请输入您要查询的百科知识：

　

词条 2004 in video gaming
释义

  1. Events

     Business  Notable releases 

  2. Trends

     Video game consoles  Handheld game systems  Video game sales 

  3. Highest critically reviewed games (Metacritic)

  4. References

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2016}}{{Year nav topic5|2004|video gaming}}

2004 saw many sequels and prequels in video games. New intellectual properties included Fable, Far Cry, FlatOut, Killzone, Katamari Damacy, Monster Hunter, Ninja Gaiden, N, Red Dead Revolver, Sacred, The Sims 2 and World of Warcraft.

Events

  • January 20 — Wired's Vaporware Awards gives its first "Lifetime Achievement Award" to recurring winner Duke Nukem Forever.
  • February 26 - Castle Wolfenstein creator Silas Warner dies at age 54.
  • March 4 — Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Peter Molyneux into the AIAS Hall of Fame.
  • March 22–26 — Game Developers Conference hosts 4th annual Game Developers Choice Awards and Gama Network's 6th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF).
  • May 11 — Nintendo officially announces its "Revolution" (later named Wii) console.
  • May 11–13 — The 10th annual E3 is held in Los Angeles, California, United States.[1]
  • July — IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) hosts 5th annual Executive Summit.
  • August 3 — Doom 3 is released, restarting the breakthrough franchise, and featured complex graphics features such as unified lighting and shadowing, real-time fully dynamic per-pixel lighting and stencil shadowing. The game became id's best selling game to date.
  • October 12 — EA Sports launches the multi-format FIFA Football 2005. It is the last major title to be released for the original PlayStation console.
  • November — Source and Half-Life 2 are officially released on PC around the world, bringing in a new era for the First Person Shooter genre of video games, with advanced graphics & physics.
  • November 5 — Nobuo Uematsu resigns from Square Enix and becomes a freelancer, starting his own business, called Smile Please Co., Ltd..
  • November 17 — Atari, Inc. Releases the Atari Flashback.
  • November 21 — Nintendo launches its DS handheld in the United States with the enhanced remake Super Mario 64 DS.

Business

  • January 12 — Ubisoft acquires Tiwak.
  • February — Electronic Arts consolidates, rolls most of Maxis and all of Origin Systems into its Redwood Shores, California HQ.
  • March — Microsoft announces XNA the successor of DirectX as the default API for "Longhorn", and Xenon.
  • April 6 — Midway Games acquires Surreal Software.
  • May — Sammy Corporation buys a controlling share in Sega Corporation at a cost of $1.1 billion creating the new company, "Sega Sammy Holdings Inc", one of the biggest gaming companies in the world.
  • July — Square Enix restructures executive branches around the world.
  • September 1 — Acclaim declares bankruptcy and closes its doors.
  • October 11 — Midway Games acquires Inevitable Entertainment and renames it Midway Studios Austin.
  • November 30 — Midway Games acquires developer Paradox Development.
  • December 13 — Electronic Arts purchases a 5-year exclusive agreement for the rights to the NFL, which includes NFL teams, stadiums and players for use in EA's football video games.
  • December 20 — Electronic Arts purchases 20% stake in Ubisoft. The purchase at the time was considered "hostile", by Ubisoft.

