Action Games
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Earthworm Jim 2
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
May 31, 2002
Earthworm Jim returns in a madcap chase across the galaxy saving cows and thwarting lawyers all the way. Whip, run, jump and Snot swing your way through 10 of the most outrageous and untraditional levels anywhere. Returning favorite characters include; Princess What's-Her-Name, Psy-Crow, Peter Puppy, Bob the Goldfish, and several new villains as well!
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Medal of Honor Frontline
Platform:
PlayStation 2
May 29, 2002
Head back behind enemy lines with Lt. Jimmy Patterson in Medal of Honor Frontline. In this installment of the smash-hit Medal of Honor series, Lt. Patterson returns and must infiltrate the German frontline to steal the HO-IX flying wing, an experimental Nazi weapon so powerful it could turn the tide of World War II. [Electronic Arts]
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Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
May 29, 2002
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The Sum of All Fears
Platform:
PC
May 28, 2002
Lead a team of domestic counter-terrorism experts through 11 dangerous missions that span the globe. Formed from the elite of the F.B.I.'s HRT, you have been tapped to perform covert ops in the most dangerous circumstances imaginable. As the commander of this team, you'll lead your unit into the heat of battle, performing missions ranging from eliminating terrorists to planting bugs, and destroying illegal weapons caches to rescuing hostages. You'll give them orders in the field and take the point in leading them into combat. [Ubi Soft]
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Legends of Wrestling
Platform:
Xbox
May 27, 2002
Legends of Wrestling throws the greatest wrestlers into one game to find out who is the true king of kings. Wrestling superstars, including Hulk Hogan, Bret "Hitman" Hart, and Jerry "The King" Lawler, step back into the ring to deliver more body slams, piledrivers, and powerbombs to the competition. Play as authentic professional wrestlers or create your own legendary fighter, and then travel around the world to battle for wrestling's top titles. Legends of Wrestling also features customizable ring attire and new wrestler entrances.
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Legends of Wrestling
Platform:
GameCube
May 27, 2002
Legends of Wrestling throws the greatest wrestlers into one game to find out who is the true king of kings. Wrestling superstars, including Hulk Hogan, Bret "Hitman" Hart, and Jerry "The King" Lawler, step back into the ring to deliver more body slams, piledrivers, and powerbombs to the competition. Play as authentic professional wrestlers or create your own legendary fighter, and then travel around the world to battle for wrestling's top titles. Legends of Wrestling also features customizable ring attire and new wrestler entrances.
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Frogger Advance: The Great Quest
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
May 26, 2002
We've come a long way from helping a frog cross a busy freeway in the original Frogger. In Frogger Advance: The Great Quest, you take the persistent Frogger on-land and underwater, dodging a barrage of dangerous obstacles. Frogger's side-stepping and jumping moves haven't failed him yet, and you'll need them to battle gigantic beetles, dragons, and a slew of fierce creatures. As a reward for your efforts, you get to be united with the princess of your dreams.
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Hunter: The Reckoning
Platform:
Xbox
May 21, 2002
Set in White Wolf's World of Darkness, Hunter: The Reckoning lets you take the role of one of four different hunters--Deuce, a biker ex-con; Father Cortez, a prison chaplain; Kassandra, a raver chick; and Samantha, a tough ex-cop. Armed with a variety of fearsome weaponry--ranging from axes to shotguns--you'll battle it out with hordes of supernatural enemies. Intense action combined with multiplayer support brings the true spirit of Hunter: The Reckoning to life.
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Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
Platform:
PC
May 20, 2002
Double Helix plunges the players into the secret and deadly world of the modern day mercenary as they race around the globe to stop a bio-terrorist organization. New features include enhanced version of the Quake III Arena game engine for explosive special effects and fast action gameplay and even deadlier AI than the original. [Activision]
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Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights
Platform:
PlayStation 2
May 20, 2002
The Mastermind has kidnapped Mystery Inc! It's up to Scooby-Doo to search for his lost friends. Guide Scooby through 12 huge levels that include a creepy mansion, a spooky cave, a ghostly graveyard, and a perilous pier. Help Scooby search for clues, avoid Classic Scooby-Doo monsters, use wacky inventions, eat Scooby Snacks, and gather groovy power-ups. Do you have what it takes to foil the Mastermind's plan to rid the world of Mystery Inc? [THQ]
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Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
Platform:
PC
May 17, 2002
Gaming's king of action returns in an all new adventure, this time in New York City. Duke battles his way across towering skyscraper rooftops and through gritty subway stations on the hunt for power-hungry villain, Mech Morphix. Mutants of every kind are thrown at Duke as he chases down Morphix through eight huge environments and avoids the green slime called GLOPP that is causing all the chaos. But radioactive slime isn't Duke's only problem--there over 25 uniquely dangerous mutated enemies hell-bent on making a meal of him. Whether it's Uzi-sporting alligators or ten-foot tall roach beasts--Duke's in town to blast bad guys and save babes. Sure, pipe bombs, a machine gun, a rocket launcher and a pulse cannon are gonna make a goo-filled mess in the Big Apple, but what's a hero to do? [ARUSH]
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Aero the Acro-bat
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
May 14, 2002
Little seems to have been lost in the translation from the 1993 original, but then again, it was a mediocre game to begin with.
