Arcade 2012 for Xbox 360 — top best games in the Arcade genre

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005)

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox 360 → 16 November 2005

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) is a legendary racing arcade game with a third-person view in the Need for Speed series. The game takes place in the fictional...

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox 360 → 29 January 2013

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) — arcade racing with third and first person views. In this part of the series you will find a huge city of Fairhaven, which...

Zombie Driver

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 17 October 2012

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Zombie Driver is a whirlwind racing action game with a top-down view in the dangerous world of the zombie apocalypse. You have to travel around a city inhabited by...

Rayman Origins

Arcade, Platformer

Game released: Xbox 360 → 24 July 2012

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Spelunky

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike

Game released: Xbox 360 → 4 July 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Spelunky is a fun adventure that takes you to explore dangerous but rich mines. You will control a rather big-nosed but cute gold digger who came to the mines for...

Rocksmith

Arcade, Simulation, Music game

Game released: Xbox 360 → 13 September 2012

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Rocksmith is a unique music simulator that will teach you how to play a real guitar. The game offers you the opportunity to quickly and joyfully master the skills...

Skullgirls

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: Xbox 360 → 11 April 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Skullgirls is an anime-style side-scrolling arcade fighting game. The game has many interesting characters, hardcore combinations of attacks, as well as nice...

Double Dragon: Neon

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: Xbox 360 → 12 September 2012

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Double Dragon: Neon is an arcade game with a mixture of action, fighting and anime or manga games from the masters from the studios WayForward Technologies and...

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Xbox 360 → 29 June 2012

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is a continuation of the arcade adventure with a first-person view based on the Batman comics in the style of LEGO toys. The game...

Warp

Arcade, Stealth

Game released: Xbox 360 → 15 February 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Warp is an arcade game with elements of a stealth game from developers from the Trapdoor studio. The main publisher of the game is Electronic...

Mark of the Ninja

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer

Game released: Xbox 360 → 7 September 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Mark of the Ninja is an action, stealth and platform arcade game from Klei Entertainment. The game's publisher is Microsoft. Overall, the project turned out to be...

Awesomenauts

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game, Side view

Game released: Xbox 360 → 2 May 2012

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Awesomenauts is a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling MOBA action game. The events of the game will take you to the distant year 3587, in which there is a great...

Disney Universe

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox 360 → 31 July 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Disney Universe is a multiplayer action-adventure game with a third-person view set in the Disney universe. You'll play through levels based on famous animated...

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Collection

Game released: Xbox 360 → 28 February 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition is a complete side-scrolling edition of the arcade fighting game, which includes all the released add-ons. The game takes place 25...

DiRT Showdown

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 24 May 2012

VGTimes: 4.0/10

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

DiRT Showdown is a racing arcade game with a third-person view in the popular DiRT series. All the attention in this game is paid to such types of competitions as...

Pid

Arcade, Platformer

Game released: Xbox 360 → 31 October 2012

Metacritic: 68/100

Pid is an arcade game with platformer elements from developers from the Might and Delight studio. The main publisher of the game is D3Publisher. Overall, the...

Bleed

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 12 December 2012

Bleed is an arcade game with elements of action, shooter, platformer and indie game from developers from the Bootdisk Revolution studio. The main publisher of the...

Sonic Adventure 2

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Xbox 360 → 5 October 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Sonic Adventure 2 is a continuation of the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. Doctor Eggman once again strives to...

Jet Set Radio

Arcade, Third-person view, Stunts

Game released: Xbox 360 → 19 September 2012

Jet Set Radio is an arcade game with a third-person view and stunt elements. You have to fight for Tokyo, mark your territory with graffiti, draw on walls, posters...

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: Xbox 360 → 17 December 2011

Metacritic: 83/100

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend is an expanded edition of the dynamic fighting game with a side view Blazblue: Continuum Shift 2. New characters have been added...

Dogfight 1942

Arcade, Flight Simulator

Game released: Xbox 360 → 5 September 2012

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Dogfight 1942 is an arcade game with a touch of flight simulator from the developers from the City Interactive studio. The game is published by City Interactive and...

