Best Games for Xbox 360 of 2012 / Page 6

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...

Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WWII

Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Historical, Action, Simulation

August 28, 2012

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 49/100

This flight-combat game with shooter elements is set in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Players pilot fighters, dive bombers, and torpedo bombers in battles...

Diehard Dungeon

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

September 11, 2012

Steam: 73/100

Diehard Dungeon is an action roguelike set in a fantasy dungeon, presented with a 16-bit-inspired look. Armed with a sword and a hand cannon, the hero explores...

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...

Crash Time - Undercover

Simulation, Racing, Online, Action, First-person view

September 28, 2012

Steam: 81/100

Players take on the role of a police officer and take part in a dangerous covert operation to take down a criminal gang. A variety of cars and armored vehicles will...

Kinectimals

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 4, 2010

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

A virtual pet simulator in which players raise more than 20 types of cats. The animals include cheetahs, lions, and tigers, and interaction is based on motion...

Fable: The Journey

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

October 9, 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 61/100

This fantasy role-playing game follows Gabriel on a journey to defend Albion from the dark Corruption. Leaving his nomadic life behind, he sets out to uncover the...

Nexuiz (2012)

Action, Online, First-person view

February 29, 2012

Steam: 53/100

Metacritic: 64/100

This science-fiction first-person arena shooter follows warriors from two warring peoples, the Kavussari and the Forsellians. Though the sides have reached a...

Worms Revolution

Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view, Online

October 9, 2012

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Worms Revolution is the legendary return of the side-scrolling turn-based tactical action strategy game to the Worms series. The game was created using a new game...

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning — Teeth of Naros

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

April 17, 2012

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning — Teeth of Naros is a third-person role-playing game with action and fantasy elements from the developers of 38 Studios, Big...

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...

MorphX

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

October 23, 2008

Players: 9/10

Symbiont is a third-person action game with shooter, adventure and horror elements from the masters from the Targem Games studio. The game is published by 505...

Escape Goat

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Puzzle

September 5, 2012

Steam: 95/100

Escape Goat is an arcade game with platformer elements from the masters from the MagicalTimeBean studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior's Rise

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Beat them all, Third-person view, Indie

April 25, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 79/100

An arcade beat ’em up featuring martial arts combat and drawing inspiration from ancient Chinese tales of revenge and retribution. In Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior's...

Murder Miners

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Zombies

September 9, 2012

Steam: 90/100

A multiplayer first-person shooter built around arenas, destructible and constructible environments, and zombie survival. Its core gameplay takes inspiration from...

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...

Dogfight 1942

Arcade, Flight Simulator, Simulation, Action

September 5, 2012

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 59/100

This arcade flight game features aerial combat and fighter missions across the major theaters of World War II. Players pilot historically accurate aircraft in...

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...

Persona 4: The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena

Arcade, Fighting, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

May 10, 2012

Persona 4: The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena is a third-person arcade game with fighting and anime/manga elements from the masters at Arc System Works. The main...

World Rally Championship 2

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

October 14, 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 65/100

World Rally Championship 2 — The single player mode includes many options such as single stage mode, single rally mode, championship mode, time attack mode...

Fable: Heroes

Arcade, Online, Action, Logic, Cooperative (co-op)

May 2, 2012

Metacritic: 55/100

Fable: Heroes is a cooperative arcade action game where up to four players can play both locally and via Xbox Live. On the one hand, the participants will be united...

Joy Ride Turbo

Arcade, Racing

May 23, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 67/100

This arcade kart racer combines high-speed races with stunts and exploration. In Stunt Park, players can leap off cliffs, launch from a cannon, and search for...

Worms Collection

Arcade, Strategy, Collection, Turn-based, Tactics

August 31, 2012

Worms Collection is an arcade game with a mixture of strategy and tactical game from the developers from the Team17 Software studio. The game is published by...

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...

Warriors Orochi 2

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

September 2, 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 51/100

Warriors Orochi 2 — The game begins with the defeat of Orochi at the end of the first game, a new land consisting of warriors from the Three Kingdoms era of...

Nascar The Game: Inside Line

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

November 6, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

A racing simulator based on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the game lets players compete on the track behind the wheel of series cars alongside its drivers and...

Warp

Arcade, Stealth, Action

February 15, 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Warp is an arcade game with elements of a stealth game from developers from the Trapdoor studio. The main publisher of the game is Electronic...

Quantum Conundrum

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Comedy

June 21, 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This first-person puzzle adventure follows a boy who arrives at his uncle’s unusual mansion and finds him missing after an explosion. To locate and rescue his...

Men in Black: Alien Crisis

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

May 22, 2012

Men in Black: Alien Crisis is a first-person arcade game with action and shooter elements from the masters from the FUN Labs studio. The game is published by...

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...

Madden NFL 13

Rugby, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game

August 28, 2012

Metacritic: 80/100

Madden NFL 13 is an American football game built around realistic player collisions and momentum transfer. Powered by the Infinity Engine, it makes each play unfold...

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Action

March 27, 2008

Steam: 97/100

This anime fighting game centers on duels between characters with distinct movesets. In Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, players can string attacks into Gatling...

Battlefield 3: Armored Kill

Simulation, Action, Shooter, DLC

September 4, 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An expansion for Battlefield 3 focused on large-scale battles fought with vehicles. Across four new maps, players can use tanks, ATVs, mobile artillery and other...

Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game

Arcade, Adventure

November 20, 2012

Players: 5/10

Metacritic: 43/100

This action-adventure based on childhood legends follows a team of Guardians as they fight the evil spirit Pitch and his nightmares. Players choose from North...

Mass Effect 3: Leviathan

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

August 28, 2012

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Mass Effect 3: Leviathan is an addition to the third-person role-playing action game Mass Effect 3. In the addition, Shepard will be joined by an ancient reaper...

Final Fantasy XIII-2

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

December 15, 2011

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Final Fantasy XIII-2 is a role-playing game and direct sequel to Final Fantasy XIII, with Lightning returning as the lead protagonist. The player explores locations...

Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Turn-based, Comics, Japanese role-playing game, Detective, Comedy

June 25, 2012

Steam: 85/100

This turn-based role-playing game combines detective fiction with humor: a detective agency is called into action by a mysterious caller. The threats in New Arcadia...

Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty

Action, Shooter, DLC, Hack and slash, First-person view

October 16, 2012

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This add-on for Borderlands 2 takes players to the hostile desert wastes of Pirate Bay in search of ancient treasure. Its campaign supports cooperative play for up...

Block Zombies!

Action, Shooter, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

January 19, 2012

Block Zombies! is an action game with shooter and indie game elements from the masters from the Nostatic Software studio. The game is published by Nostatic...

UFC Undisputed 3

Fighting, Third-person view, Sports game, Wrestling

February 14, 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

This mixed martial arts fighting game brings UFC bouts to the Octagon. Players take part in matches focused on close-range combat and exchanges of strikes. UFC...