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The award-winning Phantasy Star Online returns with CARD Revolution. Incorporating card collecting and turn-based strategic card battles, PSO 3 is an entirely new way to experience PSO's popular world of characters, creatures and items. Choose to play the "Light" or "Dark" decks. Use hundred of cards and win additional cards in battles and trades. An online "visual lobby" also allows players from all PSO games to gather, share information and edit decks, and then take their characters to the planet surface for strategic battles. Playable off or online via the GameCube's Modem or Broadband Adapter, PSO 3 is the ultimate Phantasy Star Online game.
One of the most popular baseball franchises ever returns with some major league upgrades for 2005. All of last year's game modes are back, with the addition of a new scenario mode called This Week in Baseball. Five difficulty levels make this year's version more beginner-friendly, without sacrificing the franchise's realistic difficulty that hardcore fans appreciate. The exclusive new FielderCam lets you see hit balls coming right at you when playing the field, and improved motion capture and player modeling look fantastic. This year, ASB05 also features the deepest franchise mode ever, as well as downloadable rosters and the option to play head-to-head with friends online!
Smash the competition to bits! In Destruction Derby Arenas, get behind the wheel of a steel monster for insane arena car battles. Bash your friends in split-screen versus mode or take on strangers in 20-player online free-for-alls with broadband support. Mash it up in 18 tracks and arenas filled with hydraulic lifts, speeding trains, bridges, pits, buildings and ramps. 20 muscle cars are upgradeable and fully destructible. Unlock hidden characters, cars and levels. Destruction Derby Arenas takes muscle car fighting to the next level.
Leave the pack in the dust as you tear up the track in one of the fastest, most realistic motocross games to date. Race your way to the top and emerge as the ultimate MX athlete in a non-linear career mode that tests your talents in freestyle, motocross and supercross racing, earning cash as you go. Dozens of unlockable bikes from Yamaha, Suzuki and KTM include 125cc, 250cc and 450cc models that you can climb onto as any of 13 pro riders, including Travis Pastrana. Race through 25 challenging locales, or create your own using the extensive track editor. If you think you have the skills, face off against 3 other riders in intense online competition!
The shadowy world of Ninja combat finally reaches the Xbox with Tenchu: Return from Darkness, a greatly expanded port of the PS2 "Wrath of Heaven" title released in 2003. Your master, Lord Gohda, calls on you again to save 16th Century Japan by stopping the evil armies of Lord Tenrai. Explore 11 detailed levels (including 2 new ones) with unique objectives like theft, espionage and assassination. All-new tools and abilities include the option to drag bodies, use ninja mind control, and employ flash bombs. 6 multiplayer levels allow you to play in person or online against an opponent, completing co-op missions together, or hunting one another in lethal deathmatches.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Raven Shield is the third chapter in the popular Rainbow Six series. Stunning graphics and engrossing storylines will pull you into the global games of national security and counter-terrorism. You'll select your Rainbow team from elite military forces, outfitting them with different high-tech equipment and weapons depending on the needs of each mission. With a map interface, you will plan your strategies before you attack terrorists, defuse bombs, rescue hostages or gather vital intelligence. 15 missions span the globe, from England to Norway, from the Caribbean islands to Rio de Janeiro.
Future Tactics: The Uprising is an innovative turn-based tactical RPG that retains the fast-paced action of an adventure platformer set in the near future. Single-player Story mode follows the quest of a young boy, his sister and a motley band of heroes as they fight to free humanity from the grip of extra-dimensional aliens. A two-player Battle mode provides intense head-to-head battles of epic proportions. And Boot Camp tutorial mode will take you from novice to Future Tactician. Future Tactic's unique battle engine allows for constant action as you fight through 19 expansive 3D levels.
The wet and wild world of extreme watercraft racing splashes down onto the Xbox this spring with Carve, the jet ski ride of a lifetime! Race through no less than 27 challenging international locales, from American rivers and the frozen Arctic to exotic Thailand. Incredibly realistic water and wave effects change with each location and weather condition. Take your team to the top of the circuit playing as one of 8 riders, each with individual racing styles and signature tricks. Race with up to four friends in split-screen multiplayer mode, or take on 7 other challengers in intense Xbox Live action, including an online-only co-op team mode.
