Best Games for Xbox 360 of 2007 / Page 2

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Casual game

October 10, 2006

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 48/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Set among the pyramids of ancient Egypt, this arcade puzzle game spans 88 levels. The player controls a winged scarab, firing at approaching magical spheres and...

Paperboy (1989)

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Sports game

June 1, 1990

Players: 2.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

This arcade game follows a paperboy riding a bicycle along an isometric suburban street to deliver newspapers. The goal is to reach subscribers while avoiding...

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

May 2, 2007

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 60/100

This third-person action game based on Marvel comics lets players freely explore New York City as Spider-Man, including its subways, sewers and villains’ lairs...

Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock

Simulation, Action, Music game, Third-person view

October 28, 2007

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A music game centered on performing at rock concerts, with players playing songs using a guitar controller. Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock features tracks by Guns...

Overlord (2007)

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

June 26, 2007

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Overlord is a fantasy action game with a third-person view and strategy elements. You have to try on the role of an evil overlord who, with the help of an army of...

Ms. Pac-Man

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

August 1, 1996

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This top-down arcade game follows Ms. PAC-MAN through mazes as she collects dots and avoids ghosts. Clearing a maze advances to the next stage. Power Pellets...

Orange Box

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Collection, Puzzle

October 10, 2007

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 94/100

Orange Box is a game collection from Valve Corporation, which includes: Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view

November 21, 1992

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is an old-school platformer about a blue hedgehog, released by Sonic Team in 1992. In the story, Sonic and Tails decide to fight back against...

Warriors Orochi

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

March 21, 2007

Metacritic: 55/100

Warriors Orochi is a fast-paced third-person action RPG that combines characters from Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors into one game where they battle each...

Naruto: Rise of a Ninja

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

October 30, 2007

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Naruto: Rise of a Ninja — There are 2 main modes: fighting and RPG, in which the player completes various missions for the residents of the Konoha village...

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game

March 16, 2007

Players: 7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This fantasy role-playing game combines turn-based battles with match-three puzzles in the Warlords universe, where a hero sets out to save Etheria from Lord Bane...

Prince of Persia Classic

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure

June 13, 2007

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Prince of Persia Classic is a platform action game in which a prince must rescue the imprisoned princess after a vizier seizes the throne while the Sultan is away...

Rush'n Attack

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

May 23, 2007

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This arcade action-platformer follows a fighter infiltrating an enemy base to free prisoners of war and escape to safety. Armed with a knife and weapons found along...

Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe

Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sports game

June 19, 1992

Metacritic: 64/100

A futuristic sports game built around a violent contest in which teams try to drive a steel ball into the opposing goal, with few rules and almost anything allowed...

Tenchu Z

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

October 5, 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Tenchu Z — Home of Goda, home to the Azuma ninja clan in the service of Lord Godda, is on the brink of war with the neighboring country of Ogawara. As a new...

Xevious

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

November 8, 1984

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Xevious is a third-person action game with shooter elements from developers from Namco Limited and Namco Bandai Games. The game is published by Mindscape, Inc. and...

MX vs. ATV Untamed

First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Motorcycle racing

December 17, 2007

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Off-road racing combines motocross, rally events and races featuring powerful vehicles. In MX vs. ATV Untamed, players compete in the X-Cross Tournament, which...

Double Dragon (1988)

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Side view, Post-apocalyptic

April 8, 1988

Players: 9/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 65/100

A side-scrolling action game about martial arts experts Billy and Jimmy Lee, who take on the Black Warriors street gang to rescue Marian. Players fight through four...

Streets of Rage 2

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

January 13, 1993

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This arcade action fighting game follows the struggle against the Syndicate after Mr. X kidnaps Adam. Players choose Axel, Blaze, Skate, or Max, each with distinct...

Heavy Weapon Deluxe

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Tanks, Casual game

February 24, 2005

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This side-scrolling arcade shooter centers on battles against enemy forces, with players using heavy weapons to destroy tanks and aircraft. Heavy Weapon features 19...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2009

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

June 23, 1991

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Sonic the Hedgehog 2009 is a third-person action game with a mixture of platforming and anime or manga games from the studios Sonic Team and Sega. The game is...

