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Remembering a Generation: The 10 Best Xbox 360 Exclusives

Matt Heywood of Entertainment Buddha writes: "The Xbox One’s release is exactly seven weeks away, and its debut will officially kick off the next-gen era for Microsoft-centric gamers. The new console has come a long way since its rocky reveal, but thanks to the outcries of gamers across the world, the brass at MS has acquiesced nearly all of the negative policies that hampered the Xbox One’s reputation. Legions of gamers will undoubtedly shed their old consoles for Microsoft’s new hardware, but that doesn’t mean it’s older brother, the Xbox 360, won’t remain a force in the industry."

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HAMM3RofBUDDHA3854d ago

Really all the Halos could be on there outside of ODST.

showtimefolks3853d ago

As a Xbox owner since day one I couldn't come up with 10 exclusives since I don't like halo or gears

Alan wake
Crackdown
Fable for sure
First mass effect

Crackdown is so under rated MS just doesn't seem to care about the IP
Alan wake had its issues but was a stellar game

But for Xbox my favorite is and will be fable series

BoriboyShoGUN3853d ago

I've never played Alan Wake but i though Crackdown and Fable were terrible!! Id expect Forza, Halo 3, and Gears 1!! Compared to PS3 exclusives this list is pretty bad. I guess it would have been better if they could have kept Mass Effect, and Bioshock exclusive to the 360.

DOMination-3853d ago

The game I spent most hours on was test drive unlimited. Shame the sequel was trash but at least Horizon took over. I would love to see more games in this genre (pretty please, evolution)

3-4-53852d ago

All my favorite Xbox 360 games AREN'T exclusives.

NewVegasTroop3850d ago (Edited 3850d ago )

Halo 3 ODST is in my opinion THE BEST Halo game to come out on Xbox 360, Halo Reach was sort of ruined due to shitty Mexican dub, Halo 3 and 4 were great but ODST' story, music, and ironicly amazing Mexican dub just made it the best Halo I played since Halo 2.

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BoriboyShoGUN3853d ago

Halo 3 and Gears 1 thats the only ones that stick out to me. Gears was such a great game and they ruined it.

Kingdom Come3853d ago

How exactly did they ruin it? Judgement was an unnecessary cash grab, targeting a different audience than its own, but how exactly did Gears of War 2 & 3 "ruin it"?

BoriboyShoGUN3853d ago

Gears 1 was more in your face, fast paced, and aggresive they changed the whole game play with sticky nades. Gears 2 turned into a camp fest just post up with nades and hide. And Gears 3 seemed great at first but after every update it just seemed to play worse. Then they pulled that BS where if u didnt buy the maps you had to go back to host servers! Thats when I dropped all my Gears games at Gamestop.

Kalebninja3853d ago

lol seriously how did viva pinata get there and not alan wake...

solid_snake36563853d ago

Alan wake was probably the BEST 360 game. I had a blast playing through that game

xDHAV0K24x3853d ago

Almost done with it. Such a good game. Stop sleeping on this!

Krimmson3853d ago

Technically Alan Wake isn't an exclusive since it's also on PC.

Granted, Gears of War is also on PC so that kinda debunks that part though.

That being said, where the hell is Dead Rising?

xDHAV0K24x3853d ago

Ok...CONSOLE EXCLUSIVE. You should know this by now

kreate3853d ago

I think Alan wake. Tales of vesperia.And ace combat should be in there.

TXIDarkAvenger3853d ago

Halo Reach and Halo 4 over Halo 3? wut.

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Saints Row - Where it All Began

Saints Row made its debut nearly 20 years ago, and while the game has aged its still worth playing on modern consoles.

banger8844d ago

Back when games had balls. Now they still have balls, but also lipstick and a dress.

kevco3344d ago

Or an angry purple streak in their hair to demonstrate they're a rebel.

SimpleSlave44d ago

And they claimed this place was one of the outhouses for Gamers™ and gamerGate Incels. Pfft! But look at bangerBro99's amazing display of Homo-eroticism. How far we've come.

So proud of you, bud. Now you go grab them balls and have all the fun. 👍

Outstanding!

PhillyDonJawn43d ago

They should remaster the first 2.

1nsomniac43d ago

I think the first one was the best in the series by a long, long way!

Demetrius43d ago

🥲🥲 someone needs to buy this ip and watch dogs, give those franchises a proper treatment sheesh

TheColbertinator43d ago

First 3 games were great. Then 4, Gat out of Hell and the Reboot were flimsy in comparison. Aliens, demons and a weak reboot in terms of intensity made the games forgettable.

Profchaos43d ago (Edited 43d ago )

But even 3 ventured into rediculas territory with zombies and stag. Zombies in 3 to me was just a hey you know what's popular zombies let's do that

TheColbertinator43d ago

The endgame of 3 did get stupid but the game held together at the end. 4 was just annoying all the way through.

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Lost Odyssey Is Still One Of The Best Xbox RPGs Ever

17 years later, it still stands out.

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shinoff218368d ago

I liked blue dragon more. Lost odyssey is the shit though.

jznrpg68d ago

Two of the few games I still own for Xbox360 . I have Magna Carta 2 , Last Remnant but also have the PS4 version so I may have got rid of it and I have the DS version of Blue Dragon. I think and a few others but I forget what they are since I don’t dust them off. that’s about it.

shinoff218368d ago (Edited 68d ago )

Another one I still havent got to try is infinite undiscovery. I read it was pretty linear but I usually fk with tri ace(star oceans are great).

Really my only issue with lost odyssey was the level cap they hit you with throughout the game. I enjoy just relaxing and doing some grinding every once in awhile. Could've atleast given the option. Other then that. Excellent game.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. The 360 imo had atleast half or more that Gen of being the better jrpg system. I bought one earlier then I normally would have for some, and Alan wake. Japanese devs really got in their feelings that Gen and dropped the ball(thanks Phil phish, cocky ass ign, etc)

darthv7267d ago

You'd be better off playing Lost Odyssey on an XBO or Series X as no disc swapping and it looks and plays much better. Same with Blue Dragon. I still keep my 360 hooked up for games not on the bc list. for everything else, I use the series x now. Just last night I installed arkham origins as there is no 8th gen version like asylum/city.

I love having bc on xbox one/series hardware.

shinoff218367d ago

Darth

When I bought the the Xbox one off a couple worker. That was the first thing indid. Bought blue dragon and lost odyssey. Been waiting to catch infinite undiscovery on sale but I forget to check.

I used to own the 360 versions but I bought these digital. I'd like to track down the 360 ones again but no huge deal. I was actually playing through lost odyssey waiting for starfield to drop.

RaidenBlack67d ago

Is Lost Odyssey coming to PS, too?

cthulhucultist68d ago

The game was indeed amazing. Great characters, gameplay and story!

But the dream sequences penned by Shigematsu were sublime.

I still remember many of these stories and I have integrated in the past in my D&D campaign many years ago.

RpgSama68d ago

I'm not going to lie, I cried on more than on a couple of them

Dabigsiebowski68d ago

Microsoft should have just kept pumping money into these guys. Same with a lot of the other studios... the blundered hard.

Lost Odysee deserved a franchise even though development wasn't smooth

Michiel198968d ago

Am I the only one who doesn't wanna see every good game get sequel after sequel? It was a great game, but sometimes it's better to just make a one off and then create a new universe. Sadly that costs a lot more money and publishers don't wanna risk it, but I would definitely prefer it

shinoff218368d ago

I'm fine with sequels in jrpgs, even in the vain of ff sequels, all new stories and characters. It does get old in other genres though sometimes. For the most part I just game by game basis it all.

FinalFantasyFanatic68d ago

They could have done it like Final Fantasy, kept the title name and just start with a new world/characters, it's not like the creator isn't familar with that.

Concertoine68d ago

Idk, Japan never bit for Xbox despite their best efforts around this era. Mistwalker never exploded either, despite future partnerships with Nintendo whichhad a much better chance at success

BrainSyphoned68d ago

It's not like it has had any competition since 2007. Would really like to own the short stories from it in book form.

PapaBop67d ago

360 had some amazing JRPGs in it's early days, Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata, Tales of Vesperia off the top of my head were all amazing games.

jznrpg68d ago (Edited 68d ago )

The problem with most MS games on 360 was they didn’t make the games they paid for them and that makes you less money in the long run and isn’t something you can continue to do especially with declining sales of consoles. MS should have been starting and growing studios from the beginning but they went for paid games and it leaves them without the knowledge and culture of making games.

shinoff218368d ago

Good points. Never thought of that like that back then.

Sgt_Slaughter68d ago

Not to mention killing the Japanese market that had all sorts of crazy and fun releases up until 2009-2010. They could have gained momentum on Nintendo and kept that going into the Xbox One era, but decided to "unify" efforts and that all but ended their presents in the country. Now, PS4's outsell the Xbox Series S three years into the new system's life cycle, and the 2/3DS at one point was doing the same.

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Rumored Gears of War Collection is at the top of my 2024 Xbox wishlist

As the long-rumored Gears of War Collection looks like it may finally materialize on Xbox, the timing could not be better as Gears 6 and movie news swirls.

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1Victor98d ago (Edited 98d ago )

(Insert “It should be multi platform if Microsoft investors wants more money” JK here)
All jokes aside congratulations to all the gears fans it will be a blast I remember having fun on the first one on my 360 elite till got RROD and quit Xbox all together but that’s a story for another day.
Congratulations 🎊 🍾 🎉 🎈 🎉 🙏

Wyesvin98d ago

I'm excited for this just aslong is on the pc also cause I don't have the newest xbox console.

shinoff218397d ago

I enjoyed the tactical one. I can't remember the actual name but it was fun.