Games released on March 18
Nine games that still hold up, from Streets of Rage 3 in 1994 to Tekken 7 in 2015
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Streets of Rage 3 1994
Turned 32 this year Genesis
In the third Streets of Rage, Axel, Blaze and Skate return with Doctor Zan, a robot who turns every weapon into a ball of energy.
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield 2003
Turned 23 this year
A secret counterterrorist team answers a wave of attacks in South America, planning each raid for up to three teams on a map, in a 2003 tactical shooter on Unreal Engine 2.
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Katamari Damacy 2004
Turned 22 this year PlayStation 2
The King of All Cosmos has destroyed the stars, and his tiny son rolls a sticky ball that picks up anything smaller than itself, from tacks on a desk to things big enough to swallow the moon. The rooms keep changing scale as the ball grows.
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 2008
Turned 18 this year PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Bishop, a Rainbow operative you build yourself, works a case of chemical weapons smuggled through Las Vegas, in events set before and after the first Vegas, with squadmates who cover each other.
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Yakuza 4 2010
Turned 16 this year PlayStation 3
Kamurocho fills up with things to do beside the main story, from pachinko and table tennis to karaoke duets, and each lead has a side goal of his own, such as Akiyama keeping the peace on a police radio.
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LEGO City Undercover 2013
Turned 13 this year Wii U
A police officer who is also a master of disguise returns to Lego City to chase an escaped crime boss, switching outfits for new abilities, in an open world Lego game full of movie parodies.
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Luftrausers 2014
Turned 12 this year PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
Vlambeer's arcade shooter sends a single plane against ships and aircraft, built from an engine, a body and a weapon that each bring a drawback with their strength, until it finally explodes.
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Tekken 7 2015
Turned 11 this year PlayStation 4, Xbox One
One on one fights where a fighter low on health can spend Rage on a Rage Art, a critical move of their own, or a Power Crush that keeps attacking through the opponent's hits. It was the first Tekken on PC.








