Category: Shooter

Title: Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/1/2010
Overview:
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 builds on the original with more explosions, more maps, more tactics, more options, and more vehicles. The franchise’s trademark vehicular combat has gotten bigger, with every vehicle fined-tuned for precision realism and two new additions: an ATV and a UH-60 transport copter. An amped-up new single-player campaign takes a more seasoned B Company on a mission to prevent World War. Team up with three friends in all-new, squad-based play that features two squad-only game modes. In every mode, an updated tactical destruction engine lets you blow holes in cover or demolish entire buildings in a single blast.

Title: Dead to Rights: Retribution
Publisher: Namco
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 4/27/2010
Overview:
Your enemies are going down. The only question is how in this shooter that gives you the option to holster your gun and make their demise a little more…personal. Vice cop Jack Slate is back in this third Dead to Rights title, and he’s ready to clean up Grant City. Fight gangs, crooks, and other corrupt forces as you attempt to return the once-great city to glory. A fluid combat system blends fast-paced gunplay with up-close brawls. Shoot from behind cover, blind-fire around corners, or grab a human shield. Then get up close for lethal finishers, bone-cracking disarms, or to use your enemies’ own weapons against them.

Title: Wanted: Weapons of Fate
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/24/2009
Overview:
Lets face it. Angelina Jolie’s not showing up to pluck you out of your boring life and turn you into a gunslinger who shapes the world’s destiny anytime soon. Unless you’re lucky enough to be Wesley Gibson, the hero of the dizzying action film Wanted. Become a Weapon of Fate in this game that continues Wesley’s story where the blockbuster left off. Experience Wesley’s journey from Average Joe to world-class assassin and go deeper into the history of the shadowy organization he works for, The Fraternity. Wanted: Weapons of Fate delivers action-packed play straight out of the film, complete with Assassin Time stunts, Curving Bullets, and other over-the-top moves.

Title: Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Publisher: Atari
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 4/6/2009
Overview:
Riddick returns for a heavy new dose of sci-fi action that picks up right after the Pitch Black prequel, Escape From Butcher Bay. Use a combination of brutal hand-to-hand combat and explosive firepower as you fight your way out of an enemy ship that’s hijacked your own. Not only does Dark Athena deliver an all-new story with more drone-crunching first-person action, you’ll get a complete, remastered version of Butcher Bay, plus the Riddick franchise’s first multiplayer options. Leading the way is the harrowing Pitch Black Mode, where one player takes the role of Riddick, and the rest get flashlights, guns, and the chance to take him down…in the dark, of course!

Title: Damnation
Publisher: Codemasters
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 5/28/2009
Overview:
Two rival factions, the Coalition and the Nationalists, fought a bitter 20-year war. Each side emptied every weapon in its arsenal, fighting to a draw and leaving their country ravaged and ripe for the taking. A powerful arms dealer rises from the chaos, destroying what’s left of the two armies and quickly preparing for world domination. With the fate of the world in the balance, humanity must fight back in this epic shooter where the action unfolds not just horizontally, but vertically as well. The battleground is open and sprawling, with landscapes primed for insane vehicular stunts. With frantic combat and attacks from every direction, there’s nowhere to hide.

Title: Red Faction: Guerrilla
Publisher: THQ
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 6/1/2009
Overview:
50 years have passed since the first Red Faction war. Finally, the Red Faction has been able to re-establish itself with insurgent fighters. Join their cause as they battle for their freedom from the opressive Earth Defense Force! Use guerilla tactics, improvised weaponry, and modified vehicles to choose when and how you battle. You can lead attacks the way you want and take on missions in any order you choose. Decide how destruction of the unforgiving Martian landscape will work to your advantage, including blowing holes in walls or floors to suprise or evade your enemies. Carve your own path and win the game on your terms using your own style of play!

Title: Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 6/29/2009
Overview:
August, 1864. America’s Civil War staggers toward a bloody end. But for the McCall brothers, the war never stops. Answer the Call of Juarez and embark on a gritty adventure though a fractured America. When their family home is ravaged in the burning of Atlanta, the brothers vow to rebuild after the war. And when the promise of an ancient treasure beckons, the fortune might be too much to resist. Ride out to seek fortune and revenge as you travel across the Wild West to Mexico, making up rules as you go. Keep your cool and try to survive in a lawless world where somehow it always feels like high noon.

Title: Wolfenstein
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 8/17/2009
Overview:
The Nazis have discovered The Veil, a dark dimension parallel to our own. They have begun to harness the power of the Black Sun, attempting to create a weapon of war-ending mass destruction. You, as highly-decorated member of the OSA B.J. Blazkowicz, have discovered their nefarious plans while behind enemy lines. Now, it’s up to you to stop them! Load up with a cache of Allied and Axis weapons, including experimental and supernatural firepower. You can even earn gold and purchase upgrades for your personal arsenal. Enemies will come at you from every angle, and you’ll never know what the next threat will be. Explore Nazi strongholds and The Veil, a world of unimaginable supernatural ferocity!

Title: Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures 2010
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 9/5/2009
Overview:
Take on the challenges of the best hunting and fishing hot spots in North America! You’ll be tracking record-breaking big game, as well as small game, birds, and trophy fish. Real-life scenarios will keep your adrenaline pumping as you search for your prey. Advanced AI means the animals will react just how they would in the wild. But your realistic equipment and gear will make sure you have the edge you need to take down your prize! Integrated tutorials make sure everyone will have a chance. You can even design your own dream trophy buck, down to its size, color, and rack!

