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My favorite XBOX 360 games & some future contenders!
By an Amazon.com customer
Mass EffectMass Effect
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $12.98
Absolutely gorgeous graphics blended with the RPG style we've come to love from Bioware. Customize your character or go with the stock space-marine choice, it's great either way and this time your character actually talks. Sometimes I actually forget I'm playing a video game.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Buy new: $44.96 / Used from: $44.99
Awesome graphics and gameplay. Only issue is the overall story arc is a bit over the top.
Fable 2 Limited EditionFable 2 Limited Edition
Buy new: $45.75 / Used from: $24.49
I love the dog, named mine Tobby. We hunt treasure & Hobbes and run merrily through the mountains and streams together. What? There's more to the game? Bigger world with a more complete feel, but disappointed with the same old blacked-out screen during those special moments. Disappointed with overall story development.
Batman: Arkham AsylumBatman: Arkham Asylum
Buy new: $34.98 / Used from: $30.98
Excellent game, great pacing of action & stealth combinations. High production value with good story development and great voice acting. Very hard to stop myself from playing!
Halo 3Halo 3
Buy new: $36.99 / Used from: $21.49
Gameplay on HALO 3 is awesome, but the story drops the ball in my opinion. I want a true HALO 4 Master Chief storyline sequel that gets us back on track. I'm concerned about the slipping continuity of the "official" story arc from the books and sequels. The original HALO:CE is still my personal favorite.
Viva Piñata (Platinum Family Hits)Viva Piñata (Platinum Family Hits)
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $8.84
Mindless, repeditive, flashy colorful environment, and a slave to a corporate culture of toy line prostitution and TV pandering. Ok, like my kids, I'm hooked.
Dead SpaceDead Space
Buy new: $18.99 / Used from: $15.99
Excellent overall production. As far as the suspense/horror aspect goes, I have not jumped in fear & shock this much since I first saw the original "ALIEN" as a kid. You'll be shooting air vents like crazy and still get ambushed by critters.
Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Buy used from: $21.97
The sniper mission IS the best one and the mission with the aftermath of the nuke blast being the most surprising to *play* through. Also, I absolutely love the hijacked airplane bonus mission! But I still hate the enemy magic spawn points in campaign mode.
Call of Duty 2Call of Duty 2
Buy new: $60.44 / Used from: $8.98
Still my favorite Xbox WWII FPS.
Resident Evil 5Resident Evil 5
Buy new: $36.99 / Used from: $24.44
Other than it's awkardly embarassing when you forget to "manually" run AND that you can't shoot and move at the same time, this is an excellent shooter by all other standards. Sheva is the golden example for use of a support NPC when playing solo campaign.
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year EditionElder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $18.99
One of the most addictive and suprisingly easy to play action RPGs ever released. Plays more like "FPS" with a sword more than an traditional RPG though (but thats a good thing). Explore a fantasy medievel world that is a work of art. The Isles & Knights are great expansion quests. Also be sure to check out the great DLC on XBOX LIVE for some extra dungeon crawling fame & fortune!
Halo 3: ODSTHalo 3: ODST
Buy new: $46.96 / Used from: $41.42
Great FPS campaign, but it's more like HALO 3: The Dessert Course than a new branch in the family tree. Does the HALO franchise justice. I like it.
Halo WarsHalo Wars
Buy new: $29.99 / Used from: $20.00
Best console combat RTS I've played on an Xbox system to date! Very satisfied with the look and feel of the missions & cut-scenes. A very reasonable prequel to the original "HALO: CE". Beats C&C Red Alert console titles hands-down on controls, almost has that fluid PC feel to it.
Madden NFL 08Madden NFL 08
Buy new: $9.79 / Used from: $2.39
I don't update sports titles often. I actually just recently switched from Madden 2004 (Xbox).
Mercenaries 2: World in FlamesMercenaries 2: World in Flames
Buy new: $18.82 / Used from: $5.99
I would kill to move the camera back, controls are remapped & I miss the old shop interface. Still the gameplay has met my expectations. The action is much more intense, but the original game is still a masterpiece in comparison. Why no more reporters or stun grenades? And good luck being a helicopter jockey, ground fire gets you way to easily.
