Category: Action/Adventure

Title: Lollipop Chainsaw
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/11/2012
Overview: Juliet is your average high school sweetheart. Her favorite food: strawberry lollipops. Her favorite pastimes: cheerleading, karaoke, and carving up zombies! Become a chainsaw-wielding cheerleader and shred the undead in this sweet, little innocent gore-fest. San Romero High School is the epicenter for a massive zombie outbreak. It’s also home to the sworn zombie hunter Juliet. Carve up hordes of zombies as you romp through the high school halls doing your best to keep blood off your cheerleader skirt. You’ll soon realize that the zombie outbreak is just an appetizer, the opening act to a festival of zombie rock lords where you are meant to be the main course.

Title: Madagascar 3
Publisher: D3P
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/4/2012
Overview: Go undercover under the big top in this Madagascar adventure where you’ll join the circus in a mad dash to stay out of animal jail! In Madagascar 3, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, and Gloria the Hippo are Europe’s most wanted. In this game, it’s up to you to help them escape! Play as all four of your favorite Madagascar characters as you try to outrun and outwit animal control Captain Chantal Dubois and make it back to New York. Visit locations around Europe, performing show-stopping stunts, completing missions, and wowing the crowd in circus performances that play out as mini-games.

Title: Sorcery
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 5/21/2012
Overview: If you’ve ever wanted to wield the wand of a wizard, Sorcery and PlayStation Move are about to give you that chance! Use motion-controlled magic to battle a Nightmare Queen who threatens to cover the realm forever in darkness. Use your Move controller like a wand and hurl magical attacks. Target enemies by smartly aiming your wand and deliver more punishing blows by combining spells into even bigger attacks. Find hidden items that can help in your fight, use alchemy to create potions, use your wits to solve puzzles, and more. Your journey will take you through five realms, each with distinct enemies waiting to test your growing magical powers.

Title: Dragon’s Dogma
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 5/21/2012
Overview: NOTE: The Resident Evil 6 demo code is available with purchase of this title, but not with rental.

Embark on an epic quest to destroy a powerful dragon in this RPG that offers no shortage of mighty beasts to slay to no shortage of ways to slay them. Explore an open world and battle against menacing mythological creatures using any quick-thinking strategy you can cook up: grab and use nearby objects, climb on your giant enemies, and more. Small details can have big impact: when and where you strike, how much your weapon weighs, even how tall your character is can determine the success of your attacks. Add different members to your party as you move through the story, customizing their behavior to produce better teamwork during battle.

Title: Men in Black: Alien Crisis
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 5/21/2012
Overview: The suits: unmistakable. The weapons: the most advanced in the galaxy. The job: protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe, though technically you and the agency you work for don’t actually exist. Become one of the Men in Black in this stand-alone MIB storyline. Work to uncover a secret alien plot as part of the intergalactic peacekeeping force, using the technology and tactics the Men in Black are known for. Use scanners to uncover aliens in disguise. Blast enemies with the biggest firepower in the galaxy in over-the-top shooter sequences. Then use your neuralizer to wipe the memory of any witnesses who might’ve seen something they shouldn’t.

Title: Starhawk
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 5/7/2012
Overview: Note: This game requires an Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

Enter a battle between men and mutants in this third-person shooter that combines furious on-the-ground action and overhead tactical strategy. On the lawless edge of deep space, groups of humans clash over Rift Energy. Those who have it control a resource beyond value. Those exposed to it mutate into hideous creatures. Part mutation, part human, gunslinger Emmett Graves is stranded somewhere in-between, and he might be the only one who can save mankind. Simultaneously shape the battle as both general and foot soldier in an innovative take on combat. Issue commands from a drop ship in orbit while you unleash a storm of fury at your enemy on the ground.

