The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the best-reviewed games of all time. By Stephany Nunneley, 04/03/2017 22:18 GMT. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a hit with critics, so much so, the Switch title is now one of the best-reviewed games ever released. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remains the best-reviewed game of all time on the list, with a 99 Metacritic score for the Nitendo 64 title. We’ve posted the Top 10 list from the aggregation site for you below (thanks, Nintendo Life). The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (PlayStation) Grand Theft Auto 4 (PS3) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) SoulCalibur (Dreamcast) Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Xbox One) Grand Theft Auto 5 (PS3) You can look over the entire 140 page list through the Metacritic link. The image you see above was created by NeoGAF user Dystify who also complied a great list of reviews and scores. Congratulations to Nintendo, Eiji Aonuma, and his team for a job well done. Personally, I’m itching to get my hands on the game, and have been for what seems like forever now. Then again, I’m an admitted Zelda nerd, so there’s that too. Sometimes we include links to online retail stores. If you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. For more information, go here. Monster Hunter World armor guide: all armor sets and armor skills listed. When you’re hunting huge beasties with giant claws and even bigger teeth, you’re going to need some serious protection to shield your squishy human body from dismemberment. To help out, here’s our round up of all the Monster Hunter World armor we’ve seen so far, along with every armor skill that we’ve encountered. Monster Hunter World Weapons Guide: which weapon should you choose? All 14 types evaluated. Monster Hunter World has a play style for everyone – and it all starts with your weapon of choice. Monster Hunter World: Where to find Wyvern Gem, Light Crystal and Super Abalone. If you like collecting, then you’ll love Monster Hunter World. Shadow of the Colossus PS4 Trophy list: new trophies, and how hard is the platinum? There are new trophies for the glorious remake of Shadow of the Colossus. Monster Hunter World: the best high rank armor build - Odogaron Dragonking. Looking for a high rank armor set to get you close to the Monster Hunter World endgame? Big Monster Hunter World sheet is all you need to track monster resistances, weaknesses. If you’re looking for a way to see, at a glance, what the monster you’re fighting in Monster Hunter World is weak against, this cheat sheet will do just that. Overwatch's seasonal event, Year of the Dog Lunar New Year, returns next week. The next Overwatch seasonal event will celebrate the new Lunar Year, Year of the Dog. Breath Of The Wild. Best Nintendo Switch Black Friday & Cyber Monday gaming deals 2017 - Switch bundles, 3DS consoles and game sales. Here’s where you’ll find the best Nintendo Black Friday & Cyber Monday deals on bundles and games. The Game Awards 2017 GOTY nominees include: Wolfenstein 2, Horizon: Zero Dawn, PUBG, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, more. Nominees for The Game Awards 2017 have been announced. Вас приветствует Office. Рабочее пространство для создания, общения и совместной работы над грандиозными проектами. Что такое Office 365? Эти приложения знают и любят. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive, а также Publisher и Access для PC. Все необходимое для дома, учебы и работы. Подписка на Office 365 позволяет получать последние версии приложений Office (как на компьютере, так и в Интернете) и обновлений. Возможность установки на всех устройствах. На компьютере, планшете и телефоне*. Office 365 + устройство + Интернет = работайте эффективно, где бы вы ни были. * Да, на всех следующих устройствах: Windows devices, Mac, iPad, iPhone и Android. Эффективная работа в облаке. OneDrive обеспечивает удаленный доступ к документам вам и другим пользователям, которые работают над ними вместе с вами или получили к ним доступ. Помощь можно получить на каждом шагу: по электронной почте, в чате или связавшись со специалистом службы поддержки. Получите Office уже сегодня — выберите для себя подходящий вариант. The Worst Game Scores on Metacritic. Posted on March 17, 2013 by Shaun Ray. Metacritic has been around for quite a while now allowing the site to ‘keep score of entertainment’. So we decided to round-up some of the worst scores for each system. The platforms in this list will include: PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, Wii, 3DS, PSP , and the PS Vita . What qualifies the game to be on the list is that it must have the worst metascore on metacritic and it must be a retail box game. Lastly the list will be in descending order of the worst metascore to see what platform holds the worst game on metacritic. So let’s take a look at what is the unanimous worst of the worst in gaming , just don’t expect to see user scores on the list. 8. PS Vita – Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified. We start of the list with a very popular game on video game consoles and PC, Call of Duty. Naturally you would think that bringing this franchise onto the PS Vita would be a no brainer. Well sadly the game was met with uninspiring reviews. This is due to the fact that the game had only a 45 minute campaign and has some spotty connection issues when playing multiplayer. What else would you expect from a mobile game based on a triple A title that is developed in less than 6 months? 7. 3DS – Transformers: Dark of the Moon Stealth Edition. Any game based on Micheal Bay’s Transformers has been known to see transmission problems. Transformers: Dark of the Moon for the 3DS is no exception. The game follows the story from the 3rd installment in the movie franchise. With scenes taken straight from the movies perhaps you could see this game turning out better than even perhaps the movie. We should all know that High Moon Studios could have given a lending hand to the development team after their success with their original War for Cybertron installment. However this is not the case, instead we get a game that is filled with too much empty space and horrible level design allowing this game to transform its way into the bargain bin. GamesRadar+ Best Xbox 360 games of all time. Newly updated and recalibrated, read our list of the best games to ever grace the Xbox 360. We're sure you'll agree with our reasoning… The top 50 of 360. The Xbox 360 dominated gaming following its 2005 launch. There was a reason the 360 took the lead over the competitors for so many years: it had some of the best games ever made. And being that this is a 'best of' list, narrowing down the systems impressive library to just 50 entries was preposterously hard. The following is a collection of standout games well worth the countless hours we spent with them. And since the dear old 360 has made way for the Xbox One, you can consider these the greatest Xbox 360 games of all time. And hey, you can always snap up a bargain on Xbox 360 games, if you know where to look. 50. Shadow Complex. The classic Metroidvania genre had something of a minor renaissance during the seventh console generation--and it's all thanks to this gem of a downloadable. Shadow Complex has so much going for it: gorgeous 2.5D visuals powered by the Unreal 3 engine, a charismatic hero voiced by Nolan North, and enough collectibles tucked away in hidden walls to keep completionists playing for hours. As in most Metroidvanias, protagonist Jason Flemmings starts out as a fairly average Joe. Instead of Samus' plasma or Alucard's swords, Jason prefers a trusty pistol--and the side-scrolling gunplay is most excellent. But after a game's worth of upgrades later, you'll be an unstoppable war machine, rushing around the map like a crazed, ludicrously excited human tank. 49. Minecraft. Dangerously addictive and deceivingly simple, Minecraft will pull you in and never let you go. Its not a sandbox game, it is the sandbox, empowering you to create and share just about anything you and your ever-growing army of fellow crafters can imagine. The neverending list of objects to build, resources to gather, and user-made content to explore and admire will leave you sleepless and haunted by visions of blocky masterpieces and the relentless crunching sound of your shovel going chk, chk, chk, chk. Trust us, thats a good thing. Drink the Kool-Aid and join the party. You know you want to. 48. Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown. Here are some numbers that help sum up Virtua Fighter: one joystick, three buttons, hundreds of moves to learn, thousands of hours needed to attain mastery. Sega's flagship 3D fighter manages to take a simple control scheme and create an absurdly deep system, encompassing a massive variety of real-life fighting styles. VF5 Final Showdown is the most complete VF yet, with more characters and combos than you can shake an arcade stick at. If you're a dedicated gamer surrounded by like-minded sparring partners, you could probably play nothing except VF5FS for the rest of your life and be perfectly happy. That's thanks to the endless well of depth that is the game's foundation. and the crazy amount of character customization that lets you fashion your fighter into a ninja, a clown, or anything in between. You're going to get really confused when you play Fez. You're going to stand on top of a tower, flipping the camera around the square world, thinking you've broken the game because there's seriously no way you could have possibly missed something, and then you'll see a symbol, and realize you saw it earlier, and then. boom. You've figured it out. You'll scribble it down on paper--real paper, like a freaking archaeologist--and feel like you've just cracked an ancient code. And once you crack that code, you'll realize you have the pieces to crack another. And then another. What begins as a basic platformer with a cute, retro gimmick evolves into something absolutely massive, and almost violently rewarding. 46. NBA 2K14. No other game simulates its sport like NBA 2K14. Commentary, courts, player likenesses, animations, licenses--everything in this game is pristine. And while the visuals of the 360 version pale in comparison to the next-gen offerings, it still looks incredible. Thing about NBA 2K14 is that its more than just gloss: theres a superb, deep game underneath it all. Sure, the LeBron mode in 2K14 is a dud, and Crews still isn't what it should be, but My Career and My GM are all the modes you need (and more). My Team has come on leaps and bounds too, and the live data 2K14 gets from the NBA ensures that each game you play is as realistic and up to date as possible. If you love basketball, you can probably move this game up the list maybe by about 45 places. 