The 100 Most Popular Games To Rent On Gamefly

Having been around for nearly 10 years, online rental site GameFly has shipped massive amounts of video games across America. You might be surprised to learn that the best-selling game of all time, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, is not the most rented game ever. Check out GameFly's top 100 rentals of all time, specific to each platform. You'll not only know where Assassin's Creed ranks, but whether or not the PS3 version topped the Xbox 360 version. Enjoy.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Platformer

DICE's innovative action-platformer introduces us to a gleaming white city dirtied by corruption. As the parkour-loving messenger, Faith, gamers get to enjoy the thrill of running along the face of skyscrapers and never looking down.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

An in-your-face shooter, Bulletstorm offers a seemingly unending series of one-liners written by comic-book vet Rick Remender. It's got style, sass, and some damn fine gunplay to boot.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action

Whether it's going toe-to-toe with the ridiculously self-titled "Volf, Greater Fiend, Ruler of Storms" or slashing endless demons while wading through rivers of blood, this immensely challenging hack-and-slasher never takes itself too seriously.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: First-Person Shooter

You're either a Coke or a Pepsi guy. Likewise, you are either a Battlefield or a Call of Duty gamer. Both offer great multiplayer experiences, but for those who want something that demands teamwork and communication, Battlefield 3's the way to go.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Third-Person Shooter

You want to fly a jet and jump out whenever you like and then grapple along the treelines of an open-world jungle? Sure you do. That's just one reason why people love the "Did I just do that?!" gameplay style of Just Cause 2.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Third-Person Shooter

On a dead ice planet, the only hope for survival is to shoot monstrous aliens and find a way to stay warm (without having to snuggle those same aliens). Though the single-player is good fun, the real draw is the innovative multiplayer.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Role-Playing Game

You finally get to find out how things end for Commander Shepard and crew in the conclusion to BioWare's thrilling trilogy. Choices made in the first two games (did you sabotage the Genophage cure?) in the series impact the lives of our favorite characters in the finale.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action

What's better than one Spider-Man? How about four! Play as the classic Web Head, as well as surprising alternate versions in four unique worlds, each with a very different Spidey.

Platform: Wii
Genre: Adventure

It's no surprise that Twilight Princess, a Wii launch title, makes GameFly's top rental list. Though the motion controls are fairly simple, the game world is perhaps the most satisfying to explore of any Zelda game.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action

This unexpected gem from the makers of Grand Theft Auto has no guns and very little violence. Yet Bully still manages to push the edge with a foul-mouthed private school rebel as its hero.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Fighting

Sub-Zero vs. Superman? Talk about video game matchups no one had even imagined. This strange and inspired mash-up makes Mortal Kombat more accessible to the average fan and a must-play for every comic-book geek.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

Continuing the cliffhanger storyline of the first Rainbow Six Vegas, the sequel ups the ante with even more intense action in America's most extravagant city. The best thing in Vegas, though, is the four-player co-op mode, Terrorist Hunt.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: First-Person Shooter

Infinity Ward has no fear. The developer brings shocks with the single-player campaign, including a full-scale invasion of the United States. Though the PS3 version can't match the popularity of its Xbox 360 countepart, the multiplayer queue was stacked from launch day.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Stealth-Action

Arguably the finest in the Metal Gear series, Guns of the Patriots gives us an old Snake facing off one last time against his brother, Liquid Ocelot. The story is the definition of an epic, providing answers and proving a worthy send-off to a number of well-loved characters.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: First-Person Shooter

Most console games cap the online play pool at 16 people -- a few at 24. Resistance 2 boosted the online skirmish to a whopping 60 players. Yeah, 60 fools shooting in an online arena, all speaking very politely to one another.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Real-Time Strategy

There's a reason few real-time strategy games end up on consoles: Using a controller to manage so much interaction is difficult. Halo Wars is one of the few, maybe the only, RTS to get it right.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

There's a lot that comes in one box: A classic shooter in Half-Life 2, along with follow-ups Episode One and Two, the multiplayer fragfest Team Fotress 2, and the phenomenal puzzler Portal. What more could a gamer want?