LEGO The Lord of the Rings

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, The Lord of the Rings

Game released: Xbox 360 → 7 December 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

LEGO The Lord of the Rings is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view in the Lord of the Rings universe. The game is based on the film adaptations...

Brave: The Video Game

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 27 July 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Brave: The Video Game is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting, based on the full-length cartoon “Brave.” In the game you will try...

Phantom Breaker

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: Xbox 360 → 1 October 2012

Phantom Breaker is an arcade with a mixture of fighting and anime or manga games from the studio 5pb.. The main publisher of the game is 7sixty. Sometimes the game...

Trials Evolution

Arcade, Logic

Game released: Xbox 360 → 18 April 2012

Metacritic: 90/100

Trials Evolution is an arcade game from the masters from the RedLynx studio. The game is published by RedLynx. For some reason the game has not yet been released on...

Dead or Alive 5

Arcade, Fighting

Game released: Xbox 360 → 30 April 2013

Metacritic: 77/100

Karateka (2012)

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Action, Tactics, Side view

Game released: Xbox 360 → 7 November 2012

Metacritic: 60/100

Karateka (2012) is an indie tactical fighting game with action and arcade elements. The game takes place in a feudal universe. Your mission is to save your beloved...

Mad Riders

Arcade, Motorcycle racing

Game released: Xbox 360 → 30 May 2012

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Mad Riders — Players control all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and race other ATVs across a series of tracks. Players can collect coins placed along tracks to...

Joe Danger 2: The Movie

Arcade

Game released: Xbox 360 → 14 September 2012

Metacritic: 80/100

SoulCalibur 5

Arcade, Fighting

Game released: Xbox 360 → 31 January 2012

Metacritic: 79/100

Just Dance 4

Arcade, Music game, Board / Group Game

Game released: Xbox 360 → 8 January 2013

Metacritic: 72/100

Just Dance 4 — The gameplay is very similar to previous Just Dance games, meaning players will be judged on their ability to replicate the dancer's movements...

Bang Bang Racing

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view

Game released: Xbox 360 → 6 June 2012

Metacritic: 58/100

Bang Bang Racing is a dynamic racing arcade game with an isometric camera view. You have to be one step ahead of your rivals, find shortcuts, repair your car at the...

Three Dead Zed

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 16 November 2012

Three Dead Zed — a hand-drawn platformer where players are asked to control an experimental zombie. He can transform into other forms, which allows him to...

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Arcade, Fighting

Game released: Xbox 360 → 3 September 2013

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is a continuation of the arcade fighting game in the popular Tekken universe. New characters await you who appeared in previous parts of the...

Babel Rising

Arcade

Game released: Xbox 360 → 13 June 2012

Metacritic: 53/100

Babel Rising is a whimsical adaptation of the biblical context. During the construction of the city of Babylon, the people build a tower designed to reach the sky...

Ridge Racer Unbounded

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox 360 → 3 September 2013

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Ridge Racer Unbounded is a continuation of the arcade racing series Ridge Racer, which adds an unprecedented amount of destruction. In the game you have to conquer...

Kinect Star Wars

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

Game released: Xbox 360 → 5 April 2012

Metacritic: 55/100

Kinect Star Wars — includes 4 sub-games. In the main mode, known as Jedi Destiny: Dark Side Rising, players take control of one of several Jedi Padawans...

Dance Central 3

Arcade, Music game

Game released: Xbox 360 → 19 October 2012

Metacritic: 86/100

Dance Central 3 — The player receives an invitation to an underground dance party. Once the player's loot is confirmed, Rasa and Lima welcome the player to...

Fortnight

Arcade, Action, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 29 June 2012

Players: 8/10

Fortnight is an arcade game with a mixture of action and indie games from the masters from the studio Whisper Games. The game is published by Whisper Games. But...

Dust: An Elysian Tail

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Xbox 360 → 15 August 2012

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a 2D action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. A colorful world awaits you, filled with...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2012 for Xbox 360