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Operation Blockade
Platform:
PC
May 13, 2002
Wreak havoc on enemy ships, planes and troops before they overrun your homeland. Intercept and annihilate your assailant with a thundering amassment of artillery from the 1930s and 1940s. The success of Operation Blockade relies on your lightning-fast reflexes and bulldog determination. [Infogrames]
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Desert Strike Advance
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
May 8, 2002
Command an Apache attack helicopter against a military tyrant seeking global domination. By completing a challenging series of high-risk missions, you'll eliminate key military targets, rescue hostages, and rid the world of the threat in the desert!
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Dinotopia: The Timestone Pirates
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
April 30, 2002
Danger! Angry dinosaurs are poised for invasion. Scurvy pirates are hungry for treasure. And an ancient stone of unimaginable power is about to fall into the wrong hands. Take to the skies and prepare for battle -- only you can preserve the special world that is Dinotopia!
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Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror
Platform:
PC
April 24, 2002
As a member of the elite Special Forces unit stop terrorists from massacring hostages and escaping. Play as a terrorist and gun down Special Forces units in cold blood and prevent them from rescuing hostages. Teams are awarded with cash based on their performance in the round. Money can buy new weapons, items and inventory. [Infogrames]
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Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza
Platform:
PC
April 22, 2002
John McClane, a brash New York cop, is in Los Angeles to reconcile with his estranged wife. Arriving at her company Christmas party high atop the Nakatomi Plaza, his efforts are interrupted when a group of highly trained, highly armed professional thieves seize the skyscraper as part of a daring heist. This plan is flawless except they didn't count on you... the fly in the ointment, the monkey in the wrench... you are John McClane - jetlagged, barefoot, and out of your jurisdiction. Over 30 single-player levels -- explore 40 floors of the Nakatomi Plaza, inspired by the building featured in the Die Hard movie. [Sierra]
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Star X
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
April 17, 2002
You are THE only survivor of a doomed diplomatic envoy, sent to befriend a new alien race. The peace talks were brief! The 'Karask' are not here to co-exist; they are here for 'hard merchandise' - SLAVES. As your party is slaughtered to keep the truth hidden, you take to the skies, pursued by a never relenting hostile force. Only your quick wits and skill as a pilot will preserve your people's freedom.
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Spider-Man: The Movie
Platform:
GameCube
April 16, 2002
Spider bites can sometimes turn you into a superhero, as in the case of Peter Parker in Spider-Man: The Movie. Assume the role of Peter, a good-hearted teenager bitten by a genetically engineered spider, which gives him muscles, incredible strength, and spider-like abilities. You'll have to learn how to control your powers including Spider Sense, web-slinging, and wall crawling, and the all-new aerial combat moves. The world's toughest villains, including Shocker, Vulture, and the Green Goblin will all be after you. Are you up for the challenge?
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Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
Platform:
Xbox
April 16, 2002
The fifth Crash adventure features engaging gameplay, quirky characters and exotic locales. Still smarting from his last defeat, Dr. Neo Cortex has developed a new diabolical plan to steal ancient crystals and unleash destructive gods on Crash and the planet Earth. With Crash and his sister Coco, it's now up to you to find and return all the crystals across dangerous levels, including a volcanic island, a Japanese village, and the jungles of Africa. You'll find many ways to move around, whether you maneuver a Jeep, fly a hang glider, or pilot a Crash-Mech. But don't marvel too long at the new inventions, because you might find yourself in a heap of destruction.
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Spider-Man: The Movie
Platform:
Xbox
April 16, 2002
Spider bites can sometimes turn you into a superhero, as in the case of Peter Parker in Spider-Man: The Movie. Assume the role of Peter, a good-hearted teenager bitten by a genetically engineered spider, which gives him muscles, incredible strength, and spider-like abilities. You'll have to learn how to control your powers including Spider Sense, web-slinging, and wall crawling, and the all-new aerial combat moves. The world's toughest villains, including Shocker, Vulture, and the Green Goblin will all be after you. Are you up for the challenge?
