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[Nightstick11]

Even ignoring the hurricane of generic shooter crap, there is some good stuff coming out on the 360. Lost Odyssey looks fantastic, Blue Dragon looks quite nice, and Culdcept looks intriguing. I'll have to keep an eye on the progress of these games. And.... Virtua Fighter 5!

 

[LJ11]

Yes rare, the company that had 3 games released within one year on the 360, yes its shocking to think they may have ONE project ready for 2007 with so many teams.

It gets old people, rare pumps out more games then all of microsofts 1st parties.

Weren't a couple of those games originally developed for the Xbox and then moved over to the 360?

 

[Markster]

Fuzion Frenzy 2 (January)
Winning Eleven '07 (February)
Crackdown (February)
NBA Street Homecourt (February)
DDR: Universe (February)
Bullet Witch (February)
GTR Racing (March)
Guitar Hero II (March)
Major League Baseball 2K7 (March)
Def Jam Icon (March)
Armored Core 4 (March)
Virtua Tennis 3 (March)
Earth Defense Force 2017 (March)
Burnout 5 (April)
Shadowrun (April)
Ghost Recon: Advanced War Fighter 2 (April)
Haze (April)
Tenchu Senran (April)
Brother's in Arms: Hell's Highway (May)
Forza Motorsport 2 (May)
Culdcept Saga (May)
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (May)
Mass Effect (May)
Stranglehold (May)
CMR Dirt (June)
Blue Dragon (June)
Sega Rally Revo (June)
Elveon (June)
Too Human (July)
Army of Two (July)
The Darkness (July)
Turok (July)
Virtua Fighter 5 (August)
Bioshock (August)
Medal of Honor: Airborne (August)
Rogue Warrior (August)
KUF: Circle of Doom (August)
Half-life 2: Orange (August)
Assassin's Creed (September)
Kane & Lynch (September)
Mercenaries 2 (September)
Huxley (September)
Lost Odyssey (October)
Grand Theft Auto IV (October)
Timeshift (October)
Unreal Tournament 2007 (October)
Indiana Jones (November)
Eternal Sonata (November)
Overlord (November)
Project Gotham Racing 4 (November)
Halo 3 (November)

Too many shooters...

 

[Fady K]

Excellent lineup.

Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata, Lost Odyssey, Halo 3, Bioshock, Mass Effect, and Too Human.

Excellent.

I dont think Lost Odyssey will make it this year though, in English.

 

[Blimblim]

Viva Piñata was ready in just one year.

Believe

Actually Viva Pinata was announced in March 2006 and released 8 months later.
There is a big chance Banjo will be released in 2007.

 

[beelzebozo]

Too Human (July)
Army of Two (July)
The Darkness (July)
Bioshock (August)
Half-life 2: Orange (August)
Assassin's Creed (September)

gonna be a great year.
also, add this:

castle crashers. good for that part of you that misses tmnt: the arcade game <3

 

[Shadow_Child]

Great list.

 

[Odysseus]

nobody can shed light on a mass effect date?

i'm still wowed by your creation of the word "rarefully"

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

Nice line-up.

 

[Geoff9920]

Too many shooters...

I think you went a little liberal with your definition of "shooter".

Awesome lineup though, looks like I'm gonna have to be a bit more selective with my choices this year.

 

[Owzers]

"Too many shooters" would be a bad thing if all those games played the same. When it comes time to buying a game i'm not going to say " why bother buying Bioshock if I just played The Darkness". I'm not going to try to pick between Halo 3 and Half-Life Orange just because they both involve shooting.

And for the hack n' slash genre, we really need to add Monster Madness on that list, it should be pretty fun. 360 could use some more quirky games though. It would be great if Xbox Live Arcade could fill that gap.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

shooter n - a game involving a gun

Def Jam Icon? :lol

 

[Geoff9920]

shooter n - a game involving a gun

RE and DMC are now dubbed shooters. :lol

 

[Speevy]

It may shock you, but most games that aren't racing or sports involve shooting and/or stabbing.

 

[beelzebozo]

It may shock you, but most games that aren't racing or sports involve shooting and/or stabbing.

or swords that shoot people

 

[mr jones]

Oh stop being obtuse, y'all. Besides Def Jam: Icon (shooter???) I know what he means. There's a lot of games on 360 where the gameplay focus is around first or third person shooting. Jesus, its like you guys love to be difficult just to piss someone off.

Its just times changing. There was a time that most of the game coming out were space shooters. Another was character platformers. I won't get started on the fighting game craze.

However, there's also alot of interesting games that aren't shooters. I saw plenty on that list that I'll be picking up. Hell, I don't even like JRPGs that much, and I'm hyped over Blue Dragon.

