On This Day in Gaming: November 28

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

November 28

The games released on this day in gaming history.

113 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga cover23 Years Ago

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Game Boy AdvanceAustralia

An evil witch has replaced Princess Peach's fair speech with explosives! Mario and Luigi must once again come to her rescue, but this time they employ the help of Bowser, their sworn enemy.

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 cover30 Years Ago

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

Expanded editionMega Drive / GenesisSNESNorth AmericaEurope

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 combines the best of all the Mortal Kombats into a single cartridge. 23 playable characters are immediately available, such as Reptile, Cyrax, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Jax, Katana, Sonya, and more.

XIII cover23 Years Ago

XIII

PS2Europe

XIII is a cel-shaded first-person shooter based on the popular Belgian cult comic created by Jean Van Hamme and illustrated by William Vance. The game is loosely based on the first five comics.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time cover21 Years Ago

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Nintendo DSNorth America

The famous Mario Brothers return in this sequel to the humorous Superstar Saga. In this adventure, Princess Peach takes a trip in a time machine, but when it returns, there's only a monster inside!

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom cover23 Years Ago

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom

PS2Europe

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.

Super Ghouls'n Ghosts cover35 Years Ago

Super Ghouls'n Ghosts

SNESNorth America

As dauntless knight Arthur you are caught up in the most dangerous of quests! A spell has been cast upon the kingdom. Your fair maiden, Princess Prin Prin has been snatched up by the evil emperor.

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun cover23 Years Ago

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun

PS2Europe

First-person shooter set in the Pacific theatre of WWII, beginning with the attack on Pearl Harbor and moving through the campaign with you playing as a young recruit chosen for various historical missions such as the raid on Guadalcanal.

Breath of Fire IV cover26 Years Ago

Breath of Fire IV

PlayStationNorth America

Breath of Fire IV is a single-player game that continues the story with these "dragon people," who gave their lives to eradicate the evil goddess and restore peace in their world.

Crash Nitro Kart cover23 Years Ago

Crash Nitro Kart

PS2Europe

Crash Bandicoot returns to the karting scene with a host of other characters from the adventure series, and this time they have both Neo Cortex and Emperor Velo to worry about.

Virtua Cop 2 cover30 Years Ago

Virtua Cop 2

SaturnEurope

During the events of the first, the original Virtua Cops, Michael "Rage" Hardy and James "Smarty" Cools shut down the E.V.I.L Inc. criminal empire. Three of its leaders, King, Boss, and Kong are all in the maximum security federal pen.

Dark Cloud 2 cover24 Years Ago

Dark Cloud 2

PS2Japan

BUILD your world. INVENT your weapons. CREATE your adventure.

The King of Fighters 2000 cover24 Years Ago

The King of Fighters 2000

PS2Japan

The final King of Fighters game released by SNK in its original state, The King of Fighters 2000 expands on the story and gameplay presented in The King of Fighters '99.

Virtua Fighter cover33 Years Ago

Virtua Fighter

ArcadeNorth America

A classic fighting game by Sega, considered one of the first 3D fighting games.

The Hobbit cover23 Years Ago

The Hobbit

PS2Europe

Step into the hairy hobbits' feet of Bilbo Baggins in Vivendi Universal Games' take on Tolkien's prequel to the massive Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Tetris Attack cover30 Years Ago

Tetris Attack

PortSNESEurope

A puzzle game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy. It is the first game in the Puzzle League series.

Sonic Unleashed cover18 Years Ago

Sonic Unleashed

PortPS2Europe

Sonic the Hedgehog struggles to undo the damage done to the world and himself after Dr. Eggman unleashes an ancient evil which causes him to transform into a vicious Werehog by night.

Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow cover30 Years Ago

Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow

PortSNESNorth AmericaEurope

When he morphs into a ninja, you better duck! Play as Maui. Play as the Ninja.

Metal Slug 7 cover18 Years Ago

Metal Slug 7

Nintendo DSNorth America

The Peregrine Falcon Strike Force, the Ikari Warriors, and the SPARROWS are once again on a search for General Morden and his army. Their mission is to catch General Morden and prevent his attempts at another coup d'état on the government.

NBA Jam Tournament Edition cover31 Years Ago

NBA Jam Tournament Edition

Expanded editionSaturnNorth America

NBA Jam Tournament Edition brings you more senses-shattering slam dunking excitement than ever!

Raiden cover24 Years Ago

Raiden

PlayStationJapan

Raiden consists of eight vertical scrolling missions where the player maneuvers the Raiden craft dodging and destroying enemy robots, buildings, ground targets, and aircraft. There are bombs and missile powerups as well as collectable medals which add to the score.

Disney's Pinocchio cover30 Years Ago

Disney's Pinocchio

SNESEurope

Journey through as Geppetto, the carpenter's live wooden puppet, Pinocchio, as he did in his Disney animated film - which itself was based on a children's novel.

Street Fighter EX plus Alpha cover29 Years Ago

Street Fighter EX plus Alpha

PortPlayStationEurope

Street Fighter EX plus Alpha is the Playstation-exclusive home console port of the arcade game Street Fighter EX Plus, itself an updated version of Street Fighter EX.

Gladius cover23 Years Ago

Gladius

PS2Europe

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.

Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus cover19 Years Ago

Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus

Nintendo DSAustralia

Mega Man Star Force takes place in the fictional year of 220X where two hundred years have passed after the finale of Mega Man Battle Network series, when emphasis on internet technology has lessened, and instead, the world has become networked through use of EM Waves.

Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.

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