Category: Sports

Title: FIFA Soccer 10
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/19/2009
Overview:
Everything’s better in FIFA Soccer 10. Improvements up and down the pitch let you appreciate the game like never before. Advanced player logic helps attackers create better passing lanes and defenders compensate for out-of-position teammates. Players are more aware of where traps are coming from, where their teammates are, and where they’re going. Passing’s more accurate, shooting is more realistic, and you’ll glide across the field with new 360 Dribbling that provides pinpoint control possibilities. You’ll also find smarter goalies, quicker play around whistles, a new Practice Arena, and a Manger Mode that has too many improvements to list.

Title: Backyard Football ’10
Publisher: Atari
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/22/2009
Overview:
The biggest guys come in a smaller size in Backyard Football, where you’ll play as kid-versions of your favorite NFL players! For 2010, the game gets a boost from some new features, including new power-ups, a new Backyard Hall of Fame, and a new two-on-two co-op mode. Play as your favorite NFL team, a squad of Backyard kids, or create your own. You’ll take the field with kid-sized versions of NFL stars, including Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Michael Turner, LaDanian Tomlinson, Tony Romo, and other greats. Whether it’s for one game or a whole season, it’s easy enough for anyone to play, and exciting enough for all to enjoy.

Title: Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 11/3/2009
Overview:
Every improvement in Pro Evolution Soccer has been made with one goal in mind: creating matches that reach a fever pitch. For 2010, the franchise has rolled out the longest list of improvements of any PES title. Enhancements to visuals deliver more realistic-looking players, seamless animations better showcase player skills, and new cheers keep the crowd tuned to the action at home or on the road. Blend instinct with strategy in play that forces you to constantly seek out new ways to attack, tackle an enhanced Master League, and much more. PES also widens its grip on the UEFA Champions League, scoring new exclusive rights to the UEFA Europa League.

Title: Tony Hawk Ride
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 11/17/2009
Overview:
Tony Hawk: RIDE’s motion sensing skateboard lets you control the action with your feet just like you’re really skateboarding. Lift, tilt, and turn the board to pull off amazing tricks. The Casual difficulty setting makes the game instantly fun to pick up and play. Then move on to Confident and Hardcore modes for tougher challenges. Take on up to 8 friends in multiplayer, RIDE six locations across the globe and master over 100 tricks, and explore the deepest create-a-skater ever in a Tony Hawk game. Get on board and RIDE.

Title: NCAA Basketball 10
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 11/19/2009
Overview:
Not content to just put you in the game, NCAA Basketball 10 puts you in the game just like you see it on TV with a dynamic new presentation. Pick your favorite school and see if you can climb to the top of the rankings and survive March Madness. A new play-calling system lets you trigger your offense by selecting sets and sending players into motion, letting you hit the open man at the right time. And, in this edition’s big score, the franchise has landed the announcers and graphics from both ESPN and CBS. This game looks and sounds so familiar, you may forget whether you’re playing or watching!

Title: Vancouver 2010 – The Official Game of the Olympic Winter Games
Publisher: Sega
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 1/13/2010
Overview:
It takes years of early mornings and tireless work to take your place on the Olympic medal stand. Skip all that and get right to the good stuff as you experience all the majesty of the Winter Olympic Games. Feel the rush in 14 of the fastest events from the 2010 Games in Vancouver. Tackle the giant slalom, bobsled, downhill, snowboard cross, and more as you make an adrenaline-charged race to glory. Gear up for the games in lighthearted challenge modes, the first for an Olympics title. Then check world records online or try not to be the athlete left off the medal stand in four-player split-screen races.

Title: Major League Baseball 2K10
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/1/2010
Overview:
MLB 2K10 focuses on the match-up that matters most: hitter vs. pitcher. The franchise raises the battle of bat vs. ball to new heights as Total Control Pitching meets Total Control Hitting. In the box, swing for the fences, put the ball in play, or spoil the pitch and foul it off. On the mound, paint the corners with power and precision (just watch your pitch count). Players perform with Signature Styles, a new Motion Model, updated Player Ratings, and a Batter’s Eye rating that determines how quickly you identify the pitch. MLB Today tops it all off with updated stats and news, keeping in-game commentary as current as possible.

