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Spy vs. Spy

Title: Spy vs. Spy
Publisher: Globalstar
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 4/7/2005
Overview:
The Mad comics duo of Spy vs. Spy comes to the next generation as a wild, wacky platformer perfect for multiplayer mayhem! Use a broadband network and split-screen to compete against three adversaries. Use disguises and traps to fool your opponents. Unlock items, weapons, levels, and disguises. Play in eight game modes, including Modern, Classic, Story, Death Match, Armed and Loaded, Get Mad, Run and Gun, and Last Man Standing. Spy vs. Spy brings its twisted sense of humor and fast paced gameplay, perfect for hilarious digs against friends and family.

Close Combat: First to Fight

Title: Close Combat: First to Fight
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 4/7/2005
Overview:
Created with the help of over 40 active-duty Marines fresh from firefights in the Middle East, First to Fight puts you behind the barrel of an M16-A4 as a Marine fire team leader. Lead your four-man fire team through the perilous streets of Beirut in modern urban combat. Close Combat: First to Fight is an action-oriented, first-person 3D shooter that is being developed under the direction of the US Marine Corps as a training simulation for use by the Marine Corps.

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition

Title: Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 4/12/2005
Overview:
Rockstar Games has teamed up with DUB Magazine to bring the bling back to the streets in a new version of Midnight Club that looks as good as it drives. Gameplay delivers the insanely quick, open-city racing through the streets (and airspace) of San Diego, Atlanta, and Detroit that fans of the series have come to expect. DUB Magazine, the authority on automotive aesthetics, adds the most complete car customization system ever seen in a video game. Trick out licensed SUVs, muscle cars, import tuners, choppers, and luxury cars from top to bottom with rims, trims, upgrades, and more chrome than oughta be legal. Take on up to 7 friends online and get ready to wreck some righteous looking rides!

Spikeout Battle Street

Title: Spikeout Battle Street
Publisher: Sega
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 4/13/2005
Overview:
Rid the Diesel Town streets of thugs in this latest action-packed installment from the Spikeout franchise. It’s Team Spike versus Team Inferno and winner takes all. You’ll play as one of twelve intimidating street fighters and throw down in true hand-to-hand melee combat with brutal, over-the-top attack moves. Modes include Story, Battle Street, Training, and Multiplayer Cooperative (with Xbox Live).

Jade Empire

Title: Jade Empire
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 4/12/2005
Overview:
Note: Limited Edition Bonus Disc not included with game rental.

We have seen countless incarnations of European-inspired fantasy RPGs. But no one has made a definitive East Asian fantasy RPG game. Jade Empire is that game. Always riding the cutting-edge, BioWare delves deep into the East, drawing on China’s rich mythologies and history for inspiration. Moving from this starting point, BioWare has created a vibrant world that breathes with imaginative new life. Enter and study under a master of the old ways. Learn ancient, forgotten martial arts and magic. From the Land of Howling Spirits to the Imperial City, uphold your master’s honor and become a legend. Journey East to the Jade Empire, another pitch-perfect RPG from the minds of Bioware.

Dead to Rights II: Hell to Pay

Title: Dead to Rights II: Hell to Pay
Publisher: Namco
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 4/13/2005
Overview:
There’s gonna be hell to pay! Officer Jack Slate and his trusty K-9 partner Shadow return in Dead to Rights II. This third-person action shooter won’t disappoint! The storyline takes place before the first Dead to Rights game. After a judge is kidnapped, it’s up to you to take care of business. You’ll have 25 brutal disarm moves at your disposal, as well as a stocked arsenal (rocket launchers, grenades, molotovs, etc.), and a melee fighting system (wield bats, pipes, chainsaws, meat cleavers, machetes, and swords). It’s up to you to rid Grant City of crime and corruption!