45. South Park: The Stick of Truth. Nearly every square inch of South Park: The Stick of Truth is packed with comedy. From the moment you choose your name (which is, regardless of what you write, changed to "Douchebag" by the Grand Wizard of the Kingdom of the Koopa Keep, Eric Cartman) to the final battle (that you may very well fight with a flaming dildo), you're met with a nonstop barrage of South Park jokes, references, and cameos. It's almost overwhelming at times, but it's handled in such a way that you don't need to be a fan of the show to understand the humor. But where it's most successful is in being able to both make fun of games while also being an incredibly good one--too often, satire feels jealous and malicious, but when the game is better than the ones it's making fun of, the otherwise brutal comedy that is South Park feels more. constructive. In that, The Stick of Truth is a love letter to the genre it lampoons, and an experience that was totally worth the (lengthy) wait. 44. Fable 2. The Fable series has always offered a compelling blend of dark, adult fantasy and goofy-but-clever humor, but the now-well-worn franchise has never delivered on its fascinating gameplay promises quite as completely as with Fable 2. Compared to other action-RPGs, its quite simple, but what it lacks in mechanical complexity it makes up for with deep and rewarding player interaction. Sure, you've got all your adventuring and your combat, but what about getting married ? And then, immediately following, getting married to someone else and letting your two spouses meet to see what will happen ? Its not without issue, but there's genuine novelty in these systems, and, moreover, their consequences. Plenty of games let you make choices, but it's a rare thing for a game to make you feel their weight in practical terms. Help a bandit rob a shopkeeper? 10 years down the road that bandit might end up running the city. Those multiple spouses? They might end up killing each other, leaving the city to take your children. Show me another RPG that's as depressing, and still as much of a good time as Fable 2. 43. Metro: Last Light. Most shooters are all about the GUNS! EXPLOSIONS! ULTRA NUCLEAR KILLSTREAKS! Too often they plop you in the middle of world-threatening war and request that you perform one simple task: Walk forward and hammer the trigger. While Metro: Last Light is a shooter in the sense that you have a gun and you shoot things, it's far from the sort you're used to playing. For starters, that world-threatening war mentioned above? That's already been fought, and mankind lost. This is a game that prizes atmosphere and storytelling over non-stop action and set-piece moments. It's a bleak look into a world ruined by humanity itself, a chilling adventure that teases you with crumbs of hope before snuffing them out of existence. And the few bullets you have are things you'd rather hold onto than waste, because you never know what sort of horror might be awaiting you just ahead. 42. Darksiders 2. After he died, The Legend of Zelda's Link donned a skull mask and became one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. At least, that's what playing Darksiders 2 as the Pale Rider, aka the Grim Reaper, aka Death himself feels like. Death's adventure contains the same great dungeon exploration and snappy combat as Nintendo's Hylian hero, albeit with a much darker tone and a heck of a lot more gore. As with Zelda, every dungeon feels like an epic undertaking that teaches you to master a new piece of empowering gear. Traveling in and out of our plane of existence lets you take in the beauty of Darksiders 2's post-humanity world--right before you slice your way through a horde of demons and angels in the hunt for loot upgrades. 41. Trials Evolution. Look, we've all experienced games that provoked some amount of existential anxiety. Games that have prompted us to ask ourselves what in the hell were doing with our free time. And we've got to admit, sitting there with Trials Evolution, voices raspy from incensed, passionate cursing, cerebra charred with the imprint of the quick restart noise, that exact question crossed our minds constantly. Well, that and "Why is this motorcycle not tipping over sideways?" So why does this profoundly punishing game merit a spot on our list? The answer has to do with precision. The controls are tight and fluid, and you'll instantly find yourself in that intangible flow as you play. And keeping that in mind will keep you going, even long after you've lost count of how many times you've retried a single jump. 40. Saints Row: The Third. The great thing about open-world sandbox games like GTA and Saints Row is that there's just so much to do . Want to complete story missions? Go for it. Prefer to simply jack a few cars and go on a high-speed joyride? Why not! Hoping to skydive through an airplane's windshield while shooting people in slow motion, or take on a corrupt government organization while Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero" plays in the background? Er, sorry--that level of awesomeness is restricted to Saints Row: The Third. This game wastes no time letting you know that it's all about absurd, over-the-top action. From skydiving rescue missions to fighting off zombie invasions, its story missions get progressively wackier. Not only will the humor keep you giggling non stop (hoo boy, the dedicated nut tap button), but the characters are genuinely fun to be around. It's a welcome change from some of the more self-serious alternatives out there, and its got great gameplay to back up its humor. 39. Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3. Lest it not be said, it is possible to become insanely good at Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Good in the if-I-hit-you-once-you're-absolutely-dead sense. Good in the airborne-mix-up-into-100-hit-combo sense. Good in the oh-you-have-three-characters?-that's-cute sense. But it's also possible to become good in the hahahahahaaha-butttttonssss-hahahahahaahah sense. Few are the games that make you feel as competent or as powerful while knowing so very little about what you're actually doing. UMvC3 is among that number. And regardless of whether you see yourself as the next great EVO champ, or just the resident button-mashing wunderkid among your friends, you can not go wrong with UMvC3. 38. Rayman Legends. 2D platformers were all the rage in the 80s and 90s, and while they've been supplanted by shooters, adventure games, and other shooters, theres still a lot of fun to be had with a colorful character hopping from one stage to the next. Rayman Legends showcases the persisting power of platformers with gorgeous visuals, lovingly balanced gameplay, and a whole lot of wild fun. A throwback to Rayman's 2D past, Legends ramps up the chaotic speed considerably, putting you through a number of smartly designed stages that keep up with the masters of the genre. The goofy fun gets better with each new player who joins in the inventive side-scrolling action, as up to four players can bounce between cooperation and competition at high speed. For a genre that many publishers no longer touch, Rayman Legends shows that platformers are still worthy of big budgets and even bigger talents. 37. Deus Ex: Human Revolution. To say that Deus Ex changed the face of gaming might sound hyperbolic--but it's true. Fortunately for modern gamers, this latest entry in the series lives up to those impossibly high standards (despite a few hiccups by way of unfortunate boss encounters), and does so without sacrificing anything that made the original so memorable. Human Revolution is an intelligent, challenging and Blade Runner -beautiful vision of the future. The style is unmatched, and the gameplay is customizable enough to qualify as both 100% shooter and 100% stealth, which doesn't even make any sense. Which genre you experience is completely up to you as you explore the dark, interesting world. 36. Burnout Paradise. Some of the best racing games succeed by focusing on one race at a time, letting you rack up experience before flying off to the next exotic locale. Burnout Paradise creates a winning counter argument to that by investing heavily in one singular locale and keeping you there for the long haul. Paradise City was an open world with a persistence unseen in previous racing games, and it's one players continue to return to today. It helped Burnout's particular brand of arcade-y, hard-hitting driving is just as good in Paradise. Plus, Criterion experimented with the game long after release, adding DLC and improving on an already-great game with each new collection of content. The devs may have moved on to Need for Speed, but we still long for another trip to this velocity-obsessed town. 35. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2. Every once in a while it's nice to be reminded that not all games need great stories or set piece moments to be genuinely amazing. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 is an excellent throwback to score-based arcade games, and it's packed with so many game modes that you could easily spend years uttering that phrase we know all too well: "Just one more try." A twin-stick shooter at its core, Retro Evolved 2 pits you against increasingly difficult waves of enemies. Twitch reaction speed and on-the-fly foresight are all that will keep you alive, and the addictive flow and fast-paced gameplay will keep you playing for hours on end. That is, if the barrage of neon explosions doesn't blind you first. 34. Battlefield 4. In one moment, you're parachuting down onto the peak of a lofty tower, touching down and knifing a sniper in the same breath to exact glorious revenge. In the next moment, you're watching a soldier drive a Jeep covered in explosive C4 into an enemy-filled bunker, blowing up an entire squad in an insane act of courageous sacrifice. Battlefield 4 has all the trimmings of any big-budget military FPS, but it's the thrilling memories you'll make while playing online that elevate it above other shooters. And beside the massive-scale multiplayer skirmishes, BF4's single-player campaign is a huge step up from BF3's underwhelming story--here, you actually care about your fellow squadmates. 33. Forza Motorsport 4. If you love cars, the appeal of Forza Motorsport 4 is pretty apparent. There are hundreds of the worlds most desirable automobiles, all there for you to poke at, customize, and, yes, drive to your hearts content. But what makes the Forza series excellent are the features that appeal to non-gearheads. Its level of accessibility and its forgiving nature distinguish it in the typically tough-as-nails driving simulator genre, and it has deep enough car painting and customization tools to be an artists sole creative outlet. Forza Motorsport 4 is the absolute best the series has ever been, giving you the most content in the most refined package. Quite frankly, it's the only Xbox 360 driving simulator one could conceivably need, and its an even better buy than its technically accomplished but content-stripped next-gen successor, Forza Motorsport 5. 