Top Ten hottest 360 games for 2009

Gameplayer Writes:
Even though it's still early December, Christmas is pretty much over for gamers like us. Prince of Persia marked the very last big release of the year, and it's passing onto store shelves essentially means two things: first, we have a ridiculous stash of AAA games to play through, and secondly we have to make frantic junkie plans to look forward in time and prepare our next fix.

Presented here, for your own personal edification are ten of the hottest games that we plan to play in the new year…

[zypher]

Alan Wake's just an honorable mention? man, that was my most awaited exclusive for the 360 next year. all that money Microsoft used to buy multiplatforms and third-party exclusives could've easily gone into funding development of internal stuff. PS3's '09 exclusives completely overshadow everything on this list. hopefully Microsoft has a few aces up its sleeve.

[SlappingOysters]

I have not seen nearly enough on this game to make it a bleep on my radar!

[chaosatom]

They rather Steal Exclusives. It's Easier and Makes Ps3 fans angry.

[Danja]

funny enough 90% of the games on that list will also be on the PS3..

[RememberThe357]

And the only game I'm really interested in that they mentions is Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena but thats multi-plat, so...

[ButterToast]

ya i was really surprised about Alen Wake too. halo wars might be interesting though too, I'd like to try it wonder if it will be on PC?

Anyway ps3 2009 looks way better
WKC
Killzone 2
Uncharted 2
Infamous

and hopefully
God of War 3
Heavy Rain

It easily beats the 360 list for me. maybe one of the 5 RPGs sony is working on will drop in 09' as well, though i don't think they will start hitting until at least 2010.

[Mr_Bun]

The headline should read "Top Ten Multiplat Games for 2009" (with exception to Halo)

[callahan09]

Rememberthe357:

Which one's AREN'T coming to PS3?

I counted 3. Halo Wars and Halo ODST and Race PRO

That makes it 7 out of 10 that are.
70% are multiplatform.

Just sayin'.

[prowiew]

They missed star ocean. Thats the 2009 game for me. Maybe splinter cell conviction. That game better realease on 2009 or is doom. What else?. Don't know. I only imagine Microsoft have some games under their sleeves, cause I cant think of any game by them 2009.

[FOXDIE]

im a bit disappointed that only 3-5 exclusives were even mentioned. But non the less, a really good multi-plat list!

[MiloGarret]

Mass Effect 2, it WILL come out 09.

[Rhoic]

These are games that have been pushed back or have had the exception of being mentioned early.. Microsoft usually keeps their titles a secret until the year they release. As you already know they did it for 2008 with the whole "360 has no games for 2008."

Alan Wake
APB
Forza Motorsport 3
Halo 3: Recon
Halo Wars
Huxley
Mass Effect 2
Ninja Blade
Ninety-Nine Nights 2
Project Offset
Splinter Cell: ConViction
Star Ocean 4
The Crossing
Theseis
Velvet Assassin

I think the 360 has a lot more games to show off for '09, and they're keeping it under wraps. (Lol with the list and whatnot)

[Beast_Master]

It doesn't matter what they have under wraps, anyone with half a brain can tell you what they don't have in 09 is Gears 3 or Halo 4, which is their bread and butter. And the consolation prize of Bio-Shock 2 and Mass Effect 2 have lost their exclusivity. Well Bio-shock 2 will definutly be multi-plat bc the teaser trailer was on the PS3 version. Bio Ware was aquired by EA in January which means you can count on ME2 being multi-plat as well. Not to say those will not be 2 great titles to buy in 09 just not exclusives.

[jammy_70]

killzone 2 beats that whole list, well the 360 exclusives, which there werent many there
it aint bad, but ps3 exclusives nxt year just beat this hands down

[IcarusOne]

So rabid fans will finally shut the F up. I agree it's going to be beautiful, and I'm excited to finally have a cool game to play on my PS3, but everyone that's expecting the 2nd Coming from this game better get ready to be disappointed. As Sony fans are fond of pointing out with Gears - pretty graphics do not an amazing game make. This game will not be Audrey Hepburn; it best it'll be Jessica Simpson.

[Rhoic]

Why do they need a Halo 4? They have 2 halo games coming out in 2009. You're a moron for thinking that they don't have anything for 2009. Remember in '07? "The 360 has no games!" or '08? "This is the year of the PS3. The 360 will fall!" *sigh*

[McPerson]

I'm keen for Mr Wake too. But are they actually releasing it in 2009?

- From Wikipedia: When asked about a release date, Remedy representatives responded, "When it's done."

They're taking their sweet arsed time with it...

[SuperM]

Which is a good thing. Releasing a game before its finished is nothing but a waste of time and money. Its better with a few excellent games then a ton of decent games.

[NipGrip]

Out right after Duke Nukem Forever..

Also, why is there so much hype for this game? Are we starving so much for goodness that the minimal amount that we know about the game makes our mouths salivate? There's hardly been anything announced or shown I thought?

