With this year's sequel, Gearbox Software aims to ratchet up the story, environments, and polish that weren't the high points of the original game. With snowy mountains, grassy fields, and a range of new character classes, Borderlands 2 looks to make everything the original game did better. And for that, it has the potential to be one of the best games this year. Alan Wake's American Nightmare. Developer: Remedy. As a follow up to the beloved horror game, many gamers initially took issue with the fact that Alan Wake's next game, American Nightmare, would be available as a downloadable title through Xbox LIVE Arcade.
However, after learning more about the game, it's pretty safe to say that those fears are unfounded. American Nightmare is as fully-fledged as they come, with a full campaign and even an exciting new arcade mode for those just looking to get their hands dirty against some Taken. American Nightmare is set to change the way gamers think about Xbox LIVE Arcade titles, but more importantly, we can't be more excited to meet up with Alan again.
Mass Effect 3. Everything we've worked toward for the past five years is finally coming to a head. The Mass Effect story's been building since , and the reality of our decisions in the first two games is starting to dawn on us. Where do we stand with Illusive Man? What are the repercussions of keeping the Reaper technology? What role does Legion play, will we see the return of the Rachni, and how will the Shadow Broker benefit our goal to save the Earth from invasion? If you haven't played previous games, that probably reads like gibberish, and we can't recommend enough that you rectify this problem.
Mass Effect 3 concludes something we've poured hours and emotion into, and much as we're excited to rip the Reaper army a new one, we fear for the fates of our favorite allies.
More importantly, we're afraid of where the end will leave us -- we adore this world, and want to interact with its populous and problems for the rest of our lives. We're dying to see where we leave off, and where Mass Effect will take us next -- with or without Shepard.
BioShock Infinite. Developer: Irrational Games. We'd give Ken Levine's team the benefit of the doubt by default -- that BioShock Infinite looks as impressive as it does leaves us vibrating in impatience. The first BioShock was one of this generation's first truly great games.
Gears of War and Oblivion certainly rocked our world, but neither had the strong, thoughtful voice saying powerful things BioShock brought to the table. It was equal parts game and social commentary, and each complemented the story and message in meaningful ways. Irrational Games has set the bar remarkably high for itself, but we aren't worried. BioShock Infinite, in the limited demos we've seen, has characters with personality and complex relationships that rival any of its progenitor's characterization.
Hero Booker DeWitt swinging on airborne train tracks and accomplice Elizabeth's reality ripping abilities are wonderful complements to Infinite's civil war story setup, political undertones, and distinct aesthetic. Oh, apparently you can shoot stuff too. We often forget about that part. Halo 4. Developer: Industries. The most recent DLC, Dragonborn , was more than just a minor little addition. It offered up to 30 hours of additional gameplay, plus a whole new section of the world to explore.
That is significantly bigger than many full retail games, and earns it a spot on this list. Click here for our review of Dragonborn. Dust: An Elysian Tail Both Sony and Microsoft have been putting a huge emphasis on their digital downloads, and it is paying off. Forza Horizons The Forza series continues to impress fans of driving games, and Forza 4 Motorsport offered the best racing simulator on the market last year. The best gaming keyboards for Best PlayStation deals for January With Tesla bleeding money, Elon Musk initiates hardcore spending review.
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Also, take special quests from Tiny Tina, Moxxi and others for extra rewards. Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, embarks on a journey to redeem his brother's name. Become the terrifying force which everyone fears but nothing can escape.
The game promises to marry the styles of both a 2D and 3D fighting game for a fresh take on the genre. Fans from each series will also be able to play with either Street Fighter's traditional 6 button layout or Tekken's 4 button layout. Players who are new to either series will be able to join in on the fun with an easy-to-understand battle system that promises excitement and countless hours of fun. User Score: 4.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II injects players into a potential near future - a Twenty-First Century Cold War in which technology and weapons have merged to create a new generation of warfare. Black Ops 2 introduces players to a diabolical villain named Raul Menendez who hijacks the US military infrastructure to advance his own agenda. Take control of the power of near-future technology and next-gen robotics to pull the world back from the brink of annihilation. Persona 4 Arena uses hand-drawn, high definition 2D anime-style fighters and colorful, over-the-top special effects to bring to life a roster of fighters from Persona 3 and Persona 4.
Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary presentation, SINE MORA is a shmup that offers a Story Mode that weaves an over-the-top tale and an Arcade Mode that provides deep, satisfying gameplay to challenge fans of the genre. With many ways to manipulate time, SINE MORA features over 60 weapon combinations to complete each beatifully-crafted stage that form fits to the player's skills with scaling difficulty.
Soundtrack composed by Akira Yamaoka and featuring boss designs by Mahiro Maeda. The Tekken Tag Tournament returns with fighters from across the Tekken spectrum taking each other on two by two for the second time.
Immerse yourself in a hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior Dust, you must master the ancient Blade of Ahrah to battle dozens of enemies with an intuitive combat system, take on a variety of quests, discover powerful upgrades throughout the massive, open world, and uncover the story of an ancient civilization on the brink of extinction as you fight to uncover your own past.
The game involves players creating and destroying various types of blocks in a three dimensional environment. The player takes an avatar that can destroy or create blocks, forming fantastic structures, creations and artwork across the various multiplayer servers in multiple game modes. The Pinball Arcade franchise includes real tables from Bally, Williams, Gottlieb and Stern, many of which feature well-known licensed themes. Two new tables will be released every month as downloadable content.
Every new table will be available in trial mode, absolutely free. Confront new towns, dungeons, and quests, as you traverse the ash wastes and glacial valleys of this new land. Become more powerful with new shouts that bend the will of your enemies and even tame dragons. Your fate, and the fate of Solstheim, hangs in the balance as you face off against your deadliest adversary — the first Dragonborn.
PES bounds back onto the pitch to showcase new skills. Pro Evolution Soccer returns to the roots of football with unique levels of control plus major emphasis on the individual style of the world's best players. Thanks to feedback from dedicated fans, PES offers total freedom to play any kind of ball, which for the first time includes full control over shooting and the first touch. Endorsed by Cristiano Ronaldo, PES promises to push boundaries, reflecting the genius of top level players and capturing the essence of modern teamwork.
The result promises to be the most faithful recreation of modern day soccer to date. Sonic and the All-Stars cast battle for supremacy across land, water and air in transforming vehicles that change from cars to boats to planes mid-race. Using a Google-Earth inspired interface, navigate throughout nine expansive mountain ranges and regions, each with multiple peaks and multiple drops. SSX packs reality-defying gameplay into every run letting players Race, Trick, and Survive down huge open mountains.
On the set of the greatest blockbuster "Movie" ever made, create your own action film scene by scene, performing every stunt yourself. Embark on a journey to the distant island of Gallows End with the eccentric Captain Brattigan in an adventure that will uncover a secret so great that it has incited wars and toppled kingdoms.
Discover powerful new weapons and Twist of Fate Cards and use them to conquer the island's unique inhabitants. Become the Lord of Gravehal Keep and lay claim to the this once great fort standing upon the edge of a cliff in the most expansive player housing option yet. In an extensive new story and a host of new side quests, battle treacherous new enemies and face exciting new challenges on the mysterious island of Gallows End.
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown contains the definitive version of VF5, refined over the years since its original arcade debut. This new release also adds a significant list of features not previously seen on consoles. Showdown contains a complete overhaul of Virtua Fighter 5's mechanics, balance and animations, along with new game modes, new dynamic fighting arenas, a large collection of customizable character items and new characters added to the roster.
In Captain Scarlett and her Pirate's Booty, up to four players cooperatively enter the hostile sand dunes and wastelands of Pirate Bay in search of ancient treasures. The add-on content campaign features new characters, including the eccentric and eager Shade; locations such as the town of Oasis; enemies including the Sand Pirates and Anchormen; and special weapons and loot that make it a must-play experience.
No trip to Pandora is complete without a stop in Pirate Bay. Control the line of scrimmage using just your voice. Both on defense and offense, Kinect on Xbox gives you full control over all your pre-snap adjustments, audibles, and personnel, immersing you into the NFL.
