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NBA Live 06

Title: NBA Live 06
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/27/2005
Overview:
Take the court for the most complete rim-rocking basketball experience yet! A new graphics engine helps players look more like their real-life counterparts than ever. They play like it, too, with performance typing that slots everyone into distinct character types: Scorer, Sharpshooter, Stopper, Power, Playmaker, or High-flyer. Each superstar showcases signature moves, and enhanced Freestyle Control combines with an up-tempo style to open the court so they can operate. Run a franchise year-round in Dynasty Mode. Scout, train, and develop new players while watching existing ones evolve their game as the years progress. Online play is more expansive than ever – you can now host All-Star Weekend festivities in cyberspace.

NBA 2K6

Title: NBA 2K6
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/27/2005
Overview:
Live the hoop dream like never before with NBA 2K6. Experience the superstar lifestyle in 24/7 Mode, where you’ll build your own baller and guide him through every aspect of an NBA career. Develop his skills, raise his game, trump the competition, and earn endorsements. The V.I.P. System remembers profiles of friends, online foes, and the world’s top 2K6 players so you can learn their habits and download their profiles, even when they’re not around! Earn new Crib Credits to pimp your pad, play mini-games, or buy music. Take full reign of an NBA franchise in The Association. Go online for league play, stat tracking, buddy-list management, and more.

Midway Arcade Treasures 3

Title: Midway Arcade Treasures 3
Publisher: Midway
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 9/27/2005
Overview:
It’s old school racing and blasting courtesy of Midway with the company’s third offering from its vault of Arcade Treasures. Eight classic racing games have you putting the pedal to the metal as you bounce over rough terrain and screech through hairpin turns! Are you good enough to beat the clock and grab all the power-ups? Try your hand at Super Off-Road, S.T.U.N. Runner, San Francisco Rush 2049, San Francisco Rush The Rock: Alcatraz Edition, Race Drivin’, Off Road Thunder: Mud, Sweat, ‘n Gears, Hydro Thunder, and Badlands. These additions to Midway’s collection of arcade games ported to next-generation consoles prove that the oldies are still goodies.

Heroes of the Pacific

Title: Heroes of the Pacific
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Strategy/Simulation
Release Date: 9/28/2005
Overview:
To become one of the Heroes of the Pacific, you’ll have to make your mark on history by completing 26 missions based on World War II’s most famous air battles. Survive dogfights, execute defense patrols, rip off dive-bombing maneuvers, and more. The skies swarm with over 150 on-screen planes, each with its own AI and physics. Command 36 authentic planes, including every major U.S. and Japanese warbird, plus bonus fliers from Germany, the U.K., and the U.S.S.R. Win victories at Pearl Harbor, Wake Island, Midway, and the rest of the Pacific theater in six different game modes. Go online for head-to-head dogfights or co-op missions with up to eight friends or foes.

Suffering: Ties That Bind

Title: Suffering: Ties That Bind
Publisher: Midway
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/27/2005
Overview:
This sequel to the harrowing action-horror game, The Suffering, intensifies the disturbing terror of its predecessor. As in the original, you play as former death-row inmate Torque. Let loose in the seedy urban world of the streets and prisons of inner-city Baltimore, you’re out for revenge. Your target is the mysterious and manipulative Blackmore, who has some shady ties to the death of your family. Rage against urban injustices and demonic creatures. Make plot-altering moral choices that determine the storyline and fuel the most powerful weapon in the game: Torque’s inner demon. Expanded movement mechanics, refined controls, higher-level AI, and a huge weapons arsenal accelerate this journey into madness.

Total Overdose: A Gunslinger’s Tale in Mexico

Title: Total Overdose: A Gunslinger’s Tale in Mexico
Publisher: Eidos
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/28/2005
Overview:
Your twin brother’s DEA buddies need you to assume his identity and take on a mission. Succeed, and you’ll clear your father’s name and topple a Mexican cartel. Here’s the kicker: since you’re not officially involved, there are no rules! Maraud through 18 south-of-the-border environments in this tale of a modern Mexican gunslinger. Unlock loco moves including your patented Exploding Pinata and the Sombrero of Death. The freestyle combat and stunt system hands out points for style as well as skill. Encounter hordes of underworld characters, control any vehicle, and use the rewind system to get those combos punch-perfect. Whaddaya say, are you in, hombre?

Capcom Classics Collection

Title: Capcom Classics Collection
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 9/28/2005
Overview:
Capcom draws from its rich heritage of arcade games to offer this collection of 22 classic titles! Fight off endless swarms of planes and bomb battleships in the World War II shooter classic, 1942. Use exotic weaponry to defend the Earth against alien invaders in Forgotten Worlds. Power up your armor as you heroically slay demons and the undead in Ghosts ‘N Goblins. Duke it out with vicious street gangs in Final Fight. Take no hostages as you infiltrate the jungle world of Commando. Also included on the disc are extras such as remixed music, original artwork, and playing hints used by the pros.