[really randumb]

good list but its odd how only 3 out of the 10 games are exclusive

[SlappingOysters]

I noticed that too. Although I must admit the multi-format games they listed are pretty bloody awesome, so why would they not be in the list.

Are there even 10 exclusives coming out next year for the X360 that are worth anticipating?

[Irving]

"good list but its odd how only 3 out of the 10 games are exclusive"
And two of them start with Halo ;) 360 still has bunch of exclusive DLC content to look forward to, like GTA4 and Fallout 3.

[Lombax]

Look away...

[mrdxpr2]

yeah about 6 of those games are multiplat that i know of.... so there lineup rightn now is not all that and two exclusives happen to yes ladys and gents halo games they are jucing that series to the limit ....ps3s 09 lineup just 3 games on ps3 09 lineup destroy that list alone one of the games can just destroy it...while sonny is spending money on good ip ms is waisting on DLC and third party stuff... well ms u are not inovation the only inovative thing ms has done is the rrod

[Halochampian]

Now I know people wont agree but multiplats are nice.. very nice. Exclusives dont always guarantee success. Being able to be cheap and offer the same is always a good way to go

And what is this innovation that I keep hearing that Sony has? Please explain that.

[lokiroo420]

Uh killzone god of war, gt 5, uncharted 2, need some more?

[N4Flamers]

its funny how this is a list of 360 games and you have all these sony trolls on here complaining, as if they mentioned the ps3. I thought people only read the tittles on this site so it amazes me when they couldnt comprehend that it was just 360 games not exclusive games. I think they missed a few I am looking forward to, like rise of the argonaughts, and hopefully ffXIII, oh and darksiders that game looks sick, what about RE 5, freaking splintercell. There are plenty of games comming out.

@lokiroo
none of those games you mention are innovative, they were all done before and will be done again.
killzone 1 or 2 shooter, I've never seen one of those.
God of war, action game button masher, havent been playing these since final fight
GT5, there is a 5 in the tittle first racing game I've ever heard of I know.
Uncharted 2, a revolutionary sequel, or another tombraider romp through err tombs.

The biggest innovative game that i cant believe you didnt mention is LBP. Oh man people games arent innovative anymore they improve upon ideas that are all ready in place, I dont think there is anything wrong with that.

[Lombax]

How's Heavy Rain for you?

and Uncharted is more Indiana Jones than Tomb Raider.

[Halochampian]

I agree. I like when people show a list of games with numbers behind it. And talking about innovation from Sony... Sony didnt make the games.

@above

It's still like Tomb Raider.It fits with the same genre.

[N4Flamers]

indiana jones was tomb raider, except he was raiding err tombs, nm.

oh yeah heavy rain, please explain to me what the hell you know about heavy rain, the graphics are good. You know absolutely nothing about it everything Ive read about the game tells me that everything Ive seen wont be in the game. Just as silly as that stupid arkham asylum trailer where they dont even show people just furniture and environments, that doesnt tell me about the game. It could suck ass could be great.

[SlappingOysters]

the Xbox 360 looks a little short on exclusives next year. Someone might as well come out and say it.

With no XO8 event, I wonder if we just haven't heard about a bunch of new stuff yet? Wasn't there a quote recently from Rare saying they were working on new Killer Instinct, Conker and more?

[DNAgent]

I'm sure Rare is looking forward to ruining more of their classic franchises in the future on the 360.

[Kleptic]

yeah...360 fanatic or not, 2 halo spin-offs and some once PC racing game are the only announced exclusives right now...7 out of 10 games on that list release day and date with the PS3 version (and every single one of the honorable mentions, save Alan Wake)...that is definitely disappointing I would imagine...

but Alan Wake at least should release in 2009...i'll never underestimate Remedy...as Max Payne 1 and 2 were both ridiculously awesome...but Remedy so far usually focuses entirely on PC, and each engine they come up with is usually a beast...not saying the 360 version could fall short...but a number of 360 nutballs claim Alan Wake to be MS's answer to Killzone 2 (read: marginally humerous as nothing new has been shown for years)...will be interesting to see how that plays out...the fact that there is a PC version too makes it less likely that the 360 will be pushed to its absolute limits...and will probably get some sort of port of the definitive version...at least, that is what Remedy normally does...maybe not this time, though...

whatever though...Gears 2 wasn't even announced until Feb. last year...so MS still has some exclusives in there some where...the big question though is A) are they all UE3?...and B) could they all be the crazy new casual stuff MS is pursuing now?...

[TheColbertinator]

Mass Effect 2 should be on that list

[SlappingOysters]

Don't say stuff like that unless you know man: just got me hell excited!!

I thought it was still TBA

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Ninja blade should of been in there.

[silverchode]

it looks dull

[ThatCanadianGuy]

It doesn't look that bad.But atleast it's one of the few
(and i mean FEW) 360 exclusives in 09.

More then half of this list is multiplatform games.
I don't understand why they wouldn't put it on the list..