Title: Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 9/28/2009
Overview:
Bringing down big game is only half the battle in the most challenging edition of Cabela’s Big Game Hunter yet! This time around, you’re not only chasing the world’s largest trophy animals, you’re chasing Super Hunter status. To get it, you’ll need to cross the world’s most rugged terrain. The animals you’re after can only be reached after you’ve climbed menacing cliffs, crossed raging rivers, and survived the worst nature can throw at you. Once you get there, you’ve still got to finish the hunt. Earn rewards for using cover, line up the perfect shot with the VITALS system, and set your sights on the coveted Super Hunter status.

Title: Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Publisher: Codemasters
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/6/2009
Overview:
To get any closer to the front lines than this, you’d have to get drafted. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a combat simulator built to convey the true chaos and brutality of war. This sequel follows the original with more unscripted missions that challenge players to survive the evolving crisis that is the modern war zone. Carry out essential mission objectives like conducting short-range recon patrols, laying down cover fire, and covering a friendly unit’s retreat. Drive tanks, provide air support, execute covert ops, and more in a 135-square-mile hot zone. You’ll wield the most modern military weapons available, balancing ruthless force with smart tactics to make it through the missions alive.

Title: Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 9/25/2008
Overview:
The highway to hell cuts through the air in this combat epic that drops you into World War II’s largest airborne operation. Classic squad-based Brothers in Arms combat comes to a new generation of consoles with a new story that follows the 101st Airborne Division in Operation Market Garden, a daring mission to open “Hell’s Highway” and swiftly end the war. Experience new levels of interaction with the squad you command. Watch your team cooperate like true brothers in arms. Design attacks with a host of new units, including bazooka, mortar, and machine gun crews. New multiplayer battles, packed with dozens of players per side, are more explosive than ever.

Title: Fracture
Publisher: LucasArts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/6/2008
Overview:

Title: Dead Space
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/16/2008
Overview:
Step into the space suit of Isaac Clarke, an engineer sent to check a communication problem on the deep-space mining ship, the USS Ishimura. As soon as he arrives, everything is wrong. The crew of a thousand people is gone. The ship is in terrible shape, so you must repair it as you go along. And worst of all, nasty aliens await you around every corner in this sci-fi horror game. Explore the silent environment of space to solve the mystery of what happened, then get the heck out of there. Find and buy new weapons and tools, upgrade your suit, and carefully take out your enemies – you’ll need to go for arms, legs, and other things before taking them down for good.

Title: SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/16/2008
Overview:

Title: Bioshock
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/21/2008
Overview:
It seemed like the perfect idea: build a city hidden underneath the sea and populate it with a hand-picked group of scientists, artists, and visionaries. But when the experience goes horribly wrong, it’s up to you to descend into the murky depths and decide what will happen to the mutated and dying population. Genetically modify your body and upgrade your weapons using ionic gels, explosives, and poisons. Hack into computers to control this man-made world and give yourself an advantage over the enemy. Fight for your life and make your choices carefully, because each decision determines the outcome of the game. Go beyond the original Bioshock experience with a PS3-exclusive Survivor Mode.

Title: Far Cry 2
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 10/23/2008
Overview:
The Far Cry franchise continues its award-worthy ways with this impressive first-person shooter. Alone in the middle of a conflict between two warlords, your mission is to end the hostilities and take out a mysterious figure known only as “The Jackal.” Enter a massive open world measuring over 30 square miles of stunning African landscape. With that much ground to cover, you’ll need wheels, and you’ll operate trucks, cars, boats, gliders, and more. Of course, there’s plenty to destroy, and you’ll use machetes, machine guns, sniper rifles, flame-throwers, or whatever gives you the best chance to take down your target. You’ll experience real-time day/night cycles, amazing special effects, and more.

Title: Resistance 2
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 11/5/2008
Overview:
When an unstoppable force seems determined to destroy mankind, what can humanity do but keep fighting? Step back into the boots of Nathan Hale as you battle, not only the seemingly impossible Chimera, but the Chimera disease coursing through your body. Explore the alternate 1953 American landscape. Bring familiar weapons and a cache of new ones to bear against an undaunted enemy. First, play through the full-length single-player campaign. Next join up with seven others online for an unprecedented class-based eight-player co-op campaign with a separate, parallel story line. Then take on up to 60 players in massive online battles with a squad-based focus to balance the game and encourage rivalries!

Title: Legendary
Publisher: Gamecock Media Group
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 11/6/2008
Overview:
Art thief Charles Deckard has accidentally opened Pandora’s Box. Now he must either try to close it back up, or just shoot everything that comes out. Deckard goes with the latter, giving you the chance to blast hordes of mystical creatures back into the oblivion from which they came. Meanwhile, werewolves, gryphons, and other legendary creatures have been unleashed on a world that just wasn’t ready. As secret societies begin to form in the shadows, a war between man and myth is underway – and you’re in the middle of it all. Now you’re the only one capable of stopping it all. Better lock and load, buddy.

Title: History Channel Civil War: Secret Missions
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 11/7/2008
Overview:
In the war between the North and South, you’re on the side of chaos in this Civil War sim. History Channel Civil War: Secret Mission sends you into battle with one goal: disrupt the Northern and Southern armies in any way possible. Join fabled troublemaking outfits including Mosby’s Rangers, Sheriden’s Scouts, or Grant’s Secret Service. Take orders from some of history’s greatest generals, including Robert E. Lee, Ulysses Grant, and Stonewall Jackson. Use authentic guerilla tactics from the era to raid trains, steal ironclads, take out enemy artillery, and choke supply lines. Wield weapons like pepperbox revolvers and coffee mill guns, rely on scouts, attack from the sea, and more!