Games Released in July 2005

151 new games debuted in July 2005, with PlayStation 2 being the most active platform. July 28 was the busiest day, with 24 releases.

Which days had the most releases?

July 28 saw the most activity with 24 releases.

How did each week compare?

The fourth week of July was the busiest with 55 releases.

Week 2 (July 8–14)

40 releases
Ape Escape 3

Most popular release in Week 2

Ape Escape 3

Kei and Yumi take the lead as the new heroes. Their quest is to capture all 400 monkeys. You control either Kei or Yumi. The gameplay involves using various methods and weapons to catch them all. The game has many levels with different themes, such as a Haunted Castle, a Racing level, Jungle settings, TV studios and other settings. You can slow the animals down with various objects such as a stun club or a slingback shooter, and then you can capture them with a net. New to the series are the morphing abilities, eight in all. You can morph into various characters, like a knight and perform a powerful attack or a gun fighter and shoot em up or a ninja and run along walls. You can also vehicles such as a race car to knock down the monkeys. Other features are the familiar Monkeypedia and the unlockable Mesal Gear Solid mini-game (a Metal Gear Solid spoof).

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PlayStation 2 received 65 new titles in July 2005. The runner up was PC with 53 new titles.

PlayStation 265 releases
PC53 releases
Game Boy Advance17 releases
Xbox14 releases
Nintendo DS13 releases
PlayStation Portable11 releases
Web browser11 releases
Legacy Mobile Device9 releases
Mac9 releases
Nintendo GameCube9 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in July 2005 with 46 titles. Role-playing followed closely with 31.

Adventure46
Role-playing31
Strategy23
Puzzle21
Shooter21
Simulator20
Visual Novel17
Arcade16
Racing15
Platform13