The most interesting arcade games released in 2004

Arcade 01 January 2004

The Citadel is the official addition to Horde: The Northern Wind, a real-time strategy with a plot referring to Russian folk tales. The player plays the role of a hero who, together with a group of faithful warriors, begins to build a settlement and during its development, must defend himself against the temptations of bloodthirsty neighbors.

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Arcade 03 January 2004

An uncomplicated platformer addressed mainly to younger computer users. We play the role of a young rooster, who must save the hens kidnapped by insidious foxes. The game offers three-dimensional graphics and twenty different levels full of secrets waiting to be discovered.

PC

Arcade 05 January 2004

Party game for Nintendo's portable console, which is a copy of its 'bigger sister in faith' on GameCube - Super Smash Bros Meele.

GBA

Arcade 06 January 2004

Sonic Heroes is a position climatically referring to the best parts of the series with the title hedgehog in the lead role. The gameplay is characterized by high dynamics (various platforms, turns, circles in the air, etc.), lots of jumps or skies (launchers, hills) and (but less often) forceful elimination of enemies.

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Arcade 20 January 2004

The second part of the famous platformer with a brave knight in the lead role. This time, while wandering through 20 levels, Maximo fights an army of Zin robots, frees imprisoned villagers and, as usual, collects a ton of gadgets and bonuses.

PS2

Arcade 06 February 2004

An action game based on a popular program displayed by the BBC. The Fight Box enabled viewers to organize duels between warriors who fought in specially prepared arenas for the championship title.

PC

Arcade 06 February 2004

In Sonic Adventure DX, we once again control the blue "jet" jets, which this time must defend the world from a strange water monster that is growing in size thanks to the Emeralds of Chaos that we find. As usual in games with Sonik, Eggman is one of the main opponents of the hero.

PC

Arcade 10 February 2004

A set consisting of the first three parts of the "Silent Scope" series. We play the role of a sniper, eliminating the opponents appearing on the screen. Players will also face additional challenges, e.g. at the shooting range.

XBOX

Arcade 13 February 2004

A dance game that initially entered the Taiwanese market. The main attraction is a special mat attached to the set connected via USB port (no possibility to buy the game itself).

PC

Arcade 27 February 2004

Outstanding arcade production of the Russian Geleos team dedicated especially to young players. We control the ostrich, which in subsequent races has to overcome obstacles encountered on the route (such as logs or rakes lying on the road or mechanical traps) and collect all the ostriches eggs it encounters.

PC

Arcade 08 March 2004

"The world by duck". (the original title of the game is "Sitting Ducks") is a game based on a popular animated series with the same title, designed for both children and older people.

PC

Arcade 12 March 2004

The adventures of the blue wolf and the adventurer Sabreman appeared for the first time in 1984 on 8-bit ships. Now the player has the opportunity to play a new, refreshed version of the old hit.

GBA

Arcade 18 March 2004

AirStrike 2 is a continuation of Air Strike 3D shooter released in 2003, for which the DivoGames development team is responsible. As in the original, the player controls the flight of a combat helicopter, and his task is to carry out a number of dangerous missions in enemy territory. The creators have prepared eighteen different stages, where tanks, ships and helicopters have to be confronted.

PC

Arcade 18 March 2004

Anemone is an arcade game in which the youngest computer users play the role of the title, friendly cat. The title fur must save the digital world from a malicious virus. He will be assisted in this task by weapons with antivirus software.

PC

Arcade 24 March 2004

Muchtrix: The Muchowsky Brothers is an arcade platformer made by Alawar Entertainment for younger audiences. The plot of the game depicts the adventures of John and Hans, members of the Musk Commando, who are trying to free flies kidnapped by aliens. The production is distinguished by its absurd humour.

PC

Arcade 02 April 2004

Ballance is a low-budget arcade-logic game, prepared by the German studio Cyparade. As is usually the case with such products, the plot is the least important element of the programme. There is simply a ball that has to get from one point to another through a space-based corridor full of canals, tunnels and ramps. Initially, the task is not particularly complicated.

PC

Arcade 12 April 2004

Another part of the adventures of a friendly troll named Hugo, whom Polish players know mainly from Polsat television. This production, "Tropical Island 3" in terms of plot is a continuation of the two previous parts with the same title.

