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2004 saw many sequels and prequels in video games. New intellectual properties included Fable, Far Cry, FlatOut, Killzone, Katamari Damacy, Monster Hunter, Ninja Gaiden, N, Red Dead Revolver, Sacred, The Sims 2 and World of Warcraft.

Events[]

  • January 20 — Wired's Vaporware Awards gives its first "Lifetime Achievement Award" to recurring winner Duke Nukem Forever.
  • February 26 - Castle Wolfenstein creator Silas Warner dies at age 54.
  • March 4 — Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Peter Molyneux into the AIAS Hall of Fame.
  • March 22–26 — Game Developers Conference hosts 4th annual Game Developers Choice Awards and Gama Network's 6th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF).
  • May 11 — Nintendo officially announces its "Revolution" (later named Wii) console.
  • May 11–13 — The 10th annual E3 is held in Los Angeles, California, United States.[1]
  • July — IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) hosts 5th annual Executive Summit.
  • August 3 — Doom 3 is released, restarting the breakthrough franchise, and featured complex graphics features such as unified lighting and shadowing, real-time fully dynamic per-pixel lighting and stencil shadowing. The game became id's best selling game to date.
  • October 12 — EA Sports launches the multi-format FIFA Football 2005. It is the last major title to be released for the original PlayStation console.
  • November — Counter-Strike: Source and Half-Life 2 are officially released on PC around the world, bringing in a new era for the First Person Shooter genre of video games, with advanced graphics & physics.
  • November 5 — Nobuo Uematsu resigns from Square Enix and becomes a freelancer, starting his own business, called Smile Please Co., Ltd..
  • November 17 — Atari, Inc. Releases the Atari Flashback.
  • November 21 — Nintendo launches its DS handheld in the United States with the enhanced remake Super Mario 64 DS.
  • December 12 — Sony launches the PlayStation Portable in Japan, and was soon released in other markets in 2005.

Business[]

  • January 12 — Ubisoft acquires Tiwak.
  • February — Electronic Arts consolidates, rolls most of Maxis and all of Origin Systems into its Redwood Shores, California HQ.
  • March — Microsoft announces XNA the successor of DirectX as the default API for "Longhorn", and Xenon.
  • April 6 — Midway Games acquires Surreal Software.
  • May — Sammy Corporation buys a controlling share in Sega Corporation at a cost of $1.1 billion creating the new company, "Sega Sammy Holdings Inc", one of the biggest gaming companies in the world.
  • July — Square Enix restructures executive branches around the world.
  • September 1 — Acclaim declares bankruptcy and closes its doors.
  • October 11 — Midway Games acquires Inevitable Entertainment and renames it Midway Studios Austin.
  • November 30 — Midway Games acquires developer Paradox Development.
  • December 13 — Electronic Arts purchases a 5-year exclusive agreement for the rights to the NFL, which includes NFL teams, stadiums and players for use in EA's football video games.
  • December 20 — Electronic Arts purchases 20% stake in Ubisoft. The purchase at the time was considered "hostile", by Ubisoft.

Notable releases[]

