December 2009 - games, that were released this month

James Cameron's Avatar: The Game (2009)

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Third-person view, Helicopters, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

December 1, 2009 → PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii; December 3, 2009 → PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360; December 4, 2009 → Xbox 360

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 60/100

A science-fiction third-person action shooter based on James Cameron’s film, set on the planet Pandora. The player encounters the Na’vi, Pandora’s...

Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, The Lord of the Rings

December 1, 2009 → PC

Metacritic: 83/100

An expansion for Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, it follows players fighting alongside the Elves of Lórien under Celeborn and Galadriel...

MX vs. ATV Reflex

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Motorcycle racing, Racing, Online, Open world

December 1, 2009 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PSP

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A racing game centered on off-road competitions featuring motocross bikes, ATVs and other vehicles on tracks with changing terrain. Players control...

Resident Evil Zero

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Shooter

December 1, 2009 → Wii

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Resident Evil Zero is an exciting action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. One of the S.T.A.R.S. units sent to the...

Rogue Warrior

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Comedy

December 1, 2009 → PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360; December 2, 2009 → PC

Players: 5.3/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 28/100

A first-person shooter with stealth elements follows Richard “Demo Dick” Marcinko on a mission behind the Iron Curtain to disrupt a suspected North...

Super Monkey Ball 2

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Board / Group Game

December 1, 2009 → iOS

Metacritic: 81/100

An arcade game with a single-player story and group modes, where AiAi and his friends take on stages and party games. In Story mode, AiAi sets out to...

Labyrinth 2 (2009)

Action

December 1, 2009 → iOS

Metacritic: 89/100

This arcade puzzle game challenges players to guide a ball through mazes filled with obstacles and interactive devices. Levels feature cannons...

MilMo

Free game, Online, Adventure

December 1, 2009 → PC

Steam: 78/100

This online adventure game follows a hero exploring an island world, completing quests and fighting monsters and bosses. Players search locations for...

Alganon

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

December 1, 2009 → PC

Players: 5/10

Alganon is a third-person role-playing game with fantasy game elements from developers from the Quest Online studio. The game is published by Quest...

Continuity

Strategy, Platformer, Puzzle

December 1, 2009 → Browser

Continuity is a strategy with platformer and puzzle elements from developers from the Ragtime Games studio. The game is published by Ragtime Games...

Germz

Action, Top-down view, Puzzle

December 1, 2009 → PC, Mac, Linux

Germz is a top-down action game with a hint of puzzle from IQ Foundry LLC. The game is published by IQ Foundry...

Heroes of Might and Magic 5 (Gold Edition)

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

December 1, 2009 → PC

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

A turn-based fantasy strategy game set in the Might & Magic universe, where demonic forces threaten the land and heroes from different factions...

Heroes of Might and Magic 5 (Silver Edition)

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox

December 1, 2009 → PC

Heroes of Might and Magic 5 (Silver Edition) is an isometric role-playing game with strategy, fantasy and sandbox elements from the masters at Nival...

King of Fighters '95

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

December 1, 2009 → Wii

King of Fighters '95 is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting and anime or manga games from the developers of the SNK...

Marble Madness

Arcade, Action, Isometric

December 1, 2009 → BlackBerry

Players: 6.5/10

Marble Madness is an isometric arcade game with action elements from the developers at Atari Games Corporation. The main publisher of the game is...

Secret Missions: Mata Hari and the Kaiser's Submarines

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

December 1, 2009 → Mac

Secret Missions: Mata Hari and the Kaiser's Submarines is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from the developers of Frogwares Game...

SoloWords

Strategy, Educational game (Education), Puzzle

December 1, 2009 → PC, Mac, Linux

SoloWords is a strategy game with a mixture of educational game and puzzle from IQ Foundry LLC. The main publisher of the game is IQ Foundry...

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Logic, Puzzle

December 1, 2009 → Nintendo DS

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based strategy and puzzle elements set in the Might & Magic fantasy...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online

December 2, 2009 → Xbox 360; December 3, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 takes place five years after the end of Call of Duty 4...

Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn

Role-playing game, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

December 2, 2009 → PC

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 95/100

Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn — character movement, combat and actions in Baldur's Gate II occur in real time. The game uses a controlled...

