Category: Sports

Title: NCAA Basketball 09
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 11/19/2008
Overview:
Collegiate basketball season is upon us again, and this time, the focus is on the entire season. Former UCLA Bruins superstar center hits the cover of the game which defines collegiate ball. Choose your team and take them from the season beginning all the way to the craziness of March Madness. The all-new engine includes over 1,000 new animations for superior ball handling and movements for hyper-realistic action on the court. This year, you’ll be able to set your team’s tempo before each game, and playing within your chosen tempo will give you an advantage as your players hit the court. Head coach feedback will be available throughout every game to improve your play!

Title: Winter Sports 2: The Next Challenge
Publisher: Conspiracy
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 12/16/2008
Overview:
Getting to the top is hard. Staying there is even harder. Winter Sports 2 gives you another chance to prove that you’re a champion. Compete at the highest level in nine of the most prominent winter sports, with 15 different disciplines to master. Experience the rush of international competition as you’re thrust into the glare of sports’ highest stage. This sequel adds two new events – the biathlon and the snowboard halfpipe – and 13 new levels and arenas. Test your versatility in 42 bonus challenges that stretch across every event, compete against a friend in split-screen, or see if you can handle the “Hot Seat” in four-person multiplayer.

Title: Skate 2
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 1/23/2009
Overview:
The Mongo Co. is rebuilding San Vanelona after an earthquake. You’ve spent the last five years in prison, and you’re ready to shred! Stick it to the Mongo security guards as you tear up the urban landscape. Skate’s revolutionary control system returns (with new independent hand and foot controls), so you’ll pull of tricks using the analog sticks, not by mashing buttons. And speaking of tricks, there are now even more of them in your arsenal – over 200 in all. This time, you can even hop off your board and move objects into perfect trick-friendly positions!

Title: MLB Front Office Manager
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 1/27/2009
Overview:
Unless you’ve got an extra few-hundred million laying around, you probably haven’t gotten the chance to run your own Major League Baseball team – until now. Pick your favorite MLB franchise and shape your team through an entire season, starting in Spring Training, continuing through the season past the trade deadline, and into the post-season. Scout teams (and their minor leagues), replace vets with prospects, make trades, bid on Japanese players, and more. Shape a team over 30 years in Career Mode or compete against 30 other GMs in Online Fantasy Mode. Along the way, you’ll get advice from Mr. Moneyball himself, Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane.

Title: Major League Baseball 2K9
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/3/2009
Overview:
When it comes to accuracy, 2K Sports “paints the corners” as well as anyone. So get ready for the return of baseball season with more detail than ever in MLB 2K9. Inside Edge uses six years of scouting to predict player tendencies. Living rosters automatically adjust to real-life trades and other lineup changes. A new postseason mode lets you get right to the good stuff, skipping the 162-game season and going right to the playoffs. Create your own ballplayers with the new Player DNA feature, then share them – and your best highlight plays – through 2K Share. You’ll also find improvements in Franchise Mode, more advanced Swing Stick batting control, a new broadcast team, and more on the diamond this year.

Title: Stoked
Publisher: Destineer
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/5/2009
Overview:
Trails? Who needs ’em! Leave the cushy world of lifts and resorts behind and conquer some of the most extreme terrain snow can fall on. This backcountry snowboarding experience was developed with help from renowned snowboarding movie studio Absinthe films. Stoked sends you to five untamed summits with more than 45 square-miles of unforgiving terrain ready to give you the snowboard ride of your life. Create your own style and watch the game’s animation system adapt to how you ride. Build your boarding legend as you compete in official events, challenge other rides on Xbox Live, line up officially-licensed sponsors, adapt to shifting weather conditions, and more.

Title: Mario Sports Mix
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 2/10/2011
Overview:
There is a new game in town over in the Mushroom Kingdom – four of them in fact! Join Mario and friends for a game of basketball, volleyball, dodgeball, or hockey in this sports collection for Wii. You’re on Mario’s turf. So not only will you have to deal with environments like the Wario Factory that impact play, you’ll have to play by Mushroom Kingdom rules! The games are filled with power-ups like banana peels, Koopa shells, and mini-mushrooms that give you an edge. And each character has their own special moves that make them almost unstoppable, like Yoshi’s rainbow dodgeball attack or Mario’s fiery slams on the basketball court.

Title: Major League Baseball 2K11
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/8/2011
Overview:
MLB 2K11 takes you to the big leagues and beyond. Play with MVP skill and All-Star determination with Total Control Pitching & Hitting: paint the corners with pro-level precision or stay alive in search of the perfect pitch. Compete against baseball’s best bashers in the Home Run Derby, guide your favorite team to greatness in the multi-season Franchise Mode, or set up a custom Tournament. When you think you’re out of options, head to the new multiplayer Mini-Diamond and play ball in wild spots like outer space or in a circus.

Title: Top Spin 4
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/15/2011
Overview:
Top Spin returns for a fourth time, and the tennis franchise has brought a very special guest. Superstar Andre Agassi makes his first video game appearance in a decade in Top Spin 4! Choose from the deepest Top Spin roster yet and take the court with the best in the world. Dig in for grueling battles designed to deliver the same intensity of an epic boxing match. Each point is packed with remarkable detail, from the spin on the ball to the signature actions of your favorite players. Whether you’re playing online or off, you can improve by earning experience points or hiring coaches who help you develop specific skills.

Title: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/29/2011
Overview:
For the first time, you have a chance to experience the tradition unlike any other in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 12: The Masters. Play one of the most exclusive courses in the world in the most prestigious tournament on the PGA Tour as you compete at Augusta National. Choose from three ways to play: Find a realistic challenge in Pro Mode; sharpen your skills in Arcade Mode; or discover family fun in Mini-golf. Earn a spot on the Tour in Road to the Masters, relive some of the most memorable moments in Masters history in Masters Moments, and enjoy network-style presentation with broadcasters Jim Nantz and David Feherty.

Title: Get Fit With Mel B
Publisher: Deep Silver
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/24/2011
Overview:
Train right alongside a leading fitness personality in Get Fit with Mel B! Join the the celebrity trainer for a program that combines a vigorous workout with a full wellness experience. Using the Wii’s motion controls, you’ll train onscreen, right next to Mel. The game uses a custom-built body-detection system to monitor your movements, letting Mel deliver real-time feedback, motivation, and advice. Pick from a range of activities, including cardio, step, pump and tone, kickboxing, and dance-fit. But Get Fit doesn’t let up once the workout’s over. Use the personal nutrition program to see meal plans and search 140 recipes designed to help you reach your wellness goals.

Title: Zany Golf: Pirates Treasure
Publisher: Destineer
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/31/2011
Overview:
Clown around while you play a round in this virtual take on mini-golf! Zany Golf captures all the lighthearted fun of putt-putt. Pick your favorite goofy golfer, grab your Wii Remote putter, and get ready to go for a hole-in-one. Choose from four nine-hole courses: Haunted House, Toyland, Gourmet, or Sci-Fi. Each course offers distinct challenges and a variety of obstacles, including classics like the clown’s mouth and new ones you’ve got to see to believe. Play each course in single-player, in Quick Play, or share the fun in four-person multiplayer.

Title: Virtua Tennis 4
Publisher: Sega
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 5/10/2011
Overview:
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Title: Chuck E Cheese’s Sports Games
Publisher: UFO Interactive
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: TBD
Overview:
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Title: PDC Championship Darts 2010
Publisher: O Games
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: TBD
Overview:
The Professional Darts Corporation hits another bullseye with this World Championship Darts experience for Wii! Throw darts with a rebuilt and refined motion-sensitive control that’s more realistic than ever. Play a Quick Match by yourself or against a friend. Set up a Custom Tournament for eight players, play PDC tourneys in Career Mode, or join four friends for fun Party Games including Around the Clock and Half It. Challenge top dart champions or create your own character as you feel the tension of top-flight dart competition with ESPN-style television coverage.

Title: California Sports
Publisher: Destineer
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: TBD
Overview:
Whether there is sand or surf below, each of the games in this eight-sport collection is best enjoyed with plenty of sun above! California Sports lets you soak up an array of sun-friendly outdoor sports, including Skateboarding, Beach Volleyball, Street Luge, Beach Soccer, Field Soccer, Roller Hockey, Dodgeball, and Longboard or Shortboard Surfing. Use your Wii Remote to spike a volleyball into the sand, rifle dogeballs at your opponents, and fire blazing street hockey slapshots. Use your Balance Board as a surfboard to ride the waves and as a skateboard to shred some pavement. Compete in your favorite sport on your own, or stage a four-player multi-sport tournament.

Title: Tony Hawk: Shred
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/26/2010
Overview:

NOTE: Gameplay requires a Board Controller. Game does not include a Board Controller with rental or purchase.
In this Tony Hawk skate and snowboard experience, the instruction manual is as long as the title: Shred! The idea may be simple but the moves are bigger than ever. Perform some of the most amazing tricks you’ve ever seen with motion-sensing skateboard and snowboard controls. Soar over huge gaps, nail massive drops, and ride out insane roller coaster grinds on your skateboard. Rocket down mountain peaks at top speeds on your snowboard, grabbing air on courses full of chances to spin, flip, and perform other tricks. The controls are designed to be so simple, all you have to do is hop on your board and ride.

Title: Kid Fit Island Resort
Publisher: Red Wagon Games
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 11/12/2010
Overview:
Fitness gets fun with this game that is designed to make you smile as much as it makes you move. Travel to the Kid Fit Island Resort and take a vacation from boring exercise. Choose from ten activities, all with a fun island theme. Get your heart rate going with a sprint to win treasure, a race to build a sand castle, or a dance around a bonfire. Catch some air leaping over the water in the Long Jump or swinging through the treetops in Vine Swing. Practice your balance by surfing or log rolling, and more. Each activity can be enjoyed alone, head-to-head, or in Party Mode.

Title: Shawn Johnson Gymnastics
Publisher: Zoo Games
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 11/17/2010
Overview:
Train with an Olympic champion in this game where you can experience the thrills of professional gymnastics! Shawn Johnson Gymnastics lets you learn with one of the best, 2008 gold- and silver-medal winner Shawn Johnson. Use your Wii Remote and Nunchuk to perform on the balance beam, vault, uneven bars, and floor. Shawn’s voice offers guidance and inspiration, plus motivation to do well. Nail a routine and you’ll unlock some of Shawn’s best performances. Use the built-in choreography editor to design your own judge-wowing routines. Up to eight players can compete together, and the game is compatible with the Wii Balance Board for added realism.

Title: Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 11/18/2010
Overview:
Experience freedom to move, freedom to create, and freedom to play the beautiful game as it is meant to be played in Pro Evolution Soccer 2011. Anticipate runs by your teammates and pass the ball into space – any space – with enhanced 360-degree passing. New Shot Stamina meters monitor exactly how much power players have left, letting you gauge the chances of an accurate pass before you let it fly. Defenders no longer automatically chase nearby balls, instead reacting to the movements of the player in control. Add improved physics, new tackling styles, and 100 hours of motion-capture movements, and the beautiful game has never looked more realistic.