Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
Release Date: 11/2/2004

Lord of the Rings, The Third Age videogame allows players to adventure through Middle-earth, building a party of heroes as they journey. Players battle on the side of the Fellowship, but can unlock additional encounters where they fight on the side of Sauron as they progress. In the game, players will interact with the characters of the Fellowship in a unique structure, taking on individual quests while intersecting the major events of the film trilogy that drive the story forward. Parties will traverse through both familiar and seldom-glimpsed locations, using an innovative turn-based battle system as they fight, encountering the demonic Balrog in the Mines of Moria, defending the fallen city of Osgiliath, or trying to destroy Helm's Deep.





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Spyro: A Hero’s Tail
Release Date: 11/2/2004

Spyro must save the Dragon Realms from the Evil Red Dragon who has planted light-sapping Dark Gems all over the Dragon Realms in an attempt to capture and control the world. With the help of his allies, Spyro must seek out and destroy all of the Dark Gems to return the lands back to normal and to save the Dragon Realms from the evil dragon’s tyrannical control.


$49.99



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Godzilla: Save the Earth
Release Date: 11/2/2004

An epic action adventure game featuring grand scale nuclear-powered monster-bashing mayhem. Based on the classic character movie license from Toho Co., Ltd., Godzilla®: Save the Earth will faithfully recreate the look and feel of the gargantuan film legend and take the fighting element of Godzilla®: Destroy All Monsters Melee - Atari's smash fighting game which originally shipped in 2002 -- to the next level with an all new Action Mode and online multiplayer fighting.


$39.99



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The Bard's Tale
Release Date: 11/2/2004

Forget the quest to save the world, our hero is interested in just two things...coin and cleavage. A deep RPG experience with non-linear game play resulting in many different outcomes and true replay value. Using the "Snarkom" conversation system lets the players choose the tone of the Bard's interactions between 'snarky' or 'nice'. Make your choice and live with the consequences.





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Sonic Mega Collection Plus
Release Date: 11/2/2004

Sonic Mega Collection Plus will feature seven Sonic The Hedgehog games from the SEGA Genesis, three lock-on games, four additional unlockable Genesis games, six Sonic the Hedgehog SEGA Game Gear games, and a Sonic museum filled with art, comics and more.





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Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventure
Release Date: 11/2/2004

You will need all of your senses to track and hunt 36 game animals. Every animal featured is a true-to-life representation specific to the region you are hunting. Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures takes the very best of previous Cabela's titles to re-create the true hunting experience. Watch as the terrain is affected by weather, seasonal changes and time of day changes. What was familiar in one season may be drastically different when experienced in another. Plus, go head-to-head with other hunters to claim bragging rights to the highest scores.





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IHRA Professional Drag Racing 2005
Release Date: 11/4/2004

From the creators of the most successful drag racing games in the world comes the next generation of drag racing action - IHRA Professional Drag Racing 2005 (IHRA Pro). IHRA Pro takes this best-selling series to a new level with its outstanding graphics, realistic physics, presentation, and, most importantly, intense racing action.





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Halo 2
Release Date: 11/9/2004

Pushing the Xbox hardware to its very limits, Halo 2 will expand on everything that made the original game great, plus add a wealth of technological and gameplay advances. Significantly improved graphics, enhanced AI, destructible and interactive environments, and an advanced real-time lighting engine are just a small part of Halo 2's evolution of design and technology. Every improvement in Halo 2 is designed to take gameplay to a new level, and in the end, to tell a better story.


$49.99



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Tron 2.0: Killer App
Release Date: 11/9/2004

Tron 2.0: Killer App is an epic FPS that digitizes players inside the world of a war-ravaged computer system on the verge of collapse from a seemingly unstoppable army of corrupt programs lead by the evil “user” Thorne. As Thorne’s relentless army grows, it infects helpless programs, converting them into savage digital mercenaries aimed at spreading viral agents throughout the system. The security forces in the system struggle to quarantine the corruption, but are hopelessly outnumbered by the mounting army of infected programs. Only a human “user” inside the computer world, armed with an arsenal of powerful digital weapons and vehicles, can even the odds. Players will face off in action-packed warfare against legions of horribly mutated programs as they fight to stop the corruption from spreading.


$39.99



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The URBZ: Sims in the City
Release Date: 11/9/2004

For the first time, Sims are living in the city where reputation (rep) is everything. Players will custom-create these new Sims, called Urbz, by customizing their unique style and building their status to become the biggest “player” in the city.