Platform: Wii
Genre: Platformer

Retro Studios scored big with its re-imagining of the Metroid series in Metroid Prime. It does the same with this stunning, creative, and fun rebirth of the Donkey Kong Country series.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Stealth-Action

Famed Renaissance assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze returns and gains some help courtesy of a new ally system. The single-player game focuses us on Rome, which is no shocker, but the surprise is that this is the first Assassin's Creed title to offer a multiplayer mode.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: First-Person Shooter

The best-selling game of all time sold more copies on Xbox 360, so it's no surprise that the PS3 version wound up lower on the list. That doesn't speak to the PS3 version's quality, which is equal to its Xbox counterpart in every regard.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Survival Horror

As if being stuck in a mall weren't horror enough, Dead Rising adds zombies to the mix. Sure, it's a total riff on the movie Dawn of the Dead, but that doesn't make beating the crap out of the undead with a rowing oar any less enjoyable.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action

Imagine if frat boys made a Grand Theft Auto game and you'd pretty much have the formula for the unabashedly irreverent Saints Row 2. It's more over-the-top and cruder by far than any other game on this list (except, perhaps, Saints Row: The Third).

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Survival Horror

Zombies are back, only this time in an insane game show environment. Though you don't play as original hero Frank West, this time around you get to combine common household items into even deadlier weapons.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

War is serious stuff, except for the members of Bad Company. This outfit tosses as many zingers as it does grenades, making for a Battlefield title that is light-hearted despite its intense shooting.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Role-Playing Game

The follow-up to the smash hit Fallout 3 takes us to the desert to see what passes for Vegas. What sets this apart from its predecessor is your ability to pledge allegiance to different warring factions, altering your personal storyline.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Third-Person Shooter

Taking co-op gaming a step further, this shooter from EA Montreal can only be beaten by playing nice with your teammate. Almost every objective requires cooperation, creating a rare dependency on your friend that makes for one very unique gaming experience.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Role-Playing Game

The long-awaited return to the world of Deus Ex proves worth the wait. Choose to operate by stealth or go commando. Either way, you'll have to uncover the truth behind a conspiracy in this Blade Runner-inspired world.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Stealth-Action

Though the original Assassin's Creed disappointed some, the sequel more than fulfills the series' promise. The hero, Ezio, is interesting, the cities of Italy are a joy to explore, and there's some levity that is often sorely missing from story-driven action games.

Platform: Wii
Genre: Party

It would be wrong to suggest a family friendly game like Mario Party makes for a great drinking game. Totally wrong. Very, very wrong.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: First-Person Shooter

Treyarch was considered the "B team" for Call of Duty developers until this beauty came out. Black Opsearns the historic distinction of being the first game to allow gamers to play as a zombie-killing President John F. Kennedy.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Role-Playing Game

BioWare knows how to make RPGs and this ode to classic PC Dungeons & Dragons games is no exception. Dragon Age offers freedom of choice, some great moral dilemmas, intriguing combat, and nudity.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action

Starkiller never appears in any of the Star Wars movies, but he's become a fan favorite. He shows the true power of the force, bringing down star destroyers and anything else in his path with an unmatched ferocity.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: First-Person Shooter

A stunning improvement over the original, Killzone 2 proves that you don't need to be Halo to do sci-fi shooting the right way. It's gorgeous, intense, and satisfying.

Platform: Wii
Genre: Racing

When it comes to kart racing, there's Mario Kart and then there's really nothing else. Despite its simplicity, Mario Kart can suck away hours of your life. It's an absolute must-play for anyone who owns a Wii.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action

Take a tour of the nine circles of Hell in one of the most controversial games of the past five years. Sins such as lust are given horrific physical manifestations that may disgust some. It's a daring attempt at turning classic literature into a beat-em-up game.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Adventure

The first game to turn you into a true detective, L.A. Noire has you grilling suspects and using your own instincts to determine if they are telling the truth, holding back information, or flat out lying.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Survival Horror

In space, no one can hear you scream. In your living room, that's a different story. The horrible events of the original Dead Space have deeply scarred our hero, Isaac. He questions his sanity and so do we as the visage of Isaac's dead girlfriend guides him towards an ancient artifact.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: First-Person Shooter

One-upping Killzone 2 in just about every way, Killzone 3 offers stunning visuals, incredible vehicular scenes, and some truly challenging moments. It's also the first Killzone game to offer split-screen co-op for its campaign.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

