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Action/Adventure, Shooter
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Undercover spy work is a bigger part of the new ‘Call of Duty’ than you’d expect. But there’s still a …

astro bot
Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform, Puzzle, Shooter
Astro Bot

Astro Bot represents the best of PlayStation while leaving the worst in another universe.

Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game

These Killer Klown invaders come toting cotton candy ray guns and wearing galumphy shoes. But don’t forget the M-rated side …

Combat, Shooter
Star Wars: Hunters

Patient Star Wars fans can get in on free team-based shooter play with Hunters. Those less patient, will need their …

Shooter
Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 has its action and charm to enjoy … when you’re not covered in goop and ducking friendly fire.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

This Suicide Squad game takes a creative stab at the anti-hero rage. But the results are foul and disturbing.

Palworld
Combat, Shooter, Strategy
Palworld

Palworld may look a lot like another cute and popular monster gathering game. But Pokémon’s never had AK-47s and butchering …

The Finals
Combat, Shooter
The Finals

The Finals is yet another free-to-play, frenetic shooter that might not be as free as you expect.

Avatar Frontiers of Pandora
Action/Adventure, Combat, Puzzle, Shooter
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Frontiers of Pandora lets you fly through its beautiful world. But it has plenty of angry things to say about …

Starfield game
Action/Adventure, Shooter
Starfield

Suffice it to say that Starfield’s M-rating definitely doesn’t stand for Milky Way.

Atomic Heart game
Action/Adventure, Puzzle, Shooter
Atomic Heart

Atomic Heart has raised a lot of gamer’s pulses, but not always for the right reasons.

Horizon Call of the Mountain
Action/Adventure, Shooter
Horizon: Call of the Mountain

Horizon Call of the Mountain is an impressively pretty game to duck, stretch and grunt your way through.

High on Life game review
Arcade/Platform, Puzzle, Shooter
High on Life

The gamemakers want you high on laughter, but the game itself is a downer.

Girl in sci-fi uniform - Bayonetta 3
Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Bayonetta 3

The colorful Bayonetta 3 is more than meets the eye. And that’s not such a good thing.

Overwatch 2 game
Action/Adventure, Shooter
Overwatch 2

This game delivers a fast-paced sparkle and pop, but more tug at your wallet, too.

Splatoon 3 game
Action/Adventure, Shooter
Splatoon 3

This game’s all about squid-kids with ‘tude and ink-splashing battles galore. And it comes with nary a stain.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed

Some call it a classic. Others prefer the word “crude.”

Outriders Worldslayer game
Action/Adventure, Shooter
Outriders Worldslayer

This DLC gives players more—both good and bad—of what the first game was packing.

Sniper Elite 5
Action/Adventure, Shooter
Sniper Elite 5

The newest Sniper Elite packs in all the old aim-down-the-barrel standards and a few new kills, too.

Soundfall game
Rhythm/Music, Shooter
Soundfall

Can toe-tapping and baddie-blasting possibly work together?

TIny Tina's Wonderland game
Action/Adventure, Role-Playing, Shooter
Tiny Tina’s Wonderland

Wonderland’s T-rated cleanup doesn’t necessarily equate to good, clean, all-ages fun.

Halo Infinite
Action/Adventure, Shooter
Halo Infinite

Master Chief and Halo are back. Does their T-rating make them more family-room friendly?

planes flying in Call of Duty Vanguard game
Action/Adventure, Shooter
Call of Duty: Vanguard

Call of Duty: Vanguard comes packing many of the expected action-focused plusses along with some bombastic messiness on a number …

guardians of the galaxy game
Action/Adventure, Shooter
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy

The Guardians of the Galaxy have always been fun and messy. Fittingly, so is this game.

far cry 6 game
Action/Adventure, Shooter
Far Cry 6

The latest game from the Far Cry franchise is a far cry from being family friendly.

kena bridge of spirits game
Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform, Shooter
Kena: Bridge of Spirits

This visually spectacular game also includes some spooktacular spiritual issues that discerning families should take note of.

Screen shot from the game Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Action/Adventure, Shooter
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

So, what does a PS5 version of Ratchet & Clank have in its handy toolbelt?

Screen shot of a creepy village in the video game Resident Evil Village.
Horror/Suspense, Role-Playing, Shooter
Resident Evil Village

Fans of the old Resident Evil titles should think long and hard before wandering into this Village.

Screen shot of an astronaut shooting an alien in the sci-fi horror video game "Returnal."
Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Returnal

Twists, turns and a lot of shooting fill this creative-yet-problematic hybrid title for the PS5.

