The game was released in September 2001 as the second installment in the Silent Hill series. While set in the series' eponymous fictional American town, Silent Hill 2 is not a direct sequel to the first Silent Hill game. More humanoid than their counterparts in the preceding game, some of the monsters...
Well-received publicly and critically, with over four million sales and more than 60 awards , the game spawned two expansion packs for the PC: Tribunal and Bloodmoon. The central quests concern the deity Dagoth Ur, housed within the volcanic Red Mountain, who seeks to gain power and break Morrowind free...
Shadow the Hedgehog is a character who appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series released by Sega. Designed as Sonic's arch-rival, Shadow has been featured in a variety of Sonic series games, including a self-titled game, which received mixed reviews. Shadow encounters the androids of himself over the...
Monster Jam is a live motorsport event tour and television show operated by Feld Entertainment. The series is sanctioned under the umbrella of the United States Hot Rod Association and takes place primarily in the United States. Monster Jam shows are held throughout the whole year with more shows during...
Forza Motorsport is a 2005 simulation racing video game developed by Turn 10 Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox gaming system. The game is the first installment in the Forza series, a series that has continued on Microsoft's subsequent consoles, the Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox...
The only individual who can bend all four elements, the "Avatar", is responsible for maintaining balance between the world's four nations, and serves as the bridge between the physical world and the spirit world. The series is presented in a style that combines anime with American cartoons, and relies...
Developed by MicroProse and Chris Sawyer and published by Hasbro Interactive, the game was released for Microsoft Windows on March 31, 1999 and was later ported to the Xbox game console. Roller Coaster Tycoon has received two expansion packs: Added Attractions in 1999, and Loopy Landscapes in 2000. The...
The franchise began with the original television series in 1978 and was later followed by a short-run sequel series , a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games. With the aid of a human named Baltar, the Cylons carry out a massive attack on the Twelve Colonies...
As part of the Playstation 2 classics program, the Playstation 2 version was re-released in Europe on the PlayStation Network in late February 2012 and September 17, 2014 in Japan. Sonic Heroes is the eighth primary installment in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Speed characters can perform homing attacks...
The Sims is a life simulation video game series, developed by EA Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. The games in The Sims series are largely sandbox games, in that they lack any defined goals . Game designer Will Wright was inspired to create a "virtual doll house" after losing his home...
Call of Cthulhu, the official videogame inspired by Chaosium's classic pen and paper RPG, brings you deep into a world of creeping madness and shrouded Old Gods within Lovecraft's iconic universe. 1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into t…
Need for Speed: Underground is a 2003 racing video game and the seventh installment in the Need for Speed series. Three different versions of the game were produced: one for consoles and Microsoft Windows, and another for the Game Boy Advance. It was the first game in the series to offer a career mode...
High Rollers Casino is a 2004 casino video game co-developed by Cinemaware and Virtual Toysfor the Playstation 2 and Xbox gaming consoles. Upon beginning the game, the player is tasked with the creation of a character. High Rollers Casino was generally IGNored by critics not receiving the minimum requirement...
It follows Kate Walker, the protagonist, as she attempts to wrap up a sale on behalf of her law firm and travels across Europe and Russia. In addition to the main plot, the game contains a subplot conducted via calls received on Kate's cell phone. The game contains elements of art nouveau and steampunk...
The franchise originated with the Pirates of the Caribbean theme ride attraction, which opened at Disneyland in 1967 and was one of the last Disney theme park attractions overseen by Walt Disney.
Since 2010, FlatOut games have been developed by Dutch video game developer Team6 game studios B.V., with the first release being FlatOut Wii in 2010, exclusively for the Wii. FlatOut was first released on November 5, 2004 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox. FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage is the third game in...
Midnight Club II is a racing video game developed and published by Rockstar San Diego (formerly Angel Studios). It is the first sequel to Midnight Club: Street Racing, published for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows. Players can race through cities based on Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo....
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 is the fourth game in Tony Hawk's series. This game was the last of the main Tony Hawk's video game series to be flanked with the Pro Skater name for 13 years until the release Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 in 2015. Pro Skater 4 is a departure from the previous three games' Career...
Returning after his mother's murder to the semi-fictional city of Los Santos (based on Los Angeles), Carl Johnson, a former gang banger, must take back the streets for his family and friends by gaining respect and once again gaining control over the city. However, a story filled with plots, lies and...
Half-Life 2 is a first-person shooter video game and the sequel to Half-Life . Some years after the events of Half-Life, protagonist Gordon Freeman is woken by the enigmatic G-Man to find the world has been taken over by the alien Combine. The game won 39 "Game of the Year" awards and the title...
It is the eighth installment in the Need for Speed series and the direct sequel to Need for Speed: Underground. Brooke Burke is the voice of Rachel Teller, the person who guides the player throughout the game. The Nintendo DS port introduces a new feature in which the player can design custom decals...
In the year 1986, Tommy Vercetti is heavily indebted to his mafia superiors after a drug deal gone awry, but his dreams of taking over Vice City (based on Miami) push him down a different path. Featuring a wide variety of vehicles, unique radio stations playing hit songs from the era and an intense atmosphere,...
Max Payne is a third-person shooter in which the player assumes the role of its titular character, Max Payne. Almost all the gameplay involves bullet time-based gun-fights and levels are generally straightforward, occasionally incorporating platforming and puzzle-solving elements. The game's storyline...
