Category: Action/Adventure

Title: Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires
Publisher: Koei
Platform: Xbox 360
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: Xbox 360
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: Watchmen: The End is Nigh – Part 1 & 2
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 7/20/2009
Overview:
Rorschach’s Journal: More than ten years before the Watchmen movie storyline. Tonight I hit the streets in Watchmen: The End Is Nigh: Two-part prequel action brawler with Rorschach and Nite Owl. Two heroes fighting crime together. Cleaning city of scum. Holding back nothing in combat where bottom-feeders get what they deserve. Keene Act not yet passed. City still needs and respect its heroes. Vigilante justice best way to clean up human trash. Part 1: Explore once-fruitful partnership of Rorschach and Nite Owl. Part 2: Rorschach contacts Nite Owl for help in finding missing girl. Combat not for squeamish. Bloody and unforgiving. Explore characters, rivalries, and backstory of the landmark graphic novel.

Title: G-Force
Publisher: Disney Interactive
Platform: Xbox 360
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: Xbox 360
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: Brave: A Warrior’s Tale
Publisher: South Peak Interactive
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 8/5/2009
Overview:
Explore the mythology of Native America and see the story of a Brave’s life in an all-new adventure! Take on the role of Courage and experience his legendary adventures firsthand. Do things correctly, and you’ll make Courage a legend in his own right. You’ll even have the chance to stop the evil Wendigo from destroying his village. Use different weapons to dispatch your enemies. Explore 15 different levels, including forests, deserts, rivers, and even the spirit world. A Spirit Guide will be with you each step of the way to help if you need it. Ancient spells will help you in battle, and learning to take on different animal forms will give you new skills and access to different areas!

Title: Batman: Arkham Asylum
Publisher: Eidos
Platform: Xbox 360
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: Xbox 360
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: Xbox 360
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: Xbox 360
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: Xbox 360
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: Xbox 360
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 Xbox 360. 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: Brutal Legend
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/13/2009
Overview:
Imagine a world where there is one rule and one rule only: if it wouldn’t look good on a heavy metal album cover, it doesn’t exist. That’s the world of Brutal Legend, and it’s the world that Eddie, the world’s greatest roadie, must figure out how to save. Equipped with only a muscle car, an axe, and his trusty guitar, Eddie must form an army of rockers and stop evil demons from enslaving humanity. Jack Black stars in this rock-and-roll battle epic featuring the voice talents of rock giants, a face-melting soundtrack, and the chance to take your place among the gods of metal.

Title: Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/24/2008
Overview:
With great power comes great responsibility. And Spider-Man: Web of Shadows gives you unprecedented levels of both. You have complete control over the path of your hero and hold responsibility for where the game takes you. New York has been hit by Venom and a symbiote invasion that threatens to consume the entire city. To fight the invasion, Spidey’s got a symbiote suit of his own. The suit brings special powers but unknown consequences. Choose to battle as Red-Suit Spider-Man or Black-Suit Spider-Man. Your actions as hero or rebel will shape the City’s view of you, affect which other Marvel characters you fight, how the story unfolds, and much more.

Title: Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
Publisher: Vivendi Universal
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/25/2008
Overview:
Elijah Wood and Gary Oldman reprise their vocal roles, joining an all-star cast of voice actors, including Mark Hamill, Christina Ricci, and Wayne Brady in the final chapter to the Spyro trilogy! The Dark Master’s evil has begun to spread like a plague, and in order to defeat him, Spyro must team up with Cynder, his former enemy. You can now fly at any time, and a friend can drop in or out at any time using the on-the-fly cooperative mode. Just as Spyro has grown since the first game, so too have the gameplay and the character design. Can Spyro unlock the true power of the purple dragon inside him before it’s too late?

Title: Bond 007: Quantum of Solace
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/5/2008
Overview:
High-impact action comes shaken, not stirred in this game that lets you become the world’s most famous secret agent. James Bond was reborn in Casino Royale. Now, Bond is back with a score to settle. Quantum of Solace combines the best of Bond, bringing together locations and scenarios from both new films, first-person action, and third-person cover combat. Use Bond’s unique blend of strength and stealth as you engage the enemy in close-quarter one-on-one showdowns and large-scale firefights. Unscripted battles are built on the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare game engine, giving enemies truly unpredictable AI. It all unfolds with theatrical camera angles, split-screens, picture-in-picture, and other dizzying special effects.

Title: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/13/2008
Overview:
The Lord of the Games (LOG) has gotten tired of Banjo and Gruntilda’s constant feuding. So they’ve organized a final showdown to determine who will be the rightful owner of Spiral Mountain! Since they’re the best video game designers in the world, they’ve designed the game worlds where Banjo must complete each mission, while Grunty tries to stop him at every turn. Use Mumbo’s Motors to build vehicles to use through the missions – and if you can think of it, you can build it. Everything from a basic truck to a flying saucer is buildable. And pre-made vehicles are available out of the box for those who want to jump right in!

Title: Mirror’s Edge
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/13/2008
Overview:

Title: Sonic Unleashed
Publisher: Sega
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/21/2008
Overview:
See a whole new side of Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic Unleashed! When Dr. Eggman cracks the world into pieces, Sonic races to put it back together. But there’s a twist! When the day ends, a new adventure begins. At sunset Sonic changes into a werehog and the focus shifts from speed to strength. Sonic’s usually blisteringly fast gameplay gets throttled up thanks to a freshly built Hedgehog Engine that delivers new levels of Sonic speed and maneuverability. Use the Quick Step to dodge left or right without losing speed, carry top speed through turns with Speed Drift, trigger a Sonic Boost to blast beyond top speed, and more.

Title: Tomb Raider Underworld
Publisher: Eidos
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/25/2008
Overview:
For many generations, stories have been told of the Norse God Thor and the hammer he wielded. The legend tells that whoever holds the hammer has the power to destroy even the gods themselves. It’s been just a story – until Lara Croft discovers proof of the Norse Underworld. Travel around the world to uncover the secrets behind the hammer in an attempt to keep the most devastating power out of the hands of evil! An expanded array of acrobatic capabilities grants you even more ways to solve each level. Shoot with one hand while hanging from the other using the all new combat system. You’ve also got brand new, state of the art gear to navigate the world with!