Screen shot of armored, monstrous-looking soldiers attacking.
Role-Playing, Shooter
Outriders

This looter-shooter title fully earns its M-rating with a cacophony of raging action and profane dialogue.

Screenshot of an assassin pointing a gun in the game Hitman 3.
Shooter
Hitman 3

Is this M-rated game an opportunity for creative thinking and problem solving? Or is it a meticulous murder simulator?

A soldier's hand deploys a timed bomb in Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond

This VR dive into the Medal of Honor world is interesting. But it doesn’t quite rise to the expectations that …

Screen shot of a gun about to shoot a sword-wielding enemy in the video game Cyberpunk 2077.
Action/Adventure, Role-Playing, Shooter
Cyberpunk 2077

This highly anticipated, cinematically structured RPG pushes the boundaries on explicit M-rated content of every kind.

Shooter, Sim
Star Wars: Squadrons

The learning curve is steep. But once you get the hang of it, this game has only a few minor …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
The Last of Us Part II

Zombie splatter might be the least of players’ worries in this brutal cautionary tale about emotional cost of seeking revenge.

Combat, Shooter, Strategy
Valorant

Yet another free tactical shooter arrives for the esports-loving masses. But are there costs that come with free?

Combat, Shooter, Strategy
Gears Tactics

Gears Tactics offers a strategy-oriented approach to this combat franchise. But if you’re expecting less gore, think again.

Shooter
Predator: Hunting Grounds

The movie-like vibe of playing a Predator is undeniably compelling, but it can’t be called good hunting.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Half-Life: Alyx

A classic gaming franchise gets an immersive, VR-only sequel. But what does this game immerse you in?

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Resident Evil 3 (Remake)

The remake of this 1999 game adds two decades of realism and detail to this already gore-drenched zombie apocalypse.

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Doom Eternal

There’s really only one franchise that corners the market on gory, gloppy demon-butchering.

Combat, Shooter
Call of Duty: Warzone

There’s a potent new challenger vying for the battle royale crown—this time with the M-rated Call of Duty backdrop.

Shooter
Plant vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville

The Plants vs. Zombies franchise blooms again with a new open world full of activities. But is it fresh or …

Shooter
Gears 5

Gears 5 propels this long-running franchise in some new directions … and toward some violent old ones, too.

Shooter
Control

This gory, M-rated shooter propels players into combat with all manner of ghoulish, supernatural entities.

Shooter
Wolfenstein: Youngblood

The latest installment in this influential and long-running franchise invites a pair of teen girls to unleash M-rated carnage.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Few video games have incited the firestorm of controversy that the GTA franchise has. This latest addition only adds fuel.

Combat, Shooter, Strategy
Rainbow Six: Vegas

My dad was more of a checkers man, but he taught me how to play chess after I bugged him …

Shooter
25 to Life

“The life of man,” wrote English philosopher Thomas Hobbes in 1651, “[is] solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.” Oddly enough, …

Combat, Shooter
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

The fog of war isn’t keeping platoons of gamers from snapping up copies of this highly anticipated shooter sequel. But …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Star Wars: Battlefront II

Battlefront II may be based on our culture’s favorite space opera, but this game doesn’t sing.

Combat, Shooter
Call of Duty 2

It’s the same war, but the games are all new and improved. But, just because we can turn world wars …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
WET

Rubi Malone slaughters almost everyone she meets and would do almost anything for the right price. That means the blood …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Shooter
Mass Effect

You may not have heard any sinews twanging or backbones creaking into an upright position, but a kind of evolution …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Gun

The Wild West. A mere mention sparks images of dusty wagon trails, rugged cowboy adventures and saloon-filled towns built by …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter

For players who’ve shouldered machine guns in other military adventure contests, the gameplay will seem familiar. But there is one …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Saints Row 2

“The game requires you cast your morality aside, and I’m sure the intended audience (you know who you are) will …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
BioShock

“No Gods or Kings. Only Man.” That’s the banner bidding you enter the underwater Art Deco mecca of Rapture. You …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood

If someone sauntered up to ya, spit out his chaw and started talkin’ ’bout a Western, yer brain might jump …

Action/Adventure, Role-Playing, Shooter
Fable

What kinds of questions should you be asking yourself before venturing into Albion’s video game wilds?

