Best Games for Xbox 360 of 2008 / Page 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Online

November 19, 2007

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A futuristic first-person shooter built around arena battles against other players online or computer-controlled opponents. Combat combines a range of weapons and...

Legendary

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

November 4, 2008

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 49/100

Legendary is a fantastic first-person shooter. The amazing creatures that are described in myths and legends actually exist. A professional thief named Descartes...

Race Driver: GRID

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

May 30, 2008

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Race Driver: GRID is a racing simulator with a third and first person view from the creators of the DIRT series. In addition to the available circuit tracks around...

Duke Nukem 3D (1996)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

January 29, 1996

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...

Dark Sector

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Shooter

March 25, 2008

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

March 11, 2008

Metacritic: 76/100

A football simulation in which computer-controlled opponents adapt to the player's style and adjust their tactics during matches. The Teamvision system learns to...

Disney Bolt

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

October 21, 2008

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Disney Bolt is an arcade action-adventure game with a third-person view. Players take control of the heroic characters Bolt and his owner Penny from the TV series...

Shadow Assault -Tenchu-

Action

October 8, 2008

Metacritic: 46/100

A tactical action game set in the Tenchu universe, Shadow Assault -Tenchu- takes place in Japanese-themed rooms where players must sneak past guards or eliminate...

Dynasty Warriors 6

Action, Strategy, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

February 19, 2008

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 54/100

Dynasty Warriors 6 is a tactical action game set in third-century China, where battles unfold across fields crowded with thousands of soldiers. Its characters have...

Sea Life Safari

Adventure

June 18, 2008

Metacritic: 57/100

This family-friendly game centers on underwater photography, with the player exploring marine locations and photographing wild sea animals. In Sea Life Safari...

Ticket to Ride Europe

Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Tactics

June 25, 2008

Players: 5.2/10

Ticket to Ride is an arcade board game with puzzle elements. Start your trip right now and get tickets by getting directions on the map. Each ticket specifies two...

PES 2009: Pro Evolution Soccer

Third-person view, Sports game

October 16, 2008

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

This football simulation features updated graphics designed to make players resemble their real-life counterparts. PES 2009 lets players tailor the game to their...

Meteos Wars

Puzzle

December 10, 2008

Metacritic: 71/100

This arcade puzzle game challenges players to protect planets from Meteos, falling blocks that threaten to crush them. Players slide, stack, and ignite blocks to...

Monopoly 2008

Strategy, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Turn-based

October 1, 2007

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

This digital edition of the Monopoly board game combines turn-based strategy with party play and a faster pace. Players buy and trade properties as they compete to...

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Cyberpunk, Science fiction

April 17, 2006

Players: 9/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey is a continuation of the legendary adventure with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The game continues the story told in...

Battlefield: Bad Company

Action, Shooter, First-person view

June 23, 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

A first-person shooter about a squad of renegade soldiers behind enemy lines on a personal quest for gold and revenge. Battlefield: Bad Company combines a...

Bionic Commando Rearmed

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Remake

August 13, 2008

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Bionic Commando Rearmed is the return of the classic side-scrolling action platformer set in the sci-fi universe of Bionic Commando. Twenty years after completing...

Jade Empire

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

April 12, 2005

Players: 10/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Jade Empire is a Japanese-style third-person action RPG. The game takes place in China, where you will become a legendary warrior. You have two styles to choose...

Rapala's Fishing Frenzy

Hunting / Fishing, Sports game

September 2, 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Rapala's Fishing Frenzy is a hunting/fishing simulator with a dash of sports game from the developers from the FUN Labs studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

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

September 23, 2008

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...

Frontlines: Fuel of War

Action, Shooter, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Tanks, Online

February 25, 2008

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...

Supreme Commander

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Online

February 16, 2007

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This science-fiction real-time strategy game follows a thousand-year war between three opposing forces, a conflict that has engulfed a once-peaceful galaxy. The...

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)

March 18, 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This first- and third-person tactical shooter follows Rainbow's fight against a terrorist threat in Las Vegas. The story unfolds in parallel with the events of the...

Tom Clancy's EndWar (2008)

Strategy, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox, Tactics

November 4, 2008

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Set during a futuristic World War III, this military strategy game puts the player in command of an army fighting for one of three factions: the U.S.-led Joint...

Universe at War: Earth Assault

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

December 10, 2007

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...

Shred Nebula

September 3, 2008

Metacritic: 66/100

This top-down arcade space shooter combines ship combat with free-roaming exploration. The player pilots the experimental R.I.P. Rocket through the galaxy in search...

TiQal

Puzzle

March 26, 2008

Metacritic: 58/100

TiQal is an arcade puzzle game about a quest to seek the gods’ help and save a village from destruction. Players move a magical dropper, rotate blocks and place...

Disney Sing It

October 21, 2008

Metacritic: 54/100

A karaoke music game built around pop hits from Disney films and series, alongside songs by guest artists. Its 35 tracks include music from Camp Rock, High School...

Pure (2008)

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Motorcycle racing

September 16, 2008

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Pure is an off-road racing game where riders perform tricks while airborne. Players choose a male or female rider and compete against AI opponents or other players...

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Arcade, Logic

June 17, 1998

Metacritic: 79/100

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts — The game has a variety of vehicle options to help Banjo pilot across land, water and air. Vehicle parts range from standard...

Brain Challenge (2007)

Action, Educational game (Education), Puzzle, Anime / Manga

September 5, 2007

Metacritic: 61/100

Brain Challenge is a collection of puzzles designed to exercise logic, maths, focus and visual skills. Exercises are divided into categories and can be played at...

Record of Agarest War

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game, Visual novel

September 27, 2007

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This fantasy role-playing game with turn-based tactical battles is set in Agarest, a world created after a war between the forces of light and darkness. As darkness...

Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon

December 1, 2008

Metacritic: 34/100

This science-fiction action game places Crypto in a stylized 1970s setting, where a mysterious enemy attacks Earth. The assault draws him into a conspiracy that...

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (2008)

Action, Flight Simulator, Platformer, Third-person view, Helicopters, Puzzle, Sports game, Sandbox

November 11, 2008

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts — It's been 8 years since Banjo-Tooie. Since then, only a skull has remained of the old witch Gruntilda, the main antagonist, and...

Last Remnant

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

November 20, 2008

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 66/100

This fantasy role-playing game is set in a world where artifacts of an ancient civilization, known as Remnants, shift the balance of power. Against the backdrop of...

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...

Spectral Force 3

July 29, 2008

Metacritic: 59/100

Spectral Force 3 is a strategy RPG set in a fantasy world where, after the death of Overlord Janus, ten kingdoms vie to unite the continent. The protagonist joins...

Rocky and Bullwinkle

April 16, 2008

Metacritic: 37/100

This collection of more than 100 microgames features characters from the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon series, including Boris and Natasha, Dudley Do-Right, and...

Black

Action, Shooter, First-person view

February 23, 2006

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Black is a dynamic shooter with a first-person view. You have to become one of the operatives of a detachment of the US armed forces. The fighters of this special...

Shotest Shogi

September 10, 2008

Metacritic: 65/100

This strategy game is based on shogi, a Japanese board game often compared to chess. Shotest Shogi offers interactive lessons and puzzles that teach newcomers the...