Games Released in November 1999

198 new games debuted in November 1999, with PlayStation being the most active platform. November 25 was the busiest day, with 29 releases. Pokémon Silver Version was the most popular release of the month.

Which days had the most releases?

November 25 saw the most activity with 29 releases.

29 releases

November 25

21 releases

November 30

20 releases

November 18

19 releases

November 1

How did each week compare?

The fourth week of November was the busiest with 66 releases.

Week 1 (November 1–7)

66 releases

Most popular release in Week 1

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! is the second game in the Spyro the Dragon series. In this game, Spyro is placed in the land of Avalar rather than the Dragon Worlds. Gameplay flows like the original game Spyro the Dragon, with few variations in control and Spyro's main abilities intact. The only notable difference is the removal of Spyro's side-rolling ability, previously activated by L1 and R1.

Week 2 (November 8–14)

39 releases

Most popular release in Week 2

Half-Life: Opposing Force

Opposing Force returns to the same setting as Half-Life, but instead portrays the events from the perspective of a U.S. Marine, one of the enemy characters in the original game. The player character, Adrian Shephard, is sent in to neutralize the Black Mesa Research Facility after a scientific mishap causes it to be invaded by aliens, but quickly finds that the Marines are outnumbered and slowly being beaten back by a second alien race and black operations units.

Week 3 (November 15–21)

66 releases

Most popular release in Week 3

Pokémon Silver Version

Pokemon Silver is a role-playing game played from a top-down perspective, in which the player explores the world, catches wild creatures called Pokemon, and trains them through turn-based battles. Set in the Johto region, it continues the core loop of building a team, earning Gym Badges, and completing the Pokedex by capturing, evolving, and trading creatures. This entry introduced 100 new Pokemon along with additions such as a real-time internal clock that affects certain events, Pokemon breeding, held items, and two new creature types. It supports linking with other games in the series to trade and battle.

Week 4 (November 22–28)

66 releases

Most popular release in Week 4

Unreal Tournament

Unreal Tournament is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. It was the second installment in the Unreal series. It is an arena first-person shooter, with head-to-head multiplayer deathmatches being the primary focus of the game. Other game modes include TDM. CTF, Assault, Domination, Last man Standing etc.

Week 5 (November 29–30)

23 releases

Most popular release in Week 5

Urban Chaos

Urban Chaos throws you into the heart of a modern urban jungle at the turn of the millenium. To succeed you'll need a lethal combination of stealth, physical agility and martial art skills as you interact with the city around you. Complete freedom to explore every areas is granted and this freedom extends to gameplay - the future is in your hands as you are drawn into an underlying plot featuring a mysterious cult who are intent on evil at this unpredictable and potentially menacing millenium period.Key Features:2 playable main characters: D'arci Stern, an agile, street-savvy female cop or Roger McIntyre, a mysterious ex-soldier. Multiple modes of combat. Engage in hand-to-hand fighting, heavy weaponry face-offs, vehicle chases and intense shoot-outs. Command a variety of vehicles. Take control of police cars, vans and other vehicles.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PlayStation received 83 new titles in November 1999. The runner up was PC with 73 new titles.

PlayStation83 releases

PC73 releases

Dreamcast25 releases

Game Boy Color25 releases

Nintendo 6414 releases

Arcade5 releases

Neo Geo Pocket Color5 releases

Mac4 releases

WonderSwan4 releases

DOS3 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in November 1999 with 49 titles. Shooter followed closely with 36.

Adventure49

Shooter36

Simulator36

Strategy33

Sport32

Puzzle31

Racing28

Role-playing27

Arcade24

Platform24

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