Best Games for Xbox 360 of 2009 / Page 4

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

November 27, 2009

Players: 5.3/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 28/100

A first-person shooter with stealth elements follows Richard “Demo Dick” Marcinko on a mission behind the Iron Curtain to disrupt a suspected North Korean ballistic...

South Park: Let's Go Tower Defense Play!

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric

October 7, 2009

Players: 6/10

Metacritic: 72/100

South Park: Let's Go Tower Defense Play! — Cartman runs to Stan's house to warn him that "terrible creatures" are attacking South Park. The two are able to...

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction

October 6, 2009

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 45/100

An action-adventure set in the Star Wars universe takes place between the first and second seasons of the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Jedi and Clone...

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...

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

September 4, 2009

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

IL-2 Sturmovik: Winged Predators — The gameplay is based on large-scale air battles and ground operations of World War II. The player can take part in the...

Peggle Nights

Arcade, Action, Casual game, Puzzle

September 16, 2008

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This arcade puzzle game takes the Peggle Masters into a dream world where they encounter their alter egos. Players aim and launch a ball to clear orange pegs from...

Fallout 3 - Operation Anchorage

Role-playing game, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

January 27, 2009

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Fallout 3 — Operation Anchorage — an expansion for the post-apocalyptic first-person role-playing action game Fallout 3. In the game, you will use a military...

Beat Hazard

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Music game, Space, Indie

October 28, 2009

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Beat Hazard is a musical arcade shooter with a top-down view and elements of a rhythm game. In the game, you will control a spaceship to upbeat music. Each track in...

Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots

April 21, 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 52/100

Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 — There are 2 modes: official and mission mode. The returning official mode features 4 playable pilots and events set within the...

Guitar Hero: Metallica

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Sandbox

March 26, 2009

Players: 6/10

Metacritic: 85/100

This music rhythm game centers on Metallica’s work and the musicians who influenced the band. Players perform songs on guitar, drums, or vocals, following the parts...

Mass Effect: Pinnacle Station

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, DLC, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

August 20, 2009

Metacritic: 48/100

An expansion for Mass Effect featuring combat trials aboard a top-secret Alliance space station. After achieving Spectre status, the player can travel to the...

Brave: A Warrior's Tale

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future)

August 4, 2009

Metacritic: 45/100

This adventure action game follows Brave as he sets out to protect his tribe from sources of evil. His journey takes him through untamed wilderness, where he...

NCAA Basketball 09 March Madness Edition

Basketball, Sports game

March 11, 2009

NCAA Basketball 09 March Madness Edition — is an XBox Live arcade exclusive release that features the same gameplay as NCAA Basketball 09 but only features...

F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn

Action, Shooter, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

July 29, 2009

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 74/100

F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn is an add-on for a dark first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. You will see the events of the original game from the point of view of a clone...

Ninja Blade

Action, Horror, Fighting, Third-person view

January 29, 2009

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Set in modern-day Tokyo, this action-adventure follows an outbreak of parasites known as alpha-worms, which spread east and threaten humanity. An elite team of...

Shellshock 2: Blood Trails

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Historical

February 12, 2009

Players: 5/10

Metacritic: 35/100

Shellshock 2: Blood Trails — the continuation of the famous project returns players to Indochina. Burning napalm, clever traps, mass executions of civilians...

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X (Pre-Order Pack)

Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view

March 5, 2009

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X (Pre-Order Pack) is a first-person action game with flight simulator elements from developers from the Ubisoft Romania studio. The game is...

Dragon Age: Origins - The Stone Prisoner

Role-playing game, DLC, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics

November 3, 2009

Dragon Age: Origins — The Stone Prisoner is a paid add-on for a role-playing game with tactical elements and a third-person view in a fantasy setting. There...

Fight Night Round 3 (2006)

Fighting, Sports game

February 20, 2006

Players: 6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A boxing fighting game featuring bouts against well-known fighters such as Ali, Oscar De La Hoya, Joe Frazier and Roy Jones. Before a match, the player can build...

Halo Wars

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

February 27, 2009

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Set in the Halo universe before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved, this real-time strategy game follows humanity’s first encounters with the Covenant. The player...

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010

Third-person view, Sports game, Sandbox, Wrestling

October 20, 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 — the game introduced new or completely changed creative modes, which complemented the modes from previous games in the series...

Truck Racer

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

June 25, 2009

Steam: 77/100

WET

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

September 15, 2009

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A fast-paced third-person action game combining gunfights, acrobatics, and intense battles in the style of stylish action movies. The story centers on Ruby — a...

Rocket Riot

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game

June 17, 2009

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Rocket Riot is an 8-bit side-view shooter in which players battle enemies across destructible arenas. It features more than 200 single-player missions set in...

Alien Breed: Evolution - Episode 1

Action, Shooter, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Survival

December 16, 2009

Metacritic: 68/100

An isometric futuristic shooter with survival elements, bringing the Alien Breed series back as a remake powered by Unreal. Alien Breed: Evolution - Episode 1...

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

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

August 4, 2009

Metacritic: 46/100

This third-person action-arcade shooter, based on G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra, continues the film’s story as the G.I. JOE team counters a new plot by COBRA...

Saw

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

October 6, 2009

Players: 6/10

Metacritic: 59/100

This third-person survival horror game based on the Saw film franchise follows detective David Tapp, who wakes up in an abandoned asylum after being captured by his...

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

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

May 27, 1994

Players: 7.6/10

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — The player will have to go through 6 game levels called zones (“Angel Island”, “Hydrocity”, “Marble Garden”, “Carnival Night”, “Ice...

Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise

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

August 11, 2009

Metacritic: 82/100

Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise is a racing simulator with a first-person view. Aside from a few new features, Trouble in Paradise is nearly identical to its 2006...

Dragon Age: Origins - The Golems of Amgarrak

Role-playing game, DLC, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics

August 10, 2009

Dragon Age: Origins — The Golems of Amgarrak is a paid add-on for a role-playing game with tactical elements and a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You...

Military Madness: Nectaris

September 30, 2009

Metacritic: 65/100

A turn-based strategy game in the Military Madness series, built on its classic formula with a new commander unit. Military Madness: Nectaris updates the graphics...

Infernal: Hell's Vengeance

June 30, 2009

Metacritic: 35/100

This action game follows Ryan Lennox, a fallen angel recruited by Hell to fight Etherlight, Heaven’s secret agency. After Etherlight eliminates most of Hell’s...

Blood Bowl (2009)

Strategy, Fighting, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sports game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, American Football

June 25, 2009

Metacritic: 64/100

Set in the fantasy world of Warhammer, Blood Bowl combines American football with tactical clashes on the field. Players build a team from orcs, elves, humans...

FIFA 10

Sports game, Simulation, Football

October 1, 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

In this part of the FIFA series, fundamental changes have been implemented in the game mechanics, making the gameplay more realistic. Now you can monitor the...

Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Role-playing game, Detective

April 30, 2009

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper — London, 1888. A wave of brutal murders keeps the entire city in terror. Polly, a young prostitute, was murdered in the...

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Ultimate Sith Edition)

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Slasher

November 3, 2009

Players: 8/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Set between Episodes III and IV of the Star Wars saga, this action game follows Darth Vader’s secret apprentice. The apprentice helps Vader hunt down the Jedi...

Sam & Max: Beyond Time & Space

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Collection, Point & Click, Puzzle

October 14, 2009

Steam: 99/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This point-and-click adventure follows the Freelance Police as a giant robot attack sets off a string of investigations and chaotic events. Across five episodes in...

Banjo-Tooie

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 20, 2000

Metacritic: 82/100

This third-person platformer blends action and puzzle elements in the bear and bird’s second adventure. Banjo-Tooie also brings back the Stop 'N' Swop...

Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009)

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

June 16, 2009

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 71/100

A third-person action shooter about a paranormal threat in New York City. When Manhattan is overrun by ghosts and other supernatural creatures, a new recruit joins...

Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal

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

October 9, 2007

Metacritic: 35/100

Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal — The evil Doctor Frankenbeans has built robots of extraordinary strength. Dr. Frankenbeans is ready to try to destroy the Looney...