32. Far Cry 3. You've just stolen an enemy jeep, but it's already upside-down and on fire since you sent it careening off of a cliffside while en route to your destination. Turns out you picked a bad place to wipe out, because you've just caught a tiger's attention, and you're too busy injecting health into your arm to ready your weapon. Your destination- a drug kingpin's vast marijuana field (which you've been ordered to destroy by flamethrower while a Skrillex song plays) - may have to wait. Do we need a second paragraph here? Far Cry 3's shooting and stealth mechanics are rock solid, but even if they weren't, there would be no disputing how special it is. The way the games complex AI systems interact with one another, irrespective of your input, induces an unparallelled sense of awe. Far Cry 3 is a game you must play, no matter how tired of first-person shooters or open-world games you think you are. 31. Left 4 Dead 2. Fans were outraged when Valve revealed that Left 4 Dead 2 would release a mere year after the original. And then they played it, and saw how much it improved over the first game, and. yeah. They stopped complaining real fast once they saw how many new weapons, levels, and zombie types there were--seriously, this sequel is the real deal. The co-op game has you joining with three friends to fight through endless waves of zombies, working together to survive the zombie apocalypse. The highlight, though, has to be the campaigns--sure, the original game's stages were great and all, but they can't hold a candle to Left 4 Dead 2's ingenious level design. That stage where it's pouring rain, and then you need to go back through it after it's flooded? Too cool. 30. Fallout 3. Bethesda was already well known for its skill at creating open-world RPGs when the developer picked up the rights to Fallout. The iconic PC series was beloved by its dedicated fan base, but many had their doubts that Bethesda could modernize the series, let alone reintroduce it to a massive new audience. But that's exactly what it did with Fallout 3. Capturing all the dark humor, brutal combat, and bleak setting at Fallout's core, Fallout 3 remains one of the best examples of the role-playing genre. A big factor in that success is the still-impressive level of choice it offers, whether it's choosing a simple response to a question or deciding to obliterate an entire town in a nuclear explosion. As long as we have our strange companions and a functioning VATS, the post-apocalypse isn't such a scary place after all. Codemasters learned from the original Dirt and improved on it, but mainly because it learned so much more from its own Race Driver GRID. Dirt 2 combines the best of both games, dressing up the rewind-enabled, close-fought racing and epic car damage in off-road livery, taking away the armco and letting the vehicles loose into all-terrain wondertracks. The festival presentation may have caused controversy, but its sense of identity makes it stand out from the crown even now. The licensed soundtrack is perfectly chosen and makes this feel like the best summer you never had. But the bottom line is that it still plays superbly, thanks to some of the best handling in any car game, ever. Purists may prefer Dirt 3's rallying, but the sunshine and sand makes this the superior destination for competitive racing. 28. Dishonored. How do you like your revenge? Cold-blooded, with mercilessly executions of those who wronged you? Or warmhearted, as you dispose of corrupt officials with non-lethal methods? Whichever your preference, Dishonored lets you live out your vengeance fantasies in a fleshed-out steampunk world--one that feels wonderfully lived-in, to the point of extreme dilapidation. Corvo's supernatural abilities make all the first-person sneaking incredibly liberating, letting you approach and assassinate guards (or avoid them altogether) in almost any way you please. Teleportation knife stabs, sentient swarms of rats, and nimble rooftop parkour are all within your grasp when you're lurking among the dingy streets and lavish mansions of Dishonored. 27. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. For a game with characters that speak in grunts and nonwords, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons sure manages to express an ungodly amount of emotion. It's a narrative-driven puzzle game where you control two young brothers simultaneously, each assigned to one of the gamepad's thumbsticks. Their goal? To travel to a faraway land and find a cure for their dying father. In practice, this often means figuring out how to overcome the various obstacles standing in your path. Puzzles that would be overly simple in any other game become far more complex when you've got to manage two different characters at the same time to solve them. But the real treat here is Brothers' gorgeous, varied environments and its phenomenal tale of family love and sacrifice. It's one of those few games that will shake you to the core. 26. Diablo 3. One of the best things about Diablo 3 on consoles is that carpal tunnel is less of an issue when there's much less clicky clicky and more button-mashing. The winning formula of loot, loot, and more loot is tweaked so that you're getting sexier items. No more sifting through the garbage that you happen to pick up by accident because you wanted just the legendary stuff. But the most important thing is that Diablo 3 just feels great as you're rampaging through dungeons. The transition to a controller may have been a concern initially, but it's an entirely different experience that you can have offline--and with a friend through local co-op! 25. Borderlands 2. If your three favorite things on the entire planet are guns, toilet humor, and min/maxing RPG stats, then Borderlands 2 is a dream come true. Gearbox Software's FPS/RPG hybrid is basically Diablo in shooter form. While the first was a great proof of concept, the second had us in stitches for 20+ hours while we shot up bandits and bonerfarts with guns that set living creatures on fire. The writing here is sure to make you laugh, thanks to the hilarious cast of characters. Claptrap, a returning favorite from the original, is as silly as ever, while the new villain, Handsome Jack, spouts some of the most giggle-worthy lines in the entire game. It also helps that the action is addictive and fun, as the dozens of quests not only lead to more laughs, but also huge caches of loot and XP rewards, allowing you the opportunity to further develop your character's abilities. Best of all, you can play with up to three friends, making Borderlands 2 one hell of a memorable co-op experience. Oh, Jonathan Blow. you genius, pretentious, genius rotter, you. The release of Braid did as much for the indie gaming scene as it did for its auteur creator, at once elevating Blow to the pantheon of solitary designers and establishing a precedent for tightly compacted, meaningful game experiences on consoles. Braid's brilliance is manifold. It's a beautiful game, no doubt, with a watercolor aesthetic and subdued soundtrack that complement its clever time-manipulation mechanic. And that mechanic easily carried the game's mind-bending puzzles. There will be a point while playing Braid where you think to yourself, "God damn, I'm dumb." Likely it'll happen every level, and the game is all the more gratifying because of it. 23. Dragon Age: Origins. There was a time when everyone assumed Dragon Age: Origins had died a quiet death, caught up and swallowed whole by some preproduction morass. And who could blame them, given that the game was first announced in 2004 and went quiet until EA's purchase of BioWare in 2007. But death was not the destiny of this great RPG. When Dragon Age did make it to market, in 2009, it signalled BioWare's return to the upper echelon of western RPG development. It had engaging combat and excessive gore, sure, but what made Origins stand out was a distinctly BioWare touch: a ranging, epic story. Choice played a real role in the original Dragon Age, and you were pushed to form complex relationships with the game's large cast. 22. Bayonetta. She has guns on her feet and her outfit is made of hair; is there really anything else you need to know about Bayonetta? There is? Oh, well, then we can talk about how the gameplay is absolutely outstanding. The Devil May Cry-inspired combat ("inspired" being another term for "made by the guy who made the original few Devil May Cry games") is fast and brutal, and the artistic design is inspired. It's also insane. Like, totally nuts--the game rewards you for combos with outlandish, flashy visuals that are so over-the-top you'll be grinning from ear to ear. Some battles end with Bayonetta turning her hair into a giant dog and devouring her enemies. Does it make sense? No, not in the slightest. Should you play it anyway? Yes. Yes. A thousand times yes. 21. Super Meat Boy. The pitch-perfect Mario physics get taken to their absolute extremes in Super Meat Boy. Actually, scratch that--Nintendo's plumber mascot could never cling to walls with a bloody splat , or control his mid-air trajectory with the same quick precision as a frenzied seamstress threading needles like her life depended on it. No other game in existence delivers a more fun--or challenging--experience where you play as a cube of hamburger. Sure, SMB's later levels may make you quiver with anxiety or curse at airhorn-like decibels, but overcoming them provides nothing short of elation. It's oh-so tough but always fair, and watching your failed attempts after finishing a level is one of the most cathartic moments of any hardcore 2D platformer. 20. Gears of War 2. Gears of War 2 was a bigger, better, and all around gorier package than its predecessor, which resulted in a game that was a blast to play with friends cooperatively or even alone. While Gears of War 3 made significant improvements to the multiplayer modes, Gears 2 holds a special place in our hearts because it was our first introduction to horde mode. Everyone always remembers their first time. Even the story was more powerful in the sequel, shifting the focus to Dominic Santiago, who searches desperately for his wife Maria. When they are finally reunited, the subsequent scene left us stunned, and even made a few of us cry. For a game that centers itself around big, tough, beefy men, it was definitely something we werent expecting, and will likely never forget. 19. FIFA 12. FIFA has been through so many iterations, youd expect the formula to be perfect by now. Well, it isn't. FIFA 13 tinkered too much with the tried-and-tested, which actually took it back a step. Which means the best FIFA on Xbox 360 is FIFA 12. And seeing as PES has failed to match its rival for pretty much the entire generation, that means its the best football game on the system. What makes it so great? The officially-licensed teams, recognisable player likenesses, realistic stadia full of spectators, superb ball physics, move lists, skill commands and a brilliant online mode. Its fast, flowing, organic its simply an incredible package. And one that sounds almost like real-life thanks to the amazing commentary. 18. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Geralt of Rivia isn't a guy you want to mess with. First of all, he is a genetically altered super mutant who has the skills of a master swordsman, has command over arcane powers, and takes down the most dangerous mythical beasts single-handedly. In The Witcher 2, Geralt continues his quest to find answers from his mysterious past--because one day he rose from the dead with amnesia. Witcher 2's plot revolves around Geralt embarking on a mission to prove his innocence for the crime of regicide, and as you progress through the story every major plot twist is under your control. Should you help the downtrodden elves and dwarves against their human oppressors, or leave them to their fate and focus on your quest? With a challenging and deep combat system, an enchanting world to explore, and an unforgettable tale, The Witcher 2 is an RPG you won't want to miss. 17. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. OK, so there have been about a bajillion Call of Dutys that have come out since the release of Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, we know. But one of the most recent titles has to surpass the original MW in gameplay, story, and multiplayer features right? Well, yes and no. In our eyes, Call of Duty 4 is the definitive CoD that every shooter fan should pick up and play. It still has the best narrative of all of its predecessors and successors, it controls just as well as you remember (because IW got the controls perfect), and MW still has a loyal following that has been keeping the multiplayer servers warm. That isn't to say that there haven't been significant improvements on the multiplayer front--in fact we recommend that you just pick up the latest CoD if multiplayer is all you're looking for. But as a full package, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is still the single best title in the series. 16. Dead Space 2. The first Dead Space is a frightening experience that echoes the brilliance of the original Alien film, but Dead Space 2 ends up besting it in ways we didnt expect. DS2 ramps up the action--often a mistake with a horror sequel--and it pays off thanks to a deeper story thats more interested in character development than the first game. After Dead Space lead Isaac Clarke lost everything he ever cared about, he spends the sequel coming to terms with his grief and learning to live again--right as everything around him is being torn to shreds. The scary tension remains, only now it pays off in extraordinary action set pieces and a more involved story that actually feels hopeful at times. DS2 is more of a crowd-pleasing blockbuster than its predecessor, but so was Aliens , and we dont hear people complaining about that movie. What is Halo without its creator? Quite a bit, actually. As the first project for Microsoft's newly formed internal studio 343 Industries, Halo 4 proved that Master Chief was in capable hands in this post-Bungie world. Easily one of the most graphically proficient Xbox 360 games, Halo 4 brought a wealth of new gameplay changes to the established interstellar shooter formula. The new Promethean constructs, in particular, offered a welcome change to the well-trod Covenant-Human war. The new in no way diminished the old, though, with Halo's proven multiplayer component and vivid storytelling remaining in full effect. 14. XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Here's a free tip: Don't name any of your soldiers in XCOM: Enemy Unknown after people you care about. While that might be your initial inclination upon learning you can name them, it's a bad idea, and will almost undoubtedly end in tears as you see your friends and family members torn the hell apart by aliens. And it'll always feel like it's your fault. That's because despite being unrelenting and brutal, Enemy Unknown's remarkable, strategic gameplay is always fair. If your squad is wiped it's your fault for giving them bad orders. If your soldiers fail to do damage it's your fault for neglecting to upgrade them enough. If the world falls into chaos it's your fault, which makes for an incredibly satisfying experience. 13. BioShock Infinite. As soon as you step into BioShock Infinite's floating city of Colombia, the atmosphere sucks you in and never lets go. Just walking through the city streets at the start of the game will have you mystified, and by that point you haven't even scratched the surface of what mindblowingly insane moments you'll experience by the end. Once again, you're pitted against an entire community of murderous psychopaths with your arsenal of firearms and vigor powers. On top of the classic BioShock combat, giving you the ability to mix powers, the environment, and your weapons to decimate enemies in various ways, you also get a handy hook device that lets you snag Colombia's transport rails and turn every battle into a rollercoaster. With such intense gameplay and an ending that will stick with you for years to come, Infinite definitely earns its place as one of the best 360 games you can buy. 12. Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. If you haven't been keeping up with the complex (and at this point, incredibly confusing) plot of the Assassin's Creed series, well, good luck trying to catch up. While other games in the series split the story between Desmond and his respective ancestor, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag gives us exactly what we want: a chance to be a badass assassin pirate plundering the open seas. It's true that AC4 makes a better pirate game than an Assassin's Creed game, but Edward Kenway's story is one of the most engaging the series has seen yet. You are a pirate captain doing what scurvy pirates do best. You'll loot and plunder on the open water in your very own upgradable ship, as you participate in ship-to-ship battles, boarding parties, and trying to navigate deadly storms. Of course, there's also plenty of assassin stuff to do and buildings to climb, but anyone looking for the quintessential pirate experience can't go wrong with AC4. 11. The Walking Dead. From a gameplay standpoint, The Walking Dead may appear weak when viewed next to the likes of Street Fighter and Arkham City. Most of the actual action centers around relatively simple puzzles and average QTEs. But if it's so plain, why do we feel such intense emotions when playing all five episodes of this deceptively simple title? Because the games storytelling makes almost every other game seem childish by comparison. The Walking Dead captures the feeling of the comics brilliantly, taking you through a number of heart-wrenching choices that have no obvious solution. Life-or-death scenarios crop up when you least expect them, and you feel so taxed by them because the writing makes you so heavily invested in your friends survival. The games continual conversations make you more connected to these fictional people than many living people you know, which makes it that much more painful when you have to choose who dies next. If Walking Dead can pull that off, who cares if it has precise shooting or brain-busting puzzles? 10. Ultra Street Fighter 4. Street Fighter 4 revitalized 2D fighting among mainstream gamers when it debuted in early 2009. It combined traditional techniques with new flourishes like Focus attacks and comeback-enabling Ultras, plus a few zany additions to the roster. Flash forward to Ultra Street Fighter 4, and that roster has ballooned into a cast full of possibilities and wildly unique fighting styles. Whether you like to rush down or turtle, play smart or play dumb, there's someone in Arcade Edition who you can play to your heart's content. And the community-driven options for online play are excellent. From endless battle and team battle to the replay channel that lets you rewatch great fights, theres a wonderful depth of content designed to keep you engaged, playing, and sharpening your skills till the end of days. With the numerous improvements to Capcom's formula, excellent netcode, and a truly solid foundation, Ultra Street Fighter 4 is the definitive version of the game. 9. Grand Theft Auto 5. Rockstar games sure takes its time, doesn't it? The wait between Grand Theft Auto games is draining, but always--always--worth the wait. Grand Theft Auto 5's return to Los Santos is a great one, and brings with it some of the largest changes to gameplay since GTA3 reinvented the open-world shooter. Being able to swap between characters fundamentally changes how you interact with the world, and allowed the developers to create one of the largest sandboxes we've ever seen in a game without it feeling overwhelming. Well, alright, it's a little overwhelming, but it never gets out of control. And then there are the characters--oh, lord, the characters. No one writes dialogue like Rockstar, breathing life into every single person you interact with. The three protagonists all have totally different motives, stories, and personalities, making for a wholly unique experience that no game before has ever successfully executed. Plus, breaking it into thirds made it so there could be a wider variety of levels without sacrificing the believability of the world, fixing one of the nagging flaws that has plagued Grand Theft Auto games since their inception. 8. Tomb Raider. Lara Croft was one of gaming's original treasure hunters, but as time went on, she fell into obscurity. That is, until Crystal Dynamics rebooted the action adventure franchise with a whole new origin story--Tomb Raider isn't just the best game in the series, it's one of the best games in the genre . The tale of an inexperienced Lara having to fight to survive while stranded on a creepy, cult-infested island is surprisingly gritty and brutal. Seeing her die to the island's many dangers establishes her not as a superhero, but a regular human being. Granted, she still guns down a small army of mercenaries, but the gunplay is so good you won't even mind. As is the platforming and exploring of the mysterious island setting, itself a character with plenty of secrets to find and, shocker, tombs to raid. The fantastic pacing does a great job of letting you explore without whipping out a gun every five seconds--and when the 12-hour journey comes to an end, you'll be eager to play it all over again. 7. Dark Souls. Contrary to what you might've heard, this game--and the Souls series as a whole--is not about death: It's about what you learn from it. In many games, dying simply means restarting from the most recent checkpoint. In Dark Souls, it's a metric of success. If you die to the many traps and monsters in the game's dark fantasy world, it's because you messed up. See, few things are as gratifying as overcoming a seemingly impossible challenge. Dark Souls latches onto this notion and turns it into its very foundation. It throws one obstacle after another at you, ranging from regular monsters that are outrageously deadly to towering bosses that can destroy you with a single hit. Only by persevering can you hope to succeed, and the adrenaline rush that comes with victory is something that very few games can replicate. 6. Red Dead Redemption. There are few games that put you in the Wild West setting, and even fewer that would let you do basically anything you would ever want to do as a cowboy in an open world. Want to wear a bandana on your face and tie a damsel to train tracks? You can do that in Red Dead Redemption. Want to fight a bear with a knife, hunt for treasure, or duel some varmint in the dusty streets outside the town saloon? You can do that too. Then you can hop online and do it all with your friends. And we havent even mentioned the story. RDR also tells one of the most compelling tales in gaming, letting you explore developer Rockstars version of Texas and Mexico with some of the most memorable characters of this console generation. Meet colorful characters like grave robbers, snake-oil salesmen, and Mexican revolutionaries, and get into bar fights, have shootouts with bandits, or just ride out into the sunset. This is a game that shouldn't be missed. 5. Batman: Arkham City. If Batman: Arkham Asylum took the world by surprise, then Batman: Arkham City took it by storm. Moving the action from the world's most famous home for the criminally insane to a dingy, crime-infested corner of Gotham City gave us the chance to truly behave like the bat. Hearing the cries of the victimized, we swooped down from the rooftops, dishing out cruel justice with our fists and utility belt full of wonderful toys. Arkham Asylum broke ground with gameplay that actually felt like authentic Batman behavior, but with Arkham City's open world to patrol, we felt as if we were the Dark Knight. It was an awesome expansion of the gameplay from Asylum, and the story was similarly deepened. Batman just wouldn't be Batman without his enemies, and centering the plot around the Joker was a perfect move. So was introducing even more memorable villains from his long list of enemies. From a frightening face-off with Solomon Grundy to a mind-bending encounter with the Mad Hatter, alongside one of the most creative boss fights we've ever seen with Mr. Freeze, Batman: Arkham City didn't disappoint in the villain department. In fact, it didn't disappoint anywhere. We think it's the best superhero game to date. 4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Forget what you've heard--size matters. All things considered, you could probably conquer Skyrim in about 10 hours if you just stick to the games main quest line. Stay on the main line and you'll watch the credits with a confused look on your face, wondering what all the hubbub is about. But if you don't get lost in the huge world, you're missing the point. The massive role-playing games main attraction is everything it has to offer on the side. It's no exaggeration to say that you could spend hundreds of hours adventuring, exploring, crafting, hunting, and dungeon diving. Main story? It's pretty good, but it's the story you create as you carve your