[Lombax]

Definitely, I don't even have a 360. If my friend dosen't buy this I'm going to rent it just to play it at his house.

[DNAgent]

Basically, the list is filled with games you can play on the PS3 except for Halo Wars and Halo: ODST (which they considered a game when it's just an expansion).

I knew the 360 was bad but in 2009 it's just gonna get slaughtered.

[Foxgod]

but why would you play them on the ps3, on the 360 you get a version at least as good, if not better, for a lower price.

[I_am_rushin]

Maybe because I already have a PS3 and don't think the list of 360 exclusives for 2009 warrants a 360 purchase.

[krouse93]

@ Foxgod WTF are yo saying lower price my ass they both cost the same for software and PS3 is beter and i dont think 360 warrants my purchase either cause i already have a PS3.

[Blademask]

This generation has seen some interesting changes in gaming definitions.

- Flops are now based on scores below 80% (and based on scores)
- Exclusive means multiplatform

And this one is interesting:

Game Lineups now refer to all available games coming to the game system. No longer does "game lineup" refer to the reason that this one system stands out from the other, no. lol.. No that wouldn't make sense.

TOP TEN HOTTEST BABY

[Halochampian]

You're last one made no sense what so ever. A system's game lineup refers to exactly that... games that are coming out for that system.

Games are games. Good games are good games. No one is gonna say.. "oh man COD4 was good... BUT... it was only a multi-plat."

[Danja]

I was expecting a list full of 10 exclusive games that you would only be able to play on the 360...

not games multi-plat games that both the PC/PS3 will be getting

[Halochampian]

what if someone only owned a 360? Then that list would be very helpful to know the top games he/she could be getting on their system.

[Danja]

well if 90% of the hottest games coming out for the 360 in 2009 are multi-plats then obviously the system isn't offering much over it's competitors....

so why buy a systems for Multi-plat games when you can buy another with great 1st party exclusives plus get all those multi-plats as well..XD

[Halochampian]

who's talking about buying the system? No one is. We are talking about people who already have a 360.

@below

it's ok. not your fault. and it's 80% to be exact..lol. But I dont think it is lame. I think ten games is a hell of a lot of money especially after all the good games that came out in 2008. And there can always be sleeper hits that no one ever knows about.

[Danja]

well I still think it's rather weak , for 90% of the hottest games on a system to be Multi-Plat.

[NipGrip]

The term "Exclusive" is the one that kills me.

For a PS3 owner, "exclusive" means you have to own a PS3 to play it.

For a 360 owner, "exclusive" means you can own a 360 or a PC.

I saw our friend TheMART on his site talking about Left4Dead being "exclusive" to the 360. Only it's not. It's also on the PC and I don't *have* to own a 360 to enjoy it. You *have* to own a PS3 to enjoy MGS, WipeoutHD, God of War 3, Gran Turismo, etc.. See the difference?

[Halochampian]

PC isnt a console. It's a fact. A 360 exclusive means you can get it on no other console.

[J BO]

are they crazy, Street fighter 4 is honorable mention!!!!
I think their site is ignorable mention.

[BX81]

What about Bionic Commando, UFC 2009 Undisputed and Ghostbusters?

[NipGrip]

Ok, yuck, and yuck.

[GWAVE]

Lol. Only two out of the ten are exclusives.

[karlostomy]

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[jcfilth]

lol

[Tiberium]

MGS5 is going to come out 2010 or 2011. besides it's not going to be as innovative as mgs4. I'm curious about what games bungie is working on considering ODST is a "side project" with a small team. And btw alan wake is going to be one of the biggest game of 2008. And where the hell is splinter cell conviction?

[karlostomy]

@ tiberium

i only said it as a joke to see what reaction i'd get.

[Whoooop]

When 80% of your anticipated games are multiplatform, you know you will have a tough year competing against the Exclusives KING.

[Halochampian]

Nintendo?

lol

[Whoooop]

Yeah with their varied line-up of fresh exclusives...

2 years in the market and not one single new first party IP...

lol Yeah, Nintendo..

[Halochampian]

Well.. Wii Sports can count as a new IP. Wii Fit and Wii Music can all count as new IP's.

[lokiroo420]

But do you really count those as games?

[N4Flamers]

its easy for people to dismiss nintendo but, you said exclusive kings and nin has wii sports which is a game and i can safely say it sold more copies than any other game this year, lol cuz it comes with a free nintendo wii. Wii play, mario games, lol nin had some good games, this year was kinda stale for them, not sales wise but not that many games at the end of the year for the wii

[n4gzz]

cod6 should be there.

[Whoooop]

It's there...

Modern Warfare 2

[n4gzz]

I think, its sci-fi.. ops
Nevermind. :)

[RememberThe357]

So I think I'll wait to see what they're working on.

You know what? F*ck that Infinity Ward's working on it of course it's going to be sick!

