Xbox 360 essential buys

ticklemebougy · 4 Dec 2009 at 12:46

Ill be buying a xbox 360 elite next week, What games or accesories would you guys consider essentials. I already have a ps3 so i already have most essential cross platform games.

I'll be buying xbox live gold and halo3+odst for definate.

Any other games you guys would reccomend?

4T5 · 4 Dec 2009 at 12:47

Forza 3.
you need nowt else apart from a Hard drive.

/Thread.

Davey_Pitch · 4 Dec 2009 at 12:53

Forza 3
Left 4 Dead 1 + 2
Gears of War 1 + 2
Dead Rising

Ysmalari · 4 Dec 2009 at 13:08

Mass Effect, an epic game and you have time to complete it before the second comes out next year.

dunker · 4 Dec 2009 at 13:09

Project Gotham Racing 4.
DiRT 2.
Fable 2 (game of the year edition).

Davey_Pitch · 4 Dec 2009 at 13:13

Ysmalari said:
Mass Effect, an epic game and you have time to complete it before the second comes out next year.

How could I forget that, easily one of the best games available on the Xbox. An absolute must-buy IMO.

dunker · 4 Dec 2009 at 13:19

that play charge thing for the controller? or a wired controller? or some good nimh AA's and a fast charger for them?

ticklemebougy · 4 Dec 2009 at 13:34

Lots of replys thanks

Ill buy
fable 2
mass effect
forza 3
and dead rising

Ive got both left 4 deads on pc and i had gears of war 1 on pc and didnt like it.

Im not too big on racing games so ill give forza 3 a try before trying dirt and pgr.

eyetrip · 4 Dec 2009 at 14:20

dunker said:
Fable 2 (game of the year edition).

Eeeeeeeekkkkk!!!!! Most mind-numbingly boring game I think I have ever played

On topic....

Definites:
Mass Effect
Gears 1 + 2
Forza 3 (though I think the MP sucks)
Shadow Complex on Arcade

Maybes:
Ninja Gaiden 2 (though you are likely better off with sigma on PS3)
Crackdown (though a little old now)
Dead Rising (very marmite)
Left 4 Dead 1 + 2 (very dependant on who you play with)

Davey_Pitch · 4 Dec 2009 at 14:36

ffallic said:
Maybes:
Ninja Gaiden 2 (though you are likely better off with sigma on PS3)

I prefer it on the Xbox, as even though the PS3 version has more levels and a better framerate, the removal of all the blood and body parts in the PS3 version is criminal IMO.

Crackdown (though a little old now)

Forgot about this as well, another absolute essential game, one of the most fun sandbox games you'll ever find IMO.

eyetrip · 4 Dec 2009 at 14:46

Davey_Pitch said:
the removal of all the blood and body parts in the PS3 version is criminal IMO.

Seriously? I just can't imagine the game without that. Why would they do that?

Like you say, criminal!

Davey_Pitch · 4 Dec 2009 at 14:51

You can still chop the body parts off, but unlike the Xbox version they don't litter the scene like they did previously, they just disappear. Blood is still in a little, but not the fountains of the stuff like when you chop someone's head off on the 360 version.

JUMPURS · 4 Dec 2009 at 14:55

ticklemebougy said:
Im not too big on racing games so ill give forza 3 a try before trying dirt and pgr.

Actually, if you are not into racing games, you'd be better starting with PGR and working from there.

gjc10212 · 4 Dec 2009 at 16:00

Bioshock

robinson09 · 4 Dec 2009 at 16:06

I know ill probably get virtually slapped for this, but i really would recommend MW 2, its still a greatttt game.
Dirt2 is my current game though, its sooo good and should be cheap-ish now.

msmalls74 · 4 Dec 2009 at 16:13

Id go with most of these suggestions apart from get Mass Effect on the PC, far better IMO.

dunker · 4 Dec 2009 at 16:15

just grabbed dirt2 for £19

Davey_Pitch · 4 Dec 2009 at 16:26

robinson09 said:
I know ill probably get virtually slapped for this, but i really would recommend MW 2, its still a greatttt game.
Dirt2 is my current game though, its sooo good and should be cheap-ish now.

Why would you get slapped for it? The single player campaign is great (though too short for my liking) and the MP is awesome.

Streeteh · 4 Dec 2009 at 16:30

ticklemebougy said:
Lots of replys thanks

Ill buy
fable 2
mass effect
forza 3
and dead rising

Ive got both left 4 deads on pc and i had gears of war 1 on pc and didnt like it.

Im not too big on racing games so ill give forza 3 a try before trying dirt and pgr.

Looking at your PC specs i'd recommend getting Mass Effect on the PC, it's cheaper, comes with the DLC for free and runs much better (the 360 version had a choppy framerate).

Moogman · 4 Dec 2009 at 16:36

Forza 3
If you like boxong fight night round 4
MW2 for multiplayer
Gears of war 1 + 2
Halo 3 + ODST
Dirt 2
Geomatry Wars 2 (Arcade)
Guitar Hero (Any Version is a blast really)
Xbox live gold membership
MS points as many as you can get for bits and peices
Play and carge kit and an extra pad...oh and a wireless adapter if you need it.