Category: Action/Adventure

Title: Prototype
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/11/2009
Overview:
You’ve just woken up in Manhattan. You have no memory. You have a name…a human form…and you’ll soon find out that you have limitless powers. You are the Prototype, the living end of a conspiracy 40 years in the making. Escape into a New York City ravaged by a viral epidemic and patrolled by special forces. Fight with incredible shape-shifting skills, morphing your body into whatever weapon you need. At any moment, disappear into anyone you see, consuming their appearance, memory, and special abilities. You have no idea who did this to you, or why. But you have a few nifty things you can do to them when you figure it out.

Title: Ghostbusters
Publisher: Atari
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/16/2009
Overview:
Who you gonna call? Peter Venkman, Egon Spangler, Ray Stanz, and Winston Zedmore are back in this game that picks up the story from the Ghostbusters movies. The paranormal activity in New York is going through the roof. You’re the new recruit hired to join the Ghostbusters and save the city. But before they have time to tell you about the Twinkie, you’ll be using unique Ghostbusters weapons and gadgets to hunt, battle, and capture demons and other bizarre ghostly creatures. Experience the vocal talents of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Harold Ramis, and other original cast members. Just make sure you don’t cross the streams!

Title: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/22/2009
Overview:
The battle for the Allspark rages on! As the Autobots and Decepticons try and destroy each other, they may take the Earth – and all of us – with them. Pick a side and fight as your favorite character as you experience the power of being a Transformer. Whether you choose to roll out with the Autobots or win at all costs with the Decepticons, you’ll enter the battle at any point and play the missions in any order you want. Instantly switch between Robot, Vehicle, and Weapon Modes in battles where seconds stand between victory and defeat. After the campaign, demolish your enemies in massive online multiplayer battles.

Title: Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires
Publisher: Koei
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/24/2009
Overview:
The Han Dynasty is falling. Three rebellious states are moving to overthrow the Emperor. Choose from one of 41 different playable heroes and defend your leader! Use spectacular and unparalleled fighting moves to destroy entire units of enemies at a time. All new weapons and moves await you, as does the never-before-seen Musou Mode. 45 scenarios return from the original, as well as 5 new stages and 10 new scenarios to battle through. All of the fighting techniques are beautifully motion-captured for realistic and fluid action. Drop into the beautiful and mystical land of ancient China and destroy thousands of advancing soldiers with lighting-fast combat!

Title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/29/2009
Overview:
This time, everything is at stake. Voldemort is amassing an army to march against all wizard-kind, and Dumbledore, Harry, and the Order of the Phoenix will do everything they can to stop it! Help Harry as he learns the secrets of the Horcruxes and Voldemort’s heartbreaking past. Watch as You-Know-Who is led down the path of evil and becomes the monster we know him to be. Work alongside Dumbledore to become the man the wizarding world needs Harry to be. Or, step away from the story to battle with your friends in Wand Duels! Become a Seeker as you chase a golden snitch through a variety of landscapes. And become a potions master in Potion Creation, an all-new minigame!

Title: G-Force
Publisher: Disney Interactive
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 7/20/2009
Overview:

Note: 3D Glasses are included with purchase of this title, but not with rental.
When things get a little hairy, look to a hero who’s, well…little and hairy! Save the day in an unlikely way in this game based on the G-Force movie. Join a team of highly trained operatives on a mission to save the world. The twist? These super soldiers are guinea pigs! Play as G-Force commander Darwin and his housefly sidekick Mooch as you battle a goofy robot army of household appliances come to life. Show your special-ops skills in high-speed sequences and quick-hitting combat. You’ll use cutting-edge weapons and tech to rocket through levels, slow down time, and lure enemies over to your side by implanting them with microchips.

Title: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 8/3/2009
Overview:
Yo Joe! Join the ranks of G.I. Joe for a mission 45 years in the making! G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra picks up where the live-action film ends and draws from over four decades of rich G.I. Joe history to create an all-new action-packed story. Join the G.I. Joe forces as you assemble a hand-picked team of combat-hungry heroes and stop a deadly Cobra plot. Choose from 16 playable characters, including Commandos who excel in close-range combat, Heavys who can’t miss from long range, and Combat Soldiers good at both. Use high-tech weapons like the Accelerator Suit, find hidden intelligence, and more in an unforgettable Joe adventure.

Title: Batman: Arkham Asylum
Publisher: Eidos
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 8/24/2009
Overview:
Arkham Asylum. An island hospital holding Gotham’s criminally insane. Home to some of the city’s most notorious supervillians, including Harley Quinn, Victor Zsasz, and Killer Croc. Not exactly an island paradise – unless, of course, you’re Batman. Follow the Caped Crusader into the mouth of madness in this quest to foil an evil plot hatched by the Joker. Explore the dark depths of Arkham as you unravel the mystery and dispatch Bat-themed vigilante justice. Use fingerprint scanners, your sonar resonator, Batarangs and other high-tech toys and weapons to investigate and take out bad guys. Batmobile not included.

