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 |
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 |
February 2 |
R-Type Final |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
February 9 |
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles |
N/A |
N/A |
GCN |
N/A |
February 9 |
Metroid: Zero Mission |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
February 9 |
EverQuest: Gates of Discord |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
February 10 |
Nightshade |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
February 10 |
Unreal II: The Awakening |
N/A |
N/A |
Xbox |
N/A |
February 10 |
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
February 17 |
Jet Li: Rise to Honor |
N/A |
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 2 |
Drakengard |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
March 2 |
Lifeline |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
March 2 |
Ninja Gaiden |
N/A |
N/A |
Xbox |
N/A |
March 2 |
Scooby-Doo: Mystery Mayhem |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox, GCN |
GBA |
March 8 |
The Suffering |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox |
N/A |
March 2 |
MTX Mototrax |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox |
N/A |
March 9 |
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes |
N/A |
N/A |
GCN |
N/A |
March 9 |
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 |
March 19 |
Sacred[2] |
Windows (EU) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
March 23 |
Far Cry |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
March 23 |
Final Fantasy XI |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 (US) |
N/A |
March 23 |
Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma |
N/A |
N/A |
GCN |
N/A |
March 23 |
Sonic Heroes |
Windows |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox, GCN |
N/A |
March 24 |
Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2, GCN |
N/A |
March 25 |
Sacred[3] |
Windows (NA) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
March 31 |
Resident Evil Outbreak |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
April 5 |
Alias |
Win |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox |
N/A |
April 5 |
Fight Night 2004 |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox |
N/A |
April 12 |
Painkiller |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
April 13 |
TOCA Race Driver 2 |
N/A |
N/A |
Xbox |
N/A |
April 20 |
Hitman: Contracts |
Windows |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox |
N/A |
April 20 |
Manhunt |
Windows |
N/A |
Xbox |
N/A |
April 27 |
City of Heroes |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
April 27 |
Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
May 4 |
La Pucelle: Tactics |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
May 4 |
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 |
PS2, Xbox, GCN |
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 |
May 25 |
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 3 |
Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
June 3 |
Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
June 7 |
Sonic Advance 3 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
June 7 |
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures |
N/A |
N/A |
GCN |
N/A |
June 8 |
Ribbit King |
N/A |
GCN |
N/A |
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 |
June 15 |
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
June 21 |
Driver 3 |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox |
N/A |
June 29 |
CT Special Forces 2: Back in the Trenches |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
June 29 |
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 13 |
Tales of Symphonia |
N/A |
N/A |
GCN |
N/A |
July 20 |
Catwoman |
Windows |
N/A |
GCN, PS2, Xbox |
GBA |
July 20 |
Puyo Pop Fever |
N/A |
N/A |
GCN |
N/A |
July 20 |
Sudeki |
N/A |
N/A |
Xbox |
N/A |
July 21 |
Crimson Tears |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
July 22 |
Bujinagi |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
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 |
August 24 |
Viewtiful Joe |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
August 30 |
Pikmin 2 |
N/A |
N/A |
GCN |
N/A |
August 30 |
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 |
September 7 |
Silent Hill 4: The Room |
Windows |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox |
N/A |
September 8 |
Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
September 9 |
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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 |
September 13 |
Digimon Racing |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
September 13 |
EverQuest: Omens of War |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
September 13 |
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 |
September 14 |
Gradius V |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
N/A |
September 14 |
Bad Boys: Miami Takedown |
N/A |
GCN, PS2, Xbox |
N/A |
N/A |
September 14 |
Call of Duty: United Offensive |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
September 14 |
Fable |
N/A |
N/A |
Xbox |
N/A |
September 14 |
Sly 2: Band of Thieves |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
September 14 |
The Sims 2 |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
September 17 |
Crisis Zone |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
September 20 |
F-Zero: GP Legend |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
September 20 |
Def Jam: Fight for NY |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox, GCN |
N/A |
September 20 |
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 |
September 21 |
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia |
Windows |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
September 21 |
Second Sight |
N/A |
N/A |
GCN, PS2, Xbox |
N/A |
September 21 |
Star Wars: Battlefront |
Windows |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox |
N/A |
September 21 |
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 |
September 22 |
Katamari Damacy |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
September 22 |
Rome: Total War |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
September 23 |
Crash Twinsanity |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox |
N/A |
September 28 |
Myst IV: Revelation |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
