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 …

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 …

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, 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 …