Notable releases

{{GamePlatformKey|tot=9|GBA|GCN|NDS|PS1|PS2|PSP|Win|Xbox}}
Notable releases of the year 2004
ReleaseTitlePC5th Gen6th GenHandheld
January 5 Sonic Battle {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
January 13 Brotherhood of Steel {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
January 14 .hack//Quarantine Part 4 {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
January 20 Black Hawk Down – Team Sabre Windows {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Maximo vs. Army of Zin {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
January 28 The City of Lost Heaven {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Fist Alpha Win {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
January 29 Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (Japan) {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
February 2 R-Type Final {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
February 8 Franny's Feet The Movie Activity Center Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
February 9 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
Zero Mission {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
EverQuest: Gates of Discord Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
February 10 Nightshade {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
The Awakening {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
Wrath Unleashed {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004 {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
February 11 Feeding Frenzy Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
February 17 Rise to Honor {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Pro Evolution Soccer 3 Windows {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
February 24 Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
February 27 Line of Contact {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
March 1 N Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} NDS
March 2 Drakengard {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Lifeline {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Ninja Gaiden {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
Scooby-Doo: Mystery Mayhem {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
MTX Mototrax {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
March 4 Colin McRae Rally 04 Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
March 8 The Suffering Windows {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
March 9 Firefighter F.D.18 {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
The Twin Snakes {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
March 10 Wrath of Heaven {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
March 12 Seven Samurai 20XX {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
March 14 Battlefield Vietnam Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
March 15 Wade Hixton's Counter Punch {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
March 16 Unreal Tournament 2004 Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Disney's Fillmore!: Back in Action {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
March 19 Sacred[2] Windows (EU) {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
March 23 Condition Zero Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Far Cry Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Final Fantasy XI {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 (US) {{NA}}
Impossible – Operation Surma {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
Sonic Heroes Windows {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
March 24 The Shadow of Aku {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2 {{NA}}
March 25 Sacred[2] Windows (NA) {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
March 31 Resident Evil Outbreak {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
April 1 Destruction Derby Arenas {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
April 5 Alias Win {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
Fight Night 2004 {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
April 12 Painkiller Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Serious Sam Advance {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
April 13 TOCA Race Driver 2 {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
April 20 Contracts Windows {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
Manhunt Windows {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
April 27 City of Heroes Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Thrones and Patriots Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
April 28Beyond DivinityWin {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
May 4 Tactics {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Red Dead Revolver Win {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
Rallisport Challenge 2 {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
May 6 Samurai Warriors {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
May 7 The Uprising {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
May 21 Way of the Samurai 2 {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
May 24 Mario vs. Donkey Kong {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
May 25 Metal Slug 3 {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Windows {{NA}} PS2, Xbox, GCN GBA
Deadly Shadows Windows {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
June 1 Escape from Butcher Bay {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
June 2 Classic NES Series: Ice Climber {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
June 7 Sonic Advance 3 {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
Four Swords Adventures {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
June 8 Ribbit King {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2 {{NA}}
June 14 The Mindgate Conspiracy Win {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
June 15 Front Mission 4 {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Typhoon Rising Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
June 21 Driver 3 {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
June 22 Supersonic Warriors {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
June 23 Mega Man Anniversary Collection {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox (2005) GBA
June 27 Mega Man Battle Network 4 {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
June 29 Back in the Trenches {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
Spider-Man 2 (video game) Windows (US 06/28/04, EU 07/09/04) {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
July 2 Joey the Passion Win {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
July 5 Around the World in 80 Days {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
July 9 Richard Burns Rally Win {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
July 13 Tales of Symphonia {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
July 14 Athens 2004 {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
July 20 Catwoman Windows {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
Puyo Pop Fever {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
Sudeki {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
July 21 Crimson Tears {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
July 22 Bujingai {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
August 1 NFL GameDay 2005 {{NA}} PS1 {{NA}} {{NA}}
August 3 Doom 3 Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
August 5 Block Party {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
August 18 Omega Factor {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
August 24 Starsky & Hutch {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
Viewtiful Joe {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
August 30 Pikmin 2 {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
WWE Day of Reckoning {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
August 31 Street Racing Syndicate {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
September 2 The Redemption {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
September 3 Digimon Rumble Arena 2 {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
September 6 Digimon Rumble Arena 2 {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
September 7 Takedown {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
The Room Windows {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (North America) {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
September 8 The Secret of the Stolen Drums {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Shadow Showdown Windows {{NA}} GCN, PS2 GBA
September 9 King of Colosseum II {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
September 12 Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
September 13 The Secret of the Stolen Drums {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, Xbox {{NA}}
Digimon Racing {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
EverQuest: Omens of War Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Attack of the Twonkies {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2 GBA
September 14 Advance Guardian Heroes {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
Danny Phantom {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
Dance Dance Revolution {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Gradius V {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Miami Takedown {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
