Best Games for Xbox 360 of 2012 / Page 5

April 10, 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Skullgirls is an anime-style side-scrolling arcade fighting game. The game has many interesting characters, hardcore combinations of attacks, as well as nice...

MUD: FIM Motocross World Championship

Simulation, Racing, Motorcycle racing, Sports game

May 4, 2012

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 55/100

MUD: FIM Motocross World Championship — You can race on accurate recreations of official circuits around the world. All 3 official competitions — MX1...

SSX (2000)

Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Snowboard, Skiing

October 30, 2000

Players: 5.7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A snowboarding sports game built around high-speed runs on detailed courses. Players race downhill and perform tricks; SSX was Electronic Arts’ first extreme sports...

Of Orcs and Men

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

October 11, 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Of Orcs and Men is an action-adventure action RPG with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. In the game's story, you play the role of an orc warrior from the...

Madden 13

Third-person view, Sports game, American Football

August 28, 2012

Madden 13 is a third-person sports game with elements of an American football simulator from EA Tiburon. The game is published by Electronic Arts. But Madden 13 has...

Puddle (2012)

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation

January 25, 2012

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This physics-based puzzle platformer challenges the player to guide a puddle of fluid to its destination by tilting the game world. Friction, momentum, and the...

Sonic Adventure

Action, Third-person view

December 23, 1998

Players: 7/10

This 3D platformer follows Sonic and his friends as they collect the Chaos Emeralds and try to stop Doctor Robotnik from harnessing the destructive power of the...

SSX (2012)

Sports game, Stunts, Snowboard, Skiing

February 28, 2012

Metacritic: 82/100

This snowboarding and skiing sports game centers on racing, performing tricks and surviving descents across vast mountain ranges around the world. Players can...

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - Legend of Dead Kel

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

March 20, 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - Legend of Dead Kel is an add-on for an action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The action takes...

Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

July 3, 2012

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 62/100

A racing game centered on the Ferrari brand and aimed at its fans. Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends offers a driving...

Batman: Arkham City - Harley Quinn's Revenge

Action, Stealth, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Free game

May 29, 2012

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 72/100

An expansion to Batman: Arkham City, in which Harley Quinn leads her own gang and lures Batman back into Arkham City to take revenge on the Dark Knight. As the...

Hybrid (2012)

August 8, 2012

Metacritic: 73/100

Set on Earth in 2032, this shooter depicts a global conflict sparked by the arrival of an alien species known as the Variant and a rebel human faction called the...

Neverdead

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Survival

January 31, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 51/100

This third-person action shooter follows an immortal hero battling demons that have returned to plunge the world into chaos. Centuries earlier, demons made him...

London 2012 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games

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

June 26, 2012

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This sports game is based on the 2012 Olympic Games in London, with players competing for their countries across more than 35 events. The disciplines include track...

Mad Riders

Arcade, Motorcycle racing

May 29, 2012

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Mad Riders — Players control all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and race other ATVs across a series of tracks. Players can collect coins placed along tracks to...

Game of Thrones (2012)

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action

May 15, 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 54/100

A fantasy role-playing game set in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, it follows two former soldiers of Robert’s Rebellion who must reunite to confront a new...

Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Comedy

September 25, 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit is a frantic and bloody side-scrolling platformer set in Hell. You have to get used to the role of the demonic hare Ash, heir to...

Pro Cycling Manager 2012

Business / Management, Third-person view, Sports game, Bicycles

June 22, 2012

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 68/100

This sports management simulator focuses on professional cycling: the player leads a team and aims to win major races, including the Tour de France. More than 80...

Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

November 8, 2012

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 63/100

An action game with strategic elements, Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires combines battlefield combat with the opportunity to influence the course of history. Players...

WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2011

Third-person view, Sports game, Wrestling

October 26, 2010

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2011 — One of the main changes in the game was the introduction of a new physics engine, which allows objects to look more realistic. For...

SoulCalibur 5

Arcade, Fighting

January 31, 2012

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

SoulCalibur V is a fighting game set 17 years after the events of SoulCalibur IV, where new heroes and returning warriors clash in a conflict between good and evil...

