Poll: Best Xbox game?
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Well, not really. I'm discluding 'late' ports here - which means the GTAs and Half-Life 2 don't make the list - plus the Xbox is a different console than the N64 whereby it's easy to pin down the best games for it (someone might easily prefer games like Beyond Good & Evil, Psychonauts, Dead or Alive Ultimate, or Fable just for example).
I always thought Xbox was the best console of its generation if you didn't own a gaming PC. There are alot of games I liked on the system that wouldn't make a populist poll: Shenmue II, Sid Meier's Pirates!, Jet Set Radio Future, Sonic Mega Collection, House of the Dead III, Spider-Man 2, The Sims 2, Deux Ex: The Invisible War, Conker: Live and Reloaded, etc.
Without a doubt, Armed and Dangerous was the best game i've ever played on Xbox. The game has a Land Shark Gun. come on. It doesn't get better than that. Plus the jokes and banter, and even the cut scenes were helarious. If i end up getting a 360 i'll even check to see if it works with it.
Right I think what one of those is an xbox exclusive, Shenmue II. You hardly need a gaming rig to run Pirates, the sims, Deus Ex or even HL2. The main problem with this poll as opposed to the N64 one, which I thought was good, is that the last few generations of consoles have become so cross-platform that it's actually irrelevant what you have.EzraPound said:
Goldeneye, Mario 64, Kart 64, Ocarina of Time. They define that console. None of the quoted games except Halo define the Xbox and standing on that, just not really anything to poll about.
You are right, my PS2 got much more use than my Xbox. However, with current gen, I am 360 all the way.rossatdi said:
Saying that, I voted for Ninja Gaiden. I think that game definately pushed the capabilities of the system because it had graphics that look almost current gen. The gameplay was fresh can fun (for the time). It was a remake that felt like the original (especially when you take difficulty into account).
A few more are exclusive than that: Jet Set Radio Future, Shenmue II (not counting the PAL or Japanese versions), House of the Dead III, and Conker: Live and Reloaded. But I see your point. I should add, though, that a) in the years the games you cited came out regular PCs were less apt to be able to play them, and b) the Xbox had a nice cross-section of PC/PS2 ports, post-DC Sega titles (I'm huge Shenmue fan), and exclusives - however numbered. Moreover, it was well-balanced in terms of genres: if you wanted a fighting game, you could get Soul Calibur II or DOA3; if you wanted an RPG, you could get Jade Empire or Morrowind; if you wanted a simulation you could get The Sims 2 or Pirates!, etc.
And yeah, consoles are getting progressively more samey (excepting Nintendo's, of course) for a number of reasons, which renders this thread somewhat obsolete. It's like the PS3 vs. Xbox 360 debate: who really cares? Assassin's Creed, BioShock, Orange Box, GTA IV, Final Fantasy XIII, and Call of Duty 4 are all available/will be available on both consoles. Insofar as I can tell, the only real basis to choose if you'd prefer a PS3 or an Xbox 360 - other than the Blu-Ray schtick - is whether you'd prefer Fable II and Mass Effect or Metal Gear Solid 4.