Each console has its own exclusive titles, which other consoles never get their hands on. Nintendo’s consoles have the Mario and Zelda games, the Playstation 3 gave us Uncharted, and the Xbox 360 released the Halo, the Gears of War series, amongst others.
Here are ten of the best Xbox 360 exclusives, released on disc and via the Xbox Live Marketplace, so far.
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-Lost Odyssey
-Demon's Soul
-Xenoblade
Poor Forza, always gets forgotten in so many "best 360 exclusives" list, probably because the authors are always biased to their own favourite genre, and in this case its shooters, RPG's and action games.
If it was a top 15 list, I would've added; Alan Wake, Fez, Forza 4, The Gunstringer and Banjo Tooie.
Really? So you never played this game? It's one of the best RPGs I ve ever played and it feels more like the old Final Fantasy games than Final Fantasy XIII.
Also I forgot to put Mass Effect 2 on the list above :(
im sad it didnt get the reviews it deserved when it launched
I would add the first Mass Effect. Simply because, it was more RPG like with more well defined classes and a more complex point system.
It also had the best story!
Fair enough. In my opinion, ME1 has a better "rpg experience", it feels much more strategic as well, and ME2 is more action/shooter oriented. I agree that ME1 has a deeper story. ME1 also had a more balanced class system (I don't know if it's what you are trying to say).
I won't say ME2 is better than ME1 because it's really a matter of which kind of experience you prefer (I actually enjoyed the improved difficulty and new gameplay elements in ME2, but I have to agree that it lacks the "RPG" feel from the original game).
But still... Lost Odyssey is by far the best this generation has to offer (imho). It really feels like the good old Final Fantasy games, it has vehicles (like FF6, 7 etc), open world (no linear stuff like FFXIII), amazing story, amazing characters, incredible soundtrack, hours and hours of gameplay and it also has a lot of twists in the story. I had a blast playing it.
I found Blue Dragon pretty basic, but still good. Crackdown was alright at best and Trials the XBL game? It was good so I guess that counts...
I liked Halo 2 better. For its time at least.
Halo 3 didn't feel like a next-gen game (i.e. animations), but Halo Reach actually did, even though many fans have problems with it.
WTF happened with their sequels?
FAIL!
And Dead Rising I wanted to like but ultimately just couldn't do it. The save system was so broken in this game it was unplayable for me. When I need to stop playing, I need to stop playing. I don't have 20 minutes to slog through zombies to get to a save point or else risk losing my entire progress. The novelty of killing the zombies in this game wore off within half an hour and they simple became a mindless obstacle that just slowed down gameplay instead of presenting a challenge. I was so hyped for this game, pre-ordered it, had it day one and I tried multiple times to get into it but I couldn't force myself to like it. I'd put it on the shelf and come back after a couple of months to give it another chance but I just found nothing to like about this game.
Gears 2 was one of my favorite games this gen, hands down on any console. This is well deserved. Same goes for Fable 2. I had an absolute blast with that game. Sad to see no Alan Wake on this list.
Lost Odyssey (this being my favorite on the 360)
Alan Wake
Blue Dragon
Gears 1 (to me best of the 3)
Mass Effect 1 (best of the series)
SC Conviction
Crackdown 1 (didnt even waste my cash on crappy 2nd one)
It had the biggest soul by a mile.
I liked ME1 story the best, but the shooting mechanics of ME2 was superior. However, the classes got mixed so much between classes and toned down it hardly resembles the first game.
Alan Wake
Lost Odyssey
Gears of War
Blue Dragon
Mass Effect
Splinter Cell Conviction
Crackdown
Dead Rising
Deadly Premonition (Yes, it's really good)
Geometry Wars 2
Earth Defense Force 2017
Fable 2
Ninja Gaiden 2 (I consider the 360 version an exclusive in it's own right)
I played through ME1 three times and it's one of the few games I still remember really well, ME2 I finished and had it back to EB before the 7 day return period was up, I remember very little about it and had no desire to go through it again.
I think by "soul" you mean you just feel like that because ME1 was the wow factor. ME2 has just as much soul as ME2, just not the RPG depth of me1. Me2 ha excellent story depth and pacing, and had one of the best final sections of a game ever, where your choices throughout the game and during that final section mattered severely. Me2's characters where far more interesting than in me1, and way, way more fleshed out.
I actually cared deeply for Tali in me2, whereas I couldn't give a shit about her in me1. One of many examples, of course.
Had it been called "Final Fantasy - Lost Odyssey" you can be sure it would have sold a lot better and possibly had a sequel.
