Sega was founded in 1951 by David Rosen, an American living in Japan. Originally named Rosen Enterprises, the company focused on art export before moving into the distribution of coin-op machines and photo booths. In 1965, Rosen Enterprises merged with a jukebox manufacturer and changed its name to Service Games -- or short: SEGA. Over the years, Sega, which was eventually bought by Japanese investors, developed games for the early home consoles as well as arcades, and in 1986 entered the console business with the Sega Master System. As a direct competitor to Nintendo, Sega and the Big "N" battled it out with subsequent gaming machines, including Sega's successful Genesis (Mega Drive) and the handheld Game Gear. But Nintendo's head-start in console gaming, a string of unsuccessful add-ons (Sega CD, 32X) and a lack of focus caused Sega to lose market share in the post Genesis days. The next console, the Sega Saturn suffered a fate similar to the original Master System, in that it went up against an extremely powerful competitor -- this time Sony's PlayStation. After an attempt to revitalize the console publishing business with the release of the Sega Dreamcast in 1998, Sega called it quits in 2001 and shifted to become a platform-agnostic publisher.
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Crazy Taxi 3
Genre: Racing/Driving
Release Date: 7/23/2002
The king of crazy driving games is back! Crazy Taxi 3 allows the player to take control of a taxi and race down the streets picking up and dropping off people. Since its appearance on the DreamCast, Crazy Taxi has gathered a large number of very enthusiastic fans and with "Crazy Taxi 3", Sega looks to raise the bar with innovative gameplay and breath-taking graphics.
Loaded with all-new gameplay modes, hidden courses and mesmerizing mini-games, Crazy Taxi 3 puts you behind the wheel as one of four new characters, each with their own new set of wheels and attitude to spare. Pedestrians beware!
Darkwatch
Genre: First Person Shooter
Release Date: Q2 2005
Darkwatch is a cinematic first-person shooter (FPS) with an original premise that blends Vampire-Horror and Western genres. They grind their enemies for fuel, fashion their skin into protective cloaks and create weapons designed to exterminate en masse, and they are the good guys. They are the Darkwatch, a vigilant strike-force that has protected man from evil incarnate since the dawn of civilization. Their newest and deadliest agent is Jericho Cross, an outlaw gunslinger pulled into their ranks by an unfortunate close encounter with a vampire lord. To save the West, and his own soul from damnation, Jericho must hunt the vampire through an American frontier now overrun by his evil minions.
ESPN College Hoops
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 11/13/2003
The risky steal, the well-timed block, the buzzer-beater...mind-blowing plays in the final seconds holding every moment suspended in time. Tears, yells, chest pumps...every expressible emotion at its peak -- flowing through the veins of every player, coach and fan. Deafening chants, face-painted students, music blaring bands�unforgettable experiences sending all five senses into overtime. Tradition, pageantry, pride...the definition of college basketball. The moment, the championship, the legacy: ESPN College Basketball...real play, real emotion, real heart.
ESPN College Hoops 2K5
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 11/17/2004
Capturing the true spirit and pageantry of collegiate roundball is one of the most important aspects in a college basketball title, and ESPN College Hoops 2005 improves upon its stellar presentation to give gamers the ultimate college hoops experience. Smarter crowd intelligence and enhanced audio options deliver the perfect college ambiance, while ESPN anchors Jay Bilas and Mike Patrick return with a textbook full of commentary to illustrate the emotional tide of every tip-off.
ESPN College Hoops 2005 will feature completely new online features to satisfy even the most die-hard collegiate basketball junkies. Fans across North America will not only be able to experience seamless online play, but will benefit from all the new online content for all ESPN Videogames, including online leagues and tournaments, comprehensive statistics tracking, living rosters, and much more.
ESPN NBA Basketball
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/28/2003
Welcome to a new kind of hardwood. Turn on the skills of the next generation and experience the new NBA attitude with ESPN NBA Basketball. Start with fanatical crowds, blinding lights and deafening sounds that set the stage for each competitive match-up! Heart pounding and filling with anxiety, it's now time for you to step on the court with a "let�s play" swagger! You got game, so rise above the rest and throw down rim rattling slams, dish spine chilling passes and be a part of the athletic explosion that now flows through the game! Feel the passion that pulls at every muscle, yell, tear and fist pump as you find yourself in the next level of competition where it takes attitude, desire and heart to win championships! It's a new year, a new game and a new attitude...it's ESPN NBA Basketball!