[FantasyStar]

-360 Exclusives (includes PC as well)

Alan Wake (maybe in 2009?)
Battlestations Pacific
Halo Wars
Halo 3: ODST

-Multiplatform Games (includes 360 and PS3)

Mafia II
Street Fighter: IV
Rockband 2 (MULTIPLATFORM)
Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena
Batman Arkham Asylum
Skate 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Bioshock 2: Sea of Dreams
Assassin’s Creed 2
Red Faction: Guerilla
Resident Evil 5

[Rhoic]

Here's some more exclusives. Remember, MS keeps their games underwraps.

APB
Forza Motorsport 3
Huxley
Mass Effect 2
Ninja Blade
Ninety-Nine Nights 2
Project Offset
Splinter Cell: ConViction
Star Ocean 4
The Crossing
Theseis
Velvet Assassin

[JHUX]

I haven't heard anything on Huxley in forever, is that game for sure coming out in 09?

[Magic_The_Celt]

Ahhh the Xbox 360 2009 lineup

Just doesnt stand a chance against sonys

bu..bu..b..but..unnaunced titles :(

LMFAO only THREE of them Ten are Xbox 360 exlusives

know what they are?

a halo crappy rts spin off
another milking for halo 3
a mediocre racing title with no hype at all

[InMyOpinion]

The difference is that unlike Sony, MS do not announce their upcoming titles 3 years before they are completed.

[digger18]

ummm Jenzo, didn't MS announce Alan Wake over 3 years ago and we are still waiting.

[Foxgod]

Alan wake is an exception, MS announced last year that they would no longer announce games that are still years away from releasing, this because MS believes that hype for a game could die off, if you keep feeding fans with shots for years, but not actual release.

Since Alan wake was announced more then a year ago, it doesnt fall under MS their new resolution on gaming announces.

[Marquis_de_Sade]

Ughh, I guess you haven't played GTR seeing as you label RacePro as mediocre. With the GTR devs behind it, this game will be superb although I don't expect massive sales as it will appeal to a niche audiance of petrol heads.

[KARMA2009]

KILLZONE 2 destroys all those games....

[n4gzz]

If somebody gives me choice between KZ2 or all those on list, I really have to think about it 'coz KZ2 multiplayer value is more than all combined.

games to get from list are
cod6, assassins creed2 (may be rent), resident evil 5 (loved 4).

games to get from exclusives,

Infamous, WKC, GOW3 (if comes out), uncharted 2 and KZ2, killzone2, K Z 2, killzone killzone killzone 22222.

[Lou-Cipher]

Now who is saying JUST WAIT (its not us PS3 fans)

[Marquis_de_Sade]

And it's not 360 fans either? Seeing as they currently have more games to play than the PS3 fans. I wonder how many fans of either console will make themselves look stupid with these comments.

[Kamikaze135]

That whole list seems depressing.

[rosebowl23]

wow 2009 will be a bad year for 360

[Perjoss]

thats why real gamers have a 360 AND a PS3, best of both worlds :)

be a gamer, not a hater.

[twoheadedturtle]

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Assassin’s Creed 2?

As much as I wish, those are not coming out in 2009.

[Danja]

Infinity Ward has been working on COD:6 for a year now...so im sure we will be seeing COD:MW2 in 2009

AC2 is still up in the Air but im sure they started on work on the sequel the minute the game launched it's a huge success im sure we'll probably see a fall 2009 release I hope...

[TheForgotten0ne]

Sequels are much easier to make, for the first game you often have to come up with the idea, the engine and characters. For the sequel you just build upon that.

I hope and belive that we will see Assassins Creed 2 next year, and CoDmw2 is coming out next year. 2 years i enough

[Shmapanese]

just got Killzowned biatch. :)

next year is the rise and fall of 36wii, :)

[InMyOpinion]

Mass Effect 2? Ninja Blade?

Oh! it's from gameplayer.com.au? That explains why they leave out as many 360 exclusives as they can.

[DNAgent]

Yeah, cause i'm sure lots of people want to play a ninja game that is even worse than Ninja Gaiden (especially when it's by the same people who made Enchanted Arms). lmao

It will be one of the top 10 360 games of 2009 but only by default because there isn't anything else coming out exclusively to the 360 except overpriced DLC/expansions & more mediocre games.

[aggh im on fire]

Bad list. Everyone knows Forza3 and Mass Effect2 are coming in 09 where are they. Also Microsoft doesn't genrally its games till that year so more to come.

[ultimolu]

Eh?

Most of those games are multiplatform. :/

[Rampant]

There are too many games coming out in 2009 for 360 than I will have time to play, and I still haven't hade time to finish all the great games that has been released the past months. Why would I enjoy Resident Evil 5 and Tekken 6 less just because they are multiplat? 360 and ps3 versions are always virtually equal.

Also, Tales of Vesperia hasn't been released here in EU and also Star Ocean 4 should be on that list.

[dragunrising]

Chronicles of Riddick and The Witcher are much higher on my list than some of the other games mentioned. Looking forward to some more Haloz and Resident Evil 5. Not sure which version I will end up getting being as how many of the games listed are multiplatform.

