December 2009 - games, that were released this month for PlayStation 3

James Cameron's Avatar: The Game (2009)

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

December 1, 2009 → PlayStation 3; December 3, 2009 → PlayStation 3

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 indigenous...

MX vs. ATV Reflex

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

December 1, 2009 → PlayStation 3

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 the vehicle and...

Rogue Warrior

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

December 1, 2009 → PlayStation 3

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 Korean ballistic...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online

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: Modern Warfare...

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

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

December 3, 2009 → PlayStation 3

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 chaos of the...

Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Retaliation

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

December 3, 2009 → PlayStation 3

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.. The game is...

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

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

December 3, 2009 → PlayStation 3

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 from Ubisoft...

The Saboteur

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world

December 8, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 74/100

The Saboteur is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. In this game you will have to avenge the death of your loved ones by tracking down their killers...

Fieldrunners

Strategy, Top-down view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

December 8, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A tower defense strategy game in which the player protects the field from waves of ground and air enemies. The defense relies on placing and upgrading towers...

Fortix

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Casual game

December 8, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Fortix is an arcade game with strategy elements, set in a fantasy land where the knight Fortix seeks to reclaim the kingdom of Fortiana from dragons. The player...

Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity

Action, First-person view, Indie, Casual game

December 9, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Steam: 87/100

Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity is a first-person game of spatial navigation and quick reflexes, set in surreal tubular passages. The player moves forward, dodges...

Revenge of the Wounded Dragons

December 10, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Metacritic: 63/100

An action game about a hero seeking to rescue a kidnapped younger sister and take revenge on the local mafia boss who killed his grandfather. The grandfather...

Stand O'Food

Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric

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 is published...

PixelJunk Shooter

Arcade, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Logic, Action, Puzzle, Science fiction

December 10, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This arcade action game with puzzle elements follows a piloted exploration craft sent into underground cave systems. The player searches for survivors scattered...

Bayonetta

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Adventure

December 11, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Bayonetta is a fantastic action-slasher game with a third-person view. Bayonetta is the only survivor of an ancient clan of witches that maintained the balance...

LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox, Adventure, Comedy

December 11, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This LEGO action-adventure platformer with puzzles presents a humorous take on all four Indiana Jones films, including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal...

Final Fantasy XIII

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

December 17, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This fantasy role-playing game follows a group of strangers branded enemies of the state in the floating city of Cocoon. As a crisis threatens to plunge the city...

Blue Toad Murder Files: The Mysteries of Little Riddle

Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Casual game

December 17, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Steam: 90/100

This detective adventure with puzzles is set in the quiet village of Little Riddle, where the investigators must solve a murder. Players explore locations on a map...

Final Fantasy VIII

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

December 17, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Final Fantasy VIII is a continuation of the legendary series of role-playing games with turn-based combat in the Japanese style. The game takes place in a...

Pinball Fantasies

Action, Top-down view, Pinball

December 17, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Metacritic: 81/100

An arcade pinball game featuring four tables from the original Pinball Fantasies. Players score points by controlling the ball with the flippers and keeping it on...

Star Trek: D-A-C

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

December 17, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Steam: 50/100

Metacritic: 52/100

An arcade space shooter about battles between Starfleet and the Romulan Empire. Star Trek: D-A-C offers single-player, online multiplayer and co-op, with matches in...

Blue Toad Murder Files: Mysteries of Little Riddle - Episode 1: Little Riddle's Deadly Dilemma

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Turn-based

December 17, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Blue Toad Murder Files: Mysteries of Little Riddle — Episode 1: Little Riddle's Deadly Dilemma is a third-person adventure with puzzle elements from the...

Puzzlegeddon

Strategy, Puzzle

December 17, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Metacritic: 69/100

Puzzlegeddon combines puzzle, action and strategy gameplay. Players choose an island and solve puzzles to gather resources, defend themselves and defeat opponents...

Battle Fantasia

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

December 22, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Battle Fantasia is a fantasy fighting game that combines two-dimensional combat with three-dimensional character models styled to resemble sprites, creating a...

Polar Panic

December 22, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Metacritic: 66/100

Polar Panic is a block-based puzzle game about facing trappers and battling Mr. Big. Story Mode takes players through 50 levels, while a separate mode features...

Guitar Hero: Van Halen

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Music game, Isometric, Top-down view

December 22, 2009 → PlayStation 3

Metacritic: 55/100

A music arcade game built around the rock band Van Halen, it features 25 of the band’s classic tracks, three signature Eddie Van Halen guitar solos, and 19 selected...

Wing Commander 4: The Price of Freedom

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

December 22, 2009 → PlayStation 3

This space-combat simulator is set in a galaxy adjusting to life after the Terran-Kilrathi War, where civilians and former soldiers try to rebuild. Players take the...

Ford Racing

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

September 7, 2000

Ford Racing is a first-person simulator with a dash of racing from the masters from the studio Motivetime Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Empire Interactive...

King of Fighters XII

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

July 24, 2009

King of Fighters XII is a third-person action game with elements of a fighting game and an anime or manga game from the studio SNK Playmore Corp.. The main...