Action/Adventure, Combat, Horror/Suspense
Batman: Arkham City

Batman has to make sense of things in a city full of psychopaths in this sequel.

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform, Combat, Puzzle
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure

This new collectable toy-based video game will make kids wanna “get ’em all.” Hmmm, that sounds familiar.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Horror/Suspense, Role-Playing
Dark Souls

The slugline on the game box reads, “Prepare to Die!” And, boy, it ain’t kiddin’.

Action/Adventure, Combat
X-Men: Destiny

Superpowered battles fill the streets of San Francisco, and you’re the new mutant in town.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Dead Island

The worst vacation ever … in so many (zombified) ways.

Action/Adventure, Role-Playing, Shooter
Deus Ex: Human Revolution

You want to be able to jump from tall buildings in a single bound? In Deus Ex there’s an aug …

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform, Combat
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

What do you get when you combine the apocryphal Book of Enoch with an action-based video game? Do you need …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Call of Juarez: The Cartel

The Call of Juarez franchise steps from the Wild West into the present drug-torn world of Southern California. It’s a …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
F.E.A.R. 3

Marketing materials for this dark shooter promise a “hellish nightmare” and “paralyzing paranormal horror.” F.E.A.R. 3 does its M-rated “best” …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Puzzle, Role-Playing
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

A classic Nintendo 64 adventure/puzzle game gets a new coat of paint and some 3-D sparkle.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
inFAMOUS 2

Lightning bolt-chucking Cole McGrath is back for another round of monster kicking and ethics picking.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Red Faction: Armageddon

Mars isn’t the most hospitable place at the best of times. But when Darius Mason accidentally unleashes a horde of …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
L.A. Noire

Ads for this game may have you thinking about swell threads and smooth rides. But Noire is really all about …

Action/Adventure, Puzzle
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

Shiver me LEGOs! Jack Sparrow’s gone all plastic in a game version of the hugely popular franchise that tamps the …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter, Strategy
Brink

Brink is by definition a first-person shooter. But shooting is only half the battle in this intricate, strategy-intensive contest for …