Category: Shooter

Title: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 11/14/2011
Overview: Ten years after Halo electrified the gaming world and revolutionized shooter gameplay, you can relive the original struggle between humanity and the Covenant in HD. The original campaign has been remastered, with some of the franchise’s classic multiplayer maps re-imagined in six detailed map remakes. Play new multiplayer maps and uncover new details of the Halo saga in motion graphics as you collect up to 1,000 Achievement Points in the campaign or multiplayer. Old meets new with the ability to toggle to Classic Mode and play the original. New meets old with a feature that’s a must – the ability to play the original version in online co-op for the first time.

Title: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
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: Otomedius Excellent
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 11/3/2011
Overview: Cute anime girls become deadly flying ships in this side-scrolling shooter that picks up the tradition of Konami’s legendary Gradius franchise. One of the longest-running shooters, Gradius is packed with action. Otomedis Excellent retains the combat, ups the firepower, and adds anime quirk. Choose your pilot and outfit her with your choice of over a hundred weapon types. Shoot down enemies in colorful, arcade-style side-scrolling levels with a boss waiting at the end of each one. Join two friends in three-player co-op or head-to-head multiplayer. Visit Gallery Mode to access over 150 pieces of bonus game and character art.

Title: GoldenEye Reloaded
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 11/2/2011
Overview: The action gets reloaded as Xbox 360 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: Xbox 360
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: Blackwater
Publisher: 505 Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/27/2011
Overview: Your new job description: dealing with the most dangerous situations on Earth. Join Blackwater, the paramilitary organization that’s played a role in major conflicts around the world, in this motion-based military shooter. Work as four different Blackwater operatives as you use lethal force in critical situations. Use over 25 motion-based tactics to shoot, dodge bullets, toss grenades, smash down doors, and generally make life miserable for anyone who gets in the way of your objective. Load up with real military gear from military equipment suppliers like Colt, Mossberg, Blaser, Spetnaz, and Sig Sauer. Controller-based play is available for players who prefer a more traditional shooter experience.

Title: Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2013
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Wii U
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 12/3/2012
Overview: In Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2013, you’re not just tracking one of the most ferocious beasts in the wild, you’re also hunting for redemption and revenge! Cabela’s adds an extra edge with a storyline from one of the writers of Fringe. After losing their father to the claws of a grizzly bear, two brothers reunite for a hunt ten years later, putting their past in the crosshairs and their own lives on the line. Track predators that move in coordinated packs, use social hierarchies, and ambush you with behavior driven by a smarter and deadlier AI engine. See who’s got the best shot in four-player head-to-head, turn-based multiplayer.

Title: ZombiU
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Wii U
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 11/17/2012
Overview: As a zombie outbreak spreads through London, you’ll have to do what it takes to survive in a world drenched in shadows and overrun with infected attackers looking to make you their next snack. The GamePad will be your emergency-ready Bug-Out Bag. Swap weapons, choose your gear, and track your location on the touch screen as you stockpile supplies and turn your safe house into the ultimate fortress against the zombie horde. If they get you, you’ll come back as a different survivor. Your first mission: find and defeat the infected old you who’s carrying your bag of supplies.

Title: Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Wii U
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 11/17/2012
Overview: In the not-too-distant future, two superpowers dominate the world. The United States and China have pushed each other to the brink of destruction. When a cyber-terrorism strike unleashes America’s drones against its own cities, the situation goes from bad to full-blown Armageddon. Experience a more branching Call of Duty storyline written by The Dark Knight’s David S. Goyer, and set in two eras – 2025 and the 1980s Cold War. Use the GamePad to customize your control scheme mid-battle and shape the outcome of your mission. Call up multiplayer maps, cash in Score Streak rewards (bonuses you’ll earn by helping your multiplayer team succeed), and set up your loadout before combat.

Title: Mass Effect 3 Special Edition
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Wii U
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 11/15/2012
Overview: The Reapers have taken Earth. The galaxy is on the verge of destruction. If you can’t stop the Reapers? Total annihilation. In other words: just another day at the office for Commander Shepard. Customize your game to suit your style and lead the counterattack in a new Mass Effect story that you’ll shape, one battle and one planet at a time. This Wii U Special Edition adds bonus content and custom Wii U controls. Get an exclusive new weapon, a new mission, and a new squad member, plus the Extended Cut ending and an interactive backstory chronicling the entire Mass Effect series. You’ll command the battlefield with touch screen controls, issuing orders and unleashing attacks from the Wii U GamePad.

Title: Deer Drive Legends
Publisher: Maximum Family Games
Platform: Wii
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 12/11/2012
Overview: The world’s wildest animals are in your crosshairs in this hunting trek where you’ll track Earth’s most elusive beasts! Legendary beasts are pursued, hunting legends are made, and legendary trophies are brought home in Deer Drive Legends. Choose the weapon to suit your target from an arsenal of shotguns, crossbows, snipers, and more. Your hunting skills will be pushed to the limit in remote environments where your prey clearly has the home field advantage. Hunt over 30 kinds of animals, including Irish elk, white-tailed deer, woolly rhinos, and wolves. Once you’ve bagged one of those beasts, the challenge really heats up with huge boss battles against legendary creatures like saber-toothed cats and the mighty T-Rex!

