Category: Action/Adventure

Title: Back to the Future – The Game
Publisher: Telltale Games
Platform: Wii
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: JAWS: Ultimate Predator
Publisher: Majesco
Platform: Wii
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 12/6/2011
Overview: Become one of Earth’s most feared predators in this game that turns you into an unstoppable eating machine! The legendary great white returns in JAWS: Ultimate Predator. Play as the giant shark and unleash terror from the deep, protecting your territory from humans and sea creatures unlucky enough to swim (or boat) into range. Hunt your prey with instincts fine-tuned over thousands of years and strike with 20 different shark-attack combos. Explore real-life environments from Hawaii to the Great Barrier Reef to Amity Island. Face the deadliest creatures of the deep in boss battles with tiger sharks, sea serpents, and more in the ultimate struggle for underwater supremacy.

Title: The Adventures of Tintin: The Game
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Wii
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 in co-op. 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: Wii
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.

Title: Power Rangers Samurai
Publisher: Namco
Platform: Wii
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/21/2011
Overview: The Power Rangers power up with help from an ancient force as a new generation of heroes rises to battle on Nintendo Wii! Learn to control Fire, Water, Forest, Earth, and Sky as you master the mystical Samurai Symbols of Power. Work together with other Power Ranger Samurai to battle enemies that are invading from the Netherworld. Morph into the Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, or Pink Ranger and use their special weapons to defeat monsters, then combine into a giant Samurai Megazord for huge boss battles. Look for hidden items, discover secret passageways, and collect Zord discs as you build up your powers and fight for ultimate victory!

Title: Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat – uDraw
Publisher: THQ
Platform: Wii
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/15/2011
Overview: You’ve battled with your favorite Super Heroes. You’ve defeated enemies and used their awesome powers. Now, you can do it with a new weapon – an artist’s pen! Draw your path through a Super Hero Squad adventure based on six comic book-style stories using your uDraw tablet. Control Thor, Cap, Iron Man, Hulk, and other favorite Squaddies by drawing inside the game world to target attacks, create barriers, and more. You can even trigger an earthquake by shaking your uDraw tablet. Visit Super Hero Squad locations including the Baxter Building, Helicarrier, and Sanctum Sanctorum as you try to foil a plot by the diabolical Dr. Doom!

Title: Rayman Origins
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Wii
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/14/2011
Overview: Ever wondered what lies at the root of the Rayman madness? Find out in Rayman Origins! Romp through a gigantic new Rayman universe that covers 12 worlds and 60 levels, and shows you the roots of Rayman. It comes stuffed with over 100 characters, so you never know who – or what – you might encounter! Pick up some bizarre new abilities, including dives, slaps, and the show-stopping HairlyCopter. Use your powers to battle bosses that get weirder (think evil, meat-eating flower) and more epic as the game goes on. Adventure in single player, or have friends join as Globox or one of two playable Teensies in drop-in/drop-out co-op play.

Title: LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: Wii
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/10/2011
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 24 of the story’s biggest events and encounter over 80 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, 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: Naruto Powerful Shippuden
Publisher: Namco
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/5/2013
Overview: Description Coming Soon

Title: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate
Publisher: Konami
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/5/2013
Overview: Description Coming Soon

Title: Rise of the Guardians
Publisher: D3P
Platform: 3DS
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. Visit Tooth’s Palace, Bunnymund’s Warren, North’s workshop, and other locations from the film, 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.

Title: Rayman Origins
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/20/2012
Overview: Ever wondered what lies at the root of the Rayman madness? Find out in Rayman Origins! Romp through a gigantic new Rayman universe that covers 12 visually-stunning platforming worlds. It comes stuffed with over 100 characters, so you never know who – or what – you might encounter. Team up with Rayman’s best friend Globox and a pair of wily wizards, the Teensies, to form the word’s weirdest hero squad. Pick up some bizarre new abilities, including dives, slaps, and the show-stopping HairlyCopter. Use your powers to battle bosses that get weirder (think evil, meat-eating flowers) and more epic as the game goes on.

