Learn more about Borderlands. (Flash demo) Journey to the harsh frontier planet Pandora and encounter an array of creatures bent on stopping you at all costs. In search of a mysterious alien vault, you must comb the vast environment while fighting bandits and encountering aggressive creatures. Step into the shoes of one of four characters to scour the terrain, all while battling enemies in first-person shooter combat. Can you survive a harsh environment and finish what you started, or will you succumb to the wastelands of Pandora?Set out on an epic adventure on the frontier planet Pandora in search of an alien vault. Customize your character as you explore deadly terrain and battle enemies in first-person shooter combat. Scour the planet for loot and wield a wide variety of weapons while navigating the game's deep, rich fiction. Revel in the bold art style that mixes traditional rendering techniques with handdrawn textures. Join other players' games at will and even play in split-screen format, or choose to face the challenges of Pandora by your wits and might alone. Fight off bandits, discover nine native creatures and aid the settlers as you seek the rumored treasure in the alien vault. Will you complete the mission, or will you join countless others felled by Pandora's harsh environment?
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This is a great game. I love playing this game with friends online. If you're stuck at a part, you can just have your friends join your game and help you. If you like single player, this is a must-have.
What's great about it: So many side missions, graphics are original, good story
What's not so great: Gets somewhat repetitive by the end
Learn more about Battlefield: Bad Company 2. (Flash demo) All around you, the battlefield is alive with the roar of gunfire. Your heart thunders in your ears as you and your teammates blast your way into the center of the action. From the vantage point of your vehicle, you take aim with your arsenal of weapons and unleash a hail of bullets, relishing the mayhem that ensues. This is your fight, and the battlefield is yours to destroy.Savor the thrill of deadly weaponry and explosive battlefield encounters when you return for another round of destruction in Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Arm yourself with an arsenal of weaponry and a fleet of powerful vehicles as you join Haggard, Sarge, Sweetwater and Marlowe of "B" company for another intense foray into battlefield destruction. Fight your way across snowy mountains, dense jungles and dusty villages in pursuit of your mission, and stop at nothing to ensure your ultimate success.
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This game is probably the greatest online game I've ever played. It completely destroys Modern Warfare 2, and even Call of Duty 4. They're going to need to create a word to describe this game. I like the unlock system more than I like the system in CoD. To unlock snipers, you need to use the Recon class and get a certain amount of xp, same with assault rifles, lmg's, and smg's. I'm only about halfway through the campaign, but it's really cool. If you like fps games, this will probably change the way you think about them.
What's great about it: Multiplayer is undescribable, campaign is epic
What's not so great: Controls are hard to pick up if you play CoD
Left 4 Dead 2 from Valve Software and EA Games for the Microsoft Xbox 360 is an action horror FPS that takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South.From Savannah to New Orleans, explore five expansive campaigns. You'll play as one of four new survivors armed with a wide and devastating array of classic and upgraded weapons.In addition to firearms, you'll also get a chance to take out some aggression on infected with a variety of carnage-creating melee weapons, from chainsaws to axes and even the deadly frying pan.Features:Left 4 Dead 2 features quality next generation co-op action gaming from the makers of Half-life, Portal, Team Fortress and Counter-Strike.Updated ~AI Director 2.0" technology expands players~ ability to customize level layout, world objects, weather, and lighting to reflect different times of day, creating fresh gameplay every time.Put a whole slew of melee weapons including axes, chainsaws, frying pans and baseball bats to use which allow you to get up close with the zombies.
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Ok, first off, if you don't like zombies, stop reading this. If you do like zombies, BUY THIS GAME IMMEDIATELY. It has 5 campaigns that all go in a story, 4 characters, and around 20 weapons. It also has 4 modes called Survival, Versus, Realsim (new), and Scavenge (new). In sirvival, you have a team of four people and you try to survive as long as you can. In versus, your team and another team switch off trying to kill the survivors as the infected while the survivors go through the campaigns. In scavenge, your team faces another team and you both try to collect as many gas cans while the other team tries to stop you. Overall, buy this game, it might teach you how to survive a zombie apocalypse.
What's great about it: Endless Zombie Killing, More Zombie Killing, More Complete Game Than L4D1
What's not so great: pretty easy, gets confusing in certain campaigns, gets kinda old
Learn more about Fallout 3. (Flash demo) SynopsisIn the 200 years since the global atomic war of 2077, the surviving residents of the Capital Wasteland (formerly known as Washington, D.C.) have holed up in Vault 101, enjoying a life free from the dangers beyond. In the Vault, you are protected from the Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers and Super Mutants that prowl the Capital Wasteland. But now your father has defied the Overseer and left the Vault for reasons you don't know. You must find him and discover the truth before it is too late.Fallout 3 immerses you in an environment where the great monuments of the United States lie in ruin and danger lurks around every corner. Super-deluxe HD graphics render the Wasteland in eye-popping detail, from the danger-filled offices and Metro tunnels of D.C. to the rotten flesh of a mutant's face. Choose from dozens of unique skills and perks to customize your character. Experience the post-apocalyptic world from either a 1st-person or 3rd-person perspective with the touch of a button. Inflict death and destruction through the Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System, which allows you to pause time in combat, aim for specific body parts on your target and queue up attacks. In Fallout 3, you make the decisions that define you and that change the world.
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This is definitely the best RPG/single player game I've ever played. I've beaten it 4 times, including all the DLC, and I'm working on my 5th run-through. I got all my friends to try it, and they all love it. It may be a little confusing at first, but once you get into it, you almost can't stop. And if you need help, you can just buy the guide (which is extremely useful), or go online if you don't have an extra $20 you're willing to spend. So overall, this game is well worth it, and the game of the year edition comes out soon, so you get all the DLC for free if you buy it.
What's great about it: Everything
What's not so great: Sometimes freezes, needs a lot of playtime
Learn more about Bioshock - Xbox 360. (Flash demo) SynopsisImagine flying high above the arctic seas, anxiously awaiting your descent to dry land. Without warning, the plane plummets to the cold and unforgiving water at unimaginable speed. Once the aircraft makes contact, you realize that falling from the skies is only the beginning of this nightmare. Wrenched into Rapture, a doomed city beneath the sea, you come across a rusted bathysphere. You learn that this once idealistic society, the brainchild of a hopeful group of scientists, artists and industrialists, now has corpses littering the city limits.Going beyond run-and-gun corridors BioShock presents a unique and unpredictable first-person shooter experience in real time. In order to survive an onslaught of assailants, you must take control of your world by hacking mechanical devices, capturing security towers and crafting items to protect yourself. Upgrade your weapons and genetically modify your body to evade the grotesque ghouls who are after you. Make meaningful choices and mature decisions to ultimately answer the question: Should you exploit the innocent survivors of Rapture or save them?
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I rented this game because i wanted a good single player game, and I got what i wanted. If you don't have online on your console, I would deffinitely recommend this game. It only took me a couple days to beat, but that's if you play it for a couple hours each day on easy. I expected it to be creepy and scary, and it was at first, but after a while, you can sort of tell whats going to happen. this is my 3rd favorite single player game, behind fallout 3 and halo 3 ODST
What's not so great: Not as scary as you think it would be