Mass Effect 3
Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii U
Rating: Mature
Mass Effect 3 is an
action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts
for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Officially announced on
December 11, 2010, the game was released March 6, 2012 and marks the final chapter
in the Mass Effect trilogy of video games, completing the story of Commander
Shepard. A Wii U version was announced during Nintendo's conference at E3 2012.
The Wii U port was developed by an Australian company called Straight Right,
and was released as a Wii U launch game under the title Mass Effect 3: Special
Edition.
Assassin’s Creed III
Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U
Rating: Mature
Assassin's Creed III
is a historical action-adventure open world stealth video game developed by
Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U,
and Microsoft Windows. It is the fifth major installment and the third numbered
title in the Assassin's Creed series, and a direct sequel to 2011's Assassin's
Creed: Revelations. The game was released worldwide for PlayStation 3 and Xbox
360, beginning in North America on October 30, 2012. It was released on
November 18, 2012 for the Wii U, and on November 20, 2012 for Microsoft
Windows.
Borderlands 2
Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Rating: Mature
Borderlands 2 is an
action role-playing first-person shooter video game that was developed by
Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games. It is the sequel to 2009's
Borderlands and was released for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox
360 platforms. As with the first game, Borderlands 2 players complete a
campaign consisting of central quests and optional side-missions as one of four
vault hunters on the planet Pandora. Key gameplay features from the original
game, such as online collaborative campaign gameplay; randomly generated loot,
such as weapons and shields; and the character-building elements commonly found
in role-playing video games are found in Borderlands 2.
Dishonored
Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Rating: Mature
Dishonored is a 2012
first-person stealth action adventure video game developed by Arkane Studios
and published by Bethesda Softworks. It was released worldwide in October 2012
for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, beginning in North America
on October 9.
Halo 4
Xbox 360
Rating: Mature
Halo 4 is a
first-person shooter video game developed by 343 Industries for the Xbox 360
console. It is the first installment in a new trilogy of Halo games, named the
Reclaimer Trilogy. The game was released worldwide on November 6, 2012, with
the exception of Japan where the game was released on November 8, 2012. Halo
4's story begins four years after the ending of Halo 3; the player assumes the
role of the Master Chief, a cybernetically enhanced supersoldier. The story is
mainly set on a Forerunner planet, where Master Chief encounters the alien race
known as the Covenant and ancient warriors of the Forerunner empire known as
the Prometheans. Master Chief is accompanied by the artificial intelligence
construct Cortana.
Need For Speed: Most
Wanted
Xbox 360, PS3
Rating: Everyone 10+
Need for Speed: Most
Wanted (commonly abbreviated to as NFS: MW or simply Most Wanted) is a 2012
open-world racing video game, developed by British games developer Criterion
Games and published by Electronic Arts. Announced on 4 June 2012, during EA's
E3 press conference, Most Wanted is the nineteenth title in the long-running
Need for Speed series and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows,
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, iOS and Android, beginning in North
America on 30 October 2012, with a Wii U version following in 2013.[8] The game
picked up on the Most Wanted IP, as opposed to the Hot Pursuit reboot that
Criterion developed previously.
New Super Mario
Bros. U
Wii U
Rating: Everyone
New Super Mario
Bros. U is a 2012 side-scrolling
platform video game in the Mario franchise developed by Nintendo for Wii U. It
was released as a launch title in North America on November 18, 2012, and in
Europe and Australia on November 30, 2012, and will be released in Japan on
December 8, 2012.
Nintendo Land
Wii U
Rating: Everyone
Nintendo Land is a
video game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and
published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The game, set in a carnival/theme park
atmosphere, is intended to serve as the main demonstration of the functionality
of the Wii U, along with its Wii U GamePad—in much the same way Wii Sports
demonstrated the functionality of the Wii and Wii Remote.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Rating: Mature
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
is a turn-based tactical role-playing strategy video game developed by Firaxis
Games for publisher 2K Games, released on October 9, 2012, and rated 12 in
North America and three days later on October 12 in Europe and Australia for
Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360; Firaxis said in an interview
that the game would be "awesome" on Wii U. The game is a
"reimagined" remake of the 1994 cult classic strategy game UFO: Enemy
Unknown (also known as X-COM: UFO Defense). The game returns to the roots of
the X-COM series, differentiating it from the previously announced shooter XCOM
by 2K Marin.
Call of Duty: Black
Ops II
Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii U
Rating: Mature
Call of Duty: Black
Ops II is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Treyarch and
published by Activision (Square Enix for Japan). It was released on November
13, 2012 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows and on November 18,
2012 in North America, November 30, 2012 in Europe and Australia and December
20, 2012 in Japan for Wii U. Black Ops II is the ninth game in the Call of Duty
franchise of video games and a sequel to the 2010 game Call of Duty: Black Ops.
The game was launched at 16,000 stores worldwide at midnight on November 13,
2012.
