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2005 saw the release of many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Resident Evil 4, Black & White 2, Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, Mario Kart DS, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Myst V: End of Ages, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, alongside prominent new releases including Brain Age, F.E.A.R., Forza Motorsport, Dinosaur King, God of War, Guild Wars, Guitar Hero, Nintendogs, Onechanbara, Shadow of the Colossus, Madden NFL 06, NBA Live 06, NBA 2K6, WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw 2006, and Sniper Elite. The seventh generation of video game consoles also began with the launch of the Xbox 360, while the Nintendo DS launched in PAL regions.

The year's best-selling video game worldwide was Gran Turismo 4 for the PlayStation 2. The year's most critically acclaimed title was Resident Evil 4 for the GameCube and PlayStation 2.

Critically acclaimed games

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

2005 games and expansions scoring at least 90/100 (MC) or 90% (GR)[1][2]
Game Publisher Release Date Platform MC score GR score
Resident Evil 4 Capcom October 25, 2005 PlayStation 2 96/100 95.85%
Resident Evil 4 Capcom January 11, 2005 GameCube 96/100 95.83%
Ninja Gaiden Black Tecmo September 20, 2005 Xbox 94/100 94.76%
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Ubisoft March 28, 2005 Xbox 94/100 94.02%
God of War Sony Computer Entertainment March 22, 2005 PlayStation 2 94/100 93.58%
Civilization IV 2K Games October 25, 2005 Microsoft Windows 94/100 93.36%
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence Konami December 22, 2005 PlayStation 2 94/100[3] 92.97%[4]
Forza Motorsport Microsoft Game Studios May 3, 2005 Xbox 92/100 93.05%
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Rockstar Games June 7, 2005 Xbox 93/100 92.29%
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Rockstar Games June 7, 2005 Microsoft Windows 93/100 91.94%
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Ubisoft March 28, 2005 Microsoft Windows 92/100 91.44%
Guitar Hero RedOctane November 7, 2005 PlayStation 2 91/100 91.96%
Shadow of the Colossus Sony Computer Entertainment October 18, 2005 PlayStation 2 91/100 91.43%
Mario Kart DS Nintendo November 14, 2005 Nintendo DS 91/100 91.43%
Battlefield 2 Electronic Arts June 21, 2005 Microsoft Windows 91/100 90.07%
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Konami August 25, 2005 Nintendo DS 89/100 90.35%
Burnout Revenge Electronic Arts September 13, 2005 PlayStation 2 90/100 90.3%
Advance Wars: Dual Strike Nintendo June 23, 2005 Nintendo DS 90/100 90.28%
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 Konami August 4, 2005 Microsoft Windows 89/100[3] 90.25%[5]
Psychonauts Majesco Entertainment April 19, 2005 Xbox 88/100 90.21%
Silent Hunter III Ubisoft March 15, 2005 Microsoft Windows 90/100 88.65%
Falcon 4.0: Allied Force Graphsim Entertainment June 28, 2005 Microsoft Windows 90/100 88.56%
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In 2005, the total U.S. sales of video game hardware, software and accessories rose 6% over 2004 to $10.5 billion USD ($9.9 billion, 2004) breaking 2002's $10.3 billion record for the industry.

The increase is largely due to the portable game market which counterbalanced sluggish console game sales. Delays, hardware shortages, and anticipation of next-generation video game consoles have been cited as reasoning for slow sales for both console games and console hardware. Console games and hardware dropped by 12% and 3% respectively.

The portable market of the video game industry rose to $1.4 billion, the second time sales broke the $1 billion mark in the industry's history. Mostly due to the release of the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable in North America, sales for portable hardware rose 96% over 2004. Although the release of the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP aided in spurring growth in the portable market, the Game Boy Advance still represented 62% total portable software units sold and 52% of total portable software dollar sales.[6]

Computer games continued its trend and declined by 14%, dropping from $1.1 billion in 2004 to $953 million. Although sales did decrease, NPD claims that playing games on the PC is actually increasing through a variety of different mediums including online websites and MMO subscriptions.[7]

Video game systems

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Additionally, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii were officially unveiled during or just prior to E3; however, only the Xbox 360 was released in 2005. The Xbox 360 was released in North America on November 22, Europe on December 2, and Japan on December 10.

