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2011 PlayStation

A linear sci-fi first-person shooter on PlayStation with hard-hitting firefights against the Helghast, jetpacks, turrets and vehicle sections. Its grim war atmosphere and multiplayer modes define the experience.

What defines Killzone 3:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lavish presentation
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

96 %

2011 PCPlayStationXbox −75 % 35.99 € 8.99 € 2 days left 👍 92 % Very positive, 30,416 reviews on Steam

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lavish presentation
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

As Ultramarines Captain Titus, you carve through massive Ork hordes with a mix of brutal melee and heavy gunplay in the grim Warhammer 40,000 universe. It plays as a weighty, linear third-person action romp.

Halo 4

Action-packed real-time combat

Master Chief is stranded on the Forerunner world Requiem, fighting the new Prometheans in a campaign that turns surprisingly personal by focusing on his bond with Cortana. It pairs striking visuals with a deep multiplayer suite that includes the Spartan Ops co-op missions.

Quake 4

Action-packed real-time combat

A linear sci-fi shooter on the Doom 3 engine where marine Matthew Kane takes the fight to the Strogg homeworld, featuring the infamous stroggification twist. Squad missions, vehicle sections and fast arena multiplayer round it out.

Resistance: Fall of Man

Action-packed real-time combat

A grim first-person shooter set in an alternate 1951 where you play Sgt. Nathan Hale fighting an alien invasion across ravaged Britain. It stands out for blending a World War II look with sci-fi and for its inventive arsenal.

Gears of War 2

Sci-fi setting

A brutal cover-based shooter where Marcus Fenix and his squad take the fight to the Locust underground, chainsaw bayonets roaring. Co-op campaign play and the debut of Horde mode made it a multiplayer staple.

Gears of War

Lavish presentation

A brutal third-person shooter that defined cover-based combat, pairing the chainsaw-bayonet Lancer and active reloads with a grim, ruined world overrun by the Locust. The campaign shines in two-player co-op, backed by tense competitive multiplayer.

Halo 5: Guardians

Co-op or multiplayer

A fast, mobile sci-fi shooter where you alternate between Master Chief and Spartan Locke in four-person squads, backed by a strong competitive multiplayer suite including Arena and Warzone.

Resistance 2

Co-op or multiplayer

A console first-person shooter set in an alternate 1950s, where humanity fights the Chimera invasion across the United States. Besides the campaign, it offers an eight-player class-based co-op mode and large-scale online multiplayer.

Aliens vs. Predator

Sci-fi setting

A first-person shooter with three separate campaigns as Marine, Predator and Alien, each playing very differently, from tense horror to stalking hunts and ambush kills. It also offers asymmetric three-faction multiplayer.

Halo 2

Co-op or multiplayer

Bungie's landmark sci-fi shooter tells its war story from both sides, switching between Master Chief and the Arbiter, with dual-wielding, vehicle hijacking and co-op. Its pioneering Xbox Live matchmaking multiplayer made it a console online legend.

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