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Best-reviewed Xbox 360 games of 2012

Games released during the last three months (if any) are marked with a symbol.

	Game		Publisher	Metascore
1		The Walking Dead	Telltale Games	95
		This lauded adaptation of Robert Kirkman's comic series was originally released in five episodic downloadable installments before being packaged together in this retail version. Expect a second "season" in the near future.
2	Mass Effect 3		Electronic Arts	93
3	Far Cry 3		Ubisoft	90
4	Trials Evolution		Microsoft Game Studios	90
5	Mark of the Ninja		Microsoft Game Studios	90
6	FIFA Soccer 13		EA Sports	90
7	XCOM: Enemy Unknown		2K Games	90
8	Borderlands 2		2K Games	89
9	Fez		Polytron Corp.	89
10	The Walking Dead: Episode 5 - No Time Left		Telltale Games	89
11	Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss		Namco Bandai	89
12	Dishonored		Bethesda Softworks	88
13	Pinball FX 2: Marvel Pinball - Avengers Chronicles		Zen Studios	88
14	The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings		Warner Bros. Interactive	88
15	The Walking Dead: Episode 3 - Long Road Ahead		Telltale Games	88
16	NBA 2K13		2K Sports	88
17	Halo 4		Microsoft Game Studios	87
18	Spelunky		Microsoft Game Studios	87
19	Dance Central 3		Microsoft Game Studios	86
20	Max Payne 3		Rockstar Games	86
21	Trials Evolution: Origin of Pain		Microsoft Game Studios	85
22	Forza Horizon		Microsoft/Turn 10	85
23	UFC Undisputed 3		THQ	85
24	Need for Speed: Most Wanted		Electronic Arts	84
25	Assassin's Creed III		Ubisoft	84
... and the worst-reviewed:
209	Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse		Activision	39
210	Battleship		Activision	38
211	Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor		Capcom	38
212	The Expendables 2 Videogame		Ubisoft	32
213	AMY		Lexis Numerique	25

Includes games released between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012 with at least seven reviews in our database. Note that games are ranked by Metascore prior to rounding. The Metascore is a weighted average of critic reviews on a scale of 0 (bad) to 100 (good). All scores are from December 30, 2012.

Best-reviewed Xbox 360 games of all time

Games released during the last three months (if any) are marked with a symbol.

	Game	Publisher	Metascore
1	Grand Theft Auto IV	Rockstar Games	98
2	BioShock	2K Games	96
3	The Orange Box	EA Games	96
4	Mass Effect 2	Electronic Arts	96
5	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	Bethesda Softworks	96
6	Red Dead Redemption	Rockstar Games	95
7	The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series	Telltale Games	95
8	Portal 2	Valve Software	95
9	Batman: Arkham City	Warner Bros. Interactive	94
10	Gears of War	Microsoft Game Studios	94
11	The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion	2K Games	94
12	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	Activision	94
13	Halo 3	Microsoft Game Studios	94
14	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Activision	94
15	Pac-Man Championship Edition DX	Namco Bandai	93
16	Braid	Number None Inc.	93
17	Street Fighter IV	Capcom	93
18	Fallout 3	Bethesda Softworks	93
19	Gears of War 2	Microsoft Game Studios	93
20	Mass Effect 3	Electronic Arts	93
21	Rock Band 3	MTV Games	93
22	Guitar Hero II	RedOctane	92
23	Rock Band	MTV Games/Electronic Arts	92
24	Forza Motorsport 3	Microsoft Game Studios	92
25	Batman: Arkham Asylum	Eidos Interactive	92

Games with fewer than 7 reviews are not eligible for inclusion.

For a complete list of all Xbox 360 high (and low) scores, visit Metacritic's Xbox 360 section.