Top 10 Xbox 360 Games of 2012

#7 Max Payne 3

Max Payne might be ditching the luscious head of hair and New York City setting that made gamers fall head over heels last generation, but his trip to Sao Paolo is bringing enough new features and to make it a worthy sacrifice.

The series’ trademark bullet time is back and more polished than ever, while the set pieces are dramatically grandiose in ways the earlier games never dreamed of. A bus chase through crowded South American streets? Check. Destruction that does everything from chipping away at wood to obliterating an entire hallway? Check and Check.

Rockstar will also be including a multiplayer component that can hopefully capture the elegance of the single-player’s gun ballet. Now if only they’ll include a DLC wig for Max.