Doom developer id Software returns with a brand new shooter with some minor open-world elements. Upgrading weapons and building items with collected recipes are the highlights of this gorgeous shooter.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Survival Horror

Not since the movie Alien has space felt so desolate. The tight corridors and cold silence of the interstellar mining ship Ishimura make for one of the most frightening games of the past decade.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

EA's reboot of the Medal of Honor series met with mixed reviews from critics, but was a hit with gamers. Its multiplayer is a twist on the traditional Battlefield formula, with objective-based modes requiring cooperation to survive.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Fighting

Ripping spines and stomping on the eviscerated body of your victims has never been quite so satisfying. The combat (or it is Kombat?) system has been reworked for the better and those glorious fatalities remain as gruesome as ever.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action

This sequel more than manages to make up for the poor PC port of the original that came to the Xbox. Inspired by Goodfellas, this tale of a good guy turned mobster has a rich story, challenging cover-based combat, and some big surprises in its ending.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

America's been overtaken by the Korean army and the U.S. resistance isn't going so hot. Your job isn't to win the war, but to win a single battle. What you discover is that other citizens may be far more of a danger than the whole of the Korean army that stands in your way.

Platform: Wii
Genre: Platformer

The amazing sequel is unquestionably the best game on Nintendo's Wii. SMG2 takes the principles of the original and expands on them with more imaginative worlds and even greater challenges.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

Finish the fight as Master Chief returns to Earth to wipe out the Flood once and for all. Though the sandbox elements of the campaign are great, the real joy of Halo 3 is seeing a rebalancing of the multiplayer that went a little askew with Halo 2.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Puzzle

You'll be hard pressed to find a funnier game than this full-fledged sequel to The Orange Box add-on. A new menace faces our portal-creating heroine. Fear not! She has a potato by her side. Yes, a potato.

Platform: Wii
Genre: Fighting

There aren't a lot of fighting game options on the Wii. But you really don't need any others since Smash Bros. is far and away the greatest Nintendo brawler ever.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Third-Person Shooter

The father of all "bro shooters," the original Gears of War offers a unique gameplay element largely discarded for its sequels. You have to stay in the light or you will die. Ensuring you stay lit adds an element of strategy to almost every firefight.

Platform: Wii
Genre: Platformer

Before SMG hit shelves, the Wii was being bombarded with naysayers believing the system couldn't offer good visuals or utilize its motion controls in an interesting way. Super Mario Galaxy proves the Wii has the power to provide beautiful games with compelling gameplay.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

For years, we enjoyed the super-powered skills of Spartan Master Chief. ODST strips away the strength and speed, putting us in the shoes of ODST Marines who must battle the same Covenant villains as Master Chief. ODST also introduces the co-op survival mode, Firefight.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

There were grumblings about having 2K Marin and not original developer Irrational Games handling the sequel to BioShock. However, to its credit, 2K Marin created a story and gameplay offering far more depth to gamers' moral choices.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Action

Infamous allows us to step into the shoes of an everyman turned superhero in Cole MacGrath. Play the role of kind hero or menace with your powers. Either way, you must face a nemesis whose identity will shock you.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Stealth-Action

The final hurrah for both Ezio and original assassin Altair proves that the Assassin's Creed franchise is a powerhouse that will be around for years.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Survival Horror

Alan Wake just wrote his greatest work. Only he can't remember writing it. Oh, and everything he's written is coming true. A mix of Stephen King horror and Twilight Zone bizarreness, Alan Wake is a story-based adventure unlike anything else on this list.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Action

The Beast, the great evil prophesized in the original Infamous, arrives at the opening of the sequel. With new powers and a New Orleans-inspired city to explore, Cole must find a way to defeat the Beast or die trying. Choosing good or evil has major repercussions this time around, so choose wisely.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Role-Playing Game

Using your charm, you can convince just about anyone to follow you from one town to the next. The truly evil know to lead their group of followers (spouse included!) to the Temple of Shadows for a ritual sacrifice. The joys of being evil are quite something in Fable 2!

