Category: Shooter

Title: Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 11/16/2005
Overview:
Hunting season is open and this time, you’re fair game. It’s Kill or Be Killed in the ’06 version of Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts. Track dangerous quarry in intense scenarios where the hunter can quickly become the hunted. Whether you’re following an unsuspecting deer and ambushed by something worse, or forced to take a precarious perch in order to get off a clean shot, your life could be in jeopardy at any moment. The game’s exotic environments are filled with features that test the skills of any hunter. Navigate challenges in multiple modes of play. Use the cash you earn to outfit your character in authentic gear.

Title: 50 Cent: Bulletproof
Publisher: Vivendi Universal
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 11/18/2005
Overview:
50 Cent is trapped in a web of conspiracy in this vicious feature-length crime saga that unfolds over 10 chapters and more than 35 bruising levels. Clip up with a massive weapons stash and hit the streets with other G-Unit soldiers. Punish enemies with counter-kill moves, use them as human shields, or beat information out of them on a dangerous path through a drug-ridden New York underworld. Compete for bragging rights in Arcade Mode, create playlists from a massive collection of exclusive tracks, or customize beats in the mix lab. This criminal masterpiece was written by Emmy Award-winner Terry Winter (The Sopranos) and also stars Eminem and Dr. Dre.

Title: World War II Combat: Road to Berlin
Publisher: Atari
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 1/25/2006
Overview:
Berlin. The Final days of World War II. Stalin’s troops are advancing on the German capital, ready to take the city for the Allies. You’re U.S. intelligence officer Stephen Moore, and you’ve discovered that Stalin’s real goal is to obtain an advanced German nuclear weapon. Slip through ten intense single-player levels using strength, stealth, and authentic WW2 equipment. Make your way to the research facility and stop the “Vengeance Weapon” from falling into Stalin’s hands. The equipment objectives are based on real US-found German technology that helped tip the balance of the Cold War. Train with fully featured bots or team up for 16-player multiplayer action in 10 different scenarios.

Title: Black
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 2/27/2006
Overview:
Looking for a stealthy exercise in precision gunning? Train your sights elsewhere. Black is a full-on bulletfest where you’ll blast through everything – and every enemy – in sight. Nothing about this explosive shooter is subtle. Ripping the best elements from action-packed Hollywood blockbusters, Black puts its human operatives in supporting roles. The starring role, however, belongs to the uber-caliber arsenal at your disposal. Bullets shred boards, explosives rip concrete off buildings, and the rest of your surroundings crumble in environments where just about anything can be obliterated. If you can see it you can shoot it in this adrenalized storm of intense destruction.

Title: Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/9/2006
Overview:
It’s the year 2013, and the Ghosts have a new weapon, the Intergrated Warfighter System. The IWS is state-of-the-art, combining weapons systems, satellite communication devices, and new survival gear into the most advanced soldier enhancement ever. Now as Captain Scott Mitchell, you lead the Ghosts and other Special Forces on a mission to save the President of the United States. All of the action takes place in Mexico City, where a band of deadly soldiers possess stolen nuclear codes. It’s a mission that may be impossible even for the Ghosts, but the IWS just might give you the edge you need. It’s time to push it to the edge!

Title: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Critical Hour
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/16/2006
Overview:
It’s the end of an era. John Clark is retiring, handing control of Team Rainbow over to his longtime counterpart Ding Chavez. The result is the most comprehensive Rainbow Six saga yet, with the best of the franchise’s past recharged for modern gaming. Fans have chosen seven single-player missions from the original Rainbow Six and Rogue Spear sagas, returning Rainbox Six to its more tactical roots. Combat terrorists around the globe using over 20 weapons. Accuracy is effected by injuries and actions (like running). Infiltrate non-linear levels where close-quarter battles await. Online multiplayer includes 18 additional levels spanning the revolutionary Persistent Elite Creation Mode and new Free-For-All and Assassin Modes.

Title: Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers
Publisher: THQ
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/28/2006
Overview:
A coalition of Western forces has accomplished its mission: ending the rule of dictator Al-Afad. But the victory is bittersweet. The country of Zekistan – cut by the Tien-Hamer (or “Ten Hammers”) mountain range – is now in turmoil, with various forces waging a battle for power. One force, the coalition, is poised to restore order. Lead your four-man light infantry team, consisting of a team leader, rifleman, automatic rifleman, and grenadier, into Khardiman to secure the major city. Use squad-based tactics to seek strong positions, gather recon, and find cover. When things heat up, bring out mechanized units or call in airstrikes. Complete seven multiplayer missions on or offline.

