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===The List=== |
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Revision as of 00:26, 16 February 2010
Disc Based
The List
Title | Genre | Description | Game Art |
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Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation | Flight/Combat | A fast-paced, action packed, modern flight 'sim'. Easy to get the hang of. DLC, online multiplayer. Flight Stick available, but too pricey even for the richfags. Worldwide. | |
Armored Core 4 | TPS/Action | Build a Core and take part in vehicular-based combat. Simple structure, easy to learn. Online multiplayer. Worldwide.
Also available on the PS3. |
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Armored Core: For Answer | TPS/Action |
Direct sequel to Armored Core 4. Same gameplay. Online multiplayer. Worldwide. Also available on the PS3. |
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Assassin's Creed | Action/Adventure/Stealth |
A series of fantastic assassinations broken up with repetitive missions in between. Worth picking up now that its price has dropped. Worldwide. Also available on the PS3 and PC. |
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Assassin's Creed II | Action/Adventure/Stealth |
Improved upon everything in the original. If you didn't like the first, you probably won't like this one. Also available on PC and PS3. |
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Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts | Action\Platform\Building | Not a proper Banjo Threeie, but still a good fun and innovative game. Build your own vehicles Lego-style, there are pretty much infinite combinations with all sorts of piece, from springs to rockets. The almost complete lack of platforming may upset you if you are a hardcore fan of the original games for the N64 (both available on the Xbox Live Arcade by the way). | |
Batman: Arkham Asylum | Action-Adventure/Stealth |
Sneak around, be Batman. Some beat-em-up portions. Also available on the PS3 and PC; however, the PS3 version contains additional content. |
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Battlefield: Bad Company | FPS | Lacking compared to the PC exclusives in the series, this installment offers improved graphics and destructible environments. Online multiplayer. Worldwide.
Also available on the PS3.A sequel is expected to arrive for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC on March 02nd, 2010 in North America. |
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Bayonetta | Action/Adventure |
Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, and God Hand had a beautiful baby girl. CAAAAARRAAAAZY combat, glorious boss fights, massive replay value. If you're a fan of Devil May Cry, but DMC4 wasn't for you, give this a try. Also available on the PS3, albeit with some issues with the graphics and framerate. (It's still fucking Bayonetta, though.) |
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BioShock | Atmospheric FPS |
Spiritual successor to the System Shock series. it is an action FPS set in a destroyed Objectivist utopia. Focuses on plasmids (like firing lightning from your fists) as much as guns. Great story for those who want to explore it. Fantastic atmosphere. Worldwide. Also available on the PS3 and PC; however, the PS3 version contains additional content. |
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Bioshock 2 | Atmospheric FPS |
Better than the original in every single way. This shit is bananas.
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Bladestorm | Hack-and-Slash/Real-Time-Tactitcs |
A Dynasty Warriors-style hack-and-slash/real-time tactics game based on The Hundred Years' War between England and France in the middle ages. One of the best of the genre. The gameplay appears fairly similar to Kessen III. Also available on the PS3. |
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BlazBlue | Anime Fighter |
BlazBlue is a great 2D fighter game for the next-gen consoles. If you enjoyed playing Guilty Gear then you will love BlazBlue because it was developed by the same team. Not for newcomers to the fighter genre. Worldwide. Also available on the PS3; the title is also expected to be ported to the PSP during March 2010 for North America. A console sequel has also been announced as well under the name BlazBlue: Continuum Shift for the PS3 and Xbox 360. Will be released in Japan Summer 2010, other release dates haven't been specified. More info and scans on the sequel here. |
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Borderlands | FPS |
Diablo with guns. Lots of fun, especially in multiplayer. Also available on the PS3 and PC. |
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Bully: Scholarship Edition | Adventure/Beat 'Em Up |
An enhanced port of the PS2 version with additional content. A GTA-style game for those in society who were too much of a pussy to stand up for themselves and now take it out on younger kids. NA, EU. Also available on the PS2 '(original)', Wii and PC (Scholarship Edition). |
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Burnout Paradise | Racing |
Offering a whole new city, Burnout Paradise ditches its traditional roots. It feels like Burnout meets Need for Speed. Love it or hate it, the series has changed.. Online multiplayer, DLC. NA, EU. Also available on the PS3 and PC. |
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | FPS | A fast-paced first-person shooter based in realism. Lots of fun online. DLC. NA, EU.
Also available on the PS3 and PC; the title was later heavily altered for the Wii in a console port titled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex, but it doesn't hold up as well as the original. |
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Condemned: Criminal Origins | FPS/Horror | An action-packed horror game with a strong focus on brutal melee combat. Hard to fault, even if the story falls apart later on. NA, EU.
Also available on PC. |
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Condemned 2: Bloodshot | FPS/Horror | Although considered inferior to its predecessor, it keeps some of the good, but loses lots of it in favor of a horrible story choice. NA, EU.
Also available on the PS3. |
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Crackdown | TPS |
A free-roaming sandbox style game with no strong mission focus. Various tasks available, usually to kill, kill, kill. DLC. NA, EU.
