Xbox 360 2008 Gift Guide - Page 2

Part of: 2008 Gaming Gift Guides

Platform picks include Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (Nov. 11), the third series installment, which features vehicle construction, Sonic Unleashed (Nov. 18), Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant (Oct. 7) and the third installment of the Legend of Spyro series, Dawn of the Dragon (Oct. 28).

On November 18, Prince of Persia continues his adventures with a new partner (limited edition also available) while Lara Croft seeks the Hammer of Thor in Tomb Raider: Underworld…maybe she’ll hit the big screen again in the upcoming The Avengers movie as she returns the blond giant’s lost weapon to him. The adventure Mirror’s Edge flies to gamers in first person perspective on November 11 while Saints Row 2 continues a tradition of crime filled action on October 14 (collector’s edition also available). He$st (Oct. 21), Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon (Dec. 1), Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (Oct. 21) and the FPS Huxley (Nov. 25), featuring mutated humans in a post-apocalyptic world, provide even more action/adventure options.

Two notable movie adaptation games releasing on November 4 are Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and the third-person perspective action game of Bond…James Bond in Quantum of Solace (collector‘s edition also available). Other movie titles include Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Nov. 24), Wanted: Weapons of Fate (Nov. 25) plus the animated Tale of Despereaux (Dec. 2) and Bolt (Nov. 18).

If you still can’t get enough movies, try the Scene it? Box Office Smash trivia game (Oct. 28) or You’re in the Movies (Nov. 18), an 360 exclusive featuring the Xbox LIVE Vision Camera, which puts players right into different genres. Television shows also get some game time with History Channel: Civil War - Secret Missions (Nov. 4) and the trivia filled Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (Oct. 22).

The Midnight Club racing series continues with a Los Angeles installment on October 21. Need for Speed Undercover (Nov. 17), Indianapolis 500 Evolution (Nov. 18), Stoked (Nov. 11) and SCORE International Baja 1000(Oct. 14) offer even more racing action. Sport fanatics can try Shaun White Snowboarding (Nov. 16), NBA 2K9 (Oct. 7), NCAA Basketball 09 (Dec. 2), WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2009 (Nov. 9), PES 2009: Pro Evolution Soccer(Nov. 11) and the rough, alternative football in Blitz: The League II (Oct. 13).

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