Action 2005 for Xbox — top best games in the Action genre

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - a game in the Action genre

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 10 June 2005

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a continuation of the popular series of games with endless possibilities of interaction in a large open world. Five years ago, Carl...

Half-Life 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: Xbox → 17 November 2005

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Half-Life 2 is a continuation of the legendary adventure shooter with a first-person view. You once again have to lift the crowbar of the scientist-researcher...

Far Cry

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Xbox → 27 September 2005

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Far Cry is an exciting first-person shooter. You are Jack Carver, the owner of a small charter company that rents boats in the tropical state of Micronesia. With...

Doom 3

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Xbox → 3 April 2005

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Doom 3 is a science fiction shooter with a first-person perspective and horror elements that was released in 2004 as a reboot of the original DOOM (1995). The game...

Serious Sam 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Xbox → 11 October 2005

Players: 7.6/10

Serious Sam 2 is a continuation of the legendary third-person shooter starring the legendary serious Sam. As before, you will find yourself in an endless fight...

Fable: The Lost Chapters

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox → 18 October 2005

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Fable: The Lost Chapters is an action-adventure role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You have to create your own life story from...

ObsCure

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 6 April 2005

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Sniper Elite

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: Xbox → 18 October 2005

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Sniper Elite is a first-person simulator with a mixture of action, shooter, stealth and historical games from the masters from the studio Rebellion Developments...

Ultimate Spider-Man

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics

Game released: Xbox → 14 October 2005

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Ultimate Spider-Man is a new chapter in the life of Spider-Man, based on the popular comic book of the same name. In the game you will try on the role of a...

Sid Meier's Pirates!

Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game

Game released: Xbox → 11 July 2005

Players: 9.4/10

An adventurous pirate game that combines elements of strategy, role-playing, and sea travel simulation. In the age of great discoveries, the player becomes the...

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath

Action, Third-person view, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox → 3 March 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in the fantasy universe of Oddworld. The game will take you into an adventure world...

FlatOut (2004)

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: Xbox → 12 July 2005

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 71/100

FlatOut is a dynamic racing arcade game with a third-person view, the distinctive feature of which is the almost complete destructibility of objects (or interaction...

Star Wars: Republic Commando

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Star Wars

Game released: Xbox → 3 March 2005

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Star Wars: Republic Commando is a fast-paced first-person shooter set in the Star Wars universe. You have to try on the role of captain of an elite Commando squad...

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox → 9 December 2005

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view, which is the third part of The Sands of Time series...

Gun

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Third-person view, Casino

Game released: Xbox → 11 November 2005

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Gun is a third-person action-adventure game set in the open world of the Wild West. Fate took away everything Colton White held dear. Since then, White has trusted...

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

Action, Horror, Stealth, First-person view

Game released: Xbox → 4 November 2005

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 77/100

The Punisher

Action, Shooter

Game released: Xbox → 17 January 2005

Players: 8/10

The game is replete with scenes of cruelty and obscene language. The interrogation scenes are especially brutal. Having caught a bandit, the Punisher can...

Sudeki

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox → 23 August 2004

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Sudeki is a Japanese-style third-person action-adventure RPG. The game takes place in a fantasy world, divided into the city of light Haskylia and the eternally...

Psychonauts

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: Xbox → 3 February 2006

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Psychonauts is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The plot follows a young special agent named Raz, who learns to use his...

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox → 13 October 2005

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view. The story of the game takes place several years after the...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Action, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 17 November 2005

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Fable (2004)

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy, Open world

Game released: Xbox → 5 October 2004

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 85/100

An action-adventure role-playing game where players create their own life story from childhood to death, from an inexperienced teenager to the most powerful warrior...

Phantom Dust

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Card game, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

Game released: Xbox → 15 March 2005

Players: 10/10

Phantom Dust — card action in the cyberpunk genre. This game combines third-person arena combat with a collectible card game. Collect 300 unique skills to...

Zuma Deluxe

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: Xbox → 2 December 2005

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Zuma Deluxe is a fun logic puzzle game with match-3 elements and a top-down view. Simple and interesting gameplay awaits you. While controlling the frog, you need...

Fahrenheit

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Interactive movie

Game released: Xbox → 20 September 2005

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Cold Fear

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox → 15 March 2005

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (2005)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

Game released: Xbox → 18 November 2005

Players: 9/10

Evil Dead: Regeneration

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 13 September 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Dead to Rights 2: Hell to Pay

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 28 October 2005

Dead to Rights 2: Hell to Pay is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from the developers from the Widescreen Games SARL studio. The game is...

Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30

Action, Shooter, Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: Xbox → 15 September 2005

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Xbox → 9 December 2005

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse is a third-person action-comedy horror game in which you take on the role of a real zombie who has risen from the depths...

Cold War

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 27 September 2005

Metacritic: 62/100

Cold War is a stealth action adventure game with a third-person view. The game takes place during the Cold War in 1986. You will play the role of American reporter...

Constantine (2005)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Xbox → 21 April 2005

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Constantine (2005) is a third-person action game with a touch of horror from the developers from Bits Studios Ltd.. The game is published by THQ Inc., the game was...

Stolen

Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

Game released: Xbox → 22 April 2005

Players: 9.2/10

Stolen is a stealth action adventure game with a third-person view. The events of the game will tell about the first-class thief Anya Romanova, who, together with a...

Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox → 27 September 2005

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico is an action game with a third-person view. 1989 Ruins of an Inca temple deep in the jungle. Ernesto Cruz has just...

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: Xbox → 26 July 2005

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Matrix: Path of Neo

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

Game released: Xbox → 24 November 2005

Players: 8.5/10

Matrix: Path of Neo is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from the studio Shiny Entertainment, Inc.. The game is published by Atari, Inc...

Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox → 20 September 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes is a third-person role-playing game with a dash of action, strategy and fantasy from the masters at BLUESIDE Inc., Phantagram Co. and...

Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

Game released: Xbox → 15 September 2005

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 79/100

King Arthur

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox → 18 February 2005

Metacritic: 60/100

King Arthur — in the game the player can control Arthur and his friends. There are usually two players in each level and one of them can be chosen by the...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2005 for Xbox (Game released)