The All-Time Best Games on Every Platform
Below, find a collection of the highest-scoring games exclusive* to every platform, ranging from current-gen consoles all the way back to the Sega Genesis system. (Note that for the oldest consoles not available on Metacritic, games are ranked by scores assigned by our sister site GameRankings.)
* In the year of their original release. (Some of these games may have been reissued for other platforms at a later date.)
Xbox 360
Microsoft, 2006
Created by Unreal Engine developer Epic Games, the sci-fi shooter franchise Gears of War launched in 2006 as an Xbox 360 exclusive, becoming a huge commercial and critical hit in the process. Four major sequels followed.
Gears is actually just the 10th-highest-scoring Xbox 360 release when you also include multi-platform titles. Topping that overall list? GTA IV.
| Runners-Up | |||
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| #2 | 94 | Halo 3 | 2007 |
| #3 | 93 | Gears of War 2 | 2008 |
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