May 2011 - games, that were released this month for Xbox 360

Call of Duty: Black Ops - release date for Xbox 360

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Helicopters, Zombies, Online

May 3, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A first-person shooter in the Call of Duty series, set during the height of the Cold War. The story begins with CIA agent Alex Mason waking up in an interrogation...

Thor: God of Thunder

Action, Third-person view, Comics

May 3, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 50/100

This third-person action adventure based on the Thor comics takes the hero across realms from Norse mythology. To protect Asgard, he battles monsters in worlds of...

Moon Diver

May 4, 2011 → Xbox 360

Metacritic: 61/100

At the dawn of the 22nd century, an evil power brings inanimate objects to life, turning them against humanity. An elite unit of specially trained ninjas known as...

Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury

Arcade, Shooter

May 4, 2011 → Xbox 360

Metacritic: 78/100

An arcade shooter with puzzle elements, Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury features more than 100 levels filled with missiles and enemies. Combat calls for strategic and...

First Templar (Special Edition)

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

May 4, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 10/10

Steam: 73/100

This third-person action-adventure is set in 13th-century Europe and follows a French Templar and his companion, a noblewoman declared a heretic. Together, they...

Portal 2

Action, Online, Platformer, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op)

May 5, 2011 → Xbox 360; May 19, 2011 → Xbox 360

VGTimes: 9.4/10

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 95/100

The game takes place several years after Portal. The main character Chell wakes up after a long sleep to find that the Aperture Science complex is now in ruins...

First Templar

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

May 5, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 55/100

First Templar — The end of the 13th century was a difficult time for the Templar Order. The founders forgot the vows they had made, and former comrades became...

Sequence

Role-playing game, Music game

May 5, 2011 → Xbox 360

Sequence is a role-playing game with a dash of music from the developers at Iridium Studios. The game is published by Iridium...

History: Great Battles — Medieval

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

May 6, 2011 → Xbox 360

History: Great Battles — Medieval is an isometric strategy game with a touch of fantasy and history from the developers at Slitherine. The game is published...

greenTech+

Action, Top-down view, Casual game, Arcade, Strategy, Indie

May 9, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 10/10

Steam: 100/100

greenTech+ is a top-down action game with a dash of arcade from Vertigo Games. The game is published by Vertigo Games. Sometimes the game is also called...

MX vs. ATV Alive

Arcade, Third-person view, Motorcycle racing

May 10, 2011 → Xbox 360; May 12, 2011 → Xbox 360; May 13, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 62/100

MX vs. ATV Alive is an off-road motorcycle racing arcade game with a third-person view in the MX vs. series...

Vanquish

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

May 10, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Vanquish is a fantasy action game with a third-person view. You play as government agent Sam Gideon, who equips himself with a special combat suit and fights...

Brink

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Parkour

May 10, 2011 → Xbox 360; May 13, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Brink is an exciting, dynamic first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting that aims to combine single-player mode with co-op and competitive multiplayer. The game...

Virtua Tennis 4

Arcade, Simulation, Tennis, Third-person view, Sports game

May 10, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Virtua Tennis 4 is a continuation of a series of sports simulators dedicated to tennis. In the game you will find twenty-two world tennis stars, high-definition...

10 Amazingly Awful Games

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Card game, Casino

May 10, 2011 → Xbox 360

10 Amazingly Awful Games is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter, card game and casino game from developers from Boddicker Games studio. The...

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Online

May 10, 2011 → Xbox 360; May 13, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view in the Pirates of the Caribbean universe. You will go on...

Check vs. Mate

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Strategy, Casual game

May 11, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 7/10

Steam: 73/100

Gatling Gears

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Combat robots, Indie, Adventure

May 11, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 75/100

An isometric action shooter about Max Brawley, a retired combat-robot pilot who takes on an Empire ravaging the world in search of natural resources. Alongside his...

Star Raiders (2011)

Arcade, Action, Futurism (Future), Space

May 11, 2011 → Xbox 360

Steam: 19/100

Metacritic: 35/100

A space arcade action game and a remake of the classic Atari 2600 title. The new version revisits Star Raiders, though the available information does not describe...

Blocks That Matter

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

May 12, 2011 → Xbox 360

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This platform puzzle game follows a tiny robot called Tetrobot, the last hope of indie developers Alexey and Markus. The robot drills blocks made of different...

Divinity 2: The Dragon Knight Saga

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

May 12, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 3.8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A third-person fantasy role-playing game combining the Divinity II: Ego Draconis adventure with Flames of Vengeance, a continuation of the Dragon Knight’s story...