ESPN NFL Football
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/2/2002
You feel that deep breath you take when you're staring down 80 yards of real estate, a six-point deficit and 1:31 on the clock. You feel the fear in the air that results from unblinkingly staring down a quarterback from your middle linebacker position. You feel that brief moment in time when the ball's in the air and all that fills your mind is the overwhelming need to drive your helmet through that receiver's rib cage.
ESPN NFL Football brings the complete NFL experience. Whether it's by making an opponent lose his shorts from a stop-and-go juke, by scraping your toes down as you make an acrobatic first-down catch along the sideline, or by piling on top of a swarming gang tackle on fourth and short -- you will truly feel everything that makes the National Football League so intense. Don't look. Don't listen. Feel.
Gunvalkyrie
Genre: Action
Release Date: 3/30/2002
Gunvalkyrie takes players to war where they must join an elite force of mercenaries to battle it out for control of the universe. As one of Sega's first Xbox titles, Gunvalkyrie has fallen short of expectations but the Sega name alone gives us hope that the game well improve between now and its launch.
Headhunter: Redemption
Genre: Action
Release Date: 9/22/2004
Twenty years after the devastation caused by the Bloody Mary Virus, a new order emerged based on two distinct but totally independent worlds, divided by the ultimate consumerist society � �Above� and �Below�. Maintaining law and society order is veteran Headhunter Jack Wade, older, wiser and battle hardened.
House of the Dead 3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/29/2002
In The House of the Dead III, players will defy the undead with shotgun in hand as they explore a post-apocalyptic wasteland of unrelenting terror. Fans of the series will thrill to beautifully rendered gore, time-sensitive gameplay and a wide variety of branching paths. Gamers take out wave after wave of horrific zombies as they travel different routes and advance the storyline, uncovering new secrets and hidden areas along the way. The all-new shotgun comes in handy when surrounded by an army of undead. Players must use it wisely to take out multiple enemies in a single blast as they plow thier way through the most exhilarating nightmare yet.
Jet Set Radio Future
Genre: Extreme Sports
Release Date: 2/28/2002
Made popular on the DreamCast, Jet Set Radio proved to be an addictive and highly innovative game. Mixing racing with graffiti, you must skate board around the city marking various buildings while avoiding rivals and the police. Jet Set Radio Future promises the same exciting gameplay with a heavy next-gen overhaul.
NBA 2K3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/8/2002
NBA 2K3 powers forward with the kind of improvement that only results from an off-season dedicated to perfection. Imagine jump shots so real players actually adjust their movement in mid-air based on distance from the hoop and defensive pressure; a passing touch that gives you the control to skirt a defender or start a fast break; and dribble moves that let you jab left, rock right, crossover, spin and much more. It�s all happening in NBA 2K3. No other game delivers the physical element of basketball like this.
NCAA College Basketball 2K3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 12/10/2002
Passion, dedication and purity - these are the foundations of NCAA basketball. SEGA Sports, maker of the acclaimed "NBA 2K" series, hits the college hardwood this winter with "NCAA College Basketball 2K3." From tip-off at Midnight Madness to the net cutting in New Orleans, "NCAA College Basketball 2K3" delivers the complete college hoops experience. Every Division I school is here and represented in true college fashion, complete with energetic cheerleaders, feisty student sections and spirited bands swaying in the stands, all adding to the exciting madness of college hoops.
NCAA Football 2K3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 8/13/2002
College football is about tradition, pageantry and the purity of the game. "SEGA Sports NCAA College Football 2K3" embodies all of those things, as this year's game features dramatic improvements including new player models, completely redesigned stadiums, all 25 official BCS bowls and a revamped Legacy mode where gamers can recruit key high-school stars and compare lifetime records against other collegiate programs in the historical rankings system.
NFL 2K3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: To Be Announced
Emerging bigger, stronger and more determined than ever, SEGA Sports NFL 2K3 approaches the 2002 season destined for greatness. Complete with all of the updated rosters, new NFL re-alignment changes and authentic stadiums redesigned in full 3D for the 2002 season, NFL2K3 will deliver the most exhilarating gridiron action on the Playstation 2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube this fall!
NHL 2K3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 11/12/2002
More than just familiar faces and numbers, "SEGA Sports NHL 2K3" delivers player realism down to size, skill and behavior, resulting in individuals that exhibit accurate styles of play. Now grinders battle for pucks in the corners, elite players see the ice and create opportunities and fast skaters exploit their speed. Your can draft hotshot rookies, trade for players who compliment your team, compensate for injured players, grab the controller to play your games and more. Then put that precision to work on the ice by anchoring lines with key players and rotating those lines to create the match-ups you want.
Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors
Genre: Action
Release Date: 10/19/2004
Otogi 2 takes place directly after the events chronicled in the original OtogiTM - Myth of Demons. Like its predecessor, Otogi 2 is set in Japan and steeped in real-life folklore and mysticism. Raikoh, the famed undead warrior, managed to temporarily save the Japanese population from an onslaught of demons, but had not been able to vanquish them all before returning to his grave. The demons have now regrouped from hiding places within the sacred capital of Japan, and they are ready to attempt to take dominion over man once more. In response, five brave warriors ritualistically take their own lives to resurrect Raikoh. By fulfilling the ritual, Raikoh rises again and the five selfless warriors rise with him, all set to take on the encroaching demon spawn as a team.
Otogi: Myth of Demons
Genre: Action
Release Date: 8/26/2003
Set in ancient Japan and steeped in real-life folkore and mysticism, this is the story of Raikoh, an undead warrior who must stop a ferocious demonic army that has been unleashed upon the Earth. Blending frentic 3D action with deep RPG elements, you'll master 30+ weapons, 12 varieties of magic, and dozens of stylish combat moves. Explore 25+ massive, highly-destructible environments in which even buildings can be destroyed. Upgrade weapons, magic, character attributes, and manage an inventory of special items.
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 1/14/2003
Explore the world of technology where mysterious dragon-breeding cultures live. This follow-up to the classic Sega title will bring the action Sega has perfected over time as well as having some stunning visuals.
Puyo Pop Fever
Genre: Puzzle
Release Date: To Be Announced
From the highly popular Japanese puzzle game Puyo POP comes Puyo POP Fever for a new generation of console gamers, retaining the addictive qualities of its predecessors to the core. Simplistic and extremely good fun, the game features single player and, highly entertaining, 'can't put the controller down', multiplayer options, captured by a mix of 2D and 3D elements. The additional fever mode adds a slightly different twist to the gameplay, providing opportunity to create a string of chain reactions that will annihilate your opponent if executed correctly.
Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku
Genre: Action/Adventure
Release Date: Cancelled
Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku was developed for a broad audience by Amaze's Adrenium Games studio. It's a free roaming, easy to control action-adventure that's perfect for fans of the television series who are both casual players and hardcore gamers. Ensuring an authentic Samurai Jack experience, the team worked closely with the show's creator, artists, voice talent and composer. The game portrays all of Jack's signature moves and weaponry as the kinetic action sequences are combined with clever puzzles and engaging item quests.
Sega GT 2002
Genre: Racing/Driving
Release Date: 9/2/2002
Jump into the driver's seat, buckle your seat belt and get ready for a second edition of Sega GT. Race multiple cars threw mind-blowing courses with only one goal in mind, being the first to finish!
Sega GT Online
Genre: Racing/Driving
Release Date: 1/27/2004
Thunder around the classic tracks that you know like the back of your hand or test your skills on new strips of asphalt designed to put even the most customized cars to the test. Over 165 cars are available to players online and off with over 40 new cars in addition to last year�s roster. Sega GT Online also introduces a feature completely new to the Xbox Live community - trading. Gamers can meet fellow gear heads online to trade parts, accessories, and even bet the pink slip of their cars in online competition. Sega GT Online has tuned-up the best racing game on Xbox and made it street legal for 2003.
Soccer Slam
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 8/20/2002
SEGA Soccer Slam takes the world's most popular sport to hilarious new heights, with its zany cast of characters, each with their own skills and irreverent personalities. In this 3-on-3 kickfest, players perform lightning quick rushes upfield, intense, high-impact tackles and Matrix-style spotlight kicks to place the ball firmly in the back of the net. Detailed character and stadium models, featuring fully polygonal fans that passionately chant and wave their teams' flags ensure that the action off the field is as exciting as the action on field.
Sonic Heroes
Genre: Platformer
Release Date: 1/27/2004
SEGA's legendary mascot Sonic The Hedgehog makes his historic multi-platform debut and embarks on his biggest adventure ever, with his trademark blazing speed and a new gameplay twist in "Sonic Heroes." Using the three formations and the powerful moves that each team member has, Sonic and his friends combine forces to battle the ultimate evil.
