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Best Games in the Action genre of 2008 for Xbox 360 (Game released)

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - a game in the Action genre
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world
Game released: Xbox 360 → 11 November 2008
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 78/100
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...
Fallout 3 - a game in the Action genre
Fallout 3
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world
Game released: Xbox 360 → 2 March 2010
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 91/100
Fallout 3 is an action role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy universe. The events of the games take place in 2277. 200 years have passed since the...
Grand Theft Auto 4 - a game in the Action genre
Grand Theft Auto 4
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Shooter, Open world, Online
Game released: Xbox 360 → 13 October 2009
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 95/100
Grand Theft Auto 4 is a continuation of the cult series of games about the great car thief with a third-person view in the open world. In this part you will try on...
Call of Duty: World at War - a game in the Action genre
Call of Duty: World at War
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical, Zombies, Online
Game released: Xbox 360 → 21 September 2010
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 82/100
This first-person shooter is set during World War II on the Pacific and European fronts. Players fight as U.S. Marines and Russian soldiers against Imperial...
Left 4 Dead - a game in the Action genre
Left 4 Dead
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Online
Game released: Xbox 360 → 17 November 2008
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Left 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter about a group of survivors trying to escape a city engulfed by an epidemic. A new strain of the rabies virus...
Dead Space (2008) - a game in the Action genre
Dead Space (2008)
Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction
Game released: Xbox 360 → 13 October 2008
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 88/100
Third-person shooter Dead Space (2008) is the foundation of a series of sci-fi horror survival games about the struggles of engineer Isaac Clarke in the depths of...
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic - a game in the Action genre
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Action, Role-playing game, First-person view
Game released: Xbox 360 → 12 February 2008
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 62/100
This first-person action RPG is set in the Might & Magic universe, where players battle the forces of evil in a dark fantasy world. Combat combines melee...
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (2008) - a game in the Action genre
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (2008)
Action, Fighting, Third-person view
Game released: Xbox 360 → 21 October 2008
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 65/100
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows is an action game with a third-person view. Spider-Man is looking for Mary Jane in New York, which is infested with people infected with...
Far Cry 2 - a game in the Action genre
Far Cry 2
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Open world
Game released: Xbox 360 → 8 April 2010
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Far Cry 2 is a continuation of the dynamic first-person shooter. The game takes place in a small African province where a fierce civil war is being waged. You play...
Fable 2 - a game in the Action genre
Fable 2
Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Xbox 360 → 6 April 2010
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Fable 2 is an action RPG with a third person view. The game begins in the town of Bowerstone (Bowerstone), where a small child known as Sparrow and his older sister...
Sid Meier's Pirates! - a game in the Action genre
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Open world, Role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: Xbox 360 → 7 April 2008
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 94/100
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...
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (2008) - a game in the Action genre
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (2008)
Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars
Game released: Xbox 360 → 18 May 2010
Players: 9.5/10
Metacritic: 68/100
This third-person action game is set in the Star Wars universe between Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV: A New Hope. It follows Darth Vader’s Secret...
Mirror's Edge (2008) - a game in the Action genre
Mirror's Edge (2008)
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Parkour, First-person view, Exploration
Game released: Xbox 360 → 22 June 2010
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 80/100
This first-person action-adventure is set in a city where information is closely monitored and couriers known as Runners secretly carry sensitive data. Runner Faith...
Alone in the Dark (2008) - a game in the Action genre
Alone in the Dark (2008)
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Stealth
Game released: Xbox 360 → 22 February 2011
Players: 6.7/10
Steam: 43/100
Metacritic: 54/100
Alone in the Dark (2008) is a reboot of the legendary horror series, which will continue the story of paranormal investigator Edward...
Burnout Paradise - a game in the Action genre
Burnout Paradise
Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view
Game released: Xbox 360 → 22 January 2008
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 87/100
Burnout Paradise is an arcade racing game made in three-dimensional graphics. The action takes place in the fictional city of Paradise City, which is divided into...
Metal Slug 3 - a game in the Action genre
Metal Slug 3
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Xbox 360 → 2 January 2008
Players: 10/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 77/100
A 2D arcade run-and-gun shooter in which a soldier fights through stages filled with enemies and giant bosses. Metal Slug 3 features five large stages with...
Bully: Scholarship Edition - a game in the Action genre
Bully: Scholarship Edition
Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view, Open world
Game released: Xbox 360 → 1 September 2010
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Bully: Scholarship Edition is an improved edition of the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the open world. The game is an original simulator of a...
Tomb Raider: Underworld - a game in the Action genre
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure
Game released: Xbox 360 → 29 June 2010
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Tomb Raider: Underworld is a third-person adventure action game in which Lara Croft explores ancient and uncharted locations concealing mysteries of the underworld...
Crash Time 2 - a game in the Action genre
Crash Time 2
Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Exploration, Sandbox
Game released: Xbox 360 → 27 November 2008
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 63/100
Crash Time 2 is a continuation of the exciting racing simulator, where you have to get used to the role of a traffic policeman. The game has many different goals...
Devil May Cry 4 - a game in the Action genre
Devil May Cry 4
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Slasher
Game released: Xbox 360 → 22 December 2009
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 82/100
This third-person fantasy hack-and-slash takes place in the fortified city of Fortuna, where the religious Order of the Sword fights demons. Young knight Nero is...