Obscure

Title: Obscure
Publisher: Dreamcatcher
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 4/15/2005
Overview:
Enjoy movies like Scream and The Faculty? You’re in luck – high school slasher flick action finally comes to the Xbox! Something’s haunting Leafmore High and students are disappearing. It’s up to five sometimes-intrepid high schoolers to get to the bottom of the strange occurrences in this survival horror game. Play as one of five students (with the choice of changing characters throughout the game, so long as your character doesn’t die) in single or team modes as you battle faceless creatures and monsters. Keep your eyes peeled for “Black Aura” – imminent dangers will be indicated on the game screen. Utilize light sources to weaken monsters and make your weapons more effective.

Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict

Title: Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict
Publisher: Midway
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 4/19/2005
Overview:
A more perfect, unreal union of single-player adventure action and multiplayer fighting, Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict for Xbox, is sure to please fans of both genres. More frenetic and eye-popping than the smooth, honed Halo series, Unreal Championship features bigger action with awesome Reflect moves, Adrenaline super-combos, and special character attacks, weapons and armor. Play as Anubis in single-player mode, or enjoy 8-player Xbox Live tournament modes. Wicked graphics and stunning third-person camera-work make Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict a must-play for Xbox and sci-fi action fans.

Psychonauts

Title: Psychonauts
Publisher: Majesco
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 4/20/2005
Overview:
When students are abducted from the Psychonauts boot camp, it’s up to you to save the day. A mad scientist is collecting students so he can get his hands on their psychic brains and harness them for evil. It’s up to one cadet, Raz, to take on the mad scientist using an arsenal of paranormal powers – telepathy, telekinesis, invisibility, pyrokinesis, clairvoyance, and confusion! Navigate 13 levels and wander through imaginations, emotions, memories, and more!

Stolen

Title: Stolen
Publisher: Hip Interactive
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 4/20/2005
Overview:
Your name is Anya Romanov. You are a high-tech thief looking for the next big heist. And in a city overrun with crime and corruption, you now find yourself as the unlikely hero at the center of a massive conspiracy. Aiding you is Louis Palmer, who guides you remotely with his voice. High-tech tools and weaponry will even the odds as you go up against an intricate, fortified enemy. But smarts and acrobatics are your chief assets. Break in and breakdown the conspiracy. Steal the future!

Ford Mustang: The Legend Lives

Title: Ford Mustang: The Legend Lives
Publisher: Globalstar
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 4/21/2005
Overview:
The Ford Mustang is an American legend. Ford Mustang Racing lets racing and Mustang enthusiasts ride over 40 years of slick, humming history on 22 tracks in 7 cities. Race Mustangs from the earliest 1964 model to the latest 2005 model. Arcade-style racing and advanced AI make for thrilling rides while “Coin-op” Challenges and Career Mode let you unlock secret cars and courses. Become a Mustang legend in Career Mode or take on a friend in split-screen head-to-head racing for some good ol’ American kicks!

WWE Wrestlemania 21

Title: WWE Wrestlemania 21
Publisher: THQ
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 4/21/2005
Overview:
The next generation of Wrestlemania has arrived on the Xbox with WWE Wrestlemania 21! Adding to the ring mayhem this time are superstar voice-overs and commentary. With motion capture technology, THQ recreates all the slamming moves of real-life pros. New character animation and graphics also deepen the realism as you create and refine your own characters. Wrestlemania 21 also features the first ever countering system as well as four-player head-to-head online matches via Xbox Live.

Raze’s Hell

Title: Raze’s Hell
Publisher: Majesco
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 4/25/2005
Overview:
You are Raze, a no-nonsense anti-hero who likes his world ugly and brutal. But now an army of sickeningly cute creatures is trying to shove happiness down your throat! So what do you do? Stop them at all costs! As you lead your crusade against the Kewletts you will recruit allies. Slowly but surely you will take back your ugly, grumpy planet from the phony Kewletts and their super-peppy Princess. The Kewlett’s capital Kewtopia awaits you as you get ever closer to discovering the truth behind fascist cuteness.