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Shooter
Mass Effect 2

Commander Shepard just loves to save the universe! When he’s not dead, of course. And when he’s not hitting on …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Too Human

Growing up, I played a lot of games. Chess and backgammon came first, believe it or not. Then card games …

Action/Adventure, Role-Playing, Shooter
Fable II

I walk into town, trusty dog at my side, looking to replenish supplies and maybe pick up a better ax. …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Saints Row

A lot of basketball fans, players and coaches are crying foul this season. As part of a much-needed effort to …

Combat, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Wolfenstein

Two things have perpetually stayed the same as the Wolfenstein franchise fast approaches the age of 30: The dreaded Nazis …

Action/Adventure, Puzzle, Shooter
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend

Lara Croft began strutting her stuff back in 1996 when a small British company set the gaming world back on …

Combat, Shooter
Gears of War

I don’t know how many times I’ve found myself in vicious, close-in firefights with marauding aliens and wished, If only …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Tomb Raider: Underworld

What Indiana Jones did for map-in-one-hand-gun-in-the-other cinema, Lara Croft has done for video games. They’re really very similar iconic figures …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Resident Evil 5

When Resident Evil made its U.S. debut on the PlayStation in the mid ’90s, it raised an unexpectedly eerie head …

Shooter
Close Combat: First to Fight

I carefully crept along the edge of the wall, my M-60 machine gun at the ready. The Marine across the …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
The Godfather

As compared to the leaping and beeping platform video games of the past, today’s games rely heavily on in-depth story, …

Action/Adventure, Puzzle, Shooter
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

The folks at Nintendo created the first Metroid game way back in the mid ’80s. And those sly little pranksters …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter, Strategy
SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs

The realism of the gameplay and the virtual news clips that pop up between stages eerily mirrors today’s headline news, …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Prey

A handful of content changes could have kept this compelling sci-fi actioner from crossing the M-rated line.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Two years ago we saw ‘Metal Gear Solid 4’ being previewed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. It …

Arcade/Platform, Puzzle, Shooter
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

Disco-dancing turns pirates into platform paraders as the heroic Lombax Ratchet jumps onto the PS3 for a sixth video game …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Resident Evil 4

‘Resident Evil’ and the sequels it spawned have helped define spooky, zombie shoot-’em-up games. Enter #4.

Shooter
The Punisher

“My whole family died in a mob hit. I should have died, too. But I lived. I finally figured out …

Combat, Shooter
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

There are a lot of first-person shooter video games out there. And in a lot of them all you do …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Halo 3

Two months before Halo 3 hit store shelves, it had already sold more than 1 million copies. It’s an unheard …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Crysis

The battle for top honcho among gaming consoles rages on. Does the PS3 have the best graphics? Will the family …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Destroy All Humans!: Big Willy Unleashed

When the original Destroy All Humans! first hovered on the horizon, it was praised by some for an acerbic sense …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
The Darkness

Glistening eel-like tentacles sprout from my shoulder blades and hover in anticipation above a gunned-down thug. Razor-sharp teeth gnashing, the …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Hitman: Blood Money

The sweet strains of a young boy singing “Ave Maria” usher us into Hitman: Blood Money. This euphony seems out …

Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Darkwatch

When it comes to most vampire stories, you can count on three things: blood, death and a sexual link between …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

When I think of Nintendo’s DS, I rarely think M-rated games. It’s a platform for the younger set, right? Nope, …

Halo 3
Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Halo 3: ODST

Gamers are pulling down their blocky visors and once again keeping a steely eye peeled for Covenant forces. Which can …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Prototype

Today’s action video games are, on the whole, often pretty similar. Gamemakers drop players into hyper-adrenalized situations, give them obliterating …

Shooter
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

This third-person shooter is better than its predecessor, but that doesn’t necessarily make it a better target for your gaming …

Shooter
Black

I’m guessing the offices of Criterion Studios house enough testosterone to warrant at least one conference room solely dedicated to …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Far Cry 2

The gritty first-person shooter Far Cry 2 is thought of—and has been branded—as a sequel to the popular Far Cry …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
BioShock 2

In Rapture vernacular, pal, this underwater thriller BioShock is back for another go-round. Is it the cat’s meow or just …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Halo 2

What’s the result when we spend our evenings shooting aliens to save Earth?

