 | Gears of War 2
Buy new: $48.66 / Used from: $20.99 2008. One of the best 3rd-person shooters available on any console.
Metacritic = 93. Don't believe the rating. It's better than the first.
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 | Gears Of War
Buy new: $81.94 / Used from: $5.49 2006. Co-released on the PC.
Metacritic = 94.
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 | Left 4 Dead
Buy new: $29.79 / Used from: $19.98 2008. Co-released on the PC. Reason enough in its own right to get a 360 if it wasn't available on the PC. Outstanding 4-player squad-based shooter, it forces you to work with your team more than any other in the genre.
Metacritic = 89.
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 | Left 4 Dead 2
Buy new: $49.99 / Used from: $40.88 2009. Co-released on the PC.
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 | Fable II
Buy new: $27.99 / Used from: $17.48 2008. Fulfills the promise of its Xbox-exclusive predecessor.
Metacritic = 90.
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 | Halo 3
Buy new: $33.98 / Used from: $14.48 2007. The PS3 has several outstanding shooters (Uncharted 2, Killzone 2, Resistance, Warhawk, Modern Warfare, etc) but the Halo franchise remains the console shooter to beat.
Metacritic = 94.
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 | Mass Effect
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $13.20 2007. Co-released on the PC. Does BioWare even know how to make an RPG that is less than perfect?
Metacritic = 91.
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 | Mass Effect 2
Buy new: $56.99 2010. Co-released on the PC. Microsoft owes BioWare a debt for producing three outstanding, and exclusive, RPGs for the console.
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 | Dead Rising
Buy new: $19.39 / Used from: $9.23 2006. Re-made and re-released for the Wii in 2009.
Metacritic = 85.
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 | Crackdown (Platinum Hits)
Buy new: $16.97 / Used from: $7.98 2007. If you enjoy Infamous on the PS3 or Prototype, you'll likely enjoy this open-world super-hero style action game.
Metacritic = 83.
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 | Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $11.99 2008.
Metacritic = 79.
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 | Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
Buy new: $115.56 / Used from: $11.95 2003. Co-released on the PC. BioWare is THE developer in the RPG genre.
Metacritic = 94.
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 | Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
Buy new: $174.99 / Used from: $32.99 2004. Co-released on the PC.
Metacritic = 86.
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 | Jade Empire
Buy new: $6.49 / Used from: $2.75 2005. Co-released on the PC. Yet another outstanding RPG from BioWare.
Metacritic = 89.
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 | Panzer Dragoon Orta
Buy new: $29.99 / Used from: $5.58 2003.
Metacritic = 90.
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 | Fable: The Lost Chapters
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $6.49 2004. Co-released on the PC.
Metacritic = 85.
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 | Crimson Skies
Buy new: $63.74 / Used from: $0.01 2003.
Metacritic = 88.
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 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $1.97 2004. Re-released in hi-def in a bundle with 2009's multi-platform Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena.
Metacritic = 89.
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 | Halo: Combat Evolved
Buy new: $48.94 / Used from: $6.84 2001. Co-released on the PC. This single title put the Xbox on the map in the US and made it a viable competitor in the console market.
Metacritic = 97.
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 | Halo 2
Buy new: $22.74 / Used from: $7.39 2004. Co-released on the PC. The Halo franchise sold a bunch of Xboxes and was almost reason enough to buy the X360 when I was trying to decide on a next-gen console.
Metacritic = 95.
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