Best Xbox Exclusive Title?

SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
<div class="IPBDescription">And why?</div> I have become curious about Xbox exlusive titles in the last few minutes and I was hoping to get some comunity imput... In your opinion what is the best Xbox title that is exclusive to Xbox, and why?

Please include such infoes as weather the game is a good rent, must buy, and if it takes a lot of time to really get into.

I will conclude with the new smiley that I did not knowtice until now, but knew existed since [WHO]'s terminal post. <!--emo&::tsa::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tsa.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tsa.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    edited June 2004
    Exclusive? I'm not sure there are any decent ones, excepting maybe Panzer Dragoon Orta. Most of the rest looks better, runs faster, and is easier to play on a PC. They really don't go for the 'quirky' games like the GCN does.

    This is why the xbox misses out on great games; it has no Pikmin. No ICO. Its version of Beyond Good & Evil is the worst of any (GCN having the best control scheme, and PC having the best graphics). It had HALO for a while, but that's no real draw, given how badly the PC version whups it for visual quality, controls, fps performance, and load times.

    I *think* they had a Jet Set Radio sequel at one point, which might be worth a look. But the rest is pretty much rehashed clones, rather than actual attempts at new styles of gameplay.

    (edit) Weren't they doing a Conker's Bad Fur Day sequel on the box? But that's not out yet, and would be one of the few arguments toward owning one. (/edit)
  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    I remember when I got my XBOX for xmas....I was so excited and I couldnt wait to play ANY game I had received. I set my xbox up and put in the disc that came with it...Thats when I was introduced to Jet Set Radio. That is also when I realized I hated xbox and I wanted Bill Gates to die for letting someone waste their time making that game, let alone selling it TO ME! ALBDLFhsdlfa;2j34;lk23j4l;kajsdajdfhhhgjdiejetsetradioyoupeiceofcrapja;ldfhgjahg

    I threw the game away...heh. <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • GadzukoGadzuko Join Date: 2002-12-26 Member: 11556Members, Constellation
    edited June 2004
    Depends what you're into. If you like sneaking around killing people, you'd probably enjoy Chronicles of Riddick (which I would put on the must-buy list for shooter fans). If you like flying planes and such, try Crimson Skies. Halo goes without saying, either you like it or you don't. Full Spectrum Warrior is exclusive for now, but will be out for PC in a bit. That's a good title if you're a strategy fan, but it's not for people who enjoy action-oriented stuff. Fable will be out in September for all the RPG fans, that one looks very nice and is highly player interactivity oriented, another quality title. Project Gotham Racing, Rallisport Challenge and their respective sequels are both nice solid racing titles if you're into that. I'm sure I'm missing some, but that's most of the big ones at least.

    Edit: Panzer Dragoon Orta, as Talesin mentioned. That's another quality title, but you might want to rent it first to see if you like it. And yes, the XBox has Jet Set Radio Future. Never played it.

    Don't believe people when they say there are no good exclusive titles, they just don't pay attention <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • GunFodderGunFodder Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26572Members
    Halo for the PC was so friggin buggy and on most PCs ran a lot worse than on XBOX. Hell, multiplayer Halo over XBOX connect runs a hell of a lot smoother than PC play over internet servers. And it just feels better with the XBOX controller which is odd for an FPS. Also, it came out more than 2 years later. After Quake and Unreal Tournament and Half-Life came out for PSX and DC, etc., they didn't all of the sudden become strictly console games. Plus, Halo2 will be out this November. Only for XBOX.

    Dead Or Alive 3 and it's upcoming sequal are both two great exclusive fighting games for the XBOX. Ninja Gaiden and Panzer Dragoon Orta are both top notch exclusives as well. Project Gotham I and II are some of the best looking and fun racers on any next gen system. Full Spectrum Warrior and SW: KOTOR are both games designed and available exclusively for the XBOX and only recently ported to PC. And neither are mainstream games. And there was a JSR game, and it was fantastic. Actually some of the best and most creative games for the XBOX were made by Sega.

