GamesRadar - Xbox 360 Action Games

Batman: Arkham Asylum

This presumably third-person action game takes Batman inside the iconic, ultra-creepy Arkham Asylum, which series fans will know as the place where all of Batman's defeated foes are imprisoned.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey

In a world of arcade style, console flight games, one game challenges them all by being a super accurate sim. Does it have what it takes? Coming 2009.

Ninja Blade

There's not much known about this title, aside from it involves ninjas and death. Fortunately, that's all we need to be excited.

Death Tank - Xbox Live Arcade

Worms-esque multiplayer tank action game from the developers of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance coming to Xbox Live Arcade. Multiple power-ups, destructible environments, four-player local multiplayer and eight-player over Xbox Live might make this one a real blast.

Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2

There can't just be one Dynasty Warriors game, even if it stars Gundam mechs. We can't wait to play as Char Aznable and make Amuro Ray pay for causing the death of Lalah Sune back in 0079 UC.

Lords of Shadow

Rocket Riot - Xbox Live Arcade

This game looks like a blast from the past, with 8-bit looks and cutesy, violent, arcade-y graphics.

The Godfather II

Set in the world of organized crime in 1960s Florida, Cuba and New York, The Godfather II introduces "The Don's View" - a strategy meta-game that allows players to oversee the entire world as they grow the family business.

Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad

Protagonists Aya and Saki are sisters with a passion for obliterating zombies, and an equal enthusiasm for showing off their assets in this 3rd person action bloodfest.

Armored Core For Answer

"For Answer"? What could that phrase/subtitle possibly mean? Anyway, a new title in the sustainable Armored Core series resumes the never ending battle between robots.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion

Naruto: The Broken Bond

Just like Dragonball before it, Naruto has tapped into the latent aggression of children to make some people very rich. Now the adventure continues in this 360 exclusive adventure game. Believe it!

Watchmen - Xbox Live Arcade

This beat-'em-up works as a prequel to the film Watchmen, which is based on a comic you may have heard of. You play as Nite Owl and Rorschach in this brawler for grown-ups, which comes out episodically for XBLA.

Wanted

Did you see that movie Wanted back in June? Now a game is coming out for it later this year. We have to give them thumbs up for going against industry trends of releasing movie games with the films. It takes guts.

Mega Man 9 - Xbox Live Arcade

Oct 1, 2008

A classic, old-school Mega Man through and through, from the obscenely hard but ultimately rewarding difficulty to the infectious 8-bit tunes. For old-school gamers sick of rechargeable health meters and forgiving checkpoints, this is the kind of game you remember and love. As for the newbies out there, stick through the constant game over screens and you'll find a game that's about rock-solid gameplay more than next-gen technical wizardry.

The Tale of Despereaux

Despereaux is an outcast because of his gigantic ears. We all know he'll use them in the end to save the day. Just a guess, but he probably loves cheese.

Ride to Hell

Experience the sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll of the '60s from the comfort of your motorcycle.

Warriors Orochi 2

Sep 23, 2008

The empty exercise of describing how soulless these Warriors games are has become almost as repetitive as the games themselves. It's the same game as all the others. Really. That's it. If you own a Warriors game made in the last 4 years, then you don't need this one.

Venetica

In the era of Venetica, Death walks among the living as a flesh & blood being, carrying out the deeds of an ancient council known by a few as Corpus. Death's daughter, Scarlett, gets saddled with these duties and makes with the stabbity. We hope.

Bayonetta

Little is known about this action shooter other than: you play as a witch, you have guns in your hands and on your feet, and it's from the guy who invented Devil May Cry. Sign us up!