Video game platforms
GBA Game Boy Advance
GCN GameCube
NDS Nintendo DS
PS1 PlayStation
PS2 PlayStation 2
PSP PlayStation Portable
Win Microsoft Windows
Xbox Xbox
Notable releases of the year 2004
Release Title PC 5th Gen 6th Gen Handheld
January 5 Sonic Battle N/A N/A N/A GBA
January 13 Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel N/A N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
January 14 .hack//Quarantine Part 4 N/A N/A PS2 N/A
January 20 Delta Force: Black Hawk Down – Team Sabre Windows N/A PS2 N/A
Maximo vs. Army of Zin N/A N/A PS2 N/A
January 28 Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Vietcong: Fist Alpha Win N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
January 29 Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (Japan) N/A N/A N/A GBA
February 2 R-Type Final N/A N/A PS2 N/A
February 8 Franny's Feet The Movie Activity Center Windows N/A N/A N/A
February 9 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles N/A N/A GCN N/A
Metroid: Zero Mission N/A N/A N/A GBA
EverQuest: Gates of Discord Windows N/A N/A N/A
February 10 Nightshade N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Unreal II: The Awakening N/A N/A Xbox N/A
Wrath Unleashed N/A N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004 N/A N/A N/A GBA
February 11 Feeding Frenzy Windows N/A N/A N/A
February 17 Jet Li: Rise to Honor N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Pro Evolution Soccer 3 Windows N/A PS2 N/A
February 24 Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX N/A N/A PS2 N/A
February 27 Steel Battalion: Line of Contact N/A N/A Xbox N/A
March 1 N Windows N/A N/A NDS
March 2 Drakengard N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Lifeline N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Ninja Gaiden N/A N/A Xbox N/A
Scooby-Doo: Mystery Mayhem N/A N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
MTX Mototrax N/A N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
March 4 Colin McRae Rally 04 Windows N/A N/A N/A
March 8 The Suffering Windows N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
March 9 Firefighter F.D.18 N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes N/A N/A GCN N/A
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword Windows N/A N/A N/A
March 10 Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven N/A N/A Xbox N/A
March 12 Seven Samurai 20XX N/A N/A PS2 N/A
March 14 Battlefield Vietnam Windows N/A N/A N/A
March 15 Wade Hixton's Counter Punch N/A N/A N/A GBA
March 16 Unreal Tournament 2004 Windows N/A N/A N/A
Disney's Fillmore!: Back in Action N/A N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox N/A
March 19 Sacred[2] Windows (EU) N/A N/A N/A
March 23 Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Windows N/A N/A N/A
Far Cry Windows N/A N/A N/A
Final Fantasy XI N/A N/A PS2 (US) N/A
Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma N/A N/A GCN N/A
Sonic Heroes Windows N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox N/A
March 24 Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku N/A N/A GCN, PS2 N/A
March 25 Sacred[2] Windows (NA) N/A N/A N/A
March 31 Resident Evil Outbreak N/A N/A PS2 N/A
April 1 Destruction Derby Arenas N/A N/A PS2 N/A
April 5 Alias Win N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
Fight Night 2004 N/A N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
April 12 Painkiller Windows N/A N/A N/A
Serious Sam Advance N/A N/A N/A GBA
April 13 TOCA Race Driver 2 Windows N/A Xbox N/A
April 20 Hitman: Contracts Windows N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
Manhunt Windows N/A Xbox N/A
April 27 City of Heroes Windows N/A N/A N/A
Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots Windows N/A N/A N/A
April 28 Beyond Divinity Win N/A N/A N/A
April .kkrieger Win N/A N/A N/A
May 4 La Pucelle: Tactics N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Red Dead Revolver Win N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
Rallisport Challenge 2 N/A N/A Xbox N/A
May 6 Samurai Warriors N/A N/A PS2 N/A
May 7 Future Tactics: The Uprising N/A N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox N/A
May 21 Way of the Samurai 2 N/A N/A PS2 N/A
May 24 Mario vs. Donkey Kong N/A N/A N/A GBA
May 25 Metal Slug 3 N/A N/A Xbox N/A
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Windows N/A PS2, Xbox, GCN GBA
Thief: Deadly Shadows Windows N/A Xbox N/A
June 1 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay N/A N/A Xbox N/A
June 2 Classic NES Series: Ice Climber N/A N/A N/A GBA
June 7 Sonic Advance 3 N/A N/A N/A GBA
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures N/A N/A GCN N/A
June 8 Ribbit King N/A N/A GCN, PS2 N/A
June 14 Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Win N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
June 15 Front Mission 4 N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising Windows N/A N/A N/A
June 21 Driver 3 N/A N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
June 22 Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors N/A N/A N/A GBA
June 23 Mega Man Anniversary Collection N/A N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox (2005) GBA
