Category: Action/Adventure

Title: Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Publisher: Eidos
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/6/2007
Overview:
No one uses Lara Croft as a pawn in their evil scheme! When Lara is hired by a powerful syndicate to retrieve a mythical object known as the Scion, she soon discovers she’s been played. Lara takes matters into her own hands to uncover the mystery of the powerful and ancient artifact. The game is inspired by the first Tomb Raider experience and its advanced technology uses an updated Legend engine and the latest PS2 capability. Use all of Lara’s guile, athleticism, and gadgets to find the truth. Explore uncharted worlds as you encounter fierce enemies, including bears, monsters, and the huge T-Rex!

Title: Biker Mice from Mars
Publisher: Game Factory
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/8/2007
Overview:
The Biker Mice from Mars are back and ready to save their home planet in this rough-and-rowdy adventure based on the cult-classic cartoon. Play as one of the three mice and set out to save Mars. Take control of one beast of a road hog: an attack-ready motorcycle loaded up with guns, lasers, and high-tech gadgets. You’ll start off on Planet Earth and race your way though 15 increasingly difficult missions spread across the solar system. Along the way you’ll have to conquer four super-tough bosses just waiting to squash you and your plans. The game’s Bonus System lays out goals in every mission. Reach them and get rewarded!

Title: Raw Danger
Publisher: Agetec
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/14/2007
Overview:
What would you do in the face of danger? It’s time to find out! The city has fallen victim to a major flood, washing away homes and putting citizens in danger. Play as six different characters as you attempt to save yourself and others from the dangers of the rising water. But watch out! You’ll slow down and eventually stop completely if you stay wet and cold for too long. The characters will run, jump, race tidal waves, and swim through the flooded city as they attempt to make a difference – they’ll even cross paths! This is one game guaranteed not to leave you feeling washed up.

Title: Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/14/2007
Overview:
Marvel’s first superhero family must face its greatest challenge yet – the mysterious Silver Surfer! Follow an all-new plot as you chase the Surfer around the world and face the unlikely return of the Fantastic 4’s mortal enemy, Dr. Doom. Combine powers to create devastating team attacks against your enemies. Play as any member of the team and use their specific abilities to solve puzzles and destroy opposition. Take on more than just the Silver Surfer – battle Red Ghost, Terrax, and Super Skrull as you try to save the world from destruction!

Title: Transformers: The Game
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/27/2007
Overview:
Should the Earth be saved or destroyed? Fate is in your hands as you take control of the awesome Autobots or the deadly Decepticons! Transform instantly from a massive robot to a high-powered vehicle to leave enemies in the dust or compliment your combat strategy. Utilize the destructible environment to your advantage. Choose your character from a huge array, including Optimus Prime, Megatron, Ironhide, Starscream, and more. Use your huge weight and size as you battle in melee combat using special weapons and moves unique to the characters. Or let distance be your friend as you utilize a wide array of projectile weapons.

Title: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/27/2007
Overview:
Year Five at Hogwarts: a trial to prove innocence, an evil new headmaster, and a new joke shop in Diagon Alley. Witness a battle with the fearsome Death Eaters, a first kiss, and the loss of a beloved friend. In the darkest game yet, follow the footsteps of Harry, Ron, and Hermione as you explore Hogwarts, built directly from the movie. Watch helplessly as Umbridge takes over the school, then fight back as you cause chaos by turning a courtyard into a swamp. Utilize the new magic system to cast your spells. All the actors from the films did their own voice-over work, adding to the drama!

Title: Warriors: Orochi
Publisher: Koei
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/18/2007
Overview:
The Evil Serpent King Orochi has descended from the skies, using his vile power to shatter time and space. He summons the strongest warriors from Ancient China and Feudal Japan to his arena to test his own might against these fabled heroes. Choose from one of 77 playable characters from both the Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors rosters and play through four crossover storylines. Create a three-hero tag team, where one warrior fends off the enemy while the other two recuperate. Use the Weapon Fusion technique to combine weapons and create devastating results. Develop your skills to defeat King Orochi!