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The Operative: No One Lives Forever
Platform:
PlayStation 2
April 16, 2002
Travel across the globe in this award winning action shooter set in the swinging sixties. Your Mission: Assume the role of Cate Archer, a beautiful but deadly Operative working for UNITY - a super secret organization fighting to free the world from the clutches of H.A.R.M. From tense subterfuge to in-your-face combat, NOLF ups the ante for plot-driven, 1960's-influenced spy action with killer weapons, vivid international locales and deadly arch villains. Equipped with an arsenal of powerful weapons and ingenious gadgets, you must unravel a mystery that will lead you halfway around the world in a desperate search for answers. Includes four new levels featuring Cate in her younger days as a thief. [Sierra]
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Spider-Man: The Movie
Platform:
PC
April 16, 2002
Assume the role of the super hero himself, weighing great power with great responsibility as he embarks on a career to thwart crime and put an end to a mastermind criminal, the Green Goblin, and his legions of evil. The game features all-new aerial combat and maneuverability, an advanced combat system with dozens of combos, and new super villians including Shocker, Vulture, and experimental HK units compliments of Oscorp Industries.
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Blender Bros.
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
April 15, 2002
Leap into the future as Blender, leader of the Cosmo Keepers, and use his super long ears to grab items, fight and fly. Clear multiple levels on different worlds, collect Mini Bros., use their power-ups and defeat the Zooligans! 20 Mini Bros. to find, collect and trade, 7 different planets with unique environments and surprises, 3 mini games allow up to 4 players to compete using the Game Link Cable.
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Gauntlet Dark Legacy
Platform:
Xbox
April 15, 2002
Gauntlet's hack-and-slash gameplay continues in Gauntlet: Dark Legacy. You and up to three of your friends must work as a team through eight dangerous worlds. As one of eight different characters, you'll vanquish creatures, evade traps, and search for treasure. Character-based power attacks, magic potions, new power-ups, and combination moves add to the mayhem. The game save system allows players to transfer evolving characters from their own machine to a friend's to take on the dungeon together.
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Wolfenstein 3D
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
March 31, 2002
A Nazi stronghold awaits, and only you can smash your way into its hidden depths, blowing away enemy scum as you go. Ammo up - this is the game the Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame credits as helping shape the computer gaming industry! Id Software's classic powerhouse is back - and now in the palm of your hand! Let the carnage begin.
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The Three Stooges
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
March 31, 2002
Moe, Larry & Curly star in their own Cinemaware Interactive Movie! Join those zany masters of mirth as they try to save an old lady and her 3 beautiful daughters from the clutches of an evil banker. You'll hear the real Stooges' voices as you maneuver them through a variety of antics, including prizefighting, pie throwing and medical madness in the famous "Calling Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard" scene.
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Savage Skies
Platform:
PlayStation 2
March 31, 2002
A wicked creature based action game set in a fantasy world where a war is being waged between three factions vying for total power. The key to gameplay is high-intensity creature combat featuring action-oriented flight and combat systems that make the player feel like they are controlling powerful beasts of war. Dragons, demons, unicorns, and dozens of other mythical denizens inhabit Savage Skies. The game features more than 27 unique missions, 9 in each faction's campaign, and the ability to unlock up to 24 creatures, 7 multiplayer levels, and tons of hidden gameplay modes. [BAM! Entertainment]
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The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
March 31, 2002
After the death of Memnon, the evil Menthu has risen to power determined to lead his legions of warriors and destroy Egypt once and for all. As the Scorpion King, you must journey through ancient deserts overpowering everything in your patch to find the Sword of Osiris and unleash its powers on Menthu.
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Bloody Roar: Primal Fury
Platform:
GameCube
March 28, 2002
Wage an all-out assault as one of 16 fighters, each with the ability to transform mid-fight into their alternate Hpyer-beast life-form. Fight to the finish in 2-player head-to-head and single-player modes through 10 interactive and destructible mutli-level arenas. With fast and furious arena action-fighting has never looked this good or been this brutual.
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Desert Siege
Platform:
PC
March 27, 2002
East Africa, 2009. A 60-year conflict boils over as Ethiopia invades its smaller neighbor Eritrea, threatening the world's most vital shipping lanes in the Red Sea. An elite team of U.S. Army Green Berets, known as the Ghosts, moves in to safeguard the seas and free Eritrea. As the war rages on, the Ghosts are drawn from Eritrea's shores to the heart of Ethiopia in their deadliest battles yet. [Ubi Soft]
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James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
Platform:
Xbox
March 26, 2002
Driven by a completely new and original storyline, James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire is a first-person action game that balances furious action and stealth tactics. An evil world organization has been replacing world leaders with their more docile clones and it's up to you to put a stop to it. As Bond, you'll encounter villains and allies, both new and familiar, detailed 3D environments, and spy-packed, fast-action gameplay. And don't worry, Q will provide you with all the innovative weapons, sophisticated spy-craft, and state-of-the-art gadgets that Bond fans expect.
