Bandai goes after the Resident Evil crowd with a vampire twist. Countdown Vampires takes gamers into a scary night club where they must rescue civilians who have become the vampires themselves.
Hot•B of all publishers takes over the reigns of the Runabout series by publishing the sequel Runabout 2 after ASCII published the original as Felony 11-79.
Squaresoft once again tries something new, and ends up creating a beautiful, visually stunning role playing game with one of the most in-depth combat engines and craft making sets.