Category: Action/Adventure

Action Adventure

Man vs. Wild

Title: Man vs. Wild
Publisher: Crave
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 4/12/2011
Overview:
There are certain situations that no one wants to find themselves stuck in. Bear Grylls thrives on those situations. Now you have a chance to go the places only Grylls is willing to go in Man vs. Wild! Join the survival expert and star of the top-rated Discovery Channel series for five real-life survival scenarios. Each scenario is packed with Survival Challenges that vary based on your location and skill level. Seek out food and water, build shelters out of whatever you can find, fend off wild animal attacks, and more. You’ll encounter extreme conditions and heart-pounding life-or-death moments that will make you thankful it’s only a game.

Prince of Persia Trilogy HD

Title: Prince of Persia Trilogy HD
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 4/19/2011
Overview:
Go deeper inside Prince of Persia than ever before with this collection that goes beyond HD and into 3D! Prince of Persia Trilogy HD brings together the entire PlayStation2 Sands of Time trilogy and offers you a choice of vivid new presentations. Experience Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones in 720p HD or, if you have the capability, play each unforgettable saga in stereoscopic 3D. Either way, you’ll get three game’s worth of incredible PoP acrobatics, stunts, and adventure all on one disc.

Tomb Raider Trilogy

Title: Tomb Raider Trilogy
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/22/2011
Overview:
Get together with an old friend as you join the legendary Lara Croft for three incredible adventures in this Tomb Raider Trilogy only available on PS3. See how Croft became one of the greatest heroes in gaming as you play remastered versions of Tomb Raider Legend and Tomb Raider Anniversary, then cap it off with Tomb Raider Underworld. Travel the globe to chase down artifacts as you relive each action-packed saga. The collection features some exclusive bonus content, including HD trailers that take you behind the scenes of how each game was made.

Dynasty Warriors 7

Title: Dynasty Warriors 7
Publisher: Koei
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/22/2011
Overview:
Dynasty Warriors takes a giant leap forward with this saga set during a pivotal point in history, the fall of the Han Dynasty. Follow the story of three rebellious states that overthrew the Chinese Emperor in a conflict that sparked gigantic battles, just the kind Dynasty Warriors is known for. Fight massive enemy armies in play that now seamlessly blends action with cutscenes. A new Weapon System lets you  switch between equipped weapons at any time, triggering a Switch Attack in the process. Experience steadfast alliances and bitter rivalries as the perspective shifts between four main characters, and, if you have the capability, see it all in high-impact 3D.

de Blob 2

Title: de Blob 2
Publisher: THQ
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/22/2011
Overview:
The world is your coloring book in this adventure that is packed with action and filled with color. de Blob returns to preserve a color-safe world as the battle against black and white continues! Comrade Black and the Inkies have hatched a new scheme to erase color from everything. Restore Prisma City to its vibrant form by using custom paints, patterns, and music in almost any way you can imagine. Use power-ups to squash enemies, smash through walls, and soar over skyscrapers, leaving a colorful trail of paint and destruction behind you. Complete new side-missions, fight bigger boss battles, and share the splatter with friends in new co-op multiplayer modes.

Knights Contract

Title: Knights Contract
Publisher: Namco
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/22/2011
Overview:
The usual fairy tale story has a valiant knight protecting a beautiful princess. Knights Contract hacks that formula to pieces, forging a twisted tale where carving up unusually gruesome enemies is not just necessary for survival, it’s actually your full-time job. In Knights Contract, you’ll use your powers to defend the person you are sworn to protect. But you’re not playing the brave champion to a helpless damsel. You’re the ruthless scythe-wielding immortal assigned to make sure a resurrected witch stays alive. Travel through a world overrun by supernatural beasts and use a combination of brute force and brutal magic to restore order to the land.

Rango

Title: Rango
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/28/2011
Overview:
Rango puts the wild in Wild West with this tale of an unlikely hero who unexpectedly finds himself becoming exactly what he has always dreamed of being. Rango the film follows a chameleon who would like nothing more than to be gunslinging hero…until bandits invade and he is actually forced to do it. Experience Rango’s life in the Old West in an adventure that picks up where the movie leaves off. Ride the backs of speeding roadrunners and bats, battle bad guys in frantic cowboy shootouts, and meet the crazy residents of the town of Dirt. It’s all in a day’s work for the lovable chameleon in the ten-gallon hat.

Warriors: Legends of Troy

Title: Warriors: Legends of Troy
Publisher: Koei
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/10/2011
Overview:
The creators of Dynasty Warriors turn to the work of 9th Century poet Homer to shape this epic tale of the Trojan War. But they took a few liberties with the book you read in English class. Their version? More mythological Gods, more battles, relentless action, and…did someone say action? Experience the Trojan War from both sides as you fight for the Greeks or the Trojans in two distinct story-based campaigns where you’ll master close-quarters combat. Defeat legendary creatures, battle against and alongside the Titans of Olympus, and try to fight your way off battlefields where you’re literally surrounded by soldiers for miles.

Yakuza 4

Title: Yakuza 4
Publisher: Sega
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/15/2011
Overview:
One year after making its debut on PS3, Yakuza returns with a thrilling journey into the Tokyo underworld that begins one year after the Yakuza 3 storyline left off. First, a man takes a bullet on the turf of the powerful Tojo Clan. Then, a man investigating the murder is stabbed to death. The events spark a full-blown struggle for money, power, and above all, honor, in a story experienced through the eyes of four characters. Play as Kazuma and three other key Yakuza characters as you explore a faithful re-creation of Tokyo – including its geography and culture – from multiple points of view.

