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Games

MVP 06 NCAA Baseball

Title: MVP 06 NCAA Baseball
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 1/19/2006
Overview:
From the ping of the bat to the roar of the crowd, the whole college baseball experience awaits in MVP 06 NCAA Baseball. Enter the creation zone to build your very own university or create custom ballparks. Create-a-Player offers more levels of face and body morphing. At the plate, the Load and Fire Batting System lets you command the batter’s box like never before! In the field, Precision Throw Control lets you use the right analog stick to make smooth tosses to first or gun down runners at home. Add the option to play by NCAA or Summer (pro) rules and you’re guaranteed a winning NCAA baseball experience every time!

25 to Life

Title: 25 to Life
Publisher: Eidos
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 1/23/2006
Overview:
After this game finishes with you, you could well deserve to serve 25 to life! Play as either policemen or gangsters in a gritty urban setting. As a cop you can live a life of deadly danger on the city’s task forces. As a gangster you can fight your way through the neighborhood hierarchy or take on the prison system when you get caught. Play online with up to 16 players or engage in an in-depth story mode. Prove you’re too tough to quit in 25 to Life!

World War II Combat: Road to Berlin

Title: World War II Combat: Road to Berlin
Publisher: Atari
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 1/25/2006
Overview:
Berlin. The Final days of World War II. Stalin’s troops are advancing on the German capital, ready to take the city for the Allies. You’re U.S. intelligence officer Stephen Moore, and you’ve discovered that Stalin’s real goal is to obtain an advanced German nuclear weapon. Slip through ten intense single-player levels using strength, stealth, and authentic WW2 equipment. Make your way to the research facility and stop the “Vengeance Weapon” from falling into Stalin’s hands. The equipment objectives are based on real US-found German technology that helped tip the balance of the Cold War. Train with fully featured bots or team up for 16-player multiplayer action in 10 different scenarios.

Torino 2006

Title: Torino 2006
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 1/25/2006
Overview:
The sportsmanship, grandeur, and competition of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games come home with Torino 2006. Go for the gold in 15 different events across 8 sports including skiing, speedskating, bobsled, luge, and biathlon. Striking graphics re-create wintry Italian landscapes with majesty worthy of the Olympics. While it takes years of training to make the Olympic squad, Torino 2006 features intuitive pick-up-and-play controls that let any family member step right in and compete. Three difficulty levels make for a fair contest, while four-person multiplayer lets you compete head-to-head or in turn-based play. All the while, the festive atmosphere of the games comes through with authentic commentators, TV cameras, and sounds.

Curious George

Title: Curious George
Publisher: Namco
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Family/Party
Release Date: 2/2/2006
Overview:
Curious George has been a favorite of readers for decades. For the first time, the lovable monkey’s misadventures take him into a video game! The Man with the Yellow Hat’s museum is on the verge of demolition. It’s up to George and his friends to save it! Meet your favorite Curious George characters in ten levels ranging from the jungle to the Big City. The more you explore and monkey around the interactive 3D environments, the more “curious points” you’ll score! Spend your points on goodies in the Museum Gift Shop. Mini-games and bonus content keep the fun rolling after you’ve taken care of (monkey) business by completing the storyline.

Arena Football

Title: Arena Football
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 2/8/2006
Overview:
The gridiron goes indoors for a high-octane Arena Football experience! Supercharged offenses and crushing hits dominate the scaled-down, walled-in field of Arena Football. Players go old school, as six of the eight men on your squad play on both sides of the ball. Pile up points using passing-oriented playbooks designed by real-life Arena League coaches. Target your opponent’s weak spots with the first-ever in-game telemetry system that instantly serves up info on scoring history, passing tendencies, and player health. Arena Football features Season mode, head-to-head online play, and the ability to create custom players and teams that take the field in the trademark rock-concert atmosphere of the Arena League.

World Soccer Winning Eleven 9

Title: World Soccer Winning Eleven 9
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 2/8/2006
Overview:
The world’s best-selling soccer game just keeps getting better. New enhancements and unmatched detail have the ninth edition of Winning Eleven poised to dominate again. The lineup of leagues and clubs, already pushing legal limits, has added even more of the world’s top squads. Marvel at new, insanely detailed motion capture, go deeper in a refined Master League with expanded player management, overcome harsher weather (snow!), and try new formations, including “Wing Back” and “Second Striker.” Save Vs. Mode results for up to 20 people with the new Memorial Match feature, and, for the first time ever, match up with players around the globe as Winning Eleven goes online.