Broken Sword 2 - the Smoking Mirror: Remastered

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

December 2, 2009 → Linux

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The updated version of the iconic adventure quest Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror, in which journalist Nico Collard and adventurer George...

Dragon's Lair (1994)

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Interactive movie

December 2, 2009 → iOS; December 7, 2009 → iPhone; December 21, 2009 → Nintendo DSi

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Dragon's Lair

Action, Third-person view, Collection, Interactive movie, Arcade

December 2, 2009 → iOS

Metacritic: 55/100

Dragon's Lair is a fully animated classic arcade game from legendary animator Don Bluth. You have to make your way through the castle and the caves...

Cobra Command (2009)

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Helicopters

December 2, 2009 → iPhone

Cobra Command (2009) is a first-person simulator with elements of action, flight simulator and helicopter simulator from the developers of Data East...

Find Your Own Way Home

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

December 2, 2009 → PC, Mac

Find Your Own Way Home is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from Curious Sense and Dhruva Interactive. The main publisher of the game is...

Gratuitous Space Battles: The Tribe

Simulation, Strategy, DLC, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie

December 2, 2009 → PC

Steam: 100/100

Gratuitous Space Battles: The Tribe is an add-on for the sci-fi strategy game Gratuitous Space Battles. The universal war continues endlessly and...

Tibet Quest

Adventure, Puzzle

December 2, 2009 → Mac

Players: 8.8/10

Tibet Quest is an adventure with puzzle elements from the masters of GameXZone Studio. The main publisher of the game is Fenomen...

MiniSquadron

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view

December 3, 2009 → iPhone

Metacritic: 87/100

MiniSquadron is an aerial arcade shooter about dogfights between small planes. The player pilots an aircraft, performs aerobatic manoeuvres and...

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival horror, Adventure

December 3, 2009 → PlayStation 3, PSP

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is a continuation of the series of popular action-horror games with a third-person view. You will once again plunge into the...

Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion

December 3, 2009 → iOS

Metacritic: 61/100

This arcade flight-action game follows Falco Squadron on an original adventure through enemy-held skies. In Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion...

Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Retaliation

Action, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view

December 3, 2009 → PlayStation 3, PSP

Players: 10/10

Command & Conquer: Red Alert — Retaliation is a top-down action game with a dash of strategy from the developers at Westwood Studios, Inc...

Elven Legacy: Magic

Strategy, DLC, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

December 3, 2009 → PC

Steam: 60/100

An expansion for Elven Legacy, this turn-based strategy game follows the spread of a magical corruption that reaches Sylent and drives the Academy’s...

Gamma 4

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

December 3, 2009 → PC

Gamma 4 is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action from Cactus Software. The game is published by Cactus Software. Gamma 4 is also known as...

James Cameron's Avatar: The Game (Collector Edition)

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Helicopters, Futurism (Future)

December 3, 2009 → PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360; December 4, 2009 → Xbox 360

Players: 10/10

James Cameron's Avatar: The Game (Collector Edition) is a third-person action game with shooter and helicopter simulator elements from developers...

LoveCatch

Arcade, Action, In real time, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Casino

December 3, 2009 → iPhone

LoveCatch is a third-person arcade game with action, educational, anime/manga and casino elements from the masters at HyperDevbox Japan. The main...

Myst (Masterpiece Edition)

Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game, Point & Click

December 3, 2009 → PC

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

This first-person point-and-click adventure begins when the protagonist finds a battered old book and is transported to the island of Myst. As the...

Nanny Mania

Action, Strategy, Isometric

December 3, 2009 → iPhone

Nanny Mania is an isometric action game with a dash of strategy from the developers at ToyboxGames Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Gogii...

onEscapee

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

December 3, 2009 → iPhone

onEscapee is a third-person action game with platforming and puzzle elements from developers from the Invictus Team studio. The game is published by...

Stair Dismount

Simulation, Third-person view

December 3, 2009 → iPhone

Players: 7.7/10

Stair Dismount is a simulator with a third-person view from developers from the Secret Exit Ltd. studio. The game is published by Secret Exit Ltd...

Stand O'Food

Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric

December 3, 2009 → PSP; December 10, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Players: 5.5/10

Stand O'Food is a simulator with an isometric view with a dash of business simulator from the masters from the studio Shape Games Inc.. The game...