Best Games for Xbox 360 of 2008 / Page 4

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

February 22, 2007

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 63/100

This vertically scrolling arcade shooter is set during an attack on humanity by the Ver'mith. The only weapons capable of stopping them are Exelica and Crueltear...

Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Logic

November 11, 2008

Easy Golf: Course Architect

Golf

November 20, 2008

Metacritic: 71/100

This golf course editor lets players create playable holes and share completed courses with friends. Players can compete online and watch the golf balls travel...

Turning Point: Fall of Liberty

Action, Shooter, First-person view

February 26, 2008

Players: 4/10

Metacritic: 41/100

Turning Point: Fall of Liberty is a first-person shooter. The game includes many advanced versions of weapons used during World War II, as well as some that were...

Beautiful Katamari

Action, Third-person view

October 16, 2007

Metacritic: 73/100

Beautiful Katamari — The game begins with the King of All Space, his Queen and Prince enjoying tennis while on vacation. However, the King's powerful serve...

Coffeetime Crosswords

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle

July 16, 2008

Metacritic: 39/100

This crossword puzzle collection features more than 150 puzzles created by Penny Press. Players solve grids to earn points, or work through them together and help...

Raiden Fighters Aces

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Futurism (Future)

March 27, 2008

Metacritic: 73/100

Raiden Fighters Aces is a collection of three arcade top-down shooters in which players pilot combat ships. Training mode allows ships and wingmen to be customized...

Rez

Action, Shooter, Music game, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

November 21, 2001

Metacritic: 84/100

This cyberpunk shooter with musical elements takes place inside a computer network, where the artificial intelligence Eden suffers a crisis and becomes lost deep...

Smash Court Tennis 3 (2007)

Arcade, Third-person view, Sports game, Tennis

July 16, 2007

Metacritic: 62/100

An arcade tennis game in which players compete as or against professional athletes and aim to reach the top of the world rankings. Its roster of 16 players includes...

Tales of Vesperia

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

August 7, 2008

Metacritic: 79/100

Tales of Vesperia is a role-playing game with turn-based combat in the fantasy universe of "Tales of". The plot tells the story of the imperial knight Yuri Lowell...

Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

June 5, 2008

Metacritic: 66/100

This arcade shooter follows a squad of commandos fighting the forces of the tyrant General Ratiev across dangerous battlefields. Players take the role of one of...

Asterix at the Olympic Games

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

November 9, 2007

Players: 5.5/10

Asterix at the Olympic Games is a third-person action game with fighting and puzzle elements from the developers from the studio Étranges Libellules S.A.. The...

Gin Rummy

Strategy, First-person view, Card game, Casino

September 3, 2008

Metacritic: 63/100

Gin Rummy is a card game featuring several variations of classic gin rummy. Players form combinations while trying to avoid being left with a poor hand. Modes...

Guitar Hero 2 / Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Dual Pack

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

November 2008

Guitar Hero 2 / Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Dual Pack is a third-person simulator with a mixture of action and music game from the developers of Harmonix Music Systems...

Metal Arms: Glitch in the System

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

November 18, 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A third-person action shooter about Glitch, a robot found as scrap metal and transformed into a fighting machine. He battles to free the people of Droid City from...

Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger

Action, Shooter, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view

December 31, 2008

Metacritic: 39/100

Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger — the game takes place in 2011. The plane crashed in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. Raven's squad was sent there to...

Shaun White Snowboarding (2009)

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Skiing

November 13, 2008

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 65/100

This snowboarding sports game lets players explore open mountain environments and choose how to ride. They can tackle demanding peaks, find their own routes through...

Worldwide Soccer Manager 2008

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sports game

October 19, 2007

Metacritic: 86/100

Worldwide Soccer Manager 2008 — Completely updated for the new season with over 5,000 playing teams from over 50 countries. International team management has...

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...

Baja: Edge of Control

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

September 22, 2008

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 64/100

BAJA: Edge of Control is an off-road racing simulation set across open landscapes with rugged, unpredictable terrain. Players compete in hill-climb, circuit and...

Dark Messiah: Might and Magic - Elements

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

February 12, 2008

Dark Messiah: Might and Magic — Elements is a first-person role-playing game with a dash of action and fantasy from the masters at Arkane Studios SA and...