Frogger: Ancient Shadow

Title: Frogger: Ancient Shadow
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/28/2005
Overview:
Firefly Swamp has been Frogger’s home for decades. It turns out it’s also home to an ancient force. Evil crocodile Dr. Wani is trying to harness that force and wreak havoc on Frogger’s bog, and it’s Frogger’s job to stop him! Explore seven different worlds as you try and restore order to your beloved swamp. Hop and dodge your way through 30 levels of classic family-friendly Frogger gameplay. Use a wide range of special moves, including double jumps, tongue grabs, and more. Get your feet wet in mini-games for up to four players, or dive into a special bonus: The original 1981 Frogger arcade game that started it all.

Far Cry: Instincts

Title: Far Cry: Instincts
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 9/28/2005
Overview:
Ubi Soft’s impressive Far Cry: Instincts is dynamic, engaging and beautiful. No simple port from the PC masterpiece, Far Cry: Instincts for the Xbox is in fact a vibrantly new, cutting-edge action adventure based on the structure and storyline of the original. As the hero Jack Carver, you are on a mission to save Valerie Cortez from evil pirates, mercenaries and evil science. Spanning four different tropical islands and 15 levels, Far Cry: Instincts is not a blast ’em at will shooter. Instead, it requires clever use of stealth, decoy behavior, hide and seek, and pinpoint accuracy. Calling on more instincts than you can imagine, Far Cry will also feature online capabilities and over 16 player deathmatches.

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Title: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Family/Party
Release Date: 9/29/2005
Overview:
Something wicked this way hops! Inspired by Wallace and Gromit’s first feature film, Curse of the Were-Rabbit takes players of all ages on a zany, cooperative adventure. The annual Giant Vegetable Competition is coming, and hungry rabbits have their eyes on the prize. Wallace and Gromit head a humane pest-control operation, “Anti-Pesto”, to keep the contenders safe. They get more than they bargained for when a gigantic vegetable-munching beast starts devouring the exhibits. Choose any pairing of Wallace, Gromit, and their rabbit pal Hutch. Freely explore four areas and fend off the ravenous beast! Gameplay is sprinkled with humor and visuals from Wallace and Gromit’s wacky world.

NTRA Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships

Title: NTRA Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships
Publisher: Bethesda
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Strategy/Simulation
Release Date: 9/29/2005
Overview:
NTRA Breeders’ Cup delivers all the thrills of live horse racing! Compete at one of ten top North American tracks in Quick Race Mode. Day at the Races Mode puts you in the stands for an afternoon at the track. Own a stable and breed your own thoroughbreds in Career Mode. Win stakes races to unlock legendary steeds, then race against them in Challenge a Champion Mode. A dynamic weather system alters track conditions and race outcomes. The game also features TV-style coverage and a sophisticated wagering system that incorporates all the factors used by pro handicappers.

Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil

Title: Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/5/2005
Overview:
Prepare to return to Hell! Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil picks up two years after Doom 3, when one of your Marine buddies makes the mistake of touching a mysterious alien artifact. He reopens the doorway to Hell and paves the road for a bunch of the baddies living there. It’s up to you to stop them and seal the door, permanently. New weapons and abilities keep the combat fresh. All-new multiplayer maps give new battlegrounds for online matches. Ultimate Doom, Doom II, and Master Levels for Doom II are included out-of-the-box, so you can see the evolution of a classic FPS all on one disc!

Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood

Title: Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/3/2005
Overview:
Fight actual D-Day battles re-created using thousands of official photos, military reports, and stories from eye-witnesses in this ultra-authentic WW2 shooter. The next chapter in the epic Brothers in Arms franchise thrusts you into the role of Sgt. Joe “Red” Hartsock, leader of the best of the best, the 101st Airborne’s Screaming Eagles. Your goal in a series of urban missions: wipe out the last remaining enemy resistance and liberate Normandy. Lay down suppressive fire with your fire team, then send in your assault team to finish the job. Go beyond the single-player storyline and tackle co-op multiplayer missions or survive a tour of duty through perilous Skirmish Mode.

Worms 4: Mayhem

Title: Worms 4: Mayhem
Publisher: Majesco
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Strategy/Simulation
Release Date: 10/5/2005
Overview:
The comic crawlers in Worms 4: Mayhem are lovable, customizable, and totally destroyable! The latest installment of the highly addictive Worms series lets you blow ’em up in five themed worlds: Jurassic, Camelot, Arabian, Construction, and Wild West. Pretty much everything you see in the expanded 3D environments can be obliterated. You’ve got plenty of weapons to help do it, including bazookas, homing missiles, poison arrows, grenades, banana bombs, and even sheep and old ladies. Twenty-five single-player missions go beyond the usual day-to-day business of destroying worms by challenging you to recover items or smash scenery. Multiplayer offers those same 25 missions plus 20 more maps to blow up.