$49.99



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Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes The Neighborhood
Release Date: 11/9/2004

Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes The Neighborhood places gamers deep in the heart of Small Town America. Backyard Wrestling Inc. has announced "your town" as the location of its first live pay per view. They've put a million dollars cash prize on the line for the wrestler who's got what it takes to destroy every obstacle in their way to the main event and ultimately the unified BYW championship.





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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Release Date: 11/9/2004

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is based on the book series and upcoming Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies film starring Jim Carrey, Jude Law and Meryl Streep. It is the only game that lets players experience first-hand the misadventures of the savvy and resilient Baudelaire orphans as they narrowly escape from the clutches of the villainous Count Olaf who is after their inheritance. In the game, players switch between the three orphans, mastering each one's unique skills to solve puzzles and collect various items to build ingenious inventions. By combining their talents, the Baudelaire orphans work together to outsmart Olaf's troupe of creepy cohorts and overcome sticky situations.


$49.99



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Karaoke Revolution
Release Date: 11/9/2004

The first karaoke video game for the Xbox to include a vocal analyzer that measures the pitch and rhythm of a player's voice, Karaoke Revolution will feature more than 45 songs, including chart-topping hits like "Billie Jean", "Like a Virgin", and "Celebration", as well as 10 classic Motown hits from the original artists' recordings -- exclusive to the Xbox. Gamers can also download new music and create friends lists via Xbox Live support.





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American Chopper
Release Date: 11/9/2004

The game based on the popular Discovery Channel television series.


$29.99



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Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge
Release Date: 11/9/2004

With ratings off the chart, Stunt Track Challenge is the hottest as well as the most extreme Game Show out there. In each show, drivers compete in death defying stunt challenges and win sizzling fast races to stay on the show. Fearless drivers impress the audience by beating the competitors and performing wild stunts to win Episodes and better cars. At the end of the season, the driver with the most guts will cruise away in a Gold plated car as the Hot Wheels™ Champion. Do you have what it takes to be a champion?


$19.99



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Crash 'n' Burn
Release Date: 11/15/2004

Crash 'n' Burn is a racing game where the focus is on aggressive and dangerous driving. The game features online support for 16 players and is Eidos' first online console game. Climax's Brighton studio, the developers of MotoGP for the Xbox, is the developer behind the wheels of this blistering online racer.





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NCAA March Madness 2005
Release Date: 11/15/2004

Lead one of more than 320 Division I schools to the Big Dance with NCAA® March Madness™ 2005, the most strategic basketball game ever developed. Use scouting reports and locker room videos from many of the nation’s top college coaches to create the ultimate game plan that takes you to the top.

Along with a deeply revamped Dynasty Mode™, EA SPORTS Online play and Mascot and Rivalry Modes, for the first time you can rewrite NCAA history by replaying classic match-ups between a collection of the greatest college basketball teams ever assembled. With additional new mascots, cheerleaders, arenas, crowd chants, fights songs, and Dick Vitale and Brad Nessler calling the action, NCAA March Madness 2005 puts you on campus for the deepest and most authentic college basketball experience.


$39.99



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Need for Speed Underground 2
Release Date: 11/15/2004

Discover the living, breathing world of tuner culture in Need for Speed™ Underground 2, the sequel to the best-selling racing game of 2003, and the latest blockbuster installment in the legendary Need for Speed franchise.


$49.99



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King Of Fighters 02/03
Release Date: 11/15/2004

A combo pack of the latest chapters in SNK's legendary 2D fighting series, bundling together King of Fighters 2002 and King of Fighters 2003 and making them available for the first time ever in the US market on the Xbox.





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Fight Club
Release Date: 11/16/2004

A no-holds-barred realistic fighter, the game portrays the brutality of street fighting while encompassing the artistic style, settings, storyline and characters from the Fight Club movie. Players will feel every punch and kick from delivered from the shocking visuals of broken bones, blood-stained ripped clothes and real-time facial deformation in fully interactive environments from the film and book. Features 3 different fighting styles and intuitive controls, the ability to create fighters, and online gameplay.


$49.99



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Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone
Release Date: 11/16/2004

Within this awe-inspiring, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® world, a fighting saga begins. Control a party of three — a fighter, a sorcerer and a rogue — in a quest to right a wrong and shape the future. Switch characters on the fly to exploit each warrior’s specialized fighting styles (projectile/ranged, melee and sneak combat) and maximize each character’s attributes. The right moves will build the party into a well-balanced fighting trio.

The Demon Stone gameplay elements — diverse, exciting and extremely cinematic — push action/adventure to an entirely new level!


