Games Released in July 2005

211 new games released in July 2005, with PlayStation 2 being the most active platform. July 21 was the busiest day, with 26 new releases.

Which days had the most releases?

July 21 saw the most activity with 26 releases.

How did each week compare?

The fourth week of July was the busiest with 57 releases.

Week 2 (July 8–14)

41 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 70 new titles in July 2005. The runner up was PC (Microsoft Windows) with 59 new titles.

PlayStation 270 releases
PC (Microsoft Windows)59 releases
Game Boy Advance19 releases
Xbox16 releases
Nintendo DS14 releases
Web browser12 releases
Mac11 releases
PlayStation Portable11 releases
Nintendo GameCube10 releases
Legacy Mobile Device9 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in July 2005 with 47 titles. Role-playing followed closely with 34.

Adventure47
Role-playing34
Shooter27
Strategy24
Puzzle24
Simulator21
Arcade19
Racing17
Visual Novel17
Platform16