Category: Action/Adventure

Title: LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/18/2012
Overview: When it’s sequel time, you’d expect the caped crusader to upgrade his gadgets. This time, he’s also upgraded his entourage! LEGO Batman invites some new friends to the party in this crime-fighting saga featuring some of the greatest heroes in the DC Universe. Notorious Super Villains Lex Luthor and the Joker have teamed up on an extra-evil plot to destroy Gotham City. Batman and Robin will join forces with legendary heroes like Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern to fight them. Explore new areas of Gotham in new bat vehicles, using some new bat gadgets and those handy powers of your superfriends to put the bad guys back behind bars.

Title: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/11/2012
Overview: If the conclusion of the Solid Snake saga left you thirsting for more, consider your problem solved. Get two epic Metal Gear games, all presented in stunning HD. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty sends Solid Snake to stop a powerful high-tech weapon from falling into the wrong hands. Infiltrate the jungles of 1964 Russia – alone – on a critical intel mission in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. New Touch Screen controls let you trigger subtle movements as you master Snake’s infiltration techniques. Each title boasts unforgettable stealth-action play, and both were among the most talked-about, highest-rated games at the time of their release.

Title: Gravity Rush
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/11/2012
Overview: Wield power over gravity in this stylized platformer where you’ll literally turn the world on its head. Play as a heroine journeying through a world that threatens to crumble around her in this innovative experience from the creators of Silent Hill. You’ll use your power to control gravity to solve challenges and battle enemies. Ceilings become floors, walls become walkways, and more. Use the gyro sensor to shift gravity’s pull with motion control. Tap the Touch Screens to trigger lightning-quick reactions to the rotating world or dodge oncoming attacks. The story unfolds with the edgy visuals of a graphic novel, with eye-popping cel-shaded graphics that leap off the PS Vita’s HD screen.

Title: LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/5/2012
Overview: Summon your magical side for the thrilling conclusion of the Harry Potter saga. The story that was told in three books and four movies is one unforgettable LEGO adventure! Play through the story’s biggest events and encounter your favorite Harry Potter characters. Visit the Ministry of Magic and Diagon Alley, journey to Godric’s Hollow, and more. Use powerful new magic, including the Unforgivable Curses, and Touch Screen controls to battle the Dark Lord’s army and his Death Eaters. Master your charms and spells. You’ll need them all for the showdown that’s been building for seven years – the final battle with Lord Voldemort!

Title: The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/19/2013
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Title: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/19/2013
Overview: Metal Gear returns with a new mission, one that trades the shadows of stealth for the white-hot blaze of over-the-top battle. Instead of covert ops and stealth infiltration, in Revengeance you’ll barrel into battle, where you’ll slice through cyborg enemies in furious stylized combat. Your character, Raiden, spent his early years as a legendary child soldier known as “Jack the Ripper.” Raiden has graduated to the combat big leagues and is now a full-on mercenary for hire, performing missions for PMSCs (Private Military and Security Companies) in a world recovering from a brutal Civil War. The fragile world is ripe for the taking, and Raiden and his blade will be the last line of defense against a coming cyborg invasion.

Title: Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2
Publisher: Koei
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/8/2013
Overview: Overload on martial arts action in this Fist of the North Star sequel that lets you choose how you want to experience the saga. Play the story you know or venture off into stories you’ve never experienced in Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2. The complete manga story, from Raoh through Celestial Empire and Land of Shura, is yours to play in Legends Mode. Experience new storylines in Dream Mode, which takes the action in unseen directions and fills gaps within the original story. Choose from more than 20 playable characters, including Falco, Juza, Shew, and Shachi. Master explosive new moves in exciting Fist of the North Star combat that now features both co-op and head-to-head online play.

Title: Hitman Trilogy HD
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 1/28/2013
Overview: NOTE: This is a two disc game, but it only counts as one disc against your rental plan.

Play the missions that made Agent 47 a legend as gaming’s most famous gun-for-hire gets a greatest hits package. The Hitman Trilogy HD combines three classic Hitman games, letting you experience 40 of the franchise’s most unforgettable missions. Play Hitman Contracts, Hitman 2 Silent Assassin, and Hitman: Blood Money, all remastered with full HD presentation and Achievement support. Choose the tactic you think will be the most effective way to eliminate your target in open-ended play that ranges from strategic stealth combat to explosive run-and-gun action. Hone your techniques as you become a master assassin in these three thrilling Hitman stories.

Title: DMC: Devil May Cry
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 1/14/2013
Overview: DMC: Devil May Cry reboots the stylish action franchise with a darker edge and raw storyline that cuts to the core of Dante’s struggle in the face of his demon-slaying powers. Haunted and hunted by demons his entire life, the son of an angel and demon has nothing left to lose, and that’s bad news for the creatures of the Underworld. Summon Dante’s angelic and demonic powers instantly to string together combos in stylized shootouts and swordplay that stay true to the franchise’s roots. You’ll send demons back where they came from in action sequences that unfold like ballet, if ballet was filled with bullets, blades, and explosions consuming everything in sight.

Title: The Walking Dead
Publisher: Telltale Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 12/10/2012
Overview: Enter the nightmarish world of the Walking Dead in this collection that brings together all five downloadable episodes of the award-winning Walking Dead episodic game. Experience a story based on the comic books and foreshadowing the events of the TV series. Play as Lee Everett, a convicted criminal trying to hang on in a world overrun by zombies and filled with desperate survivors. Every action has a consequence in play where your choices will shape the story. Encounter horrifying creatures and experience nightmarish scenarios, making hard choices in the blink of an eye as you do whatever it takes to live another day.

Title: Anarchy Reigns
Publisher: Sega
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 1/7/2013
Overview: This explosive mix of massive and mayhem throws together human and cyborg warriors, takes away all the rules, and challenges you to be the last one standing. Anarchy Reigns is close-quarters chaos in combat form, a furious fight for survival filled with over-the-top weapons and unforgettable finishing moves. Play as your choice of two characters in two single-player campaigns where you’ll fight to survive a post-apocalyptic world gone mad. Those who are most creative – and ruthless – have the best odds of surviving multiplayer co-op or every-man-for-himself battles. Real-time Action Trigger Events (think plane crashes and black holes) show up at random and push the action further over the edge.

Title: Rise of the Guardians
Publisher: D3P
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/20/2012
Overview: They are known for inspiring some of the wonders of childhood, creating memories that last a lifetime. Now, they’re joining forces and going into battle! Team up with North (Santa Claus), Tooth (the Tooth Fairy), Bunnymund (the Easter Bunny), Sandman, and Jack Frost as the legendary characters band together to protect children from an evil spirit. Explore the imaginative worlds of each Guardian in play inspired by the movie, using each character’s special combat moves to battle the nightmarish creatures of the evil Pitch. Unlock upgrades and new special moves that give you even more ways to battle. Four friends can experience the adventure together in drop-in/drop-out multiplayer.

Title: Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/20/2012
Overview: Take control of the Multiverse remote in this third-person Family Guy shooter inspired by one of the show’s most hilarious ongoing bits. Stewie’s evil half-brother Bertam is out to destroy Quahog. Stewie and Brian power up the dimension-bending Multiverse remote control to hop between alternate realities and stop his evil plan. Battle through twisted alternate versions of Quahog hatched from the warped minds of the show’s writers. Use weapons specific to each parallel universe in play where you can switch between Stewie and Brian any time. Have a friend jump in for a co-op adventure or choose from ten playable Family Guy characters in four-player local head-to-head battles.

Title: Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Publisher: Disney Interactive
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/17/2012
Overview: Walt Disney’s most iconic character teams up with his first cartoon star in this magical, open-ended, musical journey made for co-op play. Return to the Wasteland, the alternate Disney reality filled with forgotten characters and out-of-use attractions. Play as Mickey Mouse and, for the first time, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney’s first cartoon star, in a fully-voiced adventure. Explore levels based on Disney films, using your imagination to solve puzzles with Mickey’s magic paintbrush and Oswald’s electricity-controlling remote. How you choose to solve the puzzles affects how the story unfolds. A second player can drop in any time for co-op play and, in true Disney tradition, the characters will occasionally expand the story by singing songs.