[Firstkn1ghT]

Wow crappy list. Where is the best stealth franchise ever created in Splinter Cell?

[Irving]

Back to the drawing board?

[Lombax]

"Where is the best stealth franchise ever created in Splinter Cell?"

Pfft...

Who's gonna correct this guy?

Anyone? Anyone?

[Man_of_the_year]

Well it sure ain't MGS4 thats for sure.

[SprayandPreycom]

this game is going to be sweet boarderlands itll be a hit watch...
its suppose to be a bit like mad max...

[Jdoki]

Yeah, I've got half an eye on Borderlands as well. Looks intruiging and I'm thinking 'sleeper hit' maybe.

[gamfreak]

Bots just face the fact already, you'll never get anything in 09, it time to "Jump Out" BOTS. M$ and 360 is and will always be "A Joke Of the Console History"

[Foxgod]

it has a 25 M install base by the end of the year, if you believe a console with such an install base can possible be doomed, then your eating too much denial shrooms.

Btw:
If you check ign then release list, you can count 20 + exclusives for the 360 next year, the list they mentioned here is crap.

[watchman]

Where the hell is Huxley on that list??

[Perjoss]

its just below Duke Nukem forever and Elite 4, didn't you see it?

[MIKEY1223]

lol owned

[Jdoki]

For a list of confirmed 2009 releases it's fairly underwhelming. I can understand not including Alan Wake (all we know is that it looks good), and games like Huxley (delayed so many times I wouldn't guarantee a 2009 launch).

Fingers crossed MS has a few tricks up it's sleeve. Most of those multi-plats I'll be buying on PS3, and the exclusives don't interest me (I'm seriously done with Halo).

It looks like '09 may be a fairly good year for games - but the PS3's line-up (at the moment) has me more excited.

[shamv]

What a crappy list. What about games like: mass effect 2, fight night 4, SF4, teken 6, beyound good and evil 2, bayonetta, rage, doom 4, ff13, star ocen 4, ninja blade, bordelands, operation flashpoint 2, timespliters 4, ufc 2009, wet, aliens, they

[Jdoki]

Their list appears to be only publisher confirmed 2009 releases.

A lot of the titles you list are not confirmed for 2009 (yet), and some of them are not going to hit until 2010. It would be a safe bet that Mass Effect 2 will launch in 09, but we've heard almost zero about the game since the original launched.

Plus it's a top 10 list - Some stuff has to be cut if the website wants to stick to a stupid 'top 10' format. There may be massive hardcore anticipation for SF4, but fighting games don't sell well - so I could see why they might not include it.

[AngryHippo]

....anywhere in the title. A multiplatform game is no longer allowed to be one of the hottest 09 games?! Ok?! A great game is a great game regardless if its exclusive to the console or not. I thought this article was to let 360 owners know what great titles are releasing in '09, whether they are exclusives or multiplatform. I think there are plenty of gamers out there that could not give a sh!t about who has more exclusives and only care about the great games coming to the system they own.

[MIKEY1223]

you make a very good point

[RealtorMDandDC]

360 has GOW2...Fable II...Too Human....all in 2008 and this are the big guns..also 360 say Devil may cry 4...Fallout III...there is no way anyone said that 360 was going to die in 2008 with a line-up like that 360 can only do well in 2008....

NOW...2009..??? different question the guy is right what big guns does MS has coming out in 2009. According to MS 5 years would be 2010...and according to the way MS does business a new 360 should be showed next year at E3..and a new 360 will debut in 2010...if this is first party games for MS will be very very limited because they are currently working on the NEXT 360 games....all I see from 360 in 2009 are mostly multiplatform games nothing breath taking.....

The way it looks 360 does not have ANYTHING in 2009 that should make 360 owners gleam with joy? IF they DO please LIST games that are CONFIRM to come out for 360 in 2009 that has the gaming cred..like GOW, FableII, Too Human..Fallout III..these games made 360 owners happy and excited what is CONFRIM that will make 360 owners happy and excited for 2009..

Now its obvious that PS3 has games CONFIRM for 2009 that has ALL GAMERS excited for 2009...How will 360 combat this? With news of a new 360? Seriously guy lets be logical? If you have big gun games on the horizon..you build hype early there is no HYPE for any 360 in 2009..NO HYPE FOR NO GAMES IN 2009..for Microsoft 360..and If I am wrong please let me know...

PS3 and 360 owner...I do not really care less I currently have both systems..if I only had my 360 I would be a little WORRIED...but I also own a PS3 so I have TONS to LOOK forward in 2009..

Come on 360 ONLY owners please tell ME what you have to look FORWARD to in 2009 that is CONFIRM..and better YET is there Game play photos/videos/article about games in 2009 please help me help you.....?

