Category: Sports

Title: The Bigs 2
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: PS3
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: PS3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 7/13/2009
Overview:

NOTE: NCAA Football 10 manual includes a TeamBuilder code. The manual is not included with rental of this title, but is included with purchase.
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 PS3, 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: PS3
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: PS3
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: PS3
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: PS3
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: PS3
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: NBA Live 09
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/6/2008
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Title: NBA 2K9
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: PS3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/6/2008
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Title: NBA 09 The Inside
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/7/2008
Overview:
It’s all about The Life. Play through the lives of three different up-and-coming ballers: a point guard, a small forward, and a big man. You’ll start out in the NBA Development League and work your way up to an NBA squad. Each story is different, with different details and mini-games, all the while teaching you what you need to know to head out to the court. Not up for a detailed story? Quickplay and Franchise are both available, as are a bunch of mini-games like Own the Court, Three-Point Shootout, and the Skills Challenge. Take on your friends online in one-on-one, two-on-two, or full squad matches.

Title: Blitz: The League II
Publisher: Midway
Platform: PS3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/15/2008
Overview:
Football has plenty of rules to protect its players from injury. Blitz: the League throws them all out the window. The League returns for a second season of intense football action that makes the average football contest look like a lazy Sunday drive. Hard-hitting enhancements include a new Story Mode hatched from the mental playbook of Peter Egan, a writer for ESPNs gridiron drama “Playmakers.” You’ll also find an enhanced onfield Clash Mode, online multiplayer options, precision arm-tackles, and touchdown celebrations that you control. Rosters have been expanded and restocked with new characters. However, Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor does return, along with The League’s trademark post-whistle late hits.

Title: FIFA Soccer 09
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/16/2008
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Title: Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
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: PS3
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.

Title: NCAA Basketball 09
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
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: Skate 2
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
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: PS3
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: MLB ’09: The Show
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/3/2009
Overview:
Few players took an unlikelier path to stardom than Dustin Pedroia. So it’s only fitting that the reigning AL MVP graces the cover of MLB 09. See if you can make the big leagues in the franchise’s trademark Road to the Show, which features interactive skills training, a new steal system, and more. Franchise Mode adds Salary Arbitration, September Call-ups, and a Waiver Wire. You’ll also find Online Season Leagues, over 1,000 new animations, and tons of added customization options. Two of the best: you can now choose batter walk-up music, and record custom chants and yells for fans to shout from the stands at your direction.

Title: Major League Baseball 2K9
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: PS3
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: NCAA March Madness 08
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 12/12/2007
Overview:
The Madness rages on with NCAA March Madness 2008’s never-before-seen intensity, electrifying crowds, momentum-seizing hot steaks, and game-changing Impact Moments. New Dynamic Post Control lets you run your offense through the post and play tenacious defense when your opponent enters the paint. Turn your school into a powerhouse in Dynasty Mode, replay the most storied showdowns in college hoops history, or match dynasties from different eras with 70 classic teams. You’ll also find more sophisticated team-specific playbooks, custom online leagues, a full ESPN in-game and on-demand experience, and much more.