Title: LEGO Lord of the Rings
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/16/2012
Overview: Experience the incredible Lord of the Rings Trilogy as told by little LEGO figures in this saga that captures The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King in one epic journey. Join the fellowship and travel across Middle-earth with Frodo, Sam, Gandalf, Aragon, Merry, Pippin, Gimli, Legolas and other favorites, with 60 total playable characters in all! Use magical items, battle Orcs, and experience unforgettable scenes with dialog straight out of the films. Use the magic of the Seeing Stone to jump between multiple storylines in play where friends can drop in or out at any time.

Title: Ben 10 Omniverse
Publisher: D3P
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/14/2012
Overview: The past is coming back to haunt the present in this action-packed time-twisting brawler based on the hit Ben 10 TV series! Use new powers and play as one of 16 total characters as you pound enemies and solve puzzles from the past to fix problems in the present (and the other way around!). Play as Teen Ben and Young Ben for the first time in a story that spans two time periods! Use the power of Ben’s new Omnitrix to summon 13 playable alien heroes, including classic forms like Heatblast and XLR8 and new additions Bloxx and Gravattack. Battle through a rough-and-tumble single-player story or have a friend play as Ben’s partner Rook (and use his high-tech Proto-Tool) in two-player co-op.

Title: Zone of the Enders HD Collection
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/29/2012
Overview: NOTE: Metal Gear Rising Revengeance demo disc is available with purchase of this title, but not with rental.

Two mech-battle classics combine for one epic bundle in this Zone of the Enders collection remastered in HD. Far in the future, the Earth’s resources are drained. Pollution is everywhere. The population has grown too big for the planet to support. Mankind pushes into space to survive, sparking an all-out war on the new frontier. Rivalries between planets have formed, and the battle for control will be fought with incredible mech units capable of moving in any direction at any instant. Experience furious anime-style combat in Zone of the Enders and Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner. Use swords, fire projectiles, and unleash melee attacks as you battle through two epic mech-action stories.

Title: Assassin’s Creed III
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/29/2012
Overview:  NOTE: This is a two disc game, but it only counts as one disc against your rental plan. Rental of this title does not include the Uplay Passport required by Ubisoft for access to online features and game modes. The single-use code is included with purchase and is also available for purchase separately via Xbox LIVE. A limited multiplayer trial is available via your Xbox LIVE gamertag while renting this title.

The true history of the battle for the New World will be authored by a man who does not appear on any American currency.Turn the tide of the American Revolution in this Assassin’s Creed saga. Play as a Native American assassin and fight alongside some of this nation’s greatest heroes, including George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, as you experience pivotal battles from the legendary conflict. For the first time, firearms play a prominent role in Assassin’s Creed. Watch your enemies helplessly try to reload their weapons as you stalk your targets with tomahawks, rope darts, and other weapons used by your master assassin.

Title: 007 Legends
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/15/2012
Overview: Think of this as a greatest hits colletion, 007 style. James Bond 007 Legends combines six of the super agent’s biggest movies into an original unifying storyline filled with classic missions and unforgettable action. Play as Daniel Craig’s Bond and experience iconic moments from five decades of the Bond franchise, from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service all the way to Skyfall. Encounter classic Bond characters and eight of the series’ most memorable villains, many voiced by the original actors, as you experience some of the most incredible moments from the spy franchise. Use Bond gadgets, vehicles, and weapons on a variety of missions with assault, defense, elimination, and espionage objectives.

Title: Harry Potter for Kinect
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/6/2012
Overview: If you ever wondered what it would be like to attend Hogwarts, here’s your chance! Harry Potter for Kinect lets you join the fabled school of witchcraft and wizardry and play as your favorite characters, including Harry, Ron, and Hermione. You can even scan your face into the game, be sorted into one of the school’s four houses, and play the story through your own eyes! Experience the most exciting scenes from the entire eight-film franchise, casting spells by waving your wand or using voice commands. Learn how to battle Death Eaters, chase the Snitch on the Quidditch field, and more as you fight the coming of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.