Handheld game systems

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Hardware releases

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Xbox 360
Month Day Console
September 13 Game Boy Micro
November 22 Xbox 360

Best-selling video games

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Best-selling video games worldwide in 2005
Rank Title Platform(s) Sales
Japan United States Europe Worldwide
1 Gran Turismo 4 PlayStation 2 1,066,749[8] 1,500,000+[9] Un­known 5,000,000+[10][11]
2 Madden NFL 06 PS2, Xbox, GC 3,250[12] 4,430,000[a] Un­known 4,433,250+
3 Nintendogs Nintendo DS 965,665[8] Un­known 1,600,000[13] 4,190,000+[14][13]
4 Pokémon Emerald Game Boy Advance 319,837[8] 1,700,000+[15] 1,200,000[16] 3,219,837+
5 Mario Kart DS Nintendo DS 836,478[17] Un­known 800,000[13] 3,000,000+[18]
6 Resident Evil 4 (Biohazard 4) GameCube, PS2 591,379[8] Un­known Un­known 3,000,000[19]
7 Star Wars: Battlefront II PlayStation 2, Xbox 1,567,000+[20][21] 500,000+[22] 2,067,000+
8 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (Winning Eleven 9) Multi-platform 1,125,464+[8] Un­known 800,000+[22] 1,925,464+
9 Animal Crossing: Wild World Nintendo DS 1,382,228[17] Un­known 1,800,000+[18]
10 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Multi-platform 61,221[23] 931,000+[20] 611,000+[22] 1,603,221+

Japan

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Best-selling video games in Japan
Rank Title Platform(s) Publisher Genre Sales Ref
1 Oideyo Dōbutsu no Mori (Animal Crossing: Wild World) Nintendo DS Nintendo Social simulation 1,382,228 [17]
2 Nō o Kitaeru Otona no DS Training (Brain Training) Nintendo DS Nintendo Edutainment 1,157,870
3 World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (Pro Evolution Soccer 5) PlayStation 2 Konami Sports simulation 1,125,464 [8]
4 Gran Turismo 4 PlayStation 2 Sony Racing simulation 1,066,749 [8]
5 Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon (Pokémon Mystery Dungeon) Nintendo DS, GBA Nintendo Roguelike 1,038,864 [17]
6 Nintendogs Nintendo DS Nintendo Pet simulation 965,665 [8]
7 Yawaraka Atama Juku (Big Brain Academy) Nintendo DS Nintendo Edutainment 935,535 [17]
8 Shin Sangokumusou 4 (Dynasty Warriors 5) PlayStation 2 Koei Hack & slash 917,985 [8]
9 Kingdom Hearts II PlayStation 2 Square Enix Action RPG 884,428 [17]
10 Mario Kart DS Nintendo DS Nintendo Kart racing 836,478

United States

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Best-selling video games in the United States
Rank Title Platform(s) Publisher Sales Revenue Inflation Ref
1 Madden NFL 06 PS2, Xbox, GC EA Sports 4,430,000 $204,000,000 $318,000,000 [a][15]
2 Pokémon Emerald GBA Nintendo 1,700,000+ $58,000,000+ $90,000,000+ [9][15]
3 Nintendogs Nintendo DS Nintendo 1,624,335+ Un­known Un­known [14][8]
4 Star Wars: Battlefront II PS2, Xbox LucasArts 1,567,000+ $74,000,000+ $115,000,000+ [20][21][15]
5 Gran Turismo 4 PlayStation 2 Sony 1,500,000+ $74,000,000+ $115,000,000+ [9][15]
6 NCAA Football 06 PlayStation 2 EA Sports 1,130,000 $54,000,000 $84,000,000 [20][15]
7 MVP Baseball 2005 PlayStation 2 EA Sports 970,000 $28,000,000 $44,000,000 [20][15]
8 World of Warcraft PC Blizzard 957,000 $45,000,000 $70,000,000 [25]
9 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith PS2, Xbox, GBA LucasArts 931,000+ $81,000,000 $126,000,000 [20][26]
10 NBA Live 06 PlayStation 2 EA Sports 826,000 $36,000,000 $56,000,000 [20][15]

