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Microsoft's first home gaming system and one of the first to include an internal hard drive and built in online play capability. It was considered the first console to have fully supported meaningful online play.

What are your top 10 favorite Xbox games?

#1 Edited by greenygrey (155 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

Since I made a thread asking about our top 10 favorite Gamecube games, I thought why not make the same thread for Microsoft's first foray into the console gaming market. Despite what a lot of fanboys say, the Xbox was a fine system and it had a lot of good good games for it other than the Halo franchies. It's probably my second favorite console of last generation of consoles.  
 
My list: 
1. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 
2. Halo: Combat Evolved tied with Halo 2 
3. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 
4. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay 
5. Psychonauts 
6. Ninja Gaiden 
7. Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge 
8. Panzer Dragoon: Orta 
9. Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood 
10. Project Gotham Racing 2 
 
Now share your list. Note that it doesn't have to be in order or be a top 10.

#2 Posted by FancySoapsMan (5468 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

I never owned an xbox :(

#3 Posted by Equal_Opportunity_Destroyer497 (522 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

The Xbox was indeed a fine system. It was the last console I obtained during that generation and instantly became a favorite. But when I try to think of my favorite games on the platform I realize that I played a shit-load of multi-platform games on Xbox, so a few of those may sneak onto my list. 

  • Ninja Gaiden Black
  • Call of Cthulu: Dark Corners of the Earth
  • Dead or Alive Extreme Beach Volleyball (seriously)
  • Shenmue II
  • Soul Calibur II
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  • The Warriors
  • Psychonauts
  • Splinter Cell: tie between Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory
  • Star Wars: Jedi Academy
#4 Posted by kuz101 (203 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago
@greenygrey said: 

My list: 
1. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 
2. Halo: Combat Evolved tied with Halo 2 
3. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 

same  
 
4. ESPN NFL 2K5 
5. Star Wars Jedi Knights 2: Jedi Outcast 
6. Jade Empire
7. Splinter Cell: Pandora Tommorow (tie) Splinter Cell
8. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King 
9. Gun 
10. Star Wars Republic Commando 
 
Man, Star Wars games were so good in this era.
#5 Posted by Video_Game_King (29833 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago
  1. Panzer Dragoon Orta
  2. Panzer Dragoon Orta
  3. Panzer Dragoon Orta
  4. Panzer Dragoon Orta
  5. Panzer Dragoon Orta
  6. Panzer Dragoon Orta
  7. Panzer Dragoon Orta
  8. Panzer Dragoon Orta
  9. Panzer Dragoon Orta
  10. Panzer Dragoon Orta
I've only played one Xbox game. If it gets boring, imagine that I'm reading it like this.
#6 Posted by ez123 (1806 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago
  • NFL 2k5
  • Spiderman 2
  • JSFR
  • Tetris Worlds
  • Wreckless
  • Def Jam: Fight for NY
  • GTA: San Andreas
  • Sega GT 2002
#7 Posted by McBonJon (150 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago
Picking ten of these is pretty hard since I played a lot of Xbox games. Here's my list (Not in any order): 
  1. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  2. The King of Fighters 2002/2003
  3. Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
  4. Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
  5. Ninja Gaiden Black
  6. Dead to Rights
  7. Panzer Dragoon Orta
  8. Halo: Combat Evolved
  9. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
  10. Forza Motorsport
#8 Posted by chrissedoff (1715 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

1. prince of persia the sands of time
2. splinter cell chaos theory
3. halo 2
4. beyond good and evil
5. knights of the old republic
6. escape from butcher bay
7. crimson skies
8. fable
9. psychonauts
10. the warriors

#9 Posted by Sinkwater (503 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago
#10 Posted by greenygrey (155 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago
@kuz101 said:
" @greenygrey said: 

My list: 
1. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 
2. Halo: Combat Evolved tied with Halo 2 
3. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 

same   4. ESPN NFL 2K5 5. Star Wars Jedi Knights 2: Jedi Outcast 6. Jade Empire7. Splinter Cell: Pandora Tommorow (tie) Splinter Cell8. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King 9. Gun 10. Star Wars Republic Commando  Man, Star Wars games were so good in this era. "

There aren't many Star Wars games for this gen, but every Star Wars game for this gen stinks to begin with.
#11 Posted by Gargantuan (1818 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

1: Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
2: KotOR
3: Halo: Ce
4: Deathrow
5: Halo 2
6: Republic Commando
7: MechAssault
8: Dead or Alive 3  
9: MechAssault 2
10: Jade Empire

#12 Posted by crusader8463 (13169 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

kotor x 10.

#13 Posted by dragonzord (800 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

Fable 1 
Shenmue 2 
Jet Set Radio Future 
Breakdown 
 
That's about it. Original Xbox's library kinda sucked

#14 Posted by greenygrey (155 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago
@zoner said:
"Fable 1 Shenmue 2 Jet Set Radio Future Breakdown  That's about it. Original Xbox's library kinda sucked "

*sigh* 
 
I hate pathetic posts that do nothing more than to instigate console flame wars.
#15 Posted by Bloodgraiv3 (2694 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

Republic Commando 
Halo 2 
Kotor 
Dead or Alive 3 
Riddick 
Psychonauts 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory 
Halo 
Beyond good and evil 
Battlefront 2
#16 Edited by Soapy86 (2466 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 
Halo: Combat Evolved 
Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic  
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Fable 
 ... 
 ...
Those are the only games I really enjoyed on the OG Xbox.  

#17 Posted by Synaptic (289 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

Jade Empire

Advent Rising

Psychonauts

Halo 2

the rest I can't remember.

#18 Posted by iWonder (454 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

MechAssault - I fucking loved MechAssault
Halo 2 - I think I played that more than was healthy when it was released. Was much less fun when people got good at it. 
Halo CE - Had a bunch of sweet parties with this one, also played it at conventions and stuff. Loads of fun. 
Elder Scrolls III - I never actually finished the game. I would always just run around and explore the world and get sidetracked and then forget that OH YEAH I have to go to that huge city on the south side of the continent.  
Dead or Alive 3 
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time  
Ninja Gaiden 
Doom 3 (Yes, really.)  
 
Never got to play Panzer Dragoon Orta, though I seriously considered it.

#19 Posted by Skytylz (3846 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

1. Kotor  
2. Halo 2 
3. Battlefront 2 
4. Lotr return of the king 
5. Halo Ce 
6.NFL 2k5 
7. Fight Night, first one maybe? 
8. NHL 2k5 
9. Republic Commando 
10. Pitfall: The Lost Expedition, it was fun.

#20 Edited by marrec (256 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago

Only one of my top 10 that hasn't been mentioned is GunValkyrie.  
 
WAIT! I lied. 
 
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Choas Bleeds 
Hunter the Reckoning  
 
Everything else has been mentioned. 
 
WAIT X 2 
 
Phantom Dust

#21 Edited by Underachiever007 (2467 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago
  1. Ninja Gaiden Black
  2.  Psychonauts
  3. Kotor    
  4. Panzer Dragoon Orta
  5. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
#22 Posted by dragonzord (800 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago
@greenygrey said:
" @zoner said:
"Fable 1 Shenmue 2 Jet Set Radio Future Breakdown  That's about it. Original Xbox's library kinda sucked "
*sigh*  I hate pathetic posts that do nothing more than to instigate console flame wars. "
I hate pathetic posts that try to roleplay. Funny that!
#23 Posted by greenygrey (155 posts) - 2 years, 3 months ago
@zoner said:
" @greenygrey said:
" @zoner said:
"Fable 1 Shenmue 2 Jet Set Radio Future Breakdown  That's about it. Original Xbox's library kinda sucked "
*sigh*  I hate pathetic posts that do nothing more than to instigate console flame wars. "
I hate pathetic posts that try to roleplay. Funny that! "

Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. But sometimes you should keep them to yourselves. THe last time I saw someone said "x console sucks" in in a similiar thread, sparked a fucking flame war. I'm not going to argue whether the Xbox's gaming libarary stinks or not, so please, don't do anything that would obviously instigate flame wars.
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