As a role-playing game the player is tasked with traversing a vast territory all while ranking up certain abilities. As the game progresses the player gains access to better, abilities and equipment. The countless fantasy elements from dragons to giant axes are sure to make any fan of the genre gleam with joy.
For a game that must render several unique environments it is truly stunning how gorgeous this game looks. The graphic quality is superb and the attention to detail is beyond that. The ability to choose how to play is what makes this game so unique. No two playthroughs will feel the same, and the lack of linear gameplay completely surrenders the narrative to the player. This takes open world gameplay to the next level. Your journey is entirely up to you. The Call of Duty franchise is the most successful firsts person shooter series of all time.
Due to the success of its second title, Call of Duty games now release on an annual basis. As of there has been a new Call of Duty game every single year. With constant international releases, the pressure to up the ante is prevalent.
The Xbox ushered in seven different Call of Duty titles. Gameplay versatility has always been a selling point for the franchise. There is truly something for every type of gamer.
Players can decide between three primary game modes: the ever-popular multiplayer, the campaign that plays like an action movie, and the arcade style survival zombie mode. For the first time ever, the campaign features a non-linear story. This exciting new feature means that the outcome of campaign mode rests heavily upon the decisions you make throughout the run.
The zombie mode is more of the traditional fun one could expect from the fan favorite mode. Playing with friends offers countless hours of entertainment. The biggest change yet arrived via the multiplayer mode.
Users are given ten points to equip weapon attachments, perks and equipment, and online multiplayer weapon customization now displays more depth than ever. This appealed to a casual fan base as well as helped nurture the competitive scene. Few video game franchises boast the historical relevance on par with the Sonic franchise.
Modern times have not been kind to the blue blur. As the popularity of 3D gameplay emerged, Sonic slowly delved into irrelevance. Where most modern attempts at 3D Sonic games have been met with resounding failure, Sonic Generations attempts to right past wrongs and get the speedster back on track.
Sonic Generations offers both 2D and 3D gameplay. This wonderful array of gameplay elements makes for a worthwhile experience. The Sonic development team came up with a wholly original concept to conceptually influence the revisiting of classic Sonic levels. The time travel-themed plot involves the meeting of modern Sonic and past Sonic. Together, they must put an end to Dr. This is an interesting way to present the player with nostalgia by playing through iconic levels such as Green Hill Zone.
The graphically enhanced versions of past levels look gorgeous. Couple this with the immediately recognizable Sonic music and the bone chilling nostalgia is palpable. Although Sonic remains the one playable character it is nice to see old friends reunite. This game ultimately acts as a tribute to the Sonic franchise. The speedy gameplay that once innovated the gaming industry is back in full force.
Taking control of Sonic and speeding through levels is a ton of fun. Unfortunately, the modern levels incorporated do not do much to innovate the gameplay. Controls exhibit lag at times when in 3D levels, which is immensely frustrating. Due to its failure to include new aspects, Sonic Generations will unlikely garner new fans.
However, this is a solid addition to any Sonic fan's library. For many, Need for Speed: Most Wanted was the last great game to be released for the acclaimed racing franchise. As the first Need for Speed game on the Xbox , it set the bar of expectations quite high. Unfortunately, Electronic Arts failed to recapture the things that made this game so great. The great news is that we got to play Need for Speed: Most Wanted. For the first time, the franchise placed an emphasis on the narrative.
In previous installments, the plot was far from significant, as the focus was primarily on car customization. Most Wanted retained the customization depth that made the franchise a must try and incorporated a captivating story mode.
As you defeat the members of this crew, more cars and parts become available, and customization options grow. All while the player is trying to make a name in the underground racing scene, police forces are hot on the tail of these illegal events.
Police chases play a large role in the outcome of races. Enemy AI can be difficult to deal with. Thus, not only are you tasked with winning a race; you must also evade law enforcement. The graphics used to depict the gritty underground racing scene is a highlight. Cars effortlessly gleam off the neon lights during night races.
Although the game was a commercial success and tons of fun to play, the multiplayer aspect held the game back. Connectivity issues were too much of an influence over online races. With Skate 3 we have a video game that has reached cult classic status due to the support from passionate fans across the world. Something unexpected occurred and fans clamored to play the new Skate game. Looking back on the event we now know the rise in popularity of skate culture is heavily linked to the success of Skate 3.
