Sports games from the big publishers are getting better and better at providing what amounts to a TV-quality view of the sports field that gives you a real sense of being, say, a baseball player on the field. And that's a nice fantasy. But... what if you prefer to fantasize about owning or managing your own baseball team?

In that case, what you want is Baseball Mogul. It's a game of franchise management, not on-field management. No, you won't get a high-end 3D experience here, but what you will get is the kind of game that makes you think like, and face the kinds of decisions faced by, the owner of a big league team.

Bode Miller Alpine Skiing is the only game that thrusts you into the highly competitive sport of alpine skiing as Olympic medallist and defending FIS World Cup champion Bode Miller, the only American to bring home the World Cup in 22 years! Train with your coach, buy ski gear and score lucrative sponsorship deals as you rise to the top of the industry.

Utilizing the next generation of the Invictus Engine which incorporates its new real-time physics module, Cross Racing Championship (CRC) allows the player to experience the thrills of high-speed on and off road racing across vast open terrains. Play over 60 races across six distinct environments, ranging from icy mountainous regions and lush countryside to parched desert areas and beaches. CRC will appeal to Rally fans and road-racing fans with its crossover approach to vehicles and race circuits.

Manage Your Way to the Superbowl

As with Sports Mogul's other games, Football Manager places you not on the field, but in the clubhouse, building your team, controlling its roster and finances. In other words, it's a game for those at least as interested in player stats and what goes on behind the scenes in football than in play a high-poly count recreation of on-the-field play.

The Developer Says

New Star Soccer 3 is the award winning football game that lets YOU be the star player. Take full control of your career and work your way to the top. Defender, midfielder or attacker, the choice is yours, just make sure you keep the boss, fans and everyone else happy on your rise to football stardom!

Bowling Meets Minigolf--With Physics
2005 IGF Finalist

Okay, so by now everyone is familiar with the interface used in virtually every bowling or golf game, right? Select direction and power, then trigger, and see where your shot goes.

RocketBowl uses the same interface, but this is a far different experience from your usual game. It's played not in a traditional bowling ally, but on a 3D modelled landscape with hills, valleys, obstacles and so on--more like minigolf, in other words, except that you're not trying to get the ball into a hole, but to knock down pins. And the physics engine nicely governs how slopes change the direction of your ball as it rolls.

Extreme Snowboarding

Stoked Rider is a snowboarding game with realistic physics (using Ageia's PhysX engine)--including fluid simulation and avalanches. You roam over a huge space--64 square kilometers of procedurally-created Alaskan moutains. No ski slopes, in other words--just you and the mountain.

Mouse motions are used to steer, with the WASD keys to lean, providing excellent control of your board. (Controls can be mapped to keys if you prefer, and game controllers are supported.)