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?

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, 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?”

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, 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 …

Combat, Role-Playing, Strategy
Darkspore

The DNA creature-builder Spore franchise is back for a fiercer-looking go-round. Is this the natural evolution of a fun franchise? …

Puzzle
Portal 2

A popular puzzler sends gamers in for another set of physics-bending challenges—and rewards them with a few chuckles along the …

Action/Adventure, Puzzle
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

Another round of lightsaber waving, starship flying and droid fighting. But this one’s available in 3-D. So should R2D2 start …

Role-Playing, Sim
The Sims Medieval

For years the sims have been yearning for more than doing daily chores and attending to various bodily functions. So …

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 …