Combat, Shooter
Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway

It may not be long before more people will have played a video game about the battles of World War …

Combat, Shooter
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

In the late 1990s first-person shooters such as Doom and Quake were hitting their stride and urging fans to team …

Shooter
Doom 3

The third installment from the granddaddy of first-person shooters.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Scarface: The World Is Yours

It was time for me to play Scarface: The World Is Yours. And like many times before, I sat down …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror

James Bond. Lara Croft. Sam Fisher. Agent 47. These are some of the gaming world’s most well-known heroes. Using stealth, …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Far Cry: New Dawn

A cautionary tale filled with gore, gush and delusion. But what exactly should we be cautious of?

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Uncharted 2 goes places no other game has gone before. But are they the right places? Because more important than …

Shooter
Apex Legends

Is this new battle royale title a Fortnite killer? Maybe. But regardless of the answer, there’s a lot of killing …

Combat, Shooter
Gears of War 2

When Gears of War hit the video game scene in the winter of 2006, it instantly became known as the …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

If you’re as, um, mature as me, when you see the brand Warner Bros. you probably think of a Saturday …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Novelist Tom Clancy’s name has become synonymous with military action and espionage. His games are no exception.

Action/Adventure, Role-Playing, Shooter
Fallout 3

There was a time, not all that long ago, when local schools ran bomb drills just in case a heartless …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Devil May Cry 4

The first Devil May Cry game was actually intended as a sequel in the Resident Evil video game series, but …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Velvet Assassin

When the game-designing guys and gals behind Velvet Assassin hit on the idea for their new title, they surely must …

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform, Puzzle, Shooter
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

Laser blasts & whirling blades part of this game’s future. But mostly it’s about things like disco-dancing bombs & laugh-out-loud …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Turok

New jobs can be awkward. Just ask Joseph Turok. He’s the new guy on a space-age special ops team that’s …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

Have you noticed how video games and movies seem to be borrowing from each other’s closets these days? You can …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
inFAMOUS

The antihero union must be having a party. For we live in a day and age when even comic book …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City

Two new GTA IV expansions have now morphed into their own standalone bundle. And more Liberty City mayhem ensues.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Killzone 2

I was in the middle of screening a movie not long ago and was momentarily surprised by how much action …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Grand Theft Auto IV

Polyester pants and a double knit shirt aren’t the usual soldier’s attire. Yet they’re Niko Bellic’s wardrobe of choice as …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Destroy All Humans!

After millenniums of squelching inferior races, a species of bulbous-headed extraterrestrials find themselves unable to propagate. Now they need our …

Shooter
Just Cause 4

Sure, the protagonist here is heroic. But can we really praise a game that strives to make graphic bloodletting seem …

Shooter
Strange Brigade

This T-rated shooter seems cinematically charming at first. But its creativity soon gives way to a dark, tedious, grinding game.

Shooter
Destiny 2: Forsaken

This expansion for Destiny 2 adds more of what we’ve seen before … but with a much darker storyline.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Far Cry 5

This is a nasty game that’s bloody, foul and generally disturbing on every kill-’em-all-and-wave-a-Bible front.

Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Doom VFR

Virtual reality changes a lot about the Doom experience. But it’s still a stomach-, mind- and spirit-roiling jaunt.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Star Wars: Battlefront II

‘Battlefront II’ is somehow not inferior to a movie. This game is awe-inspiring in both scope and detail.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Call of Duty: WWII

The latest Call of Duty installment marches bloodily back to the battles where the franchise began.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

The latest Wolfenstein game pits players against a cruel, alt-reality Nazi regime. Playing it feels like a cruelty of its …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
The Evil Within 2

“Ugh, who comes up with this stuff?” asks hero in this horror survival sequel. It’s an apt question for the …

Shooter
Destiny 2

This sequel shooter feels a lot like its intense predecessor—only with a bit more polish … and maybe even more …

Combat, Puzzle, Shooter, Strategy
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

Mario is back. But this time it’s in a strategic, turn-based—gulp—shooter. How worried should we be?

Action/Adventure, Puzzle, Shooter
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

This sequel layers the Uncharted formula over a female-focused adventure tale, with expected and unexpected results.

Shooter, Strategy
Fortnite

This buzz-generating hybrid is one part Minecraft, one part shooter. That last aspect is the one parents will need to …

Arcade/Platform, Shooter
Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2 gets a high-def makeover, reloading its paint guns for remarkably colorful—but mess-free—results.

Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Get Even

Get Even is an ambitious, genre-blurring title that tries to offer a moral, but stains its intended message with M-rated …

Action/Adventure, Shooter, Virtual Reality
Farpoint

Farpoint is garnering praise for being one of the better examples of a VR shooter. But is that a good …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Mass Effect: Andromeda

Known for their sci-fi romance options, this Mass Effect series entry sends its nooky into another dimension.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Ghost Recon: Wildlands

The shooter mechanics continue to improve. But that doesn’t mean the shooter mess gets any better.

