Help me choose some Xbox 360 games plz!!

bananarama · 11-26-2006, 11:36 PM

Jubilation! NPF has not changed at all! Ahem... Getting the point of this thread... during the days leading to Thanksgiving, a dilemma was set before me: either I camp at the local Gamestapo for a Wii or I wait it out. But, as luck would have it, a new option presented itself. I got an Xbox 360 for a $100 less than usual. Since I still didn't have a lot of money, I only got Burnout Revenge and Halo (because I skipped on the first Xbox and I couldn't find Halo 2 in the store). Why did get a 360? Simply put, the Wii launch wasn't appealling to me with exception of Zelda and even that game is going to be released on Gamecube.

So far the Xbox 360 has been awesome, but I still hunger for more games. My question to you NPFers is this: what other Xbox (original or 360) games should I get? And don't say Halo 2 or Gears of War. They are awesome games, I get it and you don't have to tell me.

Sorry about the diarrhea of words guys.
Oh yeah and about the Wii? I am going to wait to get one until they release either Metriod Prime 3 or SSBB (whichever comes first).

lord kaboomis · 11-27-2006, 09:36 AM

i would reccomend one of the best games for the xbox306, it is Eldar Scrolls IV, Oblivion

rxm_9600 · 11-27-2006, 09:48 AM

i really like ninja gaiden, its very entertaining

i think they are remaking it and releasing it for the 360 soon with more stuff or something...forgot what it was

greed · 11-27-2006, 10:00 AM

^Ninja Gaiden Sigma, the second remake of a game less than 4 years old.

Anyway, Dead Rising is head and shoulders above anything on the 360 other than Gears. And is far better than that if you're not a shooter buff. Beware the tiny text if you don't have HD, I managed with it but it can really irritate some people and if you have anything less than perfect vision you're in trouble. But still the sledgehammer, oh god the sledgehammer!

Other than that, Saint's Row is a good time waster, if you can get over the near criminal*snerk* similarity to GTA3. Yeah it's actually missing a lot of Vice City and San Andreas content, boats, planes, choppers, countryside and superweapons, what it is is GTA 3 on next gen steroids. If you can get over the lost content from later GTAs and the waves of deja vu it's pretty fun.

As for XBOX1 I can't really help there.

Living Bobbeh · 11-27-2006, 10:31 AM

Gears of War, I shouldn't need to tell you why. I can't quite see how you can own a 360 and not a copy of Gears of War, it's the game that beat Halo 2, for gods sake.

42PETUNIAS · 11-27-2006, 01:05 PM

definitly go to olivion, aboslutely amazing game. Also, i just did this a few weeks ago when i came home from boarding school, check out the free demos on the marketplace, some of them are really good and give you a good feel of the game, not out of playing the games, but from the demos prey and lost planet looked really good, i think prey is out, but lost planet isnt

Tydeus · 11-27-2006, 03:14 PM

Prey is supposed to be good, but, meh. I don't know -- I try to restrict my purchases to strictly great games. Hence my list of 360 games: Oblivion (great), Dead Rising (a little over-hyped, gets repetitive, but still quite good), and Call of Duty 2 (A flaming piece of shit that EA bought a bunch of 9.0+ reviews for), and Gears (the hype doesn't even begin to describe the joy of playing this game).

Most of the really good 360 games have yet to come out. Lost Planet in January, though.

But, frankly, if you have Gears, what else do you need?

greed · 11-27-2006, 03:21 PM

Agrees with Tydeus over Call of Duty 2, EA did have to bribe a lot of people for those reviews, same goes for Perfect Dark:Zero.

Oh and don't get Lost Planet if you have SD, it suffers from the same text nightmare as DR, but worse. Early reports suggest it's borderline unplayable without a HDTV.

Tydeus · 11-27-2006, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by greed

Agrees with Tydeus over Call of Duty 2, EA did have to bribe a lot of people for those reviews, same goes for Perfect Dark:Zero.

Oh and don't get Lost Planet if you have SD, it suffers from the same text nightmare as DR, but worse. Early reports suggest it's borderline unplayable without a HDTV.

