The PlayStation 3 was a major upgrade to the already hugely successful PlayStation 2. With this new generation of home consoles, the Sony boasted some of the cleanest looking titles to have ever hit the market at that time.
The PS3 included a bunch of new features, which have since become standard. The PlayStation Network was also introduced which allowed players to connect and communicate like never before. Players could also purchase digital versions of their favorite games instead of buying a disc, also enabling indie developers to sell games on the console.
Strategy games have always had a strong fanbase of players who are willing to sink hours upon hours into a game in order to achieve the best stats, team, and outcome. These titles were easy to port to the video gaming market since some of the most popular board games are strategy titles like Stratego or Risk.
Video games have been able to up the ante and create some of the biggest worlds, fun mechanics, and difficult AI. The PlayStation 3 was home to great strategy games with revivals of old series, and brand-new franchises that have acquired giant fanbases.
This beloved series of strategic alien destruction has finally ended its ten-year hiatus. Players must stop alien hordes from overrunning Earth by strategically placing elite combat units on the battlefield to prevent losses and stop the alien invasion in its tracks.
The game plays out on a battlefield in which the player and enemy AI must take turns in order to move their troops and fight enemies. This is an awesome turn-based strategy game with a lot of quirks and exciting gameplay. Civilization is the kind of game where players can sink hours upon hours on a single match. This iteration of Civilization plays similarly to the previous PC titles in which players will move units, research advances, and build up your cities during a turn.
Players will start in B. Players can take their vehicles to the limit and that is exactly what developers for the PlayStation 3 planned on. This console boasted some of the most realistic and fun driving games that the market had seen. With all new and upgraded capabilities that came with this generation, players can now feel like they are actually behind the wheel of a souped-up supercar more than ever.
Returning from the original PlayStation, players can now take their high-tech floating ships to a whole new level in this beautiful reimagining of the Wipeout series. Fly, fight, and crash your vehicles in high definition glory - there are plenty of awesome stages to speed though in this title. The gameplay is similar to that of F-Zero with its high-tech racing, but one notable difference from F-Zero is the power-ups, which are similar to that of cart racers.
Players can grab and use these power ups to speed past opponents or blow them up. This is an awesome title for fans of quirky, fast and crazy racing. Easily one of the best racing games in the PlayStation 3 library.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, a long-running racing series exclusive to Sony consoles, has been updated for the PlayStation 3. Criterion Games has been brought in to revamp this series to add some much-needed freshness to a fun and exciting racing series. Return to high-speed racing as players try to escape the law all while still beating their opponents.
As well as driving every car you can imagine, players can also take control of police vehicles. In this mode, players can switch the roles around and set up roadblocks and jam car radios. This game is one of the most exciting racers on the PlayStation 3. Burnout Paradise makes a return for the PlayStation 3 with even more explosive crashes and action.
Burnout Paradise is all about causing the most explosive and awesome crashes possible in order to gain victory. This title is totally open world so players are able to crash anyone, anywhere in the game world.
Along with high-speed races against CPUs, players are able to take the action online and challenge other players in even more exciting and challenging races. There are a few paid expansions available as well if players are craving even more action. This is an awesome title for fans of more action and less simulators in their racing games.
GRID is an awesome racing game which is much more a simulator than other games on this list. Originally released as an Xbox console exclusive, Bioshock made its debut on the PS3 in The game would go on to win multiple Game of the Year awards and has since spawned two sequels as well as a remastered collection. After a trilogy of games centered around the thieving raccoon, Sly Cooper , Sucker Punch Productions set off to make a game in the superhero genre.
In , they released Infamous exclusively to PS3. In Infamous , players take on the role of Cole MacGrath as he receives electric powers after a massive blast in Empire City. Cole will have to decide whether he wants to pursue the role of hero or villain as he seeks to grow his power. The Infamous series would go on to produce two follow-up games, one following Cole MacGrath and the other following a new character, Delsin Rowe.
The Infamous series has yet to receive a remaster. When Uncharted: Drake's Fortune burst onto the scene in , it was praised for its stunning visual, fantastic acting, and for capturing that summer blockbuster feel. For its sequel, Naughty Dog would double down on everything that made the original great while making significant improvements. Among Thieves was followed up by two critically acclaimed sequels, two spinoffs, a remasted collection, and an upcoming live-action movie.
Among Thieves is credited for transforming Naughty Dog into the premier exclusive developer for Sony, and paved the way for the Uncharted series to become one of the most highly regarded series of all time. In , Rockstar took their highly successful open-world formula and brought it to the underutilized Wild West setting. Red Ded Redemption tells the story of John Marston as he seeks to find peace from his past as an outlaw.
This is a great title for fans of the UFC or for players who just want to beat their opponent senseless. The goal of this game is similar to many other skating games that have come before it - pull off the sickest tricks in the park. Players must take their character from a newbie all the way to the cover of some of the biggest skating magazines ever to hit store shelves.
Skate places more of an emphasis on performing tricks with the analog sticks rather than button mashing, freshening up the skateboarding genre of games nicely.
The world is also totally open to explore and run around in, be careful to not piss off an old lady though or you may get tazed. EA brought another iteration of the fantastic NFL series to the PlayStation 3 with even more content for fans to enjoy. EA has completely overhauled the visuals for this title compared to previous iterations, making the game as realistic as the hardware will allow.
Weather effects have also been revamped to vastly change how each game plays out and players will come out covered in mud or snow after each play.
Players will, again, be able to take their team from the off-season, all the way to the Superbowl, or play a quick game of football in the quick match mode. Share 0. Tweet 0.
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