The Xbox Thread (Now with 100% more 360) *Xbox One additives
 

Since we have a thread dedicated to Nintendo, I thought we could have one dedicated to the newest contender in the console wars, Microsoft's Xbox. There are tons of great games coming out for it this year, so this thread is for discussioon of thse games, and games already out, like Halo! :D

I've also added all known XBL GamerTags to this thread, because we really don't need two Xbox dedicated threads.

Ai - Rhen
Mondo J. Gecko - Mondo Jay
JameO - JameO
Peanut - MBCpeanut
Phyzogh/Jo Dawn - Phyzogh
Dane E5R - RaphElite5
Duke - Knights Duke
cqb101 - cqb101
Brodie - ChewMyIntestine
ThirdMarioBro - ThirdMarioBro

Xbox Must Play List
Exclusives
Halo
Halo 2
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Ninja Gaiden
Dead or Alive: Ultimate
Fable
MechAssault
MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf
Jet Set Radio Future
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Shenmue II
Voodoo Vince
Full Spectrum Warrior
Oddworld Stranger's Wrath
Amped 2
The Bard's Tale
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay
Project Gotham Racing 2
Conker Live & Reloaded

Multi-Platform Games
X-Men Legends

Mercenaries is a pretty cool game. There are alot of faults in it, but it's still a long game and pretty fun to destroy anything in the way. And I am waiting for Rainbow Six: Lockout on March 15th. And of course Halo 2 will always be one of my favourites. Also WrestleMania 21 will be intense as well!

For anyone who ever got messed with by standby'ers in Halo 2, this video will be somewhat satisfying. Know that these guys are screwed! :D

http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=movie7643

Let the video load before you play it, or it'll just be all choppy.

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Thats awesome... I've never actually played anybody whose cheated... guess I'm lucky... but that was pretty funny... Halo 2 for me has been my first and best online game played... anybody have recommendations of other online games to play??
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I have been getting into Xbox since my Dad bought one. I got him KOTOR but he hasnt playe dit yet. He wants me to beat it first and tell him how it is or something. Anyways I really like that game. Fable is pretty fun too. I havnt really tried anyother games but so far I like the rpgs and I like the Oddworld game

Isn't there supposed to be a new oddworld coming out?

Edit my xbox live name is Knights Duke but i'm hardly ever on, it's been over a month. I tend to get on and play when a game first comes but that is about the extent of it. I guess i just prefer online gaming on the pc although xbox live is extremely well done.

Yeah its a first person shooter called Stranger

Alright I added you Duke. All the Dromers need to get on for at least a couple games of Big Team Battle!

The new Oddworld game is Stranger, which is a 1st person/3rd person Action/Shooter. I played my friends copy, and it definately has some merit. "Live" Ammo is not only cool, but so original I can't believe no one ever thought of it before. BTW Spitfire, KOTOR is amazing, you should also try Morrowind if MASSIVLY open ended RPG gameplay is your style. Perhaps we should make a list of must play Xbox games for Xbox newbies?

Good. Glad you started this Peanut. You seem good for the job. Have fun :)

Thanks TMB. I only wish there were as many Xbox fans as there are Gamecube fans here. :(

Anyways, I've decided to compile a list of "Must Plays" for the Xbox newbies who might need help. Anyone who wants to add anything go right ahead! I'll try and stick to console exclusives for now.

Xbox Must Play List
Halo
Halo 2
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Ninja Gaiden
Dead or Alive: Ultimate
Fable
MechAssault
MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf
Jet Set Radio Future
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Shenmue II
Voodoo Vince
Full Spectrum Warrior
Oddworld Stranger's Wrath
Amped 2
The Bard's Tale
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay

I recently got Stranger's Wrath and KOTOR 2 imported, and I think Stranger's Wrath is a really excellent game. I was very surprised considering how poor (at least in my opinion) the previous Oddworld games were. However, my reaction to KOTOR 2 was quite the opposite. Having played through KOTOR thinking that it's an amazing game, I was quite disappointed with KOTOR 2. Did anyone else find KOTOR 2 disappointing?

Perhaps this is just because of how KOTOR was so original, so it had a kind of shock value.

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I second that... and yeah I quite enjoyed Strangers Wrath aswell... very original game.... Haven't got to play KOTOR 2... but yeah I've heard its dissapointing.... I liked the first one though... which is weird cause I'm not much of an rpg guy... Oh yeah... Peanut you forgot Ninja Gaiden and Chronicles of Riddick... both are very good... very hard, but very good...
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Ninja Gaiden is on his list but he did forget Chronicles of Riddick.

Added it. Anyone want to try and come up with a date and time for a Halo 2 bash?

Edit: JameO and myself will be on Halo for awhile just messing around and trying to do cool stuff. If you want to join in just add one of us and jump into the room! :D

halo 2 n00bs

http://rapidshare.de/files-en/546110...plete.wmv.html

Go to the very bottom, click on free. Then wait a while there will be a timer at the bottom. Once it is done it will automatically show a download button. Enjoy!

The messing around on a couple maps was pretty cool tonight, but the matchmade games were TERRIBLE. Just no fun at all. Maybe it's because we were all a little more moody than usual. Don't think we're assholes, idiots, and terrible players like that EVERY night Mondo.

Yeah definately, it was an overall bad night for us.

Part Two of Newbies : http://rapidshare.de/files-en/562258...fe-02.wmv.html

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don't worry about it... I had fun... we got are butts kicked in the matchmaking, but I guess thats cause I don't know your guys' styles very well... I'm use to always having a sniper... whatever, it was fun while it lasted... we definatley need to get a big custom game going with a bunch of people from the T-Drome here... that would be super fun...
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The problem is our friend Ringo. He always has to have either a sniper or a rocket, something like that. We don't play with him all that often though, if you ever get the chance, Ai, myself, and JameO are the real team to play with. You'd have the sniper whenever you pleased, we rarely use it.

And a friend of ours online, DarthAce01. Just don't get in the Warthog with him.

FUSION FRENZY!

I like that one.

It was ok. Xbox's answer to Gamecube's Mario Party. There were definately some neat games on there.

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I ment sniper as in someone else always having it and watching my back... :lol: now that I read what I wrote its quite funny... I'm use to always having my buddy pic up the sniper and covering me while I go on kamakazee runs (not really, but close enough)... we had some good games though... Peanut, JameO, Ringo and I... we didn't do too too bad... oh yeah... I've played Fusion Frenzy, I'd never buy it, but the demo on Halo was ok, I guess...
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We were on for a bit tonight, along with Ai, but you went off just as we started. We definately had a good night tonight. Lots of fun. Especially in the game against the British guys.

Wooo, British guys.

Anyway, I had X-Box Live, but I haven't had it for a month now. I might get it again. It would be cool to have a Technodrome Forums clan.

It was cool because they were so polite when they trounced us. It was single flag CTF, me and Ai went into their base in the Hog, and swiped the flag without any trouble at all, as we drove out of their base I was saying things like "I has to be off with you flag govna. I'll return for some tea." And they got a kick out of that. Then we defended, went back on offense, Ai and myself tried the same thing, but this time they were ready and blew us and the Hog up, not before I could say "FOR THE QUEEN GENTS!" as I sat waiting to respawn I heard one of the guys who had killed us say "Eat my dust good sir!" It was a light hearted game, and a damn lot of fun, it's good to play against decent people with a sense of humor.

Yeah, people with a sense of humor about their culture is great. Like I tell Peanut all the time that America is a bunch of assholes, and we share a laugh. It's all good. I mean, it's just a game, and you shouldn't take life that seriously.

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Yeah... I tell people I'm Canadian and the jokes start flying... I love when people have a good sense of Humor... especially if they're funny and aren't sore losers/winners .... I hate sore losers/winners.... jerks.... but if they have a sense of humor that ussuallly helps...
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Fuzion Frenzy is awesome. I am the daddy of Twisted System. Still waitin' to play with you guys.

Well where have you been dude? I haven't seen you on there in a long ass while.

Edit: Some random news from Gamespot.

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RUMOR #2: Microsoft's next-generation console will be called the "Xbox 360."

Source: Followers of all things shiny and electronic, Engadget.com.

The official story: "Microsoft does not comment on rumors or speculation"--Microsoft spokesperson.

What we heard: A wellspring for interesting (if unsubstantiated) tidbits, Engagdet cites a "trusted source" as having revealed the name for Microsoft's next-gen console, complete with logo (see screen index). Furthermore, the source also explained the rationale behind the arguably lackluster moniker. "Apparently Microsoft was worried that calling their new console the 'Xbox 2' would make it seem older or less 'cutting-edge' than the PlayStation 3," said the site. Engadget also cited a 2004 study that compared the "Xbox 360" to its rival next-consoles' possible names: "PlayStation 3" and "Nintendo N5." However, it didn't mention reports of another 2004 marketing study that reportedly tested consumer reactions to three versions of a console called the Xbox Next, currently the most common name applied to Microsoft's next-gen console. However, the software colossus is staying mum for the moment, so there's little but gut feeling to go on.

Bogus or not bogus?: Given the popularity of "Xbox Next" and the fact "Xbox 360" sounds like some kind of snowboarding trick, we'll go with "probably bogus."

RUMOR #3: The next-generation Xbox will use neither the Blu-ray nor the HD-DVD disc formats.

Source: Online tech-dope muckraker The Inquirer.

The official story: "Microsoft does not comment on speculation or rumors. (You see what I did there? I switched the order of 'rumors' and 'speculation.') "--Microsoft spokesperson.

What we heard: Although it jokingly says it received the tip from an anonymous source "in a soggy brown envelope anonymously delivered through our door by untraceable carrier pigeon," the Inquirer article does seriously suggest that rather than support either of the two new high-capacity formats, Microsoft will stick with plain ol' DVDs as its media medium. The reason? "To keep the costs of the system and its games down," according to The Inquirer's source. As thin as this theory is, it does have some weight to it. For one, Microsoft loses money on every Xbox sold, and it's been rumored to be taking drastic steps (that is, ditching the hard drive in favor of high-capacity flash cards) to keep the cost of its next-gen system down. Secondly, with a console generation life span of around four to five years, a high-capacity format drive may not be necessary. Currently, even the most graphic-intensive PC games currently on the market can fit on a 4.7GB DVD. Doom 3 came on just three CDs (approximately 2GB), while Far Cry came on five (approx. 3.25GB). The record belongs do Everquest II, which came on a whopping 10 CDs (approx. 6.5GB). However, games that size could simply come on two discs, like the best-selling Resident Evil 4. (Note: GameCube discs only hold 1.5GB per disc.) Then there's the question of the two new formats. Blu-ray is being heavily backed by Sony, so it would seem unlikely that Microsoft would help its archrival spread its chosen format. But if the company selected HD-DVD for the Xbox Next, it would be picking sides in a format war where there is no clear favorite. And everyone knows Bill Gates does not like to lose...

Bogus or not bogus?: Possible, but still too early to call.
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Don't really have an opinion on the type of media Xbox uses, but I hope Xbox 2 is called Xbox Next, over Xbox 360 at least, which sounds pretty damn stupid.

My guess is, the name won't have "X-Box" in it.

Could be, but I think Microsoft is trying to build around the X-Box name, much like Sony has done with the Playstation. Also the only non X-Box name I've heard so far is Xenon, which is also stupid.

Yeah, let's just start naming consoles with elements on the periodic table! Yeah! Power to science! Stupid.

They shouldn't call it Xbox 2, though. That's Sony's department to tack on a number.

Yeah i've heard that too and i think it is a horrible name. I don't know if i'd buy a console called Xenon. Well, actually i plan of getting one regardless of the name but it doesn't mean i'll like it.

oh jeez.... i need to play halo 2 with you guys again, i've been playin with ppl from ohio, columbus area.

On the must play list, well, for XBL users, need to play some Phantasy Star Online and Star Wars; Jedi Academy, great to play online with... and COunter Strike, but the cpu version is a whole lot better

Elite... I could whoop your ass in Fuzion Frenzy, lol just gimme Dub and Twisted System

Samson, son! Beatin' you would be a "stroll in the park." 8)

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I've heard that one too... I don't like it at all... I think out of the three names (Xenon, X-box 360 and X-box Next) I like X-box Next the best... but the have be coming up with something better than that...
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Elite, you're... "NOt bad, but i think your bass line could use some tunin'"

Just thought I'd add to the essential games list

Project Gotham Racing 2
X-Men Legends

KOTOR 2 only just came out here and the only thing I've found disappointing so far is the amount of bugs that game has. I swear insects will literally start coming out of my xbox soon...

Ok I added both. I also edited it so the games were all in the first post. I made a new section for Multi-Platform games, so if anyone has any multi-platform games that are really good on the XBox, then say those as well.