ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 22
The games released on this day in gaming history.
44 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
23 Years AgoMax Payne
PS2Japan
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win.
17 Years AgoPokémon Platinum Version
Expanded editionNintendo DSEurope
Pokemon Platinum is a role-playing game with adventure elements and an enhanced version of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl.
26 Years AgoTony Hawk's Pro Skater
DreamcastNorth America
Take control of real skaters and perform strings of crazy tricks in the first entry of the long-running Tony Hawk skateboarding series.
26 Years AgoPerfect Dark
Nintendo 64North America
Perfect Dark is a first-person shooter video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It is considered the spiritual successor to Rare's earlier first-person shooter GoldenEye 007, with which it shares many gameplay features.
25 Years AgoRed Faction
PS2North America
Red Faction revolutionizes gaming with Geo-Mod technology, the ability to completely alter and destroy the environment in real-time.
18 Years AgoApollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Nintendo DSAustralia
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, released in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban 4, is the fourth video game in the Ace Attorney series.
18 Years AgoMario Party DS
Nintendo DSKorea
He's captured Mario and his friends in his pursuit of a crystal that the group collected when it fell from the sky, and he doesn't hesitate to shrink them to miniature size to get rid of them and get his hands on the other four crystals.
33 Years AgoFinal Fight 2
Super FamicomJapan
A beat 'em up sequel to Final Fight, released originally for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
19 Years AgoPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
PS2Worldwide
Players will have to face off again Davy Jones, his Flying Dutchman crew and the villainous kraken in addition to the Chinese pirate Sao Feng, cannibals, other pirates, and the East India Trading Company.
36 Years Ago
19 Years AgoOdin Sphere
PS2North America
The nation of Valentine was once a grand kingdom with powerful magic. With the power of a magical relic known as the "Cauldron," King Valentine subdued the neighboring nations and brought them under his control.
19 Years AgoAr tonelico: Melody of Elemia
PS2Europe
Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia is a role-playing video game developed by Gust Corporation for the PlayStation 2 and originally published by Banpresto in 2006. Journey throughout the world of Ar tonelico to find the key to destroying the viruses once and for all.
18 Years AgoDoDonPachi Resurrection
ArcadeJapan
The past is being altered. An android, known as Next EXY, has traveled one thousand years back in time. Your task is to stop NEXY and the other Elemental Daughters who were built in the image of the Elemental Dolls who once protected humanity.
34 Years AgoMutation Nation
ArcadeWorldwide
The Slum... an area of town completely forgotten. No one could imagine the cruelness suffered by innocent people who were transformed into horrible mutant creatures by genetic experiments. They hovered everywhere and completely took control of the town.
19 Years AgoNaruto: Ninja Council 3
Nintendo DSNorth America
Naruto: Ninja Council 3 is the fourth installment in the Ninja Council series for the Nintendo DS. Character-related content such as Kimimaro, the Sound 4's special attacks and their alternate forms themselves are changed or removed in the international versions.
30 Years AgoStreet Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams
PortSaturnEuropeAustralia
This version of Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams features an arranged soundtrack, a dedicated two-player Versus Mode and also a Training Mode allowing players to practice their techniques and combos on a non-hostile character.
19 Years AgoMarvel Trading Card Game
Nintendo DSNorth America
Marvel Trading Card Game is a virtual card game in which the player chooses to be either a superhero or supervillain in single-player mode. Multiplayer modes are also available.
17 Years AgoArt Style: Pictobits
Nintendo DSiEurope
The objective of Picopict is to move coloured blocks from the bottom of the touch screen under falling blocks of corresponding colors. If a shape is made using the added block, the blocks add to an image on the top screen.
19 Years AgoDeath Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom
Nintendo DSNorth America
Death Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom brings back Death Jr, Pandora and the crew for a new adventure on the Nintendo DS. It's time for the annual school Science Fair, and DJ has gotten into another mess.
18 Years AgoGlory of Heracles
Nintendo DSJapan
Glory of Heracles features the eponymous Greek hero in a pick-up-and-play role-playing game that has a rich storyline in a Greek motif and a deep battle system. The story begins when Heracles washes up on a beach with amnesia.
21 Years AgoWorld Tour Soccer 2006
PS2North America
This is the 2005, and last, edition of the "World Tour Soccer/This is Football" game series. It allows you to take an existing team and take control of them and guide them through a season by season basis.
39 Years AgoDark Adventure
ArcadeNorth America
Dark Adventure is a dimetric action-adventure game produced by Konami that was released for the arcades in North America in 1987.[3] It was the first arcade game by Konami that allowed up to three players simultaneously.
38 Years AgoYuu Yuu Jinsei
PC EngineWorldwide
A board game to simulate life. Similar like monopoly.
38 Years AgoBio Miracle Bokutte Upa
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
Upa is the prince of a magical kingdom and the most recent in a line of brave fighters.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.