Rugby 06

Title: Rugby 06
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 2/15/2006
Overview:
Rugby 06 cements its standing as an international sports powerhouse with an intense, raw rugby experience ripped right from the pitch. Take full offensive control and captain a team to the top in major tournaments including the Heineken Cup, the Six Nations, the Guiness Premiership Championships, and the Super 14. Seize control of the game with all-new impact star players who carry your team to victory. Program your controller pre-game with plays in your style, then unleash them on the fly. Also new for 2006 are enhanced stadiums and conditions (including snow and fog), authentic commentary, and a deeper-than-ever World League Mode that’ll test the mettle of any team manager.

Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure

Title: Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
Publisher: Atari
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/15/2006
Overview:
Make your mark on the world. This story-based adventure captures the passion that drives graffiti artists to tag their surroundings. In the world of graffiti artists, “getting up” means getting your tag on a wall, subway, or high spot. Over 50 of the world’s best-known graffiti artists have lent their tags and talents to the game, which features an all-star cast from hip-hop and Hollywood. Six legends among those urban guerilla artists – Cope2, FUTURA, OBEY: Shepard Fairey, Smith, Seen, and T-kid – will mentor the game’s rebellious lead character, Trane (played by hip-hop star Talib Kweli). Learn the secrets behind stencils, wheat pasting, and burners as you become an all-city king.

Fight Night: Round 3

Title: Fight Night: Round 3
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 2/21/2006
Overview:
EA Sports throws another knockout punch with Fight Night: Round 3, featuring more realistic action and more intense rivalries. Develop your own style and step into the ring against licensed versions of the best fighters on the planet. They’ll use AI to analyze and counter your strategy. Shift momentum with three new big risk, big payoff Impact Punches. Raise the intensity by intimidating your opponent at pre-fight press conferences and weigh-ins. Watch ESPN Classic clips of boxing’s greatest bouts or step into the ring and re-create them yourself. You can even relive your own fights through the ESPN Instant Classics feature! Go online to take the fight to anyone, anywhere.

TOCA Race Driver 3

Title: TOCA Race Driver 3
Publisher: Codemasters
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 2/24/2006
Overview:
Plenty of racing games give you the chance to burn rubber. How many challenge you to hold a lead when rubber’s actually burning? TOCA Race Driver 3 does just that with a revamped physics and damage engine that simulates real-life race conditions like never before. As tires grind down, engines heat up, and collisions take their toll, your car’s performance is affected, from the way it rides to how much fuel it’s guzzling. TOCA’s insanely comprehensive set of race options lets you chase the championship in 35 different types of motorsports, with everything from historic to GT to Monster Truck circuits included, as well as a story-driven World Tour Mode.

Sonic Riders

Title: Sonic Riders
Publisher: Sega
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/22/2006
Overview:
The wild blue yonder just got wilder (and bluer)! Everybody’s favorite blue hedgehog goes aerial to solve a mystery in the latest Sonic adventure. Sonic finds a valuable emerald, only to have it snatched away by three thieves riding air boards. Later, Dr. Eggman announces a new air board race: the EX World Grand Prix. When Sonic sees the thieves are the top contenders, he’s in! But who are the mysterious riders? And what’s Dr. Eggman after? The mystery unfolds at breakneck speed! To solve it, you’ll rocket through outrageous tracks in a race that blends surfing, snowboarding, and high-speed racing combat into one unmatched adrenaline rush!

Black

Title: Black
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 2/27/2006
Overview:
Looking for a stealthy exercise in precision gunning? Train your sights elsewhere. Black is a full-on bulletfest where you’ll blast through everything – and every enemy – in sight. Nothing about this explosive shooter is subtle. Ripping the best elements from action-packed Hollywood blockbusters, Black puts its human operatives in supporting roles. The starring role, however, belongs to the uber-caliber arsenal at your disposal. Bullets shred boards, explosives rip concrete off buildings, and the rest of your surroundings crumble in environments where just about anything can be obliterated. If you can see it you can shoot it in this adrenalized storm of intense destruction.