June 27 Mega Man Battle Network 4 N/A N/A N/A GBA
June 29 CT Special Forces 2: Back in the Trenches N/A N/A N/A GBA
Spider-Man 2 (video game) Windows (US 06/28/04, EU 07/09/04) N/A N/A N/A
July 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion Win N/A N/A N/A
July 5 Around the World in 80 Days N/A N/A N/A GBA
July 9 Richard Burns Rally Win N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
July 13 Tales of Symphonia N/A N/A GCN N/A
July 14 Athens 2004 N/A N/A PS2 N/A
July 20 Catwoman Windows N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
Puyo Pop Fever N/A N/A GCN N/A
Sudeki N/A N/A Xbox N/A
July 21 Crimson Tears N/A N/A PS2 N/A
July 22 Bujingai N/A N/A PS2 N/A
August 1 NFL GameDay 2005 N/A PS1 N/A N/A
August 3 Doom 3 Windows N/A N/A N/A
August 5 Cartoon Network: Block Party N/A N/A N/A GBA
August 18 Astro Boy: Omega Factor N/A N/A N/A GBA
August 24 Starsky & Hutch N/A N/A GCN N/A
Viewtiful Joe N/A N/A PS2 N/A
August 30 Pikmin 2 N/A N/A GCN N/A
WWE Day of Reckoning N/A N/A GCN N/A
August 31 Street Racing Syndicate N/A N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox N/A
September 2 Terminator 3: The Redemption N/A N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
September 3 Digimon Rumble Arena 2 N/A N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
September 6 Digimon Rumble Arena 2 N/A N/A GCN N/A
September 7 Burnout 3: Takedown N/A N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
Nick Jr. The Backyardigans Windows N/A N/A N/A
Silent Hill 4: The Room Windows N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (North America) N/A N/A N/A GBA
September 8 Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums N/A N/A PS2 N/A
The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown Windows N/A GCN, PS2 GBA
September 9 King of Colosseum II N/A N/A PS2 N/A
September 12 Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper N/A N/A N/A GBA
September 13 Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums N/A N/A GCN, Xbox N/A
Digimon Racing N/A N/A N/A GBA
EverQuest: Omens of War Windows N/A N/A N/A
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Attack of the Twonkies N/A N/A GCN, PS2 GBA
September 14 Advance Guardian Heroes N/A N/A N/A GBA
Danny Phantom N/A N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
DDRMAX3: Dance Dance Revolution N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Gradius V N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Bad Boys: Miami Takedown N/A N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox N/A
Call of Duty: United Offensive Windows N/A N/A N/A
Fable N/A N/A Xbox N/A
Sly 2: Band of Thieves N/A N/A PS2 N/A
The Sims 2 Windows N/A N/A N/A
September 16 Pokémon Emerald (Japan) N/A N/A N/A GBA
September 17 Crisis Zone N/A N/A PS2 N/A
September 20 F-Zero: GP Legend N/A N/A N/A GBA
Def Jam: Fight for NY N/A N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox N/A
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Windows N/A N/A N/A
September 21 Blood Will Tell N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia Windows N/A PS2 N/A
Second Sight N/A N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox N/A
Star Wars: Battlefront (2004 video game) Win N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force N/A N/A N/A GBA
September 22 Disney's Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise N/A N/A N/A GBA
Katamari Damacy N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Rome: Total War Win N/A N/A N/A
September 27 Shadow Hearts: Covenant N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Shark Tale Win N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
September 28 Armored Core: Nexus N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Myst IV: Revelation Win N/A N/A N/A
Crash Twinsanity N/A N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
October 1 Kult: Heretic Kingdoms Win, Mac N/A N/A N/A
Scaler N/A N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox N/A
October 4 Mortal Kombat: Deception N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Win N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
October 5 Tribes: Vengeance Win N/A N/A N/A
Conflict: Vietnam Win N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude Win N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
Mega Man Zero 3 N/A N/A N/A GBA
Syberia II N/A N/A Xbox N/A
TOCA Race Driver 2 N/A N/A PS2 N/A
October 11 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door N/A N/A GCN N/A
October 12 BloodRayne 2 N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Lilo & Stitch 2: Hämsterviel Havoc N/A N/A N/A GBA
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams N/A N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
FIFA Football 2005 Windows PS1 GCN, PS2 GBA, PSP
Under the Skin N/A N/A PS2 N/A
October 18 Kirby & the Amazing Mirror N/A N/A N/A GBA
October 19 Neo Contra N/A N/A PS2 N/A
All Grown Up!: Express Yourself N/A N/A PS2, GCN GBA
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus Windows PS1 GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA, PSP