United Offensive Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Fable {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
Band of Thieves {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
The Sims 2 Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
September 16 Pokémon Emerald (Japan) {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
September 17 Crisis Zone {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
September 20 F-Zero: GP Legend {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
Fight for NY {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
Dawn of War Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
September 21 Blood Will Tell {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia Windows {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Second Sight {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
Battlefront (2004 video game) Win {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
Apprentice of the Force {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
September 22 Disney's Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
Katamari Damacy {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Total War Win {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
September 23 Crash Twinsanity {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
September 27 Covenant {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Shark Tale Win {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
September 28 Nexus {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Revelation Win {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
October 1 Crash Twinsanity {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
Heretic Kingdoms Win, Mac {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Scaler {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
October 4 Deception {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Win {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
October 5 Vengeance Win {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Vietnam Win {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
Magna Cum Laude Win {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
Mega Man Zero 3 {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
Syberia II {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
October 11 The Thousand-Year Door {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
October 12 BloodRayne 2 {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Lilo & Stitch 2: Hämsterviel Havoc {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
Nocturne {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
The Staff of Dreams {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
FIFA Football 2005 Windows PS1 GCN, PS2 GBA, PSP
Under the Skin {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
October 18 Kirby & the Amazing Mirror {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
October 19 Neo Contra {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Battle Nexus Windows PS1 GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA, PSP
Solar Boy Django {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
October 20 Pumped & Primed {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Tron 2.0 {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
October 22 Sacred Plus[2] (EU) Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
October 25 The Unsung War {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
OutRun 2 {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
October 26 Dead or Alive Ultimate {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
Grand Theft Auto {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Win {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
San Andreas {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
October 27 Fushigino Dungeon {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Windows {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
October 29 The Incredibles (video game) Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
November 1 Source Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
November 2 Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation S.O.D.A. {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
Killzone {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Pacific Assault Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Up Your Arsenal {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
The Third Age {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
November 3 A Hero's Tail {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
When Danger Calls Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
November 4 Save the Earth {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
November 5 Bejeweled 2 Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
FlatOut (video game) (Europe) Win Xbox {{NA}} {{NA}}
November 8 EverQuest II Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Mario Power Tennis (North America) {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
November 9 AntiGrav {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Halo 2 {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
Jak 3 {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Master of Spirits {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
Power of Spirit {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
November 10 Stunt Track Challenge {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2, Xbox GBA
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (video game) Windows {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA
November 15 Crash 'n' Burn {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Diddy's Kong Quest {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
Echoes {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
MTX Mototrax Win {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Underground 2 Windows {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox GBA, NDS
November 16 Crash 'n' Burn {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
Budokai 3 {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
XY/XX {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} NDS
Fight Club {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
Half-Life 2 Windows {{NA}} Xbox (2005) {{NA}}
Escalation Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Summertime Adventure {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
The Masquerade - Bloodlines Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
November 17 Asphalt Urban GT {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} NDS
Castle Shikigami 2 {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Demon Stone {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
King Arthur {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Snake Eater {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Pac-Man World {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
November 18 Masters of Time and Space {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
Advanced Adventure {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
Tournament Tactics {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
November 19 Mario vs. Donkey Kong {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
November 21 Super Mario 64 DS {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} NDS
Spider-Man 2 {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} NDS
First Hunt {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} NDS
November 22 Rogue Agent {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox NDS
Reloaded Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
November 23 Alien Hominid {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
World of Warcraft Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
November 29 Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
November 30 Mr. Driller Drill Spirits {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} NDS
Warrior Within Windows {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
December 1 Painkiller: Battle out of Hell Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Scrapland Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Combat Zones {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
December 2 Metal Slug Advance {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
December 5 Mario Party 6 {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
December 6 Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords Windows {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
The Battle for Middle-earth Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
December 7 Growlanser Generations {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Chain of Memories {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
Kuon {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
It's Mr. Pants {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} GBA
Mega Man X8 {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
Ridge Racer DS {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} NDS
December 8 Escape from Butcher Bay Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
Sprung {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}} NDS
Viewtiful Joe 2 {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}
December 14 Gungriffon Allied Strike {{NA}} {{NA}} Xbox {{NA}}
December 15 Budokai 2 {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN {{NA}}
December 22 NFL Street 2 {{NA}} {{NA}} GCN, PS2, Xbox {{NA}}
December 24 Garry's Mod Windows {{NA}} {{NA}} {{NA}}
December 28 Gran Turismo 4 {{NA}} {{NA}} PS2 {{NA}}