Title: Conker: Live and Reloaded
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 6/21/2005
Overview:
Everybody’s favorite bad-mannered rodent comes to the Xbox with Conker: Live and Reloaded. Exclusive to the Xbox with Xbox Live capabilities, Conker features hilarious, shoot ’em up action with smooth graphics and gameplay. Each episode of the game features unique objectives, rules, environments and storylines. As a team-based shooter, Live and Reloaded also features a host of multiplayer party modes. Also included is the original, critically acclaimed Conker’s Bad Fur Day with new content and Xbox-updated graphics and sound.

Title: Delta Force Black Hawk Down
Publisher: Vivendi Universal
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 7/27/2005
Overview:
Once again war history turns into virtual squad-based combat with Delta Force Black Hawk Down, the latest state-of-the-art shooter to be based on recent military conflicts. Leaving no stone unturned, the developers recruited three former Special Forces Operatives, including two who served in Somalia in 1993, to recreate the intense, hair-raising realism of urban warfare. Black Hawk Down follows missions in the vast Somali countryside to the deadly battles in the streets of Mogadishu, totaling 16 single-player missions. Best of all, Xbox Live matches support up to 50 players online!

Title: Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 8/3/2005
Overview:
Ghost Recon 2 goes deep behind enemy lines with new features in Summit Strike. In the single-player story, a wealthy Pakistani warlord is amassing an army to take over Kazakhstan, and the UN is powerless. The Ghosts are sent on 11 covert missions to capture the warlord alive and avert an international crisis. An array of weapons like the modular SCAR rifle helps you to neutralize objectives in forests, desert canyons, and the Arctic. Multiplayer mode features two new game types: the cooperative-only Heli Hunt, and Armor Strike, which lets you call in laser-guided air strikes on enemy tanks. Sweat through fierce firefights in beautifully rendered maps like the Government District and Badlands Fortress.

Title: Darkwatch
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 8/17/2005
Overview:
The Wild West meets the undead in Darkwatch. You’re Jericho Cross, an outcast, outlaw, sharpshooter, and all-around vanguard for humanity. After a bit of bad luck you become a half-vampire, half-human vigilante member of the Darkwatch, a secret society whose purpose is to protect humankind from evil. Battle dark forces across the American frontier and hope your thirst for blood doesn’t get in the way. The Old West will never be the same! This FPS features unique weapons, powerful assault vehicles, and special vampire abilities (like vampire sight, vampire jumping, and a protective bloodshield). Engage in online frontier combat with up to 16 players in Xbox Live.

Title: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Lockdown
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 9/7/2005
Overview:
The multi-national counter-terrorist team that has saved the day time after time walks into a trap in Lockdown. Sent in to stop a bioterrorist threat, the Rainbow Six team is ambushed by an evil terrorist group. Several team members are captured and now it is up to you to save your teammates and destroy the terrorists. Play in a rich single-player mode as Rainbow Six leader Ding Chavez and ace sniper Dieter Weber. Command your squads and your Recon, Electronics, and Demolitions experts using a Quick Order Interface or Voice Commands. A new graphics engine ensures a smoother and sleeker look while 16-player online tournaments provide the ultimate multiplayer shooter experience.

Title: Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 9/14/2005
Overview:
Gear up for the expedition of a lifetime in Cabela’s Outdoor Adventure 2006, the first outdoor game to feature both hunting and fishing! Trek through 22 outdoor adventures in 11 locations that range from Utah to New Zealand. Set your sights on 22 species of big and small game, try and bring down 10 different species of trophy bucks, or angle for local fish. New controls for the hunt include a Mini Map, Steady Aim, Lock On, and Sprinting. You can instantly engage actions like survival and fishing, compete in 11 shooting contests, and shop for authentic Cabela’s equipment. Three difficulty levels will test all levels of marksmen.

