April 2006 - games, that were released this month for PlayStation 2

Major League Baseball 2K6 (2006)

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

April 3, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 68/100

A baseball sports game based on Major League Baseball. Matches feature a new movement system and realistic player collisions in the infield and outfield, while...

Commandos: Strike Force

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

April 4, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Commandos: Strike Force — The game takes place in Europe and Russia during World War II. A squad of Allied commandos performs various missions in territory...

Tourist Trophy: The Real Riding Simulator

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

April 4, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

A motorcycle racing simulator focused on bike handling and the rider’s perspective. Tourist Trophy features more than 35 courses and over 100 sportbikes from more...

NBA Ballers: Phenom

Third-person view, Sports game, Basketball

April 5, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 70/100

This basketball sports game follows an aspiring player seeking recognition from scouts, coaches and entertainment industry figures during the NBA Finals in Los...

Black

Action, Shooter, First-person view

April 6, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Black is a dynamic shooter with a first-person view. You have to become one of the operatives of a detachment of the US armed forces. The fighters of this special...

Guitar Hero

Simulation, Action, Music game, Third-person view

April 7, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 3.8/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Guitar Hero is a music action game in which players perform rock songs using a guitar-shaped controller. Its soundtrack features more than 30 tracks associated with...

Tomb Raider: Legend

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

April 7, 2006 → PlayStation 2; April 11, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she travels the world in search of one of history’s greatest artifacts. The quest brings figures from her...

Final Fight: Streetwise

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Emulator

April 7, 2006 → PlayStation 2; April 13, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 43/100

Final Fight: Streetwise — The single-player-only story mode features 10 mini-games including cockroach stomping, arm wrestling, slide puzzles, shooting...

Guilty Gear Isuka

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

April 7, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This futuristic fighting game in the Guilty Gear XX series follows the emergence of Leopaldon, a new Gear threatening the world. Battles can be fought alone or in...

Magna Carta: Tears of Blood

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

April 7, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 66/100

A fantasy role-playing game set in Efferia, where humans and the native Efferians are caught in an endless war. A young man seeking revenge encounters a girl who...

Ford Bold Moves Street Racing

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

April 10, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 4.1/10

Metacritic: 49/100

Arcade racing featuring licensed Ford cars, from the classic 1968 Mustang GT to the 2007 Shelby GT500. Races center on a team of three vehicles, with players able...

Real World Golf

Simulation, Third-person view, Sports game

April 11, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 74/100

A golf sports simulation in which hitting the ball requires swinging a real club. The Gametrak system tracks the player's movements in real time, while grip, stance...

Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked

Action, Fighting, Music game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

April 11, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 66/100

An action game based on the anime series Samurai Champloo follows the characters through a hip-hop-inflected version of Japan, presenting the events of a “lost...

Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King

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

April 13, 2006 → PlayStation 2; April 14, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

This fantasy role-playing game features turn-based battles in a world of fields, towns, and dungeons that players can explore seamlessly. Dragon Quest 8: Journey of...

Monster Rancher EVO

Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view

April 13, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 58/100

A role-playing game with strategy and management elements, Monster Rancher EVO follows circus performer Julio as he pursues his dream of becoming a champion monster...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare (2005)

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

April 13, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare (2005) — the narrative in the game is not consistent and in some events it differs greatly from the series...

Echo Night: Beyond

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival

April 13, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 60/100

A first-person adventure horror game set in 2044, it follows a man separated from his fiancée after a crash on a lunar colony. As he searches the deserted base, he...

Æon Flux

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic

April 14, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 68/100

Set 400 years in the future, this third-person action game takes place after a disease has wiped out most of Earth’s population. The only protected settlement is...

Hummer: Badlands

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Sports game

April 14, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 44/100

An arcade racing game centered on Hummer vehicles competing across rough terrain. Races take drivers through mud, over logs and across rocky ground, while barriers...

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

April 14, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 86/100

A racing game about illegal street competitions across the cities of Detroit, San Diego, Atlanta, and Tokyo. Players race against other drivers and choose their own...

Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan

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

April 18, 2006 → PlayStation 2; April 20, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 83/100

An expansion for Final Fantasy XI that broadens the world of Vana'diel and explores the legends surrounding the Aht Urhgan Empire. It adds new jobs, including Blue...

Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift

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

April 18, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 59/100

Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift is a drift-racing simulator set on the mountain roads of the Kaido, where the sport originated. Players take part in underground and...

Rogue Trooper (2006)

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Stealth, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

April 19, 2006 → PlayStation 2; April 21, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 70/100

On a poisoned planet torn apart by an endless war between the Norts and the Southers, the last surviving Genetic Infantryman sets out to avenge his fallen comrades...

Okami

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

April 20, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Okami — atmospheric adventure action game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu...

Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon

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

April 20, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon is a top-down role-playing game with a mixture of anime/manga and fantasy games from cavia inc. Published by...

King of Fighters: Orochi-hen (Genteihan)

Action, Fighting, Collection, Anime / Manga

April 20, 2006 → PlayStation 2

King of Fighters: Orochi-hen (Genteihan) is an action game with elements of a fighting game and an anime or manga game from the studio SNK Playmore Corp.. The game...

King of Fighters: Orochi-Hen

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Collection, Anime / Manga

April 20, 2006 → PlayStation 2

King of Fighters: Orochi-Hen is an arcade game with a mixture of action, fighting and anime or manga games from the studio SNK Corporation. The main publisher of...

Trizeal

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

April 20, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Trizeal is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action and shooter from developers from the Triangle Service studio. The main publisher of the game is Triangle...

SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs

Action, Third-person view, Historical

April 21, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs — in the North African campaign, the player's (Ghost) battle group consists of "The Jester", as well as the Navy SEALs Killjoy and...

Buzz!: The BIG Quiz

Simulation, Third-person view

April 21, 2006 → PlayStation 2; April 26, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Buzz!: The BIG Quiz is a third-person simulator from developers from Relentless Software Ltd. The game is published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd...

Buzz!: The Music Quiz

Simulation, Third-person view

April 21, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Buzz!: The Music Quiz is a third-person simulation game from Relentless Software Ltd. The game is published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.. Buzz!: The...

State of Emergency 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view

April 21, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 44/100

This third-person action shooter centers on a revolt against the Corporation, which has returned ten years later more brutal than before. Spanky and his allies seek...

2006 FIFA World Cup

Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Sports game, Football

April 24, 2006 → PlayStation 2; April 27, 2006 → PlayStation 2; April 28, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 75/100

A football simulation based on the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany lets players take a national team from qualification through a virtual version of the tournament...

Rampage: Total Destruction

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Collection, Emulator

April 24, 2006 → PlayStation 2; April 27, 2006 → PlayStation 2; April 28, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 51/100

An arcade action game about monsters wreaking destruction across cities around the world. The roster includes George, Lizzie, and Ralph, along with new monsters to...

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

Action, Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view

April 25, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War — Before each mission, the player receives a briefing that includes the current situation, the background and objectives of the...

Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny

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

April 25, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 68/100

This fantasy role-playing game is set in the enchanted land of Eden, where humans and mana have lived in peace and prosperity for over 400 years. When a crisis...

Metal Saga

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

April 25, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 62/100

This turn-based role-playing game is set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by an event known as the Great Destruction. Humanity created the supercomputer Noah...

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

April 25, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Metacritic: 80/100

This arcade racing game features licensed Ferrari models and courses set in American-themed environments. Players choose a car and race through 15 settings inspired...

WinBack 2: Project Poseidon

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

April 25, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 50/100

This third-person tactical shooter follows a team of operatives tasked with recovering a doomsday weapon and preventing a threat to the balance of power. The...

Adventures of Darwin

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

April 27, 2006 → PlayStation 2

Players: 5.2/10

Metacritic: 53/100

This action-adventure with puzzle elements follows a primitive tribe struggling to evolve in a hostile prehistoric world. In Adventures of Darwin, the player leads...