Fable 2 Pub Games

Strategy, DLC, Top-down view, Card game, Casino

August 13, 2008

Metacritic: 53/100

An add-on for Fable 2 featuring three casino-style mini-games: Keystone combines elements of craps and roulette, Spinnerbox reworks slot machines, and Fortune's...

Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon

Action, Flight Simulator, Fantasy / Medieval

October 21, 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 61/100

This fantasy action game concludes the Legend of Spyro trilogy, with Spyro joining forces with Cynder, his former enemy, to stop the Dark Master as his evil spreads...

Rock Revolution

Simulation, Action, Music game, Third-person view

October 15, 2008

Metacritic: 40/100

Rock Revolution is a music game built around performing 40 rock tracks with guitar, bass, drum, and microphone peripherals. It features solo career and rehearsal...

WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009

Third-person view, Sports game, Sandbox, Wrestling

November 7, 2008

Metacritic: 74/100

This wrestling sports game focuses on WWE matches and tag-team bouts. In tag-team gameplay, players build momentum and attributes, perform double-team attacks and...

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...

Brain Challenge (2010)

Educational game (Education), First-person view, Puzzle

January 8, 2008

Metacritic: 61/100

Facebreaker

Third-person view, Sports game

September 3, 2008

Metacritic: 56/100

An arcade boxing game featuring exaggerated characters, each with a distinct style and set of attributes. The roster includes Romeo, known for his flamboyant dance...

Hellboy: The Science of Evil (2008)

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

June 24, 2008

Metacritic: 44/100

This third-person action game, based on the Hellboy comics, follows the hero as a hunt for a crazed witch leads to a Nazi plot for world domination. Hellboy must...

Rock Band: Track Pack - Volume 2

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

November 17, 2008

Rock Band: Track Pack — Volume 2 is a third-person simulator with a dash of action and music game from the masters at Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.. The game...

Otomedius

Action, Shooter, Anime / Manga

October 15, 2007

Otomedius is an action game with elements of a shooter and game in the anime or manga genre from masters from the Konami and M2 studios. The game is published by...

Kung Fu Panda (2009)

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

June 3, 2008

Metacritic: 73/100

This action-adventure game based on Kung Fu Panda follows Po the Panda as he seeks to become the Dragon Warrior and defeat Tai Lung. Players control Po, his teacher...

Lost Cities

Strategy, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Card game, Casual game, Indie

April 23, 2008

Steam: 38/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This card strategy game follows expeditions to lost cities around the world. Players collect cards and send expeditions to different regions, aiming to score more...

N+ (2008)

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

February 20, 2008

Metacritic: 81/100

N+ is an arcade platformer set in a futuristic world where a ninja tries to survive among robots that inadvertently kill everything around them. Players run and...

SEGA Superstars Tennis

Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Tennis

March 18, 2008

Metacritic: 68/100

An arcade tennis game featuring characters from across SEGA’s series, competing on themed courts. The roster includes 16 characters, each with a special ability...

SoulCalibur 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting

July 29, 2008

Metacritic: 85/100

This weapon-based fighting game follows the conflict surrounding two legendary swords, with fighters battling on interactive stages. SoulCalibur IV brings back...

Crash: Mind over Mutant

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

October 7, 2008

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 62/100

A third-person action platformer about Crash Bandicoot, who must rescue his friends and stop the evil Neo Cortex from taking over the world. The story centers on...

Go! Go! Break Steady

Action, Strategy, Music game, Third-person view, Puzzle

July 23, 2008

Metacritic: 68/100

Go! Go! Break Steady is a rhythm-and-puzzle game centered on a dance tournament, where Hydro and the All City Crew compete against DJ Scruffy and the Beatniks...

Sega Soccer Slam

Third-person view, Sports game, Football

March 18, 2002

Metacritic: 77/100

An offbeat soccer game featuring quirky characters from around the world, each with special powers and moves. Matches involve hard tackles and steals, while a...

Club

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view

February 8, 2008

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Club is a fast-paced third-person arcade shooter that offers unique run-and-gun gameplay. You will become a member of a closed club, where participants compete with...