FIFA Street 2

Title: FIFA Street 2
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/1/2006
Overview:
Football fame may be won in stadiums, but the ultimate respect is won on the streets. The football revolution continues as the world’s top superstars (over 320 of ’em!) play 4-on-4 street matches alongside street (foot)ballers who play in the signature style of their home countries. Shower rivals with shame by executing insane moves with the reloaded right-analog Trick Stick. Pull of more dazzling maneuvers in Multiplier Trick Gamebreaker moments. FIFA Street 2 also features new one-on-one Skills Battles, an all-new Pitch Creator, and more than 1,000 customizable player and team characteristics. Customize your player’s skills by mastering new tricks or team up with a friend in two-player Co-op Mode.

Final Fight: Streetwise

Title: Final Fight: Streetwise
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 3/2/2006
Overview:
Cody, the infamous hero from the classic Final Fight games, has disappeared. Play as his brother Kyle, an underground pit fighter who’s determined to find out what happened. Use street smarts and brawl-based fighting tactics to survive on the gritty streets of Metro City. The fighting action is more intense than ever with two modes of hand-to-hand and weapons-based combat. The non-linear storyline takes you through highly interactive environments where you’ll encounter all kinds of seedy types, from loan sharks to hoodlums. But choose your actions wisely. Respect is key to success. Trash your rep at your own peril. The amount of respect you command changes how NPCs react to you.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

Title: Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/9/2006
Overview:
It’s the year 2013, and the Ghosts have a new weapon, the Intergrated Warfighter System. The IWS is state-of-the-art, combining weapons systems, satellite communication devices, and new survival gear into the most advanced soldier enhancement ever. Now as Captain Scott Mitchell, you lead the Ghosts and other Special Forces on a mission to save the President of the United States. All of the action takes place in Mexico City, where a band of deadly soldiers possess stolen nuclear codes. It’s a mission that may be impossible even for the Ghosts, but the IWS just might give you the edge you need. It’s time to push it to the edge!

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix

Title: Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 3/14/2006
Overview:
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition was popular enough become an Xbox Platinum Hit. Now that acclaimed street-racing experience has been overhauled and upgraded with more than 20 new, officially licensed vehicles, a bigger and better soundtrack, and a whole new city full of streets to conquer. Choose your ride from the Midnight Club garage of racers, including new models from Cadillac, Lamborghini, Dodge, and more. Customize just about every aspect of your car’s look and performance. In addition to Atlanta, Detroit, and San Diego, you can now race through Tokyo. Additional game modes, including multiplayer, await online. DUB Edition Remix is fully compatible with the original.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Critical Hour

Title: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Critical Hour
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/16/2006
Overview:
It’s the end of an era. John Clark is retiring, handing control of Team Rainbow over to his longtime counterpart Ding Chavez. The result is the most comprehensive Rainbow Six saga yet, with the best of the franchise’s past recharged for modern gaming. Fans have chosen seven single-player missions from the original Rainbow Six and Rogue Spear sagas, returning Rainbox Six to its more tactical roots. Combat terrorists around the globe using over 20 weapons. Accuracy is effected by injuries and actions (like running). Infiltrate non-linear levels where close-quarter battles await. Online multiplayer includes 18 additional levels spanning the revolutionary Persistent Elite Creation Mode and new Free-For-All and Assassin Modes.

Driver: Parallel Lines

Title: Driver: Parallel Lines
Publisher: Atari
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 3/16/2006
Overview:
If there’s one thing you can count on in Hollywood, it’s sequels. It’s no surprise that Driver, the franchise known for riveting storylines and authentic racing sequences worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster, has spawned some additional installments. Driver: Parallel Lines continues the franchise’s mastery of the action-driving genre. Follow T.K., a driver for hire with plenty of skills but zero conscience. Embark on 35 multi-path missions set in the New York underworld during 2 different eras, 1978 and today, both re-created through stunningly realistic open environments. Parallel Lines brings 80 customizable vehicles, improved character control, enhanced AI, a better-than-ever vehicle damage system, and online multiplayer for up to eight.

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

Title: Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
Publisher: Vivendi Universal
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Family/Party
Release Date: 3/16/2006
Overview:
The world is melting. And these guys never thaw it coming! Scrat, Manny, Diego, and Sid survived Ice Age. Now they have to survive the aftermath! Help your furry friends from Ice Age 2: The Meltdown escape the biggest flash flood in prehistory. Play as Scrat along with Manny, Diego, and Sid as you swim, splash, and scurry your way to safety. The wondrous worlds of Ice Age 2: The Meltdown are just the tip of the iceberg. There are more Ice Age-inspired worlds, created just for this game, waiting to be explored! More fun and surprises await in a variety of mini-games, including Sid’s Slippery Sloth Slide Challenge.