Tag: 2004

“Alien bastards” – Halo 2

The list of UK #1s in the year of the sequel, 2004, ends with a triple hit of sequels to the biggest breakthrough games of the decade to…

“Respect +” – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

In my journey through 2000, I talked about the unprecedented achievement of the game Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in selling one million copies in the UK….

“Reckon you’re about an 8 or a 9” – FIFA Football 2005

FIFA Football 2004 spent five weeks at the top of the UK charts, consolidating the position of the series after its early 2000s wobble. Particularly with a new…

“Live mode” – The Sims 2

The Sims 2 took the series forward in its simulation of life and death. The death part was straightforward and nothing new for games at all. Many of…

“Traditions of the Trade” – Hitman: Contracts

Hitman: Contracts is another oddity in the year of sequels. I’m going to be playing plenty of remasters of older games as I move towards the present day,…

“Focus on your driving” – TOCA Race Driver 2

Codemasters, Xbox, #1 in UK combined formats chart for week ending 24 April 2004

“Bond moments” – James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

EA, PlayStation 2, #1 in UK combined formats chart for week ending 28 February 2004

“The exercise will do us good” – Final Fantasy X-2

Square Enix, PlayStation 2, #1 in UK combined formats chart for week ending 21 February 2004