Tag: Xbox

  • Unreal II: The Awakening

    Developer: Legend EntertainmentPublisher: AtariRelease Year: 2003, 2004Platform: WIN, XboxGenre: Action, FPSTaxonomy: Playable Black Characters You play as veteran John Dalton who follows a distress signal while patrolling the edge of human space. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List

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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • NBA Jam

    Developer: Acclaim Entertainment, MidwayGamesPublisher: Acclaim Entertainment, MidwayGamesRelease Year: 1993-2011Platform: 32X/Android/Arcade/Atari/Jaquar/Game Boy/Game Boy Advance/Game Boy Color/Game Gear/Nintendo 64/PS/PS2/PS3/Sega CD/Sega Genesis/Sega Saturn/SNES/Wii/Win/Xbox/Xbox 360Genre: SportsTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; voice acting/motion capture; Black NPCs; Black cultural traditions; Narrative themes; robust character creation system; fandom/community/reception; mechanics This game teams from the NBA against one another in a 2-on-2 basketball gauntlet.…

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  • 50 Cent: Bulletproof

    Developer: Genuine Games, High VoltagePublisher: Vivendi UniversalRelease Year: 2005Platform: PS2/PSP/XboxGenre: Third Person Shooter, ActionTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; Black NPCs, Voice acting/motion capture; Black cultural traditions Set in New York City the story revolves around 50 Cent’s search for vengeance against the hitmen who attempted to murder him leads him to take on dangerous criminal organizations.…

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