    There are many others, and BTW most multiconsole games are simply better for the XBOX...better graphics, more features, XBOX LIVE play, harddrive support. 'sallgood.
  • GunFodderGunFodder Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26572Members
    BTW, for a cheap deal try to get the Sega Double Pack (if you can find it anymore) if you like racing games or Jet Set Radio. You can find it on eBay for about $20 or so and it contains the full versions of JSRF and SegaGT, an excellent racing sim, though a tad less realistic than the GT series, it boasts a lot of improvements, esp. in the sound department.
  • GadzukoGadzuko Join Date: 2002-12-26 Member: 11556Members, Constellation
    Forgot MechAssault and Ninja Gaiden. MechAssault is just what you'd think, a mech combat game, and Ninja Gaiden is a (rather hard) adventure action fighting almost-rpg kind of game. Hard to describe.
  • AllUrHiveRblong2usAllUrHiveRblong2us By Your Powers Combined... Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11244Members
    Best Xbox exclusive would probably be Jet Set Radio Future. No matter what Mullet says. It has slightly better gameplay than the origional and it's longer, although it does lose a few style points over the origional and it does not has quite as good a soundtrack. Definately give it a rent at least.

    Or if you're into fighting games, Dead Or Alive 3 would be a good one to get. According to many it's the best in the series, out of one of my favorite fighting game series' right next to Soulcalibur.

    I basically bought my Xbox for these 2 games, because I had enjoyed their prequels on Dreamcast, but that's just me.
  • RionRion Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7752Members
    Ninja Gaiden, Fable is coming out soon, so is Conker, both look good. I like the X-box, usually I try to get a game on the PC before a console though.
  • twoflowtwoflow Singing Drunk Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1950Members, Constellation
    Panzer Dragoon Orta is nothing short of spectacular. Probably the prettiest game I've ever played, even if it only lasts 6 hours or so. The airship and river jungle levels are stunning. You <b>cannot</b> own an Xbox without this. You could just rent it, but there are lots of unlockables (including the original Panzer Dragoon from the Sega Saturn!)

    Other exclusives worth owning are DOA: Extreme Oggling and Jet Set Radio. If you'll be going on Live, Project Gotham Racing 2 is a must.
  • Seph_KimaraSeph_Kimara Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19359Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mullet+Jun 28 2004, 07:54 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mullet @ Jun 28 2004, 07:54 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Jet Set Radio <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    SUPA BRUTHA
  • jumpingjodajumpingjoda Join Date: 2003-12-14 Member: 24367Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Halo2 will be a pretty good reason to own an xbox <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    I <3 DOA3, JSRF, PGR/PGR2
  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Heh. Halo may be less 'buggy' on the xbox, but I take three seconds to load a level, as compared to the 15-25-60 seconds on the box. Not to mention I get no slowdown in explosions. And higher res. And no halfway-braindead 'two joysticks' control scheme for an FPS. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    JSRF and Conker would be my big two, even though I loved Panzer Dragoon.. show me an updated Silpheed and a Night Trap/Double Switch and I might actually consider it an updated-retro gaming platform.
  • Hand_Me_The_Gun_And_Ask_Me_AgainHand_Me_The_Gun_And_Ask_Me_Again Join Date: 2002-02-07 Member: 178Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-GunFodder.+Jun 28 2004, 08:03 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (GunFodder. @ Jun 28 2004, 08:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Halo for the PC was so friggin buggy and on most PCs ran a lot worse than on XBOX. Hell, multiplayer Halo over XBOX connect runs a hell of a lot smoother than PC play over internet servers. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I must have some weird version of Halo for the PC - I've never had any problems with it.

    It's remarkably stable (my three-year-old PC is unreliable in Windows at the best of times, and Halo runs just fine), it gives decent framerates on a Geforce 4Ti (okay, it's 640x480 but everything else is at maximum), and it generally works really well. Internet play runs fine (occasionally laggy, but that's playing on a US server from the UK)...

