Deathrow

 
With flying cars, genetic engineering, robotics and other traditional sci-fi references scattered throughout, Deathrow may not sound like a sports game, but make no mistake - it certainly is.  
 
If one wanted to dismiss this original Xbox title (backwards compatible with the 360 but not yet on the LIVE marketplace for electronic download), one might describe it as Tron discs meets basketball meets the WWF.  
 
Though hell... for some that may be the height of praise.  
  
Either way, the game does center around Blitz, a disc-based sport where rival teams brutally battle to score the most points. But unlike basketball, fouling doesn't incur a penalty - it is a strategic part of the game. As you play, you need to weigh whether to take the disc straight to the hoop or wallop the other team to clear the way for your teammates - or use the disc itself as a weapon.   
 
So if you like sports games on one hand and fighting games on the other, Deathrow is the one disc solution you've been looking for.  
 
In sports games your avatar typically runs, passes, jumps, shoots, tackles, dives, fakes and taunts.  
In fighting games at a minimum, he/she punches, kicks, blocks, throws, evades. 

Deathrow allows use to do all of these - and this combination leads to that perfect mix that makes gaming memorable: 
 
The challenge of learning how best to mix up tactics to obtain victory. 
The intensity of never knowing what your opponent will do next.  
And the perfect balance the developers struck in starting you off easy but ratcheting up the difficulty as you play on.  
 
If you like unique titles, lost gems and are open to genre mash-ups, you owe it to yourself to try Deathrow today.