ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 2
The games released on this day in gaming history.
866 releases
22 Years AgoThe Urbz: Sims in the City
PortGame Boy AdvanceJapan
Starting out as a humble window washer in the city of Miniopolis, the player is quickly embroiled in a devious plot by the greedy tycoon Daddy Bigbucks to take over the city.
27 Years AgoDragon Valor
PlayStationJapan
Dragon Valor is a 1999 action role-playing game developed by Now Production and published by Namco for the PlayStation. It is the second sequel to Dragon Buster. In the Dragon Valor world, dragons are powerful monsters.
22 Years AgoMr. Driller: Drill Spirits
Nintendo DSJapan
Mr. Driller, experienced with the drill, much use his abilities to dig beneath the Earth's crust in a race to the finish in order to save the day. Dangerous traps await as you dig through the puzzle layout to the goal, and be careful of Mr.
23 Years AgoMission: Impossible - Operation Surma
XboxGameCubePS2Worldwide
Ethan Hunt and the Impossible Mission Force (IMF) are brought into an investigation of a shady international corporation, known as SURMA, that is in possession of a highly advanced computer virus known as Ice Worm.
38 Years AgoAmagon
FamicomJapan
Amagon is a Nintendo Entertainment System platform side-scroller developed by Aicom in 1988. It was subject to a high level of criticism, and never reached a high level of recognition among game critics.
28 Years AgoJoJo's Venture
ArcadeJapan
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a fighting game developed by Capcom based on Hirohiko Araki's Japanese manga of the same title. The games were developed by the same team who are responsible for the Street Fighter III series.
27 Years AgoWu-Tang: Shaolin Style
PlayStationNorth America
Master the art of Wu-Tang Battle in up to four-player martial arts brawls. Master the attacks and weapons of each of nine Wu-Tang. Collect 30 chambers and eliminate your opponent in over 50 masterful cinematic fatality sequences.
27 Years AgoVirtua Striker 2
DreamcastJapan
In Virtua Striker 2, you can choose from international teams with players based loosely on real-life counterparts. Play in Arcade, Tournament, or Challenge modes as you compete in Single- or Two-player head-to-head "footy" matches.
22 Years AgoZatch Bell! Mamodo Fury
PS2Worldwide
Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury is a fighting game released by Bandai in 2004. In 2006 the game was released in North America by Namco Bandai Games, and a GameCube port was released exclusively there.
21 Years AgoBubble Bobble Revolution
Nintendo DSEurope
Originally released as an arcade game by Taito in 1986, Bubble Bobble starred two dinosaurs - Bub and Bob who co-operate to make their way through a hundred levels to rescue their girlfriends. This addictive two player game went on to be released on most console formats.
18 Years AgoPrince of Persia: The Fallen King
Nintendo DSNorth America
Prince of Persia: The Fallen King is a third-person action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Casablanca. The game was released for the Nintendo DS in December 2008, as a spin-off sequel to the Prince of Persia reboot.
22 Years AgoPolarium
Nintendo DSJapan
Polarium mixes way-cool gameplay with an electronica soundtrack for the trippiest experience yet on the DS. It's the first game that would look cool at a rave. Polarium is a simple, stylish puzzle game you play entirely with the Nintendo DS touch screen and a stylus.
21 Years AgoDora the Explorer: Journey to the Purple Planet
PS2Europe
Dora the Explorer: Journey to the Purple Planet is an Adventure game, developed and published by Take-Two Interactive, which was released in 2005.
18 Years AgoMushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi
Nintendo DSNorth America
Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi on Nintendo DS is the prequel to Mushroom Men: Spore Wars on Wii. Play both to get the complete story! Mushroom Men gives players the opportunity to jump into the fantastic microcosm that is the backyard battlefield.
22 Years AgoDaigasso! Band Brothers
Nintendo DSJapan
Daigasso! Band Brothers is a music video game published and developed by Nintendo as a launch game for the Nintendo DS. It features multiple songs, which include classical music, television themes, and video game music.
16 Years AgoCrime Lab: Body of Evidence
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Crime Lab: Body of Evidence is a single player adventure-puzzle game for DS/DSi that challenges players to stop a killer before he strikes again.
21 Years AgoDynasty Warriors Advance
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
Your kingdom is under attack! Powerful rivals surround you, waiting for the chance to strike, and only you have the power to save the day. With nowhere to hide, you unleash an awesome Musou attack and watch your enemies fall!
19 Years AgoBuzz! Junior: Monster Rumble
PS2Worldwide
Buzz! Junior: Monster Rumble is a Miscellaneous game, developed by Cohort Studios and published by SCEE, which was released in Europe in 2007.
18 Years AgoSingStar: ABBA
PS2PS3WorldwideNorth America
SingStar ABBA is a karaoke game featuring songs from the Swedish group ABBA. The group was active during the seventies, particularly in the disco/pop music. The game gives points which are distributed by the purity of singing, as in how well does one manage to stay on tune.
38 Years AgoHanjuku Hero
FamicomJapan
The first game in the series, released in 1988 for Famicom. It was re-released on the Virtual Console in 2007 for the Wii, in 2013 for the Nintendo 3DS and in April 2014 for the Wii U. Hanjuku Hero is a real-time strategy RPG game.
38 Years AgoMomotaro Dentetsu
FamicomJapan
The first in Hudson's series of train-themed video board games which was released on the Famicom in Japan only on December 2nd 1988. Momotaro Dentetsu ("Momotaro's Railway") is a train-themed board game featuring the folklore hero of Momotaro, the Peach Boy.
35 Years AgoDouble Dragon II
PortGame BoyNorth America
Double Dragon II is a side-scrolling developed and released for the Game Boy and unrelated to Double Dragon II: The Revenge. The player takes control of martial artist Billy Lee, who is being hunted down by an organization called the "Scorpions" for murdering one of its members.
34 Years AgoFamicom Jump II: Saikyou no 7-nin
FamicomJapan
Famicom Jump II: Saikyou no 7-nin is a 1991 RPG for the Nintendo Family Computer published by Bandai. The sequel to Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden, the game features seven main characters (as the subtitle indicates) from different Weekly Shōnen Jump manga serialized at the time.
34 Years AgoCaptain Novolin
SNESWorldwide
This is a 16-bit platformer designed to help kids with diabetes remember to monitor their blood sugar.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.