Title: Max Payne 3
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 5/14/2012
Overview: Max Payne has left New York City behind in hopes of starting a new life as a private security guard for a wealthy family in Brazil. Still haunted by a past he cannot shake, Max soon becomes a one-man wrecking crew when a gang sets its sights on the family he’s been hired to protect. Gameplay is built on a powerful and incredibly realistic physics engine/animation system. The gritty result scraps the smooth Hollywood landings and makes sure you, Max, and his enemies feel the sting of every bullet and the impact of every blow. You’ll also find expanded maps and enhanced character level progression in the franchise’s first-ever multiplayer modes.

Title: Devil May Cry HD Collection
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/30/2012
Overview: Three Devil May Cry classics have been remade in HD, and your demon sword has never been sharper! Experience the birth of the demon-hunting saga as you relive Devil May Cry, DMC 2, and the DMC 3: Dante’s Awakening Special Edition. Play as the iconic hero Dante and join a war against a demon king on a quest fueled by vengeance. Stop a raging madman from taking power with help from your partner Lucia in DMC 2. Choose from multiple combat styles in the series prequel DMC 3. Activate the Devil Trigger and battle enemies with demonic powers in stylized action with new bonus content and added PlayStation Trophy support.

Title: Silent Hill HD Collection
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/20/2012
Overview: Return to the town that helped put the survival-horror genre on the map with this collection that pairs two bone-chilling classics. The Silent Hill HD Collection brings together Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 in full HD presentation, complete with sharper graphics, an updated in-game voiceover, and a soundtrack that dials up the creepy ambience. As Silent Hill 2 begins, a man is beckoned to the eerie town by a letter from his dead wife. In Silent Hill 3, dive into the mind of a teenager whose inner demons are somehow connected to the horrors that stalk the town. Each game now features fully integrated PlayStation Network Trophy support.

Title: Silent Hill: Downpour
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/13/2012
Overview: The weather in Silent Hill is rainy – but the forecast is downright chilling! Return to the hometown of horror for a dark journey into a world of madness. When a prison transport crashes outside Silent Hill, convict Murphy Pendleton is the only survivor. When he finds out what’s waiting for him, he might say the others got lucky. Freely roam through the nightmarish environment, moving through the story or going on side quests. Face horrifying creatures and unthinkable terrors as you desperately fight for your life with anything you can find. The game’s world evolves as you play, revealing new evils you summon based on your fight-or-flight style.

Title: Yakuza Dead Souls
Publisher: Sega
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/12/2012
Overview: The Japanese mafia members of Yakuza face a new enemy – zombies – and battle them with a new twist on Yakuza combat – guns – in Yakuza Dead Souls. Return to the fictional Tokyo red-light district of Kamurocho and play as four of the franchise’s most notorious characters as they fend off an undead invasion. Gameplay features a new-for-Yakuza emphasis on gun-play woven into a twisting Yakuza story of shifting alliances and all-out survival. You’ll use a full range of firepower, from pistols to rocket launchers to send the zombies splattering back to their graves.

Title: Blades of Time
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/8/2012
Overview: You are Ayumi, a warrior equipped with gunswords and the power to bend time. You’re trapped on an island full of secrets, treasures, and enemies – lots of enemies. Welcome to hack-and-slash paradise! Use your weapons and your time-travelling ability to fight your way off the island with all the bounty you can carry in a blend of melee, tactical, and combo-based combat. Activate Time Rewind to turn back time or clone yourself to solve a puzzle or beat back an oncoming enemy horde. Use Ayumi’s special Dash ability to instantly catapult yourself close to your prey. Master over 40 skill sets in solo or co-op campaigns or in PvP multiplayer.

Title: Syndicate
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/18/2012
Overview: It’s hard to say which weapon in Syndicate is more powerful, the one you hold in your hand or the one that sits inside your head. In 2069, people are connected by digital chips implanted in their heads. Three corporations are about to battle for control of the American market, and there are no governments left to get in the way. Choose your side in this cunning action shooter. Use your chip to hack into the head of your opponent and take them down digitally. Upgrade your hacking abilities to unleash more ferocious attacks – just don’t forget your opponents will still come at you the old fashioned way: with bullets.

