Best Action Xbox 360 Games in 2026

Diverse roster of Marvel’s Avengers characters –Play and unlock more than 100 new and returning characters with an array of exciting capabilities, including fan favorites like Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America and Thor, new characters from Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, and more.

New and enhanced powers and abilities – Battle in new ways with enhanced powers and character abilities. Team up with core Avengers to execute incredible combo moves.

Free Roam Gameplay – Enjoy LEGO Marvel’s Avengers’ unique take on open world gameplay as you assume the roles of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to collect gold bricks, studs, and unlock additional characters.

Sonic's World Transformed: Sonic maintains his high-speed abilities during the day, but at night he is transformed into a mysterious dark form with incredible never-before-seen abilities including 3D-action brawling and amazing agility.

Tight Navigation and Speed Control: Players accelerate to super speed with 'Sonic Boost' by collecting rings to increase Sonic's 'Ring Energy.'

Powerful New Engine and Cinematic Graphics: With its new proprietary “Hedgehog Engine,” Sonic Unleashed enhances the classic 2D perspective with mind-blowing 3D stages.

Hit the Slime-filled race tracks with Nickelodeon Kart Racers

Choose a racer from 12 of the most iconic Nickelodeon series: SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hey Arnold!, Rugrats and MORE!!!

Race on 24 different Slime-filled tracks, including Bikini Bottom, NYC sewers, Tommy Pickle's house, Arnold's school and more!

In a frantic battle to the checkered flag, Sonic and friends speed around tracks set in mediaeval castle ramparts, lush rainforests and bustling cities, all taken from the visually rich and varied universes of Sonic and SEGA.

Secret short cuts, swift handling and avoiding strategically placed obstacles are certainly the best way to get to the top of the podium…

Each character has a specific All Star move – such as Super Sonic, Banana Blitz and Tails Tornado – that allows a quick way for competitors to get back into the race!

Open World Action - Lose the cops - your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, lay low, or shake the cops in surroundings that play to your car's unique strengths. Freedom is everything. Drive anywhere with your friends, discover hidden gameplay or utilize your knowledge of the city to beat them in a never-ending supply of challenges.

Non-Stop Multiplayer - Pick a car, hook up with friends and jump into a non-stop playlist of tight, competitive events. No lobby screens means the action never stops. Score big, rank up and earn endless rewards and upgrades. Keep the fierce rivalries going between events with endless opportunities to race, battle and explore in a huge open world.

Beat Your Friends - Autolog 2 ratchets up the intense competition with personalized race recommendations and feeds broadcasting all of your most newsworthy scores, speeds and times to your friends. Earn Need for Speed points at all times on any system as you try to outdrive your friends and become the Most Wanted.

Fight with Weapons and Telekinesis

Graphics, Effects, and Sound Increase the Horror

True Zero-G Effects

A mature and gritty undercover cop drama, set in a high tension underWorld where every action is a risk that could blow Your cover

Seamless explosive action fueled by a Mix of deadly martial arts, intense gunfights and brutal Takedowns

Epic high speed thrills: Burn up the streets as you ram other cars and drive recklessly while Shooting Your way through the narrow streets of Hong Kong

Collaborating with George R.R. Martin to create the ELDEN RING mythos has been a genuinely delightful experience and a source of wonderful inspiration. The team is working hard to ensure that the world of ELDEN RING will be a fascinating place for players to explore, filled with peril and wonder from its furthest reaches to its lowest depths. This is a FromSoftware title through and through, rich in fantasy and RPG action. We sincerely hope you look forward to it.” Said Hidetaka Miyazaki, President of FromSoftware, Inc. and Game Director for ELDEN RING.

Building the world of ELDEN RING with Miyazaki-san and his team was a treat! The graphics, mythos, and action-RPG gameplay will deliver an unforgettable experience. I can’t wait for people to see what ELDEN RING has in store for them.” Said George R.R. Martin.

Online only and requires an Xbox Live Gold membership.

An incredible story set within a newly-imagined, always-connected universe filled with action and adventure.

Create your character, forge your legend by defeating powerful foes, and earn unique and customizable weapons, gear, and vehicles.

