Games released on November 22
11 games that still hold up, from Command & Conquer: Red Alert in 1996 to Killer Instinct in 2013
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1996
In an alternate history, the Allies fight an aggressive Soviet Union for control of Europe, in Westwood's prequel to Command & Conquer. The sides fight differently, cheaper and faster Allied units against tougher, slower Soviet vehicles.
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Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares 1996
Thirteen races, or one you design yourself, compete to rule the galaxy in Simtex's turn based space strategy, won by conquest, by an election among the races or by an assault on the Antaran homeworld.
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Unreal Tournament 1999
Turns 27 this year
Epic's arena shooter from 1999, built entirely around matches, from deathmatch to capture the flag and assault. When there is nobody to play with, bots tuned to any level fill the arena for you.
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Donkey Kong 64 1999
Turns 27 this year Nintendo 64
The Kremlings kidnap Donkey Kong's friends to destroy DK Isle, and five playable Kongs, each with an ability of their own, explore themed worlds for bananas, in a 1999 Nintendo 64 platformer.
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Rez 2001
Turns 25 this year Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
In this rail shooter, a hacker breaks into a failing artificial intelligence and fights off its viruses, with every hit adding a layer to the music playing behind.
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Sid Meier's Pirates! 2004
Turns 22 this year
In this 2004 remake of the 1987 game, a Spanish nobleman enslaves your family and you set sail in the Caribbean for one of four nations, until age nudges you toward retirement.
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Project Gotham Racing 3 2005
Turns 21 this year Xbox 360
An Xbox 360 launch title, a racing game set in Las Vegas, London, New York and Tokyo, plus the Nürburgring, in which Kudos points reward style.
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Condemned: Criminal Origins 2005
Turns 21 this year Xbox 360
Ethan Thomas, an FBI agent hunting a serial killer known as the Match Maker in the city of Metro, is framed for murder and hunted by his own colleagues.
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Jeanne d'Arc 2006
A tactical role playing game for the PSP that retells Joan of Arc's fight against the English occupation of France in the Hundred Years' War, with fantasy added.
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 2013
Turns 13 this year Nintendo 3DS
A few hundred years after A Link to the Past, a different Link has to restore peace after the sorcerer Yuga captures Princess Zelda and escapes to Lorule, a parallel world.
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Killer Instinct 2013
Turns 13 this year Xbox One
A reboot of Rare's Killer Instinct series and a free to play launch title for the Xbox One, with combos built from named parts that the defender can break.