$49.99



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Call of Duty: Finest Hour
Release Date: 11/16/2004

In Call of Duty: Finest Hour players will be able to experience the cinematic intensity and the chaos of battle as never before - through the eyes of ordinary soldiers fighting together as a squad through the epic moments of World War II. Featuring an immersive storyline, players will take on Nazi forces through a variety of squad-based missions set among WWII's legendary battlefields of Europe and beyond. Additionally, players will be able to experience the war from multiple perspectives, fighting as soldiers from an alliance of countries as they battle the Nazi regime and attempt to turn the tide of war.





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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Release Date: 11/16/2004

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is the highly anticipated sequel to the universally acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The Prince has matured immeasurably since his courageous fight in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. He returns here with deadlier skills, a darker heart and a craving for battle. This time, the Prince will explore and conquer a cursed island underworld, breeding ground for the most brutal, unrelenting monsters to torment mankind.





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King Arthur
Release Date: 11/16/2004

Live the true story behind the epic legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Based on the upcoming King Arthur motion picture from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Franzoni, the King Arthur game lets players take control of the motion picture’s heroes. Join the Knights as one of five playable characters including Arthur, Lancelot and Guinevere, each with unique weapons and skills. With three modes of battle, photo-realistic environments and seamless transitions from film to gameplay, King Arthur beautifully re-creates the events of this legendary tale.


$39.99



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Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2
Release Date: 11/16/2004

The online revolution continues on the Xbox with Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix™ 2. Get yourself connected with all-new gameplay modes, exclusive songs and enhanced Xbox Live™ support. Players can now compete head-to-head with other dancers nationwide, conduct online tournaments, upload content and download new songs, dance steps and characters. Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2 also includes new game modes only found on the Xbox version including Team Battles Mode and Synch Mode. Team Battle Mode allows multiple teams of two to challenge another group of two players in the ultimate dance off, while Synch Mode is a cooperative two player mode where players must match up their steps while mastering the song. Offline or online, Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2 will have players up and moving to the hottest songs in town!





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ESPN College Hoops 2K5
Release Date: 11/16/2004

Capturing the true spirit and pageantry of collegiate roundball is one of the most important aspects in a college basketball title, and ESPN College Hoops 2005 improves upon its stellar presentation to give gamers the ultimate college hoops experience. Smarter crowd intelligence and enhanced audio options deliver the perfect college ambiance, while ESPN anchors Jay Bilas and Mike Patrick return with a textbook full of commentary to illustrate the emotional tide of every tip-off.

ESPN College Hoops 2005 will feature completely new online features to satisfy even the most die-hard collegiate basketball junkies. Fans across North America will not only be able to experience seamless online play, but will benefit from all the new online content for all ESPN Videogames, including online leagues and tournaments, comprehensive statistics tracking, living rosters, and much more.





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World Championship Poker
Release Date: 11/16/2004

From Texas Hold'em to Seven-Card Stud and Omaha High-Low, poker is being played by an estimated 50 to 70 million people worldwide, and tournament action can be found on television almost every night of the week. With World Championship Poker, Crave will put players in the fast and freewheeling world of high-stakes poker on their own next generation console.





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Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space
Release Date: 11/16/2004

Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space is the world's first 5-D game, giving players control over both Time and Space. Using customized characters, gamers can choose to battle against one another in Battle Mode or team up in two-player Cooperative Mode.





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Atari Anthology
Release Date: 11/16/2004

It's the largest collection of classic Atari games ever! 85 Games that started a revolution! Take a step back in time to the early days of video arcades with Atari Anthology, a compilation of unforgettable and authentic Atari titles. Each one is faithfully reproduced with all the great sights, sounds and fast action that made them so popular. Whether you played these games in their original arcade cabinets or on an Atari 2600 console, you re sure to find a favorite.





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Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball
Release Date: 11/16/2004

Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball's unparalleled gameplay delivers a thrilling and realistic paintball experience through the integration of more than 21 licensed pro-players, actual tournament fields, top authentic paintball gear, and design input directly from the pros. This groundbreaking single and multiplayer game combines the strategy and teamwork of a sports title with the fast-paced intensity of a first-person action game.





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GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
Release Date: 11/17/2004

As an aspiring 00 agent dismissed from MI6 for reckless brutality, the player is hired as an enforcer by Auric Goldfinger, the wealthy super-villain with a lust for all things gold. Goldfinger is locked in a ruthless war against his archenemy, the brilliant scientist Dr. No. The prize is control of the world's greatest criminal organization. A brutal encounter with Dr. No costs the player an eye, but Goldfinger's technicians replace it with a gold-hued, synthetic eye, earning the player the name 'GoldenEye'. Players have the ability to customize and upgrade their villain persona and wreak havoc as they make their unrelenting rise through the ranks.


