Category: Shooter

Title: MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 12/29/2004
Overview:
Day 1 Studios brings us MechAssault 2, day 2 for one of the most expansive and successful titles in Xbox’s early days. Taking a big step forward, MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf features a deeper single-player storyline. More central to its success is its new Battle Armor feature, which allows players to exit their mechs and drive other vehicles, and most importantly, hijack enemy mechs! This new ability promises a new level of perverse joy in online mech battles. Combined with better graphics, better mobility, and smoother gameplay, Lone Wolf may be the new lone champion in the big robot video game genre.

Title: Project Snowblind
Publisher: Eidos
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 2/23/2005
Overview:
From the same company that brought you the Deus Ex series, comes Project Snowblind. As a super soldier named Nathan Frost in the year 2065, you will fight on the frontlines of a futuristic war. Go from high intensity battlefield combat to tactical stealth missions using your experimental weaponry such as the Riot Wall and the Attack Drones. Augment your cyborg body with Invisibility, Reflex Boost, and Electrical Storm. Adventure through 11 missions across 16 maps. Play online with up to 16 players using voice-over IP support in a host of classic and new multiplayer modes. Master your high-tech weapons and equipment for an experience that is truly unique to Project Snowblind.

NOTE: Online gameplay requires System Link for 2-16.

Title: Chicago Enforcer
Publisher: Kemco
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 2/24/2005
Overview:
Rule the mean streets of 1920s Chicago as one of Al Capone’s lethal enforcers! Make your enemies “an offer they can’t refuse” with cash bribes, or better yet, with one of the many authentic gangster weapons at your disposal, from lead pipes to Tommy Guns and Molotov Cocktails. Ten action-packed levels immerse you in missions that range from fast-paced gunfights, to bombing your rivals, and even rescuing Al Capone himself. Do not underestimate the game’s sharp AI, however, or you will become just another bloodstain on Chicago’s streets. If you think you can handle that much hot lead comin’ at you, hop online for eight-player Deathmatches, Team Deathmatches, or Turf Wars.

NOTE: Online gameplay requires System Link for 2-8 players.

Title: Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death
Publisher: BAM
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 2/25/2005
Overview:
Move over Judge Judy! Judge Dredd is coming to town, and he’ll be dealing out sweet death and judegement 22nd Century style! Join the Judges as they patrol the teeming, filth-ridden streets of Mega-City One, a megalopolis overflowing with over 400 million desparate souls. Blast your way through 11 chapters of first-person shooter action with the “lawgiver,” using incendiary bullets, armor piercers, stun gas grenades, ricochet rounds and more! Take on your friends in 1-4 player head-to-head and 16 different multiplayer modes! You are the Judge, Jury and Executioner!

Title: Star Wars: Republic Commando
Publisher: LucasArts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/1/2005
Overview:
Star Wars: Republic Commando is an action-packed stealth-tactical, first-person shooter set in the early days of the Clone Wars, as glimpsed at the end of Star Wars: Episode II. Using an enhanced Unreal engine, LucasArts brings to bear the thrilling designs and storyline of Star Wars while taking fans far into a more brutal battle experience. As an elite squad member of a Republic Special Operations unit you will penetrate deep behind enemy lines on a series of missions involving cooperative gameplay between Jedi Knights and Clone Troopers.

Title: Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/2/2005
Overview:
Immerse yourself in the historic eight-day invasion of Normandy with more authentic sights, sounds, and action than you’ve ever seen before! As Sgt. Matt Baker, you must lead your squad of 101st Airborne Paratroopers through the French countryside, confronting tough choices that pit the success of your mission against the lives of your “brothers in arms.” Historical events and the true stories you play through will place you on real battlefields – carefully recreated from U.S. Army Signal Corps photos, reconnaissance images, and eyewitness accounts. Command a three-man team using intuitive squad controls that are accessible to both hardcore gamers and soldiers on their first tour of duty alike.

Title: TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/22/2005
Overview:
Electronic Arts has built a faster, sleeker time machine with TimeSplitters: Future Perfect! The evil creatures that gnaw on the dimensions of reality are back again and past hero Cortez must travel the paths of time to find the origins of the TimeSplitters and save the day. You’ll travel between 1914 and 2401. But as you fold time on itself you’ll also encounter past and future versions of yourself! But be careful. These time paradoxes can also get you into trouble. Modes include 16-player deathmatches, a single-player co-op story mode, Arcade mode, and Challenge mode.

Title: Narc
Publisher: Midway
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/23/2005
Overview:
When eight policemen are murdered by a drug-dealer, you are sent in to investigate. Joined by your old, estranged partner, you begin to uncover the mystery behind a dangerous new drug. Behind this new string of crimes is the deadly K.R.A.K. organization. As you make your way through this dark underworld you will be tempted to abuse the law and to sample the contraband. But bad cop behavior could quickly end your career. As you bust the bad guys you will also interact with vandals, thieves, and muggers. Inspired by the classic Midway arcade game from 1988, Narc takes us into the jaded but exciting world of drug enforcement.

Title: Combat Task Force 121
Publisher: Atari
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/24/2005
Overview:
It’s the U.S. versus Marxist rebels in Combat Task Force 121 based on the Unreal engine. You’re a member of Task Force 121, an elite cover unit comprised of Navy Seals, Green Berets, Army Rangers, and Marine Corps Recon personnel. You’ll have to prevent the Marxist rebels from recruiting more allies and causing a coup, all while preventing terrorist attacks. Explore dense jungles, shantytowns, oilrigs, refinery plants, and an exotic island as you take on ten action-packed missions. Weapons include a USP pistol, M4 Assault Rifle with M203 grenade launcher, and MP5 SD. There are three difficult levels and modes will include online multiplayer gameplay for up to 16 people.

Title: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/30/2005
Overview:
Ubisoft’s flagship franchise Splinter Cell returns with Chaos Theory! In 2008, information warfare is the new threat to world peace. Once again Sam Fisher is called upon to infiltrate deep into hostile quarters, using his stealth, lethal moves, and high-tech equipment to collect intelligence, neutralize enemies, and stop global threats dead in their tracks. New moves include inverted neck breaks and the dramatic ledge throw. Equipment includes your trusty knife and the modular SC20K rifle. Play in increasingly difficult missions. Enjoy Tom Clancy approved storylines. Play with friends in cooperative mode. Become the ultimate info-warrior and take on the enemies of tomorrow!

Title: Doom 3
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 4/4/2005
Overview:
The Doom sensation returns with Doom 3! Plunging you right into the depths of Hell, Doom 3 brings to bear its revolutionary new graphics and gameplay engine. In first person shooter mode, you will engage in an epic single-player experience filled with awesome action and a terrifying ambience. You will make your way through grand and claustrophobic levels filled with zombies, demons, and massive monsters. At the end of each tunnel, lurking in shadows, hiding behind doors, are nightmarish enemies that you must blast into oblivion. Clean up Hell! Bam! Boom! Doom!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Title: Medal of Honor: European Assault
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 6/8/2005
Overview:
The Medal of Honor franchise is back with its fourth installment. It’s Europe, 1942, and you are U.S. Army Lieutenant William Holt, the first field agent of the Office of Strategic Services – OSS. Your main goal is to work with the Allied forces to liberate Europe. Multiple objectives leading in different directions make this latest Medal of Honor title unique. Your choices will shape your experience as you navigate the open battlefield. Historically accurate and realistic, Medal of Honor: European Assault offers nine gameplay modes across 16 maps.