April 2005 - games, that were released this month for PlayStation 2

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

April 1, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A stealth-action game starring Sam Fisher, an elite operative of Third Echelon, who investigates a conspiracy and tries to prevent World War III. Missions take...

Special Forces: Nemesis Strike

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

April 1, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 60/100

This action shooter follows a special forces unit fighting worldwide terrorist networks. Missions can be completed as either of two characters, each with distinct...

LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game (2005)

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

April 2, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

An action-adventure game based on the first three Star Wars prequel films: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith. It brings the films...

Rise of the Kasai

Action, Third-person view

April 5, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 68/100

A third-person action game and sequel to The Mark of Kri, Rise of the Kasai follows the return of Rau and his spirit guide, the bird Kuzo, alongside new characters...

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Japanese role-playing game

April 5, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A post-apocalyptic turn-based role-playing game about warring tribes in Junkyard, a town where rain never stops. Serph, a member of the Embryon tribe, fights...

MX World Tour

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

April 6, 2005 → PlayStation 2

MX World Tour is a first-person racing game with elements of a sports game from developers from Impulse Games. The game is published by Crave Entertainment, Inc...

ObsCure

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Third-person view, Survival horror, Cooperative (co-op)

April 6, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 65/100

After a friend disappears, five students are trapped inside Leafmore High School and set out to uncover the cause of the mysterious events there. ObsCure is a...

Baldr Force EXE

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Adult game, Combat robots, Visual novel, Cyberpunk

April 6, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Baldr Force EXE is a top-down action game with elements of a shooter, an anime or manga game, a game for adults, a robot simulator and a visual novel from the...

Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30

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

April 7, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This tactical shooter about World War II follows the Allied landings in Normandy on D-Day. The player takes the role of Sergeant Matt Baker, a U.S. paratrooper...

Full Spectrum Warrior

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Third-person view, Tactics

April 7, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A tactical action game about infantry operations in tense urban combat. Full Spectrum Warrior is based on a game commissioned by the U.S. Army to train light...

Punisher (2005)

Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Comics

April 7, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 68/100

An action game based on Marvel comics, following Frank Castle as he becomes the Punisher and wages a personal war on crime. His targets are the city’s powerful...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Shooter

April 7, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow — the gameplay is not much different from the 1st part of the series. The game's graphics have been slightly...

Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood

Fighting, Third-person view, Sports game, Wrestling

April 7, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 45/100

This fighting game centers on backyard wrestling, where competitors vie for a cash prize and the unified BYW championship. The action takes place in a town chosen...

Saint Seiya: The Sanctuary

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

April 7, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Saint Seiya: The Sanctuary is a third-person action game with a dash of fighting from developers from the Dimps Corporation studio. The main publisher of the game...

SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Online

April 8, 2005 → PlayStation 2; April 29, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 61/100

SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom is a crossover fighting game that pits characters from SNK and Capcom series against one another. It features 36 fighters drawn from...

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

April 11, 2005 → PlayStation 2; April 15, 2005 → PlayStation 2; April 19, 2005 → PlayStation 2; April 20, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Arcade races unfold on the open streets of Atlanta, San Diego, and Detroit, where drivers compete at high speed. Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition features licensed...

Dead to Rights 2: Hell to Pay

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

April 12, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 53/100

This third-person action game follows Jack Slate and his K9 partner Shadow as they are caught in a conflict between criminal organizations fighting for control of...

Death by Degrees

Action, Stealth, Fighting, First-person view, Third-person view

April 13, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Death by Degrees is a first-person action game with stealth and fighting game elements from Namco Limited. The main publisher of the game is Namco Limited. For some...

Tengai Makyō 3: Namida

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

April 14, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Tengai Makyō 3: Namida is a third-person role-playing game with anime/manga and fantasy game elements from Hudson Soft Company, Ltd. and Red Company...

