July 2012 - games, that were released this month for PlayStation 3

Defenders of Ardania - release date for PlayStation 3

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

July 3, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Steam: 35/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Defenders of Ardania is a real-time tactical tower defense strategy game with an isometric camera view. The game features three unique races with their own units...

Dungeon Twister

July 3, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Metacritic: 49/100

A turn-based strategy game adapted from the board game Dungeon Twister. It brings the board game’s concept to a digital format while retaining turn-based...

Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

July 3, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 62/100

A racing game centered on the Ferrari brand and aimed at its fans. Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends offers a driving...

Rainbow Moon

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Adventure

July 4, 2012 → PlayStation 3; July 10, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Metacritic: 70/100

Rainbow Moon — Japanese-style tactical RPG with turn-based combat. Cursed by his nemesis, Baldren finds himself in the unknown world of Rainbow Moon. And to...

Mass Effect 3: The Extended Cut

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

July 4, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Players: 7.8/10

Mass Effect 3: The Extended Cut is a free addition to the third-person action RPG Mass Effect 3 that clarifies the ending of the game. An extended epilogue of the...

Bellator: MMA Onslaught

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Wrestling

July 4, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 47/100

An arcade-style fighting game based on the Bellator mixed martial arts tournament. It brings the Bellator organization into a combat-focused game...

Anarchy Reigns

Beat them all

July 5, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

This beat ’em up takes place in a harsh future populated by mutants. Characters from PlatinumGames titles fight across an open world and in arenas. Online matches...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Tactics

July 5, 2012 → PlayStation 3

VGTimes: 7.4/10

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is a continuation of the third-person tactical shooter in the Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon series. There is devastation in...

Max Anarchy

Action, Beat them all, Third-person view

July 5, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Max Anarchy is a third-person action game with a dash of beat 'em up from the developers at Platinum Games. The game is published by Sega, the game was translated...

Inversion

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Science fiction

July 6, 2012 → PlayStation 3; July 12, 2012 → PlayStation 3

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Inversion is a third-person shooter based entirely on physics. An alien scoundrel invaded Earth, and not only invaded, but also changed the gravitational field in...

The Amazing Spider-Man

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view, Comics

July 9, 2012 → PlayStation 3

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 64/100

The Amazing Spider-Man is a new chapter in the life of Spider-Man, based on the popular film of the same name. The plot of the game originates in the Oscorp...

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Arcade

July 9, 2012 → PlayStation 3; July 10, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Players: 4.4/10

Ice Age: Continental Drift is an arcade game from the Behavior Interactive studio. The main publisher of the game is Activision, and Lazy Games is responsible for...

Quantum Conundrum

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Comedy

July 10, 2012 → PlayStation 3; July 11, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This first-person puzzle adventure follows a boy who arrives at his uncle’s unusual mansion and finds him missing after an explosion. To locate and rescue his...

Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition

Arcade, Platformer

July 10, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Players: 5.5/10

Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition is an arcade game with platformer elements from the masters of Zombie Studios. The game is published by Konami. Sometimes the game is...

NCAA Football 13

Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, American Football

July 10, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Metacritic: 78/100

This college football game puts a team in the hands of a former Heisman Trophy winner as it pursues victory. The roster can include one of ten former winners, with...

Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale

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

July 11, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Steam: 33/100

Metacritic: 48/100

Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale — 4 pre-generated characters are available for players to choose as their avatar: a male human fighter, a male dwarf cleric, a...

Pinball Arcade

Simulation, First-person view, Top-down view, Pinball, Free game

July 11, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Pinball Arcade is a modern arcade pinball simulator with a top-down view. You will find many themed tables with beautiful visuals and many interactive elements on...

Zuma's Revenge

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Casual game

July 11, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This overhead puzzle-action game sends a fearless frog to an island ruled by evil spirits and tiki bosses. To stop the advancing stream of balls, the hero fires...

adidas MiCoach

Arcade

July 13, 2012 → PlayStation 3; July 24, 2012 → PlayStation 3; July 26, 2012 → PlayStation 3

adidas MiCoach is an arcade game from the masters from the Chromativity studio. The main publisher of the game is 505 Games. For some reason the game has not yet...

Persona 4 Arena

Fighting, Anime / Manga

July 16, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Metacritic: 85/100

This 2D anime-style fighting game brings together fighters from Persona 3 and Persona 4. The characters are rendered as hand-drawn HD sprites, and battles feature...

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce 2 HD

Action, Strategy, Hack and slash, Beat them all, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

July 16, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce 2 HD is a third-person action game with elements of strategy, hack and slash, beat 'em up and anime or manga from developers from Koei...

Dyad

Arcade, Action, Racing, Music game, Indie

July 17, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Dyad is a musical arcade game that combines racing through a reactive audiovisual tube with combat against enemies. The player moves through levels by hooking...

NASCAR 2011: The Game

Simulation, Racing

July 18, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Metacritic: 62/100

A racing simulator centered on the leading stock-car racing series in the United States. NASCAR 2011: The Game relaunches the game series, with Eutechnyx handling...

Wizorb

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Indie

July 24, 2012 → PlayStation 3; July 25, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 80/100

An arcade game set in a fantasy medieval world, Wizorb combines classic block-breaking action with light role-playing...

Malicious Rebirth

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

July 24, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Metacritic: 67/100

Malicious Rebirth is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of action, anime/manga and fantasy games from developers Alvion Co., Ltd. The game is published...

Malicious

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

July 24, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Malicious is a third-person fantasy action game about a Spirit Vessel summoned into the world by the Prophets to vanquish evil. The protagonist battles the...

Persona 4: The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena

Arcade, Fighting, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

July 26, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Persona 4: The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena is a third-person arcade game with fighting and anime/manga elements from the masters at Arc System Works. The main...

Brave: The Video Game

Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Arcade

July 27, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Brave: The Video Game is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting, based on the full-length cartoon “Brave.” In the game you will try...

Risen 2: Dark Waters

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Adventure

July 31, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 59/100

A third-person role-playing game set in a pirate-themed fantasy world, where sea monsters have halted seafaring after titans devastated the land. The hero, now a...

Expendables 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view

July 31, 2012 → PlayStation 3

Metacritic: 33/100

This action shooter, based on The Expendables films, follows a mission to rescue a kidnapped billionaire. The operation soon turns into a series of large-scale...