Title: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 4/26/2010
Overview:
2010 FIFA World Cup comes with a choice: make history or re-write it. Either way, you can experience all the majesty that comes when the world’s most popular sport is played on its greatest stage. Pick from all 199 Cup-eligible nations and forge a path to glory, from the qualifiers to the finals. Or, skip the qualifiers and make some history online, where, for the first time, you can compete in a full 32-team replica of a World Cup tourney. On the pitch, the action comes to life with nation-specific strategies, mid-game tactical adjustments, and high-altitude air that effects player stamina and the flight of the ball.

Title: Virtua Tennis 2009
Publisher: Sega
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 6/9/2009
Overview:
Virtua Tennis holds serve with another winning tennis experience for 2009. The best-selling franchise earns its #1 ranking with a new World Tour feature that lets players around the globe vie for the Virtua Tennis Championship. Create your own player, get training from a real-life tennis legend, then hit the courts to compete for the top spot on worldwide online leaderboards. The expanded Player Creation System gives you full control over your star’s face, body, and clothes. You can also play as or against 20 of your favorite stars, or hone your skills in 12 mini-games, including 5 new ones like Zoo Feeder and Pirate War.

Title: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 6/10/2009
Overview:
The PGA Tour is back, and it’s better than ever! Head out to the links on some of the most realistic virtual courses ever. Real-time weather, an all-new feature, pulls data from Weather.com for accurate weather effects wherever you happen to be. You’ll have to be ready to handle anything, including giving it a little extra to putt through water on the grass thanks to rain. Scott Van Pelt is now in the announcer’s booth for that extra bit of realism on the tournament-style courses. You’ll even see the crowd – and T.V. towers – increase in number as the tour gets going. And putting it in the cup is even more fun thanks to the new Precision Putting system!

Title: The Bigs 2
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 7/8/2009
Overview:
Choose your pitches carefully – back the batter up? Nail the sweet spot? Heat through the wheelhouse? You’ve got major decisions to make when you’re in the Show! Pitchers are now the aggressor and will have to use their pitches carefully. If a batter hits a double, triple, or home run on one of your pitches, you’ll lose a bit of pitch stamina or energy. Too many hits, and you’ll lose the pitch for the rest of the game! But if you strike out a batter by pitching through his wheelhouse, you’ll gain turbo for blazing fastballs. Custom-build a player and play through Become a Legend Mode, where you’ll start small and grow to superstardom. And of course, Home Run Pinball is back!

Title: NCAA Football 10
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 7/13/2009
Overview:

If you can’t throw a couple million bucks toward your school’s football program to help build a winner, NCAA Football 10 might be the next best thing. Here’s your chance to earn ultimate bragging rights and prove that your school is the best in the nation. Pick your school, and, with the all-new Season Showdown, everything you do will help push your team toward the top of the polls. With rankings that pool the PS 3, 360, and EA Sports communities, you’ll earn credits for your school while playing against the computer, going head-to-head, or completing web-based challenges. You’ll also find new risk-reward gameplay options, a huge new Create-a-School Mode, and much more.

Title: Madden NFL 10
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 8/13/2009
Overview:

NOTE: Madden NFL 10 manual includes an Online Franchise code. The manual is not included with rental of this title, but is included with purchase.
Announcers say it all the time: keep fighting ’til you hear the whistle. Those words are truer than ever in Madden NFL 10. New Pro-Tak animation technology puts the fate of every play in your hands. Whether it’s surging past the first-down marker, coming out of the pile with a loose ball, or making that ferocious goal-line stand, you’ll battle for every inch ’til the whistle blows. Refs peeling players off piles, the chain gang rushing out for measurements, and other details make it feel just like an NFL Sunday. Madden 10 also scores with an enhanced blocking scheme, the most comprehensive online mode in franchise history, and much more.

