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Monday, January 02, 2006

Game charts, last week of 2005

Game charts of the last week of 2005

1. Quake 4, Activision

In a desperate war for Earth's survival, against an unrelenting alien
enemy, the only way to defeat them is to become one of them. Armed with
advanced weaponry and vehicles and aided by an elite squad of marines,
you take the battle to the heart of the Strogg home planet and become
Earth's only hope for victory.



2. Call of Duty 2, Activision

Call of Duty 2 redefines the cinematic intensity and chaos of battle as
seen through the eyes of ordinary soldiers fighting together in epic
WWII conflicts. The sequel to 2003's Call of Duty, winner of over 80
Game of the Year awards, Call of Duty 2 offers more immense, more
intense, more realistic battles than ever before, thanks to the
stunning visuals of the new COD 2 engine.



3. F.E.A.R, Vivendi Universal Games

F.E.A.R.? (First Encounter Assault Recon) is an intense combat experience
with rich atmosphere and a deeply intense paranormal storyline presented
entirely in first person. Be the hero in your own spine-tingling epic of
action, tension, and terror? and discover the true meaning of F.E.A.R.



4. I-Ninja, Namco

He might be small, but he's one angry Ninja! Despite his size, I-Ninja is
the consummate warrior who has spent years mastering his weapons and honing
his skills. Challenged by the world's most wicked villain, Master O-Dor and
his menacing army of Ranx, I-Ninja is graceful in honor and deadly in combat.
With extreme agility he traverses unknown environments and conquers all that
is evil. There is no challenge too big or risk too great for I-Ninja!



5. Age of Empires 3, Microsoft

Age of Empires III introduces exciting new gameplay elements, including the
all-new Home City and an incredible combat system. Players have new
civilizations to discover, random maps to conquer, and a single-player
campaign unlike any other. Players also find stunning graphics as a result
of a revolutionary graphics engine that pushes the limits of PC graphics
technology in an entirely new way.



6. Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, UBI Soft

The Prince of Persia, a seasoned warrior, returns from the Island of
Time to Babylon with his love, Kaileena. Instead of the peace that he
longs for, he finds his homeland ravaged by war and the kingdom turned
against him. The Prince is rapidly captured and Kaileena has no choice
but to sacrifice herself and unleash the Sands of Time in order to save
him. Now cast out on the streets and hunted as a fugitive, the Prince
soon discovers that past battles have given rise to a deadly Dark Prince,
whose spirit gradually possesses him.



7. Star Wars: Battlefront II, LucasArts

Star Wars Battlefront II takes the best-selling Star Wars video game of all
time one Imperial-walker step forward with all-new space combat, playable
Jedi, and never-before-seen environments straight out of the
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith film. Fans of the original
Star Wars Battlefront will also enjoy an all-new single-player experience
that takes players through an epic, story-based saga where every action the
player takes impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the
Star Wars galaxy. Critically acclaimed Pandemic Studios is once again
developing the game for LucasArts.



8. Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Electronic Arts

Need for Speed? Most Wanted Black Edition combines illicit
street racing and tuner customization with the intensity of
strategic cop pursuits to challenge you to become the most
notorious and elusive street racer. Feel the thrill of the
chase in a dynamic open world as you go head-to-head with
drivers who customize their cars to go against tuners, exotics,
muscle cars, and cops armed with advanced tactics, SUVs, and helicopters.



9. Civilization IV, Take2 (Firaxis Games)

With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim
from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is
recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time.
Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and
addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win,
new tools to manage and expand your civilization, all-new easy to
use mod capabilities and intense multiplayer modes and options.
Civilization IV will come to life like never before in a
beautifully detailed, living 3D world that will elevate the
gameplay experience to a whole new level. Civilization IV has
already been heralded as one of the top ten games of 2005, and a
must-have for gamers around the globe!



10. The Matrix: Path of Neo, Atari

THE MATRIX: PATH OF NEO will follow the story of the blockbuster
motion picture trilogy THE MATRIX, THE MATRIX RELOADED and THE MATRIX
REVOLUTIONS and for the first time allow gamers to play as Neo and
become "the One". Gamers will play as Neo, but from the moment the
game begins, how the situations play out, how they handle them, how
they deal with the events, where they go, how people react to them --
it's all up to the gamer. They may win where Neo failed or find another
way to solve the problem -- the path is now theirs to follow. As Neo,
the choices the player makes to resolve each scenario and the resulting
consequences may have a different result than the original films.
Alternative scenarios filled with new characters, content and storylines
have all been written and planned by the Wachowski Brothers to expand
the Matrix universe and overall gaming experience. Gamers will assume
the role of Neo from when, as Thomas Anderson, he gets the cell phone
in the package from Morpheus, to the flying street battle in the rain
against Agent Smith.