Action/Adventure, Role-Playing, Shooter
Horizon Zero Dawn

This open-world adventure offers up lots of arrow-slinging, robot-riding and post-apocalyptic soul-searching.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Sniper Elite 4

The latest Sniper Elite entry shatters and bursts enemy bodies with even more graphic “glee.”

Horror/Suspense, Puzzle, Shooter
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

This reimagining of the Resident Evil franchise’s early iterations takes a nasty, horrific turn.

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series—A New Frontier, Chapter One

This zombie game packs a surprising emotional wallop … but plenty of brain-busting, too.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

If you think battling robots in space will be less messy for human combatants, think again.

Combat, Shooter
Battlefield 1

This intense, graphic depiction of World War I features equal measures of visceral combat and anti-war sentiment.

Arcade/Platform, Shooter
Battlezone

The new age of virtual gaming begins with a virtual tank contest from long, long ago.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Gears of War 4

Is this next-gen Gears of War title a kinder, gentler version of its graphically gory predecessors? Gears action without Gears …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Mafia III

Mafia III takes its explicit moral anarchy to such messy new lows it makes you wish they made brain showers.

Action/Adventure, Puzzle, Shooter
ReCore

There’s definitely a lot of trigger pulling in the mix here, but ReCore is as much about exploring, jumping and …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Deux Ex: Mankind Divided’s engaging gameplay is badly undermined by its bloody, profane and sensual content.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
The Technomancer

The Technomancer’s sci-fi storyline seems promising at first … but quickly breaks that promise.

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform, Puzzle, Shooter
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

There’s a certain familiarity to what you do in a LEGO franchise game. And that’s just hunky-dory.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Homefront: The Revolution

It’s a toss-up which is worse in this blood-drenched first-person shooter: its content or its quality.

Combat, Shooter
Overwatch

Since this is a shooter, it’s only smart to wonder just how messy all of Overwatch’s first-person pull-a-trigger play gets.

Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Doom

The Doom franchise has always been about run-and-gun mayhem. And little has changed except for just how graphically goopy its …

Action/Adventure, Puzzle, Shooter
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

This franchise finale is a bit more weighty than some of its predecessors. But its messy bits still have quite …

Combat, Shooter
Battleborn

Battleborn is one of a new breed of “hero shooters.” But just how heroic is it?

Action/Adventure, Arcade/Platform, Puzzle, Shooter
Ratchet & Clank

This being the age of high-def reboots and resurrections, the furry Lombax and his stoic robo-sidekick decided to get in …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Quantum Break

Even with all the time travel, there’s simply no skipping past the bad stuff to get to the good.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter, Strategy
Hitman

It makes it worse that 47 is just so OK-cool about all the life-leeching lessons he’s teaching.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Shooter
The Division

Loot is good here. Loot is power. And, of course, like many MMOs that have come before, loot can equal …

Action/Adventure, Puzzle, Shooter
LEGO Marvel Avengers

There’s more mass destruction on display here than in, say, a Batman LEGO game of yesteryear. But at least the …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Just Cause 3

The latest entry in the Just Cause franchise is a lot like Grand Theft Auto … only with tanks, grenades …

Combat, Shooter, Strategy
Rainbow Six: Siege

Rainbow Six Siege is one of a new breed of online shooters that’s all about short, intense, close quarters combat …

Shooter
Star Wars: Battlefront

Star Wars: Battlefront certainly pushes the nostalgia button. Hard.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Shooter, Sim, Strategy
Fallout 4

Games used to fit into specific categories. Fallout 4 fills something closer to an “all of the above” slot. For …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Puzzle, Shooter
Rise of the Tomb Raider

The newly rebooted Lara returns with bigger adventure and, unfortunately, bigger piles of corpses, too.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Call of Duty: Black Ops III

The thing you don’t really get anymore with the Call of Duty games is any sense of, well, duty.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Halo 5: Guardians

Master Chief is back to fight off the alien invaders. But he’s not the only one. And what about Cortana?