Title: NHL 2K10
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/14/2009
Overview:
Hit the ice once again as NHL 2K10 returns for another action-filled season the whole family can get into. The good times roll the moment the puck drops with unmatched attention to detail and pick-up-and-shoot controls. You’ll experience NHL-quality playmaking with improved AI and realistic movements, including each player’s unique skating and shooting styles. Improved stick-handling controls allow you to take a shot on goal as you fall to the cold, unforgiving ice. Face off online in a league, tournament, or with your own created team, among many other features. 2K’s provided the puck, the hits, and everything a hockey fan would need. All you need to do is bring home the Stanley Cup!

Title: NHL 10
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/14/2009
Overview:
You skate for the glory, You skate for the fans, and you skate for the Cup. But most of all, you skate for the beauty of the game. 200 new gameplay updates and refinements replicate all the skill and finesse of hockey. You’ll also have all-new ways to score, as well as better goalie AI and a new way to battle for possession. Fans will bang the glass and wave towels as bigger players pin smaller ones to the boards. Use intimidation to keep your opponents where you want them. The all-new precision passing mechanic will give you control like you’ve never had before. Do you have the mettle to defeat the opposition and win the season-long race for the Cup?

Title: NBA 2K10
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/5/2009
Overview:
NBA 2K10 has raised the bar. Raising the banner is up to you! The best-selling NBA franchise has never looked better, with improved graphics, improved controls, more realistic Signature Style animations, and a fully integrated online feature-set. Real-world matchups, news, and stats stream in automatically, keeping commentary and graphics current. Living Rosters stay fresh with up-to-date rosters and player ratings. You can even play anyone online from anywhere in the game. Travel the long road to NBA stardom in My Player Mode. And you won’t miss a single detail with Signature Play, which ties Signature Style moves with Signature Tendencies and even trademark facial expressions for more realism than ever.

Title: NBA Live 10
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/5/2009
Overview:
Great players elevate their game as the season progresses. Why should video games be any different? NBA Live delivers another basketball experience that mirrors the NBA season better than ever. The franchise’s Dynamic DNA feature follows up a successful debut with even more up-to-the moment player and team updates. Player and team performance evolves based on in-season streaks, tendencies, trades, and more. The intensity in the arena evolves too, ratcheting up for rivalries, playoff pushes, and seasons on the brink. Enhanced controls let you refine your handle, your finish, and other on-court techniques. Experience authentic team styles, raise your game in the cutting-edge practice Hangar, and more.

Title: BCFX: Black College Football – The Xperience
Publisher: Aspyr
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/13/2009
Overview:
History comes alive every football Saturday at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Now the same atmosphere comes alive on the Xbox 360 with this first-of-its-kind football extravaganza. BCFx: Black College Football – The Xperience brings together teams from 36 Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Try to survive a bone-jarring season in Road to the Championship Mode, taste historic rivalries in Classics Mode, and more. But the football game is only half the show. Experience the pageantry in two rhythm games, Drum Line Challenge and the interactive Halftime Show. You can also learn about BCFX’s history in the Legacy Museum and dial up tracks from the nation’s best marching bands in the BCFx Jukebox.

Title: Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 11/13/2008
Overview:
PES has scored big. The ultra-realistic football franchise gets even better as it’s now the exclusive video-game home of the UEFA Champions League. Experience every element of the premier club competition along with across-the-board improvements in on-field play. Improved AI drives your teammates to seek open space, take smart lines to the goal, and call for the ball once they get there. New, more realistic camera angles showcase the even-more-detailed players like never before. Hone your skills as one player in Master League Mode, drive to superstardom in Become a Legend Mode, or play as Legends online. There are new teams, new stadiums, updated rosters, a custom-emblem creator, and more.

Title: Shaun White Snowboarding
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 11/15/2008
Overview:
Shaun White is the most accomplished rider in snowboarding history, and the Olympic gold medalist has created a snowboarding experience worthy of his mighty legacy. Ride your own way on massive snow-covered playgrounds. Conquer soaring peaks, carve out back-country runs, or compete in terrain parks. Intuitive controls put don’t-try-this-at-home tricks right at your fingertips. Master them in single-player, show off in multiplayer, or go online and rip tricks alongside other live riders. Share the fun with friends by throwing snowballs, hiking together to secret spots, and making uploadable highlight films. To top it all off, Shaun himself will be along for the (thrill) ride, offering advice, humor, and more.