mark in Skyrim that's the real victory here. Elder Scrolls V ups the ante for the open-world experience, making a truly gorgeous and ambitious title that'll keep you busy for a long, long time. Like, seriously, go ahead and cancel all other obligations you have--you're going to spend a few hundred hours fighting dragons. What began as a student demo grew into one of the Xbox 360s most unforgettable games. Whether packaged as part of The Orange Box or on its own as the Still Alive XBLA version, Portal achieves an astoundingly rich atmosphere by combining hilarious (but character-rich) writing with clever puzzle gameplay. And Portal does it all with so few components that it makes many bigger games look bloated by comparison. The experience begins with the simple concept of travelling between two portals in a locked room, but the developers find so many smart ways to iterate on that gameplay. The puzzle action grows unpredictably just as your unseen AI controller slowly transitions from banal directives to biting insults. The writing and action synergy culminates as the straightforward setting gives way to an amazing twist that enriches all that came before it. Portal tells a story in a way that only video games could, and thats why it (and the Companion Cube) remain in our hearts to this day. 2. BioShock. The real beauty of BioShock is its philosophical exploration of hubris. It's a haunting experience that explores what happens when a chunk of mankind is left to embrace its ideals to the fullest, without societal restrictions. It suggests, in a very convincing way, that pride is often fatal. That these eye-opening themes are conveyed through rather fun gameplay is just icing on the cake. At a glance, this is a first-person shooter in which you a) shoot stuff and b) jack yourself up on sea-slug juice to get magic powers. The people you're killing? Sea-slug juice addicts. Even BioShock's most basic gameplay elements are tied into its narrative: How far are you willing to go to gain power? Would you kill a child in exchange for an extra ability, or would you let them go because that's the Right Thing To Do? Are you really any better than the addicts you're destroying? The way BioShock ties all of its gameplay elements into its haunting message, coupled with its incredible use of atmosphere, makes this one of the best games to play on any console. 1. Mass Effect 2. You probably have more of a heartfelt connection with one (or every) member of Commander Shepard's crew than at least 50 percent of the people you know in real life. That's because the Mass Effect trilogy tells a captivating story in a fascinating, fully realized universe, where morality, politics, and love between lifeforms are all part of a much grander picture. Mass Effect 2 is the Empire Strikes Back of the series, giving you more of everything you loved from the first game with none of the tonal changes of the third. Commander Shepard feels like an extension of you, both in the ethical choices she or he makes, and in the enthralling third-person shootouts, where bullets, lasers, and orbs of biotic energy zip every which way. But the crown jewel in this N7 helmet is the cast of unforgettable characters, all of whom have their own personal journey of absolution and self-discovery. 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[ Update: Monster Hunter: World is our first 2018 title to make its way onto our must-play list.] Sure, 2018 is going to bring some thrilling new titles to the Xbox family of consoles, from big exclusives like Sea of Thieves and Crackdown 3, to new games from big third-parties like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Anthem. But we're trying to reign in our excitement and focus on the fantastic games that we can play in the here and now. In the five years since its launch, we've seen some true greats come to the Xbox One. There are a diverse range of exclusive experiences available, whether you're looking for exciting indies like Cuphead and Ori and The Blind Forest, or high-octane AAA adventures such as Forza Motorsport 7. And that's without even taking hugely successful third-party blockbusters like Assassin's Creed Origins and Overwatch into account. With the release of the Xbox One X in 2017, we've seen the Xbox family grow and change but thanks to backwards compatibility, you don't have to miss out on anything. Yes, whether you're on original Xbox, the Xbox One S or you've just set up your sparkly new Xbox One X, you're more than able to experience the wonderful games we've picked out here. As delightful as all these great games are, they do pose a problem: which ones are worth your time and money? We understand the struggle, which is why we've put together this best-of list; whether you're looking for a high-octane adventure, a thrilling racing sim or razor sharp first-person shooter, you'll be able to find it on Xbox. Check out the video below to see more on the Xbox One X. Make sure you frequently check back here as we frequently update this list to make sure you never fall behind on the latest and greatest releases. Forza Horizon 3. Huge, exotic and amazing to behold: Australia is a petrol-head's dream. While the original Forza titles were about pristine driving skills around perfectly kept tracks, the Horizon series has a penchant for trading paint and isn't afraid to have you get down and dirty with off-road races from time to time. While the first two entries in Turn 10's spin-off franchise surprised and delighted, Forza Horizon 3 is the unabashed pinnacle of the series, and stands amid some of the greatest racing games ever made. Good news for Xbox One X owners – Forza Horizon 3 now has its 4K and HDR patch. Gears of War 4. The Gears keep on turning for this excellent third-person shooter franchise. Despite a new platform, a new development team and a new-ish set of muscled heroes on its box art, Gears of War 4 isn't some grand reimagining of the series that helped Xbox 360 go supernova back in 2006. But then again, such a revelation shouldn't come as a shock – this is the cover shooter that made cover shooters a fad-filled genre all unto itself, so messing too drastically with that special sauce was never a viable option. Instead, the Xbox One and Xbox One S get the Gears of War template we all know and love with a few extra features gently stirred into the pot. For a start, the jump to current-gen tech has made all the difference to The Coalition's first full-fat Gears title. Spend a little time in the previously remastered Gears of War: Ultimate Edition and you'll see how small and confined those original level designs were, even with a graphical upgrade to make it feel relevant again. It's more than just graphics, though. It's the return to form for the franchise; the focus on what makes a Gears game so great, that really won us over. Beautiful and frustrating in equal measure. After a long development and lots of anticipation, Xbox indie exclusive Cuphead has finally been released. Was it worth the wait? It certainly was. Cuphead is a run-and-gun platformer with stationary boss fight levels thrown in. With visuals and a soundtrack inspired by 1930s animation but gameplay inspired by the platformers of the 80s this game has had us torn since we first tried it at Gamescom. It's lovely to look at but its gameplay is challenging and you're going to find yourself frustrated and dying a lot. We enjoyed Cuphead so much we named it Best Xbox Exclusive in our 2017 Game of the Year Awards. Still, it's an indie experience that shouldn't be missed and you'll only find it on Xbox and PC. Battlefield 1. A refreshing jump back in time. In the latest Battlefield game, DICE takes players back in time to World War One and by doing so completely rejuvenates the once stagnating franchise. The game offers a poignant and entertaining single-player campaign that sets a new standard for first-person shooter. Broken into six sections, each following a different character and front line location, the campaign never feels dull or repetitive –and even feeds neatly into Battlefield 1's multiplayer mode which, while familiar, also benefits from the much-needed breath of life that the change in setting gives. Graphically impressive, entertaining, and sometimes touching, Battlefield 1 is a return to form for the series. Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition. You'd have to be blind to miss this indie fantasy stunner. A top-class graduate of the "Metroidvania" school of action-adventure design, in which an enormous world gradually opens up as you unlock new abilities, Ori is the kind of experience you show a reactionary relative who thinks "videogame art" is a contradiction in terms. There's the world, to start with - a dreamlike maze of canted-over trunks, thorny caverns and sunlit glades – but it's not just a question of blissful visuals. Ori is a crisp, empowering platformer, with a main character who learns to scurry up surfaces and ricochet away from projectiles, like a spacecraft "sling-shotting" around a planet. The Definitive Edition improves upon the original by adding new areas to explore and additional background on one of the game's most beloved characters. Halo 5: Guardians. Halo multiplayer at its best. A franchise that has defined Xbox as a platform for a long time is Halo and Halo 5: Guardians is a worthy addition to the series. With both a single-player campaign and the usual thrilling multiplayer combat, this is the Halo game for Xbox One you don't want to miss. Though its single-player campaign isn't the best in the franchise in terms of story, this is Halo multiplayer combat at its most fun and anyone that loves playing online with friends will enjoy what the various modes on offer. The team-based shooter you need to buy on Xbox One. Overwatch has, without a doubt, been one of our favorite games to come out of the last year – garnering our Game of the Year 2016 award. It's a classic team arena shooter from Blizzard that sets two six-person teams of wildly different characters against each other in a bright and cartoonish science fiction universe. And while it feels similar to the Call of Duty you've played before, Overwatch turns traditional shooters on their heads by adding unique character abilities and cool-downs to the mix that force you to strategize every once in a while instead of blindly running from room to room. Great graphics, tight maps, and a good roster of characters to enjoy playing. Overwatch is good old fashioned fun and we thoroughly recommend it. Dark Souls 3. Consult your doctor first to see if Dark Souls 3 is right for you. Playing a Dark Souls game is a masochistic thing. The pain of losing to the same boss ten times in a row is crushing, but chasing the buzz of a victory makes it all worth it. Dark Souls 3, the latest in the soul-crushing series, is back and more terrifying than ever. The graphics have been updated for the modern era, with stunning lighting effects, which illuminate all that is good, as well as what's better left unseen. The gameplay is faster than previous Souls games, riffing off of BloodBorne's rapid pacing. Finally, the story and the online multiplayer come together to make this a game that you won't put down once you pick it up. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. A chilling return to form. Your gaming collection isn't really complete if it doesn't have a quality horror title and if we had to suggest one it'd be the newest installment in the Resident Evil franchise. Resident Evil is the franchise that put survival-horror games on the map and though it lost its way slightly in later titles, the newest game is a return to form for Capcom. By going back to the survival-horror basics and getting them dead on, Capcom has made Resident Evil 7 a genuinely frightening and exhilarating gaming experience. If you have the stomach for the gore, it's absolutely worth playing. Don't miss our full review of the game. Titanfall 2. They had the technology to rebuild him, better than before. The original Titanfall was a great game – so great that it long held a place on this very list. However, its sequel, Titanfall 2, improves on it every conceivable way: the motion is more fluid, there are more distinct titans to choose from and, hold onto your hats here, there's actually a single-player campaign that might take the cake for the best first-person shooter story of the year. This game's pedigree is inherited from one of this generation's smartest and most unusual shooters. The original Titanfall married ninja-fast on-foot combat to the gloriously thuggish thrill of piloting giant mechs, which are summoned from orbit a few minutes into each match. The skill with which Respawn has balanced this mix of styles in the sequel is remarkable – Titans have firepower in excess but they're easy to hit, and maps offer plenty of places for infantry to hide. These ideas coalesce into one of this year's most remarkable entries in the genre and is well-deserving its own shot in the spotlight as well as a Game of the Year nomination. A retro-slash-modern romp through the underworld. DOOM is very, very good. Not in a “wow, that’s good for a remake” kind of way, either. It’s genuinely a great shooter – so much so that we gave it a Game of the Year award in 2016. While Overwatch reinventing the wheel for first-person shooting games, DOOM impresses us by bringing us back to the time where dial-up internet was the only way to access AOL email: DOOM is, in so many ways, an excellent evolution of what the series was 20 years ago. It’s brutal. It’s bloody. It has devilish, frightening creatures that bleed when you slice them in half with a chainsaw. It’s the experience we wanted two decades ago but couldn’t articulate it because of the limitations of technology. Rise of the Tomb Raider. The name of the game is freedom in Lara's latest sprawling outing. Despite being the sequel to a prequel about the young life of the Lara Croft, this still feels like a Tomb Raider game that has grown up. The reboot which saw a brave new direction for the franchise seemed a lot of the time to be little more than a bit of light Uncharted cosplay, but Rise is a far more accomplished game. There's now a genuine open world which feels like there is always something to do, and something more than just harvesting up collectibles in exchange for a light dusting of XP. There are also tombs. Yes, that might seem a fatuous thing to say given the name, but the previous game gave them short shrift. In Rise though they are deeper and more plentiful. Rise also has one of the best narratives of any Tomb Raider game, penned again by Rhianna Pratchett, it's sometimes rather poignant. So come on, ditch Fallout 4's wasteland for a while and give Lara some love. The homecoming we've waited seven years for. All things considered, this is one of the best games Bethesda has made. It ticks all the boxes: a massive, detail-oriented open-world; still-fantastic tenets of looting and shooting; a story filled with intriguing side quests and subplots that feel like they matter; and of course a classic soundtrack that brings it all to life. In many ways it's the game we've been waiting for since Fallout 3 steered the series away from its top-down role-playing roots. Not only is the world itself wider, but the plot is better, and more digestible, than any of the games before it. There's still a sense of mystery about what's happening but you no longer have to dig forever and a day through terminals to piece it together. Welcome home, stranger. Dragon Age: Inquisition. "Our weapons are fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency and gigantic sidequests." Inquisition is the proverbial RPG banquet - a 200-hour array of quests, magic-infused scraps, postcard landscapes and well-written character interactions that's perhaps a bit too familiar, at times, but makes up for it with sheer generosity. It puts you in charge not just of a four-man party of adventurers but also a private army with its own castle and attendant strategic meta-game, tasked with defeating a mysterious demon menace. The choice of Unreal Engine makes for vast open environments and sexily SFX-laden combat – fortunately, you can pause the latter to issue orders if the onslaught becomes overwhelming. It's a genre giant. Monster Hunter: World. Friends who slay together, stay together. You've probably heard of the Monster Hunter franchise before now – it's a classic that's been going a long time. But we haven't seen it on console for a while. Until now. Monster Hunter: World is the franchise's debut on the latest generation of consoles and it's a true breath of fresh air. Giving players the option to play solo or team up with up to three other friends, this game invites you into a living, breathing game world to hunt down some monsters. For research. And fun. You'll face a learning curve with Monster Hunter: World and the dark-souls style of combat has the potential to frustrate, but this is the most accessible Monster Hunter game we've seen in years. If you've been looking for a chance to break into the series, this is it. In our review we called the game "a bold and confident new chapter" and gave it a "play it now" recommendation. Thinking of becoming a Monster Hunter yourself? Make sure you check out our full survival guide . Dishonored 2. A smart, stealthy, steampunk adventure. Following the surprise 2012 hit Dishonored wasn't going to be an easy task, but Dishonored 2 has more than lived up to its expectations. Picking up 15 years after the events of the original, Dishonored 2 takes players back to the Victorian Steampunk city of Dunwall. This time, though, you have the choice of whether or not you want to play as the original title's protagonist Corvo, or his equally-skilled protegee Emily. Dishonored 2 doesn't differ wildly from the first game, but there was nothing wrong with Dishonored in the first place. What we get is a vastly improved and close to perfected take on it. Anyone who likes their games filled with atmosphere, character, and a bit of wit and intelligence will find Dishonored 2 worth picking up. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Stories don't come bigger than this. Geralt didn't have the smoothest of entries to consoles, but after some heavy patching and a lot of angry words about visual downgrades, we're left with an RPG boasting tremendous scope and storytelling. Oh, and combat. And don't forget Gwent, the in-game card game. And there's the crafting to get stuck into. And the alchemy. You're rarely short of things to entertain yourself with in The Witcher 3's quasi-open world, then, and all the better that you're in a universe that involves the supernatural without leaning on the same old Tolkien fantasy tropes. Invigorating stuff. Still the best football sim money can buy. FIFA is, for many console owners, a highly anticipated annual event. The latest and arguably greatest installment in the football sim series has arrived in the form of FIFA 18. Whether you're looking to play against others online, build up a management career on your own or play a cinematic story mode that'll give you an insight into the dramatic life of a premier league footballer, FIFA has a game mode just for you. The best thing is, there's always more than enough to throw yourself into and agonize over until the next game rolls around with further incremental improvements that'll convince you to upgrade. You can read our full review of FIFA 18 right here and make sure you're the best on the pitch using our tips and tricks guide. Out of this world online multiplayer. Taking the place of the original Destiny on this list is, of course, its sequel Destiny 2. With its original game, Bungie managed to create a huge triple-A success as well as a cult hit. Now, however, it's opening up to the masses and anyone that felt like they couldn't jump on the Destiny band wagon the first time shouldn't miss the opportunity to do so now. This huge online multiplayer shooter will reel you in with its universe, single-player story, satisfying gameplay and addictive online modes. In our full Destiny 2 review , we call Destiny 2 "the Destiny you know, and the Halo you used to love, all in one loot-filled package." If you're just getting started, it's also worth taking a peek at our handy tips and tricks guide which will allow you to hit the ground running. Grand Theft Auto V. There's no fear and loathing in Los Santos – just explosive entertainment. Yes, including one of last generation's greatest games among this generation's finest is rather boring, but GTA V on Xbox One is too good to ignore, with HD visuals, a longer draw distance and a faster frame-rate. Among other, more practical perks it includes a first-person mode, which genuinely makes this feel like a different game, though the missions, tools and characters are the same. The new perspective pushes Rockstar's attention to detail to the fore, allowing you to better appreciate the landscape's abundance of in-jokes and ambient details. GTA V's open world multiplayer remains a laidback thrill, whether you're stuntdiving with friends or teaming up to complete a Heist (a long overdue addition to MP, but worth the wait) – it's probably the best place to hang out on Xbox Live. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. How many Snakes does it take to change a lightbulb? Okay, so Hideo Kojima's last game for Konami - and his last ever Metal Gear game - might be a little tough for the MGS n00b to get to grips with, but it's still one of the best stealth-action games ever crafted. The open-world shenanigans will satisfy all your behind-enemy-lines / Rambo fantasies and probably confuse you with crazy plot twists and a million characters all with the same gravel-toned voices. But hey, that's all part of its charm, right? Assassin's Creed Origins. Making the old feel new again. After a year away, Assassin's Creed is back and it's bigger and better than ever. In Assassin's Creed Origins you go back to ancient Egypt, before the brotherhood and before the Templars, where you play as the original assassin Bayek. Assassin's Creed is a series that was growing increasingly stale but with Origins the formula has been refreshed with new RPG mechanics, story-driven side quests and a far more free-flowing combat system. Whether you're new to the series or a fatiguing fan, Assassin's Creed Origins is absolutely worth playing as it's the strongest installment we've seen in years. Middle-earth: Shadow of War. Bold, brilliant and brutal. Middle-earth: Shadow of War is the sequel to the accomplished Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and builds upon all of its strengths. Taking up the role of Talion once more, this game takes you back to a beautifully realized world that's bursting with originality. If you were a fan of the original game, we highly recommend that you pick of Shadow of War as it's an improvement in almost every way. Rocket League. Looking for a game that you can dip into between those long-winded RPGs? Take a gander at the online extravaganza that is Rocket League. Cars essentially playing football shouldn't really work but thanks to Rocket League's outstanding mechanics and physics system it really does. You play with and against others online in matches of varying numbers and though each match only last 5 minutes so it should be easy to break away. Invariably, though, you'll find yourself hours later murmuring about winning "just one more". Rocket League has been available for a while now and as a result it's built up a dedicated and skilled community. Prepare yourself for a challenge. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Looking for an incredible single-player shooter? Look no further than the 2017 wonder that was Wolfenstein II. Picking up from where the original game left off, this game is a timely social commentary and a superbly silly adventure all rolled into one well-written package. With tight mechanics and a story worth caring about this is one of the most satisfying first-person shooters we've played in a long time. In our full review we called it "expertly crafted" and recommended that you play it now. Related articles. Tech deals, prizes and latest news. 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Visit our corporate site. © Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury , Bath BA1 1UA . All rights reserved. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. GamesRadar+ The 25 best Xbox One games. What are the best Xbox One games to buy? Take a look at this list and all will become clear. The cream of the crop. In case you missed it, Monster Hunter World is pretty popular right now. It's sold well, and is good, but it's best Xbox One games good? Well, not quite. There's been some online problems on Xbox One and while it's good, it's not really a hall of fame job. It was a similar story with the recent Vanishing of Ethan Carter, an atmospheric supernatural murder mystery that, like Monster Hunter World, is highly recommended. However, when you've only 25 places to fill they've got to go to the best of the best. That means things like Assassin's Creed Origins and Wolfenstein 2 most recently. They're also two Xbox One X Enhanced games so if you have a 4K TV and an X, then those are great games to show everything off. In terms of upcoming Xbox One games, Coming up soon we'll have Monster Hunter World on Jan 26, and Far Cry 5 on March 27, along with this little selection over the next couple of months. Mar 13 - The Crew 2. Mar 23 - A Way Out. 'Spring' - State of Decay 2. 'Spring - Crackdown 3. Only time will tell if any of those will make it into the 25 best Xbox One games list. For the meantime, though the best Xbox One games is still full of classics like Fallout 4 , Cuphead , Titanfall 2 , Minecraft and Gears of War 4 . If it's an essential Xbox One title it's here, and as there's only 25 places competition only the best get a look in. Every time something new comes alone we review it, appraise it and then, if it's good enough, it might be added here. 25. Final Fantasy 15. The Final Fantasy name isn't exactly synonymous with Microsoft's console, but we're happy just the same as Final Fantasy 15 is easily one of the best RPGs of the year. It blends the vast open-worlds of Western RPGs with Final Fantasy's hallmark over-the-top anime absurdity to great effect, crafting a world based on the highways and byways of Middle America while filling that world with ferocious monsters, massive crystals, and powerful magic. There are times when Final Fantasy 15 feels like an idiosyncratic mishmash of ideas, but when you throw everything together - the strange world, the thrilling, real-time combat, the lovable characters who stick with you for your entire journey - it becomes something much greater than the sum of its parts. It becomes one of the best Final Fantasy games in ages; a game well worth the wait. 24. Cuphead. After delays that led to maybe just a touch of apathy, Cuphead is here and has instantly become one of the best shooters all time (according to our review). While the presentation is crafted beautifully from 1930 cartoon art - things like Betty Boop shorts and Disney's Silly Symphonies - this takes gameplay cues from sources like Mega Man, Contra, Metal Slug, and Gunstar Heroes. The levels aren’t huge but it’s the challenge, not the size that matters here as you dodge bullets and learn enemy patterns. Everything tests your skills and reactions in a range of interesting ways and, most importantly, are a joy to beat. 23. Halo: Master Chief Collection. *braces for complaints* Yes, we are well aware of the problems that plagued this particular entry, but now that it works, there's no doubting the craftsmanship here. Bungie's genius meets 343's love in a package that truly does justice to an industry-shaking legacy. Buffed-up, revarnished and back in the shop window, The Master Chief Collection leaves us to wonder if Halo always looked so lovely. And you know what? It more or less did. Is that mug a Mimic? How about that chair? Or even that corpse. There's nothing quite like exploring Talos-1, just waiting for its terrifying alien predators to appear when you least expect it before splatting them senseless with a wrench. But that's only the beginning of the joys of Prey. Before long, you're expertly juggling Neuromods, experimenting with new abilities and attempting to stay out of sight of horrific Typhons and the frankly intimidating Nightmare. Prey requires to explore every inch of its space station, heading into tunnels when you'd rather go the other way and hunting down corpses of those who came before. Add in the twisting narrative that gradually unravels before you and this is an instant addition to our best Xbox One games list. Just remember your GLOO gun. You'll need it. 21. Rainbow Six Siege. The first few minutes of a Rainbow Six: Siege match feel more like a slasher film than an all-guns-blazing FPS. The pitter-patter of combat booted feet sounds through the roof. Defenders erect Home Alone defences. Was that the whine of a rappel buckle? It's a sense of tension that beats most horror games. And once all hell does break loose, you're suddenly thrown into the midst of deep, strategical, brutally unforgiving warfare. Ripe with tactical options and built for "one more go" appeal, this is by far Xbox One’s smartest multiplayer shooter. 20. Halo 5: Guardians. Halo's always been a balance of campaign with multiplayer, but this entry's a tad lopsided. The story of Locke chasing Chief isn't quite the era-defining moment we were hoping for but, luckily, it's the series-best multiplayer that gets our visors misty. Halo 5: Guardians offers so very much to prospective online warmongers. Arena is a return to the Halo of old, tense cerebral skirmishes that are an oasis of sanity in a sea of crude shooters. If you fancy some madness, then you have Warzone - mega-battles powered by a desperately addictive card-collecting system. And more's being added - 343 just reintroduced Big Team Battles and a new version of classic map, Blood Gulch for free. We're home. 19. Ori and the Blind Forest. Imagine a lavish, beautiful storybook world… that slams shut on your stupid, bleeding fingers for seven brutal hours. This is Ori and the Blind Forest, the result of Microsoft handing a group of retro fanatics enough money (and freedom) to make a worthy successor to the platformers of old. Not only is this a pitch-perfect update to the formula set up by Metroid and Castlevania, combining mechanical satisfaction with tear-jerking narrative sequences, it's also quite probably the best-looking 2D game of all time. So yeah, it's pretty special. 18. Middle-earth: Shadow of War. With a bigger, richer world and more tightly honed mechanics Shadow of War is a great sequel - the combat is more immediate and satisfying, the environments more detailed varied, and everything combines beautifully. It's also one of the best Xbox One X enhanced games if you want to show off all that power. This is a big game though - seriously, seriously huge. 15 hours or so will finish the prologue; another 25 odd will unlock the rest of the map, so don't pick this up for a quick fling - you need to commit. The series' nemesis system that defines the series has had expanded to create a twisting narrative of encounters, defeats and victories as you meet and battle various orcs - yours and their progress defined by who wins the fight. This time it's also been expanded to include castles you can storm, building and training an army up to the task. Even if you don't like Lord of the Rings, it's a massive and exciting open world to explore. 17. FIFA 18. It's another step on for FIFA 18 this year, with some great tweaks to the action: taking a shot from a distance now has more impact, crosses are improved with a genuine whip added to the ball. AI's been improved as well with far more individual character and personality to different star's playing styles and, while lower league team don't feels quite as good, teams do have different feeling tactics when you play them. The continuation of the single player Journey also continues to impress with an exciting and even occasionally touching campaign as you follow his career. It's this mode that gives FIFA 18 the edge over PES this year as it's leagues ahead of any comparable mode you might find in similar games. And, finally, the monster that is FIFA Ultimate Team is improved by Squad Battles which let you progress better without spending real money. A welcome addition if chasing cards and coins is big part of your life. 16. Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus. Wolfenstein: The New Order is one of the most unique, brutal, brave, hilarious, and intelligent shooters of the generation so far. MachineGames' sequel, The New Colossus, confidently doubles down on all of that. Moving BJ Blazkowicz's very personal war further into the alternative-universe '60s, and transposing it to an America under Nazi rule, The New Colossus is uncompromisingly relevant. It's a smart, sensitive, and emotive discussion of callousness, prejudice, and cruelty, that nevertheless knows how to be fun at all times. A biting portrait of human failures and social horrors, that does its biting with big robot teeth and hatchet blades. It's a game that exemplifies heart and brains throughout, but never with more unremitting flair than when it comes to the noble art of tearing Nazis to shreds with bloody and balletic style. 15. Battlefield 1. We were worried DICE had set themselves up for a fall with a WW1 shooter, when Battlefield 1 was announced. Taking on one of the most bloody and tragic conflicts in human history isn't typically the best starting point for a fun game. But the anthology format is a masterstroke, using different perspectives to capture the sensational action of conflict, while sensitively showing the human cost of war. The story of the British chauffeur turned tank driver alone is more emotionally nuanced than anything we've seen from Battlefield before. But this isn't some weepy drama – it's a WW1 epic, an overwhelming shooter like nothing else on Xbox One, with 64 player multiplayer mode to keep you coming back. It's a gamble that paid off. Just be careful how you Tweet about it next time, OK EA? 14. Rocket League. Nobody expected this to be quite such an explosive success but then think objectively and put the words ‘cars’ and ‘football’ together and suddenly it all makes beautifully insane sense. Both local and online modes for its petrol fuelled madness makes Rocket League multiplayer gold. Slews of DLC - Back To The Future’s DeLorean anyone - since release and now a new Xbox One/PC multiplayer option means it’s now bigger and better than ever, and there’s no better time to put your hand on your wallet and foot on the gas. Make it one of your life… goals. 13. Rise of the Tomb Raider. Don’t be fooled by its frostbitten landscapes; this is the kind of barn-burning action-adventure that, until recently, only (ahem) other consoles used to get. Pivoting effortlessly from digital sightseeing to cinematic survival, then into stealth before exploding into brutal action, this is truly blockbuster stuff - appropriate for one of gaming's biggest icons. Amidst a gaming landscape packed with open worlds that sap full weeks of your life away, that Rise of the Tomb Raider packs all its thrills into a dizzying ten hours isn't just welcome, it's an accomplishment - this is non-stop fun. Except when Lara's murdered by your fumbling fingers. That's not so nice. 12. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Let's face it. Resident Evil had gone a bit like a foot left out of the fridge too long. A bit, well, off . After the glorious heady heights of Resi 4 defining the third person shooter as we know it, it all got a bit mediocre. Well 2017 is the year Resi got its groove back and you should be very afraid. Turning the franchise on its head, Resident Evil 7 is a first person survival terror-fest that sees you sneaking through a decrepit Louisiana mansion hunting for your missing wife. Texas Chainsaw Massacre style fiends? Check. Horrific body horror? Check that too. Add in a story that'll leave you forgetting to breathe for a little too long and Resident Evil 7 manages to be an exhilarating rollercoaster ride that reinvents the franchise. Sure you'll recognise those green herbs but this is a new brand of horror that just demands you creep through its hallways even if it feels like you should run in the opposite direction. 11. Forza Motorsport 7. Improved AI, collisions, handling - what Forza Motorsport 7 gets right reads like a list of everything a racing game should do perfectly. Cars all feel great to control, giving you the confidence you need to push the handling to its limits - drifting on cue, or hugging the rails when you need dig the tires in. In fact, throughout, this a game that tweaks and adjusts everything the previous installment got wrong. It’s all about delivering the best player experience and creating a game that’s both realistic and fun. Some of the progression is a little demanding, with numerous barriers to surmount as you collect cars and win events, but there’s nothing that really take the shine of one the greatest racers currently available. 10. Gears of War 4. It was during Act Four, when the storm was raging, bullets were flying from all sides, blood was gushing all over us as we chainsawed close-up enemies and then tried to aim at those sniping us from afar, when suddenly the music rose at the perfect moment. It was as if God himself was singing 'I'm really sorry for Gears of War: Judgment'. Apology accepted. A bloodbath with real brains, Gears of War 4 adds an army of new monsters, each demanding fresh tactics to dispatch and bringing new ideas to how we approach combat. It means the first sequel since Gears 2 that can surprise newcomers without sacrificing the excellent cover-shooting that made the series famous. Bloody essential. 9. Titanfall 2. Any FPS that lets you run along walls and then double jump into a giant mechanical Titan instantly has our attention. Titanfall 2 does that and so much more. “But where's our single-player?” we moaned, when the first Titanfall came to Xbox in 2014. “Fine!” retorted Respawn. “How about for this sequel, we tell the story of a pilot and his Titan? One where you steadily unlock Titan weapons that look powerful enough to burn the universe in half? How about a stage wherein you can travel through time at the touch of a button? How about several hours of dizzyingly paced, ideas-stuffed action that makes every shooter since we made Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare look lazy?” Well that certainly shut us up. Throw in Bounty Hunt, a capitalist nightmare of an essential multiplayer mode, and we promise never to accuse Respawn of laziness again. 8. Overwatch. Well if Valve aren't going to bother making Team Fortress 3, we'll have Blizzard do it instead. The World of Warcraft studio had never made a shooter before, so it makes no sense at all that Overwatch is one of the best multiplayer FPS' ever. A ridiculously varied cast of colourful heroes, each with powers that should logically break the game (Tracer can travel back through time for crying out loud!) Yet it all checks and balances, letting us fire bows and arrows, sky dragons, walls of ice and whip chains through the air for hours and hours without ever feeling like its cheaty or unfair. Months later, and still the only flaw we can find is Tracer's horrid cockney accent. By this logic, if Blizzard ever offer to make us dinner, expect world hunger to be eradicated within the hour. 7. Destiny 2. After the endless, life absorbing life sink of the original game what could Destiny 2 possibly do to beat it? The answer is actually obvious: more of the same, only richer, more accessible and. just. more Destiny. The sequel takes nearly every element of the space travelling, gun collecting, number raising MMO and polishes it to a fine sheen. You can see almost every area where Bungie learned from the last game, making the areas you explore richer with things to do, adding depth to both the systems that progress your character, and hte activities you take on to do so. Few games mix combat, multiplayer and character progressions so well and it's an addictive draw as a result. 6. Grand Theft Auto 5. Gaming's biggest blockbuster deserves its place at the head of the list. GTA 5 was already an excellent, brutal, beautiful open-world game, and is made even more so on Xbox One with a visual tidy-up, a glut of new content and the addition of first-person pedestrian-beating. With the addition of online Heists to make its online component even more enticing, Rockstar edges closer to making a game world so vast and varied that you could start to do away with anything else. Which, come to think of it, was probably the plan all along. 5. Minecraft. As simple or as complex as you want it to be, Minecraft is the perfect example of a game that lives up to the hype. Whether you just fancy pottering around in creative mode, or jumping into survival to take on various blocky nasties in your quest for the End, Mojang's masterpiece always feels perfectly yours and unique. This is a world worth just wandering in for eternity. Plus, the constant evolution with new packs, new textures and gameplay tweaks means that Minecraft is always moving forward. If you thought it was just about stacking up green blocks, it's time to catch up. 4. Assassin's Creed Origins. Assassin's Creed Origins is the long awaited reboot the series has needed. And ye gods, is it ever exactly what we hoped for. It's also a flagship Xbox One X Enhanced game so a great way to show off your new console. Remodelling Assassin's Creed into a true open-world RPG, full of creative stabbing, character stats, and malleable gameplay (What is best in life, Conan?), the ancient Egyptian adventure is a vast, sprawling, actual, bona fide country of a game, packing with detail, side-quests, and secrets to tackle your own way, at any time you want. With the overhauled combat now fuelled by a fully customisable gear system (Want twin daggers that put people to sleep, and a poisonous shield? Or a sword that buffs your health, and a bow with controllable arrows? You can have all of these things), any hint of the old series’ weary gameplay is long gone. Packed with wit, warmth, and a staggering scale of options, it's really rather fitting that the game that goes back to the beginning of the story is also the one that gives Assassin's Creed a fresh start. 3. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. If we didn't know better (or should that be worse?), we'd say Konami took the Hideo Kojima brand off of his last stab at MGS 5: The Phantom Pain because it feels quite so different to his previous efforts. Yes, it's packed with the off-kilter jokes, mechanical ingenuity and conspiracy theories so wild they're seemingly drawn from the darkest of the internet's depths - but at it's core, this is a very different kind of Hideo Kojima game. 2. Fallout 4. We sort of knew what we were getting. It's big, it's buggy, it's Bethesda. Fallout 4 is a natural evolution, bringing with it the often aimless exploration, gentle humour and moral greyitude of the last two instalments, while propping it all up with a new-gen veneer. They might not be enormous shifts, but main character voice acting, better gunplay and (shock) not having to look inside crates to loot them all make this a streamlined version of a now-classic formula. Frame rate dips and occasionally horrifying glitches rear their heads as usual, but it's difficult to feel too bad when there's simply so much going on. Once again, Bethesda has crammed several games' worth of joyously inconsequential stuff in here, resulting in one of the most compulsive, moreish games of this generation. Get stuck in, and you won't emerge for weeks. 1. Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. One of the most immersive RPGs ever made - a standout, mutable storyline, endlessly satisfying detective-cum-hitman Contracts, and side quests deeper than many games' main campaigns. The Witcher 3's world is one of the few game spaces to deserve that title - full of political intrigue, folklore and gross beasts to slice into ribbons. And all of that's failing to mention CD Projekt RED's raft of free DLC, and a couple of expansion packs - the first of which, Hearts of Stone, is responsible for this shooting up to the highest reaches of this list. 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Aug 25, 2015 . Metacritic Game Reviews, Gears of War : Ultimate Edition for Xbox One, The shooter has been remastered in 1080P and modernized for Xbox . Gears of War - Wikipedia. Gears of War is a video game franchise created and originally owned by Epic Games, . Gears of War : Ultimate Edition was released for Microsoft Windows on March 1, 2016. The series' third sequel, . Game, Metacritic · Gears of War , ( X360) . Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Windows 10 for PC Reviews . Mar 1, 2016 . Metacritic Game Reviews, Gears of War : Ultimate Edition for Windows 10 for PC, The story of Gears of War thrusts gamers into a deep and . The Coalition (company) - Wikipedia. The Coalition is a Canadian video game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, and a subsidiary of Microsoft Studios. The Coalition is best known for developing games in the Gears of War series . Year, Game, Platform(s), Metacritic . 2015, Gears of War : Ultimate Edition · Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, (PC) 73/ . Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Critic Reviews for Xbox One - Metacritic. Read what all the top critics had to say about Gears of War : Ultimate Edition for Xbox One at Metacritic .com. Gears of War 4 Review Roundup - GameSpot. Oct 6, 2016 . The Ultimate Edition is also included with the $450 2 TB Xbox One S Gears . reaction to Gears of War 4, go to GameSpot sister site Metacritic . Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Windows 10 Critic Reviews for PC . Read what all the top critics had to say about Gears of War : Ultimate Edition for Windows 10 for PC at Metacritic .com. MetaCritic Finally Decides to Troll-Proof User Reviews. Now it seems Metacritic is going to do something about it. . The latest round of user review bombs saw Resistance 2 and Gears of War 2, exclusive shooters for . Gears of War (série) – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre. Último título, Gears of War : Ultimate Edition para Windows 10. Março de 2016. Spin-off(s), Romances, banda desenhada. gearsofwar.com · Portal de jogos eletrônicos. Gears of War é uma franquia de jogos eletrônicos criada e originalmente propriedade da Epic . « Gears of War Reviews». Metacritic . Consultado em 7 de novembro de 2011 . The 50 best video games of all time, according to critics on Metacritic. Mar 9, 2017 . Plot summary (from Metacritic ): "Following the prologue Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Metal . "The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition ".