top 5 games

Slig

Got an xbox 360 last week with Dirt and Dead rising.
I am a PC gamer mostly but what would you recommend as an essential 5 to have in my collection (also do xbox games work in the 360?)

I got Bioshock last week and haven't stopped playing it. Definitely recommended. Also, if you can't tell from the number of threads about it, COD4 is a must-have for the xbox live value.

Edit: Not all original xbox games work on the 360. You can find a list of games that do on xbox.com

yoyo

Slig wrote: »

Got an xbox 360 last week with Dirt and Dead rising.
I am a PC gamer mostly but what would you recommend as an essential 5 to have in my collection (also do xbox games work in the 360?)

Xbox origional games (most) work on 360 once you have a xbox live account, the compatible games list is HERE. My top 5? Well considering your a pc gamer (like myself), I'd suggest that if you already have a few good titles ie bioshock on pc, these games I've enjoyed on the xbox 360:
* GTA4
* Crackdown (Really underated game)
* COD4 (Even if you played pc one, online play on this is good on xbox)
* Gears of War (Can prob pick this up cheap now, great co op campaign if you have m8s on live and decent online)
* The Darkness (I thought this was a good game!)

There my suggestions & most you'll be able to pick up cheaply ie crackdown, gears, the darkness etc... second hand.

Nick

Slig

Dont have an xbox live account(no broadband), is this needed to play the old xbox games?
Lots of FPS/TPS there, I like you style:D

DarkJager

COD 4 - Probably the best FPS on 360
GTA 4 - I'm sure you already have an idea of how good this is
Saints Row - Found this very enjoyable, similar to GTA.
Halo 3 - If you liked any of the first 2 halo games, you'll enjoy this.
Stranglehold - Nice game to just pick up and play. Limb specific damage FTW!!

yoyo

Slig wrote: »

Dont have an xbox live account(no broadband), is this needed to play the old xbox games?
Lots of FPS/TPS there, I like you style:D

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardscompatibility.htm

Looking on microsofts site it seems possible you can download the updates, burn them to a CD-r/RW and update that way, so yes it should be possible to run xbox origionals on a 360 without live

Nick

FreeOSCAR

Hmm Essential 5 you wont find on the PC.

Crackdown defo.
GTA IV.
Suppose any sports game if your into them like.

Thats all i can think of.

kaimera

PGR4
Forza2
Ace Combat
Rainbow6 Vegas {found it better on 360}


GTA4 will hopefully be out on PC at some stage this year. {i'm holding out for it}

armour87

ballybay_eh

If you haven't already tried the Orange Box then you should do so. Immediately. The greatest gaming package ever.

Ehhh... Mass Effect is pretty good. Should be able to pick it up second hand. Same with Oblivion. Try to get the version with the add ons.

And Gears of War (excellent co-op) and bioshock (excellent single player).

Actually, all of them would be available a very reasonable prices second hand. Lucky you.



And if you're looking for original xbox games you should check this out: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055295391/

Retr0gamer

1. Bioshock
2. Castlevania Symphony of the Night
3. Guitar Hero 3 (no money for rock band )
4. Earth Defence Force
5. CoD4

Worst: the Darkness, pure pants

silvine

Orange Box
Gears of War
Oblivion
Call of Duty4
GTA IV

1.) Oblivion - Best RPG and all around best game ever!

2.) Gears of War - amazing 3rd person shooter and unique to the 360.

3.) Halo 3 - Not as good as COD4, but a good solid game, again just for 360.

4.) Assassin's Creed - another good sandbox game.

5.) COD 4 - Just play it, you'll understand...

Dicksboro_man

-Bioshock *no comment.Game of the Century for me
-COD4 *the best for online gaming+great storyline
-GH III(or IV etc) *super duper fun
-PGR4 *the best racing game i've played
-Rock Band:D *super duper fun number 2

DeVore

Forza, Mass Effect, Bioshock and curiously I burn more hours on Catan or Carcassonne then any of the others

Oh, Orange Box. Obv....

DeV.

Daithi412

GTA IV
Half life orange box (portal is a bit like an orgasm)
Call of duty 4
Halo (but only if your playing online, call of duty will be a better shooter offline)
Bioshock

i know those last three are shooters, but they really are the best things for xbox, if you dont want to get so many i would also reccomend eternal sonata, oblivion, pgr4, mass effect, rock band, gears of war and ninja gaiden.

your lucky, theres plenty of games out there!:D

trb 93

Slig wrote: »

Got an xbox 360 last week with Dirt and Dead rising.
I am a PC gamer mostly but what would you recommend as an essential 5 to have in my collection (also do xbox games work in the 360?)

1-guitar hero 3
2-halo 3
3-call of duty 4
4-devil may cry 4
5-madden 08

brennaldo

-halo3
-gears of war(its a bit old now but its deadly)
-call of duty 4
-GTA 4
-fifa 08

and ther are others......

Y2J_MUFC

FIFA 08
GTA 4
Guitar Hero 2 (or 3)
Halo 3
Gears of War

bucks73

CoD4
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
The Orange Box
Lego Star Wars TCS
Bioshock

rizzla

GTA IV
Bioshock
Skate - No ones mentioned it yet but I thought it was a brilliant use of the analog sticks and shat on Tony Hawks.
Orange Box
Crackdown

Retr0gamer

Daithi412 wrote: »

Halo (but only if your playing online, call of duty will be a better shooter offline)

CoD 4 kicks Halo 3's ass offline and online.

quad_red

My fifty cents...

Gears of War
Call of Duty 4
BioShock
Mass Effect
The Orange Box (for Portal particularly)

Slig

Thanks for the replys guys, got Bioshock at the weekend and it ROCKS, scary as hell but a bit strange not using a mouse, COD will be the next purchase me thinks, I'll wait for GTA to come down in price (seen it in Liffeyvalley secondhand for 59 quid:eek:, whats the point?)

DeVore

If you think Bioshock is scary, I strongly suggest you avoid Black and particularly Fear like the plague. :)

DeV.

Slig

DeVore wrote: »

If you think Bioshock is scary, I strongly suggest you avoid Black and particularly Fear like the plague. :)

DeV.

Had fear on the PC And I didnt find it too shocking, probably because I knew something was going to happen as the game majorly slowed down before any action:D. But seriously the scary thing is trying to aim with a joystick instead of the mouse.

Kur4mA

Back on topic!

GTA4 (the level of detail is mind blowing)
Crackdown (very clever, fun and addictive game that has essentially thrown all of the sandbox rules out the window)
The Orange Box (value for money +++ all of the game and episodes are amazing)
Assasin's Creed (I love this game...just the sheer cockyness of this game and where they're going with the storyline )
COD4 (best FPS experience you're gonna get on the 360)

Mr Moon

The best 5 games I've played are.....

In no particular order!

GTA IV
COD IV
Bioshock
RSV 1
PES 6

Vic Vinegar

kyub wrote: »

GTA4 (the level of detail is mind blowing)
Crackdown (very clever, fun and addictive game that has essentially thrown all of the sandbox rules out the window)
The Orange Box (value for money +++ all of the game and episodes are amazing)
Assasin's Creed (I love this game...just the sheer cockyness of this game and where they're going with the storyline )
COD4 (best FPS experience you're gonna get on the 360)

Good choices, I'd pretty much go with all of those for a top five!

For racing games, Burnout Paradise & Race Driver:Grid are brilliant!