so you got a 360 for xmas, some arcade games you may want...

**Yungstar 2006** · 12-29-2012

by metacritic score of 70% or more and all have try before you buy demo's......

2005
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved - 86
Hexic HD - 79
Mutant Storm Reloaded - 77
Outpost Kaloki X - 77
Wik: The Fable of Souls - 77
Zuma Deluxe - 77
Smash TV - 75

2006
Doom - 82
Uno - 81
Cloning Clyde - 80
Assault Heroes - 79
Marble Blast Ultra - 79
AstroPop - 78
Lumines Live! - 77
RoboBlitz - 76
Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting - 76
Jetpac Refuelled - 73
Small Arms - 73

2007
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - 89
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords - 87
Bomberman Live - 84
Pac-Man Championship Edition - 83
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix - 83
Prince of Persia Classic - 82
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - 82
Catan - 81
Sensible World of Soccer - 81
Alien Hominid HD - 79
Carcassonne - 79
Every Extend Extra Extreme - 78
Switchball - 78
Eets: Chowdown - 77
Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank - 77
Mutant Storm Empire - 77
Sonic the Hedgehog - 77
Streets of Rage 2 - 76
Undertow - 76
Exit - 75
Worms - 75
Hexic 2 - 72
Paperboy - 71
Luxor 2 - 70

2008
Braid - 93
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 - 90
Portal: Still Alive - 90
Rez HD - 89
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix - 88
Ikaruga - 87
Bionic Commando Rearmed - 85
N+ - 83
Castle Crashers - 82
Mega Man 9 - 82
Poker Smash - 81
Duke Nukem 3D - 80
SoulCalibur - 79
A Kingdom for Keflings - 78
Metal Slug 3 - 78
Roogoo - 78
Banjo-Kazooie - 77
Chessmaster LIVE - 76
Age of Booty - 76
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode One - 76
Assault Heroes 2 - 75
Weapon of Choice - 74
Galaga Legions - 74
Omega Five - 72
Commanders: Attack of the Genos - 72
Aces of the Galaxy - 71
Meteos Wars - 71
Ticket to Ride - 70

2009
Peggle Deluxe - 89
Peggle Nights - 89
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition - 88
Shadow Complex - 88
Trials HD - 86
'Splosion Man - 84
Worms 2: Armageddon - 84
Battlefield 1943 - 83
Defense Grid: The Awakening - 82
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - 82
Rocket Riot - 80
Space Invaders Extreme - 80
Zero D Beat Drop - 80
Gunstar Heroes - 79
Hasbro Family Game Night: Scrabble - 79
OutRun Online Arcade - 79
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - 79
Bust-A-Move Live! - 78
Hasbro Family Game Night: Yahtzee - 78
Garou: Mark of the Wolves - 77
Uno Rush - 77
Lode Runner - 76
Puzzle Quest: Galactrix - 76
R-Type Dimensions - 76
The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai - 75
Gyromancer - 75
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers - 75
The Maw - 75
Panzer General: Allied Assault - 75
Sam & Max - 75
Droplitz - 74
Ion Assault - 74
The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match - 73
Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures - 73
Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram - 73
Raiden Fighters Aces - 73
Banjo-Tooie - 73
Wolfenstein - 72
South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! - 72
Axel & Pixel - 72
Call of Duty Classic - 72
Comix Zone - 71
Bubble Bobble Neo - 70
Polar Panic - 70

2010
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX - 93
Limbo - 90
Super Meat Boy - 90
Plants vs. Zombies - 89
Pinball FX 2 - 88
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light - 85
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge - 85
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom - 83
Puzzle Quest 2 - 81
Toy Soldiers - 81
Darwinia+ - 80
Lazy Raiders - 80
Snoopy Flying Ace - 80
Space Invaders Infinity Gene - 80
Chime - 79
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero - 79
DeathSpank - 79
Greed Corp - 79
Mega Man 10 - 79
Monday Night Combat - 79
Perfect Dark - 79
Doom II - 77
Final Fight: Double Impact - 77
RISK: Factions - 77
A World of Keflings - 77
Guwange - 76
Hydro Thunder Hurricane - 75
Raskulls - 75
Costume Quest - 74
Dead Rising 2: Case West - 74
Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition - 74
Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley - 74
Doritos Crash Course - 74
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - 73
Earthworm Jim HD - 73
After Burner Climax - 72
Rocket Knight - 72
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter - 72
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I - 72
Shank - 71

2011
Joe Danger: Special Edition - 88
Bastion - 86
Radiant Silvergun - 86
Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition - 86
NBA Jam: On Fire Edition - 85
Trine 2 - 85
Beyond Good & Evil HD - 84
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes HD - 84
Outland - 84
Stacking - 84
Guardian Heroes - 83
Ms. 'Splosion Man - 83
Iron Brigade - 82
Sonic CD - 82
ilomilo - 81
Renegade Ops - 81
Torchlight - 81
Toy Soldiers: Cold War - 81
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile - 81
From Dust - 80
Orcs Must Die! - 79
Bejeweled 3 - 78
DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue - 78
Space Channel 5 Part 2 - 78
Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury - 78
The Adventures of Shuggy - 77
Daytona USA - 77
Dungeon Defenders - 77
Full House Poker - 77
SkyDrift - 77
Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax - 76
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet - 76
Section 8: Prejudice - 76
Hard Corps: Uprising - 75
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 - 75
Mercury Hg - 74
Galaga Legions DX - 74
Gatling Gears - 74
Crimson Alliance - 72
Rock of Ages - 72
Boulder Dash-XL - 71
Zeit Squared - 71
Stacking: The Lost Hobo King - 71
Fruit Ninja Kinect - 70
SEGA Rally Online Arcade - 70

2012
Mark of the Ninja - 90
Trials Evolution - 90
Fez - 89
The Walking Dead
Pinball FX 2: various tables 88
Spelunky - 87
Sega: Streets of Rage - 84
Dust: An Elysian Tail - 83
Sine Mora - 83
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition - 82
The Pinball Arcade - 82
Joe Danger 2: The Movie - 81
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown - 81
Double Fine Happy Action Theater - 80
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 - 80
Anomaly: Warzone Earth - 79
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - 79
Pool Nation - 79
Quarrel - 79
Marvel vs. Capcom Origins - 78
NFL Blitz - 78
Rock Band Blitz - 78
Skullgirls - 78
Awesomenauts - 77
Shank 2 - 77
Alan Wake's American Nightmare - 76
Quantum Conundrum - 76
Zuma's Revenge! - 76
PID - 73
NiGHTS into Dreams - 73
Worms Revolution - 73
Warp - 73
Sega: Monster World - 72
Sega: Alex Kid - 72
The Splatters - 72
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit - 71
Jet Set Radio - 70
Haunt - 70

pity the likes of Deadlight (one of my games of 2012) only got 68

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**Soldier 95B** · 12-29-2012

Great thread with a list of fucking awesome games. I don't have a lot of those games though. Wallet isn't THAT deep. The cool thing is, MANDATORY demos for every single game on XBLA and XBLIG.

2005
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved - 86
Hexic HD - 79
Zuma Deluxe - 77
Smash TV - 75

2006
Uno - 81
Marble Blast Ultra - 79
Lumines Live! - 77
Small Arms - 73

2007
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - 89
Pac-Man Championship Edition - 83
Undertow - 76
Exit - 75
Worms - 75
Hexic 2 - 72

2008
Braid - 93
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 - 90
Portal: Still Alive - 90
N+ - 83
Castle Crashers - 82
A Kingdom for Keflings - 78
Banjo-Kazooie - 7

2009
Shadow Complex - 88
Trials HD - 86
'Splosion Man - 84
Battlefield 1943 - 83
Hasbro Family Game Night: Scrabble - 79
Hasbro Family Game Night: Yahtzee - 78
Uno Rush - 77
The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai - 75
The Maw - 75
Banjo-Tooie - 73
Call of Duty Classic - 72

2010
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX - 93
Limbo - 90
Super Meat Boy - 90
Plants vs. Zombies - 89
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light - 85
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero - 79
Perfect Dark - 79
Dead Rising 2: Case West - 74
Doritos Crash Course - 74

2011
Ms. 'Splosion Man - 83
Torchlight - 81
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile - 81
Full House Poker - 77

2012
Mark of the Ninja - 90
Trials Evolution - 90
Fez - 89
The Walking Dead
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition - 82
Alan Wake's American Nightmare - 76

pity the likes of Deadlight (one of my games of 2012) only got 68

.

Those are the ones I own out of all those listed.

**Nitey** · 12-29-2012

Bought Fez, Mark of the Ninja, Dust: An Elysian Tale and The Walking Dead 1-5 from XBLA during the sales over Christmas. Looks like I picked up some good'uns

I uhm'd and aah'd about Trials Evo, and whilst I appreciate it's a really good game I don't see myself playing it for long just like Trials HD which I bought a while ago, so I skipped it despite the cut price

Great list though