Games Released in May 2000

121 new games released in May 2000, with PC (Microsoft Windows) being the most active platform. May 1 was the busiest day, with 15 new releases.

Which days had the most releases?

May 1 saw the most activity with 15 releases.

How did each week compare?

The first week of May was the busiest with 38 releases.

Week 1 (May 1–7)

38 releases
Brigandine: Grand Edition

Most popular release in Week 1

Brigandine: Grand Edition

In 2000, Hearty Robin released a remake of the game called Brigandine: Grand Edition, which included multiplayer support, along other new features. - Multiplayer game mode: allowing up to 6 players, each controlling a nation. - The Esgares Empire became a fully playable nation, and gained plot cut scenes. - Changes on battle mode gameplay: Like on the Fire Emblem series, elements became based on the Rock, Paper, Scissors rule: red is effective against green, green is effective against blue, and blue is effective against red. White and black still oppose each other. - If, after 13 turns of battle, the attacking side has a unit over the defending side's castle, the attacking side now wins. - Monsters became able to equip items. - The player is redirected to a final boss, when the continent is successfully conquered. - The original 3D opening was replaced by an anime opening. - Many dialog-only cut scenes where replaced by anime cut scenes. - 3D battle animations replaced by simpler and faster 2D animations. - Major changes on soundtrack. - New rune knights, character classes, items and monsters. - Voice acting is present with Japanese Seiyu, including the voice talents of Soichiro Hoshi, Mitsuaki Madono and Yuri Shiratori to name a few.

Week 3 (May 15–21)

26 releases
SimCity 3000 Unlimited

Most popular release in Week 3

SimCity 3000 Unlimited

In 2000, SimCity 3000 was re-released under different names in different regions, such as SimCity 3000 Unlimited (in North America and Oceania), SimCity 3000 Deutschland (Germany), SimCity 3000 UK Edition (UK & Ireland) and SimCity 3000 World Edition (other countries), among others. This added, among other things, East Asian and European building sets, additional terrain colors and vegetation types, a snapshot feature, additional music, an improved version of the Building Architect Tool (a pseudo-3D design tool based on cubes), four additional disasters (such as locusts and space junk), additional landmarks (like the Seoul Tower and Helsinki Cathedral), new reward buildings, thirteen scenarios (along with an editor based on Microsoft Access) and a new FMV intro. Premade cities are also available, including (London and Liverpool for the UK), Berlin (with the Berlin Wall), Madison, Madrid, Moscow and Seoul. The game also includes city terrains based on the geography of real cities, including Hong Kong and Chicago. At the time of the game's release, EA launched a website for Simcity 3000 Unlimited which allowed users to exchange their creations.

Week 4 (May 22–28)

36 releases
Perfect Dark

Most popular release in Week 4

Perfect Dark

Perfect Dark is a first-person shooter video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It is considered the spiritual successor to Rare's earlier first-person shooter GoldenEye 007, with which it shares many gameplay features. Perfect Dark was first released in North America on 22 May 2000; PAL and NTSC-J releases followed soon afterwards. A separate Game Boy Color game, also titled Perfect Dark, was released in August 2000 as a supplement to the game and allows certain features within the Nintendo 64 game to alternatively be unlocked via a Transfer Pak. The game features a single-player mode consisting of 17 main missions in which the player assumes the role of Carrington Institute agent Joanna Dark as she attempts to stop a conspiracy by rival corporation dataDyne. It also features a range of multiplayer options, including a co-operative mode and traditional deathmatch settings. Technically, it is one of the most advanced games developed for the Nintendo 64, with an optional high resolution graphics mode and Dolby Surround Sound. A Nintendo 64 Expansion Pak is required to access the game's campaign and most of the multiplayer features.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC (Microsoft Windows) received 34 new titles in May 2000. The runner up was PlayStation with 32 new titles.

PC (Microsoft Windows)34 releases
PlayStation32 releases
Game Boy Color17 releases
Dreamcast16 releases
Nintendo 649 releases
Arcade4 releases
WonderSwan3 releases
Mac3 releases
Satellaview2 releases
64DD2 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in May 2000 with 22 titles. Sport followed closely with 21.

Adventure22
Sport21
Puzzle19
Strategy17
Shooter16
Simulator16
Racing14
Role-playing14
Platform13
Arcade10