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Best Games in the Action genre of 2009 for Xbox 360

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BioShock - a game in the Action genre
BioShock
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Steampunk, Horror
Game released: Xbox 360 → 6 August 2009
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 89/100
BioShock is an adventure shooter with a first-person view in a steampunk style. The game takes place in 1960. The main character, a young man named Jack, as a...
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...
Resident Evil 5 - a game in the Action genre
Resident Evil 5
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies
Game released: Xbox 360 → 29 March 2010
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Left 4 Dead 2 - a game in the Action genre
Left 4 Dead 2
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Online
Game released: Xbox 360 → 24 July 2012
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 89/100
This cooperative first-person horror shooter is set during a zombie apocalypse in the southern United States. Across five campaigns, four survivors travel from...
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...
Batman: Arkham Asylum - a game in the Action genre
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Comics
Game released: Xbox 360 → 25 August 2009
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 91/100
This third-person action game follows Batman inside Arkham Asylum and across the surrounding island, where the Joker sets a trap after being taken into custody...
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...
Borderlands - a game in the Action genre
Borderlands
Action, Shooter, First-person view
Game released: Xbox 360 → 19 October 2010
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Borderlands is a science-fiction first-person shooter that combines action with character customization and vehicular combat. Its content-generation system provides...
Gears of War - a game in the Action genre
Gears of War
Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Xbox 360 → 29 December 2009
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 91/100
Gears of War is an action game with a third-person view in a fantastic post-apocalyptic setting. The game's plot revolves around Delta Force soldiers defending...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) - a game in the Action genre
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online
Game released: Xbox 360 → 2 December 2009
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 91/100
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 takes place five years after the end of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare...
Bayonetta - a game in the Action genre
Bayonetta
Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Adventure
Game released: Xbox 360 → 22 February 2011
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 87/100
Bayonetta is a fantastic action-slasher game with a third-person view. Bayonetta is the only survivor of an ancient clan of witches that maintained the balance...
Call of Duty - a game in the Action genre
Call of Duty
Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Historical
Game released: Xbox 360 → 10 November 2009
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 57/100
Metacritic: 80/100
This first-person shooter depicts World War II through the perspectives of American, British, and Russian soldiers. Its interconnected campaigns follow fighters...
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne - a game in the Action genre
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Adventure
Game released: Xbox 360 → 27 April 2009
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a continuation of the exciting action game with a third-person view, which continues the tragic story of police officer Max...
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - a game in the Action genre
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Comics
Game released: Xbox 360 → 1 May 2009
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 70/100
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - the plot of the game follows the plot of the film of the same name, although the events are not presented in chronological order, and...
Prototype - a game in the Action genre
Prototype
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Tanks, Open world
Game released: Xbox 360 → 9 June 2009
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 79/100
This open-world action game follows Alex Mercer, a man with no memory and the ability to reshape his body, as he investigates the conspiracy behind his origins. His...
Tomb Raider: Legend - a game in the Action genre
Tomb Raider: Legend
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure
Game released: Xbox 360 → 11 August 2009
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 75/100
This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she travels the world in search of one of history’s greatest artifacts. The quest brings figures from her...
Mass Effect - a game in the Action genre
Mass Effect
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction
Game released: Xbox 360 → 6 August 2009
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 90/100
Mass Effect is a sci-fi action RPG with a third-person perspective. The events of the game will take you to XXII, when humanity mastered the technology of...
The Saboteur - a game in the Action genre
The Saboteur
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world
Game released: Xbox 360 → 8 December 2009
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 74/100
The Saboteur is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. In this game you will have to avenge the death of your loved ones by tracking down their killers...
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...
The Godfather 2 - a game in the Action genre
The Godfather 2
Action, Shooter, Strategy, Fighting, Third-person view, Adult game
Game released: Xbox 360 → 7 April 2009
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 65/100
The Godfather 2 is a continuation of the open-world action-adventure game with a third-person view, based on the cult gangster films The Godfather. Michael Corleone...
Risen - a game in the Action genre
Risen
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Gothic
Game released: Xbox 360 → 5 July 2011
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Risen is an atmospheric action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting from the creators of the Gothic series. In the game you have to...
Assassin's Creed 2 - a game in the Action genre
Assassin's Creed 2
Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical, Open world, Parkour
Game released: Xbox 360 → 28 September 2010
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Assassin's Creed 2 is a stealth action game with a third-person view. The game will take you to Florence during the Renaissance. Your hero, the assassin Ezio...