Dark Sector - a game in the Action genre
Dark Sector
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Shooter
Game released: Xbox 360 → 11 April 2008
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 70/100
This third-person science-fiction shooter with horror elements follows a covert mission in Lasria, an Eastern European city concealing a deadly Cold War secret...
Iron Man - a game in the Action genre
Iron Man
Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Comics
Game released: Xbox 360 → 8 May 2008
Players: 5.2/10
Metacritic: 44/100
This third-person action shooter follows Iron Man in a story based on the film and incorporating elements from the original comics. The hero faces enemy forces...
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - a game in the Action genre
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Online
Game released: Xbox 360 → 6 March 2012
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is a continuation of the popular real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting, which tells the story of...
Banjo-Kazooie - a game in the Action genre
Banjo-Kazooie
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
Game released: Xbox 360 → 11 January 2010
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 72/100
Metacritic: 85/100
This platformer follows Banjo, a bear, and his red-crested bird companion as they set out to rescue Banjo’s sister from the evil witch Gruntilda. The duo must work...
Saints Row 2 - a game in the Action genre
Saints Row 2
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Open world, Sandbox
Game released: Xbox 360 → 24 November 2009
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Saints Row 2 is a third-person gangster action game set in a large open world. The story takes place in the fictional town of Stillwater. The main character escapes...
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage - a game in the Action genre
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage
Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game, Online
Game released: Xbox 360 → 2 October 2007
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 80/100
This arcade racing game centres on collisions, deformable cars and physics designed to approximate real-world behaviour. Career progression moves through three...
Braid - a game in the Action genre
Braid
Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox, Indie
Game released: Xbox 360 → 6 August 2008
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 92/100
Braid is a 2D puzzle-platformer with painterly visuals. Setting out from a house in the city, the protagonist travels through a series of worlds to rescue an...
Castle Crashers - a game in the Action genre
Castle Crashers
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher, Adventure
Game released: Xbox 360 → 27 August 2008
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Castle Crashers is a furious side-view co-op action game designed for 4 people. The game takes place in the fictional Middle Ages, in which an evil sorcerer steals...
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath - a game in the Action genre
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Action, Online
Game released: Xbox 360 → 24 January 2019
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 76/100
An expansion to Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath is a real-time strategy game set in the Tiberium universe, with Kane...
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe - a game in the Action genre
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view
Game released: Xbox 360 → 21 November 2008
Players: 6.4/10
Metacritic: 74/100
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is a dynamic side-scrolling fighting game that is a crossover of two worlds — Mortal Kombat and DC...
Viking: Battle for Asgard - a game in the Action genre
Viking: Battle for Asgard
Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Slasher
Game released: Xbox 360 → 28 March 2008
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 58/100
Metacritic: 67/100
Viking: Battle for Asgard is an exciting third-person action game flavored with Scandinavian mythology from the creators of the Total War series. Ragnarok is...
Duke Nukem 3D (1996) - a game in the Action genre
Duke Nukem 3D (1996)
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox
Game released: Xbox 360 → 24 September 2008
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 81/100
This first-person science-fiction shooter follows Duke as he fights a deadly alien invasion of futuristic Los Angeles. Its 28 levels span city streets, an orbiting...
Frontlines: Fuel of War - a game in the Action genre
Frontlines: Fuel of War
Action, Shooter, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Tanks, Online
Game released: Xbox 360 → 6 July 2010
Players: 6.3/10
Steam: 68/100
Metacritic: 74/100
This open-world first-person shooter is set amid a global energy crisis and a struggle for the world’s remaining oil reserves. Players take the role of an elite...
Universe at War: Earth Assault - a game in the Action genre
Universe at War: Earth Assault
Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
Game released: Xbox 360 → 28 March 2008
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 72/100
Set in the near future, this real-time strategy game follows an alien invasion of Earth by several factions from across the galaxy. In Universe at War: Earth...
Condemned 2: Bloodshot - a game in the Action genre
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Action, Shooter, Horror, Fighting, First-person view, Survival
Game released: Xbox 360 → 11 March 2008
Metacritic: 81/100
This first-person shooter with horror elements follows Ethan Thomas, a former Serial Crimes Unit investigator called back to duty after his partner goes missing...
Army of Two - a game in the Action genre
Army of Two
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view
Game released: Xbox 360 → 20 October 2009
Players: 7/10
Metacritic: 73/100
Army of Two — The game begins in Somalia in 1993, when Elliot Salem and Tyson Rios are members of the 75th Ranger Regiment. They are assigned to work with...
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse - a game in the Action genre
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Zombies
Game released: Xbox 360 → 14 July 2008
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 89/100
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...
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway - a game in the Action genre
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics
Game released: Xbox 360 → 6 May 2010
Players: 6.2/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 77/100
This tactical World War II shooter is set during Operation Market Garden, the war’s largest airborne operation. Players lead Matt Baker, Joe Hartsock, and the...
Prince of Persia (2008) - a game in the Action genre
Prince of Persia (2008)
Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Parkour
Game released: Xbox 360 → 4 May 2010
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Set in a fantasy version of ancient Persia, this action-adventure follows a wandering warrior who joins forces with Elika to confront Ahriman’s lieutenants and...
Silent Hill: Homecoming - a game in the Action genre
Silent Hill: Homecoming
Action, Shooter, Horror, Fighting, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Survival horror
Game released: Xbox 360 → 6 December 2011
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 42/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Silent Hill: Homecoming is a survival horror adventure about Alex Shepherd, who returns to his hometown of Shepherd’s Glen to investigate his brother’s...
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