Best Xbox 360 games of 2008
The 80 best Xbox 360 games released in 2008, ranked from 22,862 critic and player ratings.
The best Xbox 360 game of 2008 is The Orange Box, with a critic score of 94/100 — updated agosto 2026.
The Orange Box
94
/100
02
Burnout Paradise
Evolve or die. For Paradise, we knew we had to change everything. Burnout was a killer arcade driving game, but for a new generation of hardware and connected player Burnout had to become something more ambitious. Closed tracks made way for an expansive, open city, and we seamlessly synced your friends into the action and let you loose on a heap of cool challenges that unsurprisingly rewarded you for driving like a lunatic. Hey, it’s us after all.
93
/100
03
Gears of War 2
In Gears of War 2, The COG continues its fight against the Locust horde, who are attempting to sink all of the cities on the planet Sera by using a big riftworm to eat the ground beneath them. Sergeant Marcus Fenix leads Delta Squad into the depths of the planet to try to stop the worm from eating but instead they discover the true intent of the Locust actions.
90
/100
Portal: Still Alive
90
/100
05
Fallout 3
Fallout 3 from the creators of the award-winning Oblivion, featuring one of the most realized game worlds ever created. Create any kind of character you want and explore the open wastes of post-apocalyptic Washington D.C. Every minute is a fight for survival as you encounter Super Mutants, Ghouls, Raiders and other dangers of the Wasteland. Prepare for the future. The third game in the Fallout series, Fallout 3 is a singleplayer action role-playing game (RPG) set in a post-apocalyptic Washington DC. Combining the horrific insanity of the Cold War era theory of mutually assured destruction gone terribly wrong, with the kitschy naivety of American 1950s nuclear propaganda, Fallout 3 will satisfy both players familiar with the popular first two games in its series as well as those coming to the franchise for the first time.
89
/100
06
Left 4 Dead
From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.
89
/100
07
Fable II
89
/100
08
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV is an action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the eleventh title in the Grand Theft Auto series, and the first main entry since 2004's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on-foot or by vehicle. Throughout the single-player mode, players play as Niko Bellic. An online multiplayer mode is included with the game, allowing up to 32 players to engage in both co-operative and competitive gameplay in a recreation of the single-player setting. Two expansion packs were later released for the game, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, which both feature new plots that are interconnected with the main Grand Theft Auto IV storyline, and follow new protagonists.
88
/100
09
Mega Man 9
Mega Man 9 brings the series back to its old school roots with retro gameplay, music and classic 8-bit style graphics! Mega Man fans, your wait is over! The classic Blue Bomber that debuted in 1987 is back with the ninth installment in the classic series. It's a new adventure for Mega Man all done in an 8-bit style -- graphics, music, and gameplay are all like you remember them!
88
/100
10
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Banjo and Kazooie are facing their greatest adventure yet, battling long-time nemesis Gruntilda for rightful ownership of Spiral Mountain. Use your wits and imagination to invent wild and wonderful contraptions so Banjo and Kazooie can crush this wicked witch. Rule the road, sky, and water in the land of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts!
87
/100
11
GRID (2008)
87
/100
12
Braid
87
/100
13
Dead Space (2008)
86
/100
14
Bionic Commando: Rearmed
86
/100
15
Far Cry 2
85
/100
16
Soul Calibur IV
85
/100
17
Prince of Persia
84
/100
18
Battlefield: Bad Company
84
/100
19
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
84
/100
20
Call of Duty: World at War
83
/100
21
Pure
83
/100
22
FIFA 09
83
/100
23
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
82
/100
24
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
82
/100
25
NBA 2K9
82
/100
26
Devil May Cry 4
81
/100
27
Saints Row 2
81
/100
28
Mirror's Edge
81
/100
29
Defense Grid: The Awakening
81
/100
30
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
81
/100
31
LEGO Batman
80
/100
32
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
79
/100
33
Banjo Kazooie: N n B
79
/100
34
Tales of Vesperia
79
/100
35
NHL 09
79
/100
36
Castle Crashers
79
/100
37
Race Driver: Grid
78
/100
38
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
78
/100
39
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
76
/100
40
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
75
/100
41
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
74
/100
42
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
73
/100
43
Star Ocean: The Last Hope
73
/100
44
Mirror's Edge
72
/100
45
Tomb Raider: Underworld
72
/100
46
Bully: Scholarship Edition
72
/100
47
Overlord: Raising Hell
72
/100
48
Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
72
/100
49
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
71
/100
50
Army of Two
71
/100
What is the best Xbox 360 game of 2008?
The Orange Box currently tops the ranking with a score of 94/100 across 328 ratings. Ranking updated agosto 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.