ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 25
The games released on this day in gaming history.
74 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
19 Years AgoGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas
PS2Japan
Returning after his mother's murder to the semi-fictional city of Los Santos (based on Los Angeles), Carl Johnson, a former gang banger, must take back the streets for his family and friends by gaining respect and once again gaining control over the streets.
19 Years AgoFlatOut 2
PS2Japan
Experience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around on and off the track causing fences to shatter, tyre walls explode, water tanks and barrels fly across the track into other cars.
23 Years AgoDevil May Cry 2
PS2North America
Devil May Cry 2 is the sequel to Devil May Cry. From the start of the game, the player controls Dante or his new partner Lucia through various levels as they battle waves of demons.
25 Years AgoOnimusha: Warlords
PS2Japan
Onimusha: Warlords is an epic saga of 16th century Japan inspired by the battle scenes of famed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. It takes place in a world of darkness and magic when power hungry warlords battle for control of Feudal Japan.
19 Years AgoWWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007
PS2Japan
A brand new Analog Control System makes fighting more realistic than ever with intuitive movement and new elements of control. An enhanced Season Mode provides multiple branching storylines and unprecedented levels of player choice.
19 Years AgoHotel Dusk: Room 215
Nintendo DSJapan
Take control of an interactive mystery novel and discover the secrets of Hotel Dusk. Who is Kyle Hyde- and what really happened in Room 215? Take stylus in hand and navigate a tangled web of lies, betrayal, and murder to learn the answers.
35 Years AgoMichael Jackson's Moonwalker
Mega Drive / GenesisEurope
Several video games based on the 1988 Michael Jackson film Moonwalker. U.S.
30 Years AgoInternational Superstar Soccer Deluxe
SNESEurope
International Superstar Soccer Deluxe is a football video game and the sequel to International Superstar Soccer.
25 Years AgoWWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
PlayStationJapan
Prepare for the most outrageous WF experience ever created. Brawl in the ring, backstage, in the VIP room, the parking lot of the new WF New York. Let your fury rage in the new Tornado Tag Team mode.
30 Years AgoBoogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure
SNESEurope
Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure is a 2D platform video game created by Interplay Entertainment and released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1994 and later on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in 1995.
18 Years AgoAdvance Wars: Days of Ruin
Nintendo DSEurope
Days of Ruin takes place in an entirely new world where a large-scale meteor shower triggered massive global destruction that eradicated 90 percent of the population.
21 Years AgoPlayboy: The Mansion
PS2North America
Play as Hugh Hefner and build the Playboy publishing empire while throwing parties, hanging out with celebrities, and, of course, inviting beautiful models into your mansion.
31 Years AgoDragon Ball Z: Super Butouden 3
SNESEurope
The third and final installment of the original Super Butouden trilogy brings the series to the Majin Buu Saga of the Dragon Ball Z story.
35 Years AgoVolfied
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Once in the game, using the arrow keys you can move the 'Scanner' ship around the 'Shield Line' at the parameter of the playing area. While moving around this edge the ship is protected from the aliens by a shield indicated by a glowing circle around the ship.
25 Years AgoSengoku 3
Neo GeoNorth America
The game takes a greater departure from its predecessors in both story and presentation. The heroes are now members of a ninja clan who have to dispatch an evil emperor before he is released.
35 Years AgoJackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
NESJapan
Jackie and his sister, Josephine, are tough on tyrants. As China's supreme kung fu champs, they guard their country against the Prince of Sorcerers, who lurks just beyond the Great Wall.
26 Years AgoDragon Warrior Monsters
Game Boy ColorNorth America
Dragon Quest Monsters is a turn-based RPG that involves recruiting monsters to fight for you in random encounters. Two recruited monsters can be fused together for a better one and extra monsters can be stored on a farm while not in your party.
25 Years AgoMetal Slug X
PortPlayStationJapan
Metal Slug X is a run and gun video game in the Metal Slug series. The PlayStation version was released in North America and PAL regions by Agetec and features the same "Combat School" mode featured in the console versions of the first two games.
19 Years AgoPicross DS
Nintendo DSJapan
Fill in squares using simple hints to reveal the hidden picture. Players need both puzzle-solving skills and creativity to earn a picture reward. Each puzzle has a sequence of numbers written in the margins of each column and each row.
35 Years AgoKing of the Monsters
ArcadeJapanNorth America
Players get to choose any one of six monsters (four in the 16-bit ports) for battle, and two players can join forces to fight the monsters together. Battles end when one of the monsters is pinned for a three count or if time expires (in which case the player loses).
34 Years AgoDragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu
Super FamicomJapan
Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu is a role playing video game and the first Dragon Ball game for the Super Famicom. It was released only in Japan on January 25, 1992.
25 Years AgoEcco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future
DreamcastJapan
At the dawn of the 30th Century, dolphins and humans had been together in a cross-species society for 500 years. Together, they had set out to explore space, offering peace and friendship to all who would welcome it.
19 Years AgoContact
Nintendo DSAustralia
Contact is a role-playing video game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture for the Nintendo DS handheld game console.
34 Years AgoKing of the Monsters 2
ArcadeJapan
Alien super monsters have returned and are trying to invade Earth again! Now, Super Geon, Atomic Guy, and Cyber Woo must fight to retain control of the planet. Each one has special attacks and powers.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.