Grand Theft Auto 4: The Ballad of Gay Tony - a game in the Action genre
Grand Theft Auto 4: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Action, Shooter, DLC, Third-person view
Game released: Xbox 360 → 29 October 2009
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Grand Theft Auto 4: The Ballad of Gay Tony is an add-on for an exciting action game with a third-person view Grand Theft Auto 4. The main character is Luis Lopez...
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City - a game in the Action genre
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Action, Shooter, Fighting, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Adult game, Open world
Game released: Xbox 360 → 13 November 2009
Players: 6.5/10
Steam: 69/100
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is a joint edition of the expansions The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay...
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 - a game in the Action genre
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure
Game released: Xbox 360 → 15 September 2009
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 53/100
Metacritic: 66/100
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 is a continuation of the Marvel Ultimate Alliance series about Marvel superheroes. The number of heroes has increased — there are...
Wolfenstein 3D - a game in the Action genre
Wolfenstein 3D
Action, Shooter, Old school, First-person view
Game released: Xbox 360 → 3 June 2009
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 62/100
This first-person shooter follows OSA agent B.J. Blazkowicz as he tries to escape Castle Wolfenstein and battle the Nazi regime. Enemies include Hans Grosse and...
Red Faction: Guerrilla - a game in the Action genre
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Science fiction
Game released: Xbox 360 → 8 June 2010
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Missions can be tackled in any order, with guerrilla attacks using weapons, explosives and modified vehicles. Destruction is part of the tactics: walls and floors...
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising - a game in the Action genre
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Sandbox, Tanks, Tactics, Open world
Game released: Xbox 360 → 6 October 2009
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 64/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a tactical shooter with a first-person view, the events of which will tell about the military conflict on one of the islands...
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...
Battlefield 1943 - a game in the Action genre
Battlefield 1943
Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks
Game released: Xbox 360 → 8 July 2009
Players: 7.5/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Battlefield 1943 is a first-person shooter. The game allows you to fight as the United States Marine Corps (USMC) or the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) with support...
Grand Theft Auto 4: The Lost and Damned - a game in the Action genre
Grand Theft Auto 4: The Lost and Damned
Action, Shooter, DLC, Third-person view
Game released: Xbox 360 → 17 February 2009
Players: 7.4/10
Metacritic: 90/100
Grand Theft Auto 4: The Lost and Damned is an add-on for an exciting action game with a third-person view Grand Theft Auto 4. In the game you take on the role of...
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...
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - a game in the Action genre
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online
Game released: Xbox 360 → 3 September 2019
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is a continuation of the dynamic western with a first-person view in the Call of Juarez series. The events of the game will tell the...
Brutal Legend - a game in the Action genre
Brutal Legend
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Third-person view, Comedy
Game released: Xbox 360 → 22 September 2014
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure set in a world blending fantasy with heavy metal, where demons seek to enslave humanity and bands perform imitation covers. The...
Velvet Assassin - a game in the Action genre
Velvet Assassin
Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view
Game released: Xbox 360 → 30 April 2009
Players: 5.9/10
Steam: 57/100
Metacritic: 59/100
Velvet Assassin is a stealth action adventure game with a third-person view. The events of the game will take you back to the Second World War, where you will try...
Way of the Samurai 3 - a game in the Action genre
Way of the Samurai 3
Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Xbox 360 → 6 September 2011
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 73/100
Metacritic: 57/100
This action RPG follows a wandering samurai in Japan during the turbulent Sengoku era. The hero explores villages, battlefields, bandit fortresses and castles...
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel - a game in the Action genre
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Xbox 360 → 30 October 2021
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 71/100
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is a dynamic action RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy...
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007) - a game in the Action genre
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007)
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Online
Game released: Xbox 360 → 4 June 2009
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 80/100
This action-adventure platformer brings together the events of all six Star Wars films in a world built from LEGO bricks. Its campaign spans 36 story levels, from...
Wolfenstein - a game in the Action genre
Wolfenstein
Action, Shooter, First-person view
Game released: Xbox 360 → 24 August 2009
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 72/100
Set in an alternate version of World War II, this first-person shooter follows OSA agent B.J. Blazkowicz as he battles Nazi troops, supernatural forces and weapons...
Saints Row (2006) - a game in the Action genre
Saints Row (2006)
Action, Shooter, Third-person view
Game released: Xbox 360 → 18 August 2009
Players: 7/10
Metacritic: 81/100
This third-person action game with shooter elements is set in Stilwater, a city divided among rival gangs. The protagonist joins the 3rd Street Saints and fights to...
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