Developer Naughty Dog's critically acclaimed Uncharted series returns to PlayStation 3 with Drake's Deception. As globetrotting adventurer Nathan Drake, you must embark on a trip to the mysterious Arabian Desert on a mission to find the legendary "Atlantis of the Sands," otherwise known as the lost city of Ubar. Joined by his mentor, Victor Sullivan, Drake soon discovers that he is in a dangerous race against a covert organization immersed in the occult. For the first time in the Uncharted series, Drake's Deception will offer stereoscopic support for 3D televisions.

Promising larger set pieces than those in the two previous games, Uncharted 3 will once again rely on a cinematic presentation that blends Hollywood-style storytelling with dramatic action sequences and special effects that utilize sand, water, smoke, and fire. In addition to his proficiency in ranged combat, Drake can now disable his opponents in other ways. New hand-to-hand combat moves let him take out multiple enemies at once, for example, or Drake can use stealth along with context-specific melee attacks. Both cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes are supported, with the developers integrating more single-player elements into the online game for a new experience. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

GoldenEye 007 makes its PlayStation 3 debut as a reimagined version of 1995's film. Featuring a slightly altered storyline written by screenwriter Bruce Feirstein, who co-wrote the film's screenplay, GoldenEye for PS3 adds completely new levels, alternate locales, destructible environments, high-definition visuals, and even a new Bond: the original film's Pierce Brosnan is replaced by the likeness and voice of Daniel Craig.

Each level can be played in different ways, depending on your style. Those who enjoy stealth can attempt to slink through areas unseen, while those who prefer a more direct approach can engage enemies with guns blazing. Bond will be able to use over 25 different weapons in the game, from assault rifles and rocket launchers to proximity mines and smoke grenades.

Like the original GoldenEye on N64, multiplayer support is a key component. Classic Bond characters such as Jaws, Oddjob, Scaramanga, and Goldfinger are playable across more than ten maps and a variety of game types. Matches can be further customized with a choice of modifiers, such as a paintball option or the ability to play with specific weapons like golden guns.

Up to 16 players can compete online, earning experience points to unlock gadgets, perks, and weapons, while up to four can challenge each other via split-screen display. In addition to the multiplayer component and single-player campaign, GoldenEye 007: Reloaded includes 11 "Mi6 Ops Missions" that require you to complete assault, elimination, stealth, and defense objectives. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

EA DICE's flagship military combat series continues with Battlefield 3, a first-person shooter with destructible environments, large-scale maps, controllable vehicles, and online support for up to 24 simultaneous players. The single-player campaign, which the publisher estimates to be 12 hours in length, features multiple playable characters in a structure similar to Activision's Call of Duty franchise.

In a storyline set in 2014, you'll play as a Russian agent sent to stop a terrorist attack in Paris, a Marine corporal in the Tehran desert, and as others in missions set in Sarajevo, New York, Wake Island, Oman, and Sulaymaniyah. The Frostbite physics engine introduced in the Battlefield: Bad Company spin-off series has been enhanced, now allowing for the complete destruction of buildings and scenery objects as well as vision blurring or blinding effects. Soldiers can also shoot from the prone position.

The multiplayer game features a choice of team-based options. Conquest has your side trying to claim and hold different areas of the battlefield, while rush involves one team trying to quickly advance across a map as the other team defends. Team deathmatch is also included, and there are four available classes in the game: assault, support, recon, and engineer. Both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 titles are designed to run at 30 frames per second at 720p resolution. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Sony's silly sci-fi series returns to PlayStation 3 with all-new weapons and cooperative action for up to four players. Players must work together as Ratchet, Clank, Qwark, and Dr. Nefarious to escape from a powerful machine on a mysterious world. Each character offers distinct skills and co-op weapons, from the burning Pyroblaster and bulldozing Blitzer to the freezing Frost Cannon and flailing Arc Lasher. The drop-in, drop-out cooperative play can either be experienced locally or online via PlayStation Network. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Developer Rocksteady Studios returns players to its dark vision of Gotham, where the Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane has been replaced with a walled-off expanse of city streets and abandoned buildings, ruled only by deadly mad anarchy. From a familiar third-person perspective, players resume the single-player role of Batman, for missions of infiltration, assault, recovery, and rescue. Gruesomely outnumbered, the hero's survival still relies largely on stealthy ninja tactics, although open environments occasionally call for cape-aided hang-gliding or grappling-hook acrobatics.

Although the territory of the new Arkham City is nearly five times larger than the old asylum grounds, Batman's path is sometimes limited by outbursts of gang warfare, usually best avoided. The game also regularly presents puzzles for the Dark Knight to solve, in the gadget-enhanced "Detective Mode." The combat system has been refined, allowing Batman to counter attacks from multiple opponents at once, and to access his gadgets in the middle of a fight.

Set only a year after the events of Arkham Asylum, the game's story begins with Quincy Sharp, the former warden who is now mayor of Gotham City. His plan -- to shut down the asylum, move the inmates to a walled in section of city slums, and hire private security to guard the new borders -- has created a zone of pure lawlessness in the heart of Gotham. It is a city within a city, where inmates are free to roam the streets, stealing and killing as they wish, so long as they do not attempt to escape.