Battlefield 3 introduces Frostbite 2, the incredible technology that takes animation, destruction, lighting, scale and audio

Feel the impact of bullets and explosions, drag your fallen comrades into safety, and mount your weapon on almost any part of the terrain

The best online vehicular warfare experience gets even better with a fitting sonic boom as fighter jets headline impressive lineup vehicles

HACK THE CITY: Control the city's infrastructure, in real time, with Aiden's cell phone. Trap your enemy in a 30-car pileup by manipulating the traffic lights. Stop a train, and then board it to evade the authorities. Narrowly escape capture by quickly raising a drawbridge. Anything connected to the city's CTOS can become your weapon.

SEAMLESS MULTIPLAYER EXPERIENCE: Discover a new level of interaction, cooperation and confrontation between players thanks to a brand new multiplayer game system that links the single and multiplayer modes into one seamless experience. That means no menus, no loading screens, just instant open world multiplayer action.

DYNAMIC NAVIGATION: Watch_Dogs gives you the ability to not only use the city's ctOS to your advantage, but the streets as well. In real-world Chicago, cut through one of the buildings or climb to the rooftops to catch your target.

Let's Get Some Action: I made sure to capture all my good sides, so I made my game a third person, action shooter; (Yep, you get to look at my Heine)

X Men Groupies: Keep a look out cuz some of my X Men pals (Whoa, What Pals?) are making an appearance

Insane Combat: I'm really good at killing, so I made it a blast stringing together combos and totally eviscerating my enemies; (Ev is cer a ting)

Infinity Engine 2: Experience real time physics and the new Force Impact system as you feel every big hit, collision and tackle; More than 30 new option pitches and improved stiff arm attempts that account for player's size and strength add to the authenticity and innovation

Enhanced Running Game: Hard run cutting for direction changes and stop on a dime improvements add realism to the running game; Players can now recover from stumbles and fight for extra yards, hurdle over defenders or use the acceleration burst running mechanic to get to the edge

Playbook number 2 Presentation: NCAA Football 14 gets you closer to the action than ever before and tells the story of every game; Experience the drama of college football from a whole new perspective

Horror on a global scale - No longer confined to a specific location, the outbreak of the C-virus is worldwide with the action taking place in North America, Eastern Europe and China

Multiple characters and intertwined storylines - Experience the horror playing as Leon S. Kennedy, Chris Redfield, and Jake Muller with their respective partners

Solo or co-op - Resident Evil 6 delivers both single and co-op gameplay either offline or online

Race across five massive overworlcl islands, each with their own unique action-platforming challenges and hidden secrets to uncover

Blaze a trail as you see fit and discover side quests, solve puzzles, scale enormous structures, go fishing, and encounter a firendly face or two along the way

Unlock Cyber Space levels featuring signature 3D platforming at Sonic speeds and a variety of challenges to test your skills like never before

Award-winning sequel picks up six months after the events of the blockbuster original

Innovative third-person tactical action gameplay; Xbox LIVE delivers online multiplayer (up to 10 simultaneous players) and cooperative action

Unreal Engine 3 delivers jaw-dropping graphics; new effects include ambient occlusion, dynamic shadows, advanced destructible environments, and more

Intense action thriller with stunning next-generation graphics and amazing special effects

Play as both a U.S. Marine and British S.A.S. soldier fighting through an unfolding story full of twists and turns

Enter treacherous hotspots around the globe to take on a rogue enemy group threatening the world

Action RPG for Xbox 360 picks up 500 years after the first Fable and offers wide-ranging open-ended gameplay

Players can assume the role of either a boy or girl

Combat system allows for short-range, long-range and magic attacks

OWN YOUR PLAY STYLE: Splinter Cell Blacklist builds on the stealth roots of the franchise, while exploring new directions to embrace the realms of action and adventure. Players can define their personal play styles and be rewarded for those choices.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE: Fans of stealth will be happy to make the most of Sam's sneaking abilities to abduct and carry enemies, while Killing in Motion allows the player to strike with surgical precision by marking and executing multiple enemies in one fluid motion.

