Best Games for Xbox 360 of 2008 / Page 3

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two

Role-playing game, Horror, Third-person view, Collection, Turn-based, Comics, Adventure

October 29, 2008

Metacritic: 78/100

A role-playing adventure with turn-based elements continues the story in the world of Penny Arcade. The player creates and develops a character, choosing its...

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Online

June 3, 2008

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view, based on the Indiana Jones movies. The game is based on the...

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...

Too Human

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval

August 19, 2008

Players: 3.9/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Too Human is a third-person sci-fi action RPG steeped in Norse mythology. You will go to a world in which the gods are cybernetically enhanced people, and they are...

FIFA Street 3

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Football

February 18, 2008

Players: 5.3/10

Metacritic: 61/100

This arcade football game stages matches on street pitches and urban playgrounds around the world. FIFA Street 3 features over 250 players representing 18 national...

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...

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...

Ninja Gaiden 2

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Puzzle

June 3, 2008

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This third-person action game follows the ninja Ryu Hayabusa as he seeks revenge for his clan and tries to prevent the destruction of humanity. Along the way, he...

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...

On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One

Role-playing game, Horror, Third-person view, Turn-based, Comics, Adventure, Comedy

May 21, 2008

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

An episodic RPG adventure set in an alternate version of the 1920s, with a pulp horror atmosphere reminiscent of H. P. Lovecraft’s work. Gabe and Tycho of the...

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...

Roogoo

Strategy, In real time, Puzzle, Casual game

June 4, 2008

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This arcade puzzle game with strategy elements follows the Roogoo as they fight the evil Meemoo. Players manipulate platforms on multiple levels so shaped blocks...

Wits & Wagers

May 7, 2008

Metacritic: 63/100

This trivia party game revolves around betting on the answer closest to the truth, so players do not need to know the correct answer to win. Across seven rounds...

007: Quantum of Solace

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view

October 31, 2008

Players: 5.2/10

Metacritic: 64/100

007: Quantum of Solace — The game jumps forward to Bond's crash landing in Bolivia, where Green is trying to buy land. By this time, Bond meets Camilla...

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...

Frogger 2 (2008)

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

June 11, 2008

Metacritic: 37/100

This top-down arcade action game features more than fifteen levels filled with obstacles and enemies to avoid. The stages span five distinct environments, each with...

Lost: Via Domus

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle

February 26, 2008

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 54/100

This first- and third-person action-adventure follows a passenger who survives the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 on an uncharted island in the Pacific. As the...

Mega Man 9

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

September 22, 2008

Metacritic: 81/100

A platform action game about the Blue Bomber embarking on a new adventure in the ninth entry in the classic Mega Man series. Its 8-bit presentation carries through...

MotoGP 08

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game, Motorcycle racing

October 24, 2008

Metacritic: 61/100

MotoGP 08 is a motorcycle racing simulator with the official tracks of the 2008 championship. The player will be able to compete with stars like Valentino Rossi and...

Poker Smash

Arcade, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Card game

February 6, 2008

Metacritic: 81/100

This arcade puzzle game combines match-three mechanics with poker: the player forms poker hands by matching cards vertically and horizontally to score points and...

War World: Tactical Combat

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

February 23, 2006

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 60/100

This futuristic third-person shooter centers on battles between combat mechs and the development of their capabilities. In online matches, players build mechs and...

AC/DC Live: Rock Band - Track Pack

Simulation, Action, DLC, Music game, Third-person view

November 2, 2008

Metacritic: 62/100

An expansion for Rock Band, this standalone music game features live recordings by AC/DC. Its 18 tracks were specially remixed for the game by Mike...

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...

Guilty Gear XX #Reload

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

July 31, 2003

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This anime fighting game features battles between more than twenty combatants, including hidden characters and EX variants. Each fighter has a range of moves and...

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

Simulation, Action, Music game, Third-person view

June 26, 2008

Metacritic: 71/100

This music game follows Aerosmith’s career, from the band’s first gig to its rise to rock fame. Players perform as guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford and...

Major League Baseball 2K8 (2008)

Baseball, Third-person view, Sports game

March 3, 2008

Metacritic: 67/100

On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode Two

Role-playing game, Horror, Third-person view, Turn-based, Comics, Adventure, Comedy

October 29, 2008

Steam: 88/100

A comedy role-playing adventure with horror elements, based on the Penny Arcade webcomic, unfolds in an alternate version of the 1920s in New Arcadia. The hero...

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...

Zapper: One Wicked Cricket!

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

October 9, 2002

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Zapper: One Wicked Cricket! is a third-person action game with a dash of shooter from the developers at Blitz Games Limited. The game is published by Infogrames...

Age of Booty

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Isometric

October 15, 2008

Metacritic: 75/100

Age of Booty is an exciting real-time pirate strategy game that puts you at the helm of your own pirate ship with the goal of sending your enemies to the bottom of...

Quantum of Solace

Action, Shooter

October 31, 2008

Players: 7.2/10

Quantum of Solace is an action game with a dash of shooter from Beenox Studios, Nerve Software and Treyarch. The game is published by Activision, Novy Disk is...

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...

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...

NFL Tour

Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sports game, American Football

January 8, 2008

Metacritic: 47/100

This action-oriented sports game follows a fictional NFL road show whose team is aiming to earn an NFL contract. Players compete alongside real NFL athletes against...

Samurai Shodown 2

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

December 2, 1994

Metacritic: 72/100

This fighting game follows the samurai Haohmaru, who sets out to confront sinister forces after an unknown assassin attacks him. Before dying, the would-be killer...

Battlezone

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Virtual Reality (VR)

April 16, 2008

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Battlezone is a first-person tank shooter designed for virtual reality devices. Jump into the cockpit of the Cobra, the most powerful tank on the planet, and...

Armored Core: For Answer

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

March 19, 2008

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 63/100

This futuristic action game centers on battles between combat robots on a polluted planet, where the League corporations control the infrastructure and most people...

Conflict: Denied Ops

Action, Shooter, First-person view

February 7, 2008

Players: 7/10

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 54/100

This first-person shooter follows a covert mission in Venezuela, where a military coup has triggered a civil war and the new regime threatens to use nuclear...

Infinite Undiscovery

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

September 2, 2008

Metacritic: 68/100

Infinite Undiscovery — A sinister force has trapped the moon in chains and chained them to the surface, draining the life from the planet. The forged lands...

Operation Darkness

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

October 11, 2007

Metacritic: 46/100

This tactical strategy RPG takes place in an alternate World War II where history collides with fantasy: Adolf Hitler leads an army of officers and supernatural...