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django N/A N/A N/A GBA
October 20 Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Tron 2.0 N/A N/A N/A GBA
October 22 Sacred Plus[2] (EU) Windows N/A N/A N/A
October 25 Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War N/A N/A PS2 N/A
OutRun 2 N/A N/A Xbox N/A
October 26 Dead or Alive Ultimate N/A N/A Xbox N/A
Grand Theft Auto Advance N/A N/A N/A GBA
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Win N/A N/A N/A
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed Windows N/A N/A N/A
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler N/A N/A N/A GBA
October 27 The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigino Dungeon N/A N/A PS2 N/A
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Windows N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
October 29 The Incredibles (video game) Windows N/A N/A N/A
November 1 Counter-Strike: Source Windows N/A N/A N/A
November 2 Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation S.O.D.A. N/A N/A N/A GBA
Killzone N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault Windows N/A N/A N/A
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal N/A N/A PS2 N/A
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age N/A N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
November 3 Spyro: A Hero's Tail N/A N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox N/A
The Incredibles: When Danger Calls Windows N/A N/A N/A
November 4 Godzilla: Save the Earth N/A N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap N/A N/A N/A GBA
November 5 Bejeweled 2 Windows N/A N/A N/A
FlatOut (video game) (Europe) Win Xbox N/A N/A
November 8 EverQuest II Windows N/A N/A N/A
Mario Power Tennis (North America) N/A N/A GCN N/A
November 9 EyeToy: AntiGrav N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Halo 2 N/A N/A Xbox N/A
Jak 3 N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Shaman King: Master of Spirits N/A N/A N/A GBA
Shaman King: Power of Spirit N/A N/A PS2 N/A
November 10 Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge N/A N/A PS2, Xbox GBA
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (video game) Windows N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
November 15 Crash 'n' Burn N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest N/A N/A N/A GBA
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes N/A N/A GCN N/A
MTX Mototrax Win N/A N/A N/A
Need for Speed: Underground 2 Windows N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA, NDS
November 16 Crash 'n' Burn N/A N/A Xbox N/A
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Feel the Magic: XY/XX N/A N/A N/A NDS
Fight Club N/A N/A PS2, Xbox N/A
Half-Life 2 Windows N/A Xbox (2005) N/A
Joint Operations: Escalation Windows N/A N/A N/A
Starwberry Shortcake: Summertime Adventure N/A N/A N/A GBA
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Windows N/A N/A N/A
November 17 Asphalt Urban GT N/A N/A N/A NDS
Castle Shikigami 2 N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone N/A N/A Xbox N/A
King Arthur N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Pac-Man World N/A N/A N/A GBA
November 18 Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space N/A N/A Xbox N/A
Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure N/A N/A N/A GBA
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean N/A N/A GCN N/A
Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics N/A N/A N/A GBA
November 19 Mario vs. Donkey Kong N/A N/A N/A GBA
November 21 Super Mario 64 DS N/A N/A N/A NDS
Spider-Man 2 N/A N/A N/A NDS
Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt N/A N/A N/A NDS
November 22 GoldenEye: Rogue Agent N/A N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox NDS
JFK: Reloaded Windows N/A N/A N/A
November 23 Alien Hominid N/A N/A GCN N/A
World of Warcraft Windows N/A N/A N/A
November 29 Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls N/A N/A N/A GBA
November 30 Mr. Driller Drill Spirits N/A N/A N/A NDS
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Windows N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox N/A
December 1 Painkiller: Battle out of Hell Windows N/A N/A N/A
Scrapland Windows N/A N/A N/A
Top Gun: Combat Zones N/A N/A N/A GBA
December 2 Metal Slug Advance N/A N/A N/A GBA
December 5 Mario Party 6 N/A N/A GCN N/A
December 6 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords Windows N/A Xbox N/A
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth Windows N/A N/A N/A
December 7 Growlanser Generations N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories N/A N/A N/A GBA
Kuon N/A N/A PS2 N/A
It's Mr. Pants N/A N/A N/A GBA
Mega Man X8 N/A N/A PS2 N/A
Ridge Racer DS N/A N/A N/A NDS
December 8 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Windows N/A N/A N/A
Sprung N/A N/A N/A NDS
Viewtiful Joe 2 N/A N/A PS2 N/A
December 14 Gungriffon Allied Strike N/A N/A Xbox N/A
December 15 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 N/A N/A GCN N/A
December 22 NFL Street 2 N/A N/A GCN, PS2, Xbox N/A
December 24 Garry's Mod Windows N/A N/A N/A
December 28 Gran Turismo 4 N/A N/A PS2 N/A

