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.

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 …

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 …

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? …

Arcade/Platform, Horror/Suspense, Puzzle, Role-Playing
Catherine

One of the most buzzed about games of the year, Catherine offers a mind-bending, M-rated mash-up of romance, horror, dark …

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” …

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.

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, 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 …