    I assumed it was a good port until I heard everyone else whinging about it. It runs better than most recent game demos I've downloaded (Far Cry stuttered and locked up at regular intervals, for a start) - am I really alone?
  • OmegamanOmegaman Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25239Members
    *Kisses copy of Jet Grind Radio for Dreamcast* <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    JSRF has a lame soundtrack, save for a couple of songs by Hideki Naganuma (unless, of course, you like doing The Scrappy).

    And the JGR Professor K > JSRF Professor K.
  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Hand Me The Gun And Ask Me Again+Jun 28 2004, 06:30 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Hand Me The Gun And Ask Me Again @ Jun 28 2004, 06:30 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-GunFodder.+Jun 28 2004, 08:03 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (GunFodder. @ Jun 28 2004, 08:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Halo for the PC was so friggin buggy and on most PCs ran a lot worse than on XBOX.  Hell, multiplayer Halo over XBOX connect runs a hell of a lot smoother than PC play over internet servers. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I must have some weird version of Halo for the PC - I've never had any problems with it.

    It's remarkably stable (my three-year-old PC is unreliable in Windows at the best of times, and Halo runs just fine), it gives decent framerates on a Geforce 4Ti (okay, it's 640x480 but everything else is at maximum), and it generally works really well. Internet play runs fine (occasionally laggy, but that's playing on a US server from the UK)...

    I assumed it was a good port until I heard everyone else whinging about it. It runs better than most recent game demos I've downloaded (Far Cry stuttered and locked up at regular intervals, for a start) - am I really alone? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well, who knows what it is, but Halo does run **** on a lot of computers. Like mine, for example: GeForce FX 5600 256mb, P4 2ghz, 1280mbRAM(1-2 loads when I had it, thankyouverymuch), and a Audigy 2. I should be able to run this at 1024x768 no problem, but anything but 640x480 kills my computer. Which is stupid.

    XBox exclusive? I'd say Ninja Gaiden.
  • TequilaTequila Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19660Members
    Project Gotham Racing 2 is the only game that makes me feel the slightest twinge of woe at not having an Xbox. But only the <i>slightest</i>.
  • 343_guilty_spark343_guilty_spark Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17462Members
    edited June 2004
    Steel Battalion if you could afford it and spend a few days learning the huge controller.
    Jet set radio furture, Ninja Gaiden were good exclusive and worth the money.
    Full specturm warrior is good though im not sure if its xbox exclusive.

    Also Fable, Sudeki, Riddick, BC, Jade empire look like some good xbox exclusives.
  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Yeah, I'm gonna have to throw a big Me Too at this one...

    1) Riddick. Best movie license I've ever played, and arguably the best game I'll soon own for my Xbox.

    2) Gaiden. Great visuals, slightly quirky but ultimately rewarding control scheme, nice long play time and HARD, but in a good way. You're not a ninja when you start this game... this game teaches you to BE a ninja, 'cause you don't stand a chance as Joe Schmuck.

    3) JSRF. I haven't played it in a while, but it's a great game. It's been streamlined since Jet Grind Radio, both in good and bad ways. I actually played JGR after JSRF, and I've ended up liking both for different reasons. The level design is awesome.