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Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Platform:
PC
March 26, 2002
Several years have passed since Kyle Katarn avenged his father's death and saved the Valley of the Jedi from Jerec and his band of Dark Jedi. Allowing his Force powers to languish for fear of falling to the Dark side, Kyle set aside his lightsaber, vowing never to use it again. But when a new and menacing threat to the galaxy emerges, Kyle knows he must reclaim his past in order to save his future. Players assume the role of Kyle as they employ a unique mix of weapons, Force powers and your lightsaber in both single- and multiplayer modes of first-person action. [LucasArts]
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Global Operations
Platform:
PC
March 25, 2002
Global Operations puts you into present-day hot spots such as Chechnya, Sri Lanka, North Africa and the South China Seas. As a member of an elite military force, accomplish team-specific missions like hostage rescue, bomb disarmament and VIP escort. Only as a team can you defeat the opposition. [Electronic Arts]
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Disney's Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers
Platform:
GameCube
March 25, 2002
Donald runs amuck, gets hyper and goes berserk across 22 levels in this hilarious quest to rescue Daisy.
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Carnivores: Cityscape
Platform:
PC
March 25, 2002
245 million years of evolution collide when a starship crashes, releasing hoards of furious Jurassic beasts into the parks, sewers and streets. Eradicate the escaped carnivores or play the dinosaur and stomp, claw and bite your way to freedom. [Infogrames]
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The Ripping Friends
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
March 24, 2002
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Pac-Man World 2
Platform:
GameCube
March 19, 2002
Pac-Man is on a brand new adventure and once again dealing with the pesky Ghost Gang. In Pac-Man World 2, the Ghost Gang has picked the magical fruit from an ancient tree, thereby releasing wicked evils upon Pac-Land. You must guide Pac-Man through six new lands with plenty of amusing surprises. New and improved, this Pac-Man can ice skate, rollerblade, submarine dive, and solve many exciting puzzles. With all-new moves and a zany cast of characters, your Pac-Man heroics will be pushed to its limits.
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Gunvalkyrie
Platform:
Xbox
March 18, 2002
In Gun Valkyrie players suit up as either Kelly O'Lenmey or Saburota Mishima to battle hideously oversized arachnids with a variety of character-specific weapons. Amidst rock formations housing huge number of aggressive monster approaching from every direction, you must scan the 360-degree area while running and shooting the creatures. It's a race against technology to save the world form complete annihilation!
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Ice Age
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
March 18, 2002
Ice Age is a straightforward platform game with a host of problems that ultimately make it a completely joyless experience.
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
March 18, 2002
The action is still there, and, even more surprisingly, so are many of the frills that make the experience feel genuine.
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Virtua Fighter 4
Platform:
PlayStation 2
March 17, 2002
Two new characters (Lei Fei and Vanessa Lewis) join 11 VF veterans, each with their own unique styles based on real martial arts. New counters and defensive moves allow players to switch up their stances and fighting styles mid-bout. Train a computer-controlled character through sparring and an easy-to-use rewards system, then pit your character against a friend's or challenge the arcade mode. [Sega]
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James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
Platform:
GameCube
March 12, 2002
Driven by a completely new and original storyline, James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire is a first-person action game that balances furious action and stealth tactics. An evil world organization has been replacing world leaders with their more docile clones and it's up to you to put a stop to it. As Bond, you'll encounter villains and allies, both new and familiar, detailed 3D environments, and spy-packed, fast-action gameplay. And don't worry, Q will provide you with all the innovative weapons, sophisticated spy-craft, and state-of-the-art gadgets that Bond fans expect.
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Mister Mosquito
Platform:
PlayStation 2
March 12, 2002
You are Mister Mosquito, an uninvited guest in the Yamada family home in Japan. In order to store up enough food for the winter, you must drink as much of their precious blood as possible while they are in bed, talking on the phone, watching tv, or even a bath. The Yamadas know you are in the house and have plans to take you out. Deadly insecticides fill the air, and they have the ability to crush you like the bug you are. [Fresh Games]
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Gauntlet: Dark Legacy
Platform:
GameCube
March 6, 2002
Gauntlet's hack-and-slash gameplay continues in Gauntlet: Dark Legacy. You and up to three of your friends must work as a team through eight dangerous worlds. As one of eight different characters, you'll vanquish creatures, evade traps, and search for treasure. Character-based power attacks, magic potions, new power-ups, and combination moves add to the mayhem. The game save system allows players to transfer evolving characters from their own machine to a friend's to take on the dungeon together.
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Dexter's Laboratory: Mandark's Lab?
Platform:
PlayStation
March 2, 2002
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Command & Conquer: Renegade
Platform:
PC
February 27, 2002
For the first time, experience the Command and Conquer universe up close and personal as you fight it out on the ground among the structures, vehicles and weapons made famous in the original C&C. You assume the role of Havoc, elite GDI commando who fights and explores from a first or third-person viewpoint. Battling through exotic indoor and outdoor environments, you're free to use both brute force and stealth in your mission objectives against the evil Brotherhood of Nod. [Electronic Arts]
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JSRF: Jet Set Radio Future
Platform:
Xbox
February 25, 2002
The setting is Tokyo, in the year 2024. Featuring unique anime-style graphics and tons of tricks, JSRF: Jet Set Radio Future brings the hippest game ever into a futuristic world. Choose a character, strap on your rocket-powered skates, and immerse yourself in the vast environments. The multiplayer aspects let you work together to reach seemingly unattainable places, create new attacks, and perform astounding stunts. Wherever your adventure takes you, it's all about extreme skating, extreme action, and of course extreme style.
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Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
February 25, 2002
Tired of endlessly doing battle with meddling bandicoots, the nefarious Dr. Neo Cortex shrinks the entire Earth, and Crash and Coco along with it, to the size of a wumpa fruit. Luckily, Coco invents a machine to reverse the effects, but she needs crystals from around the world to power it. Crash must retrieve the crystals to help return the entire planet to its natural state. Experience Crash's biggest adventure yet, with gameplay modes ranging from side-scrolling to 3D chase levels to aerial dogfight combat sequences. Battle your way through over 20 huge levels and six unique locations to defeat Cortex and save the world.
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Pac-Man World 2
Platform:
PlayStation 2
February 24, 2002
Pac-Man is on a brand new adventure and once again dealing with the pesky Ghost Gang. His new quest takes him through 6 new lands with plenty of new surprises. Brand new features include ice skating, roller blading, submarine diving and many other exciting puzzles to solve. [Namco]
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Digimon Rumble Arena
Platform:
PlayStation
February 24, 2002
Cute, Cuddly, and Ready to Rumble! Digimon Rumble Arena comes to life in this truly Digimonumental release! With user friendly controls and loads of adventure, it's easy to learn, yet hard to put down. Fun for the entire family, Digimon Rumble Arena provides classic fighting gameplay for 1 or 2 players.
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Disney's Peter Pan in Return to Neverland
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
February 22, 2002
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Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park
Platform:
PlayStation 2
February 19, 2002
Rescue Splinter and Knothead, Woody's niece and nephew, from the evil talons of Buzz Buzzard! Join Woody in challenging his arch enemy, Buzz Buzzard, in the vile vulture's crazy theme park, where Splinter and Knothead are being held prisoner. Hop aboard to ride cannonballs, take a trip on a rocket, jump, duck, peck and surf your way through the many challenging obstacle courses-but watch out for the traps that Buzz and his pesky pals lay in your path! [DreamCatcher Interactive]
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Ultimate Fighting Championship: Tapout
Platform:
Xbox
February 17, 2002
UFC: Tapout perfectly portrays the real-life mixed-martial arts pay-per-view spectacular; complete with stylized fighter entrances and signature submission moves. A full roster of the world's most accomplished athletes, including current UFC middleweight world champion Tito Ortiz, as well as classic brawlers like Dan Severn, await and promise to offer gamers more full contact fighting than any other title ever created.
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New Legends
Platform:
Xbox
February 17, 2002
New Legends™ is a third-person action game setting man against militia, in a world of tomorrow where both technology and tradition blend to create a rich, and threatening world. It's a thrilling combination of mysticism and machines, of religion and aggression, of blades and bullets.
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Peter Pan in Disney's Return to Neverland
Platform:
PlayStation
February 14, 2002
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State of Emergency
Platform:
PlayStation 2
February 12, 2002
Enlist in the freedom movement to topple the tyrannical corporation. Freedom Agents duties include the following: Eliminate corporate officers, execute assassinations before targets flee to safety, steal sensitive items and documents from the corporation and return them to freedom agents at the safehouse, rescue captured allies from corporation deathsquads and help rescue them to safety. [Rockstar]
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WWF Raw
Platform:
Xbox
February 12, 2002
With WWE Raw, you can bring more than 35 WWE superstars into your living room. This game puts you inside the squared circle to compete against your favorite wrestlers in a variety of match types, including tag team, King of the Ring, and more. Each player has his or her own finishing moves, entrances, and entrance effects. Set up tournaments against the game's AI, or face off against three of your friends in multiplayer modes.
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Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Platform:
GameCube
February 11, 2002
Sonic and company are back and better than ever in Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Dr. Eggman is causing trouble once again, and it's up to Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles to stop him. Experience faster action, all-new two-player games, and a branching storyline that lets you choose to save the world as the Hero side, or conquer it as the Dark side. In the single-player mode, you'll go through more than 30 unique stages, which include a forgotten pyramid, an abandoned military base, and a giant space station. And then there's the expanded two-player mode, which features 12 playable characters competing in new head-to-head games.
