ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 25
The games released on this day in gaming history.
79 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
26 Years AgoShadow Madness
PlayStationEurope
Stinger returned home one morning after a night out of town to a horrible surprise. A mysterious force had destroyed his coastal hometown, leaving few survivors. Unable to even determine the remains of his own house, the young man was now an orphan.
25 Years AgoNBA Hoopz
Game Boy ColorNorth America
Get ready for some seriously hot hoops action in the three-on-three court competition of NBA HOOPZ from Midway. In the grand tradition of NBA JAM and NFL BLITZ, arcade-style gameplay is the order of the day.
24 Years AgoGuilty Gear X: Advance Edition
PortGame Boy AdvanceJapan
Based on the original arcade game, it adds tag, survival, training, and 3-on-3 game modes. Game controls can be set to 3 or 4-button mode. It includes all fighters in arcade game except Robo-Ky.
21 Years AgoMasters of the Universe: He-Man - Defender of Grayskull
PS2Europe
Become He-Man, the ultimate hero, to save Eternia in an action-packed Masters of the Universe adventure.
21 Years AgoAH-64 Apache Air Assault
PS2Europe
In July 2001 it was discovered that an terrorist organization known as the "The Solar Martyrs", hiding in a small country called Banhar, may have nuclear weapons at their disposal.
21 Years AgoDeadly Strike
PS2Europe
Enter the toughest combat tournament on Earth as one of six lethal fighters. Using a mixture of powerful martial arts techniques, swordplay and good old-fashioned hot lead you must battle through the beautiful scenery of the Shogun's Island.
21 Years AgoSimple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol. 23: Project Minerva Professional
PS2Europe
Using a variety of weapons classes you must progress through many varied missions, using your squad members to scout ahead, bomb targets, rescue hostages and ultimately defeat your enemy and free the world. Gain cash and experience by defeating your enemies.
21 Years AgoSamurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends
Standalone expansionPS2Europe
Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends is an expansion disc for Samurai Warriors. Just like the Dynasty Warriors series, the aim of these expansions is solely to add more content to the game.
20 Years AgoRadirgy
DreamcastJapan
Radilgy is a vertical shooter with its own unique graphical design taking inspiration from anime and the look of cel-shaded graphics.
18 Years AgoBratz: Super Babyz
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Aliens have landed on Earth at the Stylesville Adventure Planet and one of their alien devices fell into the wrong hands and transformed the Babyz into Super Heroz!
17 Years AgoMr. Driller: Drill Till You Drop
Nintendo DSiJapan
Mr. Driller: Drill Till You Drop offes non-stop Drilling Action! Featuring the classic addictive gameplay that the series is known for, this DSi game has over 40 stages of non-stop drilling action!
17 Years AgoArt Style: Precipice
Nintendo DSiJapan
A 3D box puzzle game for DSiWare. The player must navigate an ever growing tower of falling blocks without getting squashed.
17 Years AgoInitial D Arcade Stage 5
ArcadeWorldwide
Released on February 25, 2009 in Japan, Initial D Arcade Stage 5 was the second game in the series released on the Sega Lindbergh hardware. A few notable differences include massive physics changes.
16 Years AgoWiZmans World
Nintendo DSJapan
The world is coming to an end, a village of people sealed themselves from within and forsaken their memories. You are a wizard determined to break out of this village and stop the world from ending and retrieve the villager's memories.
16 Years AgoWand of Fortune: Mirai he no Prologue
PS2Japan
Wand of Fortune: Mirai he no Prologue is a fan disc of Wand of Fortune.
16 Years AgoKiniro no Corda 3
PS2Japan
Kiniro no Corda 3 is the third numbered installment of the Corda series. It was first announced to the public during Koei's presentation for new titles at Tokyo Game Show 2009.
16 Years AgoUtacchi
Nintendo DSJapan
Utacchi is a rhythm video game developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo DS in 2010. It was released exclusively in Japan under the Pop'n Music series. The game plays with the system held in "book style" as the player interacts with falling notes using the stylus.
16 Years AgoHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Miotsukushi-hen
Expanded editionNintendo DSJapan
An expanded version of Miotsukushi-hen with additional chapters and several changes.
16 Years AgoHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Matsuribayashi-hen
RemakeNintendo DSJapan
A remake of the fourth and final arc of Higurashi When They Cry Kai.
16 Years AgoHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Saikoroshi-hen
Nintendo DSJapan
A remake of the epilogue to the main story of Higurashi originally included in Rei.
16 Years AgoGermany's Next Top Model 2010
Nintendo DSEurope
This 2010 edition of Germany's Next Topmodel features models at or near the top of modeldom. Modeling? Whatever.
16 Years AgoMugen no Frontier: Super Robot Taisen OG Saga - Exceed
Nintendo DSJapan
Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier Exceed is a crossover role-playing video game. Players take control of a party of characters drawn from multiple anime and video game franchises.
16 Years AgoFushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 4 - Kami no Hitomi to Akuma no Heso
Nintendo DSJapan
Shiren the Wanderer 4: The Eye of God and the Devil's Navel is a role-playing video game. It is the fourth main entry in the Shiren the Wanderer series, which itself is a part of the larger Mystery Dungeon series.
16 Years AgoShounen Kininden Tsumuji
Nintendo DSJapan
A cel-shaded action-adventure for DS by EA Japan.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.