March 2006 - games, that were released this month

Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

March 1, 2006 → PC

Metacritic: 59/100

This adventure game with puzzles is based on a classic detective story: ten people are stranded at a mansion on Shipwreck Island, where their host...

Empire Earth 2: The Art of Supremacy

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Sandbox

March 1, 2006 → PC

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 57/100

An expansion for Empire Earth 2 that adds campaigns spanning historical eras, along with new civilizations, units, and wonders. The campaigns range...

Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

March 1, 2006 → PC; March 3, 2006 → PC; March 24, 2006 → PC

Metacritic: 86/100

Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords is a continuation of the hardcore strategy with turn-based battles in a sci-fi setting. The plot of the game...

The Sims 2: Open for Business

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

March 1, 2006 → PC; March 2, 2006 → PC; March 3, 2006 → PC

Metacritic: 78/100

An expansion for Sims 2 in which Sims create and run their own businesses. In The Sims 2: Open for Business, the player arranges the shop, chooses...

Pikubi 2: Rainbow Attack!

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Anime / Manga

March 1, 2006 → ExEn

Pikubi 2: Rainbow Attack! is an arcade game with elements of action, fighting, platforming and an anime or manga game from developers from Devalley...

Shark Hunter

Action, Third-person view

March 1, 2006 → Odyssey 2

Shark Hunter is a third-person action game from the developers of Electric Software Limited. The game is published by Electric Software Limited. The...

TrackMania Nations ESWC

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

March 1, 2006 → PC

TrackMania Nations ESWC is a first-person racing game with sports and sandbox elements from the Nadeo SAS studio. The game is published by Nadeo SAS...

Whac-A-Mole

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Puzzle

March 1, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Whac-A-Mole is a first-person arcade game with action and puzzle elements from DC Studios, Inc.. The game's main publisher is Activision. But...

Pursuit Force

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

March 2, 2006 → PSP; March 7, 2006 → PSP

Metacritic: 75/100

Pursuit Force — There are a total of 30 missions in the game, 6 per gang, in which you fight enemies on foot, on a boat and while chasing a...

Atlantis Quest

Strategy, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

March 2, 2006 → PC

Metacritic: 60/100

This match-three puzzle game follows a journey through ancient Greece, Babylon, Carthage, Egypt, and Rome in search of the lost city of Atlantis...

Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

March 2, 2006 → PSP

Metacritic: 60/100

This role-playing game is set in a fantasy world where an ancient evil stirs after the Dread Knight’s return. As the Dark Lord gathers strength, the...

Drakengard 2

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

March 2, 2006 → PlayStation 2; March 10, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 58/100

Drakengard 2 — Like the original Drakengard, the game is divided into chapters and divided into ground and air missions. The game's plot...

FIFA Street 2

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Football

March 2, 2006 → PlayStation 2; March 3, 2006 → PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube; March 9, 2006 → PSP

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 62/100

FIFA Street 2 — tricks with a third person view. The game is a street football game in which the player can control 4-on-1 versions of national...

007: From Russia with Love

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

March 2, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 5.3/10

Metacritic: 68/100

007: From Russia with Love is a third-person shooter in which the player takes on the role of James Bond. The game consists of 14 main levels, but...

L.A. Rush

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

March 2, 2006 → PC

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 57/100

L.A. Rush is an exciting arcade racing game with a third-person view in the popular RUSH series. The game takes place on the sun-drenched streets of...

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, The Lord of the Rings

March 2, 2006 → PC; March 3, 2006 → PC

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A real-time strategy game set in the world of The Lord of the Rings, it follows the war in the North of Middle-earth. Players command the armies of...

Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth

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

March 2, 2006 → PSP

Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth — Lenneth Valkyrie is introduced as a newly awakened Valkyrie summoned to Valhalla by Odin, the supreme ruler of the...

Avernum 4

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

March 2, 2006 → PC

Steam: 85/100

Avernum 4 is a fantasy role-playing game set in an enormous underground nation, where outcasts, rogues, and fortune-seekers struggle to survive in...

Bus Terminal Amusements, Vol. 1: "Guess Which Hand"

Simulation, First-person view

March 2, 2006 → Browser

Bus Terminal Amusements, Vol. 1: "Guess Which Hand" is a first-person simulator from the Turdhead studio. PC version Bus Terminal...

