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Urban Chaos: Riot Response

Title: Urban Chaos: Riot Response
Publisher: Eidos
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 6/15/2006
Overview:
The city is under siege. A gang known as The Burners is terrorizing the area with freakish acts of violently disturbing behavior. The crooks want blood. The frenzied media wants answers. The people want a savior. That’s where you come in. Step into the chaos as Nick Mason, member of the elite T-Zero police unit. You’re the city’s last hope. And you’re ready to restore order by any means necessary in this first-person shooter. Take back the streets with an array of aggressive tactics, including precision gunning, helicopter attacks, and ruthless street justice. You’ll get support from medics, firefighters, and other personnel as you dispense brutal punishment with military-grade weaponry.

AND 1 Streetball

Title: AND 1 Streetball
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 6/7/2006
Overview:
Watch out now! It’s all about the moves in AND 1 Streetball! Play as AND 1 legends from past and present and pull off their trademark moves, including jaw-droppers from players like Hot Sauce, Helicopter, and the Professor. Play your way from streetball legend to star of the AND 1 MixTape Team in Story Mode. Use the Create-A-Move Editor to invent your own showboating, scoring, and celebration moves. Play your own game, from one-on-one to five-on-five, half-court or full. The soundtrack features exclusive tracks that give each court its own regional flavor. School other top players online and get signed to the official AND 1 Online Team.

NFL Head Coach

Title: NFL Head Coach
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 6/21/2006
Overview:
The makers of Madden have revolutionized the NFL gaming experience all over again. In NFL Head Coach, the first 3D sports strategy game, you’ll take the reigns of an entire NFL organization. You’ll call the shots at team headquarters then call the plays on the sidelines. Shape the franchise from the ground up. Choose your team’s approach to the game, select players, mold them in practice, then execute your strategy on gameday. If you’re successful, you just might make it to the NFL’s promised land. But great teams don’t just hoist the Lombardi Trophy once. Build an organization that wins year after year and be enshrined as a coaching legend.

Crusty Demons

Title: Crusty Demons
Publisher: South Peak Interactive
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 6/26/2006
Overview:
The Crusty Demons are a biker gang who can try the most insane tricks imaginable, because they’ve sold their souls! No matter how grizzly the crash, they can always get up and walk away. Join officially licensed riders from the world famous Crusty Demons of Dirt extreme stunt riding team for 16 levels of single-player mayhem and 6 more in multiplayer. Pull off 100 insane tricks on more than 30 vehicles – including bikes, lawn mowers, and ice-cream trucks – in four modes: Story, Freeride, Devil Rush, and Multiplayer. Earn bonus points by crashing your rider, demolishing your environment, and bailing out before a failed trick.

AMF Xtreme Bowling

Title: AMF Xtreme Bowling
Publisher: Bethesda
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 6/28/2006
Overview:
AMF Xtreme Bowling features all the fun and excitement of a trip to the neighborhood bowling alley, and you never have to worry if they’ll have shoes in your size! Balls roll and pins fly with accurate physics, producing a lifelike bowling experience gone extreme! In Xtreme Bowling, glowing fluorescent balls, fog machines, and music turn a night at the lanes into a tricked-out party. Keep things fresh with customizable characters, nine environments, and six Modes of play. Practice your skills in single-player, then join a group of friends for multiplayer games including Quick Match, Tournament League, and Match Challenge.

IHRA Drag Racing: Sportsman Edition

Title: IHRA Drag Racing: Sportsman Edition
Publisher: Bethesda
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 6/28/2006
Overview:
Burn rubber in cars of all makes and models in IHRA Drag Racing: Sportsman Edition. Get an instant adrenaline rush in Arcade Mode with single-event or two-player, split-screen racing. Gear up to win an IHRA championship in 12-race Season Mode. An overhauled Parts Shop and Garage interface makes upgrades easier than ever. A new practice track lets you fine-tune your vehicle and see how modifications impact performance. Choose from 60 fully customizable rides and 22 tracks: 11 official IHRA courses and 11 specially designed originals. Each race is run according to the official IHRA Bracket Racing rule set of the Sportsman Series and presented with action-enhancing TV-style camera fly-bys.

NCAA Football 07

Title: NCAA Football 07
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 7/17/2006
Overview:

In NCAA Football 07, you’ll make game-turning plays to get momentum on your side! Maintain power on the field with back-breaking offensive plays, or turn the tide with defensive stops and clutch special teams. Go back to school and live the full life of a student athlete, balancing classes, fun, practice, and game time. Sharpen your skills with 11 new Spring Drills: mini-games include Passing Distance, Rush the Quarterback, and more. Evaluate your talent and shape your roster at the all-new Spring Game. And with full ESPN integration, you can get real-time scores, updates, and information on your college football franchise.

