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Games

Kinect Sesame Street TV

Title: Kinect Sesame Street TV
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Family/Party
Release Date: 9/17/2012
Overview: NOTE: This is a two disc game, but it only counts as one disc against your rental plan. Season Pass Token to access additional episodes is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

Kinect Sesame Street TV uses Kinect motion controls to let you pay a visit to Sesame Street! You’ll literally go inside episodes of the beloved PBS program, interacting with favorite characters like Elmo, Oscar, Grover, Big Bird, and more. Follow simple commands that prompt movements in engaging mini-games that entertain and teach. Those same fun teaching segments you see on the show are now interactive experiences, where players can learn number and letter skills, reading comprehension, and more. Motion controls get kids moving and let them focus on the play, so they don’t have to worry about how to use a controller.

Borderlands 2

Title: Borderlands 2
Publisher: 2K Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 9/17/2012
Overview: Borderlands 2 combines a love of firepower with a thirst for treasure in this sequel to the rowdy first-person looter. Return to Pandora and rampage through a chaotic wasteland, playing as four new Vault Hunters trying to stop the maniacal mastermind Handsome Jack. In co-op or split screen for up to four players, you’ll fight enemies that attack with more intelligence, precision, coordination, and determination than before. Whether they’re robots or creatures, they’ll keep coming until there’s nothing left for you to shoot. Blast them with your choice of thousands of weapon configurations, all lovingly rendered with remarkable detail, in relentless run-and-gun action that blows right past trigger happy and into trigger euphoria.

Zuma’s Revenge

Title: Zuma’s Revenge
Publisher: Pop Cap Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 9/17/2012
Overview: Revenge has never been sweeter for fans of addictive puzzlers! Blast balls through 60 levels of puzzle action as you guide a frog through a world ruled by evil tiki bosses in Zuma’s Revenge. Fire off circular stones to make matches and put a stop to a stream of deadly balls. Conquer Story Mode, Boss Rush Mode, or Iron Frog Mode, which amps up the difficulty, then race against the clock in time-based bonus challenges. Use new power-ups, including a triple cannon shot and a laser blast. Every ten levels you’ll be rewarded with the chance to take down one of the tikis in a giant boss battle.

NBA Baller Beats

Title: NBA Baller Beats
Publisher: Majesco
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/12/2012
Overview: NOTE: Gameplay requires an orange basketball. This game does not include the Spalding NBA Game Ball Replica with rental or purchase.

Master the art of ball control with help from Kinect motion control in this game where it’s you, the ball, and 30 tracks of high-intensity beats. This innovative take on motion-sports adds a new twist – a game ball. Use an actual basketball and bounce it to the beat as you learn 20 incredible feats of game-breaking, jaw-dropping ball handling. Choose hits from Common, Cee-Lo Green, Wiz Khalifa, and other top artists. Practice with your favorite NBA franchise as you master moves like pump fakes, crossovers, flow dribble, and other ankle-breakers. Compete in multiplayer showdowns for up to eight, learn from TNT’s Kenny “The Jet” Smith, share action photos on Facebook, and more.

NHL 13

Title: NHL 13
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/10/2012
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.

NHL 13 shakes the game’s foundation with the biggest reboot to hit the ice in six years! New True Performance Skating matches the speed and explosiveness of the sport’s top stars. A rebuilt Hockey I.Q. system makes every player aware of every other player on the ice for more realistic reactions, and adds a customizable set of NHL-caliber hockey strategies. Compete in the incredible new GM Connected Mode, which allows you to play, manage, or coach in a league where you and 29 friends can each control one of the NHL’s 30 franchises. Experience the 2012-13 seasons’ top highlights with NHL Moments Live, which lets you replay some of the year’s greatest moments just after they happen.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Title: Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Publisher: Namco
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 9/10/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 brings a new tag team combo of customization. This time, you’ll be able to customize not just your fighter’s look, but your fighter’s moves as well! Up to four players can join forces in tag-team two-on-two, one-on-one, or one-on-two battles. Choose from the largest Tekken roster of playable characters, including legendary Tekken warriors and some interesting new additions like a boxing raptor and a disco destroyer. Visit the all-new Fight Lab where you’ll be able to alter your character’s look and hand-pick his trademark moves. You’ll fight in new locations, experience new online features, and flash back to your first crackback kick as you relive classic Tekken Arcade Mode.

Madden NFL 13

Title: Madden NFL 13
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 8/27/2012
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.

Madden is back, and it’s time to lead your team by barking out signals on both sides of the ball in Madden’s most immersive experience yet. Use Kinect to issue voice-controlled pre-snap adjustments, substitutions, and audibles. After the snap, experience ultra-realistic impact and player momentum with the all-new Infinity Engine. Jim Nance and Phil Simms call the action in a presentation that feels just like what you see on Sunday. Hear the quarterback’s cadence, on-field player chatter, and real gridiron sound effects with real game audio from the vaults of NFL Films. Experience the 24-7 spotlight as your every move is dissected from every angle in a Connected Careers Mode, play with expanded social integration, and much more.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

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.

Sleeping Dogs

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.

Darksiders II

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.

Persona 4 Arena

Title: Persona 4 Arena
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 8/6/2012
Overview: The makers of Persona team up with the studio behind all-out action of fighting games like BlazBlue and Guilty Gear to create the franchise’s first-ever fighting game! A rumor ripples across town about a mysterious TV show where high school students battle in deathmatches. It can only be seen on rainy nights when your TV is off. When the Investigation Team peers into their screens, they see themselves being introduced as contestants. The team dives into the TV to solve the mystery…and to fight! Experience a hand-drawn 2D presentation and gameplay built with custom, hardcore fighting mechanics. Each character battles with special attacks based on the inner powers of their unique persona.