Control of this urban wasteland is now contested by two rival gangs: one led by the Joker, with the help of Harley Quinn, and the other by Two Face, who has called for the public execution of Catwoman -- much to the delight of the other bloodthirsty residents. Side-stories involve more of Arkham's most famously devious and demented recidivists, including Mr. Freeze, the Penguin, Poison Ivy, and the Riddler. Kevin Conroy again voices Batman, with Mark Hamill as the Joker. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

NBA fans can take a break from lockouts and labor agreements to focus on in-game action and legendary careers in NBA 2K12. The brand new "NBA's Greatest" mode lets gamers experience some of the defining moments in the careers of 15 NBA legends, including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Julius Erving. There are also 30 classic teams to unlock, including the powerhouse Celtics of the 1960s, the "Showtime" Lakers, and the "Bad Boy" Pistons; and the in-game presentation has been tailored to each specific era, complete with short-shorts and black-and-white video feeds.

Players looking to create legends of their own can once again do so via the franchise and "My Player" modes, guiding an entire franchise to the promised land or controlling a rookie from his first tip-off to his enshrinement in the NBA Hall of Fame. New features in "My Player" include position-specific attributes, the ability to play in only key matchups, and a revamped draft experience, complete with commentary from NBA Commissioner David Stern. Gamers can also choose to guide current NBA players to Hall-of-Fame status in the new "Create-A-Legend" mode. The in-game action and presentation has been updated with more than 1,000 new animations and new post-play mechanics, and multiplayer fans can once again head online for dynasty and league play. NBA 2K12 also supports 3D displays and is compatible with the PlayStation Move. ~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide

Spider-Man: Edge of Time places players in the roles of two different iterations of the web-slinging, wall-crawling superhero, crossing back and forth between two fateful eras, a century apart. The game's third-person action features fast-paced combat, escape sequences, platforming, and situational puzzles, as each hero endeavors through explosive set-piece missions to aid the other. In the role of Peter Parker, the modern-day "Amazing" Spider-Man, players help to stop a monolithic mega-corporation from taking over the world, 100 years in the future. As the future genetic researcher, Miguel O'Hara -- better known as Spider-Man 2099 -- players reach backward through the space-time continuum, to help prevent the untimely death of the original Spidey, 100 years earlier.

Separated by a century but united by a common cause, the Spider-Man of today and the Spider-Man of tomorrow embark together on a mind-twisting quest to repair the unraveling fabric of reality itself. Although they can't meet in person, the two heroes find a way to communicate across the edge of time, in order to provide one another with mission-critical information. Many of the puzzles and tricky situations in the game require Spider-Man to take present-day actions that alter the future reality for Spider-Man 2099, and for the future hero to use his knowledge of the past to guide his predecessor from otherwise certain peril. Edge of Time was created by Activision's Beenox, the studio that developed 2010's well-received Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Rage is a first-person shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. You'll battle an assortment of mutants, creatures, and gang members with a mix of conventional and unconventional weapons, from pistols and shotguns to crossbows with electric arrows and an edged boomerang called the "wingstick."

Also featured in the game are armored dune buggies and ATVs, allowing players to more easily traverse the deadly environments, engage in car combat, and enter optional races to earn money and increase their fame. The world in Rage features two main cities, large expanses of hostile terrain, and several adjacent outposts.

In addition to the single-player campaign, which spans an estimated 15 hours in length, Rage features two multiplayer game types. In "Rage Combat Rally," you'll use the game's vehicles to shoot down rivals, cross checkpoints, and more. "Legends of the Wasteland" is a two-player co-op mode featuring eight scenarios set in different areas from the solo campaign. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

EA's top-selling soccer series continues with FIFA 12, which boasts an all-new "player impact engine" designed to more accurately reflect real-life movement and interactions on the pitch. The physics model takes into account a player's momentum and direction when jostling for the ball for more realistic collisions, which leads to more authentic injuries. Other enhancements to the game include more precise dribbling, improved lighting effects, more tactical approaches to defense, and a refined computer AI designed to make onscreen athletes behave more like their real-world counterparts. FIFA 12 also includes a revamped online portal, where you can seek out friendly competitions, compare your stats with friends, share news via Facebook, and improve your overall ranking by earning experience points while playing matches. You'll participate in weekly challenges, follow updated storylines, compete against rival clubs, and more. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Based on Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 universe, Space Marine is a third-person shooter that pits elite human soldiers against two deadly factions: the feral Orks and the shadowy Chaos. You take command of Captain Titus of the Ultramarines, who must defend a strategically critical weapons-producing planet from falling into enemy hands. Both shooting and melee combat are supported, with players able to seamlessly switch between fighting styles simply by tapping a button. Defeating enemies will earn your character "fury," which can be used to trigger more powerful ranged or melee attacks. In addition to the single-player campaign, Space Marine includes co-op play as well as competitive multiplayer game types. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide