Franchises

BioWare action RPG originally published by Microsoft Game Studios as a 2005 Xbox exclusive, later ported to PC (2K), macOS, and mobile. Set in a world inspired by Chinese mythology, players control a Spirit Monk using martial styles and Open Palm / Closed Fist moral choices.

Sega inline-skating graffiti series. Smilebit’s Xbox follow-up, Jet Set Radio Future, is set in Tokyo in 2024 and lets the GG gang skate and tag without a time limit between missions.

Video games based on the Judge Dredd character from 2000 AD. Probe Software's 1995 side-view action game, published by Acclaim, is based on the 1995 film and lets the player arrest or execute criminals. A separate PC pinball game followed in 1998. Rebellion Developments' first-person shooter Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death was released in Europe on 17 October 2003 and in North America in 2005.

Juice Games street-racing series set in the fictional Angel City. The first game was due from Acclaim in 2004; after Acclaim's bankruptcy, THQ published it in 2005. Later entries are Juiced: Eliminator (2006) and Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (2007).

Avalanche Studios open-world action series starring agent Rico Rodriguez, published by Eidos and later Square Enix. Known for grappling-hook traversal, parachute stunts, and over-the-top chaos across island dictatorships from San Esperito to Solís.