Games Released in July 2004

110 new games debuted in July 2004, with PlayStation 2 being the most active platform. July 22 was the busiest day, with 21 releases. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door was the most popular release of the month.

Which days had the most releases?

July 22 saw the most activity with 21 releases.

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21 releases

July 22

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17 releases

July 29

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16 releases

July 9

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14 releases

July 1

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Thu, Jul 1

14 releases

Fri, Jul 2

10 releases

Sat, Jul 3

No releases

Sun, Jul 4

1 release

Mon, Jul 5

3 releases

Tue, Jul 6

3 releases

Wed, Jul 7

2 releases

Thu, Jul 8

6 releases

Fri, Jul 9

16 releases

Sat, Jul 10

No releases

Sun, Jul 11

3 releases

Mon, Jul 12

2 releases

Tue, Jul 13

9 releases

Wed, Jul 14

5 releases

Thu, Jul 15

12 releases

Fri, Jul 16

9 releases

Sat, Jul 17

No releases

Sun, Jul 18

1 release

Mon, Jul 19

1 release

Tue, Jul 20

6 releases

Wed, Jul 21

4 releases

Thu, Jul 22

21 releases

Fri, Jul 23

8 releases

Sat, Jul 24

3 releases

Sun, Jul 25

No releases

Mon, Jul 26

2 releases

Tue, Jul 27

3 releases

Wed, Jul 28

2 releases

Thu, Jul 29

17 releases

Fri, Jul 30

7 releases

Sat, Jul 31

2 releases

How did each week compare?

The second week of July was the busiest with 41 releases.

Week 1 (July 1–7)

33 releases
Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion

Most popular release in Week 1

Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion

The third Yu-Gi-Oh! game for PC. It is also the final game of the Power of Chaos game series. The game includes 771 cards. This game is featuring Joey Wheeler as the opponent, adds new cards, new dueling choices, new dueling options and more Decks for the opponent, making this the Power of Chaos game with the most content. The cards from the previous two Power of Chaos games, if installed, are included. New game features include a ranked difficulty for the computer opponent, denoted by a star gauge in the Duel menu, which ranks from 1 star to 9. As you win duels, the difficulty increases, and the opponent swaps his Deck for a more potent one every time this happens. Later difficulty levels (8-9) allow the opponent to use different Decks in that same level. Losing consecutive duels results in decreased difficulty for the first time in Power of Chaos games. Other options include allowing the opponent to use cards from the previous two games, increasing the difficulty. Also, the option to make many Limited cards Forbidden is given, making the game more balanced. One other new addition to the game is that when you win cards that you already have, you may have a choice of getting different cards, or keep the ones you've earned. This can only be done when every card you win in a match or one card in a single duel is a common card, not new. Last, you can also duel a friend via LAN or via Gameranger.

Week 3 (July 15–21)

33 releases
ESPN NFL 2K5

Most popular release in Week 3

ESPN NFL 2K5

ESPN NFL 2K5 is an American football video game developed by Visual Concepts for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles. Published by Sega Sports and the Sega Corporation, it is the sixth installment of the NFL 2K series and the last to use official NFL licensing until an unnamed sequel is released in 2021. Gameplay is presented as a live ESPN television broadcast and features the voices and digital likenesses of multiple ESPN on-air personalities. The game was originally released on July 20, 2004. It was the last NFL 2K game to be released before Electronic Arts (EA) signed an exclusive rights agreement with the National Football League (NFL) to make 2K's rival Madden NFL series the only officially licensed NFL game and was also the last game still being developed by Sega.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PlayStation 2 received 46 new titles in July 2004. The runner up was PC with 45 new titles.

PlayStation 246 releases
PC45 releases
Game Boy Advance30 releases
Nintendo GameCube18 releases
Xbox15 releases
Legacy Mobile Device9 releases
Arcade6 releases
Web browser6 releases
Linux2 releases
Mac2 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in July 2004 with 30 titles. Role-playing followed closely with 23.

Adventure30
Role-playing23
Shooter22
Sport19
Racing17
Simulator17
Strategy16
Arcade15
Hack and slash12
Visual Novel12
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