World War II Combat: Iwo Jima

Title: World War II Combat: Iwo Jima
Publisher: Atari
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 7/21/2006
Overview:
Iwo Jima was only an eight-square-mile island. But it was vital to the Allied effort to win World War II. With artillery exploding all around you, your comrades falling at your side, and a tireless enemy dug in deep, you’ve just stepped onto the beach as part of the largest amphibious assault in the history of the United States Marines. Play as a U.S. rifleman among the troops who waged the historic 36-day battle for the island. Iwo Jima’s ten levels of single-player campaigns feature scenarios and missions based on real events. Train against bots online or find additional action with 10 multiplayer maps for up to 16 soldiers.

Warpath

Title: Warpath
Publisher: Atari
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 7/21/2006
Overview:
The path to war branches in three directions – which one will you choose? Three alien races compete for control of the planet Kaladi, a beautiful paradise filled with bountiful resources. Pick your side and mount a campaign to win Kaladi for your species by vanquishing your enemies. Warpath’s futuristic battlefield combines strategic RPG elements and FPS action. Separate storylines for each race span 16 levels and unfold in turn-based planning that explodes into first-person battles. You’ll wield eight innovative, upgradeable weapons and command four types of vehicles. Warpath also goes online with 4 intense multiplayer games featuring 25 levels for up to 16 players.

Painkiller: Hell Wars

Title: Painkiller: Hell Wars
Publisher: Dreamcatcher
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 7/24/2006
Overview:
You were once Daniel Garner, a regular guy who met a grizzly end in a horrific car accident. Now in the afterlife, you’re stuck somewhere between heaven and hell, and your judgment day has arrived. An unholy war simmers in the Underworld, and you’re forced to fight for your own purification. Face an endless onslaught of hellish beasts in this pure first-person horror shooter. Combo weapons deliver blistering primary/secondary assaults. Collect 66 souls and morph into a possessed creature. The proprietary PAIN graphics engine combines with the Havoc 2.0 physics engine to create an unparalleled visual experience. Online play available for up to 16 players.

FlatOut 2

Title: FlatOut 2
Publisher: Vivendi Universal
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 8/2/2006
Overview:
Destruction-racer sequel Flat Out 2 wreaks more havoc than ever on Xbox! There are more places to race, double the number of tracks, and twice as many wreck-ready vehicles. Choose from an array of sports cars, muscles, compacts, exotics, and pickups. Championship Mode’s been enhanced with multiple cups in increasingly difficult levels. Own additional rides with the new garage feature, unlock bonus content, and form rivalries against AI drivers with distinct characteristics and driving habits. FlatOut2 also features offline split-screen racing for four, with six-player races, plus Destruction Derby Arenas and Ragdoll Mini-Games, available online.

World Racing 2

Title: World Racing 2
Publisher: South Peak Interactive
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 8/15/2006
Overview:
A wide world of racing awaits in this expansive driving experience! Take the wheel of over 40 vehicles from leading manufacturers, including race cars, classics, SUVs, prototypes, and familiar models straight out of the dealer’s showroom. Race on more than 100 tracks, complete 100+ missions, or cruise at your own pace through five over-sized 3D environments, including Miami, Egypt, Hawaii, Italy, and the Race Center. World Racing 2 offers five modes, including Training, Single Race, and Multiplayer. Realistic physics put your skills to a constant test, while realistic damage and loads of customizable options add to the game’s authentic driving experience.

Xyanide

Title: Xyanide
Publisher: South Peak Interactive
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 8/15/2006
Overview:
Xyanide is one material you don’t want to mess with. You’re a space pilot on his way to dumping a convicted – and highly dangerous – criminal into a black hole. An asteroid containing the mysterious substance that materializes thoughts has just collided with your ship. That’s when the nightmare begins in this arcade-style sci-fi shooter. Fighting stays fresh with a unique mutation systems that allows you to morph into a Mech, Organic, or Hybrid fighter. Overcome 6 levels with over 50 types of enemy ships and 15 bosses as you battle an enemy that never stops coming. Find power-ups, discover special weapons, seek out hidden bonuses, and more.

