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goldenpp72 · Aug 10, 2008

This is a remake of my mega thread, my most time consuming one yet. I sifted through the last thread doing my best to remove the assy games while adding new, good ones, removing delayed titles, etc. First we'll start with a look back at the previous 360 years, before getting to the main meat of the thread, which is the year of 2008! These threads require a lot of labor so it would be appreciated if trolls/insults could be kept down a bit, the point of this thread is to serve xbox fans not to discredit other platforms. Xbla and XO titles are not listed in any particular order but retail titles are listed by their closest known release date followed by alphabetical order, so if you're looking to make a budget this is a nice thread to use! This thread is mod approved!

Other notes, I don't plan to add every shitty game, like spectral force 3 or something, to the thread, it takes up too much space and time to manage for nothing. I plan to use this thread all the way passed next e3, making the last one so early was a bad decision because e3 yeilds most game announcements, delays, etc and just wasted time, so i'm hoping to make this an anual post e3 thread. If anyone wants to help, simply take the format the post is in and post whatever and i'll edit it in if I can. I'm using my own host for images as well.

Special thanks to: Teamxbox/etc for images (hosted on my own account however)

Gaf: A mysterious gaffer made most of the banners you see in here, though asked to not be revealed, other gaffers helped compile the games list of stuff that should be added, and duckroll helped me highlight and approve the thread, so thanks!

Averages are from Gamerankings

Google Calendar with estimated release dates!

New retail structure contains links to ign (or other if not available) in the names as well as other information on the side. Tags that imply timed exclusive or platform exclusive are not meant to count last generation platforms (specifically, if its exclusive to xbla and not on another download service, it's counted as exclusive in context). Xbox originals will not be marked only on xbox if they were available on other last generation platforms however. Also note, links under the former years contain slideshows as gaf does not currently allow them, if that is ever added I will edit it in.

Year of 2005

The launch year of the 360, started out with a bang but was obviously short lived considering it only had a bit over a month to do it!

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v354/goldenpp72/360 exclusives/?action=view&current=37e7a204.pbw

Year of 2006

The followup launch year, this is where the lineup started to take it's hold on diversity, but it was a more anemic year than the following ones.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v354/goldenpp72/360 2006/?action=view&current=d4dd9ae6.pbw

Year of 2007

Last year was a huge year for 360, launching its flagship title halo 3 along with dozens of other big titles, but even this year might pale in comparison to the upcoming year.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v354/goldenpp72/360 2007/?action=view&current=3ac57166.pbw

Year of 2008

This of course is for our current year, fleshed out in all of its glory, and now you can experience it all with a new low price!

goldenpp72 · Aug 10, 2008

Xbox Live Arcade was originally started with the xbox 1, but met with barely any kind of fanfare, once integrated into the 360 (from launch) it became a huge success! Here are some games to look out for, starting with a recap on prior years and then on to 08!

Year of 2005

This was actually quite an impressive start for xbla, giving quite a bit of playtime for the initial launch period.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v354/goldenpp72/360 exclusives/?action=view&current=5172b852.pbw

Year of 2006

This was a pretty bad year for xbla fans, while the service yielded a good amount of games, it was so slow and sparse between releases that fans grew restless, until xbla Wednesdays came about to regulate release schedules.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v354/goldenpp72/360 2006/?action=view&current=29109d27.pbw

Year of 2007

This is the year xbla really came into its own with tons of original content, a regulation of release dates and much more desirable retro ports.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v354/goldenpp72/360 2007/?action=view&current=0a593c98.pbw

Year of 2008

Then we move on to our current year, which has been rather fantastic and hasn't slowed down yet. Some may dwell on a good portion of the 'non gamer' stuff released, but plenty has been released for all sides.