    Then you've got other games that people have mentioned, as well as a few more on the horizon. I just want to mention one more, which isn't a *game* per se:

    4) XBox Live. If you want internet play on a console, then the Xbox is your system. Full stop. They've already got a great selection of Live-enabled titles, and even single-player games can be Live-aware. For instance, you can be playing Chronicles of Riddick and get an invite to join your friend for a game of Splinter Cell, and it's as easy as popping in the disk and going. And it's just a yearly fee - no hassle with monthly or per-hour charges. Pay once and forget about it, it just *works*.
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    If I had an X-Box, I'd buy Crimson Skies: High Road To Revenge, Project Gotham Racing 2, and Mech Assault. But I'd burn Mech Assault, because they took the Mech franchise and screwed it up.
  • BlobbyBlobby Join Date: 2004-06-11 Member: 29234Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Talesin+Jun 28 2004, 02:50 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Talesin @ Jun 28 2004, 02:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> (edit) Weren't they doing a Conker's Bad Fur Day sequel on the box? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It's mostly a graphical update. The single player is the same. And they added a bunch of new multiplayer modes. I love the old one and don't think I need another version of it. But if you've never played the N64 one... it's worth checking out.
  • RipzawRipzaw Join Date: 2004-05-09 Member: 28560Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-jumpingjoda+Jun 28 2004, 06:49 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (jumpingjoda @ Jun 28 2004, 06:49 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I <3 PGR/PGR2 <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    w00t. Both my brothers helped make them <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> I win! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::tsa::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tsa.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tsa.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • AegeriAegeri Join Date: 2003-02-13 Member: 13486Members
    Ninja Gaiden, one of the only decent non multiplatform games on the X-Box. I've nearly considered buying an X-Box for it.

    Nearly.
  • raz0rraz0r Join Date: 2003-07-24 Member: 18395Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-343_guilty_spark+Jun 28 2004, 03:36 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (343_guilty_spark @ Jun 28 2004, 03:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Steel Battalion if you could afford it and spend a few days learning the huge controller. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    woo steel battalion!
  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    the halo experience is best gotten thru the XBOX. the PC version, with no coop for uck's sake, is just a frickin copout to shut up the "OMG THEY TOOK IT FROM PC AND MADE IT XBOX" whiners. bungie worked hard to build halo from the bottom up, for the console. the console version is the real thing - the smoothest, the prettiest, and the most fun. you can't sit down with friends and shoot up some goddamn aliens if you're on he PC.

    that said, buy halo.
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    <span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>NINJA GAIDEN</span>

    Not only is it <u>the</u> best X-Box game, not only is it one of the best games of the current generation, it is one of the top 5 games I have ever played. EVER. Its that good.
  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin-Zig+Jun 28 2004, 01:29 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Zig @ Jun 28 2004, 01:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> bungie worked hard to build halo from the bottom up, for the console. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I'm sorry, I have to comment on this, because it's funny as hell.

    Do you know where Halo first premiered?

    MacWorld.

    Yep. The annual Apple expo. Not only that, it was announced as a simultaneous release for Mac and PC, and this was in 1999. In 2000, Microsoft bought Bungie. And in 2001, a truncated, rushed Halo was shipped as an exclusive, launch title for the Xbox.

    From the bottom up for the console? Whatever helps you sleep at night. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • RipzawRipzaw Join Date: 2004-05-09 Member: 28560Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-coil+Jun 28 2004, 01:00 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (coil @ Jun 28 2004, 01:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> From the bottom up for the console? Whatever helps you sleep at night. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Nightol?
  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Personally I'd say something closer to vicodin, or maybe morphine with the delusions he's getting. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    That or a friend with a PC that isn't crap, so he can see what Halo looks like at a decent framerate, at a better-than-crappy-TV resolution. Maybe even some FSAA if he's lucky. It's pretty, and the controls are better (thanks to having a mouse and keyboard)... but you can't get away from the half-assed cut-and-paste level design throughout the second half.

    (Settles down to play Custom Robo now, on his non-hernia-inducing system)
  • JimJim Join Date: 2002-11-26 Member: 9989Members
    I bought my xbox for JSRF <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    although its not as good as JSR <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Talesin+Jun 28 2004, 02:50 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Talesin @ Jun 28 2004, 02:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It had HALO for a while, but that's no real draw, given how badly the PC version whups it for visual quality, controls, fps performance, and load times. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Please lead me to this mysterious good version of Halo PC. Please. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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