PC

Arcade 28 April 2004

Shrek 2: The Game is a program belonging to the genre of arcade games, which was created based on the second part of the animated film "Shrek". In the production, apart from the title character, we can also play a few other characters: Fiona and donkey, among others.

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Arcade 04 May 2004

Independent platformer with a pitch ball in the main role. We travel through extensive canals in search of a kidnapped companion, using the hero's ability to stick to walls and crush enemies.

PC

Arcade 12 May 2004

family game for the youngest children (from 3 years old) of Disney Interactive company, based on the book "Winnie the Pooh" by A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard.

PC

Arcade 17 May 2004

Platform game for children only. The storyline "Robin Hood: Forest Adventures" is quite standard. We have a bad dragon who kidnapped an innocent princess. It is up to the player to release it.

PC

Arcade 20 May 2004

The fact that a taxi driver's life in a big, futuristic city is not easy is convincing us with Space Taxi 2, the official sequel to the arcade game under the same title, which was first published on Commodore 64 in 1984.

PC

Arcade 22 May 2004

One of the nicest platform independent games. The production tells about the adventures of a daredevil who travels through an unusual, fantastic world, in which it does not happen best. The breed of underground beings is harassed by the evil Doctor. The hero must help the defenceless inhabitants of the caves. The game surprises with its extensive locations, twists and turns and very well thought-out gameplay.

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Arcade 28 May 2004

The title Abidoo is a humanoid monster. This character is very popular in many countries. Abidoo signs with its name many educational books or music recordings created mainly for the youngest computer users.

PC

Arcade 31 May 2004

HamsterJam is a remake of an arcade and logic game called Rockman, which was released almost twenty years ago on Commodore VIC-20 computers, thanks to Mastertronic.

PC

Arcade 02 June 2004

Xevious is a classic shooter, which in 1982 was prepared for the popular platforms of the time. Twenty-five years after the release of this item, it was decided to refresh it.

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Arcade 02 June 2004

Next conversion from NES console. This time we are dealing with the classic arcade classics from 1984. The player tries to climb to the top of the mountain, solving problems encountered on the way.

GBA

Arcade 03 June 2004

Gentlemen and ladies from Vicarious Visions came up with the idea of combining two worlds known for their positions, in which the main characters are Crash and Spyro.

GBA

Arcade 04 June 2004

Yetisports is a significantly expanded version of the free online arcade game, made with Macromedia Flash technology and published on 26 December 2003. The original game was about a penguin named after Ping being knocked into the air by a muscular Yeti using a machete.

PC

Arcade 07 June 2004

The third part of one of the best GBA platformers is also the best representative of the series. Subsequent adventures of the supersonic hedgehog are also among the best positions in GBA history.

GBA

Arcade 18 June 2004

An extensive arcade game. The player plays the title characters - Asterix and Obelix. These heroes first appeared in 1959. Since then, they have seen, among other things, two fully-fledged screenings and a whole host of games (computer and console).

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Arcade 22 June 2004

A set consisting of eight games with the participation of the title character. We are dealing with relatively simple dexterity games, in which we deal exclusively with the extermination of enemy units appearing on the screen.

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Arcade 25 June 2004

An arcade platform game telling the story of Diddy and Dixie Kong monkeys who set out to help the title Donkey Kong. The second installment of the well-known SNES series has improved not only the graphics, but also the music, level structure and puzzles we encounter along the way. There is also a mini-game mode for four players.

GBA

Arcade 02 July 2004

Two-dimensional platformer with the title role of the Nintendo mascot. Our hero is cut into four equal parts and before he defeats evil once again he will have to reunite. The game focuses on multiplayer mode for up to four people, although it also allows you to have fun alone.

GBA

Arcade 05 July 2004

Platformer based on the motifs of the film "In 80 Days Around the World" with Jackie Chan in the role of Passepartout, serving the famous inventor Fileas Fogg. In the game we play Passepartout and travel through different locations (London, Paris, India, etc.). The hero has to fight his opponents, solve simple puzzles and avoid traps.

GBA

Arcade 27 July 2004

Steel Saviour is a space shooter made in the old style ("shot'em up" games from 80-90's), which was released by SR-71 Games.