Title: Far Cry: Instincts
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 9/28/2005
Overview:
Ubi Soft’s impressive Far Cry: Instincts is dynamic, engaging and beautiful. No simple port from the PC masterpiece, Far Cry: Instincts for the Xbox is in fact a vibrantly new, cutting-edge action adventure based on the structure and storyline of the original. As the hero Jack Carver, you are on a mission to save Valerie Cortez from evil pirates, mercenaries and evil science. Spanning four different tropical islands and 15 levels, Far Cry: Instincts is not a blast ’em at will shooter. Instead, it requires clever use of stealth, decoy behavior, hide and seek, and pinpoint accuracy. Calling on more instincts than you can imagine, Far Cry will also feature online capabilities and over 16 player deathmatches.

Title: Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/3/2005
Overview:
Fight actual D-Day battles re-created using thousands of official photos, military reports, and stories from eye-witnesses in this ultra-authentic WW2 shooter. The next chapter in the epic Brothers in Arms franchise thrusts you into the role of Sgt. Joe “Red” Hartsock, leader of the best of the best, the 101st Airborne’s Screaming Eagles. Your goal in a series of urban missions: wipe out the last remaining enemy resistance and liberate Normandy. Lay down suppressive fire with your fire team, then send in your assault team to finish the job. Go beyond the single-player storyline and tackle co-op multiplayer missions or survive a tour of duty through perilous Skirmish Mode.

Title: Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/5/2005
Overview:
Prepare to return to Hell! Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil picks up two years after Doom 3, when one of your Marine buddies makes the mistake of touching a mysterious alien artifact. He reopens the doorway to Hell and paves the road for a bunch of the baddies living there. It’s up to you to stop them and seal the door, permanently. New weapons and abilities keep the combat fresh. All-new multiplayer maps give new battlegrounds for online matches. Ultimate Doom, Doom II, and Master Levels for Doom II are included out-of-the-box, so you can see the evolution of a classic FPS all on one disc!

Title: Conflict: Global Terror
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/6/2005
Overview:
The fourth installment of the best-selling Conflict franchise reunites the four original heroes from the Desert Storm series against a relentless new enemy. You’re the head of an elite, rapid-response Special Forces unit that could be called into action anytime and dropped behind enemy lines anywhere in the world. Use counter-insurgency techniques to defeat a group of right-wing neo-Nazi terrorists. Seek out the radicals with anti-terrorism and special-ops training. Bring down cells in Columbia, South Korea, and the Philippines. Command four different operatives with Conflict’s trademark intuitive squad controls. Enhancements for this edition include lifelike physics, enemies with AI developed by real-life military specialists, and online play.

Title: Serious Sam II
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/11/2005
Overview:
Square-jawed gunner, Serious Sam, returns with more intense, over-the-top action in this frantic sequel to the popular first-person shooter. Mow down 45 new enemies as you machine-gun your way through 40 levels in 7 environments, including jungles, tundra, swamps, and futuristic cities. Serious Sam II continues the original’s knack for creating original enemy creatures that, while evil, pack laugh-out-loud wacky personalities. Powered by the custom Serious 2 engine, the graphics, environments, and physics are 100 times more intricate than those seen in the original. Climb the backs of rideable animals or hop aboard combat vehicles to wreak even more havoc. The explosive antics continue online.

Title: SPLAT Magazine Renegade Paintball
Publisher: Globalstar
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/12/2005
Overview:
What are you waiting for? Get “gogged” in the most adrenaline-packed paintball experience yet with Renegade Paintball from Splat! Magazine. Play from a first or third-person view as you splatter 15 environments including cities, stadiums, hills, and more. Choose from 25 single-player options in Tourament, Fieldball, and Fantasy Arcade Modes. Create the ultimate customized paintball battlefield, indoors or out, by adding buildings, forts, inflatables, junked cars, and even a helicopter! Supercharge your weapon with ricochet, cannonball, snipe, and rapid-fire power-ups, or frustrate your enemies with invincibility and ghost powers. Multiplayer battles, including King of the Hill and Capture the Flag, are possible for up to seven combatants with Xbox Live.

Title: GunGriffon: Allied Strike
Publisher: Tecmo
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 12/15/2004
Overview:
GunGriffon takes place in a hostile futuristic world where there is little hope for survival among the human race. The earth’s resources have been exhausted and people are continuously splitting into groups to fight for what is left of it. The player takes on the role of a renegade soldier, enlisted in an anti-tank troop, who’s prime mission is to take down armored tanks, the ultimate ground weapon used to destroy the earth and any living thing that gets in its way.