Category: Shooter

Title: Medal of Honor Warfighter
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/22/2012
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.

This gritty military saga not only reminds you what modern soldiers are up against, but also what they’re fighting for. Written by actual military Operatives, the story in MoH: Warfighter occurs on two fronts. Fight terror in hotspots across the globe while facing the harsh reality of a family stretched to its limits by the strains of war back home. When that family is threatened by an extremely dangerous explosive, your mission isn’t just to stop a ruthless terrorist, it’s to protect those you love the most. Join an ultra-elite Tier 1 force in a campaign inspired by real-life counter-terror strikes or choose from over a dozen highly skilled international teams to lead in competitive squad-based play.

Title: Doom 3: BFG Edition
Publisher: Bethesda
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/15/2012
Overview: The FPS that started it all returns with a special edition collection that’s so awesomely massive they’ve named it after a really big weapon. Come out firing as you clean out the depths of Hell in Doom 3. Re-mastered presentation creates an even more bone-chilling environment, while a new checkpoint save system makes for a smoother experience. Plunge deeper into the nightmare with the never-before-seen single-player, seven-level expansion pack, The Lost Mission. Refined controls are more console-friendly, and you’ll be able to penetrate shadows with more than bullets thanks to an armor-mounted flashlight. To top it all off, you’ll even get full versions of the original Doom and Doom 2 games.

Title: Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WW2
Publisher: Mad Catz
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 9/20/2012
Overview: For the United States, World War II began at Pearl Harbor. This WW2 flyer begins on the day that lives in infamy and continues in the skies all across the Pacific Theatre. Experience 23 of history’s greatest missions packed with over 100 mission objectives in air-to-air, air-to-ship, and air-to-ground scenarios. Take out your targets in the same combat situations that made heroes out of many, including dogfights, aircraft carrier takeoffs and landings, and torpedo-and-dive bombing runs. Complete the thrilling single-player campaign or play it with some wingmen in four-player co-op. Stare down additional challenges in a variety of multiplayer modes where you’ll fly alone or with a team.

Title: Borderlands 2
Publisher: 2K Games
Platform: PS3
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.

Title: Spec Ops: The Line
Publisher: 2K Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 6/25/2012
Overview: You may have played military shooters where you explored a sandbox world, but you’ve never seen one like this. Lead your team on a search for survivors in a city buried by sand in this tactical third-person shooter. A sandstorm of epic proportions has wiped Dubai clean off the map. Six months later, a radio signal blips on the radar. Delta Recon Team is sent to investigate. Expecting a routine mission and an easy evac, they instead find themselves caught in a war sparked by an out-of-control madman. Make hard choices as you try to survive a dizzying combat zone where out-of-nowhere sandstorms and avalanches can shift the battlefield in an instant.

Title: Inversion
Publisher: Namco
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 6/4/2012
Overview: Inversion takes aim at first-person shooter conventions by taking aim at gravity itself. Battle through environments where gravity is as unpredictable as your enemy. Explore a city where the buildings – and gravitational pull – have been ravaged by an alien invasion in a third-person co-op (local or online) quest to find your missing daughter. Use weapons that have the power to disrupt gravity, sending enemies floating into weightlessness or causing objects – even really big ones – to plummet to the ground. Blast through enemy cover in fully-destructible environments where whatever is up one moment might not be up the next, assuming there’s anything to hold you down at all.

Title: Battleship
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 5/14/2012
Overview: The battle for Earth begins at sea. Where it ends is in your hands! Battleship sets up a stand-alone story that puts you on the front lines of the fight for our planet’s survival. Lead the charge against an alien force in a combination of first-person shooter action and naval tactical command. The battle rages on the ocean waves, on the nearby shores, and in the skies above. Strategically direct your warships to launch airstrikes, battle enemy ships, and generate intel with radar sweeps. Upgrade your weapons with a full elite-grade military arsenal as you battle a foe that just keeps coming.

Title: Sniper Elite V2
Publisher: 505 Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 5/3/2012
Overview: The chance to shape history is in your crosshairs in this World War II stealth-action saga. Slip silently into Berlin and alter the battle between Russian and German forces from the rooftops, windows, and shadows of the war-ravaged city. Think, move, and and act like a sniper, mastering the patience, observation, and ballistic skill required to make precision rifle shots. Risk taking easier shots that leave you exposed to counterattacks, or take harder shots from deep within cover. Slo-mo Bullet Cam animations let you follow your shot all the way to – and through – its target so you can fully appreciate your work.