$49.99



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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2
Release Date: 11/30/2004

In the wake of one of North Korea's worst famines, an insidious North Korean general influences the government to secretly divert humanitarian aid to beef up its army, slowly gaining power in the process. In the midst of another North Korean famine, food riots begin rocking the countryside, and the rogue North Korean general assumes complete control of the army. Blaming China for the famine, he begins charging north to seize Chinese territory with tacit support from its new Russian ally.

China officially agrees to a multinational force to safeguard the China-North Korean border. Unofficially, the Ghosts and other special forces go in. Their mission: cripple the North Korean threat and depose the rogue general.


$49.99



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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Release Date: 11/30/2004

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation for the Xbox is a first-person adventure game that puts the fate unsolved mysteries into the hands of the console gamer as they examine crime scenes, question witnesses and analyze evidence utilizing the latest in forensic equipment.

With xmas around the corner, not surprising this is a huge month for releases.

Smart move to release Halo 2 in Nov and not Dec.

Halo 2 is a gimme, not many xbox owners won't buy or at least rent/borrow this game.

i'll also rent some of the fighters, Fightclub, Backyard wrestling 2 and King of Fighters

Not exactly sure why after very recent releases of NBA Live 2005 and NBA 2K5 there are two more basketball games ! to me that is overkill

Need for Speed Underground 2 is tempting but i am still enjoying Burnout 3

2 words



Halo Two

Too many games, I'll buy Halo 2 and KOTOR 2 and that is it for me. The rest that I want (Tron 2.0, Ghost Rec 2, Bards Tale, NFS 2, etc.) will be christmas presents.

Yep, I have Halo 2 and Ghost Recon 2 on pre-order at GameRush after some good trading.

That's about it though....possibly pick up Sonic Mega Collection also.....hopefully I can save my games on this collection, unlike the old Genesis

KOTOR 2 is a December game.

In November I'll get:
Halo 2 (duh)
Tron 2.0 (maybe)
Prince of Persia 2 (might wait a while on that one)

and for the PS2
Jak 3
Ratchet and Clank : Up Your Arsenal

Look interesting:

LOTR: The Third Age
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent

Might buy:

The Bard's Tale (I'll probably wait for PC version)

Will probably buy:

Call of Duty: Finest Hour (still need to get the PC expansion though)

Already Preordered:

Halo 2

I'm not finding a decent reason to keep my PS2 at all the nex few months...Oh well.

I was hoping Conker and the Street Fighter Collection would be out by the holiday. Besides ESPN NBA 2k5, Outrun 2 and maybe Doom 3 my Xbox will be collecting a lot of dust this winter. Nintendo will own my $ this holiday with Paper Mario 2, Metroid Prime 2, Baten Kaitos, Mario Party 6, PoP: WW and most importantly, the DS.

http://www.rockstargames.com/sanandreas/ ?

birrman54

I don't like the GTA game. Besides, it is coming out for X-box eventually.

GTA San Andreas is the only reason I still have a PS2.

fair enough

Do we know when it is supposed to come out on XBOX? I heard around 6 months.

Also, what is the best preorder deal for Halo 2?

Thanks!

I doubt GTA:SA will come out on Xbox anytime soon...

I'll be jumping all over Halo 2, I still don't know whether or not I want to get X-Box Live though...

No definite buys for me, but I'll probably end up getting Halo 2, and Bards Tale, maybe NFSU 2 also.

I wouldn't expect to see GTA SA on Xbox until sometime in late 2005 at the earliest. Most likely 2006.

I feel bad for Tron 2.0, probably not the best release date.

I'll be picking up Halo 2 and one of the college basketball games

Probably pick up LOTR and Ghost Recon 2 on Ebay used in a few months.

Halo 2: Limited Edition (already paid for in full)

and

Atari Anthology for me.

With those, finishing up GTA:SA, and Mario Tennis (11/8) and Metroid Prime 2, (11/16) November is gonna be a crazy month indeed--that's not even counting some of the games I'll pick up from the TRU sale next week.

And then, Knights of the Old Republic 2 is fast on November's heels on 12/6.

Good Lord.

What, no DS love?

I'm so pumped to play Halo2!!!!! Can't wait!

I'm looking forward to the Sonic Mega Collection and ESPN College Hoops 2K5.

I think I'm probably the only person who's not all that pumped about Halo 2. I just don't "get" FPS.

What's there to "get"...AIM....SHOOT...Simple as that...lesson learned