ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 31
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1467 releases
21 Years AgoStar Wars: Battlefront II
PCPSPPS2XboxNorth AmericaEurope
Star Wars: Battlefront II is the sequel to Star Wars: Battlefront. It is a high-selling Star Wars video game following the many adventures of several characters. The two games are very similar, as both revolve around troopers from various factions fighting in different locales.
29 Years AgoQuake
SaturnNorth America
Quake is a first-person shooter video game, developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive in 1996 and featured music composed by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails. It is the first game in the popular Quake series.
20 Years AgoFinal Fantasy XII
PS2North America
The game takes place in the fictional land of Ivalice, where the empires of Archadia and Rozarria are waging an endless war. Dalmasca, a small kingdom, is caught between the warring nations. When Dalmasca is annexed by Archadia, its princess, Ashe, creates a resistance movement.
23 Years AgoThe Simpsons: Hit & Run
GameCubePS2XboxEurope
Strange wasp-shaped spy cameras, shady black vans lingering about, and a brand new flavor of Buzz Cola that everyone seems a bit too excited about. What could it all mean? Find out as you take to the streets as America's most beloved dysfunctional animated family: The Simpsons!
27 Years AgoRayman 2: The Great Escape
Nintendo 64North America
With its enchanted storybook look beautifully translated into 3D, lush, vibrant colors, funny enemy designs, and clever jumping puzzles, Rayman 2 is platforming perfection. No arms, no legs, no problem for the little French creation that could.
35 Years AgoSuper Castlevania IV
RemakeSuper FamicomJapan
A century of Transylvanian tranquility is about to come to a shocking end. Once again the mortifying screams of helpless villagers shake the ground as they huddle against new nightmarish horrors unleashed by the Duke of Darkness, Count Dracula.
27 Years AgoMedal of Honor
PlayStationNorth America
Medal of Honor is the first title in the Medal of Honor series. The game was inspired by DreamWorks Interactive co-founder Steven Spielberg.
23 Years AgoSpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
GameCubePS2XboxNorth America
The evil Plankton has set in motion his most diabolical plot ever! The fate of Bikini Bottom has been put into the unsuspecting hands of SpongeBob. Explore a huge world filled with unexpected surprises, challenges, and familiar friends.
25 Years AgoLegacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
PS2North America
Soul Reaver 2 picks up where Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver left off, with Raziel having just plunged through the Chronoplast time portal in his relentless pursuit of Kain.
23 Years AgoWorms 3D
GameCubePS2PCXboxWorldwide
Join the party as worm battles ensue across 3D worlds. Worms 3D pits four players--each with a customizable team of worms--against one another in fully deformable landscapes.
30 Years AgoTwisted Metal 2
PlayStationNorth America
Twisted Metal 2 is a vehicular combat game released in 1996 for the PlayStation and PC. Players choose from a roster of armed vehicles to battle in destructive arenas across global locations. Each character has a unique backstory and special weapon.
23 Years AgoSSX 3
XboxPS2GameCubeEurope
Players can discover the open mountain in the newest version of the smash-hit SSX snowboarding franchise. SSX 3 allows gamers to go anywhere gravity will take them. Players will discover a colossal mountain where they can immerse themselves in a free-roaming snow paradise.
27 Years AgoDune 2000
RemakePlayStationNorth America
Real-time strategy taking place in Frank Herbert's "Dune" universe. The game is a remake of a classic RTS game "Dune 2". Player can play as a commander of one of three different factions: Harkonnen, Atreides or Ordos.
27 Years AgoLEGO Racers
Nintendo 64Europe
Lego Racers is set in the fictional Legoland universe, the game depicts Rocket Racer, the "greatest racing champion" in Legoland.
29 Years AgoFighting Force
PCPlayStationEurope
Fighting Force players control one of four characters. They move through urban and science fiction environments, battling waves of oncoming enemies with weapons ranging from fists and bottles to knives, chairs and guns.
18 Years AgoCrash: Mind Over Mutant
PS2Xbox 360PSPWiiEurope
Crash: Mind Over Mutant is the sequel to Crash of the Titans and the seventh Crash Bandicoot series game. The game uses many of the same mechanics as its predecessor with a few changes.
25 Years AgoMega Man Battle Network
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
In the future, a young net-battler named Lan, boots his 'personal exploration terminal' (PET) and prepares to hack into the network to battle net crime. Lan's PET is no ordinary network navigator.
23 Years AgoMega Man Zero 2
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
Mega Man Zero 2, known in Japan as Rockman Zero 2, is the second game in the Mega Man Zero series for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Inti Creates and published by Capcom in 2003.
22 Years AgoThe Incredibles
GameCubePS2XboxNorth AmericaWorldwide
Superstrength, superspeed, invisibility, and elasticity are all the powers you have to combat evil in The Incredibles. You'll need them, because your enemies throw bombs, bullets, and lasers at you.
30 Years AgoDestruction Derby 2
PCPlayStationNorth America
Destruction Derby 2 is the sequel to the MS-DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Nintendo 64 title Destruction Derby. Here, the player must race on up to seven different circuits, in a range of modes, similar to its predecessor.
29 Years AgoBloody Roar
PlayStationNorth America
Bloody Roar, known as Bloody Roar: Hyper Beast Duel in Europe and Japan, is a fighting video game originally developed by Raizing (now Eighting) as an arcade game.
28 Years AgoTwisted Metal III
PlayStationWorldwide
Twisted Metal III is a vehicular combat game released in 1998 for the PlayStation. Players control weaponized vehicles in arena-based battles, aiming to destroy opponents and survive each round. The game features new characters, levels, and a redesigned physics engine.
24 Years AgoWWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth
PS2North America
A WHOLE NEW SEASON OF SMACKDOWN! -BUILD YOUR OWN DRAMA WITH REAL WWF STORYLINES -ALL-NEW DRAFT -INTERACTIVE BACKSTAGE AREAS -WHATCHA GONNA DO?!
28 Years AgoGuilty Gear
PlayStationNorth America
Guilty Gear is a 2D fighting game, in which you can play as one of 10 very different kind of characters. There is a selection of fighters from Holy Order knights, Armed Air Force soldiers, Mafia members and mad scientists.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.