Title: Jackass: The Game
Publisher: Red Mile Entertainment
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/25/2007
Overview:
Don’t try this at home? Not anymore! Take a crack at the stunts you’ve seen performed by the Jackass crew in this mission-based action-adventure inspired by the Jackass series and movies. Play as Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, and other twisted members of the Jackass team in over 35 insane single and multiplayer scenarios. Careen through San Francisco traffic in a garbage can, hit everything in sight while rampaging across a golf course in a golf cart, and more. The game’s built-in injury tracker tallies all the damage you’re doing. Why? Because the more injuries you have, the higher your score.

Title: Tomb Raider: Legend
Publisher: Eidos
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 4/12/2006
Overview:
Lara Croft has her dual pistols prepped for an all-new adventure, and the Tomb Raider has never looked better. Lara takes off in search of a South American relic and instead stumbles across a piece of her own history: a dangerous figure from her own past. Now she’s in a race to see who’ll be first to find one of history’s legendary treasures. Legend offers the best presentation of any Tomb Raider title, with the heroine rendered more vibrantly than ever. The cinematic environments she explores are equally dynamic. Move through them and handle objects with a new level of seamless interaction as you improvise solutions as only Croft can.

Title: Army Men: Major Malfunction
Publisher: Globalstar
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 4/14/2006
Overview:
Listen up, grunt! You’re being given a direct order: defeat Major Malfunction by any means necessary! Some psychotic toys-gone-mad are running amok. When one crosses your path, destroy it! Use flamethrowers, M-16s, shotguns, and more. You’ll have 16 high-powered weapons at your disposal. Take aim at 23 types of enemy toys on 30 different missions. Show ’em no mercy in Story, Arena Battle, and Time Trial modes. You’re on your own for this one: Sarge has had a complete meltdown. Keep your head together and focus on your mission! Whatever happens, do not fail!

Title: Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Publisher: Aspyr
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 4/19/2006
Overview:
Dreamfall is primed to blow minds again with The Longest Journey, the highly anticipated sequel to one of the best adventure games of all time. Travel through hundreds of years and multiple worlds in a story that begins in 2219. Static bursts are disrupting technology. They appear to be caused by a ghostly presence invisible to most. Play as three characters as you wade through this dangerous mystery and uncover an ever-deepening conspiracy. You shape the story’s outcome through choices that alter how characters relate to you. Explore a seemingly endless universe rendered with incredible detail as you complete this thrilling third-person epic that spans the worlds of science, magic, and beyond.

Title: X-Men: The Official Game
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 5/15/2006
Overview:
Take the next step in human evolution in this original X-Men saga that delves into the events leading up to the third X-Men movie. Take unprecedented control of three of the most powerful X-Men: Nightcrawler, Iceman, and Wolverine. Harness their trademark powers in environments designed to test their enhanced abilities. Rip through enemies as Wolverine, teleport as Nightcrawler, and glide effortlessly on Iceman’s frozen slides. The epic action adventure takes you to all corners of the X-Men universe, including the Statue of Liberty, Dark Cerebro, Alkali Lake, and more, where you’ll encounter mutants on both sides of the battle between good and evil.

Title: Da Vinci Code
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 5/15/2006
Overview:
Crack the Da Vinci Code and uncover a mind-blowing secret in this game based on the best-selling book and blockbuster film. Filled with pulse-pounding chases, challenging exploration, furious combat, and cryptic puzzles, the Da Vinci code offers an exhilarating adventure of epic proportions. Follow clues hidden in the works of Leonardo Da Vinci in a quest to expose a 2000-year-old conspiracy. The game takes you both through and beyond the experiences and locations seen in the book and movie. Race to stay one step ahead as you evade ruthless enemies determined to keep their secret safe! Uncover the mystery in world-renowned locations, including Westminster Abbey, The Louvre, and more.

Title: Hitman: Blood Money
Publisher: Eidos
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 5/31/2006
Overview:
Blood Money is on the line as a rival company enters the fray to compete for contracts, and legendary hitman Agent 47 finds himself in a bidding war of the deadliest kind. The best man will survive this gripping killer-for-hire saga that lets you choose your approach: eliminate your targets with precision and stealth or mow down everything – and everyone – in the area. The more evidence you leave, the more likely it is you’ll have to face the consequences. Your notoriety impacts how enemies and bystanders react. Hitman: Blood Money offers new assassination techniques, real world locations rendered with never-before-seen detail, a dynamic first/third-person perspective, and more.

