Category: Games

Games

Need for Speed The Run

Title: Need for Speed The Run
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/14/2011
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an EA Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title. A 2-day online trial is available via your Xbox LIVE gamertag or PSN ID while renting this title.

Jack is no different from any marked man. All he needs to do to save his life is make a clean getaway. Only, for Jack, the clean at the end of his getaway lies 3,000 miles away. Make a mad dash for survival in the greatest illegal street race of all: The Run. It starts in San Francisco, ends in New York, and breaks every law of the road in between. Survive, and you’ll finish the race. Win, and you’ll get to survive afterward. You’ll leave the car for the first time in a Need for Speed game. Meanwhile, the Autolog feature constantly tracks your performance, so you’re always competing against your friends.

LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7

Title: LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: PS3
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!

Happy Feet Two

Title: Happy Feet Two
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Music/Dance
Release Date: 11/8/2011
Overview: It’s move it or lose it in this toe-tapping musical adventure! Return to the Antarctic for a Happy Feet dance-along that moves your feet while it warms your heart. The penguins are in danger. There’s only one way they can save themselves from extinction – by dancing! Use your awesome dance moves to rally other penguins – and their talents – to the cause. Their special skills will help you solve puzzles, defeat enemies, and maybe even save the day! With optional 3DTV compatibility, an upbeat soundtrack from Ozomatli, and a song from eight-year-old rapper Lil P-Nut, it’s almost impossible not to get up and join the adventure.

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection

Title: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/7/2011
Overview: If the conclusion of the Solid Snake saga left you thirsting for more, consider your problem solved. Get three epic Metal Gear games, all presented for the first time 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. Protect a nation without its own army in the post-Cuban Missile Crisis world of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Each title boasts unforgettable stealth-action play, and all three were among the most talked-about, highest-rated games at the time of their release.

Cabela’s Adventure Camp

Title: Cabela’s Adventure Camp
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/2/2011
Overview: Cabela’s puts the crazy back in the crazy-hazy days of summer with this game that sends you to an amusement park summer camp! Cabela’s Adventure Camp is a world of eight outdoor-themed thrill rides. Kayak on a wild river, go thrill-hill biking, ride giant waves, and more. You’ll spend a week at camp, competing head-to-head with other campers each day. At the end of the week, the camper with the most points goes home with the Cabela’s Cup. The motion-based play is geared toward outdoor adventurers of all ages. Sync up with Facebook to post your scores and challenge your friends to join you at camp.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Title: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 11/7/2011
Overview: One man pushes the free world to the brink as Modern Warfare crashes the borders of the most powerful nations on Earth. This campaign is not about flushing out terrorists in far-away locales. It’s a desperate fight to survive, right on the homefront. Take up arms to defend England, Germany, France, and the United States in urban settings where freedom is on the line. Multiplayer retains its key features and adds a few choice upgrades, while the action takes a furious new turn with the addition of Survival Mode. Team up with a friend and see how long you can withstand a continuous onslaught of enemy fire.

NASCAR Unleashed

Title: NASCAR Unleashed
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/2/2011
Overview: Watching those cars take all those left turns, you have to wonder, what could those machines do if they were turned loose on a city street? Here’s your answer! NASCAR takes its racing experience over the top by taking the race off the track in NASCAR Unleashed. Drive the cars of 15 of NASCAR’s biggest stars, including Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Joey Logano, and Dale Jr. Race on iconic tracks like Daytona, Talledega, Martinsville, and Chicagoland. Things really get interesting when you explode off the track and onto the streets, beaches, and terrain nearby. Learn techniques like drafting, check your position and stats in the Heads-Up Display, and more.