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Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
Platform:
PlayStation 2
February 11, 2002
You control the fate of the gallant Maximo, who returns home to find his kingdom in shambles. Your once trusted advisor, Achille has wrought evil on the land. Not only is the countryside filled with hoards of the roaming undead, but the four wise Sorceresses have been imprisoned at the four corners of the Kingdom, and to make matters worse, your girlfriend, Princess Sophia has been forced to marry the scoundrel Achille. Help Maximo rescue the Sorceresses, restore good to the kingdom, whup Achille's butt, and while you're at it...get your girl back! [Capcom]
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Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
February 9, 2002
Mario hasn't even had a chance to savor his victory in the original Super Mario Advance, and already he's back for more in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2. This game is a re-creation of the Super NES classic Super Mario World, featuring every last secret exit and all 74 levels of platform-jumping action. Once again, Princess Peach has been kidnapped by the ever-diabolical Bowser, and Mario and Luigi set out on a massive adventure to rescue her. As either Mario or Luigi, you'll solve puzzles, shoot fireballs, fly, and discover the hidden secrets in Dinosaur Island.
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Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
Platform:
PC
February 4, 2002
Sam is back in the all new Second Episode of his battles with his arch-enemy Mental! After finding the Sirian spacecraft in ancient Egypt, Sam "Serious" Stone hijacked it and headed for Mental himself! But this, sadly, was not to be, as Sam lost control of the the alien craft and crash landed in the South American mountains. Now, Surrounded by an even stronger army of Mental's evil forces, Sam is forced to battle his way towards Mental's fortress and put a stop once and for all to his plans of world domination. [Take 2]
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Sonic Advance
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
February 3, 2002
Sonic is back to save the world! The evil Dr. Eggman is at it again, with a brand new scheme to trip up Sonic and his pals. Maneuver your way through obstacles, puzzles and traps to collect the chaos emeralds and defeat the vile Dr. Eggman before it's too late!
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Tekken Advance
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
January 28, 2002
Finally, the biggest, baddest bruiser of them all goes portable! And it's all here... the vicious combos, the killer graphics, and the greatest fighters. Practive your technique, remember to sidestep, and pray your skills are up to the challenge. Nothing compares to the massive bone crunching moves and brutal face-poundings of the King of Iron Fist Tournament.
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Darkened Skye
Platform:
PC
January 27, 2002
The dread lord Necroth rules the world armed with powerful stolen magic. All dissent is crushed. The only hope of destroying him rests with five ancient prisms bound in an amulet. The amulet remains, but the prisms were lost long ago. Enter Skye of Lynlora, recruited as Hero #1 in the battle against evil. Armed with her battle-staff, book of spells and wit, Skye must quest through the Troubled Lands to find the prisms. [Simon & Schuster]
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GoDai: Elemental Force
Platform:
PlayStation 2
January 21, 2002
The time has finally come for Hiro to avenge his family and face the forces of darkness alone. His mastery of the four elements is strong, but not yet powerful enough to face the fifth element: the Void. Now Hiro must become a Master of the Elements and complete the Trials of Earth, Wind, Water and Fire. Only then will he be ready to face the powers of darkness in the realm of the final element . . . the Void awaits. [3DO]
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Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Platform:
PC
January 20, 2002
As Lt. Mike Powell, member of the famed 1st Ranger Battalion, you'll battle through over 20 levels based on historical military campaigns of World War II. Fire period weapons and command authentic war vehicles as you silence the gun batteries at Port Arzew, survive the Omaha Beach landing, and more. [Electronic Arts]
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Dark Arena
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
January 18, 2002
Dark Arena is 20 levels of terrifying, non-stop action. You play the role of Angela Bradshaw, a special forces agent who is trapped in the bowels of a deadly labyrinth of maze-like passages crawling with bloodthirsty, genetic horrors. Armed with a deadly array of futuristic weaponry and your wits, you must make your escape.
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Beach Head 2002
Platform:
PC
January 14, 2002
Single-handedly you repel the onslaught and pummel your attackers through the night. Then, as day breaks, carry the battle inland to defend your command post against an all out air and ground assault. The enemy is on to your defensive tactics. It will take more than incidents of great valor to reach the next level in Beach Head 2002. [Infogrames]
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Rez
Platform:
PlayStation 2
January 7, 2002
Rez is fast-action shooter that takes you deep into the world's computer network. The "Project K" Network has recently been upgraded to handle the rapid expansion of the information age and the core, known as "Eden," holds the most advanced artificial intelligence the world has ever seen. Unfortunately, Eden cannot handle the ability to create her own thoughts and buckles under the pressure in an existential breakdown. She is lost deep inside the system, and you're the only one that can bring her back online, saving the world from utter chaos. [Sega]
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Tiny Toon Adventures: Wacky Stackers
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
December 30, 2001
Wacky Stackers slaps the Tiny Toons license onto a Puyo Puyo-like puzzle game.
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Phalanx
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
December 27, 2001
Aliens are invading Planet Delia! You're Rick Sanada, a crack fighter pilot assigned to the PHALANX A-144, the most powerful spacecraft ever created. Power-up your multiple weapons systems and hang on--the breathtaking graphics in this stunning arcade shooter are light years beyond anything seen in a portable game!