Rez (Only on Xbox)

Ikaruga (Only on Xbox)

Omega 5 (Only on Xbox)

Roogoo

Poker Smash (Only on Xbox)

Mr. Driller Online (Only on Xbox)

Commanders: Attack of the Genos (Only on Xbox)

Trigger Heart Exelica (Only on Xbox)

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness

N+ (Only on Xbox/PC)

Geometry Wars 2 (Only on Xbox)

Bionic Commando Rearmed

Golf: Tee It Up

Braid (Only on Xbox/PC)

goldenpp72 · Aug 10, 2008

Galaga Legions (Only on Xbox)

Duke Nukem 3D

Fable: Pub Games

Castle Crashers (Only on Xbox)

Buku Sudoko

Brain Challenge

Go! Go! Breaksteady! (Only on Xbox)

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

Uno Rush (Only on Xbox)

Vigilante 8: Arcade (Only on Xbox)

Soul Calibur (Only on Xbox)

1942: Joint Strike

Aces of the Galaxy (Only on Xbox)

Assault Heroes 2 (Only on Xbox)

Rocketmen: Axis Of Evil

Schizoid (Only on Xbox)

Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3

Metal Slug 3

Wits and Wagers (Only on Xbox)

Mega Man 9

Banjo Kazooie: Stop & Swap(Only On Xbox)

Arkanoid Live!

Space Invaders Extreme

Meteos Wars

R-Type Dimensions

Tenchu Shadow Assault

Metal Slug 7

Xbox originals was launched in 2007 and basically allows users to download xbox 1 titles directly to their 360s, only games with backwards compatibility can work however and no upgrades are available. Any flaws currently in the backwards compatibility list will apply to these as well, though sometimes performance is increased due to being directly on the harddrive.

Year of 2007

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v...ginals/2007/?action=view&current=c56cae8f.pbw

Year of 2008

In our current year the xbox originals updates have been pretty small, some assume due to the limited penetration of larger 360 harddrives soon to be resolved in the new year.

Burnout 3: Takedown

Black

Ninja Gaiden Black (Only on Xbox)

Sid Meier's Pirates!

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Metal Arms: Glitch in the System

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows

Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse" (Only on Xbox/PC)

The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning

Guilty Gear XX #Reload

Jade Empire (Only on Xbox/PC)

In the fall, microsoft will be updating the 360 in a way that will reintroduce it to the market, and while some people are weary of the changes, I think they will bring great times to us all. Here is a nice rundown of some of the things to expect!

Avatars

Rare has done what they do best, take something nintendo made popular and improve it, the avatars will function similar to the miis found on the wii, but with superior graphics and integration into the xbox platform.

Dashboard

The dashboard will see an entirely different, faster interface which is meant to accomodate content and usability far better. Note that themes and gamerpics still work!

Guide

The guide will now be a mini version of the 360s current dashboard, with all the functions it used to have with a more responsive use of the memory! You can launch games from it in the xbox live arcade for example, making things more seemless.

Primetime

Coming soon, microsoft will be launching primetime, this is a channel that will have gameshows turned into games that make use of the avatars. They will 'broadcast' at specific times like a real gameshow, and have prizes that can be won for real! Another innovative step towards drawing in the casual market.

Netflix

While the system already has microsofts video marketplace, their partnership with netflix will now allow people who have netflix accounts to turn their 360s into a netflix movie playing box, and since it's stream based you don't even need a harddrive upgrade! Expect this partnership to expand the netflix content a ton!

XNA

Microsoft tested out this function some months back, but it will fully launch in the fall. For those not in the know, it is a way for normal users to program and upload their own games for eventual sale, opening the gateways to pretty much anyone to make their game come true. Some of the results from this so far are..

The Dishwasher

Jellycar

Rocketball

Trilinea

Other Features

Game installs, games can now be installed onto the HDD for faster performance.

Party system, up to 8 people can join a system based party system to do ANYTHING the system can do, playing any games, movies, looking at pictures, listening to music, etc. This means once a party is formed, it's seemless for everyone, no more clunky interfaces.

Lots of other stuff will be edited in here as I find it.

Here is a sneak peak at some of the big titles expected in 2009!

Resident Evil 5

Halo Wars (Only On Xbox)

Star Ocean 4 (Only On Xbox)

Alan Wake (Only on Xbox/PC)

Ninja Blade (Only On Xbox)

Street Fighter IV

Halo 3: Recon (Only On Xbox)

Final Fantasy 13

There you have it folks, a comprehensive list for 2008 as well as a small index of the last 3 years. Enjoy, and give thoughts on anything you like. Corrections, errors, and possibly additions will be added as called out. The only content that didn't make it in is marketplace content (too scattered) and hardware (too obvious) but aside that I think I have all bases covered.

goldenpp72 · Aug 10, 2008

Ok I had one hell of a time breaking that into 3 post since it kept breaking, but I had to do it due to gafs errors with text limits. Some of you who wanted the old thread to be updated, this is it, and this time it shouldn't break since we know the problems to expect. Also I renewed the host for a whole year so look away

If something is wrong I will change it.

DeadFalling · Aug 10, 2008

Holy shit. Nice job, will be bookmarking for future reference!

goldenpp72 · Aug 10, 2008

no problem, thanks to duckroll for helping me get the highlighting to work btw, sorry I didnt mention ya. This thread will hopefully be clean fun for the fans.

The Librarian · Aug 10, 2008

Awesome thread. Nice work, goldenpp72.

-WindYoshi- · Aug 10, 2008

The furher is looking sweet for 360.

Kerm 1 · Aug 10, 2008

Good God!!! That must have been a LOT of work....

duffey · Aug 10, 2008

Awesome thread. It's weird, I've been looking forward to more games this year than I did last but I guess that's due to my varied tastes than anything. So hyped for way way too much to list.

Aladuf · Aug 10, 2008

Damn! Very impressive, some good stuff in here.

Gbeav · Aug 10, 2008

This thread won't fit on a dvd- 6.8

goldenpp72 · Aug 10, 2008

yeah I kind of dont know what im in for until its too late, im burned out.

Edit: Yeah I have.. too many games I want, you should post the stuff you're interested in.

Gantz · Aug 10, 2008

Thanks for the great post! What a time to be a gamer especially a 360 owner

LCfiner · Aug 10, 2008

One hell of a thread. Bookmarked for future reference. So many good games coming out this year

Lostconfused · Aug 10, 2008

Awesome thread, great job. Its also puts everything into a nice perspective as to what i have left to look forward to.

Ænima_TooL · Aug 10, 2008

jesus christ dude:lol .. i seriously might just buy a 360 after seeing that list.

whitehawk · Aug 10, 2008

Woah, beautiful. Tons of games I'm looking forward to

rollingstart · Aug 10, 2008

Great thread, but Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is on PC and coming to PS3.

spoon! · Aug 10, 2008

Great thread

DancingJesus · Aug 10, 2008

Holy crap! Good work dude, that must of taken a lot of effort. This list reminded me how amazing this years XBLA lineup has been. If you could do it for all three consoles that'd be badass.

goldenpp72 · Aug 10, 2008

Linkzg said:
Great thread, but Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is on PC and coming to PS3.

Fixed

Shins · Aug 10, 2008

Oh.

Alright.

Somnia · Aug 10, 2008

Looking good! Just a heads up, but the yellow highlights aren't working.

Lostconfused · Aug 10, 2008

Oh dear sweet lord, i just counted how much its going to cost me to buy all the games i want and its charted at over $1000. I hate this season.

Kyoufu · Aug 10, 2008

IU, ToV, GeoW2 and TLR will be mine, oh yes.

delirium · Aug 10, 2008

Hmmm, Crapcom?

Somnia · Aug 10, 2008

Lostconfused said:
Oh dear sweet lord, i just counted how much its going to cost me to buy all the games i want and its charted at over $1000. I hate this season.

Ya I counted all mine also and its over a grand also...not counting XBLA titles or DS titles.

MWS Natural · Aug 10, 2008

Great job man! My pockets were in tears through the whole thing though =(

goldenpp72 · Aug 10, 2008

Somnia said:
Looking good! Just a heads up, but the yellow highlights aren't working.

Fixed I think.

delirium said:
Hmmm, Crapcom?

I love capcom, not sure why that happened..

Somnia · Aug 10, 2008

goldenpp72 said:
Fixed I think.

Yep fixed now

Toothpick · Aug 10, 2008

Hey, wheres Lord of The Rings Conquest?

Cianalas · Aug 10, 2008

Isn't Street Fighter IV coming in '09?

goldenpp72 · Aug 10, 2008

Yes it is, did I put it in the thread accidently?

Coming soon is only meant to highlight a few games btw.. But ill add that since no fighters are in there.

whitehawk · Aug 10, 2008

Man, I NEED Skate 2. Just found out about all the new features, plus 60fps

goldenpp72 · Aug 10, 2008

Yeah it's nice to see new blood take the throne from another stagnate franchise, tony hawk will hopefully come back with a vengeance one day.

fartblast · Aug 10, 2008

Turok woulda been good but the combat sucked

whitehawk · Aug 10, 2008

goldenpp72 said:
Yeah it's nice to see new blood take the throne from another stagnate franchise, tony hawk will hopefully come back with a vengeance one day.

Screw tony hawk. Skate will reign supreme!

Agent Icebeezy · Aug 10, 2008

GREAT FUCKING THREAD!

wolfmat · Aug 10, 2008

Brilliant thread.

Skate 2 in September? What?

goldenpp72 · Aug 10, 2008

thats the date I pulled off ign, I don't know if its totally right though.

Brashnir · Aug 10, 2008

no fewer than 18 retail games on that list I'm interested in, plus I think you missed Pure.

Must-buys for me are in bold.

Too human
Tales of Vesperia
Mercenaries 2
Infinite undiscovery
Viva Pinata: Trouble In Paradise
Starwars: Force Unleashed
Rockband 2
Farcry 2
Fallout 3
Saints Row 2
Shaun White Snowboarding
Dead Space
Fable 2
Gears of War 2
Call of Duty: World at War
Banjo kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Prince of Persia
The Last Remnant

Shadowlink · Aug 10, 2008

Wow, Nice thread Golden

I can't wait for some of these 360 games to come out, I wonder what happened to Alan Wake.

wolfmat · Aug 10, 2008

goldenpp72 said:
thats the date I pulled off ign, I don't know if its totally right though.

All I'm finding is TBA (IGN, your link), TBA (Gamespot), 12/15/08 (1Up).

DancingJesus · Aug 10, 2008

Brashnir said:
no fewer than 18 retail games on that list I'm interested in, plus I think you missed Pure.

Must-buys for me are in bold.

Too human
Tales of Vesperia
Mercenaries 2
Infinite undiscovery
Viva Pinata: Trouble In Paradise
Starwars: Force Unleashed
Rockband 2
Farcry 2
Fallout 3
Saints Row 2
Shaun White Snowboarding
Dead Space
Fable 2
Gears of War 2
Call of Duty: World at War
Banjo kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Prince of Persia
The Last Remnant

We have very similar taste in games.

goldenpp72 · Aug 10, 2008

Well if you see an official date posted by the company feel free to put it here and ill edit, accuracy is key

Games on my list, in bold for ones im buying no matter what.

For sures

Too human
Tales of vesperia
Infinite Undiscovery
Viva pinata 2
Fable 2
Banjo 3
Scene it box office smash
Prince of Persia
Gears of war 2

Maybes

Starwars force unleashed (unlikely)
Farcry 2
Fallout 3
Dead Space
Spyro (unlikely)
Left 4 Dead
Mirrors Edge
Sonic Unleashed (Likely, im a dumb fan)
Tomb Raider Underworld
Last Remnant (likely)

gray_fox224 · Aug 10, 2008

GREAT THREAD!!

The Elite · Aug 10, 2008

Good job goldenshowers!!

SapientWolf · Aug 10, 2008

I would add World in Conflict, Rocket Riot and Shred Nebula to the list of games mentioned so far in this thread.

Jinfash · Aug 10, 2008

I SAID WOW
AMAZING thread!!! subscribe-worthy...

great job OP.

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