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Friday, 1 January 2021
Top 10 Xbox Original Hidden Gems
10. The Punisher
One of the most underrated comic book games on the Xbox, The Punisher puts you into the shoes of the titular vigilante for a violent journey of justice. Using a combination of physical force and interrogation as you terrorize criminals for
information, this exciting action romp tools you up with an arsenal of fierce weapons and lets you loose. With a compelling story and visceral, exciting combat, The Punisher is a truly exciting game that lives up to its title character’s
legacy.
9. XIII
This stunningly stylised mystery thrusts the player into an evil world of assassination, conspiracy, and intrigue. With gorgeous cel-shaded graphics and unique flashback visuals, this engrossing mystery puts you in the shoes of a man who
lost his memory and may or may not have killed the President of the US. As the plot thickens, expect one of the most richly-detailed narratives on the Xbox and some truly unforgettable visuals. This one is a must.
8. OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
Celebrated as the daddy of all arcade racers, SEGA’s OutRun series hit its absolute peak with the 2006 Coast 2 Coast release. With a new game engine and modern graphics, the game features the most cars ever
seen in an OutRun game and is rammed with challenges and modes to test your mettle. This is a thrilling and nostalgic reminder of the good old days of the arcade and is a truly underrated modern classic.
7. Simpsons Hit & Run
This charming spoof of the Grand Theft Auto series puts players in control of the Simpson family as mysterious events plague Springfield. With seven lengthy levels – each with their own missions, subplot and playable character – the game is
packed with the TV series’ beloved humour along with surprisingly effective gameplay and a staggering amount of content. This one is an absolute must, whether you’re a fan of The Simpsons or not.
6. Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath
This action-adventure title in the beloved Oddworld series has players controlling Stranger, a fearsome bounty hunter, as he pursues and captures outlaws to earn ‘moolah’. As you’d expect from the series, Stranger’s arsenal of weapons is
rather less than conventional. Instead of darts, his double-barrel crossbow fires live animals at his enemies. Yeah, you read that right. Wonderfully quirky, Stranger’s Wrath is a must.
5. Voodoo Vince
Voodoo Vince is a charming and outrageous adventure through a crazy world filled with quirky monsters. In true voodoo style, players defeat enemies by inflicting damage to the voodoo doll hero, either by jumping into blenders of leaping
under falling rubble. With more than 30 voodoo attacks with increasingly insane results, this is a downright bizarre game but one full of great ideas and unique gameplay.
4. Beyond Good & Evil
A truly beloved and critically-acclaimed game, Beyond Good & Evil is a game truly packed with atmosphere. Combining one of the most compelling adventures in gaming alongside unique characters, gorgeous visuals, and an elegantly realised
game world, this modern classic still holds up today as one of the finest titles of its era. It is a masterful piece of work that reminds us why we love gaming so much.
3. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Set in the 1920s, Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines frightening horror with intense action and adventure. With puzzles to solve, monsters to fight and a horrifying world to explore, this
underrated title will surely delight fans of HP Lovecraft’s work while entertaining fans of the survival horror genre.
2. Hunter: The Reckoning
This hack-and-slash horror puts you in control of hunters as you fight hordes of demonic enemies with weapons and magic. With support for up to four players, Hunter: The Reckoning lets you choose between four hunters with different
abilities and skills and unleash hell on armies of the undead across 23 levels – so get your friends and get ready to fight. The fate of the world rests in your hands…
1. Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic
Taking place almost 4,000 years before the formation of the Galactic Empire, Knights of the Old Republic is an epic RPG set in the world of Star Wars. Immersive and action-packed, this unforgettable adventure
spans ten different worlds as your choices and actions determine the outcome of the war – and your destiny as a Jedi. An absolute treat for fans and newcomers to the Star Wars universe alike.
Sunday, 1 November 2020
Top 10 Xbox Original All-Time Best Games
10. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Agent Sam Fischer’s adventures didn’t get much more exciting – or much darker – than Chaos Theory, the third game in the acclaimed series. With refined stealth mechanics, intelligent AI and improved physics, the game improved over its
predecessors across the board and resulted in an intense thriller that still plays incredibly well today. An absolute masterpiece of the stealth genre.
9. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Before Oblivion and Skyrim, there was Morrowind. The third instalment in the Elder Scrolls series, Morrowind featured a more steampunk aesthetic drawing much inspiration from Middle Eastern and East Asian art, resulting in a game that feels
unique and stands on its own. With the same open-ended gameplay style that fans of the series have come to love, Morrowind is packed with content and a whole world to explore – it truly is a modern classic.
8. Half-Life 2
There is a reason Half-Life 2 won 39 Game of the Year awards. One of the best games of all time on any console, it is an absolutely incredible piece of work with phenomenal physics, graphics, sound, AI and
narrative. As Gordon Freeman, you will fight the alien Combine armies with a number of unique weapons including the game’s iconic object-manipulating gravity gun. There are few games that hit the astonishing highs of Half-Life 2.
7. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
This revolutionary entry in the beloved Pro Skater series boasts massive levels packed with people, traffic and interactive elements, giving the in-game environments a much-needed boost after the rather lifeless first games in the series.
With smoother animations, significantly improved tricks and intuitive controls, Pro Skater 3 presents a peak in the series that sees players skating in LA, Canada, Tokyo and more.
6. Burnout 3: Takedown
With an emphasis on dangerous, fast-paced driving, Burnout 3: Takedown is an arcade-style racing title that rewards players for reckless driving including near misses with traffic and driving in oncoming lanes. The game’s iconic titular
feature, the Takedown, involves shunting opposing vehicles until they crash into twisted heaps of metal. It is chaotic, but one of the most ridiculously fun racing titles in gaming.
5. Fable
One of the finest RPGs in gaming, this franchise-launching title was one of the biggest and best adventures on the Xbox. On release, it was the console’s fastest-selling game up to that time – and it is no surprise why. With solid combat,
vast exploration and a stunningly realised concept of free will that shaped the game around the player, Fable is an early masterpiece of gaming that still holds up today as one of the best titles on the console.
4. Ninja Gaiden
This acclaimed cut-and-slash action game took the genre by storm on release, and still plays just as well today thanks to its innovative and challenging gameplay. With five levels of difficulty and a massive number of varied missions to
complete, the game is absolutely packed with rewarding replayability. This is an absolute belter of a game that still stands as the most exhilarating and immersive ninja game ever made.
3. Halo 2
This sequel to the beloved original continues the engrossing story of Master Chief, expanding his arsenal with powerful new weapons and more drivable vehicles for exploring the game’s vast landscapes. Aside from the game’s epic
single-player campaign, Halo 2 delivered some of the finest multiplayer on the console and launched the series into legendary status. One of the finest shooters in gaming history.
2. Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
Combining the first adventures in Liberty City and Vice City, this incredible bundle features not one but two of the finest games on the console in one box. With Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Rockstar proved
themselves as masters of the open-world genre as well as phenomenal storytellers, and both games have more than earned their stripes as the stuff of gaming legend. Two masterpieces for the price of one – how can you resist?
1. Halo: Combat Evolved
The daddy of them all, Halo: Combat Evolved is without a doubt the best game on the Xbox console. With its phenomenal campaign, thrilling multiplayer and immersive sci-fi narrative, this epic action shooter
more than lives up to its status as the console’s finest hour. This one will always have a special place in my heart as one of my favourite games ever made, and it is simply a must-own for anyone with an Xbox.
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