We already published the list of best original Xbox games of all time, now it’s time to discover the best original Xbox action-adventure games of all time.
With amazing titles like the Splinter Cell series, Ninja Gaiden series, and Prince of Persia series, the original Xbox surely have a great collection of action-adventure games.
If you’re a fan of both original Xbox and action-adventure games, I know that you want to know the best Xbox action-adventure games of all time.
Most of you will recognize (or even still play) some of the games mentioned on this list.
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See also: Best PC Games & Best Xbox 360 Games
#100. Rogue Ops
Bits Studios/Kemco, 2003
Action Adventure » General
#99. The Incredibles
Heavy Iron Studios/THQ, 2004
Action Adventure » General
#98. Headhunter: Redemption
Amuze/Sega, 2004
Action Adventure » General
#97. Disney/Pixar Finding Nemo
Traveller's Tales/THQ, 2003
Action Adventure » General
#96. True Crime: New York City
Exakt/Activision, 2005
Action Adventure » Open-World
#95. Alias
Acclaim Studios Cheltenham/Acclaim, 2004
Action Adventure » General
#94. Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance
Acclaim Studios Manchester/Acclaim, 2003
Action Adventure » Linear
#93. Batman: Vengeance
Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft, 2001
Action Adventure » General
#92. X2: Wolverine’s Revenge
GenePool/Activision, 2003
Action Adventure » General
#91. Alter Echo
Outrage Games/THQ, 2003
Action Adventure » Linear
#90. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Double Helix Games/LucasArts, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#89. The Hobbit
Inevitable Entertainment/Sierra Entertainment, 2003
Action Adventure » General
#88. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie’s Revenge
TOSE/Buena Vista Games, 2005
Action Adventure » Survival
#87. Dragon’s Lair 3D: Return to the Lair
Dragonstone Software/Ubisoft, 2002
Action Adventure » Linear
#86. Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan
Krome Studios/Activision Value, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#85. Evil Dead: Regeneration
Cranky Pants Games/THQ, 2005
Action Adventure » Survival
#84. Galleon
Confounding Factor/Atlus, 2004
Action Adventure » General
#83. Batman Begins
Eurocom/EA Games, 2005
Action Adventure » Linear
#82. Mafia
Illusion Softworks/Take-Two Interactive, 2004
Action Adventure » Open-World
#81. Advent Rising
GlyphX Games/Majesco, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#80. Mission: Impossible: Operation Surma
Paradigm Entertainment/Atari SA, 2003
Action Adventure » General
#79. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
EA Games, 2004
Action Adventure » General
#78. Driver: Parallel Lines
Reflections Interactive/Atari SA, 2006
Action Adventure » Open-World
#77. Aeon Flux
Terminal Reality/Majesco, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#76. Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Frontier Developments/Konami, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#75. From Russia With Love
EA Redwood Shores/Electronic Arts, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#74. Enter the Matrix
Shiny Entertainment/Atari SA, 2003
Action Adventure » Linear
#73. Obscure
Hydravision/Microids, 2005
Action Adventure » Survival
#72. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Electronic Arts, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#71. Cold Fear
Darkworks/Ubisoft, 2005
Action Adventure » Survival
#70. Tenchu: Return From Darkness
K2 LLC/From Software, 2004
Action Adventure » General
#69. Grabbed by the Ghoulies
Rare Ltd./Microsoft Game Studios, 2003
Action Adventure » Linear
#68. ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth
ToeJam & Earl Productions/Sega, 2002
Action Adventure » General
#67. Enclave
Starbreeze/Swing! Deutschland, 2002
Action Adventure » General
#66. Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights
Heavy Iron Studios/THQ, 2003
Action Adventure » General
#65. Tron 2.0: Killer App
Climax Studios/Buena Vista Interactive, 2004
Action Adventure » General
#64. Yager
Yager/THQ, 2004
Action Adventure » General
#63. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Traveller's Tales/Buena Vista Games, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#62. The Matrix: Path of Neo
Shiny Entertainment/Atari SA, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#61. Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
The Collective/Atari SA, 2006
Action Adventure » General
#60. Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
Konami, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#59. Blood Omen 2
Nixxes Software/Eidos Interactive, 2002
Action Adventure » Survival
#58. Just Cause
Avalanche Studios/Eidos Interactive, 2006
Action Adventure » Open-World
#57. Silent Hill 4: The Room
KCET/Konami, 2004
Action Adventure » Survival
#56. Breakdown
Namco/Electronic Arts, 2004
Action Adventure » Survival
#55. Scrapland
Mercury Steam/Deep Silver, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#54. Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat
Westwood Studios/Electronic Arts, 2002
Action Adventure » General
#53. Spartan: Total Warrior
Creative Assembly/Sega, 2005
Action Adventure » Linear
#52. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Eurocom/Electronic Arts, 2002
Action Adventure » Open-World
#51. Manhunt
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games, 2004
Action Adventure » General
#50. Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Wideload Games Inc./Aspyr, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#49. Destroy All Humans! 2
Pandemic Studios/THQ, 2006
Action Adventure » General
#48. Ultimate Spider-Man
Treyarch/Activision, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#47. Destroy All Humans!
