The 12 Games of Xbox Comments by Eurogamer staff

XBox day anyone?

Oh yeah, 5 years and all that. Mine chose today to stop working!

Thief 3?

Would not put that disgrace up there (being a fan of Thief 1 and 2).

Thief 3 is very, very good.

Am i missing something someone please define. "Xbox Exclusive" to me? :/

It basically means it didn't appear on any other *console* system. Daft, but there you go.

Exclusive here is 'not on a rival console'...
PC doesn't count...

EDIT: Am I getting slow?

Xbox Exclusive = Xbox is the only 'console' title was released on (PC doesn't count and sometimes the exclusive rights expire after a few months...)

I completed NG:Black! /bows (no it wasn't on Ninja Dog mode either!)

Sadly though I never managed to complete the challenges. Nightmare.

No NFL 2K5?
Ah well, American Football is an aquired taste but I still play this now & it písses all over Madden & even it's 360 versions.
Brilliant gameplay, graphics, sound & presentation.
Still my favourite ever, ever sports game on any platform.

Ah you see in my world if i can't get that game anywhere else but console X it's console X's exclusive game.

I've been jerked around with the term exclusive so many times so you could understand my confusion.

Seems i've missed out on most of those titles with my brief experience in owning a Xbox.

Except the Halo's, KOTR and Fable.

Surprised to see Thief (I'm not saying it's bad though), but still, a good solid list of games there. Although Far Cry Instincts definately deserves to be on there too.

Great little piece here, only thing i'd add extra, and it's personal taste, is "The Warriors" in the multi-platform, this was the final new xbox game i played before getting a launch 360 and i really enjoyed it, took be back to the days of good scrolling beat'em ups, plus i'm a huge fan of the film, so that added to it, gutted it doesn't work on the 360 mind!

Silent Hill 2 and 3 (4 -you're barred)

:D

that bird would get it on the banner

i'd banner any day

ho hum

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Xbox 360 compatible: No

That lack of 360 compat is one of the great tradgedies of the modern age. A moment of silence please.

L4zyB is gay :D

I got a review copy of RC2 by accident and gave it a shot even though I don't like racers much. it's great! I'd buy RC3 on the 360.

I think all this talk of Ninja Gaiden being the most hardest core of all the hard core is a little over the top. I LOVE the game, but I didn't think it was as hard as all the media make out (on normal mode at least). Harder than your average game at the mo, yes. But not THAT hard, I reckon its a shame this isnt the average difficulty of games these days.

That first boss was a bit of a fucker, but all the reviews made out you wouldnt be able to beat him for years! And then the next few level bosses were a piece of piss... I hope the 'super hardcore' talk surrounding this game didn't put people off buying it...

Never had the chance to play NG: Black... gutted.

Thank God...I though it was just me that thought the first boss in NG was tough!

...actually, I *never* got by him - got fed up with trying and hid the game away in the cupboard! Oh the shame...

Well, all the rest of you can fall over themselves thanking Rob & Kirstan & Tom for this article, but not me.

Thanks to you lot I'm feeling quite miserable and angry. Mainly because so many of these titles cannot be played on the 360 and I don't have my Xbox anymore.

Thanks for ruining my day.

Ninja Gaiden was a great game and one of the few I could actually be bothered to play all the way to the end. RC2 is still my favourite console racing game of all time and one of a few titles that actually makes me wish the 360 had better BC.

largely agree with the list - shame some dont work on the 360 and that there is still nowt exciting on the 360 bar dead rising. BTW I am selling a perfect crystal xbox on ebay for £45 with extras - auction finishes on Monday night - check it out ;)

I hate and love Thief 3 because it was a buggy mess and all my saves got screwed because of it on the 2nd last level would you believe. I was'nt willing to start over after putting 30hrs into it. Fuck you Eidos for rushing it.

This has made me set up my Xbox again. Beyond Good and Evil session tonight. Maybe Halo afterwards... never really got into it, so maybe it's time for a second chance.

Good list of games. I've put the entire list on my phone, so next time I'm out shopping I can look for a few of them 2nd hand.

Fine article.

Who needs next gen eh!?

Great list!

I'd like to add my name to the Chronicles of Riddick and Rallisport Challenge love-in. Those games are unrecognised gems.

Btw, Halo 2 gets a new map pack. \0/

"Silent Hill 2 and 3 (4 -you're barred) "

Silent Hill 3 was PS2 and PC only. Never did make it onto the Xbox. Agree about 4 :)

Beyond Good and Evil...what a game...