PAL regions

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Best-selling video games in PAL regions
Rank Australia[27] United Kingdom[28][22] France
Title Platform Title Platform(s) Sales
1 Gran Turismo 4 PlayStation 2 FIFA 06 Multi-platform 1,000,000+ Pro Evolution Soccer 5[29]
2 Pokémon Emerald Game Boy Advance Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (PES 5) Multi-platform 800,000+ Un­known
3 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PlayStation 2 Need for Speed: Most Wanted Multi-platform 750,000+
4 Need for Speed: Underground 2 PlayStation 2 Gran Turismo 4 PlayStation 2 611,000+
5 The Simpsons: Hit & Run PlayStation 2 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Multi-platform 611,000
6 Ratchet & Clank 3 PlayStation 2 FIFA Street Multi-platform 500,000+
7 Buzz!: The Music Quiz PlayStation 2 Star Wars: Battlefront II Multi-platform 500,000+
8 Need for Speed: Most Wanted PlayStation 2 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Multi-platform 450,000+
9 WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 PlayStation 2 King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie Multi-platform 450,000+
10 Super Mario 64 DS Nintendo DS The Sims 2 Multi-platform 402,000+

Notable deaths

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Top game rentals in the United States

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Top video game rentals in the United States[32]
Rank Title Platform Publisher Genre
1 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PlayStation 2 Rockstar Games Action-adventure
2 Need for Speed: Underground 2 PlayStation 2 Electronic Arts Racing
3 Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition PlayStation 2 Rockstar Games
4 Halo 2 Xbox Microsoft First-person shooter
5 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith PlayStation 2 LucasArts Action
6 Madden NFL 06 PlayStation 2 EA Sports Sports
7 WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw PlayStation 2 THQ Wrestling
8 Gran Turismo 4 PlayStation 2 Sony Racing simulation
9 Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Xbox Rockstar Games Racing
10 NCAA Football 06 PlayStation 2 EA Sports Sports

Events

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Month Date(s) Event
March 6 The television show 60 Minutes tackles issues within video game controversy. This segment of 60 Minutes has been criticized by video game players for encouraging video game censorship.[33]
7–11 Game Developers Conference
  • Nintendo keynote speech: "The Heart of the Gamer" by Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo.
  • Microsoft keynote speech: "The Future of Games: Unlocking the Opportunity" by J Allard, corporate vice president and chief XNA architect.
May 11 The global version of Maplestory is launched.
12 The Xbox 360 was officially announced on MTV in a special hosted by Elijah Wood.
16 The PlayStation 3 was unveiled by Sony during a pre-E3 press conference, at 21:25 GMT. At the same time, the press release[34] was released through the Japanese PlayStation website.
18–20 The 11th annual E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) takes place in Los Angeles, California. Four hundred exhibiting companies and 70,000 industry professionals representing 79 countries attended. Next-generation systems from Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft were unveiled.[35]
Unknown In defense of video games being beneficial for cognitive development, Steven Berlin Johnson published his book Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter.
May 1 IBM held the first virtual video game on-demand conference in which game developers and manufacturers were able to come together to discuss issues with online games, including management and distribution.
July 18–22 IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) hosts 6th annual Executive Summit.
September 16–18 Tokyo Game Show takes place at Makuhari Messe. One hundred-thirty companies are expected to show with 1,429 booths.
  • Nintendo keynote speech by Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo. During Iwata's keynote speech, the Wii controller is unveiled.
  • Microsoft keynote speech by Robert J. Bach, chief Xbox officer and senior vice president, Home and Entertainment Division at Microsoft.
November 14 Nintendo's first mainstream online service (Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection) is launched with Mario Kart DS and Tony Hawk's American Sk8land.
22 Microsoft releases the Xbox 360 as a successor to the original Xbox.
December 16 The Family Entertainment Protection Act (FEPA) is introduced by Senators Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman and Evan Bayh. The bill calls for a federal mandate enforcement of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) ratings system for video games in order to protect children from inappropriate content.