Bullet Witch

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic, Anime / Manga

February 27, 2007

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 53/100

This third-person action game blends post-apocalyptic warfare with dark fantasy, following humanity’s resistance against an army of demons that has taken over the...

Disney Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

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

May 22, 2007

Players: 6/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Disney Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting, platforming and fantasy games from the masters from...

Lost Odyssey

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

December 6, 2007

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Lost Odyssey has the traditional turn-based combat system that can be found in most JRPGs, similar to the combat system found in early Final Fantasy games. The...

Virtua Fighter 5

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

February 8, 2007

Metacritic: 87/100

Virtua Fighter 5 is a fighting game featuring a roster of 17 combatants, including two newcomers: El Blaze, a Mexican Lucha Libre champion, and Eileen, who learned...

Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (2007)

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

September 17, 2007

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 70/100

A racing game centered on street-racing culture and the Hot Import Nights car-show tour. Events take place on tracks and in drift races at real-world locations...

Project Gotham Racing 4

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

October 2, 2007

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Project Gotham Racing 4 — is an arcade racing game made in three-dimensional graphics. The gameplay is similar to that in previous parts of the series and...

Transformers: The Game

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

June 19, 2007

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 55/100

A third-person action game based on the 2007 Transformers live-action film, it follows the robots’ war on Earth. The game features two campaigns: players can fight...

Mad Tracks

Racing, Third-person view, Online, Arcade, Casual game

February 17, 2006

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Mad Tracks is an online racing game with a third-person view. The game has single and multiplayer modes. In single player, your goal is to achieve the highest...

Battlestations: Midway

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Simulation

January 30, 2007

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A military action and strategy game about air, sea, and undersea battles in the Pacific theater of World War II. Its campaigns span the events from Pearl Harbor...

Carcassonne

Strategy, Online, Isometric, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Casual game

June 27, 2007

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A medieval strategy game based on the board game, in which players build a map of the area around Carcassonne by placing tiles depicting cities, roads, cloisters...

Beowulf: The Game

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

November 13, 2007

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 49/100

Beowulf: The Game — Beowulf is the legendary warrior of the North, in one hand he has the strength of thirty people, nobility and cruelty can hardly coexist...

Ratatouille

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

June 26, 2007

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Ratatouille — just like in the film, the game starts on a farm. Remy leaves with his brother Emil to get some apple cores for his father. Along the way, he is...

Worms: Open Warfare

Strategy, Turn-based

March 17, 2006

Metacritic: 71/100

Worms: Open Warfare — the heroes of the game are earthworms fighting each other. The game has several modes: for example, the player can control one group of...

Rock Band

Simulation, Action, Music game, Third-person view

November 20, 2007

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 87/100

This music game centers on a rock band performing songs with guitar, bass, drums, and vocals. Players can perform together in the same room or online, with a...

Golden Compass (2007)

Action, Fantasy / Medieval

December 4, 2007

Metacritic: 41/100

This action-adventure unfolds in a fantasy parallel world, following Lyra’s journey north to rescue a friend kidnapped by the mysterious Gobblers. Accompanied by...

Word Puzzle

November 7, 2007

Metacritic: 43/100

Word Puzzle is an arcade word-search game built around combos, explosive word bombs and three-dimensional boards. Players find words on the board, while special...

Puyo Pop Fever

Strategy, In real time, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

February 4, 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

An arcade puzzle game built around matches in which players link colored Puyos into chains and send nuisance pieces to their opponents. In Fever Mode, the goal is...

Fatal Inertia EX

September 11, 2007

Metacritic: 62/100

Fatal Inertia EX is a high-speed racing game in which players pilot racecraft across courses set in varied environments. The desert Proving Grounds introduces a...

Guilty Gear 2: Overture

Action, Strategy, Fighting, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga

November 29, 2007

Players: 10/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 56/100

A futuristic action game combining third-person combat with real-time strategy. The player commands an army while also fighting on the battlefield as a Master...