Pandemic Studios/THQ, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#46. LEGO Star Wars
Traveller's Tales/Eidos Interactive, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#45. The Thing
Computer Artworks/Black Label Games, 2002
Action Adventure » Survival
#44. Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb
The Collective/LucasArts, 2003
Action Adventure » General
#43. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Headfirst Productions/2K Games, 2005
Action Adventure » Survival
#42. Scarface: The World Is Yours
Radical Entertainment/Vivendi Games, 2006
Action Adventure » General
#41. Second Sight
Free Radical Design/Codemasters, 2004
Action Adventure » General
#40. The Suffering: Ties That Bind
Surreal Software/Midway, 2005
Action Adventure » Survival
#39. The Godfather
Page 44 Studios/Electronic Arts, 2006
Action Adventure » Open-World
#38. True Crime: Streets of LA
Luxoflux, Inc./Activision, 2003
Action Adventure » Open-World
#37. Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee
Oddworld Inhabitants/Infogrames, 2001
Action Adventure » General
#36. Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Vicarious Visions/Activision, 2002
Action Adventure » Linear
#35. Gun
Neversoft Entertainment/Activision, 2005
Action Adventure » Open-World
#34. Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Nixxes Software/Eidos Interactive, 2003
Action Adventure » Survival
#33. Fatal Frame: Special Edition
Tecmo, 2002
Action Adventure » Survival
#32. The Simpsons: Hit & Run
Radical Entertainment/VU Games, 2003
Action Adventure » Open-World
#31. Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
Eurocom/THQ, 2003
Action Adventure » General
#30. The Suffering
Surreal Software/Midway, 2004
Action Adventure » Survival
#29. Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors
From Software, 2004
Action Adventure » General
#28. Genma Onimusha
Capcom, 2002
Action Adventure » General
#27. Thief: Deadly Shadows
Ion Storm/Eidos Interactive, 2004
Action Adventure » General
#26. Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#25. Hitman: Blood Money
Io Interactive/Eidos Interactive, 2006
Action Adventure » General
#24. Shenmue II
Sega AM2/Microsoft Game Studios, 2002
Action Adventure » Open-World
#23. Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams
KCET/Konami, 2001
Action Adventure » Survival
#22. Otogi: Myth of Demons
From Software/Sega, 2003
Action Adventure » General
#21. Tomb Raider: Legend
Crystal Dynamics/Eidos Interactive, 2006
Action Adventure » Linear
#20. Spider-Man 2
Treyarch/Activision, 2004
Action Adventure » Open-World
#19. The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
Radical Entertainment/VU Games, 2005
Action Adventure » Open-World
#18. Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Director’s Cut
Tecmo, 2004
Action Adventure » Survival
#17. Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Io Interactive/Eidos Interactive, 2002
Action Adventure » General
#16. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft, 2004
Action Adventure » Linear
#15. Deus Ex: Invisible War
Ion Storm/Eidos Interactive, 2003
Action Adventure » General
#14. LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Traveller's Tales/LucasArts, 2006
Action Adventure » General
#13. Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Pandemic Studios/LucasArts, 2005
Action Adventure » Open-World
#12. Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Ubisoft, 2005
Action Adventure » Linear
#11. Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
KCEJ/Konami, 2002
Action Adventure » General
#10. Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath
Oddworld Inhabitants/Electronic Arts, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#9. Beyond Good & Evil
Ubisoft Milan/Ubisoft, 2003
Action Adventure » General
#8. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent
Ubisoft Shanghai/Ubisoft, 2006
Action Adventure » General
#7. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games, 2005
Action Adventure » Open-World
#6. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow
Ubisoft Shanghai/Ubisoft, 2004
Action Adventure » General
#5. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell
Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft, 2002
Action Adventure » General
#4. Ninja Gaiden
Team Ninja/Microsoft Game Studios, 2004
Action Adventure » General
#3. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Ubisoft, 2003
Action Adventure » Linear
#2. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft, 2005
Action Adventure » General
#1. Ninja Gaiden Black
Team Ninja/Tecmo, 2005
Action Adventure » General
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Deciding the best original Xbox action-adventure game is no doubt a little bit late since the console itself has been around for 17+ years, but thanks to emulator and exclusive titles, it’s still exciting!
