Tag: PS2

  • Sonic (Franchise)

    Developer: SegaPublisher: SegaRelease Year: 1991-PresentPlatform: Android, Arcade, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, iOS, Java ME, macOS, Mobile phones, Windows, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5, PSP, PlayStation Vita, Genesis, Game Gear, Sega CD, Saturn, DreamcastMaster System, 32X, Pico, Leapster, LeapFrog Didj, Wii, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox…

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  • The Sims (Franchise)

    Developer: EAPublisher: EARelease Year: 2000-2023Platform: Android/BlackBerry 10/Blackberry Curve/Game Boy Advance/GameCube/iOS/iPod/Mac/N-Gage/Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo DS/PS2/PS3/PS4/PSP/WIN/WIN Phone/Wii/Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox OneGenre: SimulationTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; Black NPCs; fandom / community / reception, significant Black cultural mods, robust character creation system, intersectionality Creating virtual people, “Sims”, who can live in a variety of different worlds. In this simulation you are charged with…

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  • NBA Street

    Developer: NuFX, EA CanadaPublisher: EA Sports BIGRelease Year: 2001 (PS2), 2002 (GameCube)Platform: GameCube/PS2Genre: SportsTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; voice acting/motion capture; Black NPCs; Black cultural traditions; Narrative themes; robust character creation system; fandom/community/reception; mechanics; anti-Blackness/regressive characterizations Combining the talent and big names of the NBA with the attitude and atmosphere of streetball, you try to score…

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  • Killer7

    Developer: Grasshopper ManufacturePublisher: NIS AmericaRelease Year: 2005Platform: GameCube/PS2/WinGenre: ShooterTaxonomy: Playable Black characters Following an elite group of assassins called “killer7”, physical manifestations of a man named Harman Smith, perform hits on behalf of the US government. Throughout the missions, they uncover a deeper conspiracy regarding Japan. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List

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  • Def Jam: Vendetta

    Developer: AKI Corporation, EA CanadaPublisher: Sports BIG, EA GamesRelease Year: 2003Platform: Gamecube, PS2Genre: FightingTaxonomy: Playable Black characters, voice acting/motion capture, Black NPCs, fandom/community/reception You play as one of 4 characters who fight through 46 opponents (many of whom are Def Jam artists). Story elements unfold as you win more wrestling matches. interviews and other media…

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  • Def Jam: Fight For NY

    Developer: EA Canada, AKI CorporationPublisher: EARelease Year: 2004Platform: PlayStation 2Genre: FightingTaxonomy: Playable Black characters. voice acting/motion capture, Black NPCs, fandom/community/reception A one-on-one fighting game that allows you to choose from five different fighting styles and features 64 other characters based on Def Jam artists. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List

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  • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

    Developer: Rockstar NorthPublisher: Rockstar EntertainmentRelease Year: 2004Platform: Android/FireOS/iOS/Mac/PS2/PS3/Quest2/WIN/Win Phone/Xbox 360/XboxGenre: Action AdventureTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; Narrative themes; Black NPCs; fandom / community / reception; Voice acting; politics/ideology/history; Significant Black cultural mods You play as Carl “CJ” Johnson who, after returning home after his mother is murdered, is drawn back into his former life as a…

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  • Madden (Franchise)

    Developer: EAPublisher: EARelease Year: 1988, 1990-2022Platform: 3DO/Amiga/Android/Arcade/BlackBerry PlayBook/Game Boy/Game Boy Advance/Game Boy Color/Game Gear, GameCube/Genesis/iOS/Mac/Mega Drive/MS-DOS/Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo 64/Nintendo DS/PS/PS2/PS3/PS4/PS5/PSP/PS Vita/Saturn/Super NES/Wii/Wii U/WIN/ Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: SportsTaxonomy: Development; Playable Black characters; voice acting/motion capture; Black NPCs; Black cultural traditions; Narrative themes; robust character creation system; fandom/community/reception; mechanics Licensed by the NFL, players compete as…

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  • MLB: The Show

    Developer: San Diego StudioPublisher: San Diego StudioRelease Year: 1997-2023Platform: PS2/PS3/PS4/PS5/PSP/PS Vita/Switch/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: SportsTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; voice acting/motion capture; Black NPCs; Black cultural traditions; Narrative themes; robust character creation system; fandom/community/reception; mechanics In this game you control an entire team or a select player in one of the 30 Major League Baseball teams.…

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  • NBA 2K (Franchise)

    Developer: Sega Sports, 2K GamesPublisher: Sega Sports, 2K Games Release Year: 1999-2023Platform: Android/Dreamcast/GameCube/iOS/Mac/PS2/PS3/PS4/PS5/PSP/Stadia/Switch/Wii/Win/Wii U/Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: SportsTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; voice acting/motion capture; Black NPCs; Black cultural traditions; Narrative themes; robust character creation system; fandom/community/reception; mechanics You control the players of NBA teams where the objectives coincide with the rules of basketball. interviews…

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