Title: Cabela’s Hunting Expeditions
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Wii
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/22/2012
Overview: Experience total freedom to map out your own hunt in this Hunting Expedition set in an open world. Cabela’s aims to re-create the thrill of venturing out into the wild unknown in some of the world’s most amazing locations, from Africa to North America. Track a variety of game using your own blend of strategy and stealth, patiently setting up the perfect shot. Customize your weapon in Gun Builder Mode, where you can fine-tune your firearm to match your preferred hunting style. To make sure you spend more time in the blinds and less time trekking to them, Cabela’s gives you a variety of ATVs to use so you can discover new, untouched territory.

Title: Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2013
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Wii
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/22/2012
Overview: In Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2013, you’re not just tracking one of the most ferocious beasts in the wild, you’re also hunting for redemption and revenge! Cabela’s adds an extra edge with a storyline from one of the writers of Fringe. After losing their father to the claws of a grizzly bear, two brothers reunite for a hunt ten years later, putting their past in the crosshairs and their own lives on the line. Track predators that move in coordinated packs, use social hierarchies, and ambush you with behavior driven by a smarter and deadlier AI engine. Things get really hairy in the new split-screen co-op Maneater Mode, where increasingly threatening animals come at you in waves.

Title: Battleship
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Wii
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 Nintendo-exclusive gameplay where you’ll strategically command the U.S. Navy fleet. Deploy your ships in turn-based play that builds on the classic game with a Story Mode and action inspired by real-life battles. Choose your character and defend the planet with destroyers, subs, frigates, patrol boats, and battleships. You’ll unlock maps and characters to use in a Skirmish Mode that lets you customize the action.

Title: Battleship
Publisher: Activision
Platform: 3DS
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 Nintendo-exclusive gameplay where you’ll strategically command the U.S. Navy fleet. Deploy your ships in turn-based play that builds on the classic game with a Story Mode and action inspired by real-life battles. Choose your character and defend the planet with destroyers, subs, frigates, patrol boats, and battleships. You’ll unlock maps and characters to use in a Skirmish Mode that lets you customize the action.

Title: Nano Assault
Publisher: Majesco
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 12/6/2011
Overview: In this action saga, the cure for a virus that threatens humanity is some serious firepower! Stop the spread of a deadly virus as you battle through a microscopic world. Guide your Nanite ship into the virus itself as you try to destroy the DNA at its core. Use beams, bombs, and blasters to battle menacing enemies like Spore Plants, Hyper Blobs, and the sinister Black Nucleus. The game adjusts the difficulty to suit your skill level in 32 vibrant 3D stages. Find your enemy’s weaknesses in the Nanopedia, survive a constant stream of boss battles in Boss Rush, and respawn anytime no matter where you are in the game.

Title: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Defiance
Publisher: Activision
Platform: DS
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. The war spills into the streets with up to six-player wireless or online multiplayer. Team up with friends or fight for survival with new multiplayer modes and new perks.

Title: Metro: Last Light
Publisher: Deep Silver
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 5/13/2013
Overview: Just when you thought the apocalypse couldn’t get any worse, what’s left of mankind turns against each other. Return to the post-apocalyptic world of Metro, where the surface of the Earth is poisoned and the remaining survivors live in the dark tunnels of the Moscow subway. Mutants stalk the surface by day and hunt in the catacombs by night. Instead of uniting to battle their horrifying enemy, the Metro’s station-cities battle for power and seek control of a leftover doomsday device. Play as Artyom, from Metro 2033, in this desperate fight to survive a chilling, claustrophobic world. Use handmade weapons and unleash attacks from the shadows as humanity’s last hope to escape the darkness.

Title: Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/19/2012
Overview: Somewhere between Resident Evil 2 and RE3, Nemesis, an Umbrella Corporation scientist’s plan to sell the experimental G-Virus goes awry. The virus and the horrible mutations it causes spread across Raccoon City. Choose from six new characters and lead a team on a mission to eliminate anyone who knows the truth behind the outbreak. Encounter government agents, rookie cops, nightmarish creatures, and contagious zombies in the chaos of the quarantined city. Play with up to three friends in co-op Campaign Mode, but don’t get infected, or you’ll attack your teammates. Go online for Heroes Mode, where you can play as Claire Redfield, Leon Kennedy, and other classic RE characters.

Title: Unit 13
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/6/2012
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.

Thirteen is an unlucky number for the world’s most wanted in this action shooter where you’ll join an ultra-elite military unit and take out the most critical targets. There are 45 high-wire missions to conquer, including 36 tactical challenges and nine battles with high-value targets. Successfully complete missions to increase your score and move up the rankings. Use precision Touch Screen and Touch Pad controls to aim with pinpoint accuracy. Team up for tactical two-player strikes on Wi-Fi and use 3G compatibility to stay plugged in with up-to-the-second social news, ranking updates, and daily challenge missions.