Though some of the voice acting really really sucked (in comparison to say KOTOR). Like that woman who wanted all the photos. She inflected her voice less than Andy Murray.

Everything else about it though...

A sequel for the 360 would rock. Blow Kameo out of the water.

I'm sick of people discounting the PC as a viable gaming platform. :(

Oh well, good list, though I would have put NG even further up.

Ninja Gaiden is one of my favourite games evar.

no moto gp to be seen anywhere? surely as good a racing game as any. online was exceptional.

Where is Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath? Alongside Halo, Rez and Ico, my favourite game of the past generation, and one of the most technically and aesthetically stunning games ever made - obscenely beautiful

Its '9' scores in Edge and gamesTM were well deserved - if you're looking for a real lost treasure on Xbox, this is it

It's in the cult guide...

Did Silent Hill 3 really make it onto the Xbox?

Nice one EG - another great article.

Some awesome games there....

Hmmm.. Thief 3 360 compatible? Might have to go for that one ;)

Dark Corners of the Earth is one of my xbox loves... but that might be for a more limited audience.

Fahrenheit, anyone?

Hmm so exactly how much are MS paying to have all the frontpage articles being about how great the Ex-Box is/was?

Ten billion dollars, Durandle.

When most of these games are on PC, I don't think they could ever show the Xbox as being all that great. (imo)

But the Xbox is a PC, kinda.

Silent hill 2 and 4 were on Xbox, not 3, strangely.

No Oddworld: Stranger?

Eurogamer, failed/10.

Oh I see it's in there cult classics new story......but still.

Want to know something sad?
Only PGR1, RSC1, Thief and HL2 are available on Play.

That's 4 out of 16 :/

Jeez, only now reaching 5 years?

It's crazy to think how early the 360 launched.

Since when was Halo 2 a good game? I know the multiplayer is mega popular but, no one actually liked the single player story did they?

We don't want to give the reviews or Bungi the impression that what they did to Halo 2 story mode was in any way a good thing.

Playing half as a covenant warrior who I could care less about. Loosing Cortana (the only consistent character and companion of the master chief) for no reason what so ever! Blatant bible story references. Am i the only one who realised earth is supposed to be the ark of the covenant for pity's sake! Then there is the flood (think noah) and halos...the things angels are supposed to wear...the battle in heaven...i.e. primitive man would have seen the halos being triggered as briliant if somewhat violent flashes of light!

Maybe kids today simply don't get a good education.

Wouldn't suprise me if setting off the halos happens to wipe out all life NOT present on earth at the time of their triggering. We probably find out the covenant originated on earth as a simple 2 of each species type thing.......doesn't pay to have a brain when playing FPS really does it......

"The second is definitely one of the nicest looking games from Xbox 1, with production values that, frankly, embarrass most of the games that currently claim to be 'next gen' - and looks better still running on the 360 on a big wide-screen HDTV if you've got the kit."

Agreed 100%. I played this through again on my 360 in May and it blew most of the titles I had on my console out of the water graphically. It really is/was a stunning game.

Agree 100% on the 'replay' value though: only played through it twice from start to finish, whereas in Halo 1, I've simply lost count.

I'm still yet to experience better enemy AI and physics in any FPS/game to date.

Nice list though I never owned the original Xbox. I picked up Halo and Halo 2 though this week. With all the hype surrounding Halo I thought I might give them a try.

I think I am about half way through Halo and I am afraid it does not really live up to my expectations. If I would have to rate it now, I would give it a 7. The game seems limited in so many ways - I especially don't like just having 3 useful weapons, there really aren't that many. Maybe later in the game. And I hate games where there's no music playing, subtle atmospheric/static sounds would do, but nothing at all doesn't feel right. It also lacks things that no game has done before although I love that Halo thing floating around in space, the idea totally fascinates me. And I cannot believe how badly the German voices are. Too bad the game isn't multilingual, the voice overs of the teammates are just pathetic.

Will be quite interesting how Halo 2 turns out. Looks like a love or hate sequel from the things I have read.

I dunno - the PS3 launches and all you see is Xbox articles!

This is why - http://kotaku.com/gaming/this-day-in-gam...

As Eurogamer said, the Xbox is five years old today.

"Fahrenheit, anyone?"

No thanks!