Category: Action/Adventure

Title: Dragon Ball Z for Kinect
Publisher: Namco
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/6/2012
Overview: Feel what it’s like to unleash the most powerful Dragon Ball Z attacks in this game that puts you right inside the battle! Use Kinect motion controls to experience scenes from the legendary anime franchise. Re-create some of the series’ most explosive battles and fight huge bosses in Story Mode, or try and max out your score in furious one-on-one battles. Find special QR codes that unlock new characters and bonuses when you hold them in front of your Kinect. Get fired up for your adventure by watching exclusive never-before-seen anime footage. All in all, there more than 100 moves to master on your way to becoming the ultimate DBZ warrior!

Title: Dishonored
Publisher: Bethesda
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/6/2012
Overview: Revenge is a dish best served as creatively as possible in this sinister blend of mayhem and magic. Part stealth-action challenge, part steampunk apocalypse, and part demonic rampage, Dishonored is a built-from-the-ground-up original that blends a city environment grounded in realism and a storyline dripping with the supernatural. Play as Corvo, an assassin mysteriously given powers of magic after taking the fall for the murder of an empress. Use your dark powers to teleport between buildings, slip into the bodies of animals, or sic a pack of rats on your enemies. Use your assassin skills and a clever array of gadgets to eliminate your targets one-by-one as you craft your own distinct combat style.

Title: Resident Evil 6
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/1/2012
Overview: The sixth Resident Evil begins in the Oval Office. Leon Kennedy is about to decide whether to shoot the leader of the free world, as the C-virus has just infected the President of the United States. That sets the tone for the franchise’s most ambitious saga yet. The story unites Kennedy, Chris Redfield, Jake Muller and their partners in an intertwined battle against the undead that spreads across three continents. Use new controls that give more options in battle, play the returning Mercenaries Mode, and more. Underlying the action is the eerie vibe of early Resident Evil games, with more moments that make you wonder what’s lurking in those shadows.

Title: The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 9/24/2012
Overview: Solving one mystery plunges Sherlock Holmes into a plot that’s even darker in this sinister saga where the prime suspect is Holmes himself! The detective’s downward spiral begins when he returns a missing necklace, only to find out the necklace he returned is a fake, and all signs soon point to Holmes as the one who took the real jewels. Examine crime scenes, find clues, question witnesses, pursue suspects, and use your dizzying detective intellect and deduction skills to choose which leads to follow. Experience a story that brings out Holmes’ darker side, with the entire city of London turning against its once-beloved mystery-solving hero.

Title: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 8/20/2012
Overview: You might survive the war, but your home planet won’t in this explosive saga that chronicles the final days of Cybertron. Play as powerful Transformers like Optimus Prime, Megatron, Shockwave, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Starscream, and other favorites, and experience the Fall of Cybertron through missions geared to your robot’s unique abilities. With the end of the world in the balance, the game brings out the biggest firepower Cybertron has to offer, including the giant Dinobots, the combined-robot power of Bruticus, and the city-sized Autobot Metroplex. The franchise’s most powerful character creator lets you enter 12-robot multiplayer battles with the ultimate weapon: a totally customized Transformer of your own creation.

Title: Sleeping Dogs
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 8/13/2012
Overview: To go undercover inside one of the most brutal criminal organizations on the planet, a cop must not only break the law, but break it in the most brutal ways possible. Sleeping Dogs plunges you deep inside the Hong Kong underworld, where every second will test your will and a moment’s hesitation will blow your cover. Infiltrate the Triads, a criminal organization that demands you live by their code…or else. Experience explosive gunfights, bone-crushing martial arts, and high-speed chases as you cross one uncrossable line after another. An open-world Hong Kong is yours to explore, and it’s filled with all the vices a would-be-criminal could want: gambling, illegal street racing, and…karaoke.

Title: Darksiders II
Publisher: THQ
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 8/13/2012
Overview: On a list of people you don’t want to make angry, Death has to be high on that list. The second Horseman of the Apocalypse returns to crush those who would banish his brother War into oblivion. Follow Death through hell and beyond in order to clear his brother’s name in this sequel that continues the events of the original Darksiders. Unleash Death’s fury using thousands of weapons, armor, and spell combos. Travel through the realms of light and dark as you uncover a shocking plot that spans the worlds of angels, demons, and men.

Title: The Amazing Spider-Man
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/25/2012
Overview: Wield the powers of the Amazing Spider-Man in this free-roaming game that picks up where the hit film leaves off! Experience the rush of web-slinging across Manhattan in a story that takes you up to the heights above the city streets and into the darkness of the subway tunnels below. Battle to save Manhattan from classic and new Spider-Man villains, including Rhino and Iguana. Activate the new Web Rush feature to target end-points and get there by pulling off amazing acrobatic moves. Follow the storyline or veer off to complete Peter Parker photo missions and Super Hero challenges that show up as you explore the city.

Title: LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: Xbox 360
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: Disney/Pixar Brave: The Video Game
Publisher: Disney Interactive
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 6/18/2012
Overview: Summon the courage to fight fate and change your destiny in this game based on the Disney/Pixar film. Bravely battle to lift a magical curse as you follow the story from the movie or go beyond in storylines sprung from Scottish mythology. Use Kinect’s motion controls to run, jump, climb, and fight across the rugged Scottish landscape. Fearlessly face enemies with your sword or bow and arrow. Play as other characters from the film and use their skills to overcome specific challenges as you uncover mysteries and break the curse. Compete in archery mini-games, have a friend join as a Will ‘o the Wisp in co-op play, and more.

Title: Lollipop Chainsaw
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: Xbox 360
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: Xbox 360
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: Dragon’s Dogma
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Xbox 360
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: Xbox 360
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: Akai Katana
Publisher: Rising Star Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 5/17/2012
Overview: When the true power of a sword is only unlocked through human sacrifice, you know you’re in for over-the-top action. The shoot-em-up masters at Cave set their sights on swordplay in this epic set in a world that parallels early 20th century Japan. The empire has conquered nearby countries using Blood Swords, blades that require a human sacrifice to unlock their full power. Now, the warriors who wield them have questioned the bloody grab for power. Rise up and use swords and fighter planes to battle the very empire you helped build. Choose from three modes: Arcade Mode, Slash Mode, and Climax Mode in arcade-style play geared for action overload.

Title: Devil May Cry HD Collection
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Xbox 360
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 support for Xbox achievements.

Title: Silent Hill HD Collection
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox 360
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 support for Xbox LIVE Achievements.

Title: Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/19/2012
Overview: Become a Pixar character and enter the worlds of five of your favorite movies in this interactive Disney-Pixar Adventure! Use your Kinect to scan yourself into the game and romp through puzzles and challenges inspired by Toy Story, Cars, Ratatouille, and Up. Earn points to unlock new characters who will teach you new tricks and take you into new levels as you buddy up and share the adventure. You can also have a friend visit the Pixar world with you so you can play together. The motion controls are fully matched, so anything you do will bring the same movement from your character on screen.

Title: Silent Hill: Downpour
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox 360
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: Blades of Time
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox 360
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.