[N4Flamers]

well check out everyone else's posts for games that should be on the list. Last year everyone said the same thing until E3 where they announced the games and when they were coming out. So I say just chill and see you have a ps3 you'll be playing all those great exclusive games like killzone 2 and err please help me what else. Oh yeah gow3 when does that come out. Should be great for you since you can only get hyped about exclusives.

[Scotracer]

Bye bye GT. Your days are well and truly numbered. Simbin >>>> Polyphony Digital

[DFresh]

That line up hella sucks.
What a surprise the only exclusive series on their is Halo.
-Where's Alan Wake?
-Where's Velvet Assassin?
-Where's Ninja Blade?
-Where's Killer Instinct 3?
-Where's that new Duke Nukem Game; Duke Nukem Forever?
Let's hope Microsoft gets those games out on time or else they're hstory in this console war.
Microsoft better hope Sony doesn't have a price drop on the PS3 so else it's light out for the 360.

[Fallen_Angel]

Ps3 exclisves for 09

WKC
Killzone 2
Uncharted 2
Infamous

360 Exclusices for 09

Halo wars
Star Ocean 4
Halo ODST

possible 360 09 exclusives

Alan Wake
Mass Effect 2

unlike sony who announces games years before they are goin to be release MS plays their hand much closer

[monkfish]

killzone 2.....

just thought i would mention that.....it is forums rules to mention it in each post is it not?

one look at this thread and you would almost certainly think some do

that game better get 99-100% everywere because im tired of seing it in near enough every 360 related thread.

(really looks like it will be very good game but overhyping it may be bad for it).

[cherrypie]

@danja

Yes, most are multiplat games.

That is because this is a "troll article" -- like everything that is posted on gameplayer.co.au, it spreads FUD & Trolls for traffic.

Anti-MS articles always bring the traffic.

**ANYONE** who even **PRETENDS** to pay attention knows that MS talks about the games that are **ALREADY** available or will be very soon.

They've been doing this **VERY CLEARLY** for at least the last two years...

Why is does this list include many multiplats? Because MS hasnt **SHOWN** or **TOLD** the market what is coming in 2009.

And, any honest person knows this article is just CRAP TROLLING.

[SprayandPreycom]

riddick, aliens, borderlands, mass effect 2 (ify), halo wars, new resident evil... halo odst, new lord of the rings, and eternal sonata 2 . Not...

[rawd]

Did I step in sh1t today, or is it this thread that smells of crap

[tonywood]

The only reason to own a 360 over a ps3 is to have ANOTHER Halo re-hash. Yea, I'm just having some fun with the MS heads, but there is some truth in the joking. Seriously, people are only buying a 360 because of the price...and I don't have any problems with that.

Just don;t try to make an argument over it being so much better, because it isn't. Sure, Gears and halo has carried that system and are the only real reason people risk RROD for it. BUT...match up exclusives per system....and se what you get.

[labwarrior]

He forgot 50 major 360 games, and only mentioned the lesser ones

Here is a real list, from a real gamer, not some moron that thinks knows about 360 games

Western RPG's

Fable 2 expansions
(pics from December one, but i bet will be more in 2009)

http://www.lionhead.com/fab...

http://www.worthplaying.com...

http://community.lionhead.c...

http://img377.imageshack.us...
http://img383.imageshack.us...

Divinity 2

http://xs330.xs.to/xs330/08...

http://img295.imageshack.us...

http://img295.imageshack.us...
http://img205.imageshack.us...
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http://img205.imageshack.us...
http://img205.imageshack.us...

Mass Effect 2 (pics from ME1, but since it is a sequel will look even better)

http://xs128.xs.to/xs128/08...

http://masseffect.bioware.c...

Two Worlds Temptation

http://xs228.xs.to/xs228/08...

Xbox360 video
http://www.gametrailers.com...

http://www.2-worlds.com/tem...

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http://xs331.xs.to/xs331/08...
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http://www.2-worlds.com/tem...
http://www.2-worlds.com/tem...
http://www.2-worlds.com/tem...
http://www.2-worlds.com/tem...
http://www.2-worlds.com/tem...
http://www.2-worlds.com/tem...

Venetica

http://xs128.xs.to/xs128/08...

http://img243.imageshack.us...

http://xbox360media.ign.com...
http://img101.imageshack.us...
http://img510.imageshack.us...

Precursors

http://xs128.xs.to/xs128/08...

Dungeon Hero

http://img508.imageshack.us...

White Gold

http://xs128.xs.to/xs128/08...

Fallout 3 exclusive expansion

3 expansions

Japanese RPG's

Star Ocean 4

http://xs128.xs.to/xs128/08...

http://img48.imageshack.us/...

http://images.gamersyde.com...
http://image.jeuxvideo.com/...
http://img240.imageshack.us...
http://img265.imageshack.us...
http://img299.imageshack.us...
http://xs228.xs.to/xs228/08...
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http://img204.imageshack.us...
http://img518.imageshack.us...
http://img80.imageshack.us/...

Cry On (Mistwalker)

http://xs128.xs.to/xs128/08...

