Alright very late...
I'm planning on buying a used original Xbox from EB this week.
So far the games I want to pickup are
Jet Set Radio Future
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
Ninja Gaiden Black
Halo 2
Shenmue 2
Splinter Cell Double Agent
Half-life 2
I'm also planning on getting the component cables for my hdtv since all the games support at least 480p I believe, and it seems a lot of games support 16x9.
Any suggestions for games to get?
Is it still possible to make a live account now? I have no idea really how it works.
Also is it even worth it to get live anymore?
Thanks a lot and sorry if this doesnt belong here, I wasn't sure if this was supposed to be in the help/advice forum.
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I'd add Morrowind GOTY edition
and Thief: Deadly Shadows.
I mean, I enjoyed the hell out of my Xbox before getting my 360, and I think it's worth getting, but for only a couple hundred more (the price of only a few games) you could get the 360 instead, which also will make FAR better use of your HDTV.
It is really, really, really good.
And Live is definitely worth it, if you have friends on Live. If you play Halo 2 without Live, you're only playing half of a game.
I hear you on that, and it's 60, not 50
BUt the thing is, you can play most of the original xbox games on the 360 already, so you can still buy those cheap games.
Plus, even with the free silver live account, you can download free demos of games, if you get bored of what you already have, and want to play something new, but can't quite afford a new game right at the moment.
Also, on the cheap games end of the spectrum, you have plenty of good XBLA games for 5-10 bucks.
you mean the Elite?
it's out in NA, and as far as i know it still gets the 3 red lights and stuff i think.
I believe the theory is they're going to quietly fix the issues later in the year and start producing the now-less-likely-to-break 360s instead.
KotOR 1 & 2
Jade Empire
Phantom Dust
Psychonauts
Those are probably the best ones I can remember that you haven't already listed.
honestly, other than the news all deciding to reprt the same story at once, no one really knows how widespread the problem is (other than MSoft themselves)
I mean, yeah, there are folks on their third 360, but that is NOT everyone.
They ARE going to be releasing a 65nm version at some point though, I think.
Your list is solid. Another poster recommended Fable, Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2, and Jade Empire. And Morrowind! I fully endorse all those recommendations.
Others that are also on PS2, but perhaps you missed, include Max Payne 1 and 2, and Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. They are superior on the Xbox hardware anyway, especially Max Payne, and can be had for $5 in many cases. Also, I see you have Splinter Cell Double Agent on the list, and as such, I cannot recommend Chaos Theory enough. You'll find it cheap and it's well worth it if you like stealth games.
Warframe: TheBaconDwarf
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Otogi 1 or 2
Arx Fatalis
Oh oh! Project Gotham Racing 2 is perfection, as is Rallisport Challenge 2.
I've never been a huge fan of the series, but even I couldn't turn down Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.
He'll cut you even if you do. But you'll enjoy it.
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