Trends

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.

Video game consoles

  • Nintendo GameCube
  • Xbox
  • PlayStation 2
    • Sony released an internal hard drive for the PlayStation 2 on March 23
    • The third major hardware revision of the PlayStation 2 (model number SCPH-70000) was released in Japan on November 1

Handheld game systems

The dominant handheld systems in 2004 were:

  • Game Boy Advance SP
  • N-Gage

Additionally, Nokia released an updated version of their original N-Gage, called the N-Gage QD. Nintendo released the Nintendo DS on November 21 in the United States. In Japan Sony released the PlayStation Portable on December 12.

Video game sales

Based on figures from the NPD Group.

Best-selling video games of 2004 in the United States[3]
RankTitleConsolePublisher
1 San Andreas PS2 Rockstar Games
2 Halo 2 Xbox Microsoft Game Studios
3 Madden NFL 2005 PS2 Electronic Arts
4 ESPN NFL 2K5 PS2 Take II Interactive
5 Underground 2 PS2 Electronic Arts
6 Pokémon Fire Red with adapter GBA Nintendo
7 NBA Live 2005 PS2 EA Sports
8 Spider-Man 2 PS2 Activision
9 Combat Evolved Xbox Microsoft Game Studios
10 ESPN NFL 2K5 Xbox Take II Interactive

Highest critically reviewed games (Metacritic)

NumberVideo GamePublisherPlatformcol>Release DateAverage scoreNumber of reviewsRefs
1 Half-Life 2 Valve Corporation PC November 16 96 81 reviews [4]
2 Halo 2 Microsoft Game Studios Xbox November 9 95 91 reviews [5]
3 San Andreas Rockstar Games PlayStation 2 October 26 95 80 reviews [6]
4 Takedown Electronic Arts Xbox September 7 94 76 reviews [7]
5 Pandora Tomorrow Ubisoft Xbox March 23 93 74 reviews[8]
6 World of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment PC November 23 93 53 reviews [9]
7 Unreal Tournament 2004 Atari PC March 16 93 48 reviews [10]
8 World Soccer Winning Eleven 7 International Konami PlayStation 2 February 17 93 28 reviews [11]
9 Echoes Nintendo GameCube November 15 92 60 reviews [12]
10 Total War Activision PC September 22 92 58 reviews [13]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/e3/Attendance_and_Stats|title=Attendance and Stats|publisher=IGN|language=English|accessdate=May 21, 2015}}
2. ^1 2 http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/915057-sacred/data
3. ^{{cite web |title=The NPD Group Reports Annual 2004 U.S. Video Game Industry Retail Sales |publisher=NPD Group |date=January 18, 2005 |accessdate=February 28, 2008 |archivedate=November 25, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125183902/http://www.npdfunworld.com/funServlet?nextpage=pr_body.html&content_id=2076 |url=http://www.npdfunworld.com/funServlet?nextpage=pr_body.html&content_id=2076}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/half-life-2|title=Reviews for Half-Life 2|publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=January 13, 2015}}
5. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/halo-2 |title=Reviews for Halo 2 |publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=January 13, 2015}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas|title=Reviews for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|work=Metacritic|accessdate=January 13, 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/burnout-3-takedown |title=Reviews for Burnout 3: Takedown|publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=January 13, 2015}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/tom-clancys-splinter-cell-pandora-tomorrow |title=Reviews forTom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow |publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=January 13, 2015}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/world-of-warcraft|title=Reviews for World of Warcraft |publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=January 13, 2015}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/unreal-tournament-2004 |title=Reviews for Unreal Tournament 2004 |publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=January 13, 2015}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/world-soccer-winning-eleven-7-international |title=Reviews for World Soccer Winning Eleven 7 International|publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=January 13, 2015}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/metroid-prime-2-echoes |title=Reviews for Metroid Prime 2: Echoes|publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=January 13, 2015}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/rome-total-war |title=Reviews for Rome: Total War|publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=January 13, 2015}}
{{Years in Video Gaming}}

2 : 2004 in video gaming|Years in video gaming
随便看

　

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

　

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间：2024/11/11 0:02:24