Disney Universe

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

October 25, 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Disney Universe is a multiplayer action-adventure game with a third-person view set in the Disney universe. You'll play through levels based on famous animated...

Trials Evolution

Arcade, Logic

April 18, 2012

Metacritic: 90/100

Arcade bike racing with a single-player career and multiplayer events continues the series after Trials HD. The career includes 50 tracks, with further challenges...

Testament of Sherlock Holmes

Adventure, Third-person view

September 20, 2012

Players: 8/10

Steam: 76/100

This third-person adventure mystery is set in Victorian London in 1898. After a newspaper accuses Sherlock Holmes of stealing a valuable collection of gemstones...

Rocksmith

Arcade, Simulation, Music game, Educational game (Education)

October 18, 2011

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Rocksmith is a unique music simulator that will teach you how to play a real guitar. The game offers you the opportunity to quickly and joyfully master the skills...

NiGHTS into Dreams

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure

July 5, 1996

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 74/100

NiGHTS into Dreams is an arcade adventure action-platformer with a side view, set in the World of Dreams. This world is divided into Nightopia and Nightmare. It is...

Without Escape

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Point & Click

March 31, 2012

Steam: 47/100

Without Escape is an exciting point and click adventure with first-person horror elements. The main character will have to face the horrors of his home. As you...

Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management

May 4, 2012

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 55/100

A strategy and business simulation about maritime trade and the struggle for influence in the Caribbean during the 17th century. Players take the role of a young...

Shoot Many Robots

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view

March 13, 2012

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Shoot Many Robots — This is a shooting game. Players start in a character's van, where they can equip their character with five items: one weapon with...

R.A.W.: Realms of Ancient War

Role-playing game, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Slasher

September 19, 2012

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 55/100

Metacritic: 46/100

This fantasy action RPG in the hack-and-slash style takes place in a world devastated by an ancient war. In R.A.W.: Realms of Ancient War, players can choose a...

Madagascar 3: The Video Game

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

June 5, 2012

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 45/100

This adventure platformer, based on Madagascar 3, follows Alex, Marty, Gloria, and Melman as they try to find their way home through Europe. To stay under cover...

Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires

Action, Strategy, Fighting, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based

March 28, 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 62/100

This historical action game with strategy elements follows a struggle for power in Ancient China: the campaign goal is to conquer 25 regions and build an empire...

Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view

October 23, 2012

Players: 9.2/10

Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013 — The game begins with young brothers Jacob and Luke Marshall going hunting in Alaska with their father, a park ranger. The...

Persona 4 Arena

Fighting, Anime / Manga

July 16, 2012

Metacritic: 85/100

This 2D anime-style fighting game brings together fighters from Persona 3 and Persona 4. The characters are rendered as hand-drawn HD sprites, and battles feature...

Phantom of Inferno

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

February 25, 2000

Steam: 91/100

Phantom of Inferno is an anime/manga-infused adventure game, adult game and visual novel from Nitroplus co., ltd. and PolyKid. The game is published by Anime Works...

Cabela's Hunting Expeditions

Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Sports game

October 23, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Cabela's Hunting Expeditions is an exciting hunting simulator where you will travel to the vast expanses of North America and Africa to fully experience all the...

Black Panther: Yakuza Chapter

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

May 5, 2012

Black Panther: Yakuza Chapter is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from developers from Ryu ga Gotoku Studio and Yakuza Studio. There has still...

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga

February 23, 2012

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

A fighting game set in the Naruto Shippuden universe, where characters from the series battle one another. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations...

Ninja Gaiden 3

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

February 14, 2012

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This third-person action game follows ninja Ryu Hayabusa as he faces a masked man whose motives remain unclear. Mysterious powers change Hayabusa, blurring the...

Carrier Command: Gaea Mission

Strategy, Action, Science fiction

September 28, 2012

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 53/100

This science-fiction strategy game with action elements follows Lieutenant Myrik, commander of an armed carrier fighting for resources on the moon Taurus. After a...