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

January 10, 2005 → PlayStation 2, Xbox

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Space, Online

January 10, 2005 → PC

Players: 10/10

Steam: 82/100

Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap

Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda

January 10, 2005 → Game Boy Advance; January 12, 2005 → Game Boy Advance

Metacritic: 89/100

Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap is a top-down action game with puzzle and fantasy elements from the developers of Flagship Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Nintendo...

Murmeln & Mehr

Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Turn-based

January 10, 2005 → PC

Murmeln & Mehr is a third-person strategy game with puzzle elements from the masters at magnussoft Deutschland GmbH. The game is published by magnussoft...

Software Tycoon: Der Spielemanager

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

January 10, 2005 → Linux

Players: 9.5/10

Software Tycoon: Der Spielemanager is a third-person simulator with strategy and business simulator elements from developers from destraX Entertainment Software...

Resident Evil 4 (2005)

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

January 11, 2005 → GameCube; January 27, 2005 → GameCube

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Continuation of the action-horror adventure with a third-person view in the Resident Evil series. The story of the fourth part takes place in 2004, six years after...

Getaway: Black Monday

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Adult game

January 11, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Getaway: Black Monday is a third-person action game with elements of a shooter and an adult game from developers from the Team SOHO studio. The main publisher of...

Chessmaster 9000

Strategy, Educational game (Education), Chess game

January 11, 2005 → Mac

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Chessmaster 9000 is a strategy game with elements of educational games and chess games from the masters from the Ubisoft Romania studio. The game is published by...

Suikoden 4

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

January 11, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 63/100

Suikoden 4 is a third-person role-playing game with fantasy game elements from developers from the studio Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc.. The game is...

Tork: Prehistoric Punk

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

January 12, 2005 → Xbox

Metacritic: 62/100

Tork: Prehistoric Punk is a third-person action game with platforming and puzzle elements from the masters from the Tiwak SAS studio. The game is published by...

Rakion

Arcade, Fighting, MMO, Fantasy / Medieval, Beat them all

January 12, 2005 → PC

Players: 3.9/10

Steam: 59/100

X-Ray Ball: Winter Storm

Arcade, Action, DLC, Third-person view, Arkanoid

January 12, 2005 → PC

X-Ray Ball: Winter Storm is a third-person arcade game with action and arcanoid elements from the developers of Static X Studio. The game is published by Alawar...

Myst 3: Exile

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game

January 13, 2005 → PC

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This first-person adventure puzzle game continues the story of Myst, where books open portals to other worlds and past conflicts shape the present. The player...

CSI: Miami

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

January 13, 2005 → PC; January 20, 2005 → PC

Metacritic: 54/100

CSI: Miami is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from the developers of 369 Interactive. The publisher of the game is Akella, the game was translated...

WWE Day of Reckoning

Third-person view, Sports game

January 13, 2005 → GameCube

Players: 2.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

WWE Day of Reckoning — The player creates a new WWE Developmental Superstar and takes on their role in the game. A Created Superstar starts out as a new...

History Channel - Civil War: Battle of Bull Run - Take Command: 1861

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

January 13, 2005 → PC

History Channel — Civil War: Battle of Bull Run — Take Command: 1861 is a third-person simulator with a dash of strategy and history from the developers...