Business

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Month Date(s) Event
January 6 French publisher Titus Software, is declared bankrupt after being in receivership since October 2004. All assets are sold to Interplay Entertainment
12 Video game companies and players worldwide donate money to the UNICEF South Asian Tsunami Relief Fund for rescue and reconstruction efforts upon the South Asian tsunami disaster. Electronic Arts pledges to donate $250,000 to the UNICEF South Asian Tsunami Relief Fund. CCP, the publisher of EVE Online, establishes a fund that video game players can contribute to.
17 Electronic Arts and ESPN announced a 15-year partnership that would give EA access to ESPN's broadcast, print and online content.
20 Activision announced that it acquired developer Vicarious Visions known best as a developer of Game Boy games as well as for their middleware program, Alchemy.
24 Major League Baseball and Take-Two Interactive sign exclusive seven-year deal that gives Take-Two Interactive the rights among third-party publishers to develop games based on the MLB license.
25 Take-Two Interactive announced that it acquired developer Visual Concepts and their wholly owned subsidiary Kush Games from Sega for $24 million. Additionally, Take-Two Interactive also announced the start of another publishing label named 2K Games.
February Unknown Troika Games defunct after being unable to get contracts for development work.
March 2 The Entertainment Software Rating Board or ESRB added the rating of "E10+" to its ratings system. E10+ was created in order to divide E ratings for younger and older children.
7 Sammy Studios breaks away from Sega Sammy Holdings and renames itself High Moon Studios.
9 Sega acquires Creative Assembly.
23 Vivendi Universal Games buys developer Radical Entertainment. Radical is best known for developing The Simpsons: Hit & Run.
April 2 Keiji Inafune, the creator of Mega Man series, was promoted from corporate officer to senior corporate officer.
May Unknown Buena Vista Games announces that it had bought the rights to the Turok video game franchise and will be publishing new games. The rights were originally held by bankrupt Acclaim Entertainment.
July 20 After coming under heavy fire from many politicians, most notably Hillary Clinton, the Entertainment Software Rating Board re-rated Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Adults Only 18+ (AO) due to the sexually explicit minigame mod "Hot Coffee". Additionally, Rockstar Games ceased production of the game and has announced plans to offer a new version of the game that can't be affected by the mod, and plans to patch the PC version.
27 Sony Computer Entertainment released the first major update in Japan for their video game handheld, the PlayStation Portable. Version 2.00 includes a web browser, A-B repeat mode, Wi-Fi picture sending, as well as additional audio & video support among other features.
August 8 Abandon Mobile announces its formation through a partnership between Abandon Entertainment, Inc. and GF Capital Management and Advisors, LLC.
22 Square Enix acquires Taito leading to Square Enix entering the arcade sector of the electronic game industry.
September 29 Namco merges with Bandai to form Bandai Namco Holdings, the third-largest video game entity in Japan.
November 7 Take-Two Interactive acquires Firaxis Games.
30 Sony Computer Entertainment announce that PlayStation 2 breaks a record: the fastest console to reach cumulative shipment of 100 million units, beating the previous record holder, the PlayStation, by three years and nine months. The PS platform has until the present year the biggest sales of all times of video games history, with 120 million consoles shipped.
Unknown Pandemic Studios and BioWare partner to create BioWare/Pandemic Studios.
December 12 Working Designs closes down.