Action/Adventure, Shooter, Strategy
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

There’s just no way Big Boss can hide under his thin hospital blanket from all the solid Metal Gear muck.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Mad Max

Mad Max is not an official movie tie-in title. But there’s still plenty to recognize for anyone who’s ever even …

Combat, Shooter, Strategy
Toy Soldiers: War Chest – Hall of Fame Edition

Space action heroes and He-Man squads go toe-to-toe as WWI triplanes are shot out of the sky by rainbow-powered battlements.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter, Strategy
PAYDAY 2: Crimewave Edition

For all of its teamwork coolness, this is merely another bloody shooter that’s all about illicit loot … and ruthless …

Arcade/Platform, Shooter
Splatoon

Painting your territory with torrents of ink replaces coloring the ground with gore in Nintendo’s version of a multiplayer shooter …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

Nazis are using mechanized war suits and the occult to win the big war. It’s “history” by way of an …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Resident Evil: Revelations 2

In tag-team episodic play, the latest messy Resi tackles the infected hordes once again. But with little Natalie, there’s more …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Battlefield Hardline

The scenes may have changed from firefights on the front lines to drug drops in the big city, but the …

Arcade/Platform, Shooter
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

The pink ‘n’ bouncy hero Kirby is back to restore color to the universe with the help of a rainbow-painting …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Shooter
The Order: 1886

Imagine, if you will, a 19th-century steampunk London in which the Knights of the Round Table are still dashing about …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter, Strategy
Evolve

The makers of Evolve want you to get your monster on in this twist on a run-and-gun war game.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Far Cry 4

As in, yet another shooter sequel that’s a far cry from family friendly.

Combat, Shooter
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare says futuristic armed conflict will be all about the bravery, blood and guts of very …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Sunset Overdrive

What would you do if all your friends were turned into slavering, gnarly mutants? Sunset Overdrive wants you to find …

Shooter
Bayonetta 2

The hyper-sexualized witch Bayonetta is back for another hacking, slashing, blasting action romp. (But her clothing isn’t.)

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Shooter
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!

gravity, moon, jack, Lilith, border, land, lands, presequel, prequel, sequel, pre sequel,

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Destiny

This huge title from the makers of Halo and Call of Duty shoots for the moon. (Literally at times.)

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Sniper Elite III

Here’s a shooter/combat game that wants you to see exactly what damage you’re causing—every crushed bone and ruptured organ.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Watch Dogs

We’ll call this snarling shooter the Grand Theft Auto of the identity theft age.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Wolfenstein: The New Order

In this alternate reality the Nazis won WWII and have reshaped everything in their bleak, black-and-blood-red image. Time for a …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
inFAMOUS Second Son

Second Son is actually the third chapter in the inFAMOUS franchise, introducing a new Native American hero and letting us …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Shooter, Strategy
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Metal Gear Solid offers up a sampler plate in hopes of whetting appetites for the upcoming main course. But we’ve …

Combat, Shooter
Titanfall

With super-athletic style and walking tank bulk, the gamemakers at Respawn Entertainment have given birth to a new generation of …

Combat, Shooter
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare

Here’s a third-person battler for gamers who like shooters without all the trigger-pulling gunk. More mulch than mess, you might …

Combat, Shooter
Killzone: Shadow Fall

The good guys and bad guys are getting harder to make out in this continuing intergalactic war. The pools of …

Combat, Shooter
Call of Duty: Ghosts

Series game No. 10 sets up a new future battle in a new CoD universe. But it all looks so …

Combat, Shooter
Battlefield 4

So what is Battlefield 4 for? Well, you could call it a practice field. And exactly what are we practicing?

Combat, Shooter, Strategy
Clash of Clans

Besides being fun, Clash of Clans can be either an addictive time-sucker or voracious wallet-gobbler. You choose.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Grand Theft Auto V

UPDATED REVIEW: Sixty-nine levels of slam-bang slaughter and sex. Wasn’t this franchise supposed to be about stealing cars?

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Lost Planet 3

Icy winds blow and menacing, marauding insectoid aliens encroach once more on the planet E.D.N. III. But there’s more than …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Splinter Cell: Blacklist

A terrorist organization threatens to bring America to its knees. And—of course—only one shadow-crawling covert agent (you!) can sneak his …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Saints Row IV

Average street gang thuggery gives way to sci-fi smashing and bashing. But not even superpowers can help this game fly …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter, Strategy
Halo: Spartan Assault

This mobile version of a Halo war gets ported to a next-gen console. Will it knock your guts out, or …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Deadpool

No, it’s not a game about a zombie swim team. But it’s almost as messy. And with this title you’re …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
The Last of Us

This cinematically minded zombie thriller is already being bandied about as a potential Game of the Year contender. It’s a …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Resident Evil: Revelations

Is it actually a new revelation or still dead men walking as old man Resident Evil raises his weathered head …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Metro: Last Light

Living in an underground metro system while the surface above glows from nuclear devastation is not an easy life. And …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Star Trek

Better set your phaser to “wary” when encountering this new movie-inspired game-based life-form.