Risen 2: Dark Waters

Title: Risen 2: Dark Waters
Publisher: Deep Silver
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 7/30/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires a Risen 2: Dark Waters Air Temple Mission Pack code to access bonus content. The Risen 2: Dark Waters Air Temple Mission Pack code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

Return to a world ravaged by the gods where hulking beasts have risen from the sea in this challenging RPG sequel. With ships forced to risk destruction on the open waters or remain trapped in port, rumors swirl about pirates who may know a way to defeat the aquatic horrors. If you can find the pirates, maybe you can find the answers. And then there’s the matter of actually defeating the menacing new enemy. Explore a string of islands in an open world full of options where you are left to your own devices. It’s entirely up to you to decide what to go after and how to get it!

Adidas miCoach

Title: Adidas miCoach
Publisher: 505 Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 7/26/2012
Overview: NOTE: This is a two disc game, but it only counts as one disc against your rental plan.

The world’s greatest athletes help you raise your game in Adidas miCoach! Sharpen your skills as you learn from the Adidas roster of stars in workouts and training programs geared toward specific sports. Tailor your routine to multiple sports, including basketball, football, soccer, tennis, and running. Work out with guidance from NBA All-Star Dwight Howard, legendary footballer Kaka, world-class sprinter Tyson Gay, heptathalon world champ Jessica Enis, tennis star Ana Ivanovic, and NFL defensive back Eric Berry. Kinect monitors your movements as miCoach analyzes your performance and helps you reach your goals. Combine with the miCoach mobile app and sync data from your workouts outside the game.

Let’s Dance

Title: Let’s Dance
Publisher: Maximum Family Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Music/Dance
Release Date: 7/12/2012
Overview: If what you want, what you really, really want is to dance like the pros, then check out this how-to featuring one of the best: former Spice Girl Mel B! Learn smash-hit moves from the smash-hit star as you groove to the sounds of 28 dancefloor favorites from artists like Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Pussycat Dolls, Gloria Gaynor, Culture Club, and more. Choose from a range of friendly styles like pop, ’80s, and party classics designed to get everyone into the groove. Kinect tracks your movements, the game monitors your rank on local and online leaderboards, and Mel checks in with advice on how to improve your performance.

NCAA Football 13

Title: NCAA Football 13
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 7/9/2012
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 while renting this title.

NCAA Football 13 puts the game on your quarterback’s shoulders and puts control of it squarely in your hands! Use new Total Control Passing to hit receivers in stride or float perfect passes between defensive backs. Your opponent counters with a new Read & React defense that makes pump fakes and play action more important than ever. Mid-game updates from new studio analyst Rece Davis and the addition of the ESPN Bottom line ticker help make an upgraded Dynasty Mode even more addictive. See the game through the eyes of a superstar in Road to Glory, try to repeat the glory of Heisman winners in the Heisman Challenge, and more.

Ice Age: Continental Drift – Arctic Games

Title: Ice Age: Continental Drift – Arctic Games
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Family/Party
Release Date: 7/9/2012
Overview: There’s cold, and there’s Arctic cold. There are the Winter Games, and now there are the Arctic Games! Ice Age takes winter sports to a wacky new level with this cold-weather competition inspired by Ice Age: Continental Drift! The herd goes up against a band of pirates in an all-out contest to see who can take home the most treasure. Compete in ten arctic athletic challenges where you’ll hop, dash, and smash in events like Glacier Hopping, Ski Jumping, the Prehistoric Plumber, and the Coconut Slingshot. Earn gold, silver, and bronze acorns as a reward for your performance in single-player modes like Free Play and Story or in fast-moving multiplayer.

Test Drive Ferrari Racing Legends

Title: Test Drive Ferrari Racing Legends
Publisher: Atari
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 7/3/2012
Overview: Odds are good that you’ve always wanted to drive one of Ferrari’s dream machines. Here’s your chance to get behind the wheel of 52 of them! Test Drive: Ferrari Legends fills your garage with premier automobiles from one of the world’s most prominent car makers and gives you plenty of ways to see what they can do. Choose from 52 modern and vintage Ferrari sports cars, all rendered with remarkable attention to detail. Pick from a variety of racing challenges, including F1, GT, and Rally style, and compete on 36 racing circuits or in 8-driver online multiplayer. The only thing more ferocious than than the competition is the Ferrari engine under that hood.

London 2012 Olympics

Title: London 2012 Olympics
Publisher: Sega
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 6/25/2012
Overview: In the world’s greatest sporting event, the true finish line is at the top of the medal stand! Compete to be the best of the best in over 45 events that let you experience what it’s like to compete in the 2012 London Olympics. Single-player focuses on bringing home the drama of the competition. Multiplayer Modes riff on tradition by adding party-style elements to classic events. Choose from a mix of controller-based and motion-control events accompanied by new commentary and beyond-broadcast-quality Olympian visuals. Online play is built to capture the spirit of the Games, with your wins adding to the overall medal count of the country you’re playing for.

The Amazing Spider-Man

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.

Just Dance Greatest Hits

Title: Just Dance Greatest Hits
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Music/Dance
Release Date: 6/25/2012
Overview: Catch up on the moves you might have missed as the smash-hit sensation Just Dance unleashes its Greatest Hits. This collection pulls an all-star track list from four Just Dance games, creating a decades-spanning set of 35 unforgettable songs. Choose from recent chart-toppers from Rhianna, Katy Perry, Outkast, and Britney Spears, or flashback with classics like “Fame,” “Eye of the Tiger,” and more. Jump right in and groove to the music with help from an on-screen coach. Mix things up with multiple game modes for up to four players, including Simon Says, Medley, Just Sweat, and Just Create, or cook up your own ultimate custom playlist.