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XBLA game recommendation thread
K7 Avenger
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I have received 1600 points from my badass SS and need some game recommendations...
I have:
GeoWars 2
Bionic Commando: Rearmed
Castle Crashers
Megaman 9
Alien Hominid
Doom
I'm really looking at Braid but my friend has it and I may beat it at his place. Other than that I am really interested in SSFIIHD. I have never played a Street Fighter and I am intrigued by how some people just fucking love it.
Also was thinking about Duke Nukem. But I want to hear what you fancy motherfuckers have to say :winky:
I have:
GeoWars 2
Bionic Commando: Rearmed
Castle Crashers
Megaman 9
Alien Hominid
Doom
I'm really looking at Braid but my friend has it and I may beat it at his place. Other than that I am really interested in SSFIIHD. I have never played a Street Fighter and I am intrigued by how some people just fucking love it.
Also was thinking about Duke Nukem. But I want to hear what you fancy motherfuckers have to say :winky:
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Other awesome games:
Rez HD - half rails shooter, half experiment in synesthaesia (blending of senses), half acid trip. An incredible experience.
Ikaruga - great vertical shmup by Treasure. Balls-to-the-wall hard
Age of Booty - Plays like a hex strategy game, but in real-time.
Settlers of Catan / Carcassonne / Ticket to Ride - Faithful ports of awesome board games
Bomberman - It's Bomberman.
The two Penny Arcade games - great adventure/RPG hybrids, with a great sense of humor and a very engaging battle system
Poker Smash - Like Panel de Pon / Tetris Attack / Pokemon Puzzle League, but you have to make Poker hands
A Kingdom for Keflings - Mellow city-building sim. Like an RTS without the war.
The number one piece of advice that I give whenever a thread like this comes up is DOWNLOAD DEMOS OF EVERYTHING THAT SOUNDS INTERESTING. It's not like you have anything to lose!
Ah I have doom :x my bad
PacMan Championship edition.
Geometry Wars 1 & 2
Bionic Commando Rearmed
PA:RSPD Episode 1 and 2.
Castle Crashers
(in case you missed it, I failed at stealth-editing my post above to include a whole bunch of recs).
I want this game pretty bad based on what people are saying. It sounds like a sweet fighter.
Banjo Kazooie - The classic Nintendo platformer stars a big, goofy honey bear named Banjo who wears tight yellow shorts and carries around a raucous, red-crested breegull named Tooie in his backpack. The bear-and-bird duo must use constant teamwork to rescue Banjo's sister from the evil Gruntilda who wants to steal her beauty. A solid platformer with loveable charm.
A Kingdom for Keflings - Place your customized Xbox LIVE Avatar in the medieval world of A Kingdom for Keflings, a new city-building game from NinjaBee. Play as your Avatar or choose from other friendly giants as you teach the local Keflings how to collect and convert resources to customize your kingdom.If you're looking for a laid back alternative to the typical XBLA fare, A Kingdom for Keflings is for you. It's a humorous, low-pressure/high reward strategy game that gives your brand new Xbox avatar something fun to do.
Mega Man 9 - finally, the 9th sequel to the classic NES action-platforming series. Mega Man 9 is a true to form sequel in the series, sticking true to the NES's 8 bit roots, both in presentation and in gameplay. Tough yet rewarding, this game plays like the originals, but offers a great variety of bosses, items, and excellent level design. This game holds up to the best in the series in terms of gameplay, and furthermore, supports not only its own unique "achievement system," but offers a variety of downloadable content to extent the replayability. Recommended for Mega Man fans, action fans, and tough platforming fans.
Braid - Braid is a puzzle-platformer, drawn in a paint-like 2D style, where the player manipulates the flow of time in strange and unusual ways. Braid is challenging—but the challenge is about solving puzzles, rather than forcing you to replay tricky jumps. Imaginative, innovative, and engrossing puzzler.
Bomberman Live - Classic top down, grid based Bomberman gameplay; awesome multiplayer/party style bombing gameplay with online multiplayer support.
Portal: Still Alive - Portal: Still Alive features the full award-winning Portal single player game from Valve, plus a new challenge mode. Break the laws of physics using "portal" technology to solve puzzles and survive in this darkly comic story weaving adventure with brain-bending puzzles. The game includes fourteen brand new bonus puzzles to challenge even the most skilled test subjects.
