ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 22
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1016 releases
32 Years AgoHaou Taikei: Ryuu Knight
Super FamicomJapan
An action RPG that depicts the story of Adeu: a young boy training to be a paladin. He goes out on a quest to recover a legendary and mysterious weapon, the Earth's Blade, which has been shattered into 12 pieces.
22 Years AgoNeed for Speed: Underground 2
PS2GameCubeJapan
Need for Speed: Underground 2 is a street racing game and the first entry in the series to feature an open world environment.
21 Years AgoKingdom Hearts II
PS2Japan
Kingdom Hearts II is an action role-playing game, and the primary entry to the series since the 2002 Disney Interactive and Square collaboration. The game's setting is a collection of various levels (referred to in-game as "worlds") that the player progresses through.
27 Years AgoResident Evil 2
DreamcastJapan
Resident Evil 2 is a sequel to the first Resident Evil title.
21 Years AgoMetal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
Expanded editionPS2Worldwide
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence continues the Metal Gear Solid series tradition of follow-up enhanced, international version releases.
26 Years AgoDino Crisis
DreamcastEurope
Dino Crisis is a survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom in 1999. Set in a remote research facility, it follows special agent Regina as she investigates a scientific experiment gone wrong.
31 Years AgoEarthworm Jim 2
Mega Drive / GenesisEurope
From Evil the Cat’s’Circus of the Scars’ to the planet of Meat, join Jim on a madcap chase across the galaxy. Saving cows, thwarting lawyers and outsmarting Psy-Crow are all in a day’s work for Jim. Are you up to the challenge?
21 Years AgoSly 3: Honor Among Thieves
PS2Asia
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves is a stealth-action platformer developed by Sucker Punch Productions and released for PlayStation 2 in 2005. The game follows Sly Cooper and his crew as they recruit new allies to help unlock the Cooper Vault while facing off against Dr.
33 Years AgoFlashback: The Quest for Identity
Super FamicomJapan
Throughout the 20th century, an unprecedented political and economic crisis afflicted Earth, leading to the systematic disabling of it's programme to conquer outer space through lack of funding.
31 Years AgoTheme Park
SaturnJapan
You have inherited a fortune from an eccentric aunt and her will states the money can be spend building the world largest and most profitable theme park. Create a wonderful theme part full of thrilling rides and greasy - but delicious - food and start to make the loads of money.
26 Years AgoJet Grind Radio
Expanded editionDreamcastAustralia
The government is attempting to silence the kids of Tokyo, but with their Overdrive Magnetic-Motor Skating Shoes, the cops will have to catch 'em first.
34 Years AgoTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist, released in Europe as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist and in Japan as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Return of the Shredder is a side-scrolling beat 'em up based on the co…
21 Years AgoNaruto: Ultimate Ninja 3
PS2Japan
NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja 3 makes leaps in the franchise with a host of “firsts” for the series. Players can now live through and be a part of all the major events that defined Story Arc 1 in Heroes History mode.
31 Years AgoFinal Fight 3
Super FamicomJapan
Metro City is under attack, and this time a new crime organization is claiming responsibility. Pulling pages from the Mad Gear Gang's guidebook, the feared group named SKULL CROSS are up to the same old tricks: arson, terrorism, assault, and armed robbery.
22 Years AgoBaldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
PS2Japan
Using the 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules set, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II features four new acts of hack-and-slash combat and powerful spell casting.
37 Years AgoBatman: The Video Game
FamicomJapan
Batman: The Video Game, is a group of platform games developed by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy, loosely based on the 1989 film of the same name. Despite having the same title, each is actually a different game.
26 Years AgoPersona 2: Eternal Punishment
PlayStationNorth America
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is a role-playing video game developed by Atlus, and chronologically the third installment in the Persona series. Eternal Punishment takes place in the fictional Japanese city of Sumaru, and is a direct sequel to Persona 2: Innocent Sin.
33 Years AgoFatal Fury Special
Neo GeoWorldwide
The GRANDMOTHER of all battles! 15 of the FATAL FURY series' top stars gather in the match of the millenium! Use the resurrected Geese Howard and Wolfgang Krauser in a dazzling arena! All you have ever wanted in a fighting game is here in FATAL FURY SPECIAL!
29 Years AgoBlast Corps
Nintendo 64Europe
Blast Corps is a 1997 video game for the Nintendo 64 developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. Destroy a series of buildings or objects using a variety of unique demolition vehicles, in order to mainly clear a path for trucks carrying defective nuclear missiles.
37 Years AgoDouble Dragon II: The Revenge
PortFamicomJapan
Technōs created once again a vastly different experience with Double Dragon II on the NES. The experience system was dropped, but the moveset still underwent a few changes.
27 Years AgoHarvest Moon 64
Nintendo 64North America
Retire to the country for a new challenge in Harvest Moon 64. Hard work is rewarded as you struggle to bring prosperity back to a neglected farm. Work the land, pick up odd-jobs, and get to know the neighbors.
27 Years AgoValkyrie Profile
PlayStationWorldwide
Valkyrie Profile is a role-playing video game developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix (now Square Enix) for the PlayStation. It was released on December 22, 1999 in Japan and on August 29, 2000 in North America.
39 Years AgoMetal Gear
PortFamicomJapan
The NES version of Metal Gear. It differs from the original MSX2 release in level layout and enemy differences, including an alternative final boss.
33 Years AgoTop Gear 2
SNESJapan
This third-person racing game resembles Gremlin's earlier Lotus series, in terms of its general look and feel, right down to the text font used in the game.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.