Sandbox Games for PS3

Fed up of having to proceed through linear, constrictive game levels? Wish you could see what tasks lie ahead without having to cross each level? Well, open world game level design concept is here to your rescue! What do you say to taking a closer look at this technology before proceeding towards checking out the various sandbox games for your beloved PS3? Is that a yes? Well, so be it. Let's take a look at what open world game design and non linear gameplay mean before we embark on taking stock of sandbox games that can be played on PS3.

Open World Concept and Non Linear Gameplay

Open world is a video game level design concept which allows the player to freely explore the virtual world of the video game environment without having to follow a fixed sequence and pass through a specific hierarchy of game levels. Non linear gameplay pertains to this concept wherein the player is allowed to complete the game challenges by following any number of separate sequences without having to follow a strict, specified pathway. In an open world game level design that allows non linear game play, there are no artificial barriers - such as loading screens or invisible walls - in the path of the player restraining him/her to follow a specific sequence. As such, there is no right way or proper sequence of playing these games and the player can choose to trace his own modus operandi of going about the game challenge.

The space simulation game Elite, published in 1984, is believed to be the pioneer of sandbox style gameplay. Besides allowing the player to choose his own sequence for proceeding with the game, non linear gameplay also allows the player to go about multiple sequences at the same time to round-up and conclude the game. Now that we are in line with the basics, let's take a look at some of the best sandbox games for PS3.

Sandbox Games List for PS3

When you're playing on the best video game console, you ought to play none but the best of all games! Continuing with this gaming spirit, here are some damn good PS3 sandbox games PS3 that most of you must have played many times over and have had some great moments playing!

• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Red Dead Redemption
• Far Cry 2
• Assassin's Creed: Bloodline
• Assassin's Creed II
• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
• Prototype
• Infamous
• Infamous 2
• Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• Godfather II (The Video Game)
• Borderlands
• Saints Row 2
• Dark Sector
• Just Cause 2
• Ratchet and Clank Series
• The Godfather (The Game)
• Agent
• The Incredible Hulk (The Video Game based upon movie of the same name)
• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
• Red Faction: Guerrilla
• Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon
• The Godfather: The Don's Edition
• Midnight Club: Los Angeles
• Fuel
• Mafia II
• The Saboteur
• Demon's Souls Deluxe Edition
• Dead Rising 2
• Spider-Man: Web Of Shadows
• Spider-Man 3 (The Video Game)
• Call of Duty: World at War
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (The Video Game)
• Burnout Paradise
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Fallout Series

Those were some great sandbox games for PS3. Open world and non linear games are the most enjoyable ones as the player gets a chance to do some brain work and formulate his/her own strategies for closing in on the climax. Also, some of these top PS3 games also come with a multiple ending feature which allows the player to decide on what note the game ends. This aspect makes such games less of games and more of directorial ventures where the film's director decides how the plot of the movie is going to proceed and what the climax would be. Sandbox games bring out the strategist in you besides allowing you to yoke in all the creativity you have in structuring the game path.