Duke Nukem 3D - a perfect port of the original, classic first person shooter Duke Nukem 3D. Duke3D is a classic FPS because of its unique attitude and satirical style that pokes fun at movies and videogames. The game features more interactivity than most modern FPSs still strive for. The game has some of the most unique and varied weapons and items as well, ranging from a Jetpack that allows you to fly anywhere, to weapons such as the Shrink Ray, where you shrink opponents and crush them under your boots, to the laser tripmines for setting traps. The lengthy single player mode has been upgraded by allowing you to "rewind time" if you find yourself in a tough situation, as well as the ability to play the whole campaign with up to 8 players cooperative. And mulitiplayer on Xbox Live has never been more exciting with Duke's huge array of levels and crazy weapons/items that make deathmatch more fun than it has ever been.
Bionic Command Rearmed - A modernized remake of the classic 2D gameplay of Bionic Commando. With the same basic gameplay of the original,
this game has been re-created entirely in high definition and clean 3D graphics and excellent animation. The classic swinging, shooting, platforming action of the original has been spruced up with the addition of abilities to grab barrels and enemies and launch them, a mechanic useful in the levels as well as against bosses.
Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2 - Experience the adrenaline rush from playing the latest version of the frenetic retro shooter Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2. New features include six action-packed gameplay modes, new enemies, new scoring strategies, and a diverse list of exciting achievements. If that's not crazy enough for you, try multiplayer mayhem for up to four players. Use power-ups in versus mode to boost your stats or handicap your opponent, or team up with others in co-op mode.
Penny Arcade Advenures (series) - An entertaining, comical and sometimes downright ridiculous RPG adventure featuring our beloved Gabe & Tycho that will keep you entertained for many hours. One of the most substantial Xbox Live titles to date. For fans of Penny Arcade, purchasing this game will be a no brainer.
Ikaruga - one of the finest Shootem'ups in the genre, this game is tense and difficult yet fair and rewarding, and makes great use of a black/white polarity gameplay mechanic for both strategy and gaining higher scores.
Castlevania SOTN - the classic 2D Castlevania game, this game combines elements of RPGs and classic Castlevania with the explorative, item-collection gameplay of Super Metroid.
Rez HD - Set in a cyberworld, the legendary fast-paced action-shooter Rez HD, created by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, provides the ultimate audiovisual experience as the player targets the enemies and hacks the system while creating their own beats. Rez opens your senses ... let's go to synaesthesia was the watchword when Rez released in 2001 to become a fan favorite. The dynamic, total integration of visual presentation, sound and player input provides the ultimate audiovisual experience.
Puzzle Quest - combining the addicting puzzle game qualities of Bejeweled with bits of RPG and strategy, this is a surprisingly unique and addicting XBLA title whose gameplay and replay value just last forever.
Geometry Wars Retro Evolved - The classic top down, twin-stick shooter, this is one of the best arcade, high-point addiction style games on the XBLA; think of it as a psychadelic combination of Asteroids meets Robotron meets awesome.
N+ - seemingly simple on the surface, this is a fast paced, addicting and surprisingly deep action/puzzle game in which you take your Ninja character and collect items in order to reach the exit before time runs out; use ninja skills and cool ingame physics effects to achieve your goals.
Pacman CE - Pac-Man returns in this enhanced version of the all time classic videogame. Pac-Man Championship Edition has many new and unique gameplay features, but still spotlights the big yellow PAC-MAN we all know and love. The enhanced version now features constantly evolving mazes, a time limit, and six different game modes. Graphics and sound have been fully enhanced in this new version of the classic game.
Galaga Legions - update to classic Galaga arcade game while maintaining the addictive nature of the original - by the Pacman CE team. Addictive get-that-high-score gameplay.
Castle Crashers - hack and slash multiplayer beat'em up by the same team that made Alien Hominid. Great style and humor, great gameplay that harkens back to the days of the arcade quarter crunchin' beat'em up
Sonic 2 - The classic Sonic the Hedgehog game that we all know and love. Defy gravity in hair-raising loop-de-loops, bounce like a pinball and race like lightning. Play against friends at home or against others over Xbox Live in this classic game. Enhanced graphics and sound, and cool online bits like leaderboards and achievements.
