Action 2009 for Xbox 360 — top best games in the Action genre

Left 4 Dead 2 - a game in the Action genre

Action, Shooter, Horror, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies

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...

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: 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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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: 84/100

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Saboteur

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: Xbox 360 → 8 December 2009

Players: 8.7/10

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...

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...

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...

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...

Divinity 2: Ego Draconis

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 6 January 2010

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Divinity 2: Ego Draconis is an action role-playing game with a third-person view, the events of which unfold in the Divinity gaming universe. The game is a direct...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Overlord 2

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 26 June 2009

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Overlord 2 is a continuation of the exciting action game with a third-person view and elements of tactical strategy. The Dark Master returns to regain his former...

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...

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...

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...

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Tactics, Online

Game released: Xbox 360 → 11 August 2009

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas — Rainbow operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas as an intensifying terrorist siege in Sin City threatens to take...

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...

Fable 2 (Platinum Hits)

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 18 September 2009

Fable 2 (Platinum Hits) is a first-person role-playing game with action and fantasy elements from the developers of Lionhead Studios Ltd.. The main publisher of the...

Tekken 6

Action, Fighting, Arcade, Side view

Game released: Xbox 360 → 3 September 2013

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Tekken 6 is a side-scrolling arcade action fighting game. In this game you have to fight with other characters to become the champion of the tournament. A large...

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...

Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Open world, Online

Game released: Xbox 360 → 11 February 2009

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 83/100

Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box is an expanded edition of the racing arcade game with a third-person view. The game is built on three main pillars, which should...

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Combat robots

Game released: Xbox 360 → 3 March 2009

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. — a dynamic flight simulator with first and third person views. The game takes place in the Middle East, Russia and Norway. In the...

Comix Zone

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Post-apocalyptic, Comics, Side view

Game released: Xbox 360 → 10 June 2009

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Comix Zone is an arcade action game with fighting game elements and a side view in the style of comics. Sketch Turner is an artist based in New York. One day...

Fallout 3 - Mothership Zeta

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Xbox 360 → 3 August 2009

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Fallout 3 — Mothership Zeta is an add-on for the role-playing post-apocalyptic action game with a first-person view Fallout 3. A strange alien signal is...

Saints Row 2

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Open world, Sandbox

Game released: Xbox 360 → 24 November 2009

Players: 7.7/10

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...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2009 for Xbox 360 (Game released)