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Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge follows the same storyline as 2012's Ninja Gaiden 3 as protagonist Ryu Hayabusa must lift a curse that is slowly killing him. New to the single-player campaign in Razor's Edge is the playable Ayane, a female ninja who first appeared in Team Ninja's Dead or Alive game series. Ayane has her own missions that take place within Ryu's story. Either character can be used in Chapter Challenge Mode and the online co-op multiplayer mode. An eight-player online battle mode is included as well. ~ Jonathan Sutyak, All Game Guide

Part of an ambitious multimedia campaign that includes a serialized TV drama on the SyFy network, Defiance is a massively multiplayer shooter set primarily in the San Francisco area of a near-future Earth. In the world of Defiance, a group of seven alien races fled the dying star system of Votan in the hopes of peacefully assimilating on Earth. But war broke out, and the alien ark-ships were destroyed, leaving many floating in near orbit, and sending others crashing into the ground where they released terraforming technology that drastically altered the globe in mere decades.

After years of fighting, some humans and aliens formed a tenuous alliance as their cultures gradually melded, while other groups remain at odds with one another and with various creatures that now roam the planet. Gamers step into this world as an Ark Hunter, nanosuit-wearing mercenaries who specialize in combat and salvage, and head into the frontier-like wilderness of the new Bay Area to seek out fallen ships in hopes of turning alien technology and minerals into large sums of money. Players can choose their gender, decide to be human or of the alien Irathient race, customize their appearance, and then select from four different origins.

The main storyline in Defiance centers on wealthy industrialist Karl Von Bach, who is known for encouraging Ark Hunters to help him find valuable alien technology. But a ship carrying Von Bach is shot down, and gamers must travel across the Bay Area helping survivors and seeking out the missing C.E.O. Defiance is littered with side missions for fans of both solo- and multiplayer action, including raids on enemy bases, vehicular time trials, and destruction-filled rampages. Gamers earn XP and level up as they complete missions and kill enemies, accessing new weapons and technology, including powerful EGO nanosuits that can temporarily imbue characters with superhuman abilities.

The multiplayer aspect of Defiance manifests itself in a variety of ways. Gamers can team up with friends to investigate minor Arkfalls (when chunks of Votan ship crash into Earth), while majors Arkfalls are often guarded hoardes of giant beasts and large groups must work in conjunction to loot the wreckage. The team-based Shadow War and free-for-all Deathmatch PvP modes are typical of multiplayer shooter action, while Defiance also includes the crafting, trading, and guilds more often associated with MMOs.

This Collector's Edition comes in a collector's box and includes the full game, a limited-edition hellbug figurine, a digital soundtrack, a bonus DVD, postcards, stickers, and a variety of in-game boosts, weapons, and apparel. ~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide

Part of an ambitious multimedia campaign that includes a serialized TV drama on the SyFy network, Defiance is a massively multiplayer shooter set primarily in the San Francisco area of a near-future Earth. In the world of Defiance, a group of seven alien races fled the dying star system of Votan in the hopes of peacefully assimilating on Earth. But war broke out, and the alien ark-ships were destroyed, leaving many floating in near orbit, and sending others crashing into the ground where they released terraforming technology that drastically altered the globe in mere decades.

After years of fighting, some humans and aliens formed a tenuous alliance as their cultures gradually melded, while other groups remain at odds with one another and with various creatures that now roam the planet. Gamers step into this world as an Ark Hunter, nanosuit-wearing mercenaries who specialize in combat and salvage, and head into the frontier-like wilderness of the new Bay Area to seek out fallen ships in hopes of turning alien technology and minerals into large sums of money. Players can choose their gender, decide to be human or of the alien Irathient race, customize their appearance, and then select from four different origins.

The main storyline in Defiance centers on wealthy industrialist Karl Von Bach, who is known for encouraging Ark Hunters to help him find valuable alien technology. But a ship carrying Von Bach is shot down, and gamers must travel across the Bay Area helping survivors and seeking out the missing C.E.O. Defiance is littered with side missions for fans of both solo- and multiplayer action, including raids on enemy bases, vehicular time trials, and destruction-filled rampages. Gamers earn XP and level up as they complete missions and kill enemies, accessing new weapons and technology, including powerful EGO nanosuits that can temporarily imbue characters with superhuman abilities.

The multiplayer aspect of Defiance manifests itself in a variety of ways. Gamers can team up with friends to investigate minor Arkfalls (when chunks of Votan ship crash into Earth), while majors Arkfalls are often guarded hoardes of giant beasts and large groups must work in conjunction to loot the wreckage. The team-based Shadow War and free-for-all Deathmatch PvP modes are typical of multiplayer shooter action, while Defiance also includes the crafting, trading, and guilds more often associated with MMOs.

~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide

Gamers can drive, chip, and putt their way through time as EA Sports' annual golf series places a new emphasis on tradition and history in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14. Players can choose from more than 20 golf pros, including modern stars like Bubba Watson, Tiger Woods, and Rickie Fowler, as well as all-timers like Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, and each golfer can be outfitted with classic equipment and attire. Gamers can go for the Grand Slam on 20 world-class courses, including Augusta National Golf Club, the St. Andrews Links, and TPC Sawgrass.

A live weather feed means players can hit the links in any condition, rain or shine, and new time-of-day settings let golfers get in their hacks whenever they please, including full-fledged night golf. Gamers can also take on the world's best female golfers and tackle the Kraft Nabisco Championship in the new LPGA career mode, and multiplayer fans can once again create or join country clubs to compete in tournaments with friends, complete with real-time stat tracking and visual data showcasing the flight path and landing points of competitors' shots.