I chose Lost Odyssey, mainly because it looks Japanese without looking Anime and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I found it quite difficult though, but I thought the story was superbly told and the visuals were stunning. I still can't believe it's Unreal Engine.
In the end, I still don't care much for pink hair and giant swords, but I'm not so biased anymore that I won't give other games in the genre a good try.
Edit: Crackdown will always be at the top of my list. Hands down the one game I've sunk the most time into this whole generation and still going.
If jealousy is the reason behind your comment, simply by a 360 and get the exclusive you want =)
If theyre naming individual games, this is a terrible list.
This is the real list:
1. Halo 3
1A.Halo Anniversary
2. Halo Reach
3. Gears 3
4. Halo ODST
5. Gears 2
6. Mass Effect 1
7. Forza 4
8. Gears 1
9. Bioshock 1
10.Fable 3
Honorable Mention:
Ninja Gaiden 2
Splinter Cell:Conviction
PGR 4
Forza 3
Alan Wake
Fable 2
Left for Dead 2
Left for Dead 1
Mine craft
C.O.D. 2
Halo:Wars
Ninja Gaiden 2 is on PS3, L4D 1, 2 are on PC and Mac (lol its not even a so called "microsoft exclusive") Minecraft is on PC, COD2 is on PC, Mac.
any gamer could probably guess which 10 are on this list before they even click the link. and THATS the difference.
Dont get me wrong, the exclusives it has are good. I just want more diversity in my gaming experience.
Still, the 360 library has plenty to boast about, and console exclusive or complete exclusive, it's been a Hell of a ride!
but anyway ... exclusives have never been 360's strong point, but cant deny their marketing ability. They can make a PoS game shine like the 2nd coming with the amount of $$ they throw into its advertising.
Since they were listing exclusives they should have put Left 4 Dead or Forza 4 on there as well. Nice list nonetheless.
It does seem like eliminating the PC as a gaming platform says that 360 / PC titles are all exclusive to the 360, which is absurd. I understand what you're saying that consoles and the PC are different, but they are ALL gaming platforms.
Couldn't reply above, but that needed to be addressed.
Left 4 Dead is claimed as an Xbox exclusive.
Left 4 Dead can be played on Xbox.
Left 4 Dead can be played on PC.
Are the Xbox and PC versions the same game?
Is that PC an Xbox?
Left 4 Dead is NOT an Xbox exclusive.
The End.
If there was a difference in storyline or gameplay elements, you could argue that they're different games. But these things don't exist. So this game is not an exclusive.
You complain about Left 4 Dead being playable elsewhere, yet, in a recent post of yours, you list MLB: The Show along with PS3 exclusives. Here's a step by step demonstration:
MLB: The Show is claimed as a PS3 exclusive
MLB: The Show can be played on a PS3
MLB: The Show can be played on a Vita
Are the PS3 and Vita versions the same game? Yes.
Is a Vita a PS3?
MLB: The Show is NOT a PS3 exclusive
The end.
If there was a difference in storyline or gameplay elements, you could argue that they're different games. But these things don't exist. So this game is not an exclusive.
Same goes for the upcoming PS All Stars & Little Big Planet Karting.
Of course, when it comes to Sony, there's always an excuse. I'm sure someone will respond with "Bu bu bu it's a Playstation exclusive", even though the generic term "Playstation" encompasses up to FOUR different platforms.
lmao. Comparing L4D to something like MLB The Show which is a Sony IP and canNOT be played on RIVAL hardware like a PC or MAC, is just desperate. A PC or MAC is not the same thing as a 360 console for 1 big reason, MS doesn't own MAC. There's no crossplay/saves/trophies. The Vita meanwhile is an extension of that same Playstation experience with the same crossplay/saves/trophies, just a portable less powerful one.
When it comes to Sony there's always an excuse? You listed all Sony products. You're -making- excuses but in the other direction. Listen to yourself. Sony at war with Sony for exclusives? FFS people. When's the last time someone argued that Mario or Zelda aren't Nintendo exclusives because they've been on half a dozen different Nintendo platforms? So in your world Mario Bros and L4D are in the same boat? Nintendo lost exclusivity rights to itself, eh? -shoots himself-
I seriously cannot believe someone agreed with you.
Well, maybe I SHOULD believe it...
With your logic, there's no such thing as an Xbox or PS1 or PS2 exclusive, because you could play those in this generation's systems. The same with the Gamecube: since you could play em on your Wii, those games aren't exclusives, right? So much for Halo, Gran Turismo, and Zelda being exclusives.
"The Vita meanwhile is an extension of that same Playstation experience" - The Vita is a separate platform that plays the same games - therefore, any game playable on both PS3 and Vita is multi-platform. Just because Sony makes both platforms doesn't somehow exempt them from producing multi-platform games.
MS owns both the Xbox and Windows brands - yet the PS3 fans are falling all over themselves proclaiming 360/Windows games multi-platform. Like I said, the same rules suddenly don't apply when it comes to Sony.
As far as Gamecube & PS2, it's obvious we're talking about same generation games. Mario & Zelda are Nintendo franchises, but if the exact same game shows up on two different platforms, then it's a multi-platform game.
You guys are just bitter that I poked a HUGE hole in your multi-platform logic. While 360 fans are maligned for supposedly inventing the term "console exclusive" to make the list of 360 exclusives seem bigger, Sony fans have done no different. Suddenly, "Playstation exclusive" is their re-definition, and they use it to explain how a game that is produced for as many as FOUR different platforms can still be considered a PS3 exclusive..
1. Lost Odyssey
2. Forza
3. Halo franchise
4. Gears Of War franchise
5. Viva Pinata franchise
6. Fable franchise
7. Kameo
8. Project Gotham Racing series
9. Crackdown series
10. Dance Central franchise
Those are really the biggest ones. I know some of them within the series are not exclusive but at least one ar i think. Microsoft really doesn't have that many that are big sellers. They also viewed the XBOX brand as a different platform than the PC and they also had Windows Live and never really seen the PC platform as a direct competitor. That's why they never had keyboard and mouse support because they really wanted the ease of console gaming to be different. It's also why updates are so quick and painless. They stuck to the plug and play mentality console gamers expect.
Isn't it funny how we have those who focus on the games that are not exclusive while totally ignoring putting up their own list. That's the trouble, too many people who have no real interest other than to cause issues.
and reach is number one?!
where is dead or alive 4 and earth defense force 2017!
I found LO had quite a few intollerable characters That was my only gripe but it's a biggie for me. Made it to the last disc though.
I had a really weak PC, so I went the PS360 route to cover the exclusives I want to play.
What's funny is I also seem to prefer the earlier versions of games most times this gen as someone pointed out above.
Same with Uncharted. 1's my fav in the series due to the story, though the others have better game play. And Demons' Souls is tighter than Dark Souls.
I do think Infamous, AC , and LBP sequels were better than the originals though
Magna Carta 2 (criminally underrated)
Infinite Undiscovery (really unpolished by damn fun)
Metro 2033 (on pc but whatev)
Tales of Vesperia
Kameo (classic rare)
Alan Wake
"Why would they list "PC" EXCLUSIVES ?"
The same logic should be equally applied to all other systems that claim exclusivity when the game can be found on the PS too.
That being said, I'm really looking forward to LO, although it'll have to wait till I'm done with Dark Souls, Witcher 2, and Max Payne 3..
Forza4
Halo3
Doa4
Alan Wake
Gears of war 3
Mass Effect
Blue Dragon
Splintercell: Conviction
PGR4
Games that should've stayed exclusive:
Bioshock
Ninja gaiden 2
Call of duty series
Mass Effect series
Saint's Row
Dead Rising
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (in the "should've stayed exclusive" category)
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (see Oblivion)
Kameo: Elements Of Power
mass effect pc
splinter cell pc
bioshock pc
call of noobies pc
blue dragon lol what a piece of crap u just mention lol worst jrpg ever made this gen
as for shauncameron comment
saints row pc
dead rising pc
lost planet also pc
poor xbox
long live ps3 and all the exclusive AAA coming ever 2-3months unlike xbot who keep making the same games every single year lololololololololololololololo lolol
Blue dragon is actually a good game, if you actually played it or rather if you played it on your "console of choice" you wouldn't be bashing it with such a minuscule comment. I am looking forward to ps3 exclusives aswell, but shouldn't that be on a ps3 article you fanbum?
You should finish school first and study more on spelling. Too much fanbum bs makes you dumb.Good day..
Yeah. Those very same PS3 exclusives that even you didn't buy. Those very same PS3 exclusives that even Sony admitted borrowed ideas from what the XBox 360 had going for it in 2006-7.
And AAA has little to do with quality and everything to do with budget.
Others I enjoyed are Shadow Complex, DR: Case Zero, Trials Evolution. Kinda surprised Forza didn't make article's list.
, does any body else having this problem? BTW sorrrrry for off topic
Blue Dragon? LMAO
Glad no Gears title was on that list.
So this list is wrong, plus I think they could have found some better ones to put then those two. Their was other games that were 360 only that were pretty big.