As SillyMonkey also said, not all shooters are the same. Halo isn't the same as Half-Life, which isn't the same as Unreal Tournament, which isn't the same as Gears of War.

 

[R0nn]

Too many shooters...

Uhhh...

Crackdown: Free roaming/sandbox action game.
Bullet Witch: More like a third person action game.
Def Jam Icon: Fighting game (yes, really!)
Earth Defense Force 2017: Shooter, yes. Can't disagree on that. It's third person though.
Shadowrun: Same story.
Ghost Recon: Advanced War Fighter 2: Tactical team-based shooter. That's quite a bit different from the average shooter.
Haze: Now this is a true shooter.
Brother's in Arms: Hell's Highway: Same with this one.
Mass Effect: Uhmm, it's an RPG actually...
Stranglehold: Yeah, though it's third person and plays differently from most shooters. More like an action game.
Too Human: No, it's a third person action/adventure game.
Army of Two: Arguably, though it's third person and leans strongly on teamplay.
The Darkness: Yeah it's a shooter, but a really unique one with a horror backdrop
Turok: Another true shooter.
Bioshock: Well uhmm, sort of. But it's actually much, MUCH more than just a regular shooter.
Medal of Honor: Airborne: Yup, a shooter.
Rogue Warrior: Not completely sure on this one, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
Half-life 2: Orange:Uhm yep, a shooter.
Kane & Lynch: See Army of Two.
Mercenaries 2: Nope, free roaming/sandbox action game. That's not exactly a shooter.
Huxley: Yes, it's a shooter, but with a MMO concept.
Grand Theft Auto IV: Again, free roaming/sandbox action game.
Timeshift: Yep, shooter.
Unreal Tournament 2007: Here's another one.
Halo 3: Can't get anymore shooterish than this.

Well, that leaves us with EDF, Shadowrun, Haze, BiA, The Darkness, Turok, MoH, Rogue Warrior, HL2, Huxley, Timeshift, UT2K7 and Halo 3 as far as traditional shooters go. And there's still quite a bit of difference between these titles. So yeah, I don't know what some of you are complaining about really.

 

[tegdf]

Fuzion Frenzy 2 (January)
Winning Eleven '07 (February)
Crackdown (February)
NBA Street Homecourt (February)
DDR: Universe (February)
Bullet Witch (February)
GTR Racing (March)
Guitar Hero II (March)
Major League Baseball 2K7 (March)
Def Jam Icon (March)
Armored Core 4 (March)
Virtua Tennis 3 (March)
Earth Defense Force 2017 (March)
Burnout 5 (April)
Shadowrun (April)
Ghost Recon: Advanced War Fighter 2 (April)
Haze (April)
Tenchu Senran (April)
Brother's in Arms: Hell's Highway (May)
Forza Motorsport 2 (May)
Culdcept Saga (May)
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (May)
Mass Effect (May)
Stranglehold (May)
CMR Dirt (June)
Blue Dragon (June)
Sega Rally Revo (June)
Elveon (June)
Too Human (July)
Army of Two (July)
The Darkness (July)
Turok (July)
Virtua Fighter 5 (August)
Bioshock (August)
Medal of Honor: Airborne (August)
Rogue Warrior (August)
KUF: Circle of Doom (August)
Half-life 2: Orange (August)
Assassin's Creed (September)
Kane & Lynch (September)
Mercenaries 2 (September)
Huxley (September)
Lost Odyssey (October)
Grand Theft Auto IV (October)
Timeshift (October)
Unreal Tournament 2007 (October)
Indiana Jones (November)
Eternal Sonata (November)
Overlord (November)
Project Gotham Racing 4 (November)
Halo 3 (November)

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

Wait, Culdcept has a release date? If so Summer it is to get a 360.

My brother is getting a 360 for Culdcept too. I got recently got Live just so I could play him at Culdcept in May.

 

[Odysseus]

devil may cry is a shooter
resident evil is a shooter
megaman is a shooter


in donkey kong 64 DK had a bazooka and diddy had uzis

donkey kong 64 is a shooter

now that we agree, i can finally reveal the mass effect release date:




when it's done

 

[Speevy]

Thread wars! Let's do a Wii in 07 thread next.

 

[Odysseus]

your contribution to this thread will not be soon forgotten, odysseus

i try to make a meaningful impact wherever possible

 

[Fatghost]

Wow. Looks like just about the best line up for a single console in a single year...ever.

 

[Mifune]

I don't think anything will beat the PS2's 2001 lineup, but this is nice, sure.

 

[Doctor_No]

Mass Effect, Lost Odyssey, Halo 3, and Bioshock for me. Its going to be a good year.

 

[Speevy]

I can't wait for Culdcept Saga. I'll own all of you on Xbox Live.