~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide

Gamers can drive, chip, and putt their way through time as EA Sports' annual golf series places a new emphasis on tradition and history in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14. Players can choose from more than 20 golf pros, including modern stars like Bubba Watson, Tiger Woods, and Rickie Fowler, as well as all-timers like Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, and each golfer can be outfitted with classic equipment and attire. Gamers can go for the Grand Slam on 20 world-class courses, including Augusta National Golf Club, the St. Andrews Links, and TPC Sawgrass.

A live weather feed means players can hit the links in any condition, rain or shine, and new time-of-day settings let golfers get in their hacks whenever they please, including full-fledged night golf. Gamers can also take on the world's best female golfers and tackle the Kraft Nabisco Championship in the new LPGA career mode, and multiplayer fans can once again create or join country clubs to compete in tournaments with friends, complete with real-time stat tracking and visual data showcasing the flight path and landing points of competitors' shots.

This Masters Historic Edition adds in six more courses, including Augusta National as it was played in 1934, the August National Par 3 course, China's Sheshan, and the Royal Melbourne in Australia. ~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide

An immense city in the sky is the setting for BioShock Infinite, developer Irrational Games' follow-up to 2008's atmospheric first-person shooter. Ex-Pinkerton agent Booker DeWitt is sent on a mission to rescue a young woman named Elizabeth in the year 1911. She is caught in the middle of a violent conflict between two factions, the Founders and Vox Populi, as the floating city of Columbia begins to crumble and collapse under the stress of war.

Players will guide DeWitt in his attempt to free Elizabeth and escape the city before it is destroyed. Along the way you'll engage soldiers in combat on land and in the air, traveling from location to location on a roller coaster-like network of rails called Sky-Lines. Elizabeth serves as a powerful ally, augmenting DeWitt's abilities as they work together to survive. Dozens of weapons and powers will become accessible as you advance through the game, allowing for new ways to engage the hostile factions that are desperately trying to stop you. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

A sequel to the 2005 stealth shooter, Sniper Elite 2 returns players to the battlefields of World War II for solo assignments behind enemy lines. Posing deadly puzzles of tactical positioning and split-second timing, each mission demands preparation, patience, and steel-nerved execution. Reconnaissance is crucial in order to take the right shot at the right time, while remaining concealed for a safe escape to the next waypoint. Precision shots are rewarded with graphic "kill cam" cutaways, which show the bullet impacting the victim's skeleton with a slow motion, X-ray effect.

This Silver Star Edition includes the full original game as well as five previously released DLC packs. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Sporting the new Spike game engine, WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship was designed to offer more realism as players climb behind the wheel of more than 30 of their favorite rally cars to drift, slide, and speed over the mountainous asphalt in Monte Carlo, the snow-covered roads of Sweden, or the dusty gravel of Mexico and Australia. Solo gamers can choose to control all the real drivers, teams, and cars from the WRC, Class 2, and Class 3 rally circuits in five different modes, while multiplayer fans can head online for four modes or join up to three friends for local hot-seat action.

The new Road to Glory career mode adds RPG elements to its racing action, with players starting as a new driver on the circuit and earning upgrades to customize their car, team, and liveries along the way. The mode offers Super Special Stages, drifting contests, tournaments, and even boss battles. Those looking for more straightforward action can take on the WRC Experience mode, which lets them choose from more than 50 real-world drivers and take on every stage from each race in the 2012 World Rally Championship season. ~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide

With development duties handed off from EA Montreal to fellow Montrealers Visceral Games, EA's co-op shooter series takes a more serious turn with two new protagonists making their way through the frighteningly violent world of the Mexican drug organization La Guadaña (the Scythe) in Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel. Gamers take control of Alpha and Bravo, two mercenaries working for Tactical Worldwide Operations, a private military contractor now run in part by former series stars Elliot Salem and Tyson Rios.

As always, players must use a variety of cooperative tactics to complete their objectives, from flanking enemies and creating diversions, to helping each other climb over obstacles or administrating medicine to a fallen comrade. Some objectives can be completed alone, but teaming up with an online friend, playing in local split-screen action, or taking advantage of the streamlined command system with an AI partner helps gamers earn more money and experience, which can be put toward better weapons and accessories. Combat and cooperation also help build up Overkill, a new slow-motion mechanic in which players unleash massively powerful attacks to decimate foes and demolish the highly destructible environments. ~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide

An immense city in the sky is the setting for BioShock Infinite, developer Irrational Games' follow-up to 2008's atmospheric first-person shooter. Ex-Pinkerton agent Booker DeWitt is sent on a mission to rescue a young woman named Elizabeth in the year 1911. She is caught in the middle of a violent conflict between two factions, the Founders and Vox Populi, as the floating city of Columbia begins to crumble and collapse under the stress of war.

Players will guide DeWitt in his attempt to free Elizabeth and escape the city before it is destroyed. Along the way you'll engage soldiers in combat on land and in the air, traveling from location to location on a roller coaster-like network of rails called Sky-Lines. Elizabeth serves as a powerful ally, augmenting DeWitt's abilities as they work together to survive. Dozens of weapons and powers will become accessible as you advance through the game, allowing for new ways to engage the hostile factions that are desperately trying to stop you.

This Premium Edition includes the full game as well as a three-inch keychain version of the Murder of Crows bottle replica, a lithograph, a Handyman miniature for the BioShock Infinite board game, a mini art book, a digital soundtrack, and exclusive in-game gear. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide