XBOX Games Recommendations (1 Viewer)

[Dave_Olds]

Going to pick up a XBOX & some games tonite and I was looking for some feedback on some games....

Mostly looking for anything that may have intense graphics and/or sound....Like it seems Halo is must by game...besides that would like an intense driving game and even some sports related.....

Fire away with your recommended favorites...!!!

Thanks,
Dave

 

[Masood Ali]

Rallisport Challenge is a beautiful game, to play and to watch.

 

[Scott Van Dyke]

Rallisport Challenge is a beautiful game, to play and to watch.

I couldn't agree more Masood.

However Dave, I suggest you RENT RSC and Project Gotham Racing before you spend $50. A lot of people (not me), think that PGR is the greatest.

Try both.

 

[Romier S]

MUST....HOLD....BACK...MUST STOP...MYSELF....
OK dammit. Go buy Jet Set Radio Future. NOW!

 

[Chris Bardon]

I'd recommend Munch's Oddysee to anyone, since it's the game that sold me on the Xbox in the first place. Plays well, and looks damn good too.

Also, Tony Hawk 3 lived in my Xbox for a LONG time before I finished all of it.

 

[Carlo_M]

Dead or Alive 3 is also georgeous...the graphics I mean...er you know...
Having a blast playing Simpsons Road Rage with my girlfriend and friends, that seems to be the party game of choice right now.
During lunch I rented Blood wake, I'll post tomorrow or the next about it.

 

[Jed M]

I would reccomend Max Payne also.

 

[Dave F]

For an intense driving game, check out Burnout. I'll never get tired of forcing the competition into oncoming traffic (maniacal laughter ensues....)
-Dave

 

[Dan B]

I'll try to list only exclusives, except for Max Payne I guess, which show the power of the box ( as per your request for intense graphics and sound - these games also don't suck, which I think is important too ).
Best of the best in no order:
ACTION
-Halo
-Max Payne
ADVENTURE/ACTION
-Jet Set Radio Future
-Oddworld Munch's Odyssey
RACING
-Project Gotham Racing
-Rallisport Challenge
-Moto GP
SPORTS/EXTREME SPORTS
-NFL Fever
-Amped
-Dan

 

[Dan B]

PS This should be in the video game software forum.

 

[Dave Falasco]

I'll add a title that I enjoyed quite a bit, but that gets kind of overlooked: Genma Onimusha. Other than that, you can't go wrong with any of the usual suspects: Halo, Gotham, Rallisport, Amped, Tony Hawk 3, Jet Set, DOA3 if you like fighting games, Fever if you like football...

 

[James Zos]

I would recommend you NOT buy Bloodwake. Pretty water effects and little gameplay, in my opinion.
I seem to be the only one saying this, but man I love UFC: Tapout! Maybe it helps if you are already a fan of NHB fighting, like I am, but I've owned this game for months and I still play it regularly. Yes, it came out originally for the Dreamcast (hello, BrianB) and there are some aspects from that game - like the career mode - that mysteriously didn't make it into the Xbox version, but I've never played the Dreamcast version so I guess I don't know what I'm missing. I do know that the Xbox game has excellent graphics (but only so-so sound, and hardly any use of 5.1). It is the gameplay that has hooked me. A deep and somewhat unpredictable fighting game.

 

[Jeremy Anderson]

I have to second BURNOUT as a must-buy title. Playing it in 16:9 widescreen with digital surround is a nail-biting experience, and the wrecks are so realistic that it hurts to watch them.

 

[Conroy Tesa]

Halo is a must. Probably the most fun I've had playing video games(console or PC) in years. Co=op mode is fantastic!

Rallisport is awesome. Most fun I have had with a racing game.

Mywife and I are addicted to SSX Tricky. GREAT fun.

If you like platformers, Munches Odessey.

Sports wise, best to rent. All games have good and bad.
I love WC 2002 but if you aren't a soccor fan, it may be boring.

NHL2002 because I love hockey (though this could have been BETTER, why port the ps2 version when you have a PC version to port which is basically what the X box is).

PGR I found too hard(ie don't have the time to invest in the steep learning curve)

Look for Morrowind in 2 weeks, a must buy for RPG fans.

 

[Carlo_M]

Okay, played Blood Wake - it's fun a for a bit, but not for $50. Definitely a rental or maybe a buy when it drops to $29.99 or less and you have money burning a hole in your pocket.
I am going to try and rent Burnout. It's advertised as HDTV (720p) with an astonishing framerate. My friends liked it on other platforms, so what they hey, worth $6.50 from Ballbuster to try it out for 5 days.

 

[Dave F]

Carlo-

Burnout is 480p max. The initial marketing was all hosed up. A fun as hell game though. =)

-Dave

 

[Travis Kolesar]

Gunvalkyrie - it takes skill to master the controls, but the gameplay is great and it's some beautiful eye candy too.

And of course Halo is a must.

 

[Kelley_B]

I would put them in this order:

Panzer Dragoon Orta(Preorder NOW!!!)
Jet Set Radio Future
Halo
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3
RalliSport Challenge
Gun Valkryie
Dead or Alive 3

 

[James Zos]

Okay, having played Hunter: the Reckoning, I now have to add my voice to everyone else recommending it. Dismembering zombie armies with two friends with NO drop in frame rate is a pretty incredible experience ... Best game for the Xbox since Halo, and dare I say it, I even like it better than Halo.

 

[Jason_Lund]

I also have Hunter: The Reckoning and it's a FABULOUS game. Took a couple minutes to figure out the controls but I'm a big fan of the interface now that I'm used to it. Nothing cooler than running away from a big slathering beastie while twisting your aim to shoot the pursuing monster.

480p, great use of 5.1 sound and I believe it's 16:9. (there is some debate on this, but on my 16:9 HD all of the HUD circles are round, not oval.) It's also 1-4 player simultaneous fun. My girlfriend sat and watched for a while and then decided to join in, and she hates video games.

GunValkyrie is fun with lots of eye candy, $27 at Target which was a big selling point. It's also 16:9/480p. Think Metroid meets Halo without the multiplayer options. The controls are not THAT hard to figure out, just takes learning like any game. I got tripped up not knowing you could click "in" on the control sticks but after figuring that out I was golden.