Best Games for Xbox 360 of 2012 / Page 8

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...

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...

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...

Comic Jumper

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Comics

August 12, 2012

Metacritic: 74/100

Comic Jumper is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter, fighting, platformer and anime/manga game from Twisted Pixel Games, LLC...

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...

Mass Effect 3: Omega

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

November 26, 2012

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Mass Effect 3: Omega is an addition to the third-person action role-playing game Mass Effect 3. The plot of the add-on develops the original story...

Quiet, Please!

Adventure, Side view, Puzzle

April 12, 2012

Steam: 100/100

Quiet, Please! is a side view adventure with a hint of puzzle from the developers from the Nostatic Software studio. The main publisher of the game...

Bleed

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie

December 12, 2012

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This action platformer follows Wryn, a heroine who dreams of becoming the greatest videogame hero and sets out to challenge the heroes already...

Mystic Mayhem

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

September 1, 2012

Mystic Mayhem is an arcade game with elements of action, platformer and indie game from developers from the studio bitcorestudios. The game is...

Planets Under Attack

Strategy

September 27, 2012

Steam: 63/100

Planets Under Attack is a space strategy game about competing for planets across a galaxy. Players command humans or robots and expand their...

Alex Kidd in Miracle World

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

May 4, 2012

Alex Kidd in Miracle World is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from Sega. The game is published by Sega Enterprises. But Alex...

NFL Blizz

Action, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Sports game, American Football

February 4, 2012

NFL Blizz is an isometric action game with elements of a sports game and an American football simulator from the masters from the EA Tiburon studio...

Phantom Breaker

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga

June 2, 2011

Phantom Breaker is an arcade with a mixture of fighting and anime or manga games from the studio 5pb.. The main publisher of the game is 7sixty...

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13

Golf, Third-person view, Sports game

March 27, 2012

Metacritic: 76/100

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 is a golf sports game in which swing tempo affects shot distance: a faster swing adds distance, while a slower one reduces...

Battleship: The Video Game

Simulation, Warships / Submarines

April 20, 2012

Players: 10/10

Battleship: The Video Game is a simulator with elements of a warship simulator from the studios Double Helix Games and Magic Pockets. The main...

FIFA 12: UEFA Euro 2012

DLC, Football, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game

April 24, 2012

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 66/100

FIFA 12: UEFA Euro 2012 is a third-person football simulator with a dash of sports game from the developers at EA Canada. The game is published by...

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...

Max Anarchy

Action, Beat them all, Third-person view

July 5, 2012

Max Anarchy is a third-person action game with a dash of beat 'em up from the developers at Platinum Games. The game is published by Sega, the game...

Fortnight

Arcade, Action, Indie

June 29, 2012

Players: 8/10

Fortnight is an arcade game with a mixture of action and indie games from the masters from the studio Whisper Games. The game is published by Whisper...

Bellator: MMA Onslaught

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Wrestling

July 4, 2012

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 47/100

An arcade-style fighting game based on the Bellator mixed martial arts tournament. It brings the Bellator organization into a combat-focused game...

Boxed In

Action, Adventure, Indie

February 22, 2012

Boxed In is an action game with a touch of adventure and an indie game from the developers of the GGGamers studio. The game is published by GGGamers...

Battleship (2012)

May 15, 2012

Metacritic: 41/100

This action game follows Cole Mathis, an elite demolitions specialist who confronts an extraterrestrial threat in the waters and along the shores of...

Fantastic Pets

April 12, 2011

Metacritic: 66/100

Fantastic Pets focuses on creating and collecting fantasy pets. Players can customize their pets, build a collection and interact with the creatures...

Jeremy McGrath's Offroad

Racing, Third-person view

June 26, 2012

Metacritic: 61/100

A racing game centered on competitions in 800-horsepower off-road trucks. Players take part in races using four-wheeled vehicles, with a range of...

Blackwater

Action, Shooter

October 25, 2011

Metacritic: 37/100

A first-person shooter about modern combat, named after the private security company Blackwater. Players control the action with either a traditional...

Pid

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Adventure

October 31, 2012

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Pid is an arcade game with platformer elements from developers from the Might and Delight studio. The main publisher of the game is D3Publisher...

Warp

Arcade, Stealth, Action

February 15, 2012

Players: 9.1/10

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...

Bloodforge

Action

April 25, 2012

Metacritic: 42/100

Bloodforge — a hack and slash game in which the player must use different weapons to attack and defeat the enemy. To aid progression, the...

Major League Baseball 2K12

Baseball, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game

March 6, 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

A baseball sports game continuing the Major League Baseball franchise in virtual form. Major League Baseball 2K12 brings the series back to the...

Expendables 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view

July 31, 2012

Metacritic: 33/100

This action shooter, based on The Expendables films, follows a mission to rescue a kidnapped billionaire. The operation soon turns into a series of...

Crystal Hunters

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle

December 7, 2011

Crystal Hunters is a top-down strategy game with puzzle elements from the developers of DreamRoot Studios. The game is published by DreamRoot...

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...

SEGA Vintage Collection: Golden Axe

Collection

May 30, 2012

SEGA Vintage Collection: Golden Axe is a game. The game is published by SEGA of America, Inc.. In some circles, SEGA Vintage Collection: Golden Ax is...

Rayman 3 HD

Platformer, Third-person view

March 20, 2012

Players: 10/10

Rayman 3 HD is a third-person platformer from the masters at Ubisoft. The game is published by Ubisoft. For some reason the game has not yet been...

Rock Band Blitz

Arcade, Music game

August 28, 2012

Metacritic: 78/100

An arcade music game in the Rock Band franchise, it was the series’ first entry released exclusively as a digital download. Harmonix Music Systems...

Escape Goat

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Puzzle

September 5, 2012

Steam: 95/100

Escape Goat is a puzzle platformer about a goat imprisoned for witchcraft in the Prison of Agnus. To escape, the hero navigates traps and obstacles...

Just Dance: Disney Party

Arcade, Music game

October 23, 2012

Just Dance: Disney Party is an arcade game with a touch of music from the developers from the Land Ho! studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Color Sense

Arcade, Action, Indie

September 9, 2012

Color Sense is an arcade action and indie game from the developers of Bitreaction Game Studios. The game is published by Bitreaction Game Studios...

Three Dead Zed

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Zombies

November 16, 2012

Steam: 62/100

Three Dead Zed — a hand-drawn platformer where players are asked to control an experimental zombie. He can transform into other forms, which...

Zumba Fitness Rush

February 13, 2012

Metacritic: 73/100

This dance-fitness game has players follow choreography to music in a range of styles. Six instructors guide the sessions, which include merengue...