PC

Arcade 30 July 2004

Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper is another family adventure game, prepared for the youngest users of gaming devices who love to play with Barbie - the most popular doll in the world.

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Arcade 17 August 2004

Astro Boy is the American name of the Japanese animated film series Tetsuwan Atomu, which dates back to 1963.

GBA

Arcade 25 August 2004

Amazing Island is an adventure and skill game, prepared for the youngest users of the GameCube console. The plot is not too intricate and talks about the eternal battle between good and evil.

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Arcade 28 August 2004

Another set of two educational games in which the youngest computer users accompany the world-famous and very popular heroes (Peter Pan and Mogli from the "Book of the Jungle"), and observe their extraordinary feats.

PC

Arcade 28 August 2004

A set of two games based on the stories of children's favourite heroes: Robin Hood and Gulivera. The whole thing is addressed mainly to the youngest computer users. Each of these programs contains numerous games for one or more players.

PC

Arcade 02 September 2004

New York Taxi is the fourth game from a series of relatively simple races published by a German producer. The player takes on the role of the title taxi driver, this time the arena of his actions is the famous American city.

PC

Arcade 03 September 2004

The third part of one of the best series of platform games on GBA. Again we get a platformer enriched with elements of the shooter. Traditionally, we cross large levels and fight battles with enemies. The advantage of this title is a very high level of difficulty and beautiful two-dimensional graphics.

GBA

Arcade 06 September 2004

Action game belonging to a popular series of hunting products. The whole is characterized by an exceptionally high degree of realism of the game, which manifests itself primarily in the behavior of the game, as well as the power of destruction and other properties of the weapons currently in possession. In the hunter we play in the tundra, dense forest or mountainous terrain.

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Arcade 07 September 2004

"Finding Nemo: The Continuing Adventures" is a continuation of a great hit, which turned out to be "Finding Nemo" released some time ago on GameBoy Advance console by THQ. The completion of the story known from the cinemas and the console screen was presented in the form of several dozen funny mini-games.

GBA

Arcade 07 September 2004

The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown is an uncomplicated arcade and adventure game in the popular series. Its prototype is a cartoon of the same title, emitted by the Nickelodeon channel.

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Arcade 15 September 2004

Another set of two games, based on the stories of children's favourite heroes - this time: Dr. Dolittle and Sinbad. Each program consists of a richly animated story, colouring books, logical and strategic games, tournaments and races.

PC

Arcade 17 September 2004

A set of two games based on the stories of children's favourite heroes: Ali Baby and Robinson Crusoe. Each of these programs contains numerous games for one or more players.

PC

Arcade 20 September 2004

Games and games for children are a set of four educational games in which the youngest computer users accompany the world-famous and very popular heroes (Peter Pan, Robin Hood, Guliwer, etc.), and observe their extraordinary feats.

PC

Arcade 20 September 2004

Dinos and Bubbles is an arcade game created for young computer users. The main characters of the program are small, friendly dinosaurs, with whom the children set off on an exciting expedition to get to the fire.

PC

Arcade 21 September 2004

Katamari Damacy is a slightly non-standard and uncomplicated virtual game, designed rather for enthusiasts of electronic and entertainment products from the Land of the Cherry Blossom. Namco's work contains many characteristic references to Japanese culture, so Western laypeople usually have difficulty understanding the fun.

PS2

Arcade 27 September 2004

Three-dimensional dexterity game directed towards younger computer users. "Shark Tale (in Poland "Fish from the Ferajny") is a computer adaptation of another animated film made by Dreamworks Pictures.

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Arcade 27 September 2004

Created by Humongous Entertainment and released by Atari Backyard Skateboarding can be described as Tony's Children's Hawk. In the game we can play the role of a few-year-old boy, Andy Macdonald, who on his skateboard performs truly masterful tricks.

PC

Arcade 28 September 2004

Crash Bandicoot returns in style. Medium-sized twins defeated Dr. Cortex, the eternal enemy of the funny fox, and are now conspiring against Crash. It's time to unite forces and defeat the common enemy.

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Arcade 30 September 2004

The next arcade game with a nice title troll in the lead role, dedicated to children and teenagers. The player helps the main character to lead the boat to the blue desert on which the crown of power rests.