Title: Jaws Unleashed
Publisher: Majesco
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 5/24/2006
Overview:
Get ready to ruin summer vacation, and much worse, as you wreak havoc as Jaws the Great White Shark. Leave a thrash-and-gash trail of destruction in your wake as you pursue story-based missions or roam freely through the island waters. Ten environments from the Jaws film universe are filled with destructible structures, crushable vehicles, unsuspecting victims, and fearsome arena bosses. Rip your victims to shreds with the Dismemberment Engine, which provides multiple points of disconnection for maximum carnage. Use Shark Vision to lock in your enemies and victims for devastating surprise attacks. Secure your stranglehold as king of the deep with side missions including timed destruction, stealth, chase, and more.

Title: Just Cause
Publisher: Eidos
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/26/2006
Overview:
San Esperito…an expansive grouping of islands split into factions, torn by rebels and plagued by drug cartels. And you’re plunged right into the middle of it as a CIA operative sent to overthrow the government! Explore over 250,000 acres of jungles, beaches, mountains, villages, and cities in the largest video game environment ever created. Build alliances, play the factions off each other, and work to incite rebellion. Use over 100 vehicles, pull off insane stunts, and more. Complete missions in any order, peel off for side missions, or just explore. You’ll get recon and support from two fellow operatives in this massive third-person action saga.

Title: Scarface: The World Is Yours
Publisher: Vivendi Universal
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/5/2006
Overview:
Live by your own rules in this continuation of the unforgettable Scarface saga! You are Tony Montana, the Cuban drug lord whose life was a sordid, gangster version of the American Dream. This all-new Scarface story starts with the infamous shootout at the end of the Scarface film and follows what would have happened if Tony survived. Navigate the Miami underworld, rebuild your shattered empire, and get revenge on those who destroyed it! The World Is Yours features an all-star cast including James Woods, Robert Loggia, Michael Rappaport, and the legendary Al Pacino. Get the money, get the power, get revenge…and don’t forget to say hello to your little friend!

Title: Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
Publisher: Vivendi Universal
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/12/2006
Overview:
Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning takes you back to the birth of the powerful purple dragon, revealing the past of one of the most popular characters to hit game consoles. Lending celebrity voice talents include Elijah Wood as Spyro, David Spade as the feisty sidekick Sparx, and Gary Oldman as Spyro’s mentor Ignitius. The action-packed saga comes crammed with abundant excitement, thanks to a new Combat and Upgrade System that brings a new variety of moves and attacks. Check the enemy damage meters as you mix breath attacks, melee attacks, and long-range fury. Fight bone-rattling battles against bosses, mow down swarms of oncoming enemies, and, for the first time in a Spyro game, experience flying levels. The action doesn’t let up as Spyro fights to achieve his dragon destiny!

Title: Justice League Heroes
Publisher: Eidos
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/18/2006
Overview:
There are heroes, and then there are superheroes. They don’t come any bigger than the members of the fabled Justice League, especially those assembled here in an Xbox first. For the first time, one or two players can play as the biggest names in the superhero biz, all in the same game. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Zatanna, and Martian Manhunter are ready to take on the most notorious DC Comics bad guys. You can even unlock more heroes. Multiple levels feature varied combat (using all your favorite superpowers), rich visuals, and an engaging storyline filled with cut scenes and in-game super-banter.

Title: Family Guy – Video Game!
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/16/2006
Overview:
Here’s your chance to be part of one of TV’s funniest families. Experience all the humor of Family Guy in this game based on the TV show. It’s voiced and scripted by members of the show’s creative team. Be ready for combat, stealth, and puzzle-solving challenges in three intersecting storylines. Stewie and his half-brother/arch nemesis Bertram vie to take over the world. Peter tries to stop Mr. Belvedere from doing the same. Brian must escape from prison and prove his innocence in a puppy parental case. Along the way, you’ll be part of the over-the-top jokes, pop culture parodies, and random, out-of-nowhere moments Family Guy is known for. Freakin’ Sweet!