Title: Asura’s Wrath
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/18/2012
Overview: Asura has just been blamed for a murder he didn’t commit. His wife has been killed. His daughter has been kidnapped. He has been stripped of his powers and cast out of his kingdom. Cue the epic, unyielding rage. Undertake an episodic quest for revenge in this titanic fusion of Asian mythology and cinematic sci-fi. Use your inner wrath to vanquish your enemies as story and action merge in unprecedented style – you’ll have control of Asura even during cutscenes. Your search gets interrupted by other demigods you’ll be forced to destroy.

Title: Jak & Daxter Collection
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/6/2012
Overview: Three classic platforming adventures return from the vault to debut on PS3 in this recharged collection featuring Jak and Daxter doing some of their best work. Get the three games that started it all with Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, and Jak 3 all on one action-packed greatest hits disc. Each of the games features the same platforming play that made Jak and Daxter legends, remastered with new visuals geared for hi-def and equipped with 3D capability. Explore extra-large, wide open environments with animations that look smoother than ever and track every one of your achievements with PS3 trophy support.

Title: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/6/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an EA Online Pass code to access bonus content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

There are RPGs that create a rich back-story, and then there’s Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning – which spins a saga set atop 10,000 years of fictional history crafted by a best-selling fantasy author! Magic has returned to the realm of Amalur, and with it, chaos. The only one who can save the world is a hero who has already died. With the secrets of immortality unlocked, an epic quest of over 60 hours begins. Disappear into a giant open world and shape your destiny. Use a unique Action Magic combat system to develop your combat style, then crush your enemies with the raw power of Fateshift finishing moves.

Title: NeverDead
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 1/30/2012
Overview: Bryce has unlimited time on earth, and nothing better to do than destroy demons. One man’s curse is a gamer’s blessing in this demon-infested third-person shooter. Gambling the love of his life – and losing – in a fight against a demon, Bryce was cursed to walk the earth for all eternity haunted by his lost love. He’s accomplished little, aside from taking the occasional demon-hunting gig for beer money. As more demonic incidents are reported, a growing shadow looms and Bryce is hired by NADA, the National Anti-Demon Agency. Be prepared to shoot anything and everything in this wise-cracking fight to defend our world against a demon invasion.

Title: Back to the Future – The Game
Publisher: Telltale Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 12/15/2011
Overview: Back to the Future is back! Six months after Back to the Future III, the time-traveling DeLorean arrives in Hill Valley without a driver. Play as Marty McFly in an all-new story and journey through time to save Doc Brown’s life. Meet Biff, Jennifer, and other characters from the trilogy. Get help from a teenage version of Doc in a five-part adventure featuring voices of the original cast, including Christopher Lloyd. But beware the consequences of your actions – you never know what will happen when you change history!

Title: The Adventures of Tintin: The Game
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 12/5/2011
Overview: The whimsical tale of a young reporter’s quest for a legendary treasure comes to life in this game meant to be a true companion to The Adventures of Tintin movie. Built with help from filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, the whole experience gets as close to the movie as possible. Solve an incredible mystery as you hunt for lost scrolls that lead to a bounty of sunken treasure, playing solo or with a friend. Play as Tintin, Captain Haddock, Snowy, and three unlockable characters as you fly planes, fight ancient knights, and more in a true adventure for the ages.

Title: Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL
Publisher: Crave
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/23/2011
Overview: Networks bring together their most famous stars all the time. They call those gatherings awards shows. Cartoon Network had something else in mind when they put together this extravaganza: all-out action! The biggest stars on Cartoon Network come together to duke it out in Punch Time Explosion. Choose from 18 famous characters from 11 Cartoon Network shows including Dexter’s Laboratory, Powerpuff Girls, and more. Do battle in 21 arenas, use special attacks, face big bosses, and get quick assists from 19 more characters. Go right at it in Battle Mode, fight multiplayer brawls, or choose Story Mode for play shaped by a tale from one of the network’s writers.