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Arcade 04 October 2004

The world-famous series of platform games with automatic pedigree, presented in the classic 2D perspective, returns in a new version.

GBA

Arcade 04 October 2004

Super Mario Ball is an unconventional pinball, with a story, tiny but full of obstacles boards and an amazing ball, which is a.... Mario himself! It was produced and published by Nintendo.

GBA

Arcade 04 October 2004

The next installment of the famous arcade series. We play the role of a skater and perform crazy tricks, moving complex and at the same time filled with interactive objects boards.

GBA

Arcade 06 October 2004

The second set of the series Games and games for children, which includes four interesting programs. All prepared games are based on the stories of children's favourite heroes: Dr. Dolittle, Ali Baby, Robinson Crusoe and Sindbad.

PC

Arcade 12 October 2004

"Disney's Lilo & Stitch 2" is a platformer created on the basis of a series with title characters shown on American television (Disney Channel). Playing the role of a humble creature and a sweet girl, we save kidnapped kids.

GBA

Arcade 13 October 2004

Another set of two games, based on the most famous mythical stories - this time about: The Trojan War and the expedition for the Golden Fleece.

PC

Arcade 16 October 2004

A set of two games for the youngest computer users, which are related to the most famous mythical stories: about Odysseus' adventures and about Hercule.

PC

Arcade 17 October 2004

"Crisis Zone" is the fourth game from the series "Time Crisis" prepared by Namco. This production is a fast, arcade shooting, in which the action is shown in the perspective of the first person (FPP).

PS2

Arcade 20 October 2004

Scaler' has an important mission to fulfill. He has to save friendly lizards from the hands of a cruel enemy who intends to make them.... an army of mutants! There is not much time left....

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Arcade 20 October 2004

A game of the genre of arcade and platform. Despite the fact that the title refers to topics related to legendary, silent and perfectly trained killers, it is directed rather to younger audiences.

PC

Arcade 26 October 2004

Shrek 2: Team Action is a humorous arcade game, referring to the second part of the popular animated film. Produced by Beenox studio, the game is a conversion of a console hit. Out of 10 characters known from Shrek movies, players choose a 4-person team and set off on an adventure-filled expedition. The key to success is to make the most of each hero's strengths.

PC

Arcade 27 October 2004

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a platformer based on the motifs of a cinema animated film with elements of an action adventure game, for which Heavy Iron studio is responsible. The plot depicts the adventures of the title character and his friend Patryk Rozgwiazdy, who are trying to regain the crown of King Neptune stolen by the evil Plankton.

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Arcade 01 November 2004

The Polar Express is an action/adventure game based entirely on an animated film published in November 2004 under the same title. Directed by Robert Zemeckis ("Return to the Future", "Forrest Gump") tells the story of a boy who loses faith in the existence of Santa Claus.

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Arcade 02 November 2004

Spyro: A Hero's Tail is the fifth three-dimensional platformer about the adventures of a purple dragon. Previous games in which he played sold a total of nearly 13 million copies worldwide. Spyro returns with four friends to save the kingdom of dragons from the coming annihilation.

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Arcade 02 November 2004

Myths is another set from the series Games and games for children, which includes four interesting programs. This time all the prepared games are connected with the most famous mythical stories: about Hercule, the Trojan War, Odysseus' adventures and an expedition to the Golden Fleece.

PC

Arcade 03 November 2004

Ratchet & Clank III: Up your Arsenal is another part of a wonderful series of adventure games with a huge dose of healthy shooting, in which two buddies turn dozens of intrusive opponents into dust.

PS2

Arcade 04 November 2004

Dino: Intruzi in the garden is an arcade game with logical elements produced by the Russian studio NevoSoft. Strangers landed in the title character's garden. Cosmos clearly do not have good intentions. The player's task is to help the friendly dinosaur deal with intruders.

PC

Arcade 05 November 2004

Continuation of the action game released in 2002, which was based on the popular in the eighties series "Knight Rider". This title has an official license of the series.

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Arcade 05 November 2004

Continuation of the famous Dragon's Lair series. Again we can save princesses, fight duels, defeat dragons and avoid traps set by evil sorcerers together with Dirk the Fearless.

