Category: Action/Adventure

Title: Metal Slug 4 & 5
Publisher: SNK
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 8/18/2005
Overview:
NOTE: This is a two disc game, but it only counts as one disc against your rental plan.

The classic platform shooter Metal Slug comes to the Xbox as an awesome double-pack! As Metal Sluggers Marco, Fio, Trevor, and Nadia, take on the world’s armies in Metal Slug 4. Battle Mordern’s forces on land, air, and sea across six massive stages, using power-ups, devastating weapons, and powers. Or take on the Ptolemaic Army in Metal Slug 5 as you battle the next generation of Metal Slugs. Blast your way through five stages with all-new enemies, taking on the “The Doomsday Machine,” and underwater fortress and secret robot factory!

Title: Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
Publisher: Vivendi Universal
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 8/24/2005
Overview:
You warn people not to make you angry, but they do. And you will definitely like it when you’re angry in Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, because at last the Hulk can tear up everything in sight! Completing missions in the main story opens up new areas and unlocks combos, but the real fun of the game is roaming around a totally destructible environment and smashing cars, swinging from trees, and pulverizing buildings. The Hulk can throw buses at helicopters and tear cars in half to use as boxing gloves! Travel at incredible speeds with running jumps off the sides of buildings. Even the US Army is powerless to stop the fury of the Incredible Hulk!

Title: Evil Dead: Regeneration
Publisher: THQ
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/13/2005
Overview:
Just because they’re already dead doesn’t mean you can’t kill ’em! Take aim at an army of lurking zombies in this action romp inspired by the cult film classic, Evil Dead. For the first time, wise-cracking goofball action hero Ash has a sidekick. Ash teams with a three-foot tall Deadite who’s part empath, part smart-aleck, and all corpse. He’s also willing to donate his body to the cause, volunteering his rotting flesh as everything from a bowling ball to a tiki torch. Obliterate anything that moves (and is dead) with your zombie-killing weapons arsenal that includes flame-throwers, harpoon guns, and Ash’s trademark chainsaw/shotgun combo.

Title: Dynasty Warriors 5
Publisher: Koei
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/14/2005
Overview:
Live by the blade in a world where legends never die. A new hero is forged in the intense fires of battle in the biggest Dynasty Warriors saga yet! Dynasty Warriors 5 was created with in-game Dolby Digital 5.1, with an exclusive Japanese voice option available only for Xbox. Six new Dynasty Warriors have been added, bringing the largest-ever total of playable characters to 48. Conquer 38 huge new landscapes with all-new weapons, attacks, and a storyline for each character.

Title: Tak: The Great Juju Challenge
Publisher: THQ
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/20/2005
Overview:
Tak 3: The Great Juju Challenge is tougher than ever. But it’s worth it – pull it off, and receive the grandest reward ever given by the Great Jujus! Shaman and unlikely hero Tak is back for another adventure. He and his former rival Lok are representing the Pupanunu tribe in The Great Juju Challenge. They’ll have to overcome obstacles including wild animals, menacing new tribes, and Jujus, not to mention competition from other teams! This platformer incorporates puzzles, time-based strategy, and an extensive battle system. Use shaman upgrades and bonus blessings to customize Tak and Lok. Alternate both characters in single-player mode or join a friend in co-op play.

Title: Indigo Prophecy
Publisher: Atari
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/21/2005
Overview:
In Indigo Prophecy you are both the hunter and the hunted! A rash of murders are spreading throughout the land. Ordinary people are killing strangers for no reason. There is only one link between the random killings: the murderers all follow the same ritual and pattern. As Lucas Kane, you kill a stranger and then are haunted by what you have done. Desperate for answers to your evil deed you search for the source of the murders. But as you try to solve the mystery you are pursued by Inspector Carla Valenti and her partner. Time is running out. The hammer of justice must fall, but not before you save more lives from the senseless killings.

Title: Ultimate Spider-Man
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/23/2005
Overview:
With great power comes great responsibility – unless it’s used for evil! In Ultimate Spider-Man, you will live the comic book as Spidey or as super-villain Venom, each with his unique combat system and powers. Written and inked by comic creators Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, the story takes place in a detailed, free-roaming 3D environment that looks just like the graphic novel. Swing through various challenging adventures, detect danger from several perspectives, pull off amazing new acrobatics and fight moves, and meet more Spider-Man universe characters than ever before. Good or Evil? Either way, the city is ultimately yours.

