The Top 20 Games That Defined the Xbox 360

The writer's editorial order from the original article. We index, we don't re-rank.

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Halo 3

2014 ·40 writers · 43 pieces

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Gears of War

2006 ·4 writers · 6 pieces

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Mass Effect

2007 ·9 writers · 11 pieces

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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

2007 ·30 writers · 41 pieces

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Grand Theft Auto IV

2008 ·42 writers · 88 pieces

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Fable II

2008 ·22 writers · 30 pieces

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BioShock

2007 ·29 writers · 22 pieces

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

2006 ·70 writers · 103 pieces

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Rock Band

2009 ·3 writers · 4 pieces

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Limbo

2012 ·27 writers · 36 pieces

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Left 4 Dead

2008 ·11 writers · 8 pieces

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Forza Motorsport 3

2009 ·1 writers · 1 pieces

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Crackdown

2007 ·2 writers · 2 pieces

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Braid

2009 ·17 writers · 16 pieces

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Ninja Gaiden II

2008 ·9 writers · 10 pieces

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Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved

2007 ·11 writers · 12 pieces

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Dead Rising

2016 ·8 writers · 8 pieces

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Lost Odyssey

2007 ·25 writers · 21 pieces

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Viva Piñata

2006 ·2 writers · 2 pieces

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Kinect Adventures

2010 ·4 writers · 3 pieces

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Dance Central

2010 ·1 writers · 1 pieces

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