ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 28
The games released on this day in gaming history.
142 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
19 Years AgoGuitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
PS2North America
Rock out to the third entry in in Red Octane's music series for guitar gods! Songs for Guitar Hero III include Barracuda by Heart, Sabotage by Beastie Boys, Rock And Roll All Nite by Kiss, and much more!
25 Years AgoTony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
PS2Worldwide
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 is a 2001 skateboarding video game and the third installment in the Tony Hawk's series.
21 Years AgoTony Hawk's American Wasteland
PS2Europe
You are a new skater in the city of L.A.. The main drive of the game is that your hanging around with a skating group and its leader, who also happens to be a skating legend, at their skate park in Beverly Hills called Skate Ranch.
32 Years AgoKiller Instinct
ArcadeNorth America
Killer Instinct is a fighting game developed by Rare and published by Midway and Nintendo. It was released as an arcade game in the fall of 1994 and, the following year, ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and the Game Boy.
21 Years AgoMetal Slug 4
PS2Europe
One year after the events of Metal Slug 3, the world is trembling under the new threat of a mysterious but deadly cyber virus that threatens to attack and destroy any nation's military computer system.
33 Years AgoThe Lost Vikings
SNESEurope
The Lost Vikings is a puzzle-platform video game developed by Silicon & Synapse (now Blizzard Entertainment) and published by Interplay. The game features infinite opportunities of retries in case the player loses one of the Vikings.
23 Years AgoHarry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
PS2North America
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup is set in the universe of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and features the fictional sport of Quidditch, which is characterized by the use of flying broomsticks.
21 Years AgoBrothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
PS2Europe
Brothers in Arms Earned in Blood adds new features and game modes and builds upon the elements that made Brothers in Arms Road to Hill 30 a runaway success.
27 Years AgoGrandia
PlayStationNorth America
Grandia is a role-playing video game developed by Game Arts and published by Entertainment Software Publishing for the Sega Saturn console as the first game in their Grandia series.
33 Years AgoBubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
SNESEurope
Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind, known as Bubsy for short, is a platform video game released by Accolade in the early 1990s. It is the first game in the Bubsy series of video games.
32 Years AgoSamurai Shodown II
ArcadeWorldwide
One of SNK's legendary fighting game series has made a return! In Samurai Shodown II, you can take on one of the roles of 15 warriors as you fight your way through the land to defeat the evil Mizuki!
32 Years AgoMickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse
SNESEurope
Mickey Mouse gets a chance to go down memory lane and walk through the timeless adventures he has lived. Mickey Mania is a platformer where all the levels are based on Mickey's most famous cartoons.
16 Years AgoGolden Sun: Dark Dawn
Nintendo DSWorldwideJapan
After going dark six years ago, 2010 will see a new dawn. Golden Sun DS updates the popular portable Golden Sun role-playing series with an impressive graphical style.
29 Years AgoMoto Racer
PlayStationNorth America
Moto Racer is an arcade style motorcycle racing game developed by Delphine Software International and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. It features both dirt and street bikes, and a variety of tracks.
27 Years AgoTomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return
PlayStationJapan
Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return is a side-scrolling platformer in which the titular character, Tomba, moves on predetermined linear paths until he reaches an intersection point where a flashing arrow appears over his head.
21 Years AgoXenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse
PS2Europe
Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse is a direct sequel to the first episode of the science-fiction RPG Xenosaga series.
17 Years AgoDJ Hero
PS2Australia
DJ Hero primarily simulates turntablism, a musical style used by disc jockeys to create a new mashup song by incorporating one or more previously recorded songs played on record players along with sound effect generators.
22 Years AgoThe King of Fighters 2003
PS2Japan
The King of Fighters 2003 is the tenth game in The King of Fighters series. It is the last game of the series to be based on the Neo-Geo MVS hardware, and the first game in the series that was developed and published under the SNK Playmore custody.
18 Years AgoBen 10: Alien Force
PS2Worldwide
Ben Tennyson is now 15 and becoming a leader wearing his powerful Omnitrix again. Grandpa Max is missing and Ben needs the help of Gwen and Kevin to find him.
23 Years AgoKill.Switch
PS2North America
Aiming and moving in cover and blind-fire modes is tricky, though. To gain the 3-D effect, some detail gets sacrificed. Usually this is no problem, but occasionally you'll have a tough time recognizing an object.
32 Years AgoPac-Man 2: The New Adventures
Mega Drive / GenesisNorth America
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures, known in Japan as Hello! Pac-Man, is a side-scrolling adventure game "sequel" to Pac-Man. Instead of being a maze game like the majority of its predecessors, Pac-Man 2 incorporates light point-and-click adventure game elements.
32 Years AgoShaq-Fu
Mega Drive / GenesisNorth AmericaEurope
Shaq brings his awesome skill and size to a multi-world fighting game. As Shaq, use your lightning-fast shuriken and other martial art techniques to prevail over 11 intensely evil warriors in the enforcement of justice. Or choose any of the 12 warriors and fight head to head.
28 Years AgoBushido Blade 2
PlayStationNorth America
The sequel to the most original and realistic fighting game - bigger, better and more brutal than ever. No life bars, no time limits, no mercy. And a single blow can still make the difference between life and death.
16 Years AgoSolatorobo: Red the Hunter
Nintendo DSJapan
Set out on an adventure amid floating islands and witness a world brought to life by renowned designers and animators. Battle robot enemies, build your strength and undertake quests as you journey through the Shepherd Republic and meet fascinating characters.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.