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Blood Wake
Platform:
Xbox
December 25, 2001
Ambushed and left for dead by your evil brother, your consuming passion is revenge. Commanding a series of increasingly lethal gunboats, you'll go ship-to-ship in high-speed, high-stakes combat in a desperate big to preserve freedom on the Dragon Seas.
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Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Platform:
PlayStation 2
December 20, 2001
Play as three unique species including the technologically powerful, hard partying Meccs, the ethereal and magical Sea Reapers, and the unstoppable behemoth known as Kabuto. [Interplay]
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
December 14, 2001
E.T. is in serious trouble, and needs your help! You must race against time to save him from the government agents, scientists and law enforcement officers that are trying to catch him. YOUR MISSION: Assemble the transmitter that will allow E.T. to "phone home", then arrange for him to be picked up by his spaceship before it's too late! E.T. needs your help; go save him...
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Mortal Kombat Advance
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
December 12, 2001
Prepare for the fight of your life as you enter Mortal Kombat Advance™ and discover what awaits you.
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Max Payne
Platform:
Xbox
December 12, 2001
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose--a fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, and now hunted by the cops and the mob. As Payne, you'll uncover plot twists, engage in dramatic "bullet-time" firefights with thugs, and fight your way through an unforgiving New York blizzard. Max can wield a variety of weapons including pistols, submachine guns, shotguns, sniper rifles, grenades, and Molotov cocktails. Prepare yourself for an involving story combined with slick action.
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KAO the Kangaroo
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
December 11, 2001
It's not entirely unlike Nintendo's Super Mario World, except that it's significantly more dull and frustrating.
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Max Payne
Platform:
PlayStation 2
December 6, 2001
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, and now hunted by cops and the mob. A man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain with this much-anticipated 3rd-person shooter. [Rockstar Games]
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Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force
Platform:
PlayStation 2
December 6, 2001
One blast from destruction, the U.S.S. Voyager is mysteriously transported into a null space infested with danger. As part of the Voyager's Elite Hazard Team, you must defend it from a host of scavenging aliens, infiltrate a Borg cube and derelict vessels to eradicate your deadly foes. [Majesco Sales Inc.]
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Planet Monsters
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
December 6, 2001
Planet Monsters doesn't bring much to this already well-established genre.
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Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
December 4, 2001
THQ is bringing the Episode I-based 3D action game to the Game Boy Advance.
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Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Platform:
PlayStation 2
December 4, 2001
Jak and Daxter are quite a comic duo! Jak's the strong, silent type of hero, while Daxter's the obnoxious comic nut! The adventure takes place across a massive piece of continuous coastline - you can explore freely, with no loading screens and no waiting time. All characters and environmental elements exist in real time and have incredibly smart A.I.; you can't ignore or hide from enemies, they will follow you everywhere. ("Which is supposed to be a good thing?") [Sony]
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Mega Man X6
Platform:
PlayStation
December 4, 2001
It's been three weeks since Earth's near collision with the space colony Eurasia. The disaster was averted by Zero's heroics. Now, on a bruised and battered planet, tales of rampagning reploids are surfacing. It's up to Mega Man X to investigate these mysteries but it's not going to be easy. Mega Man X must battle through a maze of levels and rescure reploids along the way. Return to battle agagin and again with the new Nightmare System, which randomizes level maps, enemies and endings based on how you play the game. Mega man X is back and now it's personal!
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Legends of Wrestling
Platform:
PlayStation 2
December 3, 2001
The names speak for themselves: Hulk Hogan, Bret "Hitman" Hart, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Rob Van Dam, Terry Funk, The Road Warriors, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka , Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Ted DiBiase, The Iron Sheik, "King Kong" Bundy, and George "The Animal" Steele, just to name a few.
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Super Smash Bros. Melee
Platform:
GameCube
December 3, 2001
Nintendo's all-star cast of combatants is back in Super Smash Bros. Melee, along with a new batch of brawlers ready to tear it up. The sequel to Super Smash Bros. keeps the same basic premise: Characters duke it out in interactive environments, using special attacks and various items to knock each other into the abyss. Some new defensive techniques add an even deeper level of complexity to the combat. In addition to traditional battle royale matches, players can select all-new ways to play like Coin mode and Tournament mode.
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Gunfighter: The Legend of Jesse James
Platform:
PlayStation
November 30, 2001
It's steel justice in the Old West -- Gunslingin' outlaw Jesse James is layin' down the law on a posse of no-good bandits. These thieves have snatched Jesse's sweetheart, Zee, and done shot dead his partner, Cole. Now is high time to unshuck yer six shooter, save Zee and send them varmints packin' in a pine box!