SPIES VS. MERCS RETURNS: Spies vs. Mercs is back with a new take on asymmetrical gameplay. Players will be able to face off in teams of 4 while creating their very own Spy or Merc according to their playstyles via thorough customization elements. The original Classic Spies vs. Mercs experience also makes its long awaited comeback for the fans.

Experience a rich, twisting storyline of a world plagued by human anguish, buried secrets and a ravaging disease

Explore a beautiful, immersive world presented in signature Square Enix style

Diverse and action-packed game play heightened by a combination of chain attacks and crushing magic abilities

Stealth force engage in epic vehicular combat change the battle and instantly convert to at third hybrid form hybrid form combines the weapons and firepower of robot mode with the agility and manueverablitity of vehicle mode

Experience the gripping battles and heart pumping moments that occur before Michael Bays upcoming blockbuster film Transformers Dark of the Moon

Unravel Megatrons plan to unleash the ultimate decepticon assassin Shockwave. Play both sides as the iconic autobot and decepticon transfoermers characters

Drifting - Drift like crazy to charge your Boost

Boosting - Use your Boost to Blast through loops

Gravity - gravity will affect races, be fast or fall!

Face squads of tactical teams using coordinated attacks and flanking maneuvers to pin you down and take you out

Take out high-tech assassins who cling to walls and ceilings and ambush you from the shadows

Employ high tech firearms and classified weaponry such as the corkscrew missile launcher, rapid-fire battle cannon & sub-nuclear blaster

Player-driven scenario with freedom over story progression; Multiple endings offer extensive replay value

Tame and develop over 150 different monsters as party members, including iconic monsters like cactuars, tonberries, and behemoths

Newly added "tuning" feature allows for greater strategic control over paradigms

All-New Commentary Team - NHL 15 welcomes the NBC Sports commentary team of Mike Doc Emrick and Eddie Olczyk to the broadcast booth. Doc and Eddie will anticipate plays and ramp up their intensity to match the action on the ice with over 35,000 lines of brand-new commentary.

Multiplayer NHL Collision Physics - Year two of the critically-acclaimed NHL Collision Physics evolves to introduce true-to-life multiplayer collisions, net scrambles and player pileups, capturing the true desperation of every shift in the NHL.

The Complete Hockey Experience - Play old-school hockey with NHL 94 Anniversary Mode, suit up with an online team in EA SPORTS Hockey League, or build and play with your ultimate fantasy team in Hockey Ultimate Team. NHL15 brings with it the best sport game modes of a generation.

Uncover the secrets of Amalur in hundreds of hours of immersive gameplay, from the vibrant city of Rathir to the vast region of Dalentarth to the grim dungeons of the Brigand Hall Caverns.

Rescue a world torn apart by a vicious war and control the keys to immortality as the first warrior ever to be resurrected from the grips of death. Turn your lack of a destiny to your advantage and harness fate as a weapon.

Explore deep levels of lore in a universe steeped in 10,000 years of fiction created by New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore.

Take on bandit gangs and hordes of mutants using an arsenal of exotic weapons and special items

Upgrade and customize your car with special parts, paint jobs and weapons, then test your skills as you battle four wheeling bandit clans

Immerse yourself in a rich story driven single player experience, grab a friend for exclusive co op modes

Blends the best of Action and RPG: the perfect mix of combat, stealth, hacking, and social game-play

Customize and upgrade your character with more than 50 unique augmentations that support your style of play

Over 20 available weapons, each with their own customizable elements to fight enemies and engage in epic boss battles

Total Control Pitching and Hitting – The original analog pitching and hitting controls remain the benchmark. Unmatched control and realism allow you to feel the action on both sides of the plate.

My Player - Experience the journey from Minor Leagues to MLB stardom. Choose your path, customize your player and work your way to the top.

Dynamic Tendencies - Player performance fluctuates dynamically as player ratings update from pitch to pitch and at-bat to at-bat.

Over 60 weapons, magic and combo upgrades and modifications, and huge destructive, ridable mounts that can be taken from defeated enemies.

An epic story adapted from the first book of the Medieval Italian classic The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri featuring non-stop action as you fight through Dante's allegorical nine circles of hell.

The awesome power of Death's soul-reaping scythe.