Sonic Mega Collection Plus
Genre: Platformer
Release Date: 11/2/2004
Sonic Mega Collection Plus will feature seven Sonic The Hedgehog games from the SEGA Genesis, three lock-on games, four additional unlockable Genesis games, six Sonic the Hedgehog SEGA Game Gear games, and a Sonic museum filled with art, comics and more.
Spikeout: Battle Street
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 3/22/2005
This fighting-action game features up to 16 playable characters, all free to simultaneously roam and destroy a vast 3D world. With Xbox Live and System Link Play support, players can now experience cooperative and competitive gameplay with friends and foes while talking smack via Xbox Communicators.
Super Monkey Ball Deluxe
Genre: Platformer
Release Date: 3/15/2005
The new title will feature 300 stages (114 from Super Monkey Ball, 140 from Super Monkey Ball 2, and 46 Deluxe-exclusive boards). In addition to new stages, Super Monkey Ball Deluxe will offer a new Challenge mode, integrating varying skill settings (Beginner, Advanced, and Expert) into one fluid ramp up, rather than breaking them out as independent gameplay sections.
ToeJam & Earl III
Genre: Action/Adventure
Release Date: 10/22/2002
Featuring off the wall, "just-for-the-funk-of-it" humor with a hip urban twist, "ToeJam & Earl III" delivers nonstop challenge and reward through mini-games, rhythmic Boss Battles, and unlockable areas and abilities. An open-ended game structure offers players a high degree of freedom with endless choices, and game levels are randomly generated so every play experience, in each of the many environments, is fresh and new. Funky music, rich character dialog and jaw-dropping graphics stimulate the senses throughout the game. Players can play alone, or use the dynamically splitting screen to play with a friend to double-team the clueless Earthlings in cooperative play.
World Series Baseball
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 5/21/2002
Developed by Visual Concepts, the development house behind the sports video game revolution and makers of the acclaimed NFL 2K and NBA 2K series, Sega Sports World Series Baseball will deliver a baseball experience on Xbox that will be unmatched in the industry.
Sega Sports World Series Baseball combines enhanced gameplay mechanics, next-generation graphics, advanced artificial intelligence, full team management and the most complete Franchise Mode of any baseball video game to result in the most authentic baseball simulation made to date.
World Series Baseball 2K3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/10/2003
Critically acclaimed and heralded as a genre-defining franchise, "SEGA Sports World Series Baseball 2K3" will launch in March 2003 with a host of gameplay and visual enhancements, including an ESPN telecast-style presentation. Produced by Visual Concepts Entertainment, a SEGA development studio, and developed by Blue Shift Inc., "SEGA Sports World Series Baseball 2K3" will once again be in a league of its own.
World Snooker Championship 2005
Genre: Simulation
Release Date: 2005
World Snooker Championship 2005 offers gamers the ultimate simulation of the beloved game. As you might expect, this game has all the big names, but this time there's simply a lot more than any snooker game gone before. More features, options, game modes and faces to make this the ultimate must have snooker title for any serious fan.
Groundbreaking opponent AI and brand-new motion capture animations provided by Steve Davis offer a realistic look and feel to the proceedings. With over 100 professional Snooker players making it into World Snooker Championship 2005, the game is brimming with snooker stars.
Worms 3D: Special Edition
Genre: Strategy
Release Date: 3/1/2005
Worms 3D expands upon the successful history of the turn-based action strategy franchise, featuring a bizarre and outlandish array of explosive weaponry and laugh-out-loud instances that will forever change the face of war. Worms 3D enhances the classic Worms gameplay, including favorite series� weapons such as ninja ropes, jetpacks and super sheep, as well as hilarious new weapons that were designed to take advantage of the new liberating 3D landscape. Worms 3D also includes fully destructible environments, more than 100 unlockable hidden features and a wide variety of single and multiplayer modes, including head-to-head online play.
Worms Forts: Under Siege
Genre: Strategy
Release Date: 3/15/2005
Worms Forts: Under Siege! puts players in command of a crack team of up to four fort-dwelling worms. Set in the cartoon environments that will be very familiar to Worms fans, players direct their worm garrison to construct defenses to maximize strategic advantages, expand castles, seize valuable victory locations and of course, build massively destructive weapons to eliminate their opponents' fortifications. Players can test their mettle in a single-player game by battling through the 20 missions, or they can take on up to four friends in the frenzy of destruction that is Fort vs. Fort mode. You'll need skill, strategy and a healthy dose of Worms attitude if you want to master all 30 different weapons, and unlock the huge array of hidden maps, speech banks, missions, and challenges.
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