Startegy

Kingdom Under Fire 2: Dominion

HD video
http://www.gamersyde.com/ne...

http://img171.imageshack.us...

http://img171.imageshack.us...
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Halo Wars

http://www.gamekyo.com/Webm...

Adventure

Alan Wake

http://xs130.xs.to/xs130/08...

HD video
http://www.gamersyde.com/le...

http://images.gamersyde.com...

http://images.gamersyde.com...
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http://images.gamersyde.com...

Theseis

Downloadable previews
http://www.theseisgame.com/...
http://www.theseisgame.com/...

http://images.gamersyde.com...

Action - Ninja Blade

http://images.gamersyde.com...

Survival - Dead Island

http://images.gamersyde.com...

Stealth - Splinter Cell Conviction

http://images.gamersyde.com...

Shooter

Halo games
Warhound

And many others like

2ond confirmed Lionhead game
New Rare titles
Champions Online (MMO)
Age of Conan (MMO)
The secret world (MMO)
Magic The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers (Xbox Live Arcade)
Blue Dragon 2
Magna Carta 2
Shadow of Aten
Shadow Harvest
Battle for Atlantis
Necrovision
Darkest of Days
The Crossing
Huxley (MMOFPS)
Postal III
Salvation
Prey 2
All Points Bulletin MMO
Severity
Project Progressive
Dead or Alive: Code Cronus
Hellion
The Maw
Aqua
Forza 3
Race pro

Now add multiplatforms like

Final Fantasy 13

http://xs128.xs.to/xs128/08...

Dragon Age
Aliens Colonial Marines
Aliens RPG
Resident Evil 5
Overlord 2
Sacred 2
Gothic 4
Borderlands
Alpha Protocol
Project Witches
Crusaders: Invasion of Constantinople
Bayonetta
Lord of Shadows (konami)
Fairytale Fights
Troll & Armor
Skate 2
Operation Flashpoint 2
Borderlands
Ghostbusters
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Brutal Legend

[tonywood]

You know you just put your N4g street cred on the line by mentioning the name RARE. Are you serious? MS paid a ton for that worthless name! None of their new stuff was good...in fact, they sucked. You should have never posted the 360 exclusives...(LOL) You just jeperdized their 2009 sales!!

all the games, that you wasted blogging space on, are not good, and you know it. In fact, you couldn't pay a xbox fan to compare those mediocre games to K2, GOW3, GT, Drakes2, The Agency, MAG, JAK/RATCHET, HEAVENLY RAIN, INFAMOUS, and FF13. The only good 360 games are the "Ps3-ones" that MS paid for, because they have clearly shown that they can't make their own.

[labwarrior]

Rare games are some fo the best in my collection, i have a HUGE blast playing Banjo 3, which is far more enjoyable than LBP that was a boredom that lasted a day and a real game, not hoping around

PS3 offerings are laughble so far, and unless FF13vs, GOW3 and ICO games come in 2009, PS3 will have absolutly indifferent games only fanboys will buy, for the whole of 2009

BTW White Knight is one of the worst looking games ever created, did you miss the latest videos perhaps ?

[McPerson]

Dude, you lost all credibility when you called yourself a 'real gamer'.

Then you went into negative credibility numbers when you said the author forgot to cram 50 crud games into his core list of ten.

Think before you type next time.

[JHUX]

You are pathetic..I can see you are obviously biased towards the 360 which is okay, since there is a lot of ps3 fans on this site (which didn't used to be), but saying the ps3 offerings are laughable, then giving the list you gave, then going on to say how LBP was a bad game (haha).. cmon... drop the fanboy crap for a minute and open your eyes up. I really wouldn't call all those games "major". And even if the majority he listed were mutiplats, games like Resident Evil 5 deserve to be on there. Maybe one day you will calm down and be able to enjoy all games despite what console they are on.

[xg-ei8ht]

That's not the problem, until SONY get it's advertising in everyones face they'll have problems.

M$ blurts them out all the time.

Advertising on tv sells best.
Then ads in papers.
And then word of mouth.

imo.

[tonywood]

Did you just bring up Banjo K? Why not bring up viva Pinata 2 while your at it. (LOLL) YOU are the only one that has Banjo k!

I have a 360, but the ps3 is better....and come march, you will have one. You dare compare Banjo to LBP!!? At least LBP can blame their sales on other competition like; 360 price drop, fallout3, Prince of Persia, R2, and Gears2...but what excuse does the rest of the 360 exclusive have? (Too Human and Mass Effect both sucked!!) Also, haven't we heard about this HUXLEY game for years now?

For the record SantaClaus, Halo and Gears will be the ONLY thing that 360 brings out next year!!

[baodeus]

@tonywood
I don't know what to say, you are closed minded. Only games on PS3 are good while other aren't. You haven't play any of those games on PS3 or games on the 360. How can you tell?