GoldenEye Reloaded

Title: GoldenEye Reloaded
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 11/2/2011
Overview: The action gets reloaded as PS3 owners get a crack at the new GoldenEye. The aggressive Daniel Craig and his relentless 007 style have been inserted into the story, retrofitting the saga with a supercharged update. Step into the shoes of the world’s greatest secret agent and enter Her Majesty’s Secret Service in this first-person shooter that plays as cleverly as the Bond films themselves. Use a combination of stealth and action on open-ended cinematic missions straight out of the film. Experience four new MI6 side missions featuring Assault, Elimination, Stealth, and Defense objectives. Multiplayer options include four-player split-screen locally and 16-player battles online.

Cabela’s Survival: Shadows of Katmai

Title: Cabela’s Survival: Shadows of Katmai
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 11/2/2011
Overview: James Logan’s plane has just crashed in a remote corner of Alaska, the kind of place that has yet to make its way onto a map. Miles from anywhere with only a firearm, what he can scavenge, and pure grit, James must make an incredible trek through the wilderness to get himself to safety. Battle vicious cold, overcome your injuries, and fight against the constant pangs of hunger. As your lack of food threatens to sap what’s left of your energy, hungry predators circle and the relentless Alaskan frontier continues to throw down unforgiving terrain. Can you summon the skill and determination to make it out alive?

Generator Rex: Agent of Providence

Title: Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 11/2/2011
Overview: When mankind evolves into raging mutant beasts, one teenager gets lucky and morphs into…Earth’s most advanced weapon! Play as Rex and join Providence, the organization dedicated to stop the mutants in this game based on the Cartoon Network series. Particles called nanites have infected nearly everyone on Earth, turning them into beasts called E.V.O.s. Rex can not only control his E.V.O. mutation, he can use it to take on different forms and drain nanites from other mutants, curing their infection. Use your one-of-a-kind abilities to battle mutants across the globe, building bigger weapons to defeat an enemy that’s evolving into something more powerful with each passing day.

Jimmie Johnson’s Anything with an Engine

Title: Jimmie Johnson’s Anything with an Engine
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 11/1/2011
Overview: NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson is willing to take just about anything for a spin. He gives you a chance to hit the track in some unexpected rides in this anything-goes kart racer. Slap some horsepower on everyday objects and race dumpsters, drive lawnmowers, and more in elimination-style races on increasingly difficult tracks. Pick up some optional equipment mid-race with weapons power-ups that let you launch missiles, knock over opponents, and cause chaos. Race over trap triggers to release hazards that do even more damage – sometimes to the drivers behind you and sometimes to the ones you’re trying to catch.

Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Title: Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/31/2011
Overview: The fellowship may be smaller but the adventure is no less epic in this original, combat-heavy Lord of the Rings action-RPG. Lord of the Rings: War in the North brings together three new heroes – a ranger, dwarf, and an elf – for a new tale that takes place as Frodo journeys to Mordor with the One Ring. Face a new enemy, Agandaur, who rises in the North. Fight his orc hordes in hack-and-slash play that takes place on an epic scale. You’ll be aided in your quest by Beleram, a giant eagle your party can summon when you need him most. Join together with friends and experience this new LOTR story in co-op style.

NCIS

Title: NCIS
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/31/2011
Overview: As a member of NCIS, some of the world’s most advanced technology is at your disposal, but sometimes cracking the case comes down to following your gut. Join the high-profile crime-solving crew of the hit TV series in this PS Move-compatible game based on NCIS. Solve four interconnected cases created with the show’s writers. Play as all the agents from the show, including DiNozzo, David, Ducky, McGee, and Gibbs. Chase down leads, analyze crime-scene data, and drop the hammer on suspects. Experience a storyline with the humor and camaraderie of the show, collecting and analyzing evidence in a wide variety of mini-games, then piecing it all together to see where it leads.