Fans have been demanding a follow up for years. Ten years later, Electronic Arts has finally broken their silence by announcing Skate 4 is in development. There is no better time to recapture the glory of Skate 3 than right now. First and foremost, the open world is brimming with life. The vibrant colors on display are a joy to witness via the third person camera. It is no coincidence the gameplay takes place in an open world. Not having access to certain areas would be a shame amongst the gorgeous landscape.
Players skate around a variety of environments, urban otherwise, executing numerous tricks to stack up points. If you get bored from the cityscape, you may venture into an industrial area. For a game that essentially forces you to repeat actions while skating, it is important to include some variety via different locations.
It is disappointing that the multiplayer mode must be purchased separately seeing as it is a resounding success. The depth and hours of gameplay multiplayer offers is well worth the purchase. The zombie craze was taking over the entertainment industry and Valve did not shy away from this trend. In fact, Valve knew they had such a hot property after the release of the original game back in and immediately worked on developing a sequel.
Left 4 Dead 2 released exactly one year after its predecessor and improved on it in every way imaginable. Survival horror games were nothing new, however, Left 4 Dead 2 took the genre to new heights off the back of its innovative cooperative gameplay.
The story follows four survivors of an apocalyptic scenario that has turned the majority of humans into zombies. There are five different campaigns worked into this single title. The idea behind each campaign is to reach a safe point where the survivors can rest.
Navigating areas becomes a real challenge and more importantly the first person camera creates a genuine frightening quality. Due to this game being a first-person shooter, the action appears up close and personal. Shoot first and ask questions never if you want to survive, and do whatever it takes to save your mates. Fable II takes the 8th spot on this list of the best Xbox games of all time!
I remember the first time that I stepped a virtual foot into the world of Albion in the original Xbox game. The morality engine was unreal, the world was fantastic, and I could wield magic while carrying a sword. Now, years after the original adventure in game years, not real… obviously , Fable II returns with a redesigned magic system, new combat mechanics, and all the same open-world madness that made the first title such a hit! For those that did enjoy the original, then imagine a supercharged version with more bells and whistles than you could throw a lightening bolt at.
Searching for treasure, bashing bandits, and seeking out side quests keeps the game going even when the main quest has finished. The gameplay does have more of a sinister edge than what I described above, but those skills will certainly help you progress in this game!
Players take control of Ezio as he travels through the sepia stained past. Stealth killing and scaling humongous buildings never gets old, and the graphics look epic on the Xbox Fallout 3 jumps into 9th place in our Xbox compendium, bringing nuclear ravaged lands and a race fighting for survival for the table.
Yes, the world as we know it is pretty much gone. After living in underground vaults for centuries, humans are slowly trying to reclaim the broken world above the surface…. Fallout 3, and all other other Fallout games in the series, fall under the category of being RPG shooters. As well as shooting the sh… I mean, blasting back enemies, players much interact with characters around them and explore vast open spaces in search of collectibles. Unlike old-school games like Goldeneye where players are presented with missions, gamers can travel between different tasks and locations.
And talk about a boat-load of side quests! Grand Theft Auto V , the second best selling game of all time, takes the 6th spot in this list of the best Xbox games ever made!
Still, with Cyberpunk doing the rounds, it probably looks a bit tame these days! Gamers basically go on a free-for-all around the made-up state of San Andreas. There are three stories to follow with three different main characters, all of which can steal, kill, and do pretty much whatever the hell they want. Nowhere is off limits, and players have the choice of traversing the vast levels and stages on foot or via a wide variety of vehicles. Pull off big crimes, solve problems by shooting said problems, and team up with mates to cause maximum chaos.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 takes the 5th spot in this list of the best Xbox games of all time! You could usually tell when a Call of Duty title came out at college by the poor attendance of pretty much every person in the building, including some of the teachers. These games are still as epic as the day they were released, and Modern Warfare 2 is one of the ultimate classic titles on the Xbox The two-player co-op is great fun, and the campaign sticks you slap-bang in the centre of the action.
Modern Warfare 2 builds on the epic gameplay mechanic of the previous COD games but brings new modes such as Special Ops Missions and tonnes of online multiplayer customisation options. Listen; the campaign is all well and good, but online deathmatches with mates brought that same thrill level that you first experience playing Goldeneye.
Wield pretty much every gun imaginable and throw insane explosives, knives, and anything else that makes mincemeat of your opponents. Alan Wake creeps into 6th place in our list of the best Xbox games of all time! Alan Wake is fast-paced and exciting, featuring on-the-edge-of-your-seat gameplay that will leave you desperate for more. The setting for this epic tale; Bright Falls. You could easily sink hours on top of into this action RPG experience.
BioWare is known for delivering some incredible RPGs into the marketplace. Players follow a commander by the name of Shepard who is joined by several interesting cast of characters to aid you along the way. This was such a highly acclaimed series as players were given a solid storyline, thrilling characters, and a focus around players making decisions that steered the narrative.
The video game series continued as an intense and brutal action RPG. Far Cry is another FPS series that continues to thrive today, but quite a few have put Far Cry 3 on a pedestal for the franchise. Stuck on an island with no means for help, our protagonist breaks free and begins his own hunt to get with his friends and to battle against a mad antagonist named Vaas. Much like other more current installments to the Far Cry franchise, Far Cry 3 features an open-world environment that gives the ability to play this game how you see fit.
While Sony had the Gran Turismo series for a simulation racing game, Microsoft had an answer to the competition with the Forza series.
There were two basic series within the IP, you had the Forza Motorsport titles which focused on more realistic simulation racing, and the Forza Horizon series which was more of arcade-style racing games. Players can find quite a few video game titles within the IP on the Xbox with Forza Motorsport 4 being the last title available for the Xbox whereas the Horizon series lasted until Forza Horizon 2 on the Xbox Both series of titles have continued and are still just as fun but they were released on the Xbox One console platforms.
Listen, Rock Band might be a surprise pick for some of you but this series still provides a thrilling time. During the hype of rhythm games, developers were shoveling out as many titles and brand-focused releases as possible.
Players could form a virtual makeshift band with the bass, guitars, vocals, and even a drummer. It was just a fun time playing with friends as you attempted to keep the beat and play through the various iconic musical tracks. You very well can dust off those plastic instruments and get that digital band started up today.
Telltale Games might have closed down, only to be reopened under a new group, but during their height, they delivered a truly compelling adventure game series. The games all played the same in which players were going through a narrative journey with a focus on exploration, dialogue, and QTEs.
With The Walking Dead, we received a new standalone story for the IP that follows Lee, an escaped convict, who stumbles upon a stranded young girl named Clementine during the start of this worldwide zombie apocalypse. We see the best of humanity and the worst of it. While the first two BioShock video games took us below the depths of the ocean in what was called the Rapture, BioShock Infinite flew us above the clouds in a steampunk-style city called Columbia.
Following an old Pinkerton agent named Booker DeWitt, players pick up on a new job, to locate and bring back a young woman named Elizabeth trapped within the airborne city. After arriving players learn the city thrives with different factions and social orders. Upon finding Elizabeth, you learn she possesses a unique power while was taken in by the leader of the city.
As a result, this FPS is a difficult challenge full of guards and followers of the ruler seeking to foil the plans of Booker. Rocksteady Studios delivered fans with Batman Arkham Asylum in The video game put players in control of Batman as he hand delivers the Joker back into Arkham Asylum. However, his plans are foiled with Joker escapes, traps Batman within the facility, and unleashes its inhabitants.
The gameplay was fantastic with Batman having his assortment of gadgets and the melee combat that kept players dropping down, delivering a barrage of blows and timing the parries perfectly with the onscreen cues. This series continued with new storylines and adding more features into the mix whether it was opening up Arkham city or providing the infamous Batmobile.
Unfortunately, not every Arkham game made it to the Xbox , for instance, Batman: Arkham Knight passed the console generation for what is currently last-generation platforms.
However, for years the IP was known for delivering historical war games and primarily those games were based within World War II. That changed with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare as it dropped the period-based war for what the title says, a more modern era approach. Now of course the game is a bit dated but this narrative put players in where civil war breaks out in Russia while battles brew within the Middle East. This FPS also tweaked up the mechanics as the gameplay felt fast which has remained for the IP since then.
Not to mention, the multiplayer was a huge hit with players picking up a copy just to enjoy the competitive scene online. Now the Call of Duty, as mention, thrives annually with players again picking the games up for the online multiplayer scene and blockbuster action-packed campaign narratives as well.
Gears of War is a pretty big exclusive IP for Microsoft and it all started back on the Xbox platform. Players were diving into this third-person shooter that follows a narrative in which humanity is in a fight for survival after monsters known as Locust burst above ground. The game is set several years after the day Locus had overtaken the world and our protagonist, Marcus Fenix, is sitting in prison after being convicted for abandoning his military post. When things get too overbearing for the military, our protagonist is set free to once again aid in the battle.
This game is filled with over-the-top action and it was often credited for being one of the cover-based shooters to pave the way for other iconic titles in the marketplace. Halo fans have been following the franchise since the original Microsoft Xbox and by the time Halo 3 was released, we were ready to jump onto the latest generation of console platforms. Fans were given another thrilling chapter that would help close out the storyline involving war with humanity, an alien race called the Covenant along with a deadly little parasite disease known as the Flood.
Not only did fans dive into this game for the campaign, which allowed cooperative gameplay support, but there was a ton of care put into the competitive multiplayer scene. Fans were given a wide range of multiplayer gameplay modes and even a map editor feature called the Forge. Here players could tweak their custom maps and game rules which had a big scene back in the day.
Portal was a big hit game that tossed players into a complex facility forcing you to solve a series of room puzzles. Where the game thrived was the fact that players were given a special portal gun that allowed them the ability to sync two holes together, which would grant a player to walk through the portal and teleport to wherever the secondary portal was set.
Read our review Watch the trailer See also: Halo 4 , Destiny. Noire is a unique game with a terrific sense of period atmosphere, absorbing investigation mechanics, and a haunting tale with plenty of moments that would be right at home in a classic film noir.
Those smoky nights spent listening to jazz at the Blue Room, and the price you paid for them, will stay with you long after you've retired your badge and gun.
It's the questions that are important here, and you're left to contemplate the meaning of this world for yourself. Although this is a game without clear-cut answers, the lack of concrete explanations doesn't detract one bit from the overall experience.
This is a delicately crafted adventure whose elements tie seamlessly together. The fact that you can finish the entire game in just a few hours is disappointing only because it's so difficult to pull yourself away once you've been sucked in.
Limbo is a superb adventure from beginning to end. Mass Effect 2 is the kind of game that you return to, not just because it's fun to play multiple times, but also because its universe is a place you wish you could call home. Read our review Watch the trailer See also: Mass Effect 3. However, despite the nice multiplayer options, the improved accessibility, and the refined crafting system, the missing elements are a sizable backslide from the PC version.
But is the core foundation still a lot of fun? Absolutely--if you temper your expectations. Instead, it radiates outward from its predecessor, simultaneously illuminating the world that gave rise to Portal and continuing the adventure that began there.
The sense of novelty is diminished, but the thrill of exploration and puzzle-solving is still intoxicating, and it's amazing how Portal 2 manages to tell a better story with disembodied voices and spherical robots than most games can with full-on humans. Think about great moments that you remember from spaghetti Western movies, put them all into one to hour epic feature, and picture yourself in the starring role. Now you have some idea of what's waiting for you in Red Dead Redemption.
When it comes to accessible, inventive, and immensely entertaining music video games, nobody does it better than Rock Band 3.
It isn't just that there's a lot to do: it's that most of it is so good. Whether you're slashing a dragon's wings, raising the dead back to life, or experimenting at the alchemy table, Skyrim performs the most spectacular of enchantments: the one that causes huge chunks of time to vanish before you know it.
There are enough secrets hidden in the Progressive Restoration's massive underground facility to keep you going for hours on your first play-through, but with the four difficulty settings, competitive leaderboards, challenge rooms, clever achievements and bonus objectives, you won't want to leave it at that.
It doesn't have mercy. And that stubbornness is one of the main reasons it's so hard to pull away from the game. When you finally conquer something that has been hounding you for hours, you feel like the best darn explorer on the planet, and that feeling overshadows all the hardships you overcame down the troubled path you traveled. From the intense-though-always-fair difficulty and the inspired level design, to the pinpoint controls and catchy soundtrack, all of the different aspects converge into something that is truly outstanding.
This speedy and thrilling third-person cover-based shooter is all madness, overwhelming you with gigantic robots, flurries of gunfire, and explosions so powerful and colorful that you might think you feel the heat.
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