Return to the big leagues in Sega's ESPN MLB 2004! All the bells and whistles of the popular Sega ESPN sports franchise go to bat. Steal the show with Power Pitching, seamless online gameplay, and riveting ESPN coverage and commentary by Jon Miller and Karl Ravech. Hundreds of new animations put you right in the action, with breaking bats, power-slides, on-deck batters, curtain calls, player reactions and pitching moves. A more competitive Franchise Mode will have you pushing your outfit to the limit. If you win big, you may be lured to another organization. If you lose, you might be fired! With clutch gameplay and manager-player drama, ESPN MLB 2004 will test your Major League mettle.
The original rally game experience returns with Colin McRae Rally 4. Play in eight single and multiplayer modes including Group B modes, Expert, Stages and Rallies. You will race around the world, from England to the US, from Australia to Finland. Race in the Citroen Xsara, the Mitsubishi EVO 7 and the Subaru Impreza. Take your ride all the way to the championship or play against friends in split-screen four-player races. As you peel and swerve through snow, rain, ice, mud and sand, you'll experience state of the art car handling physics and simulation graphics. Every course is meticulously made with optimal rally realism in mind.
Combining over-the-top action with the classic fantasy horror of vampires and werewolves, Van Helsing is a rip-roaring take on the equally larger-than-life Hollywood film starring Hugh Jackman. Van Helsing, demon-hunter, will fight through 13 wild missions in Transylvania, squaring off with Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolf Man, and Count Dracula himself! With his arsenal of tojo blades, scimitars, dual pistols, crossbow, hand-cranked gatling gun and his signature grappling hook, Van Helsing will hack a righteous path of destruction through Transylvania. Supernatural evil now has one man to fear. Show no mercy, Van Helsing!
Avoid the Friday night headaches of crowds and uncomfortable bowling shoes, and go on a world tour of Strike Force Bowling! Bowl in exotic locales, including the deck of a pirate ship and Egypt. Master the bowling ball and compete for the perfect 300 game win. With a real-to-life physics engine, Strike Force Bowling is perfect for more serious bowling enthusiasts. Game modes include Skins, Golf, Challenge, Practice, Open, and Tournament.
Who needs a license to kill when you're a rogue MI6 agent working for the bad guys? GoldenEye: Rogue Agent plays with the fantasy notion that bad guys have just as much fun as the good guys. As a dismissed 00 agent now working for Auric Goldfinger, you will team up with Oddjob, Scaramanga, Xenia Onatopp and Pussy Galore. You will also have to watch your back, because not all villains are allies. GoldenEye: Rogue Agent features all of the style, globe-trotting excitement and neat gadgets that make regular Bond flicks a riot. Modes include single-player story mode, multiplayer deathmatches, and innovative war games for single- and multiple players.
NOTE: This game works best with Dance Pad or Dance Mat game controllers, not included with rental or purchase. The sensational Dance Dance Revolution returns to Xbox with DDR Ultramix 2! Xbox Live enabled, Ultramix 2 allows you to download even more new content and features, and compete in dance-athons against friends and strangers online! Whether in the online discotheque or in your home, you will foot-loose your way through an infectious virtual dance world. Work up a sweat in Work Out mode (you can track how many calories you burn!) and design your own dance moves in Edit mode. Compete in dance-offs like in You've Been Served in Team Battle mode. In Synch mode, pair up and dance in complete synchronicity with your partner. Up to 18 players can play at the same time.
Sega raises the roof with ESPN NFL 2K5! Awesome gameplay and graphics, including bone-crunching tackle controls, offensive attacks, an innovative first-person player mode, and fantasy franchise features, make ESPN NFL 2K5 a contender for hottest football title of 2004. Robust online capabilities raise the stakes with online play, real-time stats and buddy lists. Fast, intense and intuitive football action will thrill fans, while The Crib mode allows players to live the lifestyle of a pro football star. You can even rip your own music to create the perfect custom soundtrack for your games! ESPN presentation style features Chris Berman and Suzy Kolber.
