June 2006 - games, that were released this month

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

June 1, 2006 → PC, PlayStation 2; June 5, 2006 → PC, PlayStation 2; June 7, 2006 → PC

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Tomb Raider: Anniversary is an anniversary edition of the adventure saga about the legendary tomb raider Lara Croft. The game is based on the very first part of the...

Half-Life 2: Episode One

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

June 1, 2006 → PC; June 2, 2006 → PC; June 8, 2006 → PC

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Half-Life 2: Episode One is the first episode for the adventure first-person shooter Half-Life 2. The events of the game continue the story of the original, and now...

Namco Museum 50th Anniversary (2005)

Collection

June 1, 2006 → PC; June 2, 2006 → GameCube

Metacritic: 61/100

This collection brings together 14 classic Namco arcade games. Namco Museum 50th Anniversary includes Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Galaxian, Dig Dug, Pole...

Paradise (2006)

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

June 1, 2006 → PC

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Paradise (2006) - an exciting point and click adventure with lots of puzzles from the creators of the Syberia series. The events of the game will take you to the...

Blocster

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle

June 1, 2006 → PC

Blocster is a top-down strategy game with puzzle elements from 720games. The game is published by...

DropTeam: Mechanized Combat in the Far Future

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Tanks

June 1, 2006 → PC, Mac, Linux

Players: 5.5/10

DropTeam: Mechanized Combat in the Far Future is a third-person simulator with a touch of action and a tank simulator from the masters from the TBG Software studio...

Kodo

Action, Strategy, Puzzle

June 1, 2006 → BREW

Kodo is an action game with a mixture of strategy and puzzles from the masters from the studio Jadestone Group AB. The main publisher of the game is Jadestone Group...

Metroid Prime: Hunters

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

June 1, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 85/100

A first-person science-fiction shooter in the Metroid series, Metroid Prime: Hunters pits Samus Aran against six other bounty hunters competing for the title of the...

Sacred Gear

Action, Shooter, Platformer

June 1, 2006 → PC

Sacred Gear is an action game with a mixture of shooter and...

Virtua Pro Football

Third-person view, Sports game

June 1, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Virtua Pro Football is a sports game with a third-person view from developers from the Smilebit studio. The game is published by SEGA Corporation. Virtua Pro...

City Life

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox

June 2, 2006 → PC

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

City Life — there are 6 socio-cultural groups. Being in a certain “stratum” directly depends on a resident’s income and lifestyle. Thus, the Intelligentsia...

Final Fantasy IV

Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game

June 2, 2006 → Game Boy Advance

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Final Fantasy IV is a tactical turn-based strategy role-playing game with anime and fantasy RPG elements. Expect fully voiced dramatic cutscenes, deep, emotionally...

Rush for Berlin

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

June 2, 2006 → PC; June 12, 2006 → PC; June 22, 2006 → PC

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This real-time tactical strategy game is set on the European battlefields of World War II in 1944–1945, as the Western Allies and the Soviet Red Army race to...

Army Ranger: Mogadishu

Action, First-person view

June 2, 2006 → PC

Army Ranger: Mogadishu is an action game with a first-person view from the masters from the studio Jarhead Games Inc.. The game is published by «1С», the...

Championsheep Rally

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

June 2, 2006 → PC

Championsheep Rally is a third-person arcade game with a dash of racing from the masters at Black Sheep Studio. The main publisher of the game is 1C, and 1C is...

Crime Stories: From the Files of Martin Mystère

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

June 2, 2006 → PC

Metacritic: 45/100

This puzzle adventure follows FBI agent Martin Mystère as he investigates the murder of Professor Eulemberg, a highly respected scientist. The case takes him around...

Gold Miner Joe

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

June 2, 2006 → Palm OS, Windows Mobile

Gold Miner Joe is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from the masters from the Arcade Lab studio. The game is published by Arcade...

Gran Turismo 4

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

June 2, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Gran Turismo 4 is a racing simulator spanning a century of automotive history, with competitions on tracks around the world. It features more than 500 cars, from...

Jak X: Combat Racing

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

June 2, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Set in the futuristic Kras City, this combat racing game takes place in a world where high-speed competition has become the dominant sport. After a mysterious...

King of Fighters 2003

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

June 2, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 5.5/10

The King of Fighters 2003 is a fighting game built around three-on-three team matches. Players control a team of fighters and can switch characters in the middle of...

