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Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Shooter and FPS Gift Guide

The most popular genre in games today deserves its own gift guide; here's a look at the holiday games for shooter and FPS fans.

UGO Team By UGO Team October 31, 2011
  

The shooter genre has become the most popular genre in games for a few reasons, but namely because they're fun and get players' blood flowing. UGO has written a guide to find the perfect gift for your FPS and shooter fan; whether they want a modern war shooter, a dungeon and tomb exploration shooter or a sci-fi futuristic shooter, we've got you covered. Need something for the Halo fanboy in your house? Check out Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary? Need something for the shooter fan that has everything? Check our GUNNAR Optik's new Modern Warfare 3 inspired glasses.

If you just need a few pointers or ideas, check out our full Holiday 2011 Shooter and FPS Gift Guide:

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Battlefield 3 Screenshots - Frostbite 2 Engine
Battlefield 3 Screenshots - Frostbite 2 Engine Credit: EA

Battlefield 3

Gift Price: $59.99

Available On: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC

Gift Description: Battlefield 3 is an epic war game brought to life with the technological marvel that is the Frostbite 2 engine. The game includes an eight to 10 hour single player campaign, but the real action will be in Battlefield 3's multiplayer mode, which includes epic 24 player (or 64 players on PC) wars. Players will go on foot, by vehicle and by air as they battle each other for battlefield supremecy.

Who would love this gift? A PC gamer with an advanced setup or Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners that want to battle a number of friends. Players that will love Battlefield 3 are fans of vehicular combat and military action games.

GUNNAR Optiks Modern Warfare 3 glasses
Credit: GUNNAR Optiks

GUNNAR Optiks Modern Warfare 3 Eyewear

Gift Price: $99.99

Gift Description: What do you get for the FPS gamer that already buys every game they want? You get him something they've never thought about: specially produced eyewear. GUNNAR Optiks has their new line of Modern Warfare 3 glasses, which are designed to protect your eyes from the harsh TV glare and are supposed to allow you to play longer than you normally could.

For players with a prescription for glasses, there is the option to add your prescription to the glasses. That's a pretty awesome deal.


Who would love this gift?  The FPS gamer that has everything. Players that complain about eye strain or dry eyes after long gaming sessions.

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Credit: Activision

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Gift Price: $59.99

Available On: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC

Gift Description: The third game in Activision's insanely popular Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series. With war kicking off across the globe, it's up to Task Force 141 to stop World War 3 and the evil Vladimir Makarov. This will be the final entry in the Modern Warfare series of Call of Duty games and looks like it's going to be an explosive good time. It's not to be missed.

Who would love this gift? Modern Warfare 3 takes co-op modes and online multiplayer to the next level, so it will be perfect for the multiplayer gamer fan. You can go online with Xbox Live, PlayStation Network or your PC and play with friends across a variety of multiplayer modes and the new Spec Ops Survival Mode. There's enough content here to keep you playing another full year.

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Credit: Bethesda Softworks

RAGE

Gift Price: $59.99

Available On: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC

Gift Description: RAGE is the latest shooter from legendary developer id Software and fan favorite Bethesda Softworks.You're a survivor on a post-apocalyptic world, the only one to make it out of a cryogenic pod buried beneath the surface. You wake up from your long slumber to a world overrun with slavers, mutants and generally just messed up stuff and you're trying to make sense of what's happened since you've been asleep.

RAGE pairs the popular first person shooter genre with role playing elements and couples the whole on-foot section with a plethora of vehicle sequences. RAGE has been in production for the better part of five years now and id Software hasn't released a proper console game since 2004's Doom 3, but we're eagerly anticipating the game's release. If id Software knows anything, it's how to create awesome shooter action. Count us in!

Who would love this gift?  Gamers that love a mix of shooting action and exploration.

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Credit: Sony Computer Entertainment

Uncharted 3

Gift Price: $59.99

Available On: PlayStation 3

Gift Description: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune was one of the PS3's first must-buy IPs. It received positive reception and laid the foundation for what has become the PS3's most celebrated franchise. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception has already hyped up fans with the incredible environments, graphics and gameplay seen in the teaser footage of the game. More incredible voice acting, motion captured body movements and Hollywood-style set pieces are all in store for Uncharted fans in Drake's Deception.

Uncharted is a bit of a different kind of shooter. It's a mix of shooting and action sequences married together with exploration sections in which Drake searches tombs on the lookout for ancient antiquities. All shooting is done in the third person, so you're always looking over Drake's shoulder, never starting down the barrel of a gun. It makes it a bit different from the modern shooter fare in this gift guide, but it's not to be missed this holiday.


Who would love this gift?  Uncharted 3 is not to be missed for fans of the franchise. This will be the perfect gift for someone that's already played Uncharted 1 and 2 and is looking to continue Drake's adventure. If you've got a bit more to spend, grab all three games in the series for a package that can't be beat.

 
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