Best Games for Xbox 360 of 2009 / Page 3

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...

Sam & Max Save the World

Adventure, Arcade, Third-person view, Point & Click, Comedy

June 17, 2009

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Sam & Max Save the World is a re-release of the first season of Sam & Max from Telltale Games, which was released from 2006 to 2007. The remaster received updated...

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10

June 8, 2009

Metacritic: 80/100

This golf sports simulation focuses on tournament play and the pressure of competing in front of crowds. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 features the U.S. Open and the...

Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen!

Trivia

November 17, 2009

Metacritic: 54/100

This movie quiz pits players against one another in a test of their knowledge of films from the past four decades. Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen! centres on...

Halo 3: ODST

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Tanks

September 22, 2009

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Halo 3: ODST is a stand-alone expansion for the fast-paced first-person shooter Halo 3. The game takes place parallel to the story of Halo 2 and tells the story of...

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...

Fallout 3 - The Pitt

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, DLC

March 23, 2009

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Fallout 3 - The Pitt - an expansion for the role-playing post-apocalyptic first-person action game Fallout 3. You will have to explore a vast settlement...

The Bigs 2

Baseball

July 7, 2009

Metacritic: 78/100

The Bigs 2 is an arcade baseball game that puts MLB matches in a heightened, action-focused format, with powered-up moves and hard-hitting plays. In Become a Legend...

Tropico 3

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sandbox, Simulation, City Building

September 24, 2009

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A city-building strategy game about ruling a tropical island during the Cold War. The player takes the role of El Presidente and chooses whether to govern as a...

Darkest of Days

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

September 7, 2009

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 48/100

Darkest of Days is a first-person shooter. The player controls Alexander Morris, a soldier fighting in General Custer's battalion during the Battle of Little Big...

Diner Dash

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Isometric

June 8, 2005

Metacritic: 63/100

An arcade game about Flo, a restaurant entrepreneur working her way to the top of the food-service industry. The player controls Flo as she advances in her...

Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves

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

February 25, 2000

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This fighting game centers on a tournament held ten years after the death of Geese Howard. His son Rock has inherited his father's martial arts skills and emerges...

BlazBlue Calamity Trigger

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

June 25, 2009

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 85/100

BlazBlue Calamity Trigger is an anime-style fighting game set in Kagutsuchi, a hierarchical city where the Librarium regulates Armagus, a power that combines magic...

X-Blades

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

February 6, 2009

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 51/100

X-Blades is an action-adventure slasher game with a third-person view that tells the story of a cute girl, Ayumi. She will have to deal with an ancient artifact...

Altered Beast (1989)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Arcade

November 27, 1988

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 93/100

This arcade action platformer is set in a mythological world and follows a quest to rescue Athena, the daughter of Zeus, who has been captured by Neff, God of the...

Crystal Defenders

Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Simulation

December 22, 2008

Metacritic: 57/100

A tower defense strategy game about protecting crystal reserves from advancing monster hordes. In Crystal Defenders, players place characters representing jobs from...

Damnation

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Steampunk

May 22, 2009

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 47/100

Metacritic: 38/100

Damnation is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a steampunk style. The game takes place in a fictional country that suffered countless...

Mini Ninjas

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

September 8, 2009

Players: 9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Mini Ninjas is a third-person arcade action/slasher adventure where you take control of a ninja named Hiro. According to the plot, Hiro, together with his friends...

Phantasy Star 2

Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Role-playing game, Science fiction

March 21, 1989

Steam: 66/100

Moto Island is overrun by terrible creatures and people are afraid to go outside. But several heroes have appeared who are ready to fight the monsters and free the...

Bass Pro Shops: The Strike

Sports game, Hunting / Fishing, Simulation, First-person view

September 29, 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Bass Pro Shops: The Strike is an exciting sport fishing simulator with a first-person view. You will go to conquer the popular lakes of North America in search of...

Gyromancer

Role-playing game, Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row)

November 18, 2009

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This puzzle RPG follows Rivel, a mage seeking to rid Aldemona Wood of a spreading darkness. Its battle system is based on Bejeweled Twist and combines that puzzle...

Lucidity

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game

October 7, 2009

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Lucidity is a puzzle platformer set in the surreal dream world of a young girl named Sofi. As she explores unfamiliar worlds and learns to overcome her fears with...

Platypus

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

June 1, 2003

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Platypus is a fun side-scrolling arcade shooter. The events of the game will take you to an amazing plasticine world, where the peaceful country of Mungola is...

NCAA Basketball 10

November 16, 2009

Metacritic: 75/100

This basketball simulation focuses on NCAA college games and recreates the atmosphere of matches in university arenas. NCAA Basketball 10 refines the game engine...

Disney G-Force

July 21, 2009

Metacritic: 68/100

This action-platform game follows a team of specially trained guinea pigs on a dangerous government mission. Players control Darwin, leader of the covert G-Force...

Bust-A-Move Live!

September 30, 2009

Metacritic: 78/100

Bust-A-Move Live! is an arcade puzzle game centered on firing bubbles at clusters to clear them from the playfield. Single Player mode features 135 stages, while...

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...

Twin Blades: The Reaping Vanguard

Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

December 7, 2009

Players: 10/10

Twin Blades: The Reaping Vanguard is a third-person action game with elements of an anime or manga game and a fantasy game from developers from Press Start Studio...

Fallout 3 - Broken Steel

Role-playing game, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

May 5, 2009

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Fallout 3 — Broken Steel — an expansion for the first-person post-apocalyptic role-playing action game Fallout 3. You dealt a serious blow to the Enclave by...

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers

October 16, 2009

Metacritic: 72/100

A fantasy strategy game based on the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The player takes on the role of a planeswalker, a powerful mage capable of traveling...

Polar Panic

December 22, 2009

Metacritic: 66/100

Polar Panic is a block-based puzzle game about facing trappers and battling Mr. Big. Story Mode takes players through 50 levels, while a separate mode features...

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...

Voltage

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

November 26, 2008

Players: 6.9/10

Voltage is a futuristic arcade racer with a third-person view. You have to race in races on the planets of the Solar System, where all racers take part in...

Midnight Club: Los Angeles (Complete Edition)

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection

October 9, 2009

Midnight Club: Los Angeles (Complete Edition) is a first-person racing game from the masters at Rockstar San Diego. The game is published by Rockstar Games, Inc...

NHL 2K9

Hockey, Third-person view, Sports game

September 8, 2008

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 68/100

This hockey simulator offers classic controls alongside hybrid settings for players with different levels of experience. On the ice, players can perform superstar...

Shinobi (1989)

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

December 8, 1989

Metacritic: 78/100

This arcade action-platformer follows the ninja Joe Musashi as he confronts the criminal organization Zeed, which has kidnapped the children of the Oboro clan. He...

Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram

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

December 9, 1999

Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram is a first-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and robot simulator from the masters from the studio SEGA Enterprises...

Viva Piñata

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 9, 2006

Metacritic: 81/100

This garden-management simulation centers on creating a living ecosystem and attracting wild piñatas to it. Starting with a few basic tools, players shape the...

The Warriors: Street Brawl

September 23, 2009

Metacritic: 40/100

This side-scrolling action game based on the cult film follows the Warriors as they fight their way through gang-controlled Manhattan to return to their home turf...

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

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

June 30, 2009

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) — in the game you can freely travel throughout all the lands of Hogwarts and cast spells on any object, like its...