Read our BioShock review. Remembered as one of the most influential and best Call of Duty games ever, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was part of the incredible that saw many other great games release. Developed by Infinity Ward, Modern Warfare took the Call of Duty franchise out of a historical setting and into modern times. The globe-trotting story took players to many different conflict zones and served up one of the most memorable Call of Duty missions ever: All Ghillied Up.
The multiplayer was a real show-stopper, too, advancing the formula with a long list of now-common multiplayer elements like killstreaks, custom loadouts, and the ability to earn XP toward new weapons and gear. Read our Call of Duty: Modern Warfare review.
From Software's successor to Demon's Souls, Dark Souls released in and was a runaway success that remains beloved by fans today. We praised the game for its gorgeous and frightening world and its excellent combat mechanics that make every attack feel powerful and precise. Dark Souls is also remembered for its very different bosses that test your skill and determination, while the game's novel online element that allowed players to cooperate and compete became a fixture in future games.
The series has remained popular over the years, and From Software is now innovating once again with Elden Ring in Read our Dark Souls review. Long before Deathloop, Arkane made a name for itself with Dishonored. Released in at the tail-end of the Xbox console cycle, Dishonored was praised at the time for its impeccable and striking design that helps bring its setting to life.
Read our Dishonored review. The game was released in November and few could have predicted the bonafide phenomenon that it would become. Directed by Todd Howard and the winner of many Game of the Year awards, Skyrim was praised in part for its open-ended structure that allowed players to venture through a fantastical world full of monsters and magic. Many believe Skyrim remains Bethesda's best RPG ever, and as for why Bethesda keeps releasing it on more and more platforms, well, we only have ourselves to blame.
Read our Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim review. Long before Epic Games was known for Fortnite, the studio created the Gears of War franchise, with Cliff Bleszinski as its designer and director. Released one year into the Xbox 's lifecycle in November , Gears of War was a stunner with its cover combat, co-op support, and completely over-the-top action involving fighting giant enemies. Gears of War also introduced the world to the gun-with-a-chainsaw, the Lancer, which would go on to become iconic for the series and shooter games overall.
Epic eventually sold Gears of War to Microsoft, which is now developing the series via The Coalition studio. Read our Gears of War review. The game's journey actually began back in , when it was released on Xbox A stunning display of creative and technical achievement, GTA V is remembered by many as one of the great games of all time--and certainly one of the most commercially successful, too.
In addition to the wonderful open-world campaign, GTA V has remained relevant thanks to Grand Theft Auto Online, the massive multiplayer playground that is essentially its own game at this point. Read our Grand Theft Auto V review. Another one of the great games of , Bungie's Halo 3 is revered for its multiplayer mode that many still see as the high watermark for the series. The single-player campaign was also one of the best in franchise history.
Portal 2 is bigger and deeper than the original. While it did not reach the same levels of greatness as its predecessor, it still ended up better than most games released in Between the first two Portal games, critics threw around the well-deserved word "genius.
The sequel to the hit video game Red Dead Revolver came out six years later on the Xbox and ended up as one of the most successful open world action-adventure titles of its era.
The game followed John Marston, a former outlaw in the ever-changing Wild West. Critics loved the game regardless of console, with the Xbox version receiving a 95 score on Metacritic.
Reviews called the game "phenomenal" and pointed out the impressive and immersive open world providing endless hours of fun. The Elder Scrolls open world RPG released its first game in , and by , they released their fifth main installment of the franchise for the Xbox The video game was a considerable success, sitting as one of the best Xbox games of all time with an impressive 96 critical rating on Metacritic.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim saw the next-generation console open up the possibility of exploring the open world in any way that the player wants. Gamers could also choose any character imaginable to play as. Critics called the game "addictive" and labeled it the best Bethesda game ever made at that time. The second Mass Effect game hit the Xbox in and ended up as the fourth highest-rated video game in the console's history. It sits with a 96 rating on Metacritic.
The game took place in the 22nd century where an insectoid species threatens humanity. The game takes place in a third-person perspective and operates in the way as all RPG games, with level ups and character classes.
Critics reveal this is a plus hour game with great combat and voice acting. Amazingly, the second-highest-rated game in the history of the Xbox is a video game compilation that includes five games called The Orange Box. The game compilation received a 96 rating on Metacritic. Reviews called The Orange Box the best quantity of quality games in any compilation.
At the time, Call of Duty 2 represented the pinnacle of FPS graphics and sound design, earning high marks for its presentation and gameplay. Call of Duty 2 is also the game that defined what makes the titles unique, laying the core gameplay groundwork for the many games to follow.
Company of Heroes is a real-time strategy game that is still able to call itself the highest-rated real-time strategy game to-date. Featuring a deep, robust single-player campaign and an exciting, intense multiplayer mode, the success of Company of Heroes has spawned a critically-acclaimed franchise, with Company of Heroes 2 earning much of the same praise as its predecessor.
As is the case with the previously listed Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 , those looking for more strategy in their World War II games should consider taking a look at Company of Heroes. As such, many games have attempted to replicate the atmosphere of the chaotic battle, but few have been as successful as Medal of Honor: Frontline.
Some consider Medal of Honor: Frontline the peak of the Medal of Honor series, and all it takes is playing through the Normandy invasion to see why. In this atmospheric neo-noir game, players take on the role of Irishman Sean Devlin , who works to sabotage the Nazis during their occupation of Paris, France in Devlin works alongside the French resistance, with the ultimate goal of liberating France from its invaders.
The game not only popularized the first-person shooter genre, but it also explored the disturbing theme of Nazi occultism, and let players do battle with a savage robo-Hitler.
The final game on our list is Wolfenstein: The New Order , a reboot of the franchise that began with the previously mentioned Wolfenstein 3D. Wolfenstein: The New Order earned critical-acclaim for its brutal first-person shooter combat and shocking story, successfully rejuvenating the dormant Wolfenstein franchise in the process, as a Wolfenstein: The New Order sequel is reportedly already in development.
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