11. Grand Theft Auto V
Platform: PlayStation 3
US Release Year: 2013
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Sandbox, Third-Person Shooter, Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Rockstar Games
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Synopsis: With the largest open-world yet to date, Grand Theft Auto V returns to the sun-drenched metropolis of Los Santos. This time to can switch between three main characters: Franklin, a one-time street gang member looking for a bigger score, Michael, an ex-con who finds his "retirement" anything but easy and Trevor, a maniac who prefers violence over anything else. Switch between the three on the fly and bring them together to take on some massive heists. The game features a host of extra content, from plumbing the depths of the ocean floor, to tennis matches, skydiving and much, much more. Plua, a new multiplayer mode redefines the open-world experience.
12. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Platform: PlayStation 3
US Release Year: 2011
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure, Third-Person Shooter)
ESRB Rating: RP
Developer: Naughty Dog
Publisher: Sony
13. Grand Theft Auto III
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2001
Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Sandbox, Third-Person Shooter)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: DMA Designs
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Synopsis: A nameless criminal robs a bank but is betrayed by his girlfriend, Catalina. Left for dead, he survives and is imprisoned, only to be freed thanks to an impromptu escape. Utilizing a few key contacts around Liberty City, he will rise through the ranks of the criminal underbelly of the city, all the while thinking of revenge.
14. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Platform: Xbox
US Release Year: 2005
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Sandbox, Third-Person Shooter)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Rockstar Games
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Synopsis: Carl "CJ" Johnson returns home after five years to attend his mother's funeral. But a corrupt police officer and his brother have other plans for him - and San Andreas is full of gang wars, cheap drugs and corruption. CJ will have to navigate this dangerous terrain in order to make his family whole again and maybe carve out a life of his own.
15. Mass Effect 3
Platform: PlayStation 3
US Release Year: 2012
Overall Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Third-Person Shooter), Role Playing (RPG) (Elements)
ESRB Rating: RP
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Synopsis: Commander Shepard and his crew will return... but not all will survive. Earth has been decimated by The Reapers - an alien race bent on nothing less than the total annihilation of against the entire galaxy. Whether importing a game or starting new, each decision you make will determine not only your fate, but that of the galaxy.
16. Resident Evil 4 ( BioHazard 4 )
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2005
Overall Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Survival Horror, Third-Person Shooter)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Synopsis: After surviving the horrors of Raccoon City, Leon S. Kennedy is now a federal agent. When the president's daughter, Ashley Graham, is kidnapped, he is dispatched to a rural European village where a religious cult has taken root. But soon after arriving he finds the villagers have been transformed into ravenous monsters and must work quickly to rescue Ashley and escape from another nightmare.
17. Mass Effect 2
Platform: PlayStation 3
US Release Year: 2011
Overall Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Third-Person Shooter), Role Playing (RPG) (Elements)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Synopsis: Two years after preventing the Reapers from wiping the known galaxies of all life, Commander Shepard has been brought back from the dead by The Illusive Man and the group known as Cerberus. As remote human colonies are harvested by the mysterious race known as the Collectors, Shepard must gather an elite squad to embark on a suicide mission to follow the Collectors and once again prevent the Reapers from going through with their genocide.
18. Mass Effect 2
Platform: PC (Steam)
US Release Year: 2010
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Third-Person Shooter), Role Playing (RPG) (Elements)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Synopsis: Two years after preventing the Reapers from wiping the known galaxies of all life, Commander Shepard has been brought back from the dead by The Illusive Man and the group known as Cerberus. As remote human colonies are harvested by the mysterious race known as the Collectors, Shepard must gather an elite squad to embark on a suicide mission to follow the Collectors and once again prevent the Reapers from going through with their genocide.
19. Gears of War 3
Platform: Xbox 360
US Release Year: 2011
Overall Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Third-Person Shooter)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Epic Games
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Synopsis: Eighteen months after the last human city of Jacinto was sunk, humanity is scattered and on the brink of annihilation. On the battleship Raven's Nest, Delta Squad and Marcus Fenix have regrouped to try one last effort to save humanity. With part of the Locust Horde having turned into a new, deadly threat called Lambent, the threat is greater than ever.
20. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Platform: PlayStation 3
US Release Year: 2007
Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (3D Platformer, Third-Person Shooter)
ESRB Rating: E10+
Developer: Insomniac Games
Publisher: Sony