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action

The apprentice known as Starkiller has the potential to be one of the galaxy's most powerful Jedi. And you get to be Starkiller, using the immense power of the Force in ways we'd only dreamed of in the past.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Action

Arkham Asylum changed the way people think about comic-book based games. Fighting, puzzle-solving, and exploration all work harmoniously to make gamers feel like they're actually playing as the Dark Knight.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Survival Horror

Less about horror and more about action, Resident Evil concludes the saga of long-time nemesis Albert Wesker. It focuses on co-op play with a new character, Sheva, and introduces the stellar Mercenaries survival mode.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action

Saints Row: The Third features a weapon called the Penetrator -- a sword-like purple phallus. That's all you really need to know.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Role-Playing Game

The return to Albion gives us real choice -- as ruler of the land. As king or queen, you make tough choices that impact the entire region. Will you be benevolent or merciless?

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Role-Playing Game

Dragons have returned to the lands of Tamriel. Good thing you are Dragonborn, able to speak the creatures language. And by speak, we of course mean shout powerful spells.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Action

The lunatics are out of the asylum and running the city. Far more open and with loads more Riddler Challengers, Arkham City exceeds all expectations for a Batman sequel. Doesn't hurt that Catwoman is a playable character with her own storyline.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Action

Once again, Nathan Drake sets out on an adventure to find a lost treasure connected to his ancestors. Brilliant set pieces make for a heart-pounding journey from start to finish. Oh, and you get to play as young Nathan Drake.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

The original Crysis was a PC exclusive and lauded for its sandbox gameplay and incredible visuals. No wonder Xbox owners pounced on the sequel, which proved a worthy successor on consoles.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

You can bet the Xbox 360 version flew much higher than the PS3 version because of the multiplayer. Battlefield 3's class-based multiplayer was the best Xbox Live experience of 2011.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Stealth-Action

Splinter Cell is completely reimagined in the latest entry in the series. Stealth is no longer slow, but quick. Sam Fisher is no longer merely hiding in shadows -- he's hunting prey with deadly efficiency.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

Story-driven games for years to come will take inspiration from Irrational Games' BioShock. One of the few games to have literary depth to its story, BioShock also has great gameplay to boot and a creepy atmosphere.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Role-Playing Game

The dark entry in the Mass Effect trilogy has Commander Shepard assembling a commando team for a suicide mission. Your favorite characters -- heck, even Shepard -- can die. Few RPGs ever set the personal stakes as high as Mass Effect 2.

Platform: Wii
Genre: Platformer

It's rare for a Mario game to offer simultaneous co-op, but New Super Mario Bros. does so and includes a helpful Super Guide tool so that even those without platforming skills (like your mom) can keep up and enjoy the action.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

The men of Bad Company return, this time in a quest for gold. The humor is in full force and so is a high level of destructible environments. Few homes are safe from going kablooey.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Role-Playing Game

Can't decide if you like turn-based RPGs or action RPGs? Fallout 3 is both thanks to the VATS system. Fight in real-time or, whenever you like, bring up VATS to target specific areas of an enemy. It's a genius new way to tackle RPGs.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Action

John Marston is a man with nothing to lose. His family is dead, his honor stripped. Might as well get revenge. Red Dead touches on many of the classic Rockstar themes -- in particular the plight of men whose old way of living is being pushed out by modernity.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Action

The original adventure of Drake shows the potential for games to fuse story and gameplay, characters and action. Developer Naughty Dog built on this foundation, but never strayed too far from the formula set in Drake's Fortune.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action

New York is a hell of a town to tear apart as a rogue superhero. Prototype is the true expression of power without any sense of responsibility. You can toy with your enemies before absorbing their essence in a parasitic twist on traditional heroism.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

Trapped on a resort island with thousands of zombies? Sounds like a fun vacation. Dead Island is a lot like Dead Rising from a first-person perspective, except you have an entire island to explore (as opposed to one little mall).

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

Featuring five lengthy scenarios, L4D2 puts a heavy emphasis on cooperative online play. You need your friends' help to survive a zombie outbreak, but you shouldn't feel bad about leaving them behind the moment rescue arrives!