Notable releases

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Video game platforms
GBA Game Boy Advance
GCN GameCube
Lin Linux
NDS Nintendo DS
PS2 PlayStation 2
PSP PlayStation Portable
Win Windows
X360 Xbox 360
Xbox Xbox
Notable releases of the year 2005
Release Title PC 6th Gen 7th Gen Handheld
January 10 The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap GBA
January 10 Software Tycoon Linux
January 11 Resident Evil 4 GCN
January 11 Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction PS2, Xbox
January 11 The Getaway: Black Monday PS2
January 12 Banjo-Pilot GBA
January 16 The Punisher Windows PS2, Xbox
January 18 Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel PS2
January 18 Street Racing Syndicate Windows
January 18 Virtua Quest PS2
January 18 Zoo Keeper NDS
January 19 Virtua Quest GCN
January 25 Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Xbox
January 25 Playboy: The Mansion Windows PS2, Xbox
January 27 COPS 2170: The Power of Law[36] Windows
February 4 Postal²: Share the Pain Linux
February 8 Racing Gears Advance GBA
February 8 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords Windows
February 8 Shadow of Rome PS2
February 8 Shaman King: Legacy of the Spirits, Soaring Hawk GBA
February 8 Shaman King: Legacy of the Spirits, Sprinting Wolf GBA
February 8 Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure GCN, PS2 GBA
February 14 Star Fox Assault GCN
February 14 WarioWare: Touched! NDS
February 15 Constantine Windows PS2, Xbox
February 15 Nano Breaker PS2
February 15 Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse PS2
February 22 FIFA Street PS2, Xbox, GCN
February 22 Gran Turismo 4 PS2
February 22 MVP Baseball 2005 Windows GCN, PS2, Xbox
February 22 Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Xbox
February 22 Ace Combat Advance GBA
February 23 Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament GBA
February 23 Project Snowblind PS2, Xbox
February 23 Super Army War GBA
February 24 Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death PS2
February 24 Tekken 5 PS2
February 27 Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death Xbox
February 28 American McGee Presents: Scrapland Xbox
February 28 Fight Night Round 2 PS2, Xbox, GCN
February 28 Ice Nine GBA
February 28 Star Wars: Republic Commando Xbox
March 1 Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 Xbox
March 1 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening PS2
March 1 Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death GCN
March 1 Star Wars: Republic Commando Windows
March 1 Mortal Kombat: Deception GCN
March 3 Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death Windows
March 8 MLB 2006 PS2 PSP
March 8 Rave Master GCN
March 13 Pokémon Dash NDS
March 14 Donkey Kong Jungle Beat GCN
March 14 Need for Speed Underground: Rivals PSP
March 14 World Tour Soccer: Challenge Edition PSP
March 14 Yoshi Touch & Go NDS
March 15 Act of War: Direct Action Windows
March 15 Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 Windows PS2
March 15 Cold Fear PS2, Xbox
March 15 Driver 3 Windows
March 15 Musashi: Samurai Legend PS2
March 15 Phantom Dust Xbox
March 15 Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge GBA
March 15 Spider-Man 2 PSP
March 15 Super Monkey Ball Deluxe PS2, Xbox
March 15 Tony Hawk's Underground 2: Remix PSP
March 16 Dynasty Warriors PSP
March 16 MX vs. ATV Unleashed PS2
March 16 Retro Atari Classics NDS
March 21 NFL Street 2 Unleashed PSP
March 21 TimeSplitters: Future Perfect GCN, PS2, Xbox
March 22 Dragon Ball Z: Sagas PS2, Xbox, GCN
March 22 God of War PS2
March 22 Lumines PSP
March 22 The Matrix Online Windows
March 22 Metal Gear Acid PSP
March 22 Shining Tears PS2
March 24 Bionicle: Maze of Shadows GBA
March 24 Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower PSP
March 24 MX vs. ATV Unleashed Xbox
March 24 Rayman DS NDS
March 24 Ridge Racer PSP
March 24 Twisted Metal: Head-On PSP
March 24 Wipeout Pure PSP
March 25 Iron Phoenix Xbox
March 25 Sudeki Windows
March 28 Mario Party Advance GBA
March 29 Dynasty Warriors 5 PS2
March 29 Red Ninja: End of Honor Xbox
March 29 Spikeout: Battle Street Xbox
March 30 Red Ninja: End of Honor PS2
March 31 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Windows PS2, Xbox, GCN
April 3 Doom 3 Xbox
April 3 Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Windows
April 5 Rise of the Kasai PS2
April 5 Lego Star Wars: The Video Game Windows PS2, Xbox GBA
April 5 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga PS2
April 5 SWAT 4 Windows
April 6 Archer Maclean's Mercury PSP
April 6 Close Combat: First to Fight Xbox
April 11 Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition PS2, Xbox
April 12 Jade Empire Xbox
April 18 Polarium NDS
April 18 Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict Xbox
April 19 ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails PSP
April 19 Psychonauts Xbox
April 20 WWE WrestleMania 21 Xbox
April 21 Haunting Ground PS2
April 21 Raze's Hell Xbox
April 24 Popeye: Rush for Spinach GBA
April 25 Crash Bandicoot Mobile
April 26 Guild Wars Windows
April 26 Pac-Pix NDS
April 26 Psychonauts Windows
