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Out of thousands of reviews for 408 products, over 700 people recommended Xbox Games specifically for Combat. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved for Xbox $10 - $20 Compare Prices
  • Excellent Sound Quality
  • Detailed
  • Fun
  • Publisher: Microsoft
  • Released over 2 years ago
134 People Recommend
"halo is the best game ever and it is better than the combat games.halo has the best graphics ever also the sound the best.you should get the game because it's the best.…"

- Rapman from Elsa,Tx,USA at Circuitcity.com

"this is a super combat game, it's better than halo 2…"

- Cduniverse.com User

"this is a kicktail combat game even if it ia a tad bloody this is not combat evolved this is gaming evolved…"

- Amazon.com User


No 2 Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic for Xbox $19 - $30 Compare Prices
  • Detailed
  • High Quality
  • Great Dialogue
  • Publisher: LucasArts Entertainment Company
  • Released over 2 years ago
125 People Recommend
"2 times dark and 1 time light, hey what can i say it is fun being the bad guy, you also get cooler force powers and raw brutal power, while the light side focuses more on combat and techinque!!!!…"

- Amazon.com User

"elaborate foray into the star wars universe (hell, it's a better plot and exposition than the schmarmy prequels), as well as immersive real-time combat based on the star wars pen and paper rpg game…"

- Amazon.com User

"with a truly unique combat and advancement system (based on the d20 star wars system- always a treat), this game will have you playing for weeks to beat it, that is, if you skip all the side…"

- Amazon.com User


No 3 Final Fight X: Streetwise
Final Fight X: Streetwise for Xbox $20 - $24 Compare Prices
  • Detailed
  • High Quality
  • Nice Sound Quality
  • Publisher: Capcom
  • Released over 2 years ago
46 People Recommend
"i am currently playing half-life 2 (yes, finally), and while it is definitely among the best games i have played, it strays pretty far from true combat-shooter game.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the goal of the game was to destroy halo, and get off it before you too (the master chief, spartan 117, who is a superhuman soldier) are destroyed.…"

- Amazon.com User

""combat evolved" is what the game is about because you are playing it, not watching a story.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden for Xbox $8 - $38 Compare Prices
  • Great Sound Quality
  • Detailed
  • Excellent Gameplay
  • Publisher: Tecmo Inc.
  • Released over 3 years ago
38 People Recommend
"demons, soldiers, mummies, bats, it's got it all in this game.…"

- Amazon.com User

"this game is only for the "true" gamers, people who are in for a great challenge and mastering the art of the combat in this exciting title.…"

- Amazon.com User

"no it was not because ninja gaiden became easier (it gets tougher actually!), but i found certain subtleties in ryu's combat i didn't know existed and learnt to use them intuitively.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 5 Halo 2
Halo 2 for Xbox $14 - $30 Compare Prices
  • Detailed
  • Excellent Sound Quality
  • Nice Storyline
  • Publisher: Microsoft
  • Released over 3 years ago
37 People Recommend
"if you have played halo: combat evolved and you thought that it had awsome graphics than you havent played halo 2.…"

- (--)alo from New Jersey at Circuitcity.com

"i am currently playing half-life 2 (yes, finally), and while it is definitely among the best games i have played, it strays pretty far from true combat-shooter game.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the goal of the game was to destroy halo, and get off it before you too (the master chief, spartan 117, who is a superhuman soldier) are destroyed.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 6 Star Wars : Battlefront
Star Wars : Battlefront for Xbox $7 - $20 Compare Prices
  • Fun
  • Excellent Graphics
  • Great Sound Quality
  • Publisher: LucasArts Entertainment Company
  • Released over 3 years ago
30 People Recommend
"essentially, the game plays like many of the multiplayer online combat action games, but it throws in the elements of the star wars universe.…"

- Amazon.com User

"it's one hell of a combat game.…"

- Amazon.com User

"that aren't in the movies that don't have any vehicles, which is the greatest point about the game, other than the fact that you can pic virtually any main soldier character other than ewoks :'(.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 7 Jade Empire
Jade Empire for Xbox $4 - $32 Compare Prices
  • Excellent Sound Quality
  • Great Storyline
  • Nice Dialogue
  • Publisher: Microsoft
  • Released over 2 years ago
28 People Recommend
"combat is fast and fun though it does tend to get very button mashy due to being able to get through most of the game without using many of your other special skills.…"

- Pricegrabber.com User

"the combat system is real-time, unlike the turn-based combat in kotor.…"

- Pricegrabber.com User

"you now experience combat in real-time, and given jade empire's martial arts action, you're essentially playing a simple 3d fighter.…"

- Pricegrabber.com User


No 8 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon for Xbox $4 - $15 Compare Prices
  • Good Realism
  • Detailed
  • Good Sound Quality
  • Publisher: Ubi Soft Entertainment
  • Released over 3 years ago
25 People Recommend
"it can be frustrating trying to keep 6 soldiers in line, especially when you are about to snipe an enemy and your rifleman decides to take a shot at him.…"

- SVS from Texas at Circuitcity.com

"has everything that a person would want in a game and definently adds realism to combat today.…"

- Circuitcity.com User

"with tom clancy's ghost recon, squad based combat on the xbox lets you play through single player missions or take it online with xbox live for up to 16 simultaneous players.gameplay involves you…"

- Amazon.com User


No 9 Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 for Xbox $11 - $31 Compare Prices
  • Fun
  • Nice Sound Quality
  • Nice Realism
  • Publisher: Ubi Soft Entertainment
  • Released over 3 years ago
24 People Recommend
"it sounds like a piddling complaint, but i couldn't get over the unrealistic combat sounds in a game that otherwise built a nearly tangible world of war.…"

- Amazon.com User

"1) it's no longer you plowing through the entire german army singlehandedly, with only the amount of bullets standing in your way between total annihilation or death.…"

- Amazon.com User

"you know, i am sick of all the hype about this game by a bunch of weenies that don't seem to know real combat, real weapons or realism of any sort beyond what they see on their tv screens.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 10 Enter The Matrix
Enter The Matrix for Xbox $6 - $20 Compare Prices
  • Nice Use Of Controls
  • Great Sound Quality
  • Fun
  • Publisher: Atari
  • Released over 2 years ago
23 People Recommend
"i played the niobe level first and it took me time to get used to the control of the game.my favorite part of the game is after you beat the game, you are able to enter into a two person combat mode.…"

- Amazon.com User

"but that's where the praising ends.the game itself is buggy, the graphics are nothing to be amazed at, and the combat system...that's an insult unto itself.if it weren't for this game having tie-ins…"

- Amazon.com User

"plus, it features a gauge similar to that of max payne's "bullet time" where you can slow the action down to dodge gunfire and perform even more stunning hand-to-hand combat moves on your…"

- Amazon.com User


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