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  Action adventure is a video game genre (sometimes seen as "Action, Adventure") that has been popular since the inception of video games. There are numerous current titles that are defined as action adventure games available on nearly every system for various publishers.
  
  

Assassin's Creed

• "Assassin's Creed" and "Assassin's Creed II" are published by Ubisoft and were released in 2007 and 2009 respectively. It is available on the Playstation 3, PC and Xbox 360. In the game, you play as a medieval assassin in a large free-roaming world. The first game received an average 80 percent approval rating from review aggregate site GameRankings while the second received an average 87 percent approval rating.
  
  

The Force Unleashed

• "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" is published by LucasArts and was released in 2008 for the Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and in 2009 for the PC. In the game, you play as a Jedi and wield both your lightsaber and the power of the Force to take down your darkside enemies. The game received an average approval rating of 70 percent from aggregate review site GameRankings.
  
  

Alan Wake

• "Alan Wake" was published by Microsoft Game Studios and released in 2010 exclusively for the Xbox 360. In the game, you play as a horror novelist, the self-titled Alan Wake, as you try to solve a murder in a desolate ghost town. The game received an average score of 84 percetn from the aggregate website GameRankings.
  
  

Prototype

• "Prototype" was published by Activision and was released in 2009 for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. In the game, you play as the main character, Alex, who has the ability to partially shapeshift his body into deadly weapons. The game received an average score of 81 percent from review aggregate site GameRankings.
  
  

Uncharted

• "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune" and "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" are published by Sony Computer Entertainment and were released in 2007 and 2009 respectively exclusively for the Playstation 3 console. In the game, you play as explorer Nathan Drake on quests to find lost artifacts before they can fall into the wrong hands. The first game received an average score of 90 percent and the second game received an average score of 96 percent from review aggregate site GameRankings.
  
  

Little Big Planet

• "Little Big Planet" is published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and was released in 2008 exclusively for the Playstation 3 console. The game features unique, customizable side-scrolling levels traversed by customizable puppet men. The game received an average score of 94 percent from review aggregate site GameRankings. A PSP version of the game is available as well as a yet unreleased sequel.
  
  

Dark Sector

• "Dark Sector" is published by D3 and Aspyr Media and was released in 2008 for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 game consoles. In the game you play as Hayden, who uses a three-bladed glaive to take down enemies. The game received an average score of 73 percent on review aggregate website GameRankings.