Just recently picked up a new gaming console or new to the whole entertainment of video games, we are here to help point you in the right direction. We here at TGSB have made sure highlight all of the current gaming titles out there that are worth your while. Thankfully, most of the year’s best are available across multiple platforms. Our suggestions lie below.
Batman: Arkham City
The sequel to 2009’s Arkham Asylum makes being the Dark Knight even more fun with new gadgets, new fight moves, & downloadable characters to keep the game going. You definitely get to beat the hell out of Penguin, Two-Face, Ra’s Al Ghul, the Joker, and many more as world’s greatest detective.
The Grand Theft Auto alternative makes running a gang the most fun on a game. The third part of the Saint’s story offers cooler weapons, more moves, & more insanity as it easily gets stamped with a M game rating. Not for kiddies but adults will love. GTA, your move.
Battlefield 3
While not known to many, Battlefield has been providing FPS entertainment for some time now. Through commercials & its free multi-player demo, has given the brand its own right to compete with the popular Call Of Duty games. Military shooters are always welcome for its campaign & online battles. Definitely worthy of your attention.
Considered the king of military FPS, Modern Warfare returns with a world-at-war campaign & new multiplayer features out of the wazoo. Recently besting Avatar as the best selling game by raking in over $1 Billion. All those people can’t be wrong.
Assassin’s Creed Revelations
The fourth installment of the adored tales of the assassins from the past with Assassin’s Creed Revelations. This game offer all three assassins into the fold with Ezio (from the Renaissance era), Altair (from the Middle Ages), & Desmond (from the present day) as founders/members of the Brotherhood and the conspiracies to eradicate them from existence. If you have never played this, imagine Batman as an assassin. Enough said.
Kinect Sports Season 2
The sequel to one of the games that made the Kinect the best selling accessory last year is back for more. Sports Season 2 offers more sports to play like: Baseball, Football, Golf, Tennis, & more along with more multiplayer features to keep family & guests entertained for hours.
The sequel to the dance game that really made you sweat has also returned as well. Dance Central 2 offers gamers a whole new library songs to dance to and the ability to do a real dance-off by allowing users to battle each other on the same song. On the first one, you would have to alternate at different parts of the song.
Gears Of War 3
The third and final installment of the Gears fight against the Locust & now the Lambient for humanity can be yours to help them win. Of course more guns, new characters, & tragedy as the brand calls it quits with this one. You also have more multiplayer options available to online gamers as well.
In honor of the console’s 10th year anniversary, Microsoft re-released their first major hit that helped the online multiplayer shooter become what it is today with Halo: Combat Evolved. The game is redesigned & remastered for today’s graphics standards with the newer Halo weapons added to the fold as well. Now you can enjoy multiplayer without having to link Xbox systems. We won’t miss that at all.
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Another third installment with latest in the Uncharted series with Drake acting as a cooler, male-counterpart to Lara Croft’s Tomb Raider. With adventures spanning the globe facing corporate villains & henchmen, developers added new stealth options and new abilities in hand-to-hand combat to take on multiple opponents. If you own a PS3, you should check this game out.
Mario Kart 7
Ahh. Mario. Nintendo’s bread & butter since they decided to make the villain in Donkey Kong a hero way back when. About 9 times out of 10, you can’t go wrong with a Mario title. This brings more fun into battle go-kart racing by adding hang gliders/parachutes, driving underwater, and new items like the Fire Flower & Super Leaf to name a few. Any fan of the Mario Kart series will love this.
Nintendo decided to bring all of the elements of all Mario games of the past coupled with taking advantage of free-roaming 3D & classic 2D side-scrolling into one game with Mario 3D Land. Everything from Tanooki, Propeller suits, to Boomerang suits to name a few of the fun features. Who wouldn’t love all of the Mario games rolled into one adventure?
Legend Of Zelda’s Ocarina Of Time 3D
Next to Mario, Nintendo’s next big brand is Link from the Legend Of Zelda brand. The Japanese company decided to relaunch the Zelda game for the Nintendo 64 that was released in 1998 for the 3DS. The relaunch makes sure to take full advantage of the 3DS’ dual screens & hardware like using the gyroscope to look around & aim weapons. A new twist to a classic action/adventure for a new generation of gamers.
Enjoy!
