G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

After the events of the film, Duke and Scarlett travels to the Arctic and free Heavy Duty, Ripcord and Snake Eyes from the M.A.R.S Detention Center. Also, they fight the Baroness and bring her to the Pit. In…

47 4 August 2009

What G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is a shooter game developed by Double Helix Games and released in 2009. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and Legacy Mobile Device.

The premise, in the publisher's words

After the events of the film, Duke and Scarlett travels to the Arctic and free Heavy Duty, Ripcord and Snake Eyes from the M.A.R.S Detention Center. Also, they fight the Baroness and bring her to the Pit. In Egypt, the Joes learn that Cobra is taking the Apep (Gem), and must defeat Firefly. In the jungle, the Joes learn that Cobra is making a pyramid-like building in the middle of the jungle. From there, the Joes must defeat James McCullen (who now takes the identity of Destro) at the rooftop of the pyramid building. Finally, they must defeat the Cobra Commander and Storm Shadow at North Magnetic Pole Volcano base.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the G.I. Joe series

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is the 12th of 16 entries we hold in the G.I. Joe series. It arrived 16 years after G.I. Joe: Star Brigade. The next entry was G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra in 2009. Its critic score of 47 is 7 points below the series average of 54. The highest-rated entry is G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra at 67.

See all 16 G.I. Joe games in release order →

How it was received

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra holds a critic score of 47 out of 100. That places it above 8% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 20 points below the year average.

What it launched against

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra launched on 4 August 2009, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham Asylum, Wii Sports Resort, Wolfenstein and The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Wii Sports Resort, Wolfenstein, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra — frequently asked questions

When did G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra come out?

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was released on 4 August 2009 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and Legacy Mobile Device.

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