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

And the worst vacation ever just won’t die! (The zombies won’t allow it.)

Action/Adventure, Shooter
BioShock Infinite

A tale of Pinkerton detecting aided by dimension-hopping superpowers taking place in a cloud-floating city in 1912. This isn’t your …

Combat, Shooter
Gears of War: Judgment

And you thought that the tale was told. That the guns had gone silent. That the gears had ground to …

Combat, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct

AMC’s hit TV show shambles over into video game territory … and promptly dies a horrible death.

Action/Adventure, Puzzle, Shooter
Tomb Raider

This franchise reboot packs in more spills, thrills and cheer-worthy heroism than any of the Lara Croft games or movies …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Crysis 3

Anyone can be a Superman or Iron Man with the right gadget-filled armor. But will this tech-laden shooter suit you?

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

The solid strategy of slipping through the shadows is dead and gone. This Gear grinds on blades and blood.

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Dead Space 3

What’s that gnawing on your space boot? Why, it’s an undead space zombie, back for another bite.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
DmC: Devil May Cry

This hack ‘n’ slasher is a monster to play, difficult beyond almost all others in the genre. But that’s not …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3 has packed its vacation suitcase full of foul food. But if you don’t go along for the …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Hitman: Absolution

Agent 47 is sneaking back around with a killer of a story. But we wouldn’t advise letting him take you …

Combat, Shooter
Call of Duty: Black Ops II

It’s not surprising that in the edgiest of all the war games, Call of Duty, the good and bad of …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Halo 4

You thought Master Chief was finished? Nah. He’s got something (someone?) close to his heart to fight for this time.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Medal of Honor: Warfighter

The latest Medal of Honor game gives us a Navy SEAL’s point of view. But it’s not so simple as …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Dishonored

One masked man accused of treachery must beat the odds and save the kingdom. Or does he butcher everyone in …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Resident Evil 6

Evil corporations have fallen. Zombie-filled cities have gone up in a puff of nuclear smoke. Yet the gurgling grotesqueries of …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Shooter
Borderlands 2

Another dystopian shooter filled with furious aliens, fast one-liners and quick trigger fingers.

Action/Adventure, Role-Playing, Shooter
Sleeping Dogs

This crime RPG blends Grand Theft Auto-style street grit with Hong Kong action flick hits.

Combat, Shooter
Spec Ops: The Line

This grinding shooter wallows in the physical and psychological fog of war. No, make that the mess of war. The …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Lollipop Chainsaw

This hyper-quirky game adds gold glitter and cherry lip balm to the gory business of zombie killing.

Shooter
Inversion

Inversion takes the familiar shooter formula and asks, What would happen if gravity got turned off?

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Tom Clancy is selling big again. But it’s not his new novel. It’s his new third-person shooter.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Max Payne 3

Max absolutely pegs the Payne meter on Rockstar’s latest grimy ode to sex, drugs, violence and death.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter, Strategy
Starhawk

Crazy-eyed outlaws. Fortune-hunting prospectors. Gunslinging good guys. Even Star Wars-like planet battles. It’s the Wild West in space.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Prototype 2

Same quarantined city. Same ravaging virus. Same malevolent government types. Maybe a new shape-shifting killer will make a difference. Or …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Kid Icarus: Uprising

The old NES fave Kid Icarus gets an upgraded update—and in 3-D, too! Is this high-flying fun for the whole …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Silent Hill: Downpour

Silent Hill is being drenched by a stormy and sinister weather front. But don’t screaming children and shrieking beasties sort …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Shooter
Mass Effect 3

Intricate, immersive plotline? Check. Selfless heroes? Check. Less-than-heroic content conundrums? Check. The finale in this popular shooter trilogy encompasses all …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
The Darkness II

What do you get when you (again) give gun-toting mobsters demonic superpowers? Pretty much exactly what you’d expect.

Combat, Shooter
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

The Call of Duty battle continues on. And on. And on. And …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Well-crafted (or should that read well-Crofted?) treasure hunting meets cinematic pizzazz in this T-rated adventurer.