Powered by the all-new Infinity Engine, true player impact and authentic momentum transfer ensure that no two plays ever look or feel the same. Connected Careers is a new and fully connected universe defined by deep gameplay, unique storylines and social integration.
Remake your living room into the ultimate Kinect Party. Immerse yourself and up to six others in this augmented reality playground as Kinect Party presents 36 channels - each overflowing with outrageously unique, motion-controlled fun.
Wield nun chucks, grow fairy wings, dodge hot lava, harness electricity, dig for treasure, launch fireworks, become a fire breathing dragon and more. Inspired by the comic book series, The Darkness II is a first-person shooter that thrusts you into the role of Jackie Estacado, don of a New York crime family and wielder of an ancient chaotic force known as The Darkness.
Sleeping Dogs is an open world cop drama set in the vibrant city of Hong Kong. Taking the role of undercover cop Wei Shen, players must take down one of the world's most lethal criminal organizations from the inside.
Featuring imaginative combat systems, Sleeping Dogs empowers enables players to perform an array of martial arts moves, singlehandedly taking on numerous opponents. Players perform visceral kicks and combos, vicious counters and a cinematic set of environmental takedowns making use of real-world items from circular saws to phone booths, incinerators to refrigerator doors.
Skylanders Giants is an all-new adventure for existing Skylanders toys that also adds 20 new characters--including eight giant ones--to the existing roster. Immerse yourself in an all-new massive universe from the minds of bestselling author R.
Choose your path and battle through a sprawling world featuring intense, responsive, and customizable RPG combat. Face a stiffer challenge in this version of the franchise. Play with friends or the AI, take on new encounters and opponents, and face up to 3 other players in the Planechase multiplayer format. Featuring 10 customizable decks, Magic offers new game items to unlock and introduces the option to choose what lands to tap when you cast your spells.
Players can don the suit of Agent 47 as he takes on an exclusive assassination assignment. From a balcony overlooking a rooftop gathering, players will be tasked with taking out Richard Strong, Jr. Skilled players will capitalize on score multipliers, hidden secrets, unlock equipment upgrades and marvel at the many creative ways one can discretely dispose of a body while they work to fulfil their contract in the most efficient way possible.
Don the suit of the ultimate assassin, you have the ability to hide in plain sight, cause death with your bare hands and fashion a weapon from almost anything. You are Agent 47, the world's deadliest assassin. Play as Lee Everett, the convicted criminal who has been given a second chance at life in a world devastated by the undead.
Experience events, meet people and visit locations that foreshadow the story of Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes. A honed game experience in which actions, choices and decisions you make will affect how your story plays out across the entire series. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive features new maps, characters, and weapons and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content. A war of words, combining anagram action with simple strategy, all wrapped up in a distinctive, friendly style.
Quarrel features characters of varying abilities to play against, each with their own unique vocabularies. Quarrel provides a range of fun, from simple casual play to fiendish challenges against the most verbally-dextrous anagram minds in the world. Teamwork is vital as they defeat increasing waves of enemies and band their resources together to purchase weapons and explore new areas. The Ghosts are an untraceable unit of soldiers who hunt down high value targets in the highest-risk conflict zones around the world.
In the near future, four of these elite soldiers form the tip of the spear in a hidden war simmering world-wide. As the Ghosts accomplish their objectives, they discover a far greater threat - one that could permanently alter the international balance of power. Join the Ghosts — Control Sergeant Kozak and his unit through fourteen missions in eight exotic locales, from Africa to the Arctic Circle.
Fight using the tech of tomorrow including optical camouflage, augmented reality and drones. Comandeer over 50 Weapons and customize them with Gunsmith Mode- Harness the formidable firepower of an army and optimize every aspect of your arsenal in the Gunsmith mode. Intense Multiplayer- four game modes, ten maps and multiple classes along with Ghost Recon's classic siege mode.
Blending fast-paced, explosive action with tactical battlefield command, Anomaly puts players in charge of a military convoy tasked with fighting back against the mysterious alien war machines that have begun to spring up in many of the world's largest cities. Players take part in battles personally to support and assist a hand-picked armor squad, utilizing their top-down tactical view to plot each and every turn of the convoy.