April 26 ObsCure Windows PS2, Xbox
April 26 Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory PSP
April 27 Motocross Mania 3 PS2, Xbox
April 27 NBA Street Showdown PSP
April 27 Predator: Concrete Jungle PS2, Xbox
May 1 Pokémon Emerald (North America) GBA
May 2 Pac-Man Pinball Advance GBA
May 3 Forza Motorsport Xbox
May 3 Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee PSP
May 3 Pariah Windows Xbox
May 3 Puyo Pop Fever NDS
May 5 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith PS2, Xbox GBA, NDS, Mobile
May 9 Donkey Konga 2: Hit Song Parade! GCN
May 11 Cold Winter PS2
May 19 Chameleon Windows
May 23 WarioWare: Twisted! GBA
May 23 Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones GBA
May 24 Madagascar Windows GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA, NDS
May 27 7 Sins Windows PS2
May 31 Advent Rising Xbox
June 2 Digimon World 4 GCN, PS2, Xbox
June 7 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Windows
June 7 Medal of Honor: European Assault GCN, PS2, Xbox
June 8 Area 51 Windows PS2, Xbox
June 13 Juiced Windows PS2, Xbox
June 13 Yoshi Topsy-Turvy GBA
June 13 Kirby: Canvas Curse NDS
June 14 Arc the Lad: End of Darkness PS2
June 14 Batman Begins GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
June 14 Capcom Fighting Evolution Xbox
June 21 Battlefield 2 Windows
June 21 Bomberman NDS
June 21 Conker: Live & Reloaded Xbox
June 21 Destroy All Humans! PS2, Xbox
June 21 Mega Man Battle Network 5 GBA
June 22 Psychonauts PS2
June 24 Soul Ride Linux
June 27 Fantastic Four Windows GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
June 27 Meteos NDS
June 27 Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition PSP
June 28 Dead to Rights: Reckoning PSP
June 28 Falcon 4.0: Allied Force Windows
June 28 Riviera: The Promised Land GBA
July 5 Façade Windows, Mac OS X
July 6 Coded Arms PSP
July 7 killer7 PS2, GCN
July 11 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory PS2, Xbox, GCN GBA
July 12 FlatOut (North America) Windows Xbox
July 12 Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock Windows
July 19 Nanostray NDS
July 20 Colosseum: Road to Freedom PS2
July 26 Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town GBA
July 26 Disney's Kim Possible 3: Team Possible GBA, NDS
July 26 Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome PS2
July 29 Worms 4 Windows PS2, Xbox
August 2 BloodRayne 2 Windows (NA)
Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2 GBA
August 3 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike Xbox
August 8 Madden NFL 06 PS2, GCN NDS
August 9 Advent Rising Windows
August 9 Dragon Ball GT: Transformation GBA
August 15 Geist GCN
August 16 Death Jr. PSP
August 16 Dungeon Siege II Windows
August 16 EyeToy: Play 2 PS2
August 16 Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue GCN
August 16 Pac 'n Roll NDS
August 16 Sigma Star Saga GBA
August 17 Madden NFL 06 Windows
August 22 Nintendogs NDS
August 22 Advance Wars: Dual Strike NDS
August 23 187 Ride or Die PS2, Xbox
August 23 Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance PS2, Xbox
August 23 The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction PS2, GCN, Xbox
August 25 InuYasha: Feudal Combat PS2
August 29 Dynasty Warriors Advance GBA
August 29 Mario Superstar Baseball GCN
August 29 WWE Day of Reckoning 2 GCN
August 30 MotoGP 3: Ultimate Racing Technology Windows Xbox
August 31 World Series of Poker PS2, Xbox
September Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Winter Assault Windows
September 6 Radiata Stories PS2
September 6 Rebelstar: Tactical Command GBA
September 7 One Piece: Grand Battle! Rush GCN, PS2
September 8 Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy GBA
September 13 Armored Core: Nine Breaker PS2
September 13 Burnout Legends PSP
September 13 Burnout Revenge PS2, Xbox
September 13 Dynasty Warriors 5 Xbox
September 13 EverQuest II: Desert of Flames Windows
September 13 Evil Dead: Regeneration Windows PS2, Xbox
September 13 GripShift PSP
September 13 MediEvil: Resurrection PSP
September 13 Scooby-Doo! Unmasked PS2, GCN, Xbox GBA, NDS
September 13 World Series of Poker Windows
September 14 Tecmo Classic Arcade Xbox
September 14 World Series of Poker GCN
September 15 Fire Pro Wrestling Returns PS2
September 15 Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon Windows
September 15 World Series of Poker PSP
September 16 Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks PS2, Xbox (US)
September 19 DK King of Swing GBA
September 19 Frantix PSP
September 19 Tak: The Great Juju Challenge PS2, Xbox, GCN GBA, NDS, PSP
September 20 Genji: Dawn of the Samurai PS2
September 20 Gretzky NHL 2006 PS2
September 20 Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Windows PS2, Xbox
September 20 Kingdom Under Fire:Heroes Xbox
September 20 Legend of Kay PS2
September 20 Myst V: End of Ages Windows
September 20 Ninja Gaiden Black Xbox
September 20 Space Invaders Revolution[broken anchor] NDS
September 20 We Love Katamari PS2
September 20 Whac-A-Mole GBA
September 20 Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects GCN, PS2, Xbox NDS, PSP
September 20 X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Windows GCN, PS2, Xbox
September 21 Mega Man X8[37] (Europe) Windows
September 22 Ultimate Spider-Man Windows GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA, NDS
September 23 Neuro Hunter Windows (UK)
September 26 Another Code: Two Memories NDS
September 26 Fahrenheit PS2, Xbox
September 26 Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves PS2
September 26 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 PSP
September 26 Top Spin PS2
September 27 Capcom Classics Collection PS2, Xbox
September 27 Far Cry Instincts Xbox
September 27 Frogger: Ancient Shadow PS2, Xbox, GCN
September 27 Lost in Blue NDS
September 27 Lunar: Dragon Song NDS
September 27 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown GCN
September 28 Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 PS2
September 29 Battalion Wars GCN
September 29 Frogger: Helmet Chaos NDS, PSP
September 30 Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks PS2, Xbox (EU)
October 2 Fahrenheit Windows
October 3 Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness GCN
October 4 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow NDS
October 4 Bratz: Rock Angelz Windows PS2, GCN GBA
October 4 FIFA 06 Windows PS2, Xbox, GCN NDS, Mobile
October 4 Mega Man Zero 4 GBA
October 4 Street Racing Syndicate GBA
October 4 Trauma Center: Under the Knife NDS
October 5 Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Xbox
October 7 Black & White 2 Windows
October 7 Virtua Tennis: World Tour PSP
October 7 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit PS2, Xbox
October 10 The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge PS2, Xbox
October 10 The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King GBA, NDS
October 10 L.A. Rush PS2, Xbox
October 11 FIFA 06 PSP, GBA
October 11 Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E. GCN, PS2, Xbox
October 11 SOCOM 3 PS2
October 11 Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals GBA
October 11 Zoo Tycoon DS NDS
October 11 Serious Sam 2 Windows Xbox
October 11 SSX on Tour GCN, PS2, Xbox PSP
October 12 Devil Kings PS2
October 12 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney NDS
October 13 FlatOut (Japan) PS2
October 16 Teen Titans GBA
October 17 Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Xbox
October 17 F.E.A.R. Windows
October 17 The Warriors PS2
October 18 Chicken Little GCN, PS2, Xbox
October 18 Quake 4 Windows
October 18 Age of Empires III Windows
October 18 Dig Dug: Digging Strike NDS
October 18 Jak X: Combat Racing PS2
October 18 Shadow of the Colossus PS2
October 18 Spyro: Shadow Legacy NDS
October 18 Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse Xbox
October 18 The Con PSP
October 18 The Fairly Oddparents! Clash with the Anti-World GBA
October 18 Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species Windows
October 19 Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance GCN
October 19 Crash Tag Team Racing GCN, PS2, Xbox
October 19 X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse PSP
October 19 Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles GCN, PS2
October 20 Navy Field Online Windows
October 21 SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Cameras, Pants! PS2, Xbox
October 24 Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth Xbox
October 24 Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix GCN
October 24 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories PSP
October 24 Metroid Prime Pinball NDS
October 24 Nintendogs: Best Friends NDS
October 25 Atomic Betty GBA
October 25 Battlefield 2: Modern Combat PS2, Xbox
October 25 Call of Duty 2 Windows
October 25 Civilization IV Windows
October 25 Driver 3 GBA
October 25 Gunstar Super Heroes GBA
October 25 Kong: King of Atlantis GBA
October 25 LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game GCN
October 25 Resident Evil 4 PS2
October 25 Ratchet: Deadlocked PS2
October 25 Shrek SuperSlam Windows GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA, NDS
October 25 Soul Calibur III PS2
October 26 Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood Windows PS2, Xbox
October 26 Ghost In The Shell:Stand Alone Complex PSP
October 26 Nicktoons Unite GBA
November 1 007: From Russia with Love PS2, Xbox, GCN
November 1 Call of Duty 2: Big Red One PS2, Xbox, GCN
November 1 Castlevania: Curse of Darkness PS2, Xbox
November 1 Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team DS NDS
November 1 Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures PS2, Xbox
November 1 Star Wars Battlefront 2 Windows PS2, Xbox PSP
November 1 The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer Windows PS2, Xbox, GCN NDS, GBA
November 1 TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan GBA
November 3 Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures Windows PS2, Xbox, GCN GBA
November 7 Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! GBA
November 7 Madagascar: Operation Penguin GBA
November 7 Mario Party 7 GCN
November 7 The Matrix: Path of Neo Windows PS2, Xbox
November 8 EyeToy: Kinetic PS2
November 8 Fatal Frame III: The Tormented PS2
November 8 Guitar Hero PS2
November 8 Gun Windows PS2, Xbox, GCN
November 8 Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire Windows PS2, Xbox, GCN NDS, GBA
November 8 Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures GCN GBA, NDS
November 8 SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo PSP
November 8 Suikoden Tactics PS2
November 8 The Lord of the Rings: Tactics PSP
November 8 The Movies Windows
November 8 Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! NDS
November 8 Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble GCN
November 9 Big Mutha Truckers GBA
November 10 Crash Tag Team Racing PSP
November 13 Animaniacs: Lights, Camera, Action! GBA
November 13 The Proud Family GBA, NDS
November 14 Animaniacs: Lights, Camera, Action! NDS
November 14 ATV: Quad Frenzy NDS
November 14 The Chronicles Of Narnia:The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Windows PS2, Xbox, GCN NDS, GBA
November 14 Garfield: The Search for Pooky GBA
November 14 Mario Kart DS NDS
November 15 Dragon Quest VIII (NA) PS2
November 15 Shadow the Hedgehog PS2, Xbox, GCN
November 15 Condemned: Criminal Origins Xbox 360
November 15 Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3 Xbox
November 15 EyeToy: Operation Spy PS2
November 15 Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire PSP
November 15 Infected PSP
November 15 Kingdom of Paradise PSP
November 15 Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata PS2
November 15 Neopets: The Darkest Faerie PS2
November 15 Pac-Man World 3 Windows PS2, Xbox, GCN NDS
November 15 Sonic Rush NDS
November 15 Totally Spies! GBA
November 15 True Crime: New York City Windows PS2, Xbox, GCN
November 15 Wild Arms Alter Code: F PS2
November 15 WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 PS2
November 16 Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2 PS2, Xbox, GCN
November 16 Devilish: Ball Bounder NDS
November 16 FIFA 06: Road To FIFA World Cup Xbox 360
November 16 Need for Speed: Most Wanted Windows PS2, Xbox, GCN Xbox 360 GBA, NDS, PSP
November 17 50 Cent: Bulletproof PS2, Xbox
November 17 Perfect Dark Zero Xbox 360
November 17 Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie[38] Windows PS2, Xbox, GCN
November 20 Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 NDS
November 21 Battlefield 2: Special Forces Windows
November 21 College Hoops 2K6 Xbox
November 21 Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World GBA
November 22 Kameo: Elements of Power Xbox 360
November 22 Amped 3 Xbox 360
November 22 Call of Duty 2 Xbox 360
November 22 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved XBLA
November 22 Mutant Storm Reloaded XBLA
November 22 Outpost Kaloki X XBLA
November 22 Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie[39] Xbox 360
November 22 Ridge Racer 6 X360
November 22 SBK: Snowboard Kids NDS
November 22 Quake 4 Xbox 360
November 28 Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time NDS
November 29 Burnout Legends NDS
November 30 College Hoops 2K6 PS2
November 30 Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones Windows PS2, Xbox, GCN
December 2 Chicken Little Windows
December 5 Animal Crossing: Wild World NDS
December 5 Mario Tennis: Power Tour GBA
December 5 Super Mario Strikers GCN
December 5 Tokobot PSP
December 6 Battles of Prince of Persia NDS
December 6 Bust-a-Move DS NDS
December 6 Pac-Man World 3 PSP
December 6 Prince of Persia: Revelations PSP
December 7 Dragon Booster NDS
December 7 The Sims 2 PSP
December 8 Yakuza (Japan) PS2
December 9 The Endless Forest Windows
December 12 Final Fantasy IV Advance GBA
December 12 Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows PS2, Xbox
December 13 Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play PSP
December 13 Ultimate Block Party PSP
December 15 Armored Core: Formula Front PSP
December 20 Chaos Field GCN
December 20 Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie PSP
December 22 Kingdom Hearts II (Japan) PS2
December 29 Dead or Alive 4 Xbox 360

Video game-based film and television releases

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Title Date Director Distributor(s) Franchise Original game publisher Ref.
Xenosaga: The Animation January 5, 2005 Shigeyasu Yamauchi Toei Animation Xenosaga Monolith Soft [40]
Lucario and the Mystery of Mew July 16, 2005 Kunihiko Yuyama Toho Pokémon Game Freak [41]
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children September 14, 2005 Tetsuya Nomura Square Enix Image Studio Division Final Fantasy Square Enix [42]
Last Order: Final Fantasy VII Morio Asaka Madhouse, Inc. [43]
Pokémon: Battle Frontier October 6, 2005 Masamitsu Hidaka TV Tokyo Pokémon Game Freak [44]
Doom October 17, 2005 Andrzej Bartkowiak Universal Pictures Doom Id Software [45]
Street Fighter Alpha: Generations October 25, 2005 Ikuo Kuwana Manga Entertainment Street Fighter Capcom [46]
The King of Fighters: Another Day December 2, 2005 Masaki Tachibana Production I.G The King of Fighters SNK [citation needed]

See also

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Notes

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