Microsoft has announced that it will release 20 titles at the European launch of its Xbox console. The Xbox will launch across Europe on March 14. On that day, consumers will be able to buy the following titles:

　　Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding

　　Batman: Vengeance

　　Blood Wake

　　Dark Summit

　　Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2

　　Dead or Alive 3

　　Fuzion Frenzy

　　Halo

　　Jet Set Radio Future

　　Mad Dash Racing

　　Max Payne

　　NBA Live 2002

　　NHL 2002

　　NHL Hitz 2002

　　Oddworld: Munch's Odyssey

　　Project Gotham Racing

　　Rallisport Challenge

　　Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

　　TransWorld Surf

　　Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions

　　These titles will be joined by Arctic Thunder, Deadly Skies, ESPN International Winter Sports, F1 2002, Genma Onimusha, and The Simpsons Road Rage on March 18. Blood Omen 2, Championship Manager Season 01/02, NBA Inside Drive, Test Drive Off-Road Wide Open, Shrek, and Star Wars: Obi Wan are scheduled for release sometime in Q2 2002.

　　The list of games released concludes with titles that will appear before the end of June, including FIFA 2002 World Cup, International Superstar Soccer 2, Moto GP, Spider-Man: The Movie, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex.

　　"We are understandably very proud of the launch portfolio for the Xbox," said Sandy Duncan, vice president of Xbox Europe. "No other console in history has ever launched with such a diverse range of titles in all the key European genres, and with such strong support from the world's best third-party publishers. All genres are represented--we've got European-centric sports titles like FIFA and ISS2, great racing games like Project Gotham Racing, Rallisport Challenge, and F1 2002, fighting titles like Dead or Alive 3, adventure titles such as Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee, and first-person shooters like the already legendary Halo. Halo and Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions, among others, represent the beginning of new Xbox-exclusive franchises, joined by established franchises like FIFA and Tony Hawk."

　　GameSpot will have more on the European Xbox launch as it approaches.