As they progress through the story campaign and challenge modes, players will unlock upgrades and new units to build their ultimate destruction squad. Slow down and rewind time with the replay system which lets you review the action close up.
Take on skilled virtual opponents in the career modes, unlocking new balls, locations, and cues. Get hooked on the challenging Endurance mode, a frantic pot-against-the clock game which promises to keep you coming back for more. WWE '13 features the franchise's Creation Suite, enabling players to develop and customize Superstars, entrances, arenas, finishing moves, storylines, highlight reels and more, as well as share and download creations with others from around the world.
Battle your rivals 7-on-7, fight your way through a season of the Blitz Gauntlet, take over the online leaderboards in Blitz Battles, or create a true dream team by collecting player cards in Elite League. Challenging to master, yet easy to pick up and play, NFL Blitz is reborn as the ultimate HD arcade football experience for a new generation. Skullgirls is a fast 2-D fighting game that puts you in control of fierce warriors in a Dark Deco world.
New game systems test the skills of veteran fighting game fans while also making the genre enjoyable and accessible to newcomers. A modern take on classic arcade fighters with a hand-drawn high-definition twist, Skullgirls is an action-packed competition complete with complex combos and an intriguing backstory. Solve mystifying puzzles, learn about the natural environment, get to know exotic animals and get inspired to care for the planet. Get ready to strap in, go back in time and take stick in the most pivotal battles in the history of air combat.
This original IP blends next gen supremacy and the fine details of aerial combat into a historical recreation fit for flight sim fans and history buffs alike. Use your skills to pilot the top planes from all combatants in WWII to recreate history or to change the outcomes of the most prolific battles in history.
Shank 2 returns with a story of redemption as Shank, a former mob hitman with a dark and vengeful past, is thrust back into action when the lives of those close to him are endangered. The game also introduces an intense new, arcade-style survival co-op mode that has gamers working together to take down their foes, relying on the environment and weapon pick-ups for survival.
The tale of Patroklos, son of Sophitia Alexandra, unfolds as his family's destiny intertwines with the Soul swords. Just Dance 4 features more than 40 new tracks, ranging from chart-topping Billboard hits to classic dance party tracks.
Powered by the revolutionary FIFA Soccer gameplay engine, and introducing Street Ball Control, FIFA Street will deliver an arsenal of groundbreaking street dribbling styles and trick moves that ignite the one-on-one battles within matches. Whether performing one panna after another without breaking a sweat the way street soccer is played in Amsterdam, or a physical, fight-for-possession style the way players compete in London, fans will enjoy a superior fidelity of ball control and responsiveness than anything ever experienced in a soccer videogame.
Plus, for the first time ever, utilize aerial skills to maneuver past opponents, an all-new sophisticated one-touch passing system for quick, precision passes, and over 50 never-before-experienced skill moves. The game features the most awesome mercenaries in the galaxy in their fight for territorial supremacy.
Awesomenauts brings Russian monkeys with jetpacks, giant robots, and lots of other mighty aliens to the two-dimensional console battlefield. Combining classic platforming-action with modern online multiplayer functionality, the action-packed gameplay offers everything the bit generation and modern gamers love. Fast tempo will add more distance to shots. Slow tempo will result in less distance. Shot Setup — Create all possible shot types from one shot setup. Affect the launch trajectory by moving the ball forward or backward in your stance to create flop and punch shots.
The possibilities are endless, allowing any real shot to be created in the game. Strike Meter — Using the all-new Strike Meter, place the sweet spot of the club precisely where you wish to hit the ball.
While a center strike is the most common, you can use low and high strikes to alter power, spin and trajectory. Use this arc as a guide to execute your swing with the proper power, trajectory and shot shape.
With one of ten former Heismans on your roster, see if you have the confidence and poise to utilize his legendary skill set to capture the Heisman Trophy—this time for your school. Experience the game like never before with an all-new passing game in which players track and fight for the ball, and feel the excitement of gameday as ESPN Studio Updates bring the game to life in a dynamic football environment.
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