KrabbitWorld Labyrinth

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

June 2, 2006 → PC, Mac, Linux; June 30, 2006 → Mac

KrabbitWorld Labyrinth is a third-person role-playing game with action and fantasy elements from the masters at KrabbitSoft Studios. The main publisher of the game...

Metal Slug 5

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Tanks

June 2, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Metal Slug 5 is an arcade game with elements of action, shooter, flight simulator, platformer, anime or manga game and tank simulator from developers from the...

Monster Hunter Freedom

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

June 2, 2006 → PSP

Metacritic: 71/100

This action game follows a hunter taking on ferocious monsters in a fantasy world. Quests can be completed alone or with a group of up to four players in Ad Hoc...

Ratchet: Deadlocked

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

June 2, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This science-fiction action game centers on Ratchet and Clank, who are abducted and forced to compete in a brutal reality combat show. Its host, media mogul Gleeman...

Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis

Third-person view, Sports game

June 2, 2006 → Xbox 360

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis is a third-person sports game from Rockstar San Diego. The game is published by Rockstar Games, Inc. For some reason the game...

Big Brain Academy

Action, Top-down view, Puzzle

June 5, 2006 → 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...

Magnetica

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle

June 5, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 68/100

This action-puzzle game challenges players to stop a chain of marbles rolling down a winding track. Marbles are launched with the stylus, and matching three or more...

MLB Slugfest 2006

Baseball, Third-person view, Sports game

June 5, 2006 → PlayStation 2, Xbox

Metacritic: 58/100

An arcade baseball game with exaggerated match action and hard collisions. MLB Slugfest 2006 adds a create-a-player mode, updated team rosters and stadiums, and new...

Operational Art of War 3

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Sandbox

June 5, 2006 → PC

Players: 7.3/10

Operational Art of War 3 is a top-down strategy game with historical and sandbox elements from the masters at Matrix Games, Ltd. and TalonSoft. The game is...

Astonishia Story (2002)

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

June 6, 2006 → PSP; June 22, 2006 → PSP

Metacritic: 48/100

Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!

Action, Puzzle, Arcade, Educational game (Education)

June 6, 2006 → Nintendo DS; June 9, 2006 → Nintendo DS; June 15, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! — a collection of mini-games for brain development. The game was created based on scientific research. It was...

Disney/Pixar Cars (2006)

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world, Adventure

June 6, 2006 → PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PSP, Nintendo DS, Mac, Game Boy Advance, GameCube; June 7, 2006 → PlayStation 2, GameCube; June 9, 2006 → PlayStation 2; June 16, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This racing adventure based on Disney•Pixar’s Cars follows rookie racer Lightning McQueen as he aims to win the Piston Cup Championship. The story revisits key...

Disney/Pixar Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view

June 6, 2006 → PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube; June 15, 2006 → Mac

Players: 7/10

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

June 6, 2006 → PlayStation 2; June 23, 2006 → PlayStation 2; June 29, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is a third-person action-adventure game that is a portable spin-off of Grand Theft Auto 3. The main character is Toni...

Race Driver 2006

June 6, 2006 → PSP

Metacritic: 81/100

This racing game features competitions on circuits, city streets, rally routes and oval tracks. Race Driver 2006 includes more than 50 cars and over 60 circuits...

Cars: The Video Game

Arcade, Racing, Adventure

June 6, 2006 → PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PSP, GameCube; June 8, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Players: 8.5/10

Cars: The Video Game is an arcade with a dash of racing and adventure from Capybara Games, Locomotive Games and Rainbow Studios. The game is published by...

AND 1 Streetball (2006)

Third-person view, Sports game, Basketball

June 6, 2006 → PlayStation 2, Xbox

Metacritic: 49/100

A basketball game centered on street matches in the style of the AND 1 Mix Tape Tour. Players can choose a team member, each with a distinct appearance and...

Battlefield 2: Booster Pack - Armored Fury

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

June 6, 2006 → PC; June 7, 2006 → PC; June 9, 2006 → PC

Metacritic: 75/100

This expansion for Battlefield 2 brings mechanized warfare to US soil. Across three new operations, American forces try to halt a Chinese advance in Alaska and the...

Corvette GT Evolution

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

June 6, 2006 → PC, PlayStation 2

Corvette GT Evolution is a first-person simulator with a dash of racing from the Milestone s.r.l. studio. The main publisher of the game is Black Bean Games, and...

Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Anime / Manga

June 6, 2006 → Game Boy Advance

Metacritic: 75/100

This action platformer with fighting elements follows Goku’s first major adventure as he defends Earth from the Red Ribbon Army. The player joins him on his path to...