Title: Prototype 2
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 4/23/2012
Overview: Prepare to meet your maker and…unmake him in this return to an infected New York City world where you are the ultimate biological weapon. Harness all-new shape-shifting abilities as Sgt. James Heller. Go on a rampage through the city, brutally wielding your biological weaponry to destroy your targets and ruthlessly consuming people to replenish your powers. Trigger a new sonar blast to locate enemies and disappear into the body of anyone you encounter. The sandbox world has been divided into three zones, the militarized Green Zone, the infected Yellow Zone, and the nightmarish Red Zone, where the man who made you – none other than Alex Mercer – awaits.

Title: Armored Core V
Publisher: Namco
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/20/2012
Overview: The planet has been ravaged. Resources are scarce. The must-have look? Metal. Heavy metal. Gear up in an armored mech and enter the battle for control of a post-apocalyptic planet in Armored Core V. Prep for combat with over 500 mech customization options you can layer on top of base Thermal, Chemical, and Kinetic weapons systems. Add Close Range, Long Range, or Area “Over” Weapons that can devastate the enemy with just one shot. Five-on-five online matches are guided by an Operator who dictates strategy and tactics for each side. Store backup Armored Core units in your garage, swap items with other online players, and more.

Title: Binary Domain
Publisher: Sega
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 2/27/2012
Overview: The battle between man and machine has begun. The challenge is knowing who – or what – is on which side. Tokyo, 2080: A corporation breaks an international accord and creates incredibly lifelike robots. The machines have disappeared into the sea of humanity. It’s your job to weed them out. Lead a squad of soldiers through a futuristic version of Tokyo that’s split between a beaten-down lower city and a posh upper sector. Strategically choose your weapons and analyze the damage you inflict, searching for the quickest way to destroy your enemies. As the squad begins to operate with robotic precision, the line between man and machine blurs with the blast of every bullet.

Title: Darkness II
Publisher: 2K Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 2/6/2012
Overview: The Darkness returns to unleash more chaos, whether kingpin Jackie Estacado likes it or not, in this sinister FPS based on the gritty comic saga. Two years after avenging his girlfriend’s death, Jackie survives an attempt on his life that reawakens his powers. Go on a terrifying journey that reveals what his would-be killers were after and – even worse – what The Darkness wants. Rip everything to shreds with the power of the Demon Arms, which let you use your demonic powers while firing a weapon with each of your human hands. Light is your worst enemy so keep to the shadows – that’s where your unstoppable powers activate.

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.

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.

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?

Title: Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 11/12/2012
Overview: These are the missions that never really happened, the only proof of their existence the sudden disappearance of their intended target. Strike fast and disappear into the shadows of history in this Call of Duty Special Ops challenge optimized for mobile play. Black Ops Declassified returns to the COD: Black Ops universe with a new single-player campaign and favorite COD multiplayer modes. Complete single-player missions in Time Trial, Survival, and Objective Modes. Up to eight players can compete in four-on-four multiplayer modes including Team Deathmatch, Dropzone, Kill Confirmed, and Free-for-All. Use Touch controls to cook grenades and unleash melee attacks in play specially engineered for PS Vita.

Title: Resistance: Burning Skies
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 5/29/2012
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.

Saving lives is all in a day’s work for a firefighter. Saving the planet goes above and beyond. But Tom Riley, an unassuming New Jersey firefighter, steps up when mankind is desperate for someone to answer the call. In August, 1951 the alien Chimeran invaders took over most of the planet. Now, they’ve set their sights on one of the last remaining free zones on Earth: the East Coast of the United States. Play as an unlikely hero thrust to the forefront of man’s struggle to survive. Fight the Chimeran enemy with dual-analog controls in first-person shooter action designed to bring the FPS console experience to a handheld.

Title: Sniper 2: Ghost Warrior
Publisher: City Interactive
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/12/2013
Overview: A sniper only has one shot. Make it count in this thrilling modern FPS sniper combat experience. Stalk your target with the patience of one of the world’s best sharpshooters. Work with your spotter and use realistic ballistics, adapting to the conditions around you, adjusting for wind, and monitoring your breathing. Execute missions in environments based on real-world locations, from the ravaged streets of Sarajevo to the high-altitudes of Tibet. Changes in your surroundings force you to focus even more on lining up the perfect shot. Choose from the world’s most advanced weapons, master new stealth tactics for even quieter kills, use night and thermo vision, and more.

Title: Gears of War: Judgment
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/19/2013
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Title: Crysis 3
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 2/19/2013
Overview: In the aftermath of an alien invasion, New York City has been covered by a giant nanodome. A rain forest has sprouted inside, engulfing the once-great city and providing the perfect staging ground for a secret military organization. That organization is your target and the rainforest is your hunting ground in this sandbox FPS. Stalk your enemies with the power of your Nanosuit, the futuristic armor that holds the mysterious symbiotic memory of a hero who once wore it. Use futuristic weaponry, including alien weapons you can scavenge and the powerful new predator bow. Customize your Nanosuit to suit your combat style in the single-player campaign or in expanded multiplayer modes.