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Role-Playing Game

The first in BioWare's sci-fi trilogy is an Xbox 360 exclusive. The promise from BioWare was that decisions in the first game would impact the sequels to a level never seen before in gaming. And that's exactly what Mass Effect did. It's an amazing achievement.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action

Liberty City is the most realistic fictional city in gaming. It's got vitality and mood. It looks lived in. The usual GTA action is here -- driving, shooting, causing trouble, killing indiscriminately, banging hookers -- but it's the city that makes this GTA a standout.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Adventure

Every decision you make, every quick time event you fail, splinters the story and drives you towards different outcomes. What would you sacrifice to save your son and what is the cost if you don't?

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Stealth-Action

The painstaking research by Ubisoft Montreal to ensure historical accuracy in its recreation of Jerusalem pays off. The city is a marvel and one with towers worth climbing to get an eagle eye view.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Adventure

At first, L.A. Noire seems like an odd choice for Rockstar Games. After all, you play as a cop -- the only honest cop in L.A. -- and Rockstar is known for its portrayals of criminals in lead roles. By the time you get to the end of L.A. Noire, though, hero cop Cole Phelps' true persona is revealed and it becomes clear this game fits Rockstar's profile.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Third-Person Shooter

Epic Games finally got a handle on telling a story in its bro-verse. This is the Gears of War we were waiting to play. Oh, and it comes with some solid multiplayer options, like Beast Mode, where you get to play as the enemy Locusts fighting the hero COGs.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

It begins with a war on Wall Street. Modern Warfare 3's campaign only gets crazier from there. By now, you know what to expect from a Call of Duty game -- big set pieces, big explosions, big numbers playing online multiplayer.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

The sleeper hit of 2009, Borderlands is a loot-filled first-person shooter set on the harsh alien world of Pandora. You're searching for the entrance to the mysterious Vault so you can snatch its treasures -- or to fight a giant vagina monster and claim no treasure at all. One or the other.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Third-Person Shooter

Gears 2 largely abandoned the original's theme of staying alive by sticking to the light. But it added cover shooting combat from 360 degrees, making for more intense firefights and an altogether more satisfying experience.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Stealth-Action

Despite controls that create the notorious "assassin's claw" (due to cramping from holding down the trigger), Assassin's Creed is deservedly one of the most popular games of this generation.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

Set in the Pacific theater during World War II, World at War is most notable for the gravelly voice of Kiefer "Jack Bauer" Sutherland barking orders. Second most notable thing: Suicidal Japanese soldiers.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

Can you and your friends survive a series of horrific events against a hoarde of zombies? Work together or die alone. It's really not much of a choice, is it?

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

Master Chief naps through Bungie's final Halo game, but don't worry -- the other Spartans are able to carry this one. Why is this the best Halo game ever made? Two words: no Flood.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Stealth-Action

Lots of games open with a tutorial to get you accustomed to the game controls. Assassin's Creed II is probably the first to do so with you as a newborn child. Talk about innovation!

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Action

The first two God of War titles are big games, but God of War III is epic. The Poseidon fight that occurs early on is reason enough to mark this as one of the best games on PS3.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

Spec Ops mode may be one of the more influential additions in a shooter in the last few years. Already, numerous other big-name games are riffing on the idea of a unique side-story co-op mode. Even Halo 4 is taking a page from COD in this regard.

Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: Action

The best of the three Uncharted games, Among Thieves strikes the perfect balance between cover-based shooter and adventure game. Plus, it has some, uh, choice moments with both Elena and Chloe.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

There are a number of fun Easter Eggs in Black Ops, but none more surprising than discovering a complete and playable version of the original Zork on a computer where your character is being held captive.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action

Arkham City breaks a number of rules for sequels. It doesn't strip you of the gadgets you earned in the original, meaning that you start the game with power. And the entire game world is open from the start.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter

No shock that the signature shooter of the Xbox 360 is also the top shooter on GameFly's rental list. This is the one that redefined FPS storytelling and set a new standard for online multiplayer.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action

The Dark Knight is trapped in Arkham Asylum with his worst enemies. Alone and with little help, Batman must put the lunatics back in their cells. What's most intriguing, though, are finding all of the well-hidden Riddler trophies and the handful of Easter Eggs.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action

Rockstar takes the Grand Theft Auto formula to the Wild West. Intriguing characters, a captivating story, and a massive world to explore make this one of the best games on Xbox 360. The addition of a can't-miss downloadable zombie expansion in Red Dead Nightmare only makes this unique Western all the more exceptional.