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Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

Title: Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
Publisher: Midway
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 9/20/2005
Overview:
Mortal Kombat returns from all sides with MK: Shaolin Monks! The first MK action-adventure game to feature multi-directional combat, Shaolin Monks lets you attack with Strings, Juggles, Air Combat, Fatalities and Special Attacks. Play by yourself or with a friend cooperatively as Shaolin monks Liu Kang or Kung Lao. Unlock additional characters and master more comprehensive Brutalities, the new Multalities, and Classic Special Attacks. As you move through a complex Mortal Kombat universe, you will use weapons, throw enemies into acid pits, encounter classic MK characters, and learn new abilities like running along walls. Shaolin Monks has it all: deadly mortal combat and a riveting adventure that will thrill MK fans.

Tak: The Great Juju Challenge

Title: Tak: The Great Juju Challenge
Publisher: THQ
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/20/2005
Overview:
Tak 3: The Great Juju Challenge is tougher than ever. But it’s worth it – pull it off, and receive the grandest reward ever given by the Great Jujus! Shaman and unlikely hero Tak is back for another adventure. He and his former rival Lok are representing the Pupanunu tribe in The Great Juju Challenge. They’ll have to overcome obstacles including wild animals, menacing new tribes, and Jujus, not to mention competition from other teams! This platformer incorporates puzzles, time-based strategy, and an extensive battle system. Use shaman upgrades and bonus blessings to customize Tak and Lok. Alternate both characters in single-player mode or join a friend in co-op play.

Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes

Title: Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 9/21/2005
Overview:
Reestablish order in the Kingdom of Bersia and you’ll go down in history in this prequel to the 2004 hit, Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders. Set five years before The Crusaders, Heroes follows seven new characters through 50 new campaigns in the war that will decide the fate of all mortals. Each character has new skills and a distinct tie to the original Kingdom Under Fire storyline. Vanquish enemies on improved, more-epic-than-ever battlefields. Choose from several training modes or behold the impressive power of Custom Game Mode, which allows you to create almost any type of mission imaginable. Team with or battle against fellow knights online with Xbox Live.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06

Title: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/21/2005
Overview:
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 gives you the chance to beat the best. Create a player and tee off against golf’s greatest legends – including Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and Arnold Palmer – playing in their prime. New mechanics put every shot under dual-analog control. In another new twist, you can now compete against up to three other players online. Back your bravado by making bets before any shot or round. Play on 15 courses against 19 PGA pros. Boost your power and accuracy by nailing insane shots and posting low scores. Dominate the fairways and conquer the greens to settle the best-golfer-ever debate once and for all!

Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects

Title: Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 9/21/2005
Overview:
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects just might feature the greatest collection of superheroes ever assembled. Fight as Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man, The Thing, and a host of other legendary heroes from the entire Marvel family. Do battle with a powerful new enemy faction, The Imperfects. Each hero’s distinct superpowers are under your complete control. Wield them wisely to devastate your enemies. Use your surroundings to your advantage by tossing adversaries off walls and pulverizing them with destructible objects in massive showdowns. Follow a single-player storyline, or see who remains as the last hero standing in head-to-head superbrawls fought in person or online.

X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse

Title: X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 9/21/2005
Overview:
The evil Apocalypse has the Earth in his clutches, and the X-Men must join forces with the hated mutant Brotherhood in an uneasy alliance to try and defeat him. Create, customize, and control a team of four mutants from 16 different character choices. Defeat over 100 different enemies including Lady Deathstrike and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Play single player or cooperatively with friends. A more flexible fighting interface makes it easier to toggle through twice as many mutant powers on the fly. Explore five X-Men Headquarters this time, each with its own supporting cast of characters!

Ultimate Spider-Man

Title: Ultimate Spider-Man
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/23/2005
Overview:
With great power comes great responsibility – unless it’s used for evil! In Ultimate Spider-Man, you will live the comic book as Spidey or as super-villain Venom, each with his unique combat system and powers. Written and inked by comic creators Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, the story takes place in a detailed, free-roaming 3D environment that looks just like the graphic novel. Swing through various challenging adventures, detect danger from several perspectives, pull off amazing new acrobatics and fight moves, and meet more Spider-Man universe characters than ever before. Good or Evil? Either way, the city is ultimately yours.

Indigo Prophecy

Title: Indigo Prophecy
Publisher: Atari
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/21/2005
Overview:
In Indigo Prophecy you are both the hunter and the hunted! A rash of murders are spreading throughout the land. Ordinary people are killing strangers for no reason. There is only one link between the random killings: the murderers all follow the same ritual and pattern. As Lucas Kane, you kill a stranger and then are haunted by what you have done. Desperate for answers to your evil deed you search for the source of the murders. But as you try to solve the mystery you are pursued by Inspector Carla Valenti and her partner. Time is running out. The hammer of justice must fall, but not before you save more lives from the senseless killings.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.