 

[Dega]

So many damn games I want for the 360.. and alot of them are in 08 too.

Im probably going to end up spending more in the next year then I did in the last 5 years total.

 

[Ponn]

I can't wait for Culdcept Saga. I'll own all of you on Xbox Live.

Nuh uhh!

"Bloody Pudding"

 

[Speevy]

Nuh uhh!

"Bloody Pudding"

Sea Bonze.

 

[Ponn]

Sea Bonze.

Youuuu #$#%er!

"Succubus"

 

[JoDark]

Add in the best from all the other systems:

Best Year Ever.

Happy to be a gamer. Of course the GAF will be here to make us hate 1/2 of the total list, so it will only cost >$2000 for games this year :O

 

[Karma Kramer]

List of Xbox 360 games I own...

COD2
PGR3
DOA4
Obilivion
Dead Rising
Madden 2007
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Splinter Cell Double Agent
Viva Pinata
Gears of War
Lost Planet


That is 5 shooters out of 11 games. I then have one RPG... one sport game... one racing game... one action/adventure game... one fighting game... and one strategy game.

I then plan on buying

Mass Effect (RPG)
Crackdown (Sandbox/Shooter)
Too Human (Action/Adventure)
Forza 2 (Racing)
Shadowrun (FPS)
Blue Dragon (RPG)
Comand and Conquer (RTS)
Burnout 5 (Racing)
Culdcept Sega (Strategy)
Virtual FIghter 5 (Fighting)
Bioshock (Action RPG)
Half Life 2 :Orange (FPS)
Assassin's Creed (Action/Adventure)
Lost Odyssey (RPG)
GTA4 (Sandbox/Shooter)
Halo 3 (FPS)
Banjo 3 (Platformer)

So lets count that...

Shooters = 5
RPG = 4
Action/Adventure = 2
Racing = 2
Fighting = 1
RTS = 1
Platformer = 1
Strategy = 1

Total = 17

So of the upcoming Xbox 360 line-up... 5/17 = 30% of them are shooters.

 

[Hunahan]

I think what's more disturbing than the "too many shooters" debate, whether that is correct or incorrect, is the lack of really new ideas overall. I know some would like to argue that there are gradient levels of difference amongst this particular shooter or that particular racing game than the ones that came before it, but it doesn't really change the fact that almost of all of these fit pretty neatly into pre-existing game models. Great for existing fans, but who else?

When you look at the success Nintendo is having, you really have to wonder if gaming's definition is getting too narrow in places, and if Microsoft is kind of missing part of the picture as to what the overall markets are currently wanting. It really wouldn't hurt them to try some new things, and throwing Viva Pinata out there like a fart in the wind isn't really convincing me they are even trying. They can't lean on XBLA for their "other" categories forever, right?

Still, being the pre-existing genre loving game player that I am, I'm really psyched for quite a few games on this list. 1st Quarter is pretty empty for me, but hey, what else is new with video games, right.....

 

[EverSoTrendy]

Wow, I'm glad I got gamesnflix. Although about 10 of those games are must buys. Woot@ being broke.

Edit: 31 are must buys for me.

 

[Speevy]

Youuuu #$#%er!

"Succubus"

Decoy

 

[armubaba]

Crackdown
Guitar Hero II
Mass Effect
Stranglehold
Virtua Fighter 5
Bioshock
HL2: Orange
Assassin's Creed
Kane & Lynch
GTA IV
UT 2007
Halo 3

Bolds=MUST BUYS

Everything else is a maybe/rental.

 

[puck1337]

I may just have to buy one of these things this summer.

 

[rubso]

360 HEAAAVEEEEN
this is my list
(2) CrackDown
(4) Shadowrun
(4) GRAW 2
(4) Haze
(5) Brother's In Arms
(5) Forza 2
(5) Mass Effect
(6) Blue Dragon
(6) Bioshock
(7) Too Human
(7) Army of Two
(7) The Darkness
(7) Turok
(8) Virtua Fighter 5
(8) Half-Life 2: Orange
(9) Assassin's Creed
(9) Kane & Lynch
(9) Huxley
(10) Lost Odyssey
(10) GTA 10
(10) UT2K7
(11) Eternal Sonata
(11) Overlord
(11) PGR4
(11) HALO 3
(12) Banjoo Threeie

btw, Bioshock will be released in June. ( I guess )

 

[drohne]

i definitely want:
armored core 4
edf 3
virtua tennis 3
forza 2
mass effect
blue dragon
half-life 2
assassin's creed
halo 3

that's a pretty pretty pretty good year. and there's quite a bit else on that list that might interest me.

 

[Mr Vociferous]

this year spells financial ruin for me. 2007 could easily define this console war depending on what the other two consoles throw down.