Lucky for me that my roomate has a 52" HDTV.

Have you played the LP:EC demo on XBL yet? Also, is it still available for download? I've been wanting to take a peek at that, but my internet's been on the fritz. Anyway, I've got a chance to download it now, if it's still up.

Oh, and, banarama -- if you love MMOs, then you might want to consider Phantasy Star Universe for the 360. Hack-and-slash goodness with thousands of other players. I know I want it.

42PETUNIAS · 11-27-2006, 04:03 PM

i played the lost planet demo, and it was great, the format for the game is really good, and the controls definitly work, theres even a boss battle at the end of one of the scenarios you can try (two total) that works pretty well, no save though, but the demo is great

11-26-2006, 11:36 PM	#1
bananarama Old Gregg Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,189	Help me choose some Xbox 360 games plz!! Jubilation! NPF has not changed at all! Ahem... Getting the point of this thread... during the days leading to Thanksgiving, a dilemma was set before me: either I camp at the local Gamestapo for a Wii or I wait it out. But, as luck would have it, a new option presented itself. I got an Xbox 360 for a $100 less than usual. Since I still didn't have a lot of money, I only got Burnout Revenge and Halo (because I skipped on the first Xbox and I couldn't find Halo 2 in the store). Why did get a 360? Simply put, the Wii launch wasn't appealling to me with exception of Zelda and even that game is going to be released on Gamecube. So far the Xbox 360 has been awesome, but I still hunger for more games. My question to you NPFers is this: what other Xbox (original or 360) games should I get? And don't say Halo 2 or Gears of War. They are awesome games, I get it and you don't have to tell me. Sorry about the diarrhea of words guys. Oh yeah and about the Wii? I am going to wait to get one until they release either Metriod Prime 3 or SSBB (whichever comes first). Last edited by bananarama; 11-26-2006 at 11:40 PM.

11-27-2006, 09:36 AM	#2
lord kaboomis (Insert Title Here) Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 14	i would reccomend one of the best games for the xbox306, it is Eldar Scrolls IV, Oblivion __________________ World Of Bobcraft = Stean

11-27-2006, 10:31 AM	#5
Living Bobbeh That's NumberWang! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Twenty X'DY six! Posts: 1,127	Gears of War, I shouldn't need to tell you why. I can't quite see how you can own a 360 and not a copy of Gears of War, it's the game that beat Halo 2, for gods sake. __________________ Be confident, Wear a Cape!

11-27-2006, 01:05 PM	#6
42PETUNIAS helloooo! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Court Posts: 2,816	definitly go to olivion, aboslutely amazing game. Also, i just did this a few weeks ago when i came home from boarding school, check out the free demos on the marketplace, some of them are really good and give you a good feel of the game, not out of playing the games, but from the demos prey and lost planet looked really good, i think prey is out, but lost planet isnt __________________ noooo! why are you doing that?!

11-27-2006, 04:03 PM	#10
42PETUNIAS helloooo! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Court Posts: 2,816	i played the lost planet demo, and it was great, the format for the game is really good, and the controls definitly work, theres even a boss battle at the end of one of the scenarios you can try (two total) that works pretty well, no save though, but the demo is great __________________ noooo! why are you doing that?!

11-27-2006, 09:48 AM	#3
rxm_9600 Who? Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 61	i really like ninja gaiden, its very entertaining i think they are remaking it and releasing it for the 360 soon with more stuff or something...forgot what it was

11-27-2006, 03:14 PM	#7
Tydeus Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: L.A. Sprawl Posts: 589	Prey is supposed to be good, but, meh. I don't know -- I try to restrict my purchases to strictly great games. Hence my list of 360 games: Oblivion (great), Dead Rising (a little over-hyped, gets repetitive, but still quite good), and Call of Duty 2 (A flaming piece of shit that EA bought a bunch of 9.0+ reviews for), and Gears (the hype doesn't even begin to describe the joy of playing this game). Most of the really good 360 games have yet to come out. Lost Planet in January, though. But, frankly, if you have Gears, what else do you need?