SoulCalibur 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting

May 15, 2011 → Xbox 360

Metacritic: 85/100

This weapon-based fighting game follows the conflict surrounding two legendary swords, with fighters battling on interactive stages. SoulCalibur IV brings back...

Fallout: New Vegas - Honest Hearts

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world

May 17, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 65/100

An expedition into Utah’s Zion National Park turns disastrous when a tribal raiding party ambushes the caravan, drawing the protagonist into a tribal war. While...

L.A. Noire

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Detective, Open world

May 17, 2011 → Xbox 360; May 20, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 82/100

L.A. Noire is a third-person action-adventure game set in an open world. The game will take you to 1947, to the city of Los Angeles. The protagonist Cole Phelps...

Bumblepig

Arcade, Action, In real time, Top-down view, Puzzle

May 17, 2011 → Xbox 360

Bumblepig is a top-down arcade game with a dash of action and puzzle from the masters at Kindling Games. The main publisher of the game is Kindling Games. Bumblepig...

Sega Rally Online Arcade

Online, Racing, Third-person view

May 18, 2011 → Xbox 360

Metacritic: 70/100

Arcade racing returns in Sega Rally Online Arcade with Championship Battle and Time Attack modes. Online races let players compete against one another, with up to...

Bulletstorm: Gun Sonata

Action, Shooter, DLC

May 20, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 10/10

Bulletstorm: Gun Sonata is an action game with shooter elements from the studios Epic Games and People Can Fly. The game is published by Electronic Arts. The PC...

Avatar Paintball

Action, Shooter, Third-person view

May 20, 2011 → Xbox 360

Avatar Paintball is a third-person action game with shooter elements from Microsoft Game Studios. The game is published by Microsoft Corp. Avatar Paintball for PC...

DiRT 3

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

May 24, 2011 → Xbox 360; May 26, 2011 → Xbox 360

VGTimes: 6.4/10

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 87/100

DiRT 3 — there are a total of 62 cars in the game (44 main ones, the rest from various DLCs). Most cars are unlocked right away, but not all of them can be...

Arcania: Gothic 4

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

May 24, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 55/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Arcania: Gothic 4 — war. This is what the Nameless Hero (the central character of the three previous games), and now the king of Myrtana — Robar 3, has...

Sonic Free Riders

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view

May 24, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 4/10

Metacritic: 47/100

Sonic Free Riders — the player controls the racer using his body movements. For example, to increase speed, he must perform kicking movements, and to perform...

Your Shape: Fitness Evolved

Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Sports game

May 24, 2011 → Xbox 360

Metacritic: 73/100

Your Shape: Fitness Evolved is a fitness game focused on training, combining sports and educational elements. It is the first entry in a training franchise made...

DreamWorks Kung Fu Panda 2

May 24, 2011 → Xbox 360

Metacritic: 41/100

Continuing the story of the film Kung Fu Panda 2, the game follows Po and the Furious Five as they set out to save kung fu from a new threat. Their adventure takes...

7 Gunfighters

Action, Shooter, First-person view

May 24, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 1/10

7 Gunfighters is a first-person action game with shooter elements from the masters from the WereGames studio. The main publisher of the game is WereGames. There has...

Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale

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

May 25, 2011 → Xbox 360

Steam: 33/100

Metacritic: 48/100

Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale — 4 pre-generated characters are available for players to choose as their avatar: a male human fighter, a male dwarf cleric, a...

Akai Katana Shin

Arcade, Shooter

May 26, 2011 → Xbox 360

Steam: 96/100

This horizontal arcade shoot ’em up is set in a world resembling old Japan, where the Taisho era’s rapid economic growth coincides with a war involving fighter...

Akai Katana

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

May 26, 2011 → Xbox 360

Metacritic: 75/100

Akai Katana is an arcade shooter set in a world devastated by the Empire’s war of domination, waged with the feared Blood Katanas. The deaths of those sacrificed...

Akane the Kunoichi

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Anime / Manga

May 28, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 3.9/10

Steam: 60/100

This arcade platformer follows Akane, a kunoichi who sets out to rescue her master Goro after he is kidnapped by Hiromi. Along the way, she faces enemy ninjas and...

Fighters Uncaged

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

May 31, 2011 → Xbox 360

Metacritic: 32/100

A third-person fighting game built around full-body combat using Kinect motion controls. Players perform 70 strikes inspired by martial arts and face opponents with...

Hunted: The Demon's Forge

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

May 31, 2011 → Xbox 360

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Set in a dark fantasy world, this cooperative action game follows mercenaries E'lara and Caddoc as they investigate the disappearance of villagers in exchange for...