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best 2 xbox 360 games to get

JB07JB07 Registered User regular
edited January 2007 in Games and Technology
so iam getting a 360 tomorrow and i can get two games with it. i cant decide what games. i really dont know what to get. i got oblivion on my pc, i beat fear and prey already on pc, i also beat gears of war 2 times and i cant get live yet. i like dead rising but iam told not to buy it.

any suggestions?

So much work, too many games.
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  • JWashkeJWashke Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Gears of War, Dead Rising, Saints Row, Splinter Cell, Double Agent

    Whoever told you not to get Dead Rising hates fun.

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  • ZephosZephos Climbin in yo ski lifts, snatchin your people up. MichiganRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    rainbow six vegas multiplayer is stupidly fun.

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  • bruinbruin Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Dead Rising and Gears of War. Or since you've already played through Gears, get Lost Planet.

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  • BaronVonSnakPakBaronVonSnakPak Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    rainbow six, and geometry wars.

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  • xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    PGR3 and Dead Rising.

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  • Recoil42Recoil42 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Dead Rising, and Project Gotham Racing 3. Great showpiece for the system's graphical capabilities, awesome racing experience, and if you only have two games, you're going to need two games of extreme contrast/variety. Dead Rising + Project Gotham will do that for you. The other huge benefit here is that PGR3 is only $20 now.


    edit: high five, xzzy!


    Alternatively, I'd go with a Saint's Row + Splinter Cell combo. Again, contrasts: One loud, silly, and carefree; one quiet, focused and intelligent. Both excellent games.


    Don't get R63 if you don't have LIVE.

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  • JB07JB07 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    i dont want to get lost plant until i hear more about it. there a lot of other games like burnout i might get before that one.

    what about dead rising and R6 vegas?

    geometry wars looks crazy lol.

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  • JB07JB07 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Recoil42 wrote:
    Dead Rising, and Project Gotham Racing 3. Great showpiece for the system's graphical capabilities, awesome racing experience, and if you only have two games, you're going to need two games of extreme contrast/variety. Dead Rising + Project Gotham will do that for you. The other huge benefit here is that PGR3 is only $20 now.



    Alternatively, I'd go with a Saint's Row + Splinter Cell combo. Again, contrasts: One loud, silly, and carefree; one quiet, focused and intelligent. Both excellent games.


    Don't get R63 if you don't have LIVE.

    is the single player not worth it? i might end up using my 1 month of live IF we change internet witch i really hope we do.

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  • DarlanDarlan Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I'm actually considering getting a 360 tomorrow as well, would someone be a dear and list a few "highly anticipated" upcoming games as well?

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  • Gaming-ModuleGaming-Module Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Condemned should be purchased now before it becomes hard to come by.

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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Dead Rising would only not be recomended if you have a standard definition TV set.

    What are you looking for in the games though? We can all list games we like but you need to at least give us a general idea. Ie Best Tacticle Shooter and Best Racer.

    Also pony up the piddling amount and get Geometry Wars.

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  • LotharsLothars Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Dead Rising and Rainbow Six, or I would also really recommend Viva Pinata or Project Gotham Racing 3

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  • JB07JB07 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Darlan wrote:
    I'm actually considering getting a 360 tomorrow as well, would someone be a dear and list a few "highly anticipated" upcoming games as well?

    Halo 3, Def Jam: Icon, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, Guitar Hero II, Gears of War 2, assassins creed, resident evil 5, virtual fighter 5, bioshock, mass effect, Fable 2, Halo wars, Half-Life 2, Ridge Racer 6, Unreal Tournament 2007 is some

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  • ShimShamShimSham Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I'll admit I loved Dead Rising a lot.

    For about 3 weeks.

    Haven't touched it since.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I'll say Dead Rising and Gears of War. Far as I can tell, they're the best games out.

    I wish I could say N3, because Tetsuya Mizuguchi is god in my eyes, but the reviews speak for itself. I guess he should stick to music games.

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  • bruinbruin Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Darlan wrote:
    I'm actually considering getting a 360 tomorrow as well, would someone be a dear and list a few "highly anticipated" upcoming games as well?
    This year: Mass Effect, Blue Dragon, Halo 3, GTA 4, Guitar Hero 2, Eternal Sonata, Lost Planet

    This year/next year?: Resident Evil 5, Lost Odyssey, Alan Wake, Assassin's Creed, Too Human

    Loads of awesome.

    edit - beat'd :(

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  • DarlanDarlan Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    JB07 wrote:
    Darlan wrote:
    I'm actually considering getting a 360 tomorrow as well, would someone be a dear and list a few "highly anticipated" upcoming games as well?

    Halo 3, Def Jam: Icon, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, Guitar Hero II, Gears of War 2, assassins creed, resident evil 5, virtual fighter 5, bioshock, mass effect, Fable 2, Halo wars, Half-Life 2, Ridge Racer 6, Unreal Tournament 2007 is some
    Thankee sai. Hmmm...great list, but it's still a hard decision given the potential for price drop.

    Edit: S'all about the thought, bruin. <3

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  • bruinbruin Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Blaket wrote:
    Dead Rising would only not be recomended if you have a standard definition TV set.
    No....no. Don't listen to this. Dead Rising looks great on my SDTV, and I can read the text fine.

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  • -SPI--SPI- Osaka, JapanRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Viva Pinata and something.

    cj iwakura, N3 is nowhere near as bad as the reviews say. If you're a fan of beat em ups or of the levels in Otogi 1/2 where you fight a shitload of enemies it's great.

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  • JB07JB07 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Blaket wrote:
    Dead Rising would only not be recomended if you have a standard definition TV set.

    What are you looking for in the games though? We can all list games we like but you need to at least give us a general idea. Ie Best Tacticle Shooter and Best Racer.

    Also pony up the piddling amount and get Geometry Wars.

    i like almost everything, only thing i dont want with my system right away is sports games. i want hockey later on tho. so right now iam thinking dead rising with R6 and picking up burn out later on

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  • JB07JB07 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Darlan wrote:
    JB07 wrote:
    Darlan wrote:
    I'm actually considering getting a 360 tomorrow as well, would someone be a dear and list a few "highly anticipated" upcoming games as well?

    Halo 3, Def Jam: Icon, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, Guitar Hero II, Gears of War 2, assassins creed, resident evil 5, virtual fighter 5, bioshock, mass effect, Fable 2, Halo wars, Half-Life 2, Ridge Racer 6, Unreal Tournament 2007 is some
    Thankee sai. Hmmm...great list, but it's still a hard decision given the potential for price drop.

    not until summer. long time to wait for a "maybe"

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    -SPI- wrote:
    N3 is nowhere near as bad as the reviews say. If you're a fan of beat em ups or of the levels in Otogi 1/2 where you fight a shitload of enemies it's great.

    Good to know. I like beat em ups enough to get one if the guy behind Rez was responsible.

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  • BaronVonSnakPakBaronVonSnakPak Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    no one mentioned crackdown yet. it comes out in a month. looks fuckin rad as all hell.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    BaronVonSnakPak wrote:
    no one mentioned crackdown yet. it comes out in a month. looks fuckin rad as all hell.
    halo 2.5 olol

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  • Gaming-ModuleGaming-Module Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I guess this would be a good thread to ask this.

    Does anyone recommend that King Kong movie game for 360? I heard it is a well put together game, and it can be had for cheap.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Gaming-Module wrote:
    I guess this would be a good thread to ask this.

    Does anyone recommend that King Kong movie game for 360? I heard it is a well put together game, and it can be had for cheap.
    no idea about the xbox360 version, but its pretty damn good.

    Made by Micheal ancel (who I have a man crush on) genious behind rayman and BG&E

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  • bruinbruin Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    LewieP wrote:
    Gaming-Module wrote:
    I guess this would be a good thread to ask this.

    Does anyone recommend that King Kong movie game for 360? I heard it is a well put together game, and it can be had for cheap.
    no idea about the xbox360 version, but its pretty damn good.

    Made by Micheal ancel (who I have a man crush on) genious behind rayman and BG&E
    It's a good game. The main problem with it is that it's short and doesn't have much replay value, so it's worth picking up on the cheap.

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  • JB07JB07 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    thanks for all the input guys. if anyone wants to add some more go ahead i'll be checking back until i buy my system tomorrow.

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  • ginguskahnginguskahn Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    As you beat GOW and have no live I think the R6/Dead Rising combo is a great choice.

    Also for comming out soon, I see no mention of GRAW2 and Forza 2, both bound to be must haves, and Armored Core 4 if your into that sort of thing.

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  • Bionic MonkeyBionic Monkey Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2007
    LewieP wrote:
    Gaming-Module wrote:
    I guess this would be a good thread to ask this.

    Does anyone recommend that King Kong movie game for 360? I heard it is a well put together game, and it can be had for cheap.
    no idea about the xbox360 version, but its pretty damn good.

    Made by Micheal ancel (who I have a man crush on) genious behind rayman and BG&E
    And it can be gotten for about $15 now. I just grabbed a copy the other day.

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  • JWFokkerJWFokker Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Doesn't anyone rent games anymore? Dead Rising is a good rental, as is King Kong. Not worth buying because you beat them once and you never play them again. Saints Row is pretty much GTA4 in my eyes, with the absence of motorcycles. It's actually a surprisingly good game considering I'm completely burned out on GTA. PGR3 is quite good as well and has quite a bit of single player longevity. Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter is very solid, as is Rainbow Six Las Vegas. Rainbow Six is even better online if you have a couple of skilled teammates. I guess since you don't have Live, you'd be better off renting it. Never got into Splinter Cell myself, but if you liked it's predecessors, I hear its good. I've yet to hear a bad word about Viva Pinata, but I haven't played it. It's reputation is excellent though. Burnout was crap. Wait for the next version to come out because that's supposed to be the next real sequel.

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  • warlinwarlin Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    With only reading the subject I would say Oblivion and Gears of War.
    JB07 wrote:
    so iam getting a 360 tomorrow and i can get two games with it. i cant decide what games. i really dont know what to get. i got oblivion on my pc, i beat fear and prey already on pc, i also beat gears of war 2 times and i cant get live yet. i like dead rising but iam told not to buy it.

    any suggestions?

    After reading your quote I would only reccomend Dead Rising.
    For me, there exists only 3 great games for 360....

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  • direwolf41direwolf41 Registered User new member
    edited January 2007
    If your willing to give up an semblance of a social life, I'd invest in Oblivion.

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    direwolf41 wrote:
    If your willing to give up an semblance of a social life, I'd invest in Oblivion.

    dude, OP

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  • TM2 RampageTM2 Rampage Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    You guys are aware of that Microcenter offer of a 50 dollar gift card when you buy a Core or Premium, eh?

    I think it expires [EDIT: Jan 14th according to http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122982&highlight=microcenter ], actually.

    Btw, this is a bit offtopic, but how loud is the Xbox 360 compared to a PS2? I'm trying to justify holding off an a 360 for now... until a new version comes out or a really good pricedrop/bundle... or something... oy.

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  • SithDrummerSithDrummer Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    JWFokker wrote:
    Doesn't anyone rent games anymore? Dead Rising is a good rental, as is King Kong. Not worth buying because you beat them once and you never play them again.
    What? Isn't the whole idea behind Dead Rising that you play it over and over again? I mean, you keep your levels when you restart, there are something like six endings, a whole lot of achievements to get and a few unlockables. Everything I've ever read about DR is that it's not a "beat it once and never again" game - hell, apparently the difficulty is so extreme that even beating it the first time around is nigh-impossible.

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  • tortor Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Well, since you can't get Live yet... Dead Rising and Viva Pinata

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  • JB07JB07 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    got my games. VEGAS it is. i was going to get dead rising but then the guy at eb jumped up and said SC double agent is on sale for 35 dollars for the week only. so i ended up getting that. i got a head start now due to the low costing game on my next game buy so either dead rising or saints row or something in 2-3 weeks.

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  • AoiAoi Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    If you aren't online, my two definite choices would be Viva Pinata and Dead Rising (yes, even on an SD set), the replay on these two games in single player are outstanding.

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  • AoiAoi Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    JB07 wrote:
    got my games. VEGAS it is. i was going to get dead rising but then the guy at eb jumped up and said SC double agent is on sale for 35 dollars for the week only. so i ended up getting that. i got a head start now due to the low costing game on my next game buy so either dead rising or saints row or something in 2-3 weeks.

    Wow, the 360 version of SC is 35 this week?

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