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 …

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 …