Sega raises the roof with ESPN NFL 2K5! Awesome gameplay and graphics, including bone-crunching tackle controls, offensive attacks, an innovative first-person player mode, and fantasy franchise features, make ESPN NFL 2K5 a contender for hottest football title of 2004. Robust online capabilities raise the stakes with online play, real-time stats and buddy lists. Fast, intense and intuitive football action will thrill fans, while The Crib mode allows players to live the lifestyle of a pro football star. You can even rip your own music to create the perfect custom soundtrack for your games! ESPN presentation style features Chris Berman and Suzy Kolber.
Colin McRae Rally 2005 skids into the competition with another in-depth rally racing simulator. With the same core commitment to graphics and gameplay, Colin McRae Rally pulls out more than a few stops for 2005. Central to the experience is the new multi-discipline career challenge. Race through over 20 different classes of rally events in 9 international locations. Choose from over 30 cars including Volkswagen Golf MK5, Lancia Stratos, Alfa Romeo 147 GTA, Alfetta GTV Turbodelta, Peugeot 206, and the VW Beetle RSi.
The sequel to the hit online puzzle game Collapse!, Super Collapse! II takes the puzzle craze to the handheld domain with four infectious game modes. Classic Mode features the original fast-paced puzzler that millions know and love. Puzzle Mode feautres 100 different challenges sure to test your neurons and reflexes! Relapse Mode features twice the fun and challenge, with more difficult puzzles and fast, frantic action. And in Strategy Mode, every move counts!
Race in the super fast toy cars in the Room Zoom manor! Room Zoom is arcade rally car racing featuring realistic car handling and 16 different vehicles, each with their own driving style. Play against up to 4 friends offline or 6 players online in Race or Championship modes, and mini-games Domination and Soccer. Variable difficulty levels include easy, medium, hard. Race around and crash into ketchup slicks, rotating fans and buzzing power tools! Five powerups include lightning, fire, ice, nitro and shield.
In Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge, players are thrust into competition on a hot new extreme game show on which they must complete perilous stunts and win intense races. If able to beat opponents and impress the audience with fearless maneuvers, they will advance into other "episodes" and win better cars. At the end of the season, the driver with the most courage and best stunt skills will cruise away in a gold-plated car as the Hot Wheels Champion. The game will allow players to choose from 30 authentic Hot Wheels cars in 24 stunt challenges and 12 tracks set in environments such as Buccaneer Bay, Jurassic Jam, and Tiki Island.
The shameless bunch from the Outlaw series returns to the repressed world of golf with their outrageously twisted antics. 11 over-the-top characters turn boring old Golf into a rowdy and tasteless display of uninhibited fun; scantily clad babes, wannabe rappers and deviant thugs take to the course and give a whole new meaning to playing from the rough. Play through 8 extreme courses, each with their own dynamic weather conditions. 13 play styles range from match and tournament play to time attack and baseball golf!
Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes The Neighborhood lands gamers smack in the middle of Small Town America, USA. Backyard Wrestling Inc. has selected "your town" as the prime location for its first live pay-per-view event. They've put a million dollar cash prize on the line for the wrestler who's got enough smackdown to claim the unified BYW Championship. Retoooled single-player gaming is complete with rebuilt levels and an all-new "Quest for the Belt" Mode, offering more gameplay depth and replay value.
Bring your school spirit and get your coaching clipboard ready as you head to the hardwood for an all-new season of ESPN College Hoops! Write your own Cinderella Story on your way to the Final Four with over 320 Division 1 teams to choose from, including many smaller schools. A fully revamped Legacy Mode adds more new features than you can shake a coach's whistle at, giving you more franchise control than any other college basketball game to date. Team play and accurate execution are more emphasized in this year's version without sacrificing any of the flashy gameplay that fans of the franchise would expect. Take your favorite school up against the competition online if you think you've got the skills.
Bring your school spirit and get your coaching clipboard ready as you head to the hardwood for an all-new season of ESPN College Hoops! Write your own Cinderella Story on your way to the Final Four with over 320 Division 1 teams to choose from, including many smaller schools. A fully revamped Legacy Mode adds more new features than you can shake a coach's whistle at, giving you more franchise control than any other college basketball game to date. Team play and accurate execution are more emphasized in this year's version without sacrificing any of the flashy gameplay that fans of the franchise would expect. Take your favorite school up against the competition online if you think you've got the skills.