FIFA Soccer 06

Title: FIFA Soccer 06
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/5/2005
Overview:
Become more GOOOOOOAAAAAAL oriented with FIFA 06. Dictate pace and player performance through on-the-fly strategy shifts with tactical button configurations. Control players with pinpoint accuracy as you shoot, pass, trap, and tackle like a world-class footballer. Create a superstar and customize play to fit your style. Choose from a dizzying array of officially licensed clubs, stadiums, and players. Create eight-player round robins in the all new FIFA lounge. Get updated rosters and more online. The most full-featured management mode yet puts you in control of sponsors, transfers, and signings for 15 years in the search for the ultimate 11. As for your search for the ultimate soccer experience? It ends with FIFA Soccer 06.

Cold War

Title: Cold War
Publisher: Dreamcatcher
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/6/2005
Overview:
You’re a freelance journalist on the run and fighting for your life behind the Iron Curtain. Dispatched to the U.S.S.R. at the height of the Cold War for a routine story, you’ve been inexplicably stripped of all possessions, beaten, locked in a KGB prison, and plunged into a conspiracy that threatens to seize Soviet power. The non-linear storyline of this single-player FPS travels through real-life locations and features missions based on actual events. Use recovered weapons and improvised gadgets against enemy forces working with deadly AI. Overcome or evade, just choose wisely. One wrong move and you could wind up banished to a Siberian prison camp, or worse…dead!

Conflict: Global Terror

Title: Conflict: Global Terror
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/6/2005
Overview:
The fourth installment of the best-selling Conflict franchise reunites the four original heroes from the Desert Storm series against a relentless new enemy. You’re the head of an elite, rapid-response Special Forces unit that could be called into action anytime and dropped behind enemy lines anywhere in the world. Use counter-insurgency techniques to defeat a group of right-wing neo-Nazi terrorists. Seek out the radicals with anti-terrorism and special-ops training. Bring down cells in Columbia, South Korea, and the Philippines. Command four different operatives with Conflict’s trademark intuitive squad controls. Enhancements for this edition include lifelike physics, enemies with AI developed by real-life military specialists, and online play.

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie’s Revenge

Title: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie’s Revenge
Publisher: Buena Vista Games
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/10/2005
Overview:
Jack Skellington returns to battle his nemesis, Oogie Boogie, in this dark and quirky action-adventure. The evil Oogie Boogie is out to kidnap all the holiday leaders and make himself ruler of all. Fight through 25 whimsical levels and not-your-usual showdowns that include musical battles. You’re armed with the devastating “Soul Robber.” Collect the souls of your enemies and exchange them for new weapons and other upgrades. Morph into Santa Jack and the Pumpkin King to use different attacks and additional abilities. Created in conjunction with Burton himself, Oogie’s Revenge uses voice casting straight out of the film and an eerie musical score to deliver a cinematic gaming experience.

Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation Videogame

Title: Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation Videogame
Publisher: Globalstar
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/11/2005
Overview:
Kids unite! In the cartoon Kids Next Door, five upstart ten-year-olds have joined forces to free kids from the oppressive rule of adults. In this game based on the TV show, you can play as your favorite Kid Next Door and battle through 14 levels. You’ll need your character’s unique talents and strengths to defeat your enemies and carry out your mission. Tangle with bad guys from the show including Stickybeard, Common Cold, Gramma Stuffum, and the Toiletnator. Wield trademark Kids Next Door weapons including the G.U.M.Z.O.O.K.A., the S.P.L.A.N.K.E.R., the S.C.A.M.P.P. and the F.R.A.P.P.E. Drive the Kids Next Door C.O.O.L.B.U.S. and seek out “Powuh Up” goodies that deliver maximum impact.

Serious Sam II

Title: Serious Sam II
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/11/2005
Overview:
Square-jawed gunner, Serious Sam, returns with more intense, over-the-top action in this frantic sequel to the popular first-person shooter. Mow down 45 new enemies as you machine-gun your way through 40 levels in 7 environments, including jungles, tundra, swamps, and futuristic cities. Serious Sam II continues the original’s knack for creating original enemy creatures that, while evil, pack laugh-out-loud wacky personalities. Powered by the custom Serious 2 engine, the graphics, environments, and physics are 100 times more intricate than those seen in the original. Climb the backs of rideable animals or hop aboard combat vehicles to wreak even more havoc. The explosive antics continue online.