Trends[]

In 2004, the total U.S. sales of video game hardware, software and accessories was $9.9 billion compared with $10 billion in 2003. Total software sales rose 8 percent over the previous year to $6.2 billion. Additionally, sales of portable software titles exceeded $1 billion for the first time. Hardware sales were down 27 percent for the year due in part to shortages during the holiday season and price reductions from all systems.

Video game consoles[]

Handheld game systems[]

The dominant handheld systems in 2004 were:

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PlayStation Portable

Additionally, Nokia released an updated version of their original N-Gage, called the N-Gage QD. Nintendo released the Nintendo DS on November 21 in the United States. In Japan Sony released the PlayStation Portable on December 12.

Video game sales[]

Based on figures from the NPD Group.

Best-selling video games of 2004 in the United States[3]
Rank Title Console Publisher
1 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS2 Rockstar Games
2 Halo 2 Xbox Microsoft Game Studios
3 Madden NFL 2005 PS2 Electronic Arts
4 ESPN NFL 2K5 PS2 Take II Interactive
5 Need For Speed: Underground 2 PS2 Electronic Arts
6 Pokémon Fire Red with adapter GBA Nintendo
7 NBA Live 2005 PS2 EA Sports
8 Spider-Man 2 PS2 Activision
9 Halo: Combat Evolved Xbox Microsoft Game Studios
10 ESPN NFL 2K5 Xbox Take II Interactive

Critically acclaimed titles[]

Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.