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Planet of the Apes
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
November 30, 2001
Step into the shoes of Ulysses, a deep-space astronaut shipwrecked on a futuristic earth dominated by apes. The only way to stop humans from becoming extinct is to stop Ape General Ursus from carrying out his genocidal plan.
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Rampage Puzzle Attack
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
November 29, 2001
The giant monsters from Midway's classic action game expand their horizons in this Tetris-style puzzle title.
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Dragon Rage
Platform:
PlayStation 2
November 27, 2001
Take to the skies as Cael Cyndar, the powerful and heroic Dragon, through sixteen single-player and cooperative campaign levels. Features eight unique and fully interactive environments and six unique head-to-head multiplayer levels including Egg Hunt, Feeding Frenzy, and Dragon Duel. [3DO]
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Ecks vs. Sever
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
November 27, 2001
An FBI agent and a rogue NSA agent are pitted against each other in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Both skilled assassins bent on personal revenge, each must terminate the other in order to survive. But unknown to each other, they are both pawns in a much larger conspiracy. Now the as the hunters become the hunted, they must both determine who the real enemy is.
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The Powerpuff Girls: Mojo Jojo A-Go-Go
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
November 27, 2001
While the game can't be recommended as highly as the incredible cartoon it's based on, Powerpuff Girls: Mojo-Jojo A-Go-Go is a capable shooter in its own right.
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Dynasty Warriors 3
Platform:
PlayStation 2
November 26, 2001
Dive into battlefield action with over 20 intense stages and 40 playable warriors. More than 10 stages of varying sizes and objectives have been added to the original game in addition to more troop types, such as the powerful elephant cavalry. [KOEI]
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Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog
Platform:
Game Boy Advance
November 24, 2001
Firefly Swamp is dying and the frogs from the Elder Council have asked Frogger to save it! To do so, Frogger must undertake a grueling quest to collect the sacred elements needed to keep the swamp alive. These elements have been stolen by the evil Mr. D and have been spread throughout four perilous worlds. Frogger must travel to each world retrieve the stolen elements and defeat Mr. D's evil henchmen. Then and only then will he be able to enter the Temple of the Frog to face the treacherous Mr. D.
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Codename: Outbreak
Platform:
PC
November 24, 2001
In the year 2034, Earth has barely escaped the collision with a comet. Passing in dangerous proximity to the Earth, the comet scorched the atmosphere and hundreds of meteorites poured their fiery rain down causing death and destruction and delivering alien life spores which started quickly developing under the planet's conditions. Within several days after the catastrophe aliens spread across vast territories and captured many objectives. The game plot describes a military campaign to resist the invasion and the main character's participation in it. [GSC Game World]
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Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves
Platform:
Dreamcast
November 23, 2001
10 years have passed since Terry Bogard won the King of Fighters Tournament. Since then, many warriors from around the world have been honing their skills, waiting for a chance to win the greatest title a fighter can earn.
Now invitations have been sent to 12 new contenders from around the globe -- signifying the end of their wait and the chance to take part in the toughest contest of martial arts known to man. Only one fighter walks away unscathed, the rest face certain destruction.
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Combat
Platform:
PC
November 20, 2001
The game everyone remembers and loves for its intensity and great head-to-head competition is reborn and revamped for the 21st century. Relive past contests and discover new ways to battle opponents with futuristic tanks in a cagey game of hide-and-seek (and destroy!) Have fun all over again with simple game features, quick reflexes and the pursuit of high scores. It's the way games were meant to be. [Infogrames]
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Kabuki Warriors
Platform:
Xbox
November 19, 2001
As a fight promoter for a troop of Kabuki warriors trying to travel from Edo to Kyoto, your actor/samurai must possess both strength and style. Along the way you will have to fight other Kabuki troops, garner the crowds favor to receive tips, and trade warriors with your defeated counterparts. You will need a very accomplished group of samurai when you arrive in Kyoto to defeat the city's star troop.
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Platform:
PC
November 19, 2001
As B.J. Blazkowicz, a highly decorated Army Ranger recruited into the Office of Secret Actions, you are tasked with escaping and then returning to Castle Wolfenstein in an attempt to thwart Heinrich Himmler's occult and genetic experiments. Through genetic engineering and the harnessing of occult powers, Himmler hopes to raise an unstoppable army to level the Allies once and for all. You must first escape from imprisonment in the castle to report the strange creatures and happenings in and around Wolfenstein to the OSA. Your mission takes a drastic turn as you learn the depth of Himmler's plans and what you must do to defeat the evil he has unleashed. [Activision]
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Frogger: The Great Quest
Platform:
PlayStation 2
November 18, 2001
When Frogger makes a wish on a falling star, the Fairy Frogmother appears and tells him he should follow his heart's desire. She grants him three gifts: a Magic Bag that can hold many items, the power to see Fairies and Magic Items, and protection from serious harm. With her advice and support, Frogger gathers up his courage and sets off in search of the adventure of a lifetime. [Konami]
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