Title: IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey
Publisher: 505 Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/10/2009
Overview:
Flight sim IL-2 Sturmovik lands on consoles for the first time – and proves it can still fly like an ace! Strap in for some of the fiercest, most realistic large-scale aerial combat you can find. Undertake 50 of World War II’s most dangerous missions over Berlin, Stalingrad, Sicily, Korsun, and in The Battle of Britain. Authentic re-creations of the era’s finest warbirds are flanked by stunning environmental backdrops, backed by visible ground support maneuvers, and enriched by a powerful new damage engine. You’ll watch bullets tear holes in wings and wings cut trails through the sky, provided you have time to take your eyes off the swarms of enemy planes on-screen.

Title: Wet
Publisher: Bethesda
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/14/2009
Overview:
Rubi is a lot of things. Highly skilled. Beautiful. Deadly. A real problem-solver. Only now, she’s got a problem she didn’t want. It seems the rich man who hired her to find his son wasn’t all that he appeared. A quick fix turned into something worse. Much worse. Now Rubi’s on the run, and the man who hired her might do well to do the same, because when she finds him it’s not going to be pretty. The relentless search takes you around the world in highly-stylized, cinematic third-person action. Think swords, guns, double-crosses, a killer soundtrack, and a body count that won’t stop until Rubi says it does.

Title: Tornado Outbreak
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/28/2009
Overview:
When the world is your playground, you’ve only got one choice – to tear it up! Harness the power of a massive tornado. Plow through open environments, chewing up everything in your path. And work fast, because your destructive behavior may actually help to save the world. You’ll watch the debris fly, and the more you destroy, the bigger and more powerful you’ll become. You’ll have different goals, including time-based challenges and point-based challenges. Gain new abilities as the game progresses and you prove your terrifying ability. You can even join with a friend in Co-op Mode and double the destruction!

Title: Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
Publisher: LucasArts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/5/2009
Overview:
You’d better hope the Force is with you! The Republic is in peril and the Jedi need your help. Become the hero the Republic is looking for in this game that lets you join the Clone Wars. Fight for the Galactic Republic on 30 missions in a brand-new storyline set between the first and second seasons of the hit TV series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Gameplay unfolds in the same groundbreaking animation style as the show. Wield your lightsaber as a Jedi or blast away as a Clone trooper as you chase down bounty hunters, fight the Skakoan super-villain Kul Teska, and more.

Title: SAW
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/6/2009
Overview:
Twisted psycho Jigsaw wants to play a game. And he’s taken his idea of a good time from the big screen to the PS3. You’re trapped in an abandoned insane asylum that he controls. The building is littered with horrifying traps. Think quickly and you might make it out alive. Each trap presents a harsh moral choice. And when you play by Jigsaw’s rules, there is no good answer. On top of evading traps and wrestling with stinging moral decisions, you’ll fend off Jigsaw’s minions using whatever weapons you can find. Go deeper into the Saw mythology and learn why Jigsaw started “playing” in the first place.

Title: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/12/2009
Overview:
The lure of history’s greatest treasure proves too great to resist as Nathan Drake returns to chase another fortune in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Chase the lost fleet of Marco Polo and the truth behind the mysterious Himalayan Shambhala Valley as Drake gets pushed to his mental and physical limits. Meet an expanded cast of characters – some shady, some not – headlined by Chloe Frazier, Drake’s partner and new romantic interest. Battle enemies your way, using pure brute force or stealth maneuvers. And if the action doesn’t grab you, the game’s cinematic presentation and emotive character expressions will.

Title: Silent Hill: Homecoming
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/2/2008
Overview:
Alex Shepherd is back, along with Alchemilla Hospital and zombie nurses. You must be back in Silent Hill. Watch as the world crumbles to pieces, literally (in a series first) in front of Alex’s eyes. This time he tries to save his little brother, but instead is thrown into battle with horrifying creatures. Combat has been upgraded – Alex was a soldier, after all – so your attacks can be strung together in combos with evasive ducks and rolls. Don’t get too comfy, though, because the AI has also been upgraded to counter Alex’s proficiency. New monsters, new puzzles, and new dangers await you.

Title: Saints Row 2
Publisher: THQ
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/13/2008
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Title: Golden Axe: Beast Rider
Publisher: Sega
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/15/2008
Overview:
A truly Golden oldie returns in this updated take on an arcade classic! Golden Axe: Beast Rider brings back one of the most popular arcade action games, complete with revamped graphics, improved sound, and armies of new enemies. Head into battle as one of three mighty heroes: a skilled fighter, a powerful Amazon, or a ferocious dwarf. Cut through foes using weapons or magical attacks in solo or co-op play. The Axe lays out 12 special challenges for you to attempt as you play through the game, including winning with every character, finishing without using a continue, and more.

Title: Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/23/2008
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Title: Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
Publisher: Vivendi Universal
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/25/2008
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Title: Little Big Planet
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/30/2008
Overview:
What would happen if the Earth were just one big blank slate? Find out by making your mark on LittleBigPlanet. You’ll start with your own patch of land carved out of a beautiful blue and green planet. Discover your character’s abilities and use them to shape your surroundings as you see fit. You can move anything you see, plus design, build, and create whatever you can imagine. On top of a massive single-player experience, other players on the PlayStation Network will shape their own plots, creating a community that’s endlessly interactive and fully interwoven. Multiplayer modes spring up both on and offline, giving you a chance to work together or compete.