2004 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 87.5% (GR)[4][5]
Game Publisher Release Date Platform MC score GR score
Half-Life 2 Valve Corporation November 16, 2004 Microsoft Windows 96/100 95.48%
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Rockstar Games October 26, 2004 PlayStation 2 95/100 95.08%
Halo 2 Microsoft Game Studios November 9, 2004 Xbox 95/100 94.57%
Burnout 3: Takedown Electronic Arts September 8, 2004 Xbox 94/100 93.06%
Burnout 3: Takedown Electronic Arts September 8, 2004 PlayStation 2 93/100 93.32%
Unreal Tournament 2004 Atari, Inc. March 16, 2004 Microsoft Windows 93/100 92.57%
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow Ubisoft March 23, 2004 Xbox 93/100 92.37%
World of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment November 23, 2004 Microsoft Windows 93/100 91.89%
Ninja Gaiden Tecmo March 2, 2004 Xbox 91/100 92.54%
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Nintendo November 15, 2004 GameCube 92/100 91.87%
Rome: Total War Activision September 22, 2004 Microsoft Windows 92/100 91.75%
ESPN NFL 2K5 Sega July 20, 2004 Xbox 92/100 90.52%
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Konami November 17, 2004 PlayStation 2 91/100 91.77%
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal Sony Computer Entertainment November 3, 2004 PlayStation 2 91/100 91.54%
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Konami August 5, 2004 PlayStation 2 91/100[6] 91.12%[7]
Madden NFL 2005 EA Sports August 9, 2004 PlayStation 2 91/100 90.33%
Madden NFL 2005 EA Sports August 9, 2004 Xbox 91/100 89.5%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 EA Sports September 20, 2004 Microsoft Windows 91/100 88.24%
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay – Developer's Cut Vivendi Universal Games December 3, 2004 Microsoft Windows 90/100 90.95%
The Sims 2 Electronic Arts September 14, 2004 Microsoft Windows 90/100 90.76%
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Nintendo November 4, 2004 Game Boy Advance 89/100[6] 90.36%[7]
Metroid: Zero Mission Nintendo February 9, 2004 Game Boy Advance 89/100 90.19%
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Konami November 26, 2004 Xbox 90/100[6] 90.11%[7]
Dragon Quest VIII Square Enix November 27, 2004 PlayStation 2 89/100[6] 90.05%[7]
Madden NFL 2005 EA Sports August 9, 2004 GameCube 90/100 90%
Pikmin 2 Nintendo April 29, 2004 GameCube 90/100 89.44%
MVP Baseball 2004 EA Sports March 9, 2004 PlayStation 2 90/100 88.89%
MVP Baseball 2004 EA Sports March 9, 2004 Xbox 90/100 88.73%
Viewtiful Joe Capcom August 24, 2004 PlayStation 2 90/100 87.95%
Lumines: Puzzle Fusion Bandai December 12, 2004 PlayStation Portable 89/100[6] 89.93%[7]
Counter-Strike: Source Valve Corporation November 1, 2004 Microsoft Windows 88/100 89.71%
EVE Online: Exodus CCP Games November 17, 2004 Microsoft Windows N/A 89.62%
Gran Turismo 4 Sony Computer Entertainment December 28, 2004 PlayStation 2 89/100[6] 89.53%[7]
NCAA Football 2005 EA Sports July 15, 2004 PlayStation 2 88/100 89.45%
FirePower for Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3 Microsoft Game Studios June 11, 2004 Microsoft Windows 88/100 89.43%
Far Cry Ubisoft March 23, 2004 Microsoft Windows 89/100 89.38%
Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor DreamCatcher Interactive October 5, 2004 Microsoft Windows 81/100 89%
Football Manager 2005 Sega November 5, 2004 Microsoft Windows 89/100 88.81%
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Vivendi Universal Games June 1, 2004 Xbox 89/100 88.61%
NCAA Football 2005 EA Sports July 15, 2004 Xbox 89/100 88.4%
MVP Baseball 2004 EA Sports March 9, 2004 GameCube 89/100 87.43%
Ridge Racer Namco December 12, 2004 PlayStation Portable 88/100[6] 88.62%[7]
RalliSport Challenge 2 Microsoft Game Studios May 4, 2004 Xbox 87/100 88.54%
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 Konami December 3, 2004 Microsoft Windows 88/100[6] 88.5%[7]
Out of the Park Baseball 6 Out of the Park Developments June 14, 2004 Microsoft Windows 87/100 88.4%
Sid Meier's Pirates! Atari, Inc. November 22, 2004 Microsoft Windows 88/100 88.34%
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Nintendo July 22, 2004 GameCube 87/100 88.05%
NCAA Football 2005 EA Sports July 15, 2004 GameCube 88/100 88.01%
Sly 2: Band of Thieves Sony Computer Entertainment September 14, 2004 PlayStation 2 88/100 87.92%
Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots Microsoft Game Studios April 27, 2004 Microsoft Windows 88/100 87.86%
WarioWare: Twisted! Nintendo October 14, 2004 Game Boy Advance 88/100[6] 87.79%[7]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 EA Sports September 20, 2004 GameCube 88/100 87.68%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 EA Sports September 20, 2004 PlayStation 2 88/100 87.08%
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 EA Sports September 20, 2004 Xbox 88/100 86.51%
ESPN NHL 2K5 Sega August 30, 2004 Xbox 88/100 86.22%
Wings of Power: WWII Heavy Bombers and Jets Tri Synergy September 13, 2004 Microsoft Windows 83/100 87.83%
NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup EA Sports September 4, 2004 GameCube N/A 87.61%

References[]

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/915057-sacred/data
  3. ↑ "The NPD Group Reports Annual 2004 U.S. Video Game Industry Retail Sales". NPD Group. January 18, 2005. Archived from the original on November 25, 2006. Retrieved February 28, 2008. {{cite web}}:
  4. ↑ "Best Video Games for 2004". Metacritic. Retrieved September 6, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  5. ↑ "Highest-Ranking Games of 2004 (with at least 5 reviews)". GameRankings. Retrieved September 6, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 "Best Video Games for 2005". Metacritic. Retrieved September 8, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 "Highest-Ranking Games of 2005 (with at least 5 reviews)". GameRankings. Retrieved September 8, 2019. {{cite web}}:

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