Suggestion for 1st game for my 360

Bryan X · 05-24-2006, 06:33 PM

I'm going to pick up a 360 on Friday. What is the one game that you would recommend buying first?

My thought was Perfect Dark Zero. Any other suggestions?

JoeyR · 05-24-2006, 10:40 PM

Dont buy call of duty 2, there is a game of the year edition coming out with all the new maps and everything included. If you want a different, fun game that is strategy based The Outfit is a good choice.

Bryan X · 05-24-2006, 10:49 PM

Thanks for the tip on COD2. I played COD on the PS2 and liked it. So I was considering COD2. Now I'll wait to pick that one up.

Keith_R · 05-25-2006, 12:36 PM

Condemmed seems to be pretty good (real freaky) but it is short. Oblivion is really good too and has potential to last you a long time.

Bryan X · 05-25-2006, 07:32 PM

Well, I picked the 360 up today instead of waiting until tomorrow. I'm not working tomorrow so I figured that would give me sore more playing time.

I ended up getting Perfect Dark Zero and Madden 06. I got Madden 06 because it was only $39.99 so I figured can't go wrong at that price.

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Chris Bardon · 05-26-2006, 07:52 AM

PD0 certainly isn't a bad game, but it's not the best the 360 has to offer. That nod goes to Oblvion. Perfect Dark is a lot of fun online though, but that being said, I haven't actually touched it in a couple of months. Been too busy with Oblivion and Burnout Revenge to get to it.

Mike~Sileck · 05-26-2006, 08:40 AM

Need for Speed Most Wanted is amazing...

If you have a sweet home theater set up, turn off the lights and shut the doors and play Condemned .. it'll give you a few goosebumps...

I found PDZ gets old with time .. ditto Call of Duty...

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James Ryfun · 05-26-2006, 02:07 PM

The 2 best 360 games are, in my opinion, Oblivion and Call of Duty 2.

Ken Chui · 05-26-2006, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Bryan X

I got Madden 06 because it was only $39.99 so I figured can't go wrong at that price.

Bryan:
If you held off until this Sunday, you could have gotten Madden 06 for $27.99. There are two other EA sports titles and a popular arcade-style racer for under $30, all on sale at the same retail chain.

Bryan X · 05-26-2006, 06:06 PM

Well, I haven't played PD0 much, but so far it's just OK. Madden is fun as always. For $39.99 I just wanted to pick that up until Madden 07 hits.... I'm a Steelers fan so want to check them out in the post Super Bowl XL Madden.

I've downloaded a few demos off Live Marketplace... COD2, Ridge Racer 6, GT Moto 06, Tomb Raider (I've got the regular Xbox version, just wanted to see the difference on the 360), and Top Spin 2. In a little while I'm going to download the PGR3 demo.

So far I love the 360. I ended up hardwiring it to my router instead of dropping $99.99 on the wireless adapter (50 feet of Cat5e was only $30.00). I've got a ethernet port in the wall plate in my livingroom behind the TV that is wired to the router in the basement so hardwiring was cheaper and should be faster and more reliable.

I don't know if I'll continue the Gold membership once the free month trial expires. Silver gets you access to download the demos and trailers, right? I just don't know how much I'll play online. I had my PS2 online and although I played online a lot initially, soon the novelty wore off.

I love being able to turn the machine off and on with the wireless controllers. Speaking of the wireless controllers, they are fantastic. It's nice having the game system in the living room without having controller wires cluttering everyting up all the time..... makes the wife happy.

It would be nice if you could play games or do other things on the 360 while it is downloading demos and such. Some of those 900MB downloads took nearly 10 minutes.

Re Oblivion: I've heard a lot of great things about it. But what if I've never been one for RPGs? Is it still worth a look?

RAF · 05-27-2006, 04:39 PM

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Re Oblivion: I've heard a lot of great things about it. But what if I've never been one for RPGs? Is it still worth a look?

Bryan,

I hear you! I, too, never considered myself an RPG type of guy (I preferred FPS stuff and the like) but Oblivion is a whole different story. Even though it is of RPG origin, the way you can set it up in either first or third person mode makes it into a very nice FPS experience even without guns and ammo. Some of those fireballs you can throw at the baddies remind me of the meanest of rocket launchers.

Seriously, in my opinion, Oblivion really shows off the potential of XBox 360. It has drawn me in like no other game in recent memory. Prepare to spend more time on it than you thought since it is a huge, rich universe that unfolds the more you get into it.

We have a whole thread going on about it here which should give you some more information about it.

And, in a related matter, check out some of the Microsoft Arcade games on XBox Live. There are several positively addictive ones there!

George_W_K · 05-27-2006, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Bryan

It would be nice if you could play games or do other things on the 360 while it is downloading demos and such. Some of those 900MB downloads took nearly 10 minutes.

How does this sound? Should be here the first FULL week of June. (Note: I said should be.)

As for recommended games, I suggest Burnout Revenge. It is now $40. This consumes all of my playing time. (If you look at my gamertag you'll also see Zuma, but that's my girl.) It sounds fantastic and is a lot of fun to play. Great visuals too. I'm sure Burnout 5 will be more "next-gen" graphically, but this game has the gameplay and that's what really matters. Don't get me wrong, it still looks very good and it's still the best looking version out right now. Online multiplayer is this game is very fun. Not as fun to play multiplayer offline because of load times, IMO.

Be sure to check out the Arcade as well. Geometry Wars ($5) is easy pick up and play, but very difficult. Mutant Storm ($10 and one of my favorites) uses the same control scheme, but is different enough to play as well. Zuma is a fun puzzle game. As I said earlier, my girl can't stop playing that one. Feeding Frenzy and Jewel Quest aren't too bad either.

Not sure how much you are into classic games, but you have Joust, Smash TV, Gauntlet, and Robotron to choose from now. Soon, there'll be games like Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat 3, Pac-Man, Galaga, Time Pilot, to name a few, to keep your eye out for. Also, I can't forget UNO.

I say, stick with the GOLD. Even if you don't plan on playing much online, it's only the price of a game each year to renew