October 1 |
Scaler |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox, GCN |
N/A |
October 1 |
Crash Twinsanity |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox |
N/A |
October 4 |
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 |
Windows |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox, GCN |
GBA |
October 5 |
Tribes: Vengeance |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
October 5 |
Conflict: Vietnam |
Windows |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox |
N/A |
October 5 |
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude |
Win |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox |
N/A |
October 5 |
Mega Man Zero 3 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
October 5 |
Syberia II |
N/A |
N/A |
Xbox |
N/A |
October 11 |
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door |
N/A |
N/A |
GCN |
N/A |
October 12 |
Lilo & Stitch 2: Hämsterviel Havoc |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
October 12 |
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
October 12 |
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox, GCN |
GBA |
October 12 |
FIFA Football 2005 |
Windows |
PS1 |
PS2, GCN |
GBA, PSP |
October 12 |
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 |
October 19 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus |
Windows US 10/29/04, EU 03/04/05 |
PS1 |
PS2 US 10/19/04, EU 03/11/05 |
GCN |
Xbox US 10/19/04, EU 03/11/05 |
GBA, PSP |
October 19 |
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
October 22 |
Sacred Plus[4] (EU) |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
October 25 |
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
October 25 |
OutRun 2 |
N/A |
N/A |
Xbox |
N/A |
October 26 |
Dead or Alive Ultimate |
N/A |
N/A |
Xbox |
N/A |
October 26 |
Grand Theft Auto |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
October 26 |
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 |
Win |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
October 26 |
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
October 26 |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
October 27 |
The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigino Dungeon |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
October 29 |
The Incredibles (video game) |
US 10/29/04, EU 11/05/04 |
N/A |
PS2 US 10/31/04, EU 11/05/04, JP 12/02/04, EU 07/22/05, US 08/03/05 |
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 |
November 2 |
Killzone |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
November 2 |
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November 2 |
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
November 2 |
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 |
PS2, Xbox, GCN |
N/A |
November 3 |
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 |
November 5 |
Bejeweled 2 |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November 8 |
EverQuest II |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November 9 |
Halo 2 |
N/A |
N/A |
Xbox |
N/A |
November 9 |
Jak 3 |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
November 9 |
Shaman King: Master of Spirits |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
November 9 |
Shaman King: Power of Spirits |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
N/A |
November 10 |
Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox |
N/A |
GBA |
November 10 |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (video game) |
Windows |
N/A |
PS2, GCN, Xbox |
GBA |
November 15 |
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
November 15 |
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes |
N/A |
N/A |
GCN |
N/A |
November 15 |
MTX Mototrax |
Win |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November 15 |
Need for Speed: Underground 2 |
Windows |
N/A |
PS2 GCN Xbox |
GBA, NDS |
November 16 |
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
November 16 |
Feel the Magic: XY/XX |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
NDS |
November 16 |
Fight Club |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox |
N/A |
November 16 |
Half-Life 2 |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November 16 |
Joint Operations: Escalation |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November 16 |
Spider-Man 2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
NDS |
November 16 |
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November 17 |
Asphalt Urban GT |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
NDS |
November 17 |
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone |
N/A |
N/A |
Xbox |
N/A |
November 17 |
King Arthur |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
November 17 |
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
November 17 |
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 |
November 18 |
Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
November 18 |
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean |
N/A |
N/A |
GCN |
N/A |
November 18 |
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 |
November 21 |
Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
NDS |
November 22 |
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox, GCN |
NDS |
November 22 |
JFK: Reloaded |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November 23 |
Alien Hominid |
N/A |
N/A |
GCN |
N/A |
November 23 |
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 |
November 30 |
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within |
Windows |
N/A |
PS2, Xbox, GCN |
N/A |
December 1 |
Painkiller: Battle out of Hell |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
December 1 |
Scrapland |
Windows |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
December 1 |
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 |
December 6 |
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 |
December 7 |
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
December 7 |
Kuon |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
December 7 |
It's Mr. Pants |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GBA |
December 7 |
Mega Man X8 |
N/A |
N/A |
PS2 |
N/A |
December 7 |
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 |
December 8 |
Sprung |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
NDS |
December 8 |
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 |
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.