Predator: Concrete Jungle

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

April 15, 2005 → PlayStation 2; April 26, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 47/100

Predator: Concrete Jungle is a third-person action game about a Predator seeking revenge across two periods: the 1930s and the 2030s. The hunt pits the Predator...

Tengai Makyō 3: Namida (Deluxe Pack)

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

April 15, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Tengai Makyō 3: Namida (Deluxe Pack) is a third-person RPG with an anime/manga/fantasy twist from the masters at Hudson Soft Company, Ltd. and Red...

World Snooker Championship 2005

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

April 15, 2005 → PlayStation 2

World Snooker Championship 2005 is a first-person sports game from the masters of Blade Interactive Studios Ltd.. The game is published by SEGA Europe...

Ford Mustang

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

April 19, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 55/100

This arcade racing game features Ford Mustang models spanning the car’s history from 1964 to 2005. It includes 40 production, concept, and racing cars, with events...

Red Ninja: End of Honor

Action, Stealth, Fighting, Third-person view

April 20, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 47/100

This third-person stealth action game is set in 16th-century Japan, where the samurai class is losing influence and political power is contested amid growing chaos...

Romancing SaGa (2005)

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

April 21, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 58/100

Set in the fantasy world of Mardias, this role-playing game follows eight heroes on separate journeys as the imprisoned god Saruin once again threatens the land...

Stolen

Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

April 21, 2005 → PlayStation 2; April 29, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 50/100

Stolen is a stealth action adventure game with a third-person view. The events of the game will tell about the first-class thief Anya Romanova, who, together with a...

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

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

April 21, 2005 → PlayStation 2; April 29, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is a continuation of the third-person shooter in the universe of the cybernetic anime Ghost in the Shell. In the role of the...

MX vs. ATV Unleashed

First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game, Motorcycle racing, Racing, Simulation

April 22, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This racing game pits motocross bikes against ATVs on technical courses and rugged terrain. In MX vs. ATV Unleashed, players race across open areas and more than 50...

Area-51

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

April 25, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Area-51 — The player travels through several sections of the facility, including a warehouse and tunnels. The player character is tasked with fellow Special...

Resident Evil: Outbreak: File #2

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Survival

April 26, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This survival horror game continues the story of Resident Evil Outbreak, bringing back its eight characters in new scenarios tied to the catastrophic events...

Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

April 26, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

A tactical role-playing game set in a fantasy world where a deadly mist known as the Miasma spreads across the land, killing everything in its path. Spero, a...

Haunting Ground

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

April 27, 2005 → PlayStation 2; April 29, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Haunting Ground — Throughout the game, Fiona will be accompanied by her dog Huey. The player controls Fiona and can give commands to Huey, who can help the...

SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.19: Fighting Vipers

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

April 28, 2005 → PlayStation 2

SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.19: Fighting Vipers is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, fighting, anime or manga games and games in the Emulator genre from...

Spectral Force Chronicle

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

April 28, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Spectral Force Chronicle is a third-person role-playing game with strategy, anime/manga and fantasy elements from developers Idea Factory Co., Ltd. and XPEC...

Motocross Mania 3

Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Motorcycle racing

April 29, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 38/100

Motocross racing becomes a brutal contest that combines speed with combat. Races take place on dangerous courses ranging from city streets to open environments. The...

Spy vs Spy (2005)

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Stealth, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

April 29, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 46/100

This comedic espionage action game, based on characters from MAD Magazine, combines stealth and strategy. White Spy and Black Spy compete to retrieve top-secret...

Kessen 3

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view

April 29, 2005 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 73/100

This action-strategy game is set during the Sengoku period, an era of civil war in Japan. Its story follows the young Oda Nobunaga as he seeks to reunite a country...

Euro Rally Champion

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

November 5, 2004

Players: 10/10

Euro Rally Champion — another rally simulator that boasts an impressive variety of tracks, as well as truly challenging gameplay. Take part in hot...