Latest Xbox 360 Game Metascores on Metacritic

64% NeoGeo Battle Coliseum

2010-06-10T00:00:43-04:00

Critic Score: 64%
Release Date: 2010-06-09

[Xbox Live Arcade] NeoGeo Special Cast unleashes the tag-team versus fighter NEOGEO BATTLE COLISEUM. In addition to original heroes and heroines, it features a host of unique characters that transcend time. Armed with weapons and robots, warriors from both old and new titles of the once dominant NeoGeo platform have been amassed under one roof in this new Xbox LIVE Arcade version, featuring both character and background graphics redone in high definition. [SNK Playmore]

68% Castlevania: Harmony of Despair

2010-06-17T00:00:37-04:00

Critic Score: 68%
Release Date: 2010-08-04

[Xbox Live Arcade] Designed by the legendary producer of the Castlevania series, Koji Igarashi, Castlevania Harmony of Despair allows up to six friends to play together via online co-op story mode or see who the best vampire hunter is in Survival Mode, which challenges you to fend off your friends while fighting for your very survival. Utilize your co-op skills to explore the levels with your friends in order to find hidden locations with special items and equipment or team up in battle to let loose destructive attacks on the hordes of attacking creatures. [Konami]

77% Hydro Thunder Hurricane

2010-06-17T00:00:38-04:00

Critic Score: 77%
Release Date: 2010-07-28

[Xbox Live Arcade] Hydro Thunder Hurricane is the all new, full-featured sequel to the arcade racer. Features rocket-powered speedboats blasting across amazing dynamic water, gorgeous visuals, and interactive environments packed with shortcuts and surprises. Pit your rocket powered speedboat against 15 opponents in single-player races and championships. Hone your speedboat skills in the new Ring Master and Gauntlet modes. Dive into intense multiplayer races with up to eight players over Xbox LIVE, up to four players locally, or even mix local and online games. [Microsoft]

86% BlazBlue: Continuum Shift

2010-07-23T00:00:44-04:00

Critic Score: 86%
Release Date: 2010-07-27

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift inherits all the key features of its predecessor while adding a few twists of its own. Tsubaki, μ-12 and Hazama will join the ranks of the veterans, who will be reborn with additional moves added to their arsenals. With new modes like Beginner Mode and Tutorial Mode, even fighting game beginners can pull off combos like the pros and dive right into the action. [Aksys Games]

76% Alan Wake: The Signal

2010-07-26T12:00:29-04:00

Critic Score: 76%
Release Date: 2010-07-27

(Downloadable Content) Continue the story of Alan Wake with the first Xbox LIVE Add-on.

64% Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Onslaught

2010-06-29T00:00:41-04:00

Critic Score: 64%
Release Date: 2010-06-24

(Downloadable Content) Expanding the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 online multiplayer experience, Onslaught Mode delivers the first online co-op Battlefield action. Up to 4 players can team up and put their squad skills to the test across 4 enhanced multiplayer maps, fighting against enemy land, sea, and air forces such as the new Mark V SPECACT boat. Work together to secure and hold a series of capture points in the quickest time possible and compare your stats on the Onslaught Leaderboards against your friends and other players across the community. With 4 different levels of difficulty, including Hardcore, Onslaught is a fit battle ground for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 players, whether new or seasoned veterans, to perfect their squad play skills.

44% Naval Assault: The Killing Tide

2010-07-03T00:00:29-04:00

Critic Score: 44%
Release Date: 2010-06-15

Naval Assault: The Killing Tide follows a dramatic storyline of subterfuge inspired by the events of WWII where you command a fully armed submarine. Engage in sea warfare against enemy ships, subs and aircrafts, leading a daring US Naval Special Ops team across 30 levels that culminate in a spectacular sea battle. [505 Games]

91% Limbo

2010-06-17T00:00:39-04:00

Critic Score: 91%
Release Date: 2010-07-21

[Xbox Live Arcade] Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO.

78% Deathsmiles

2010-06-22T00:00:24-04:00

Critic Score: 78%
Release Date: 2010-06-29

Enter the world of Gilverado, a kingdom plagued by hideous monsters and tortured souls. Choose from four angels with unique demonic familiars and battle against a storm of enemies pouring out of Hell’s gates! Fight your way out of tight spots as you are surrounded by enemy units and bullets from both sides of the screen. The unique left/right shooting mechanic of Deathsmiles will keep you on your toes as you dodge and weave through complex enemy fire, beautifully crafted by the modern masters of shmups, CAVE. [Aksys]

60% Deadliest Warrior: The Game

2010-07-07T00:00:29-04:00

Critic Score: 60%
Release Date: 2010-07-14

[Xbox Live Arcade] Deadliest Warrior The Game allows you to choose from history's greatest warriors, equip them with signature weaponry, and go head to head against the greatest fighters that ever lived. Deadliest Warrior features five play modes, customizable warriors, and true-to-life action with interactive environments. This is a unique fighting game that is easy to play and hard to master. Sever limbs, decapitate heads, and taunt your enemy's lifeless corpse to build up ranking points and compete on a global scale to become The Deadliest Warrior.

37% Duke Nukem Manhattan Project

2010-06-16T00:00:33-04:00

Critic Score: 37%
Release Date: 2010-06-23

[Xbox Live Arcade] Duke Nukem is back in Duke Nukem Manhattan Project. New York City is being overrun by a mutant menace and it's time to de-worm the Big Apple. This 3-D action game features the politically incorrect action hero defending the city that never sleeps, and its babes, from the evil Mech Morphix across 24 levels from Chinatown to Space. A super-sized collection of weapons, enemies and bosses await. As Duke would say, “Babes, bullets, bombs. Man, I love this job!”

76% DeathSpank

2010-07-13T00:00:22-04:00

Critic Score: 76%
Release Date: 2010-07-14

[Xbox Live Arcade] For uncounted years the wanderer DeathSpank has been a Dispenser of Justice, a Vanquisher of Evil, and a Hero to the Downtrodden. Throughout his adventures DeathSpank has searched for a powerful artifact called ... The Artifact. Forged by unknown hands for unknown purposes some unknown time in the past, The Artifact is now within DeathSpank’s reach, but what is The Artifact and what evil tyrant seeks to steal it?

84% Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge

2010-07-01T12:00:40-04:00

Critic Score: 84%
Release Date: 2010-07-07

[Xbox Live Arcade] More Pirates! More Adventure! More Monkeys! Relive the second swashbuckling misadventure of the wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood as he searches for the lost treasure of Big Whoop, attempts to win back the beautiful Elaine Marley and takes on the now evil zombie pirate, LeChuck! Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge faithfully re-imagines the original classic in signature Special Edition detail. Plus, interact with the world of Monkey Island like never before with new direct-character controls, an interactive object highlight system, behind the scenes art viewer and creator commentary featuring the original developers of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge! Play it again for the first time with signature Special Edition features. [LucasArts]

71% Crackdown 2

2010-01-03T12:00:31-05:00

Critic Score: 71%
Release Date: 2010-07-06

The sequel to the award-winning vertical-world adventure, Crackdown 2 is the ultimate open-ended world action experience. The game lets you be judge, jury, and executioner for a huge, fully explorable city. Crackdown 2 takes multiplayer gaming to new levels for the ultimate co-op and competitive multiplayer experience, providing you and your friends with the complete freedom to explore, destroy, and play your way as you restore justice and peace to Pacific City—by any means necessary. [Microsoft]

64% Blacklight: Tango Down

2010-07-07T12:00:33-04:00

Critic Score: 64%
Release Date: 2010-07-07

[Xbox Live Arcade] Participate in the “NetWar”: a hyper-realistic battlefield letting you fight tomorrow’s conflicts with or against your friends in the gritty Blacklight universe. Customize your character and weaponry from among thousands of combinations to become the soldier you always wanted to be.

87% NCAA Football 11

2010-06-11T00:00:38-04:00

Critic Score: 87%
Release Date: 2010-07-13

With presentation and gameplay improvements, along with an online-based feature, NCAA Football 11 promises to give players real college offenses that, for the first time , reflect the authentic style of all 120 NCAA FBS schools in-game. With team-specific pre-game run-outs and ESPN’s broadcast graphics package, NCAA Football 11 attempts to recreate the intensity of college football Saturdays, hoping to achieve all-new levels of quality in presentation and core gameplay by delivering an experience true to your school and providing 120 ways to win. NCAA Football also includes the new Dynasty Wire online feature. With Dynasty Wire, players create stories that recap their Dynasty game, complete with video and photo highlights, then share the news of the victorious triumph or devastating loss by publishing the story through social networking sites for the world to read. [Electronic Arts]

47% Sniper: Ghost Warrior

2010-06-28T00:00:35-04:00

Critic Score: 47%
Release Date: 2010-06-29

The democratic government of Isla Trueno has been overthrown and a military regime comes into power. The country becomes a theatre of influence war. You are sent as one of the covert commandos to support the rebels fighting their oppressor. [City Interactive]

53% N3II: Ninety-Nine Nights

2010-06-22T12:00:37-04:00

Critic Score: 53%
Release Date: 2010-06-29

Ninety-Nine Nights II (N3II) is a high-energy action adventure game featuring epic battles against massive armies in a unique fantasy realm. In a mystical world of miracles and magic, humans co-exist alongside many other races including the elves, goblins, and ogres. But when the "Lord of the Night" suddenly appears, in a mere 3 months the fertile fields of the land are reduced to scorched earth. Before long, Orphea, the sacred land to the north, is besieged by the Army of the Night. Amidst the roar of battle, one man thunderously bursts through the ranks of a legion like a bolt of lightning - he is "Galen," the ultimate warrior. Alone, he storms forward as he lays waste to the dark forces, letting nothing stop him in his path to Orphea Castle. Galen must battle through the hordes of enemies that await him and this onslaught escalates with imposing monstrous creatures that join the fray. Centering on "the inheritance of life," a new battle between light and dark begins! [Konami]

76% Singularity

2009-08-16T10:32:02-04:00

Critic Score: 76%
Release Date: 2010-06-29

On a clandestine mission deep into Russian territory, an American black ops team crash lands on an island research base that was mysteriously abandoned in the 1950’s. Cut off from the outside and under attack by an army of nightmarish creatures, Captain Nathaniel Renko is forced to battle his way through the hostile territory armed with the TMD (Time Manipulation Device) – a time altering weapon created over 50 years ago. Who created the TMD and why is just one of the many Cold War secrets Renko must uncover as he is thrown back and forth across time, making choices that will alter the course of world history. [Raven Software]

50% Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex

2010-05-26T00:00:29-04:00

Critic Score: 50%
Release Date: 2010-05-26

[Xbox Live Arcade] Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex follows Ben Tennyson as he finds himself in the middle of Hex’s villainous plan to control the Earth. Utilizing the powers of the Omnitrix, transform Ben into ten different alien forms including Big Chill, Spider Monkey, and for the first time ever, Lodestar, as he battles Hex and his minions. Choose from 10 different aliens to platform your way through 15 levels completing puzzle challenges along the way. Fight through menacing villains and bosses in Ben’s newest adventure. Experience the world of Ben 10 Alien Force with 3-D characters set in a vibrant, 2-D styled environment. [Konami]

71% Ancients of Ooga

2010-06-22T00:00:23-04:00

Critic Score: 71%
Release Date: 2010-06-30

[Xbox Live Arcade] From the creators of Cloning Clyde comes a new epic adventure Ancients of Ooga! Eat, chant, and even puke your way through the highly comical, primeval land of Ooga. You meet, befriend, and finally acquire seven zany Oogani tribes. Uncover their lost ancient powers, and exploit their abilities and lead them in a revolt against the tyrannical Boolis. This is classic platforming and puzzle solving with a novel eat/carry/puke inventory management component. Over fifty amazing levels, excellent multiplayer, plus, narcotic slugs that make you loopy. [Xbox.com]

44% Naughty Bear

2010-04-06T00:00:22-04:00

Critic Score: 44%
Release Date: 2010-06-29

Naughty Bear tells the tale of one demented teddy bear's ruthless efforts to torment and harass the inhabitants of the Island of Perfection.

79% Puzzle Quest 2

2010-06-22T00:00:25-04:00

Critic Score: 79%
Release Date: 2010-06-23

[Xbox Live Arcade] Featuring a hallmark blend of match-3 gem matching and fantasy, Puzzle Quest 2 offers a captivating, rewarding, and accessible journey for players of all skill levels as they make their way to reclaim the once peaceful village of Verloren from the evil clutch of the demon Gorgon. Get closer to the Puzzle Quest action than ever before with a more intimate viewpoint of the world, and with all new character classes: Sorcerer, Templar, Barbarian, or Assassin. [Infinite Interactive]

69% Space Ark

2010-05-27T00:00:29-04:00

Critic Score: 69%
Release Date: 2010-06-16

[Xbox Live Arcade] Bounce your animals to bag combos and all the fruit you can catch to terraform planets and rack up some awesome high scores in Space Ark! Discover 24 unlockable characters and a range of essential power-ups to help bring life back to four rich and colorful game worlds. Compete for high scores in three game modes and start your journey up the global leaderboards. Challenge friends in two-player split-screen and be the first to grab a combo and bag a fruit frenzy. Master the secrets of Space Ark and prove you have the right stuff to become an Arkonaut! [Strawdog]

77% RISK: Factions

2010-06-22T00:00:25-04:00

Critic Score: 77%
Release Date: 2010-06-23

[Xbox Live Arcade] Wage war with five factions, each with unique abilities, in the original game of strategy and world domination! In RISK: Factions, play with the classic rules or reign supreme with objective-based and world conquest scenarios as you command your army and take tactical gambles to win the day. Then challenge your friends in local or online multiplayer and see how you stack up on the leaderboards. [Xbox.com]