Uno - Classic party card game. Compete against three other players to match colors and symbols, go Wild with special command cards such as Skip and Reverse, and be the first to play all your cards. Three game modes: Choose from Standard UNO, Partner UNO, or House Rules UNO. House Rules UNO: Customize 10 different game rules to suit your preference. Single player: Go up against three computer players. Multiplayer play: Go online via Xbox Live against three other players. Downloads: Get add-on theme decks to customize the visual appearance and game rules.
Doom - Id's classic first person shooter in all of its glory. The original Doom makes you a one-man army as a space marine fights through space stations, the shores of Hell, and eventually hell itself. Hordes of demons in a nonstop fast-paced demon-blasting game.
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix - Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix downloads Capcom's popular puzzle game into the new generation. The new version of the game features newly created 1080p HD graphics, several new game modes, improved game balance, new stage backgrounds courtesy of Udon Entertainment and online play.You're getting a timeless classic with a great variety of new modes, and on top of that online gameplay. Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix is most definitely addicting.
Soul Calibur - classic 3D fighting game that started the legendary series. Soul Calibur is one the deepest 3D fighters of its time, but is also very accessible. Easy to pick up and play, but with enough depth that any hardcore fighting fan can appreciate.
Alien Hominid HD - an HD remake of the Alien Hominid game, this is a game that represents everything we love about fast paced 2D action shooters. Alien Hominid takes its influences from Metal Slug and Contra, and combines some of its own unique twists in gameplay. Definitely a must buy for any fan of Metal Slug or Contra. Tough yet fun and rewarding, with excellent style and a unique sense of humor.
Metal Slug 3 - the best of SNK's arcade classic series, Metal Slug 3 is difficult yet rewarding with some of the craziest and coolest levels and bosses in the series. Arcade platforming/shooting action at its finest.
Lumines Live! - A thrillingly-fast paced puzzle game that should appeal to everyone with its unique style and music that work together in a unique way. It provides an enthralling experience that almost anyone can be addicted to.Lumines Live! features full multiplayer mode on Xbox Live, unleashing leaderboards, achievements, gamer scores, online competitive modes, and more on Xbox Live gamers.
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Seconded.
Marble Blast, because it's classic puzzler. And it rounds off the 1600 points.
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Puzzle Fighter HD
Arcade
Geometry Wars Evolved²
I forgot about Puzzle Fighter and GeoWars 2. They are definitely some of my faves. These are games that I personally passed on that were highly recommended by others.
Now start clicking and queuing.
I'd half agree, regarding Braid. It was excellent, don't get me wrong, but once I finished, it was done.
I don't know if I'll ever actually be interested in playing that game again. It was a great experience, but the replay value was as close to zero as it can be. Since you have access to it on your friend's box, I'd play it, savor it, and be done with it.
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I would also highly recommand Puzzle Crack.. eh I mean Puzzle quest. It's addictive, fun and on xbox 360, after you are done with the original game, you can buy an expension pack for new missions, classes, etc... And Puzzle Quest offer a LOT of gaming hours for your money...
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Other than that, you probably can't go wrong with SSF2HDR or Castle Crashers, especially if you are into multiplayer games.
Band of Bugs + expansions - Great turn-based strategy, map editor, and a good amount of missions
Commanders: Attack of the Genos - Another TBS (well TBS/RTS hybrid). No map editor, but the story missions are fun, and there's a good amount of units and the campaign is pretty long.
EXIT puzzle platformer about rescuing inept people from all sorts of situations
Heavy Weapon best shooter on XBLA, and yes - the 360 version is better than the PC version - War Party is especially fun
Prince of Persia Classic all the awesome you remember from your childhood but gorgeous to look at and playable from your couch
This is almost never mentioned in recommendation threads. Really good game, solid art style and gameplay. The demo is a little slow to start as it's mostly tutorials, but it's worth a purchase if you don't have it on PSP.
YES, meh, and YES.
I think I'm the only person in the world who doesn't like Carcassonne, but the others are awesome.
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Galaga Legions
Pac Man Championship Edition
These three are awesome.
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