Predator: Concrete Jungle

Title: Predator: Concrete Jungle
Publisher: Vivendi Universal
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 4/27/2005
Overview:
Everybody loves the Predator. Hunt down human prey in a third-person action adventure that will take you through a twisted urban killing spree. But you’re not all bad! In fact, this is a case of King of the Beasts going up against King of the Underworld, as you exact revenge on an organized crime empire that seeks to enslave all Predators. Fighting both in the 1930s and the 2030s, you will take on your enemy in a two-pronged, two-time attack. Aiding your righteous battle against evil humans are your various vision modes, cloaking technology, and devastating weapons.

Area 51

Title: Area 51
Publisher: Midway
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 4/26/2005
Overview:
There’s something not-of-this-world in the U.S. Government’s super top-secret facility, Area 51. As bio-hazard specialist Ethan Cole you are sent in to investigate. Discovering alien creatures and a virus that has the potential to wipe out humanity, Cole finds that Area 51 lives up to its infamous name. But the name Area 51 is just a sign-post for a much deeper, inventive conspiracy thriller. Featuring eight massive levels, online multiplayer modes, creature designs by Stan Winston Studios, and a wicked story, Area 51 lives up to its name.

Motocross Mania 3

Title: Motocross Mania 3
Publisher: Globalstar
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 4/28/2005
Overview:
Motocross has become much more brutal. In Motocross Mania 3, mix up the kicks of motocross racing with deadly combat on more than 20 courses filled with thrilling, killing excitement! Choose from 10 racers and unlock 6 bonus characters with unique jumps and stunts. A variety of weapons and combat moves spike the motocross experience, while new rider physics make every move and stunt a visual shot through the cranium. Rev it up and join the year’s best blood-sport on wheels!

Pariah

Title: Pariah
Publisher: Hip Interactive
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 5/4/2005
Overview:
The year is 2520 and you’re a military doctor who goes by the name Jack Mason. You must transport a quarantined patient to safety. Sounds simple enough, but this FPS will have you on your toes. Fortunately, you’ll have a massive, upgradeable arsenal comprised of a frag rifle, grenade launcher, rocket launcher, bone saw, and more. Collect weapon energy cores (WECs) to beef up your health and armor. When you get a WEC after eliminating an opponent in a multiplayer mode, your weapon will get upgraded. Pariah features a unique level editor which lets you create your own maps and share ’em on Xbox Live – build and remove terrain, change the weather, adjust lighting, and add items to the already rich landscapes. Modes includes Singleplayer, Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Siege, Frontline Assault, and more.

Forza Motorsport

Title: Forza Motorsport
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 5/3/2005
Overview:
Forza Motorsport allows gamers the ability to showcase their garage work with the best the online world has to offer. Compete simultaneously with up to eight racers or trade your “tuned-up” and “tricked-out” creations over Xbox Live. Beyond head-to-head racing, Forza Motorsport encourages gamers to build car clubs of up to 100 different Xbox Live gamers for worldwide car communities and competitive team racing.

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Title: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Publisher: LucasArts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 5/5/2005
Overview:
Control all the devastating force powers and advanced lightsaber skills of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi in this first official Episode III title. Play epic lightsaber duels from the recent movie. As Anakin, unleash your dark side with ruthless lightsaber attacks and potent force powers. As Obi-Wan, fight to save the galaxy from darkness by focusing the power of the light side. Revenge of the Sith also features environments not seen in the movie. You truly are the galaxy’s only hope…or perhaps its downfall!

Virtual Pool: Tournament Edition

Title: Virtual Pool: Tournament Edition
Publisher: Globalstar
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 5/12/2005
Overview:
Chalk up your cue and get ready for some of the most realistic billiards action ever to hit the Xbox. Virtual Pool combines easy-to-learn gameplay with some of the most advanced table and ball physics ever seen in a pool game. Learn the ins and outs of the game with over 18 types of pool, including 8-ball, 9-ball, Snooker, and more. Mix it up and take your game from chic Monte Carlo to biker bar dives and beachside mansions. Shark your opponents as you choose from a library of trick shots, or set up your own library. Connect online and rise to the top of the Xbox Leaderboards if you have the skills!