I'm actually interested in a couple of those games mention on 360:
1. Kingdom Under Fire 2 (i love the first one from the xbox 1)
2. Star Ocean and Cry On (Lost odyssey "TO ME" have the best story so far comparing to the old square soft or enix games FF7 - FF10)

[Citizen Cook]

Nough said.

Strangely not listed.
This article fails.

[OOG]

Meh all I have to say is just wait until next year.....MS is known to keep things under wraps and not let too much info come out until the year the games are acutally coming out....So there may be some surprises..... Maybe a new Killer Instinct or a new Perfect Dark? er something under wraps?

Ah well who knows we will have to wait and see....but people have to stop discrediting MS becuase they are not a stupid company....and were supposed to get dominated this year...

[pshizle]

lost all credibility when ALAN WAKE got an honorably mention

M$ should be announcing their 2009 lineup at least in January or February...

as of now Xbox360 exclusives are thin next year...but knowing M$ they will announce new games...hopefully

[McPerson]

Alan Wake hasn't been confirmed for 2009.

How then can it be in a 2009 list?

[djroberts]

Weak list for me this year. I'm hoping for some good XBLA titles. I don't get how Halo Wars is a top game? It doesn't look that good to me.

[superrey19]

I have to admit, when i saw the title to this article, I assumed Xbox 360 exclusives. For people that are arguing that that shouldn't be assumed, the list should have simply read "Top Ten Hottest Games for 2009" since they are not only 360 games.

[-IronMan-]

360 got no games for 2009. :)

[Gun_Senshi]

its not "exclusive..."

[SleekDeF]

to put an exclusive dlc on the list

[Sanzee]

Mass Effect 2 WILL PWN anything in its way. I have a 360 but I am PRAYING that PlayStation 3 fans get the Mass Effect series this year. You have to play this game you guys. It's so fu*king sick! I'm serious. It will blow you away.

[Obama]

I am surprised that it's not: halo4, masterchief and the barbie adventure, final masterchief, Too Masterchief etc.

[Raoh]

what i dont like about these lists, and that goes for all consoles is that they list 3rd party games.

3rd party games should get their own list.

[Kemicalbeliefs]

As long as they don't pull this years trick by releasing all of the big budget games within a few weeks of each other. I own a shedload of new titles but only have so many hours to play them in.

I know people who are only buying maybe 1 or 2 games out of this season and quite a few big titles are languishing in the sales figures.
If they spaced them out a bit better, sales would be up. Nevermind the credit issues, people still play games to escape, so they'll still get bought.

Come on publishers, there are 12 months in a year you know.

[OldParr]

the only game i want from that list is resident evil and is MP so...im still down with the whole kz2 thing.i dont dig that halo odst game cuz is an expansion and i hate when developers waste resources with that BS(expansions) im still waiting for half life 3.we just have to wait and see

[hamsterfist]

So I wasn't the only one that noticed most of those games were multi-plat excluding the Halo games, right??? Glad I purchased both consoles........Next year I might cancel my Xbox Live as what is the reason anymore???

[Killjoy3000]

Residen Evil 5- PS3
Skate 2- PS3
Call of Duty: MW 2- PS3
Bioshock 2- PS3
Assassin's Creed 2- PS3
RedFaction- PS3
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X- PS3
Mafia II- PS3
Street Fighter IV- PS3
Rock Band 2- PS3
Chronicles of Riddick- PS3
Batman- PS3
Halo 3: ODST DOWNLOADABLE EXPANSION!! (You know, not a game, just like GTAIv DLC)
Alan Wake- PC
BattleStations Pacific- PC

So pretty much, that just leaves Halo Wars and Race Pro. Guess 2009 is a damn good year to be an Xbox 360 gamer!!!

[N4Flamers]

it is a good year because i get all those games you mentioned. duhh. so it can make sense to you this is how I see youre list

Residen Evil 5- 360
Skate 2- 360
Call of Duty: MW 2- 360
Bioshock 2- 360
Assassin's Creed 2- 360
RedFaction- 360
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X- 360
Mafia II- 360
Street Fighter IV- 360
Rock Band 2- 360
Chronicles of Riddick- 360
Batman- 360
Halo 3: ODST - 360
Alan Wake- 360
BattleStations Pacific- 360

so yeah great year to own a 360. oh yeah and expansions dont count as games even though you play them? I think your right but then again I dont count demos as games either. GT5 P

[Killjoy3000]

You don't get it, do you? I'm bringing up the fact that all of the best games for 360 in 2009 are also on PS3.

So basically, we get the best of 360 titles in 2009, which is garbage in my opinion, and then some with Sony's mass ammount of first party titles getting cranked out next year.

Not only all of the above, but Killzone 2, God Of War 3, Heavy rain, Infamous, Uncharted 2, R&C, and GT5 (which destroys that crappy race sim game.

Also, I don't own GT%p, buddy. But nice try.

Great time to be a PS3 gamer!!

[kevgges]

When is Dragon Age Origins coming out...they should advertise that game more often!
http://www.wellnessstarts.c...