Title: Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion
Publisher: Disney Interactive
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/17/2012
Overview: The DS Stylus becomes a magic wand that carries your imagination onto the screen and into the third dimension in this artistic Disney adventure! Join Mickey Mouse on a quest to infiltrate the Castle of Illusion and save classic Disney cartoon characters. Paint objects on screen or erase them with paint thinner to solve challenges in play where your creations are transformed twice. Start by using the Stylus to sketch out objects on the bottom screen. Your creations magically transform into 2D Disney-style drawings. They’ll transform again when you drag them to top screen, changing into a vivid 3D image. Meet favorite Disney characters in worlds inspired by classic Disney films, fight giant boss battles, and more.

Title: Ben 10 Omniverse
Publisher: D3P
Platform: 3DS
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 15 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 alien heroes, including classic forms like Heatblast and XLR8 and DS-exclusive aliens Crashhopper and Upchuck. Use 3DS motion controls to unlock hidden items, and pick up game-changing power-ups from other players via StreetPass.

Title: Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/13/2012
Overview: Paper Mario is stuck in a sticky situation in this adventure through a 3D papercraft world! Six magical Royal Stickers are stuck to Bowser and his evil buddies. Team up with the sticker fairy Kersti and explore shoebox diorama-style deserts, forests, prairies, mountains, and volcanoes to track them down. Collecting and using stickers is key to completing your quest. Discover stickers in environments to use as power-ups, buy them in shops, and even create your own. Stash them in your notebook for times when you really need them. When you’re faced with an obstacle, flatten the world to “paper-ize” it. Apply your stickers to create new pathways, solve challenges, defeat monsters, and more.

Title: Rabbids Rumble
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/12/2012
Overview: Create a crazed combat force of over 100 Rabbids in this game where you’ll round up rampaging Rabbids one battle at a time! The Rabbids have found a way to escape from your game cartridge and are creating chaos in places that can’t handle them. Battle through seven worlds filled with mini-games as you track the Rabbids down and bring them back to where they belong. Each Rabbid has its own unique combat abilities and every one of them is frothing mad and ready to rumble. Use AR and interact with the Rabbids around your house, challenge friends to hilarious one-on-one battles, unlock new Rabbids and training bonuses through StreetPass, and more.

Title: Wreck-It Ralph
Publisher: Activision
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/29/2012
Overview: The video game villain who wants to do good gets another chance to be a hero in this Wreck-it Ralph game based on the movie that’s based on a (made up) game! And, it’s your chance to join Wreck-It Ralph on a new adventure to save the arcade he calls home! Go on a game-hopping journey with the hulking 643-lb. “bad guy” and his buddy Felix, the courageous main character from “Hero Duty.” Switch between characters on the fly to bash through obstacles as Ralph or fix ’em using Felix’s hammer. Visit four fictional video game worlds from the film as you battle a new army of Cy-bugs, collect trophies, and more.

Title: Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/30/2012
Overview: The best weapon against chaos is brain power in the first 3D Professor Layton adventure! The city of Monte d’Or has been struck by a series of mysterious and frightening incidents, all believed to be caused by the Mask of Chaos. When Professor Layton receives a letter asking for help, he travels to the colorful city to search for clues and stop the powerful man behind the mask. Solve hundreds of puzzles to unravel the mystery as the story unfolds. Meet new characters and learn more about the Professor’s past. Starter sleuths can experience the adventure with help from a friendly hint system.

Title: Trash Pack
Publisher: Activision
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/29/2012
Overview: Join the Trashies gross-out gang for a rubbish-filled romp in this all-out mess-fest! Play four different games with the yucky, sticky, gooey, characters who call trash cans and dumpsters home. Make a mess or try and clean one up in games like Trash Smash or Trash Attack, where you’ll drive a garbage truck and catch falling trash, fling Trashies into trash cans, and more. Choose from 30 playable characters for a different perspective each time. You can collect 160 characters within the game and track your Trashies Series 1 figure collection on a digital poster.

Title: Lalaloopsy: Carnival of Friends
Publisher: Activision
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/29/2012
Overview: Go on an adventure filled with friends and fun with the lovable Lalaloopsy! The magical Lalaloopsy dolls that come to life in a whimsical world come to life on your 3DS! Play with your favorite Lalaloopsy characters on a journey to Lalaloopsy Land, where Peanut Big Top is planning an unforgettable Silly Funhouse carnival. Explore 16 levels and interact with 40 Lalaloopsy friends. You’ll even have a chance to play with the Lalaloopsy Littles for the first time. If you can find every one of the characters at the carnival, you’ll unlock a special secret surprise!