 

[Brashnir]

Bold = definite buys, others are maybes/probables

Fuzion Frenzy 2 (January)
Crackdown (February)
Guitar Hero II (March)
Virtua Tennis 3 (March) (will definitely buy, but maybe on PS3 instead)
Earth Defense Force 2017 (March)
Shadowrun (April)
Forza Motorsport 2 (May)
Mass Effect (May)
Stranglehold (May)
Blue Dragon (June)
Sega Rally Revo (June)
Too Human (July)
Army of Two (July)
Bioshock (August)
Assassin's Creed (September) Definite buy, not sure if 360 or PS3 version.
Mercenaries 2 (September)
Lost Odyssey (October)
Grand Theft Auto IV (October) - another definite buy that's a maybe because I may get it on PS3 instead.
Eternal Sonata (November)
Project Gotham Racing 4 (November)
Halo 3 (November)
Banjo 3

 

[Dry Oatmeal]

So lost planet goty for x360?

Gnarly trollage dude.

 

[unomas]

Virtua Tennis 3
Def Jam Icon
Guitar Hero 2
Madden 08'
Halo 3

That about wraps it for me!

 

[CountZeroInt]

Besides Halo 3 and GTA4 I don't think the big games of fall/holiday have been announced yet. I would be surprised if every single one of those games (Lost Odyssey, Banjo, Fable 2, PGR4) hits Fall as well. Besides Halo 3 I think both Sony and MS will pull their first party games back a bit in the fall to try to let third parties step up and bask in the limelight/sales, then have a second wave of games Spring 2008 (Jungle, GT5 for Sony, Fable 2, Halo Wars etc for MS).

Just my speculation here, but it seems likely that they don't want to oversaturate or set up their own games for failure in the packed holiday season.

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

Fuzion Frenzy 2 (January)
Crackdown (February)
NBA Street Homecourt (February)
GTR Racing (March)
Major League Baseball 2K7 (March) - If MLB The Show doesn't impress
Def Jam Icon (March)
Virtua Tennis 3 (March)
Earth Defense Force 2017 (March)
Burnout 5 (April)
Shadowrun (April)
Ghost Recon: Advanced War Fighter 2 (April)
Brother's in Arms: Hell's Highway (May)
Forza Motorsport 2 (May)
Mass Effect (May)
Stranglehold (May)
CMR Dirt (June) this or sega rally revo
Blue Dragon (June)
Sega Rally Revo (June) this or cmr dirt
Too Human (July)
Army of Two (July)
The Darkness (July)
Virtua Fighter 5 (August)
Bioshock (August)
Medal of Honor: Airborne (August)
Half-life 2: Orange (August)
Assassin's Creed (September)
Kane & Lynch (September)
Mercenaries 2 (September)
Lost Odyssey (October)
Grand Theft Auto IV (October)
Unreal Tournament 2007 (October)
Eternal Sonata (November)
Project Gotham Racing 4 (November)
Halo 3 (November)


My year will be fairly busy.

 

[jobber]

don't forget NBA2K8 this September with a whole new engine!

 

[theREBELins]

My list: Halo 3, Mass Effect, Bioshock, Alan Wake, VF5, Forza, & Half Life 2

 

[Mr Toast]

crackdown, maybe gtr, forza, maybe v tennis 3, mass effect, bru dlagon, seg rally, darkness, VF5, BIOSHOCK!, HL2 Orange, Assassins creed, kane and lynch, gta 4, pgr4, halo 3, maybe banjo.

This is an expensive year.

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

I think what's more disturbing than the "too many shooters" debate, whether that is correct or incorrect, is the lack of really new ideas overall. I know some would like to argue that there are gradient levels of difference amongst this particular shooter or that particular racing game than the ones that came before it, but it doesn't really change the fact that almost of all of these fit pretty neatly into pre-existing game models. Great for existing fans, but who else?

When you look at the success Nintendo is having, you really have to wonder if gaming's definition is getting too narrow in places, and if Microsoft is kind of missing part of the picture as to what the overall markets are currently wanting. It really wouldn't hurt them to try some new things, and throwing Viva Pinata out there like a fart in the wind isn't really convincing me they are even trying. They can't lean on XBLA for their "other" categories forever, right?

Still, being the pre-existing genre loving game player that I am, I'm really psyched for quite a few games on this list. 1st Quarter is pretty empty for me, but hey, what else is new with video games, right.....

i see your point, but like you said we are prexisting genre lovers so it really doesnt matter to us.

still tho id prefer more sims ish games like viva pinata, just shoot shit does get old after awhile.

 

[Somnid]

My list:

Haze
Too Human (don't let me down Dyack)
Army of Two
Assassin's Creed
Huxley
Halo 3

Meh. Waiting for the next price drop won't be too hard.