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A few moments from November 15
Xbox arrives with Halo on the ringworld
Microsoft launched Xbox in North America with Halo: Combat Evolved among its opening games. Bungie's shooter paired Master Chief's campaign with split-screen multiplayer and system-link battles, giving the new console a game that could fill more than one television.
Halo: Combat Evolved ↗Read the history ↗Samus finds a darker version of Aether
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes began its North American GameCube launch with Samus moving between Light Aether and Dark Aether. Safe areas of light offered protection in the hostile parallel world, while the sequel also introduced a four-player competitive mode.
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes ↗Read the history ↗Blaze joins Sonic on the DS
Sonic Rush reached North America with Blaze the Cat sharing the adventure as a second playable lead. Its two stories used both Nintendo DS screens for the stages, with boost moves keeping the action moving well beyond a comfortable jogging pace.
Sonic Rush ↗Read the history ↗200125 years ago
Halo: Combat Evolved
Master Chief leaves the ship for a ringworld with a Warthog and a few surviving Marines ready to help. Choose the passenger seat carefully when a friend's driving becomes the mission's largest threat.
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Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
Abe and Munch work through another industrial obstacle with very different abilities to offer. Switch characters when the route needs a swimmer instead of another pair of feet.
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Dead or Alive 3
A counter turns the next exchange around before a fighter crashes into another part of the arena. Read the incoming attack instead of trusting another quick string of punches.
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Project Gotham Racing
A clean slide earns Kudos while a crowded city circuit asks the driver to keep the car under control. Protect the combination before an unnecessary scrape spends the style points the corner just earned.
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x
A skater strings another trick into a manual with the score still climbing. Find the landing before a promising combination ends in a much less impressive pile of limbs.
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Mad Dash Racing
A runner charges across an obstacle course with rivals happy to turn the race into a fight. Use the character's particular talent when the faster route leaves ordinary running behind.
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Fuzion Frenzy
Four competitors rush into another short contest with the rules changing before anyone gets too comfortable. Keep the controller close when the next minigame starts settling the argument.
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Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Samus steps between two versions of Aether with the darker one making every safe patch of light valuable. Check the beam ammunition before another encounter uses the supplies needed to get home.
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted
A street race ends with another police pursuit threatening the car's escape route. Break the line of sight before treating a fast run down the highway as a clean getaway.
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Sonic Rush
Sonic races down another stretch of track while Blaze follows a story of her own. Fill the boost gauge with tricks before asking the next straightaway to last a little longer.
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Shadow the Hedgehog
Shadow runs toward the next objective with weapons and branching mission choices changing the trip. Decide who deserves help before another stage sends the story toward a different ending.
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