MotionSports Adrenaline

Title: MotionSports Adrenaline
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: PS3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/31/2011
Overview: Chase the ultimate adrenaline rush right at home as MotionSports goes extreme! Push the action envelope and become a superstar in seven activities that are billed as sports but happen to be the perfect way to laugh in the face of danger. Experience some of the world’s most dangerous thrills: kiteboarding, whitewater kayaking, jungle free-running, and more. Travel to the world’s most extreme locations, spots like the Amazon and Himalayas. The crazier your stunts, the bigger your fan base gets. Unlock more challenges and places to pull them off, grab new gear, and score big-money sponsorship deals. Challenge your friends to top your achievements and steal your superstar status.

Hasbro Family Game Night 4

Title: Hasbro Family Game Night 4
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Family/Party
Release Date: 10/31/2011
Overview: You may have played these games before, but never like this! Hasbro Family Game Night 4 takes five classic games and re-imagines them just like on the Hasbro Family Game Night TV show. In Yahtzee! Bowling, you won’t just roll dice, you’ll chase number combos by bowling and knocking down pins. In Connect 4, you’ll score four in a row by sinking shots in a basketball hoop. Aim for the bull’s-eye and block your opponents with giant pieces in Sorry! Sliders. Move fast to re-arrange word tiles in Scrabble Flash. Use quick reflexes to own the Bop-It Boptagon. The big winners take home prizes from the Monopoly Crazy Cash Machine.

Sonic Generations

Title: Sonic Generations
Publisher: Sega
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/31/2011
Overview: Sonic Generations celebrates the franchise’s 20th birthday by gathering the best of Sonic’s past and wrapping it into an experience that’s part flashback and all fast-track. Sonic’s world has been punctured by time holes. Play as two versions of Sonic, one current, one classic. Race into the environments of Sonic’s past where you’ll encounter memorable Sonic characters. Free your old friends by completing levels and they’ll join you on the adventure. But your friends aren’t the only ones who are waiting for you. You’ll have to defeat some of the most powerful enemies Sonic has ever faced to plug the time holes and conquer the mysterious force that unleashed them.

Puss in Boots

Title: Puss in Boots
Publisher: THQ
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 10/25/2011
Overview: Become the swashbuckling cat with the sharp sword and even sharper wits in this game set in the fairy tale universe of Shrek! Based on the Puss in Boots movie, this slick adventure begins in Puss in Boots’ hometown and takes you up the beanstalk to the Giant’s castle in the sky, and beyond. Learn swordplay as you duel banditos and fight with unmistakable Puss in Boots style. Outsmart enemies with clever tricks and use quick reflexes to perform cool moves in battle. Just don’t get too caught up in being a hero – be sure to save some time to sing for the senoritas you meet on your journey.

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

Title: Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/4/2013
Overview: Sly Cooper and his gang of thieves are in for a job so big, they’ll have to travel through time to pull it off! The crafty raccoon is living a low-key life of leisure. His buddy Bentley has been trusted with guarding the Thievus Raccoonus, the legendary volume that holds the marauding exploits and skills of the Cooper gang. When Bentley begins traveling through time, pages from the Thievus Raccoonus start disappearing, and Sly is called back into action to track them down. Go on a time-traveling stealth-action platform adventure with Sly and his band of merry misfits. Solve puzzles, fight huge boss battles, and more in a hilarious story that’s built with PS Vita-exclusive controls and is cross-compatible with PlayStation 3.

DJMax Technika Tune

Title: DJMax Technika Tune
Publisher: Pentavision
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Music/Dance
Release Date: 1/9/2013
Overview: The ultimate arcade music challenge explodes onto PS Vita with this addictive collection of hooks, beats, and high-def visuals. Create club mixes, pop mixes and more by tapping and swiping your own adds on top of dance-friendly video tracks. Remix the largest songlist in any DJMax game, with new songs added to a collection of classics from the history of the DJMax franchise. Choose from four game modes with controls custom built for PS Vita, including two new notes you can trigger from the Rear Touch Pad. Like a star who holds the top of the charts, the longer you play, the more rewards you’ll unlock. Clear levels to trigger new songs, videos, and other hidden bonuses.