Our "Quarterly Reports" provide a handy list of the 25 best games for each platform, both for the current year so far and for all time. There's a separate report for each platform, and they will be updated again during the first week in April.

Best-reviewed Xbox 360 games of 2011 (through Dec. 31)

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

	Game		Publisher	Metascore	Users
1		The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	Bethesda Softworks	96	8.5
		The 360 version of Skyrim trailed the PS3 version of Batman: Arkham City by just a fraction of a point in a race for the overall highest-scoring game of 2011.
2	Portal 2		Valve Software	95	8.1
3	Batman: Arkham City		Warner Bros. Interactive	94	8.4
4	Gears of War 3		Microsoft Game Studios	91	7.5
5	Forza Motorsport 4		Microsoft Game Studios	91	7.9
6	Metal Gear Solid HD Collection		Konami	91	8.3
7	FIFA Soccer 12		Electronic Arts	90	6.6
8	Dead Space 2		Electronic Arts	90	8.5
9	NBA 2K12		2K Sports	90	8.1
10	Dark Souls		Namco Bandai	89	8.1
11	Deus Ex: Human Revolution		Square Enix/Eidos	89	8.2
12	L.A. Noire		Rockstar Games	89	7.5
13	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3		Activision	88	3.2
14	Joe Danger: Special Edition		Microsoft Game Studios	88	7.9
15	Rayman Origins		Ubisoft	88	8.6
16	DiRT 3		Codemasters	87	7.7
17	Radiant Silvergun		Microsoft Game Studios	86	8.1
18	Dance Central 2		Microsoft Game Studios	86	8.6
19	Mortal Kombat		Warner Bros. Interactive	86	8.5
20	Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition		Capcom	86	6.6
21	Bastion		Warner Bros. Interactive	86	8.6
22	Fight Night Champion		EA Sports	86	7.2
23	NHL 12		Electronic Arts	86	7.6
24	Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds		Capcom	85	7.0
25	NBA JAM: On Fire Edition		Electronic Arts	85	7.5
... and the worst-reviewed:
239	Thor: God of Thunder		Sega	38	4.7
240	Lucha Fury		Mindscape/Punchers Imp.	37	5.6
241	NCIS		Ubisoft	36	n/a
242	Star Raiders		Atari	35	6.0
243	Blackwater		505 Games	33	3.6

Includes games released between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011 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). User scores are an average of ratings submitted by Metacritic users on a scale of 0 (bad) to 10 (good). All scores are from December 30, 2011.

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	Users
1	Grand Theft Auto IV	Rockstar Games	98	7.9
2	BioShock	2K Games	96	8.7
3	The Orange Box	EA Games	96	9.0
4	Mass Effect 2	Electronic Arts	96	8.9
5	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	Bethesda Softworks	96	8.5
6	Red Dead Redemption	Rockstar Games	95	8.8
7	Portal 2	Valve Software	95	8.1
8	Batman: Arkham City	Warner Bros. Interactive	94	8.4
9	Gears of War	Microsoft Game Studios	94	8.4
10	The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion	2K Games	94	8.7
11	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	Activision	94	8.4
12	Halo 3	Microsoft Game Studios	94	7.6
13	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Activision	94	6.0
14	Pac-Man Championship Edition DX	Namco Bandai	93	8.1
15	Braid	Number None Inc.	93	8.7
16	Street Fighter IV	Capcom	93	7.4
17	Fallout 3	Bethesda Softworks	93	8.4
18	Gears of War 2	Microsoft Game Studios	93	7.5
19	Rock Band 3	MTV Games	93	8.1
20	Guitar Hero II	RedOctane	92	8.0
21	Rock Band	Electronic Arts/MTV Games	92	8.2
22	Forza Motorsport 3	Microsoft Game Studios	92	7.9
23	Batman: Arkham Asylum	Eidos Interactive	92	8.6
24	Rock Band 2	MTV Games	92	8.3
25	Super Street Fighter IV	Capcom	91	7.7

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.