PC

Arcade 05 November 2004

EyeToy: Play 2 is another set of arcade mini-games in which most of the activities are performed by players standing in front of the TV and a camera connected to the console, carefully recording every movement of their bodies.

PS2

Arcade 09 November 2004

Like 3 is the third part of the award-winning platform and adventure series, in which a humorous role is played by a talking surikatka. The game was created in Naughty Dog studio, which also stands behind such hits as The Last of Us, Crash Bandicoot or Uncharted. How 3 takes known to us Jak and Daxter to the desert full of dangers and bandits. To cope, they will have to acquire new equipment and learn previously unknown skills.

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Arcade 13 November 2004

My Frogger Toy Trials is the next installment of the game series, which has been one of the most beloved by electronic entertainment enthusiasts since 1981. This title has been published on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Frogger brand on the market.

NDS

Arcade 14 November 2004

Pinball Hall of Fame is one of the few items available to console owners to simulate pinball. In many respects, however, this is an unusual programme.

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Arcade 15 November 2004

BreakQuest is an arcade game, which is a conversion of a classic game called Arkanoid, published in 1988. The way of playing has not changed in comparison to the original, but the audiovisual setting has been significantly improved.

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Arcade 17 November 2004

Codename: Gordon is an arcade game created by NuclearVision for Valve Software, which can be downloaded free of charge by all users of the Steam Internet service. The program is loosely based on the story of the popular shooting called Half-Life 2. Just like there, the player will also play the role of Gordon Freeman's scientist.

PC

Arcade 19 November 2004

Garfield is an arcade game with adventure elements produced by the development studio Code Monkeys, referring to the motifs of a popular comic book. The player helps the title cat to bring order to the house, which was demolished by an unruly dog - Odi. The game abounds in humorous gags, well known to Garfield fans.

PC

Arcade 19 November 2004

Mario vs Donkey Kong is a classic platformer with an emphasis on arcade elements, which can be considered.... a sequel to Donkey Kong, who is as old as the world, when she is over 20 years old on her neck.

GBA

Arcade 20 November 2004

Super Mario 64 DS is the conversion of the first three-dimensional platformer released in 1996 to the Nintendo 64 console. The introduction of graphical improvements, new missions and a touch screen has successfully refreshed this somewhat dusty position. Super Mario 64 DS produced and released the well-known company Nintendo.

NDS

Arcade 21 November 2004

Alien Hominid is a virtual shooter in classic style (we are constantly moving right and exterminating countless hostile enemies), reminiscent of products from the popular Metal Slug series. It is worth noting that this item is a significantly extended version of the famous online game under the same title, available through the well-known web site called Newgrounds.

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Arcade 22 November 2004

Ice Land is a simple game representing the platformer genre, designed for the youngest computer users. Playing the role of a friendly penguin, the children set out on a hunt to provide a livelihood for their family members.

PC

Arcade 29 November 2004

Dora the Explorer: Super Star Adventures is an adventure game addressed to the youngest users. Inspired by an educational TV series broadcast since 2000, the title character is a seven-year-old Dora, who can be met with her inseparable monkey Boots during a constant search for adventures.

GBA

Arcade 12 December 2004

Spacecraft is an arcade game in which the player plays the role of the pilot of a futuristic vehicle, traversing tunnels and destroying hordes of hostile robots.

PC

Arcade 17 December 2004

Santa Claus in trouble.... again is a continuation of a 3D platformer published in 2002 by Joymania Development studio. Mikolaj again forgot to tie a bag with gifts, which made the gifts spread all over the area. Before Christmas Eve, the bearded saint, with the help of the player, must collect the packages, avoiding traps and enemies.

PC

Arcade 20 December 2004

Garfield - The Search For Pooky is a classic, non-violent platformer, but full of abstract humour characteristic for the Garfield cat. This game, with one of the most famous comic characters, was produced by Interactive Vision.

GBA

Arcade 24 December 2004

AstroAvenger (pol. Gwiazdny Msciciel) is an extensive, arcade space shooter, whose preparation is the responsibility of employees of the development studio DivoGames (creators of, among others, the fairly well-known AirStrike series).

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