{"id":56232,"date":"2013-07-15T01:19:06","date_gmt":"2013-07-14T23:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=56232"},"modified":"2013-07-15T01:24:45","modified_gmt":"2013-07-14T23:24:45","slug":"metacritic-lists-top-25-xbox-360-games-of-2013-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/56232-metacritic-lists-top-25-xbox-360-games-of-2013-so-far","title":{"rendered":"Metacritic lists Top 25 Xbox 360 Games of 2013 (so far)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Review aggregator site, Metacritic, has released a list detailing the top 25 Xbox 360 games of 2013 as of 1 July 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The list includes DLC expansions and Xbox Live Arcade games, which rank highly among the triple-A mainstream releases.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">1. BioShock Infinite &#8211; 93%<\/h3>\n<p>Anyone who has played Bioshock Infinite can say that the game is arguably the best of the year (so far).<\/p>\n<p>Irrational Games delivered an exciting new experience in the Bioshock universe, but kept intact all the things that helped gamers fall in love with the series.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting is tight, the Vigor mechanics made combat interesting, the visuals were breath-taking, and most of all, the story\u00a0 managed to surprise, please and get gamers brains running on overdrive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Bioshock-Infinite-screenshot-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51434\" alt=\"Bioshock Infinite screenshot 2\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Bioshock-Infinite-screenshot-2.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Bioshock-Infinite-screenshot-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Bioshock-Infinite-screenshot-2-267x150.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">2. Bit.Trip Presents&#8230;Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien &#8211; 87%<\/h3>\n<p>The retro-inspired platformer was more than an homage to the old-school era of gaming, but also impressed a lot of gamers and critics with its tight controls, catchy music and quirky levels.<\/p>\n<p>The power-ups and visual flair of the game make the game a full sensory experience and Runner 2 is a great departure from the dark and gritty shooters of today\u2019s market.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bit.Trip-Presents-Runner2-Future-Legend-of-Rhythm-Alien.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56236\" alt=\"Bit.Trip Presents Runner2 Future Legend of Rhythm Alien\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bit.Trip-Presents-Runner2-Future-Legend-of-Rhythm-Alien.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bit.Trip-Presents-Runner2-Future-Legend-of-Rhythm-Alien.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bit.Trip-Presents-Runner2-Future-Legend-of-Rhythm-Alien-267x150.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">3. Pinball FX 2: Star Wars Pinball &#8211; 87%<\/h3>\n<p>Zen Studios always delivers on the pinball front, and they did once again on Star Wars pinball.<\/p>\n<p>Three tables, all with different aspects of gameplay and a variety of characters from the Star Wars universe, will delight the army of Star Wars fans.<\/p>\n<p>The highlights though is obviously the pinball itself, and Zen Studios knows how to capture the physics, sounds and nostalgia of arcade pinball.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-56237\" alt=\"Star Wars Pinball\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Star-Wars-Pinball.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Star-Wars-Pinball.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Star-Wars-Pinball-267x150.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">4. Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina&#8217;s Assault on Dragon Keep &#8211; 87%<\/h3>\n<p>Tiny Tina&#8217;s Assault on Dragon Keep was touted as the biggest add-on content in Borderlands history, and Gearbox weren\u2019t kidding.<\/p>\n<p>The expansion pack added around 10 hours of new enemies, locations and over-the-top humour, which made it a joy to return to Pandora, albeit with a fantasy-infused theme.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Borderlands-2-Tiny-Tinas-Assault-on-Dragon-Keep.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56235\" alt=\"Borderlands 2 Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Borderlands-2-Tiny-Tinas-Assault-on-Dragon-Keep.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">5. Tomb Raider 86<\/h3>\n<p>Tomb Raider&#8217;s reboot this year marked a high point for the series which has undergone some tough times in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Square Enix did a phenomenal job at reinventing the female treasure hunter, to make her a more relatable and somewhat likeable heroin.<\/p>\n<p>The game may have taken some tips from Uncharted, but its put itself into a frame of its own.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Tomb-Raider-2013-review-screenshot-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-52106 aligncenter\" alt=\"Tomb Raider 2013 review\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Tomb-Raider-2013-review-screenshot-10-600x337.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Tomb-Raider-2013-review-screenshot-10-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Tomb-Raider-2013-review-screenshot-10-267x150.jpg 267w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Tomb-Raider-2013-review-screenshot-10-625x350.jpg 625w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Tomb-Raider-2013-review-screenshot-10.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. DmC: Devil May Cry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7. BattleBlock Theater<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Mass Effect 3: Citadel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Darkstalkers Resurrection<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>11. Injustice: Gods Among Us<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12. Skulls of the Shogun<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>13. Terraria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>14. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>15. Metro: Last Light<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>16. Monaco: What&#8217;s Yours Is Mine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>17. Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>18. CastleStorm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>19. Gears of War: Judgment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>20. GRID 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>21. Dungeons &amp; Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>22. State of Decay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>23. Sanctum 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>24. Dead Space 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>25. Dragon&#8217;s Dogma: Dark Arisen<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/feature\/25-best-xbox-360-games\" target=\"_blank\">Metacritic<\/a><\/h6>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming features:<\/h3>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/56184-weekly-digital-download-deals-2.html\">Weekly digital download deals<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/56141-video-game-movie-casting-call.html\">Video game movie casting call<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/56066-games-you-can-play-this-week-54.html\">Games you can play this week<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/55940-the-truth-behind-sa-game-prices.html\">The truth behind SA game prices<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metacritic lists the best Xbox 360 games that have made a splash on the gaming scene in 2013 so far<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":56238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5266,21,10668],"class_list":["post-56232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-best-games","tag-headline","tag-top-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56232"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56272,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56232\/revisions\/56272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}