The Xbox 360 embodied the golden age of online play and HD, driven by Xbox Live and major franchises: Halo 3, Gears of War, Mass Effect, Forza. This Top 100 gathers the console's best, re-tested and re-ranked by RomWize, each title with its re-evaluated score, its versions, their rarity and their collector value.
"Eidos Montréal revive the Deus Ex formula with a golden cyberpunk, a charismatic protagonist and level design that truly leaves you choices. Adam Jensen embodies a tense humanism and hubs like Hengsha keep a mythical flavour."
"Forza Motorsport 2 plants Turn 10's sim racing on 360 with a colossal career mode and a dynamic Auction House. The driving asks for finesse, weather is still missing, but the technical bedrock is gorgeous for its era."
"Fable II keeps its tender fairy-tale formula with a loyal dog, real estate trading and moral choices that genuinely matter. Albion gains depth and the British writing remains one of the warmest in Western gaming."
"FromSoftware build one of the medium's most beautiful cathedrals, where every death teaches, every bonfire soothes and every boss tells a silent tragedy. Lordran remains a world of staggering elegance and coherence."
"Forza Motorsport 3 finally democratises sim racing with generous driving aids and a dizzying car count. Tires and weight transfer come through beautifully, and the livery editor sparks a lasting creative community."
"Epic Games port Unreal Tournament III to 360 with a snappy arena FPS and a promising vehicle mode. The community stays less active than on PC but pad shooting works well, and it is a rare chance for console players to experience Unreal multiplayer in a living-room setting with a few friends."
"Prepare to Die folds Artorias of the Abyss into the base game, the finest FromSoftware DLC of the 360 era. Dueling Artorias and Manus remains a peak of knightly combat, absolutely worth meeting inside the main campaign."
"Blood Dragon turns Far Cry 3 into a gleeful spoof of 80s action flicks with neon, VHS grain and a pitch-perfect Michael Biehn. Short, sharp and hilarious, one of the decade's best stand-alones for fans of that kitsch aesthetic."
"Ghosts tries to launch a new saga for the franchise but struggles to make its heroes stick, Riley the German shepherd aside. Spectacle bits land, multiplayer ticks along, yet the inspiration is running on fumes."
"Bad Company 2 sharpens everything: a more mature campaign, even crazier destruction and a multiplayer that stands as a touchstone of infantry-led Battlefield. Rush on Atacama Desert remains an unforgettable gaming memory."
"Valve invent modern co-op survival horror with four survivors, infinite hordes and an AI Director that rewrites every match. Short but intense campaigns beg for evenings with friends, and Versus mode pushes the tension to its peak."
"Ubisoft Montréal modernise Splinter Cell with a more vengeful Sam Fisher and an efficient mark-and-execute system. Wall-projected staging paces the storytelling, Deniable Ops mode extends the adventure in co-op, and the 360 receives one of the most gripping Splinter Cells in the entire franchise."
"NBA 2K17 streamlines MyCAREER and refines the simulation with a new offensive flow system. On 360 this is the penultimate breath of a great series, smooth and stable, proving NBA simulation reigns unchallenged in the sport-game throne."
"Valve invent modern co-op survival horror with four survivors, infinite hordes and an AI Director that rewrites every match. Short but intense campaigns beg for evenings with friends, and Versus mode pushes the tension to its peak."
"Bizarre Creations launch the 360 with PGR3, a snappy arcade racer where Kudos style outweighs raw lap times. Iconic cities shine, vehicles look superb, and the 360 finds in this series one of its very first essential flagships for arcade driving."
"Left 4 Dead 2 improves everything: new Special Infected, memorable melee weapons and brilliantly written sun-soaked Louisiana campaigns. Dynamic weather adds real tension, and the Valve formula hits its absolute 360 peak here."
"Ubisoft Toronto deliver the last traditional Splinter Cell with a stealthy Sam Fisher and modernised staging. Co-op mode is superb, Spies vs. Mercs remains a genre classic, and the 360 receives here one of its very last large-scale tactical efforts from Ubisoft."
"Crystal Dynamics reinvent Tomb Raider as a survival adventure with a young, moving Lara Croft on Yamatai island. The staging is cinematic, the combat gains real urgency, and the adventure remains one of the greatest emotional shocks ever lived in a modern Tomb Raider."
"PGR4 adds dynamic weather and motorbikes to the Kudos formula, which radically changes how tight corners read. Backlit views on Macao or Saint Petersburg are rarely beautiful, and this is probably the absolute peak of Bizarre's Project Gotham Racing series."
"NetherRealm reboot Mortal Kombat with a 2.5D return to basics, a sprawling story mode and gleefully violent fatalities. The netcode holds up, the roster grows into one of the saga's most complete and the staging hits without restraint."