Combat, Shooter
Battlefield 3

Much like the real-life wars that tear up huge chunks of our globe, this battlefield feels permanent, with the war …

Role-Playing, Shooter
Rage

Mankind is up against ruthless bandits and crazed mutants in a dystopian wasteland. It’s never bunnies and puppies, is it?

Combat, Shooter
Gears of War 3

Marcus Fenix and his muscle-bound crew are breaking out the chain saw bayonets for one last bloody rip and tear …

Combat, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Resistance 3

The third big shootout between humans and the Chimera. Or is it between courage and gore?

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 …

Combat, Shooter, Strategy
Toy Soldiers: Cold War

This downloadable arcade game transports plastic warriors out of your toy box and into your Xbox.

Arcade/Platform, Shooter
Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension

1) Disney. 2) An orange soda gun. 3) A platypus wearing a hat. What’s the common thread in that list? …

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 …

Combat, Shooter
Sniper: Ghost Warrior

Practice long enough and Razor Six Four can become one of the best Marine snipers in the world. But before …

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” …

Shooter
Duke Nukem Forever

After 15 years, Duke Nukem is back to his alien-slaying, stripper-admiring ways. Plugged In can only ask, “Why so soon?”

Rhythm/Music, Shooter
Child of Eden

This beautifully colorful game, gives the shooter genre a wave and a shout—on its way to true uniqueness.

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, 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 …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Crysis 2

The makers of this sci-fi shooter sequel aimed to create something they call “catastrophically beautiful.” They’ve definitely succeeded on the …

Combat, Shooter
Killzone 3

The makers of this popular PlayStation 3 franchise are cranking up the carnage once again. This time, via eerily realistic …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Bulletstorm

Fox News wants to know if this is the worst game in the world. And with lots of bullets, blood …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Dead Space 2

To market its bloody new horror shooter, Electronic Arts told potential customers that Dead Space 2 is “revolting”—and that “your …

Combat, Shooter
Call of Duty: Black Ops

This cruel and quite usual Call of Duty is selling big, despite the fact (or is it because of the …

Action/Adventure, Role-Playing, Shooter
Fable III

The “shape your future” game of heroes and villains is back with a revolutionary shift. It asks, “Will you become …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Fallout: New Vegas

Another Fallout game shoves casinos, cathouses and high-tech calamity into a post-apocalyptic Wild West setting for a big, bloody, cactus-dotted …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Medal of Honor

Electronic Arts’ storied wartime franchise jumps from World War II to present-day Afghanistan … and takes fire from all sides …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Halo: Reach

This franchise’s halo slipped years ago, and this game doesn’t right any old wrongs. Instead it just jumps back into …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Puzzle, Shooter
Metroid: Other M

The 2010 entry in the long-running Metroid franchise fuses traditional third-person shooter elements with motion-controlled, first-person, sci-fi action.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Mafia II

Sleek suits and Italian leather shoes. The Andrews Sisters on the radio and a bloody body in the trunk. These …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Role-Playing, Shooter
City of Heroes: Going Rogue

Some people want to be doctors or lawyers or presidents when they grow up. The rest of us want to …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Singularity

This time-twisting shooter offers up old-school Soviet dominators along with rabid zombies … all on a radioactive island.

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Transformers: War for Cybertron

Think earthlings have issues? Be glad you don’t live on Cybertron. It’s in the midst of a huge civil war, …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter, Strategy
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

Snake is sneaking in to save the world once again. This time exclusively on the handheld Sony PSP.

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Red Dead Redemption

The makers of Grand Theft Auto have another hit on their hands after deciding to set their sights on the …

Action/Adventure, Horror/Suspense, Shooter
Alan Wake

Alan Wake has been pulled into a dark world of his own imagining. But it’s gamers who may walk away …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Lost Planet 2

Debuting at No. 1, a popular third-person shooter returns with a slightly less frigid set of bug-killing missions and a …

Action/Adventure, Combat, Shooter
Splinter Cell: Conviction

Sam Fisher is the gaming world’s answer to TV’s Jack Bauer—trained to sneak in the shadows, kill on sight and …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Just Cause 2

Chaos and destruction rule the roost and gain all the applause in this new action/adventure game. Why? Well, just ’cause.

Combat, Shooter
Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Bad Company’s out for blood—again. More than 2.3 million copies of this popular sequel have been sold in less than …

Shooter
Bayonetta

From the creator of Devil May Cry comes a battle that pits heaven against hell and a woman against everyone …

Action/Adventure, Shooter
Prey

In today’s cookie-cutter video game world, developers frantically search for something to set their titles apart from the pack. They …