Ride the world's most gorgeous, dangerous, and tricky waves as a world-class surfer, choosing from pros like Kelly Slater, Lisa Andersen, and Tom Curren. Test the waters of South Africa, Australia, Tahiti, Hawaii, Spain, North America, and Australia with a one-of-a-kind wave graphics program that conveys the majesty, power, and motion of real waves. Weather conditions and attention to environmental detail add to the ambience, while the surfers' styles and looks match their real-world counterparts'. Easy, intuitive controls allow you to perform and perfect the sport's hottest tricks. Game modes include Career Mode, Special Events, and Surf Trip.
Go long in Madden NFL 2006, the first NFL video game in a decade to truly revolutionize the passing game. Use the new QB Vision Control and QB Precision Placement to scan the field, locate receivers and aim your passes with unprecedented accuracy. Use new Formation Specific Audibles like Smart Routes and Head Tracking to have your receivers fight for openings and keep their eyes on the ball. The new Superstar Mode also allows new single-player thrills as you live the life of a superstar player. Enhanced sound, presentation, and commentary create even greater NFL thrills, while new online features like EA Locker allow you to share files and find more challenging match-ups.
Madden 06 was the year of the passer. Now it's the ground game's turn to dominate! Use the new Lead Blocker Control to open running lanes, then burst through them with ball-carriers who run with player-specific styles thanks to the all-new Highlight Stick. Small backs slash through defenses, bruisers run over them, while both uncork all-new cutbacks, jukes, and power moves. Franchise Mode upgrades include the NFL Draft Scouting System, a playable College All-Star Game, and a Franchise Player Roles feature. For the first time, use plays from team's actual defensive playbooks. You can also forge a legacy in NFL Superstar: Hall of Fame Mode, play mini-games, and much more.
The 2003 evolution of what many consider to be the greatest NFL franchise on the market somehow managed to come up with a few adjustments and additions. The most notable change is new online features which allow gamers to download player rosters throughout the season and chat with other players. Other improvements include faster game speed, quicker animations, more precise passing, and heightened sidelines drama. Using the create-a-playbook feature, players can customize formations and receiver routes. Up to four players can compete on a single screen in realistic TV-style presentation. A cheerleader half-time show and commentary by John Madden and Al Michaels make this NFL game the one to beat.
Madden NFL continues to dominate the competition with version 2004! With the new revolutionary Playmaker Control, players can now make offensive and defensive adjustments on the fly even after the snap! Direct receivers and change running routes, or call blocks and last minute blitzes! A deep Owner Mode allows you to build a franchise, coach and manage your players, while relocating to new cities, building stadiums and managing the concessions and attractions at your home field. With exquisitely detailed graphics and animations, Madden NFL 2004 is the most realistic looking and dynamic football game of the year!
Madden NFL has been training on the off-season and now rev 2005 has picked up some new tricks while also becoming a whole lot meaner and leaner. Gameplay is smoother and quicker, with more intuitive plays and more dynamic player performance to help fans and newcomers get into the rhythm of the game. Greater interaction with your Franchise includes restricted free agents, the ability to tag players, monitor player progressions and position performance, and the ability to practice with your franchise teams and fine-tune line-ups. Add to this the fun ability to customize your fans and true Super Bowl hype and coverage, and the top virtual football franchise proves once again why it's one of the most popular games of this year or any year.
The chase for a World Series ring begins again with MLB 2K6! Headlining this year's new features is the exclusive Inside Edge, which puts three years of scouting reports into every player, pitch, and swing, producing ultra-realistic player performance and behavior. Pinpoint your delivery with new Payoff Pitching, challenge the umps' calls, and relive key plays with flashback highlights. 2K Sports' exclusive VIPs (Virtual Identity Profiles), now available for MLB, lets you save other player's profiles. Compete against them when they're not around or learn their tendencies for more intense in-person battles! Other new features include World Baseball Classic Mode and a Franchise Mode where every decision affects player morale.
Tee off in the Mushroom Kingdom! All your favorite Mario friends return in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. Join Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Wario, and Peach on the green. Tee off for four, three or two players, or take on the tour solo. A manual swing mode for experts and a partially automated swing mode for newbies optimizes gameplay. You'll drive, whack, chip and putt through beautiful and imaginative courses, while avoiding Piranha Plants, Warp Pipes, Chain Chomps and Thwomps! It's a race for the holes in one of the most successful sports video games of all time, classic Nintendo style!
The acclaimed Mario Tennis for N64 is re-imagined for the GameCube, blending Super Mario imagination with pro tennis to yield a truly unique video game experience. Inventive graphics and gameplay grace the courts as you use hammers, dodge crazy goop, interact with off-court characters, and send the tennis ball blazing in blue trails of light or exploding with energy. Fantasy courts range from an eerie haunted court filled with ghosts to Donkey Kong's jungle kingdom.
Join Mario, Peach, Toad, Donkey Kong and Luigi, and head for the ballpark with Nintendo's Mario Baseball. Namco is at bat this time, delivering a robust, inventive sports game worthy of the Mario name. Progress through the game alone in the story-driven Challenge Mode, or take on your friends in Versus Mode. In Versus Mode, form teams out of your favorite Mario characters, and go to bat for the championship title in a tournament-style Trophy Mode. Bonuses include mini-games and a baseball encyclopedia.
A huge improvement over its predecessor, this BMX sim features top riders, a vast trick selection, and a superb graphics engine. Among the several modes available, players have the option of playing in career mode and advancing up the BMX food-chain. Expansive levels feature street, vert, and dirt freestyle courses full of varied obstacles that present plenty of opportunities for freestyle action. As a player progresses, he unlocks features and has the option of upgrading to better bikes. Also features customizable courses and a Create-A-Rider options, as well as a soundtrack featuring Public Enemy, Suicidal Tendencies, and Bad Brains.
This updated version of last year's Slugfest from Midway stays true to the franchise's trademark by delivering easy-to-learn, adrenaline pumping, arcade-style action rather than statistics and exact simulation. The 2004 version has added features that should make any die-hard hardball fan happy, like the ability to create your own team, a Home Run Derby mode that plays just like the MLB All-Star competition, an improved pitching engine, and some of the most impressive graphics and animations of any baseball title out there.