Army of TwoArmy of Two
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $10.00
Every now and then a quirky little shooter will escape mainstream's attention and engross me for weeks even months on end. That's how it was with the original "Desert Storm" & I find myself playing TWO a lot more than other high end titles. What can I say... I love 3rd Person Shooters, especially tactical team ones.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Buy used from: $11.99
Excellent squad shooter! Why did the US Gov't only send three men to fight off an entire army of terrorists that have invaded a major American city? Fun? Yes! Plausible? No. Customizeable Character? Heck-Yea! I love the ACES system! MUST...ATTAIN...ELITE RANKING...CAN'T PUT DOWN CONTROLLER...PLEASE HELP!
Tom Clancy's HAWXTom Clancy's HAWX
Buy new: $21.99 / Used from: $15.25
If you want to a be a couch potato "TOP GUN", then this is your best bet on the Xbox 360.
Assassin's CreedAssassin's Creed
Buy new: $19.92 / Used from: $13.00
You're a slight psychotic that likes to ride horses and shank your enemies while playing medievel dress-up. Also you must be prepared to become a fan of free-style wall climbing. Do you have that mental picture? Good, enjoy!
BioShockBioShock
Buy new: $18.99 / Used from: $12.50
Excellent FPS with a dark and creepy environment. I have not been creeped out more by a game's dark world than back when Resident Evil was first released. I would rate it higher but it's just "too dark" to spend a lot of time with.
Left 4 DeadLeft 4 Dead
Buy new: $29.79 / Used from: $21.89
Great zombie shooter! A.I., level design, and control playability are all excellent!
Fallout 3Fallout 3
Buy new: $28.59 / Used from: $20.49
Great game but almost too depressing of a scenario & landscape to be enjoyable.
Hitman Blood MoneyHitman Blood Money
Buy new: $19.27 / Used from: $5.00
Sweet, horrible freedom to do nasty things to bad people in dark alleys.
Tomb Raider: UnderworldTomb Raider: Underworld
Buy new: $19.01 / Used from: $14.00
Also try out the successfully re-hashed original games in "Tomb Raider Anniversary" and TR: Legend.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance Gold EditionMarvel Ultimate Alliance Gold Edition
Buy used from: $27.98
Never before have this many playable main-line superheros and villians assembled on your console in one game. Play as a wide variety of 4-man teams including the Fantastic Four, variations on the Avengers & X-Men. It's awesome to finally play as the original Avengers (Thor, Cap, Hulk, Iron Man) on a modern platform!
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Buy new: $44.99 / Used from: $34.24
Other than a few sticky points with camera angles on the occasional level, I'm happy with this. Love Juggernaut, but I would have liked to see more launch characters. Do they really have to shake out our pennies on DLC?
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged EditionX-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition
Buy new: $46.99 / Used from: $20.00
Best representation of Wolverine in a videogame to date. Great fighting mechanics, but you're required to repeat the Africa flashback mission way to frequently and I was disappointed with the Sabretooth boss battles.
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth IIThe Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II
Buy new: $86.49 / Used from: $12.50
Helps solve my itch for both a good console RTS and LOTR on the Xbox 360.
G.I. JOE: The Rise of CobraG.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra
Buy new: $46.63 / Used from: $18.25
Not exactly what I was expecting, but fun. The voice acting is pretty lame and the gameplay is similiar to a 3-D Contra mission. Your only strategy is hold the trigger down and keep moving. But still, it's pretty fun & I like it.
GunGun
Buy new: $92.75 / Used from: $12.43
My favorite western to date! The horse riding mechanics are pretty good! Full of Clint Eastwood style cliches but a very fun sandbox style game with a moderate amount of things to do in game. It's an previous generation tech launch title, but a very solid game.
Ghostbusters: The Video GameGhostbusters: The Video Game
Buy new: $29.99 / Used from: $21.75
Have not played full game yet.
Dragon Age: OriginsDragon Age: Origins
Buy new: $49.96 / Used from: $40.99
Have not played full game yet.
Assassin's Creed IIAssassin's Creed II
Buy new: $54.96 / Used from: $45.00
Have not played full game yet.
Mass Effect 2Mass Effect 2
Buy new: $56.99
Red Dead RedemptionRed Dead Redemption
Buy new: Too low to display
Just Cause 2Just Cause 2
Buy new: $59.82
Rogue WarriorRogue Warrior
Buy new: $44.99 / Used from: $41.98
Halo ReachHalo Reach
Buy new: $59.99
Xbox 360 Faceplate HaloXbox 360 Faceplate Halo
Buy used from: $19.96
My personal Xbox 360.
Xbox 360 Faceplate Viva PinataXbox 360 Faceplate Viva Pinata
Buy used from: $5.75
My kids Xbox 360.