Capcom Classics Collection

Collection

March 2, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 80/100

This collection brings together more than 20 classic Capcom arcade games spanning over a decade. Its selection includes 1942, a World War II-themed...

Legend of Aladdin

Strategy, Puzzle

March 2, 2006 → Mac

Legend of Aladdin is a strategy game with a hint of puzzle from the developers at Arcade Lab. The main publisher of the game is Arcade...

Legion Arena: Cult of Mithras

Strategy, DLC, In real time

March 2, 2006 → PC

Legion Arena: Cult of Mithras is a strategy game from the studio Slitherine Software UK Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Slitherine Software...

Magnetica

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle

March 2, 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...

Mega Man Powered Up

Action, Shooter, Sandbox

March 2, 2006 → PSP; March 14, 2006 → PSP; March 24, 2006 → PSP

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This action platformer follows Mega Man as he tries to restore peace after Dr. Wily takes control of several robots in an attempt to rule the planet...

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view

March 2, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 74/100

An action role-playing game about private detective Raidou Kuzunoha, who works in Japan during the Taishō era of the 1910s and 1920s. Alongside his...

Armored Core: Formula Front - Extreme Battle

Action, Shooter, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

March 3, 2006 → PSP

Metacritic: 66/100

Crashday

Shooter, Racing, Third-person view, Sandbox

March 3, 2006 → PC; March 10, 2006 → PC; March 30, 2006 → PC

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Crashday — the game consists of several stages. First, the player must win a crash match using The Judge 5000 SV. Afterwards, you have to go...

Jewel Quest

Strategy, Puzzle

March 3, 2006 → Xbox 360; March 23, 2006 → Xbox 360

Metacritic: 68/100

A puzzle game about searching for treasure among the ancient ruins of the Mayan civilization. The player rearranges valuable relics to turn sand...

Keepsake

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Casual game, Point & Click

March 3, 2006 → PC; March 23, 2006 → PC; March 31, 2006 → PC

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 68/100

This puzzle adventure follows Lydia as she arrives for her first day at a magic academy, only to find its halls empty. Accompanied by a dragon afraid...

Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view

March 3, 2006 → PC; March 21, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9.9/10

This third-person arcade flight shooter is set in the future, where the Alliance of Independent States fights the tyrannical Union of World Nations...

Tak: The Great Juju Challenge (2005)

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

March 3, 2006 → PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person fantasy action game continues the Tak series, following a shaman who uses magic to defeat enemies. Tak: The Great Juju Challenge...

Breath of Fire 3

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

March 3, 2006 → PSP

Breath of Fire 3 is a third-person role-playing game with an anime/manga/fantasy twist from Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game's primary publisher is Capcom...

Holiday World

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric

March 3, 2006 → PC

Holiday World is an isometric strategy game with business simulator elements from Island Games. The game is published by Take-Two Interactive...

Inca vs Chernobyl

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic

March 3, 2006 → J2ME

Inca vs Chernobyl is an arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and platformer from the Attack Software studio. The game is published by...

Kojoty. Zakon pustyni. Izdanie vtoroe, dopolnennoe

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic

March 3, 2006 → PC

Kojoty. Zakon deserti. Izdanie vtoroe, dopolnennenoe is a strategy with an isometric view from the developers from the Arise studio. The game is...

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2 (Collector's Edition)

Role-playing game, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, The Lord of the Rings

March 3, 2006 → PC

Players: 9/10

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2 (Collector's Edition) is an isometric role-playing game with elements of strategy, warship simulator and...

Mega Man Maverick Hunter X

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

March 3, 2006 → PSP

Metacritic: 79/100

Set in 21XX, this futuristic action platformer follows a revolt by some of the Reploids, robots created to aid humanity. Maverick Hunter X and his...

Tabloid Tycoon

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox

March 3, 2006 → PC

Tabloid Tycoon is an isometric simulator with strategy, business simulator and sandbox elements from the developers of Black Lantern Studios, Inc...

Warlock's Mountain

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

March 3, 2006 → PC

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This fantasy solo RPG brings a tabletop adventure to life as a journey through Firetop Mountain to Zagor’s lair. Combat is turn-based with...

Asterix and the Vikings

Action, Platformer

March 4, 2006 → J2ME

Asterix and the Vikings is an action game with platform elements from the masters from the Mobile Interactions Group studio. The game is published by...