Title: Suffering: Ties That Bind
Publisher: Midway
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/27/2005
Overview:
This sequel to the harrowing action-horror game, The Suffering, intensifies the disturbing terror of its predecessor. As in the original, you play as former death-row inmate Torque. Let loose in the seedy urban world of the streets and prisons of inner-city Baltimore, you’re out for revenge. Your target is the mysterious and manipulative Blackmore, who has some shady ties to the death of your family. Rage against urban injustices and demonic creatures. Make plot-altering moral choices that determine the storyline and fuel the most powerful weapon in the game: Torque’s inner demon. Expanded movement mechanics, refined controls, higher-level AI, and a huge weapons arsenal accelerate this journey into madness.

Title: Total Overdose: A Gunslinger’s Tale in Mexico
Publisher: Eidos
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/28/2005
Overview:
Your twin brother’s DEA buddies need you to assume his identity and take on a mission. Succeed, and you’ll clear your father’s name and topple a Mexican cartel. Here’s the kicker: since you’re not officially involved, there are no rules! Maraud through 18 south-of-the-border environments in this tale of a modern Mexican gunslinger. Unlock loco moves including your patented Exploding Pinata and the Sombrero of Death. The freestyle combat and stunt system hands out points for style as well as skill. Encounter hordes of underworld characters, control any vehicle, and use the rewind system to get those combos punch-perfect. Whaddaya say, are you in, hombre?

Title: Frogger: Ancient Shadow
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/28/2005
Overview:
Firefly Swamp has been Frogger’s home for decades. It turns out it’s also home to an ancient force. Evil crocodile Dr. Wani is trying to harness that force and wreak havoc on Frogger’s bog, and it’s Frogger’s job to stop him! Explore seven different worlds as you try and restore order to your beloved swamp. Hop and dodge your way through 30 levels of classic family-friendly Frogger gameplay. Use a wide range of special moves, including double jumps, tongue grabs, and more. Get your feet wet in mini-games for up to four players, or dive into a special bonus: The original 1981 Frogger arcade game that started it all.

Title: Cold War
Publisher: Dreamcatcher
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/6/2005
Overview:
You’re a freelance journalist on the run and fighting for your life behind the Iron Curtain. Dispatched to the U.S.S.R. at the height of the Cold War for a routine story, you’ve been inexplicably stripped of all possessions, beaten, locked in a KGB prison, and plunged into a conspiracy that threatens to seize Soviet power. The non-linear storyline of this single-player FPS travels through real-life locations and features missions based on actual events. Use recovered weapons and improvised gadgets against enemy forces working with deadly AI. Overcome or evade, just choose wisely. One wrong move and you could wind up banished to a Siberian prison camp, or worse…dead!

Title: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie’s Revenge
Publisher: Buena Vista Games
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/10/2005
Overview:
Jack Skellington returns to battle his nemesis, Oogie Boogie, in this dark and quirky action-adventure. The evil Oogie Boogie is out to kidnap all the holiday leaders and make himself ruler of all. Fight through 25 whimsical levels and not-your-usual showdowns that include musical battles. You’re armed with the devastating “Soul Robber.” Collect the souls of your enemies and exchange them for new weapons and other upgrades. Morph into Santa Jack and the Pumpkin King to use different attacks and additional abilities. Created in conjunction with Burton himself, Oogie’s Revenge uses voice casting straight out of the film and an eerie musical score to deliver a cinematic gaming experience.

Title: Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation Videogame
Publisher: Globalstar
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/11/2005
Overview:
Kids unite! In the cartoon Kids Next Door, five upstart ten-year-olds have joined forces to free kids from the oppressive rule of adults. In this game based on the TV show, you can play as your favorite Kid Next Door and battle through 14 levels. You’ll need your character’s unique talents and strengths to defeat your enemies and carry out your mission. Tangle with bad guys from the show including Stickybeard, Common Cold, Gramma Stuffum, and the Toiletnator. Wield trademark Kids Next Door weapons including the G.U.M.Z.O.O.K.A., the S.P.L.A.N.K.E.R., the S.C.A.M.P.P. and the F.R.A.P.P.E. Drive the Kids Next Door C.O.O.L.B.U.S. and seek out “Powuh Up” goodies that deliver maximum impact.