Madden NFL 07

Title: Madden NFL 07
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 8/21/2006
Overview:
Madden 06 was the year of the passer. Now it’s the ground game’s turn to dominate! Use the new Lead Blocker Control to open running lanes, then burst through them with ball-carriers who run with player-specific styles thanks to the all-new Highlight Stick. Small backs slash through defenses, bruisers run over them, while both uncork all-new cutbacks, jukes, and power moves. Franchise Mode upgrades include the NFL Draft Scouting System, a playable College All-Star Game, and a Franchise Player Roles feature. For the first time, use plays from team’s actual defensive playbooks. You can also forge a legacy in NFL Superstar: Hall of Fame Mode, play online, and much more.

ProStroke Golf: World Tour 2007

Title: ProStroke Golf: World Tour 2007
Publisher: South Peak Interactive
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/6/2006
Overview:
The thrill and challenge of hitting the fairway comes home with Pro Stroke Golf: World Tour 2007. Initially dubbed World Tour Golf, the game was renamed in light of its distinctive swing mechanics. Through a player’s-eye view, you’ll have the ability to put just the right English on the ball to get exactly the shot you need. Pro Stroke Golf features 8 top pros, including Colin Montgomerie, Justin Rose, and Sergio Garcia, plus 18 prominent courses, including the Brabazon at the De Vere Belfrey and Florida’s Lake Nona. Every round features expert commentary from Alan Green, Sam Torrance, and Ian Baker-Finch. You can even create your own courses and share them online.

Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run

Title: Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run
Publisher: Midway
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 9/6/2006
Overview:
Ready to go where no Spy Hunter game has gone before? In Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run you’ve got nowhere to hide. For the first time ever you can leave the fabled Spy Hunter Interceptor and continue your mission on foot! The game’s brought a star fit for the occasion, as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson plays the main character, government super-spy Alex Decker. Longtime Spy Hunter nemesis the NOSTRA organization is up to its old tricks, attempting to steal high-level government technology, and it’s Decker’s job to stop them! Gear up for cinematic play featuring intense Hollywood-style action, including plenty of melee combat designed with The Rock in mind.

NASCAR 07

Title: NASCAR 07
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 9/7/2006
Overview:
NASCAR 07 locks down the pole position in console racing with an all-out experience where great risk brings greater rewards! The most intense in-race scenarios will push your driving skills to the limit. As you circle the track at speeds topping 190 mph, you’ll have to contend with flying debris, multi-car wrecks, cunning veteran drivers, and out-of-control rookies. New speed blurring, smoke, and spark effects ratchet up the intensity way beyond legal limits. Race one-on-one with driver Kenny Wallace in Fight to the Top Mode; make a dash for cash as you wager your prize money in high-stakes races against real-life drivers; experience improved, more user-friendly car handling, and more.

LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

Title: LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Publisher: LucasArts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Family/Party
Release Date: 9/11/2006
Overview:
The war between the Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance has left a galaxy far, far away in pieces! Thankfully, with LEGOs, rebuilding is easy! Experience the magic of the original Star Wars trilogy as you play through Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, all re-created with LEGO bricks! Play as over 50 favorite characters. In a LEGO Star Wars first, you can even get out of vehicles and ride creatures! Other new features include a game save from the first LEGO Star Wars that doubles the amount of characters, adjustable difficulty, the ability to switch ships anytime in Free Play Mode, and more!

NHL 2K7

Title: NHL 2K7
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/13/2006
Overview:
2K sports has done it again, raising its game with several MVP-caliber enhancements to its already stalwart NHL 2K hockey franchise. Hundreds of new motion captures have fine-tuned the skating mechanism, making movement more natural and on-ice momentum a greater factor. Enhancements to 2K’s Pro Control system bring new offensive moves like drop passes, screen plays, and other goalie-torturing tricks. Defensive enhancements include Pressure Control, which lets you target your opponent’s key players. Shadow them, pester them, or deliver a bone-crunching shoulder under their chin! Other notable features include an intensified Franchise experience and a board-shattering soundtrack featuring tracks from powerhouse indie label Sub Pop Records.

NHL 07

Title: NHL 07
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/13/2006
Overview:
Hockey fans, get ready to lace ’em up for the most realistic on-ice experience yet with NHL 07! The right analog stick controls your on-ice stick, while the left stick controls your lower body, allowing the most realistic player control to date. Experience improved stick-handling, an all-new, amazingly lifelike passing mechanism, and more! Play with teammates with specific skills: finesse skaters, snipers, power slotmen, dazzling playmakers, and more. Guide a franchise in Dynasty Mode. Shootouts return for this edition, bringing unmatched intensity. European Elite Leagues also return, with an added Czech Elite League and a new Elite League Dynasty Mode. Challenge friends in EA Sports Free-4-All, and more.