ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 17
The games released on this day in gaming history.
747 releases
20 Years AgoShadow of the Colossus
PS2Europe
An open-world action/adventure game in which a young wanderer, along with a stolen magical sword and his steed companion, trespasses a cursed land, makes a deal with an ancient being to bring a sacrificial victim back to life, and sets off…
21 Years AgoDevil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
PS2Japan
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening is a prequel to the first Devil May Cry. The game plays very differently from its predecessors, as it puts much more emphasis on style rather than simple demon slaying. As such, combat is much more intense and faster than before.
20 Years AgoIco
PS2Europe
An action-adventure game in which a boy is abandoned and taken to a massive castle by his people.
27 Years AgoSyphon Filter
PlayStationNorth America
Syphon Filter is a third-person shooter stealth video game developed by Eidetic and published by 989 Studios exclusively for PlayStation.
20 Years AgoBloodRayne 2
PS2XboxPCEurope
BloodRayne is a dhampir, born from the unnatural union of vampire and human. Blessed with the powers of a vampire but cursed with the thirst for blood and a weakness to sunlight, Rayne is challenged with her most personal battle yet as she hunts down her siblings.
22 Years AgoJames Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
GameCubePS2XboxNorth America
Returning as James Bond is Pierce Brosnan, who will lend his cyberscanned likeness and voice to the character. The rest of the cast will include new Bond girls (Shannon Elizabeth and Heidi Klum) as well as old and new Bond villains.
22 Years AgoWorld Soccer: Winning Eleven 7 International
Expanded editionPS2North America
The third instalment of the Pro Evolution Soccer series, with improved graphics and a bigger Master League, which was split into four zones, with two divisions and cup competitions in each zone.
31 Years AgoRistar
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Ristar is a platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis in 1995. A Sega Game Gear game, of the same name and genre, Ristar, was also released, which shared similar themes while possessing different level design and gameplay mechanics.
23 Years AgoDark Cloud 2
PS2North America
BUILD your world. INVENT your weapons. CREATE your adventure.
32 Years AgoWindjammers
Neo Geo MVSJapan
Windjammers (also known as Flying Power Disc in Japan) is a fast paced sports arcade game released by Data East on the Neo Geo arcade system in 1994 and later on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on June 22, 2010.
17 Years AgoDragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
RemakeNintendo DSNorth America
Dragon Quest V uses basic role-playing video game mechanics seen in the rest of the series, which includes leveling up by gaining experience points through battle, first person turn-based battles, and equipping weapons and armor.
32 Years AgoMega Man Soccer
Super FamicomJapan
Mega Man Soccer, known in Japan as Rockman's Soccer, is a soccer video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom. The game is based on the original Mega Man series of action-platform games.
26 Years AgoSpace Invaders
PlayStationJapan
Space Invaders is a game in which the player controls a laser cannon by moving it horizontally across the bottom of the screen and firing at descending aliens.
29 Years AgoSoviet Strike
SaturnNorth America
In 1991, the U.S.S.R. (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) boasting the largest military force in history, suddenly and unexpectedly collapsed. Since that time the fallen empire has lain lifeless -- a rich corpse waiting to be picked clean.
20 Years AgoSuper Monkey Ball Touch & Roll
Nintendo DSEurope
Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll brings the Super Monkey Ball series to the DS. Featuring a similar selection of party games and 50 different characters, this newest entry builds on the previous versions of the game.
31 Years AgoThe Chessmaster
PortSuper FamicomJapan
The Chessmaster is a game where the player has the chance to play against the CPU controlled Chessmaster at a standard game of chess.
21 Years AgoRumble Roses
PS2Japan
Get ready for sexy yet challenging in-the-ring combat. WWX: Rumble Rose delivers intense girl-on-girl wrestling action with an all-female roster of vixens--each with specialty moves.
24 Years AgoPirates: The Legend of Black Kat
XboxPS2North America
More an action-adventure game than a straight naval sim, Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat is designed to offer PS2 and Xbox gamers the chance to live the free but dangerous life of a true pirate.
20 Years AgoFrogger: Helmet Chaos
Nintendo DSPSPEurope
Frogger returns in an all-new platform game, Frogger Helmet Havoc. In the amphibious hero's latest adventure, Frogger must stop an evil force that threatens his home, Firefly Swamp, and the nearby kingdom of Bunnington Hollow. To stop Dr.
24 Years AgoNBA Jam 2002
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
This Game Boy Advance version of NBA Jam (not based on the SNES assets) features several modes of play with familiar, over-the-top basketball action.
24 Years AgoWorld Tour Soccer 2002
PS2North America
World Tour Soccer 2002 continues the World Tour Soccer (This is Football) series. Features include a full season mode with promotion, relegation and qualification for European tournaments, as well as 320 Club and International teams.
21 Years AgoSwords of Destiny
PS2Japan
An action-packed sword combat game from Marvelous, with hyper-active, high-flying battling focusing on air combat action (including "Sword Time" for intense juggling airborne combos.) Music theme by Kaori Natori.
37 Years AgoFlying Hero
FamicomJapan
An action game involving trampolining firefighters, developed for the Famicom by Aicom. A US version named Blazebusters was announced but later cancelled.
34 Years AgoMizubaku Daibouken
PC EngineWorldwide
This is a single player platform game that features Hipopo, a platypus (referred to as a hippo) who must fight his way through a large number of enemy-packed levels in search of his missing girlfriend - rescuing other platypuses along the way.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.