Little Big Planet 2

Title: Little Big Planet 2
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 1/17/2011
Overview:
Little Big Planet gets even bigger with an incredible new world to explore and even more powerful tools to shape the world around you. Start by playing over 40 new story-based levels inspired by high points in human history. When you build your own levels, you’ll be amazed at the tools at your disposal. Create full-scale games, resetting level rules and reprogramming buttons however you want. Program AI Sackbots, create stand-alone narratives or mid-level cutscenes with the Cinematic Cut-Scene Maker, and include new four-player options. You’ll spend less time searching through a streamlined shared experience and enjoy backwards compatibility that lets you visit all the levels built for the original.

Mindjack

Title: Mindjack
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 1/18/2011
Overview:
Hack into the mind of anyone – and sometimes anything on-screen – in this shooter where there is no such thing as a single-player campaign. Mindjack puts a twist on shooter gameplay in a futuristic world where corrupt powers rule and conspiracy flourishes. Join a team of rogue agents in gameplay where your mind may be your greatest weapon. Use your powers to hack into enemies, civilians, and even vehicles to turn the tide. Once you start the campaign, you are never alone. Other online players will be able to hack into your game, influencing the battle by joining your team or taking control of enemies.

Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet

Title: Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet
Publisher: THQ
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/16/2010
Overview:
It will take more than super strength to win this super hero challenge – You’ll need to show some super smarts, too! Battle Doctor Doom and find the lost Infinity Stones in this game based on the second season of the hit Cartoon Network series. Action-packed Super Hero Squad play gets a trickier twist with a new puzzle component. Use specific hero powers to overcome obstacles and keep the mission going. Play the hero in three modes: Story Mode, Free Play, or Co-op Challenge Mode, where you can form a squad from your choice of 30 Marvel characters. Find hidden items and complete challenges to unlock new levels and new costumes.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1

Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/16/2010
Overview:
The time for learning is over. The time to meet your destiny has arrived. The Harry Potter saga builds to its thrilling conclusion in this game based on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I. The stakes have never been higher for Harry, and Deathly Hallows takes the franchise in a new direction centered on furious wand-based combat. You’re on the run right from the start in a desperate quest to destroy Voldemort’s Horcruxes. Battle Dementors, Death Eaters, and other powerful enemies with only your wand to help you. Use potions, your Invisibility Cloak, and more while you stare down your destiny as the only one who can defeat Voldemort.

Create

Title: Create
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/18/2010
Overview:
Create lets you build a world to play in, delivering an experience that is as big on imagination as it is on fun. Pick from 100 challenges in four themes and use brushes, tools, props, and other gizmos to come up with solutions that are as crazy as you can make them. The more creative you are, the better you’ll do. As you explore more areas and solve more challenges, you’ll unlock new objects and tools to use, and new challenges to conquer. Share your solutions online, where you can also view other Creator’s creations and respond with your own remixes of their ideas.

Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Collection

Title: Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Collection
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/23/2010
Overview:
Red Dead goes Undead in this new adventure that unleashes zombies on the Wild West. Red Dead Redemption followed former outlaw John Marston across the frontier, where he chose to travel an honorable – or reckless – path. This time, there’s no morality to worry about, and no weighty choices to be made – it’s all about survival. When an undead plague ravages the West, it’s up to Marston to find a cure for the disease and deal with the pesky zombie problem it creates. Battle zombies Wild West style, using frontier weapons and tactics in a genre mash-up that will have you wondering why someone didn’t think of this sooner.

Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom

Title: Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom
Publisher: Namco
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/24/2010
Overview:
Take a memorable journey into a forgotten kingdom in this classic tale of brains-meets-brawn. Play as a nimble, cloaked thief and enter a lush world ripe for exploration but riddled with stories of those who never returned. At the dawn of your journey, you’ll encounter a Majin, a big, lumbering, lovable lug of a monster. When you help him, he agrees to help you, and an endearing partnership is born. Teamwork is key throughout the game. You’ll use it to solve puzzles, overcome obstacles, and even defeat enemies. Your hero can stun them, but you’ll need the AI-controlled Majin to devour the orb of energy they leave behind.

Splatterhouse

Title: Splatterhouse
Publisher: Namco
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/24/2010
Overview:
For some people, having to fight a demon army to get your girlfriend back would be an inconvenience. For Rick, it is just one of the perks. Fight a gory battle to recuse your sweetie in this game that sends blood and guts flying in all directions. When the deranged Dr. West kidnaps his girlfriend, Rick dons his mysterious Terror Mask and sets out to get her back. Defeat demons in Splatterkill combat that relishes the sick and twisted. Blow them up in microwave machines, club them with their own limbs, and more. Just be sure to soak up all that blood you’re spilling – it’s the way you gain XP.

Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos

Title: Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos
Publisher: Crave
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 12/3/2010
Overview:
Congratulations, you are hired! Now go do the toughest job in the world in this game based on the hit Discovery Channel series. Experience life as a crab fisherman as you navigate the Bering Sea, trolling the unforgiving waters for King Crab and Opilio. Captain your own boat, choosing when and where to harvest crab and maximize your haul. Experience some of the show’s most memorable moments, riding out giant waves, rescuing men gone overboard, and more. Compare your in-game catch to how the real-life captains did under the same circumstances, compete with other players, and adapt to conditions that can change in the blink of an eye.