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May 22, 2024 · The best Xbox 360 games are a reflection of just how phenomenal the HD-era was for Microsoft. After hours of playtesting, we've compiled a ranking of what we believe to be the best 360...
- David Meikleham
- South Park: The Stick of Truth
- Fez
- Minecraft
- Gears of War 3
- Forza Motorsport 4
- Rayman Legends
- Shadow Complex
- The Walking Dead: The Game
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Mark of The Ninja
Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s South Park role-playing game isn’t so much a fantastic licensed title as much as it is Season 18 of the long-running satirical TV series all by itself. The 12-14-hour South Park: The Stick of Truth takes both inspiration in its creators’ favorite video game genre as well as sheer glee in mocking all of its tropes and co...
Before realizing the depths of Fez, the outward-facing appeal was its simple yet powerful gameplay hook. The world, which exists in 3D but presents itself in 2D, can be rotated 90 degrees with each pull of the triggers. It disrupts your understanding of perspective by creating opportunity in the way the world has changed. What you see is what you g...
Mojang’s out-of-nowhere PC masterpiece found much more success on Xbox 360 than most anyone anticipated. Its spacial limitations, in addition to a new developer in 4J Studios, meant it wasn’t even the same Mojang game. Yet Minecraft on consoles works because of those things. 4J has been vigilant about not only trying to achieve feature parity with ...
It’s hard enough to build a successful new franchise, but creating one that becomes a key pillar for an entire console platform? So many planets have to align: releasing at the right time in a system’s lifecycle, marketing it well, crafting likeable characters, and – oh yeah – designing an incredible game helps. Gears of War pulled off the miracle,...
Car porn. That’s what developer Turn 10 Studios shamelessly advertised Forza Motorsport 4to be, and that, gloriously, is what it is. The Xbox’s answer to Gran Turismo might not look quite as stunning as Sony’s signature racer (though it does look outstanding), but it’s decidedly more playable and packed with many more user-friendly features. First,...
If you could distill feelings into physical form, Rayman Legendswould be bottled joy. Its imaginative level designs -- which challenge you to think about 2D spaces in a more serious way than ever -- play into new gameplay systems that improve on Rayman Origins’ perfected, traditional approach. Plus, a huge amount of Origins’ amazing levels are incl...
The Metroid School of Design teaches philosophies that many games have abandoned in recent years, but Shadow Complex’s politically driven thriller story uses it magnificently. Backtracking with new skills to open new areas allows players to discover darker secrets about a shady organizations true intentions. Its twin-stick shooting and varied playe...
Emotion has been the holy grail of video games since the dawn of the medium. Making the player genuinely affected by his or her actions on the screen is as rare as it is powerful. Telltale’s five-episode, adventure-game season of The Walking Dead – made in partnership with Robert Kirkman – swings an emotional hammer, and it will hit you squarely in...
Before killing off major characters became the new hotness, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare shot you in the face and irradiated you with nuclear explosions. Its terrific campaign marked the start of what is now Call of Duty’s signature style: big set pieces, tons of action, and excellently paced, varied single-player missions. Plus, All Ghillied Up ...
Klei’s stealth game proved that the satisfaction and complexity of classic, Splinter Cell-style hardcore stealth could be equally effective in 2D. The agile hero’s ability to navigate intricate spaces, use various tools to lure enemies, hide, and traverse made Mark of the Ninjaan absolute joy to play. Its sharp controls, gorgeous art, and demanding...
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. 2011. 835 votes. More The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Dig Deeper... 'Skyrim' Fan Theories That Actually Make A Lot Of Sense. And Deeper...
- Grand Theft Auto V. 2013. 763 votes. More Grand Theft Auto V. Dig Deeper... The Best Grand Theft Auto V Radio Stations. And Deeper... The Best 'GTA 5' YouTube Channels.
- Halo 3. Sep 25 2007. 993 votes. More Halo 3. #28 of 842 on The 100+ Best Video Games Of All Time, Ranked By Fans. #59 of 209 on The Best Video Game Soundtracks of All Time.
- Red Dead Redemption. 2010. 897 votes. More Red Dead Redemption. Dig Deeper... List of All Red Dead Redemption Characters. #1 of 498 on Sony PlayStation 3 Games: List of PS3 Console Games.
- Grand Theft Auto V. Taking our number one spot is Grand Theft Auto V, a game with a sprawling open world and an impressive lineup of characters. The main story is split between three protagonists, a retired bank robber, a street gangster, and a drug-dealing gunrunner, each of which is incredibly entertaining.
- Mass Effect 2. Mass Effect 2, released in 2010, is arguably the highlight of the series, and it throws players into a race against time to plan a suicide mission to stop a reclusive race of aliens from abducting human colonists for the Reapers.
- Halo 3. Halo 3 gives Master Chief a chance to finish his fight, and it serves as a conclusion to the prevailing story arch of the past two games. This game featured a lot more weapons, vehicles, and gameplay systems that weren’t present in previous installments, giving players new experiences without sacrificing the familiarity of the established lore.
- BioShock. The first in the BioShock series, this game was the first to introduce the underwater city of Rapture, complete with its unique biopunk theme.
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- Mass Effect 2. Mass Effect 2 stands as the pinnacle of BioWare and EA’s ambitious space odyssey role-playing franchise. In the series’s “dark middle chapter,” Commander Shepard explores exotic planets, recruits daring crew members, and records more Citadel advertisements.
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Before its release in 2011, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim became one of the most hyped games of all time. Somehow, like the LeBron James of video games, it lived up to the hype.
- Portal 2. Praised by critics as one of the best puzzle games of its time, the original Portal combined brain-teasing puzzle elements with dark, incisive humor and an enjoyable story.
- Red Dead Redemption. Red Dead Redemption is as close to perfect as it comes. The Wild West story places you in the shoes of John Marston, a former outlaw who is hellbent on finding his old cronies after a run-in with the FBI.
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