Title: Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/12/2005
Overview:
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger is back to save the planet in this character-based action adventure. The third Ty the Tasmanian Tiger installment adds new missions and power-ups plus close-range and vehicle-based combat. It’s a race against time as Ty must find a mystical boomerang in order to defeat a coming foe, the Quinking. Explore 30 levels in a lavish, open Australian Outback environment. The customizable boomerang system lets you select from over 2,000 possible ‘rang combos. You’ll need ’em to defeat bigger and badder enemies including Giant Robots, Uber Lizards, and Quinkan Lords. Brand new Outback Cart Racing Tracks are stocked with new power-ups and ready for multiplayer racing action.

Title: The Warriors
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/18/2005
Overview:
The same people who brought you Grand Theft Auto resurrect the cult classic movie The Warriors for the next generation. Keeping to the retro style and look of the 1979 movie, The Warriors takes you on an unforgettable night of gang terror in New York City. When the most powerful gang leader of the city, Cyrus, is murdered at a truce gathering between the five major gangs of New York City, the blame is wrongly placed on The Warriors. Now the warriors must run for their lives, fighting off the other gangs, as they struggle to make their way back across the city to their home turf.

Title: Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Publisher: Aspyr
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/19/2005
Overview:
The life of down-and-out, Great Depression-era traveling salesman Edward “Stubbs” Stubblefield came to an end when he was murdered and buried with little fanfare in a remote Pennsylvania field. In 1959, billionaire playboy Andrew Monday builds Punchbowl, the city of the future, on Stubbs’ resting place. As the city celebrates its opening, Stubbs stumbles out of his grave, confused, undead, and hungry for brains. Drunk with newfound zombie power, Stubbs’ quest to rule Punchbowl plunges the city into a war between the living and the undead. Be the zombie as you munch humans and convert them to allies in this twisted quest to rule the city.

Title: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 12/15/2004
Overview:
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation for the Xbox is a first-person adventure game that puts the fate of unsolved mysteries into the hands of the console gamer as they examine crime scenes, question witnesses, and analyze evidence using the latest in forensic equipment. The adaptation of television’s No. 1 show, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation for the Xbox includes all ten cases from the previous two PC releases and all the in-depth evidence examination and interactive lab functionality.

Title: Tork: Prehistoric Punk
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 1/12/2005
Overview:
The evil wizard Orgus has killed Tork’s father and destroyed his village. Now it’s up this young time-traveling, shape-shifting caveboy to defeat Orgus and put history back on track. Tork’s trusty bolas are not his only weapon to fight off dinosaurs and spear-weilding warriors – Tork can also transform into a gigantic Yeti, an armor-plated armadillo, and a dive-bombing flying squirrel when he is in a tight spot. Tork will travel from the Stone Age, through Medieval Times, all the way to the Age of Fantastical Machines in his quest to save his father and stop the evil Orgus. It will take more than avalanches, erupting volcanoes, earthquakes, geysers, landslides, and giant robots to stop this Prehistoric Punk!

Title: Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Publisher: LucasArts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 1/10/2005
Overview:
Mercenaries is a revolutionary third-person combat-action game that delivers the next level of free-form gameplay in massive interactive environments. The game gives players the opportunity to take on the role of a soldier for hire in an open-ended world. Mercenaries is set in North Korea in the near future, where a coup has plunged the troubled nation into chaos. An elite private military company, Executive Operations, has dispatched a mercenary to track down the “deck of 52” fugitive members of the old hardliner regime – before they can launch a nuclear attack.

Title: The Punisher
Publisher: THQ
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 1/19/2005
Overview:
Enter the dark, gritty world of Frank Castle (a.k.a. The Punisher), where you serve as judge, jury, and executioner in your mission to rid the streets of the criminal scum who corrupt them. In a story penned by Punisher creators Jimmy Palmiotti and Garth Ennis and based on the recent era of the comic, you will interrogate criminals using their own ruthless methods, vigilante style. A unique “interrogation system” allows exacting control over the physical force and environmental interaction you will need to coerce information out of crooks. Collect and upgrade classic Punisher weapons like pistols, Uzis, shotguns, and other persuasive “tools” for those times when talking just isn’t getting your point across!