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
23 Years AgoGladius
PS2North America
Gladius is a turn-based gladiatorial RPG. Players try to build a championship gladiator school by gaining experience through fighting battles in the arenas and recruiting new members.
27 Years AgoClock Tower II: The Struggle Within
PlayStationNorth America
Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within, known as Clock Tower: Ghost Head in Japan, is a PlayStation point-and-click survival horror game and the third installment in the Clock Tower series.
21 Years AgoWorld Soccer: Winning Eleven 9
PS2AustraliaNew Zealand
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (abbreviated PES 5), known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9 in Japan and North America (sometimes mislabeled as World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 International), is a 2005 football sports simulation video game developed…
32 Years AgoShin Megami Tensei if...
Super FamicomJapan
Shin Megami Tensei If... is a RPG that was developed as a change from previous Shin Megami Tensei titles, focusing on a small-scale environment and threat rather than a large-scale environment as in previous titles.
27 Years AgoSilent Bomber
PlayStationJapan
Silent Bomber is an old school style game which takes place in the future. You play as a character named Jutah Fate, a genetically engineered man created by the government. You're an expert at using bombs.
25 Years AgoDoom
PortGame Boy AdvanceEurope
The GBA port of Doom has some of the original levels missing, but has Link Cable support. The engine is based on the Atari Jaguar port, being the last version with this engine.
21 Years AgoPac 'n Roll
Nintendo DSEurope
In Pac'N Roll, the inhabitants of Pac-World have been turned into spheres by the evil monster Golvis' Ghost Light. Pac-Man must roll his way through Ghost-Land, collecting pellets and confronting Ghosts to save his family and restore peace to Pac-Land.
21 Years AgoWRC: Rally Evolved
PS2Europe
Taste the physical extremes of rally driving and battle your way past your opponents in grueling multi-car wheel-to-wheel racing.
18 Years AgoNinjatown
Nintendo DSWorldwideNorth America
A diverse group of fun-loving Ninjas populate the vibrant yet peaceful place known as Ninjatown. However, after the eruption of a nearby volcano, Ninjatown is attacked by hordes of sinister enemies lead by Mr. Demon, who, for reasons unknown, is bent on destruction.
23 Years AgoPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time
PortGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
The Gameboy Advance version of the classic title Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. It follows almost the same story as its mainstream counterpart but features significantly different gameplay.
32 Years AgoHarley's Humongous Adventure
Super FamicomJapan
The player controls Harley, a man in a green suit who has shrunk himself to size of a bar of soap. The player's mission is to gather parts of Harley's (presumably) now-destroyed shrinking machine to return him to normal size.
32 Years AgoStarBlade
Sega CDJapan
Sitting in the gunner position of a "GeoSword" fightercraft, you must shoot your way through the enemy armada and bring the fight to their base planet, Redeye.
27 Years AgoArc the Lad III
PlayStationJapan
The events of this game take place several years after Elk and Arc faced their ultimate enemy in "Arc the Lad II". You control Alec, a teenager whose entire village was destroyed by an unknown evil - an event that was later called "The Great Disaster".
23 Years AgoBlowOut
PS2Worldwide
As Major John "Dutch" Cane, you'll lead an elite platoon of mercenary commandos, outfitted with the most deadly experimental weaponry, into the pit of evil. It's your job to rid the world of mutated beasts and alien insects through 10 levels of intense action.
22 Years AgoSyphon Filter: The Omega Strain
PS2Korea
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain is a third-person shooter developed by Bend Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Released in May 2004 for the PlayStation 2, it is the fourth instalment in the Syphon Filter series.
18 Years AgoHigh School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance
PS2Worldwide
High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE lets fans experience the energy, fun, and music of all three "High School Musical" movies. Players can dance to the beat of favorite "High School Musical" songs in familiar movie locations alongside their favorite characters.
18 Years AgoSingStar: Country
PS2North America
SingStar Country is a karaoke game, honouring the country music. The game gives points which are distributed by the purity of singing, as in how well does one manage to stay on tune.
23 Years AgoSWAT: Global Strike Team
PS2North America
SWAT: GST is a first-person tactical arcade game combining the strategic elements of SWAT 3 with the instantly accessible arcade action of the Virtua Cop series.
23 Years AgoNFL Blitz Pro
PS2North America
The mega-popular arcade-style Blitz football series returns with NFL Bliz: Pro for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube.
22 Years AgoUnder the Skin
PS2Australia
In Under the Skin, players must cause as much chaos and panic as possible by taking on the identity of the various people he or she encounters throughout CoCo Town and other environments. Equipped with a special ray gun, gamers can scan and absorb the DNA of anyone they target.
22 Years AgoArmored Core: Nine Breaker
PS2Japan
Armored Core: Nine Breaker brings back the super strong "Nine Ball" mech who appeared in the original PlayStation Armored Core.
21 Years AgoMakai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome
PS2Europe
Makai Kingdom is the fourth Nippon Ichi-developed tactical RPG on PlayStation 2 and it follows closely in the footsteps of the previous games of the same style, which are Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, La Pucelle: Tactics and Phantom Brave.
18 Years AgoSingstar: Legends
PS2North America
Singstar Legends offers yet another patch of songs to sing in this 7th game of the series. The objective of the game is to sing songs and sing them well. The game gives points according to player's performance.
16 Years AgoDeer Drive
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Deer Drive for the Nintendo DS is the first game to bring the thrill of arcade action hunting to a handheld platform. Deer Drive for the NDS is fast, fun, and easy to play but hard to master.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.