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Dead Rising | Action/Adventure/Horror |
A zombie kill-'em-dead, remembered for its various murder techniques. Somewhat repetitive later on. DLC. Worldwide. He's covered wars, you know. The title has also been available on the Wii in a heavily altered port, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop, that reduces the amount of zombies on-screen and features Resident Evil 4-based gameplay. |
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Dead Rising 2 | Action/Adventure/Horror |
Release dates: NA: August 31, 2010 EU: September 3, 2010 Will also be available on PS3 and PC. |
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Dead Space | TPS/Horror | Action-heavy survival horror. A few jumps and a fantastic atmosphere, which it often wastes. A fun third-person shooter nonetheless. Designed to have immersive UI. NFasA, EU.
Also available on the PS3 and PC. A direct sequel is currently planned to be released during late 2010. |
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Devil May Cry 4 | Action/Adventure |
It's DMC, but now you play as new protagonist Nero as well as everyone's favourite smartass demon hunter Dante. A solid combat system that can be used to rack up frankly insane combos (if you're good enough), hilariously cheesy cutscenes and dialogue (as is apparently standard in DMC) and a fair bit of replayability make this one to consider. Worldwide. Also available on the PS3 and PC. |
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Earth Defence Force 2017 | Shoot 'Em Up | A Serious Sam-style shoot-em-up. Minimal plot. Maximum action. Worldwide. | |
Eternal Sonata | RPG |
Tradition action-JRPG, featuring Chopin as a character, along with some of his work. Similar to the Tales series. Lots to see, do, and explore. Worldwide. Also available on the PS3; however, the PS3 version contains additional content, particularly two more playable characters. |
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Tales of Vesperia | RPG | What are you, some kind of savant? This game is awesome.
Also available on the PS3; however, the PS3 version contains additional content and is currently unavailable in NA/EU with no announcements regarding any western release. |
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F.E.A.R. | FPS | Fast-paced FPS with slow-motion. Few horror elements will make those less experienced in the genre jump. Online multiplayer. NA, EU.
Also available on the PS3 and PC. A direct sequel has been released on both the Xbox 360 and PS3 simply titled F.E.A.R. 2. An expansion for the original title has also been available on the Xbox 360 called F.E.A.R. Files. |
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Fable II | RPG |
Live a full life inside of a virtual Enlightenment-era world. Buy a house, gay marry, and enjoy a slightly farcical action. Be warned, this may be a rent, not a buy, seeing as it's main story is rather short. DLC. NA, EU.
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Fallout 3 | FPS/RPG |
A fantastic post-apocalyptic game in a pseudo-50's era United States featuring a fully explorable world, hours of content, and great writing. The DLC adds even more great content to an already great game. Just watch out for the ending if you don't have the Broken Steel DLC. Go for the GOTY edition as it includes all the DLC. NA, EU. Also available on the PS3 and PC. |
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Ghostbusters: The Video Game | TPS | You're the new Ghostbuster. Follow around Spengler, Stantz, Venkman, and Zeddemore as you plow through ghosts old and new in a fantastic third person shooter with plenty of inventive gadgets, awesome atmosphere, and a great script.
Also available on the PS3; however, various reports claim the PS3 variation suffers from low quality textures in comparison to the Xbox 360. Wii version is very different and some say better. |
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Halo 3 | FPS |
Fast paced sci-fi FPS. Very active online with a standalone expansion now out (Comes with all maps/DLC). Online multiplayer. DLC. A standalone installment has also been released under the title Halo 3: ODST which features much of the same gameplay as the original. |
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Kameo: Elements of Power | Action\Platform | A very good launch title from Rare, very good colourful graphics and good action. Transform into a variety of creatures and cobine their powers tosolve puzzles and for battle. Fun action. It's pretty short and easy but while it lasts it's very fun. Great soundtrack too. Originaly a Gamecube game, the sequel was recently canceled in place of avatars and 'experiemtnal' games. | |
Left 4 Dead | FPS | Fast-paced co-op zombie action. Fantastic versus mode.
Also available on PC. A direct sequel has also been released for the Xbox 360 and PC. |
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Lost Odyssey | RPG | A traditional JRPG developed by Mistwalker about a man who has lived for 1000 years. If you can get past the very "traditional" JRPG battle system, you'll find a very engaging and emotional story, complete with interesting characters and unlockable short stories exploring the main character's past. Combine all this with top-notch English voice acting (particularly in the case of Jansen) and a fantastic soundtrack by Nobuo Uematsu and you have an under-appreciated gem. | |
The Orange Box | HL and TF2: ShootersPortal: Puzzle |
Not only does it include the original Half-Life 2, but it also contains the first two episodes, Portal and Team Fortress 2. Also available on the PS3 and PC; however, the EA handled PS3 port suffers from erratic framerate issues and longer load times aswell as random crashes on random games. |
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Perfect Dark Zero | FPS | Prequel to the first game for the N64. While it isn't as good as the original, it's still a fairly solid title and worthy addition to anyone's library. One of the few truly good Xbox 360 exclusives. It's too bad no one else will play it... | |
Project Sylpheed | Space Simulation | Ace Combat in space. if you ignore the bad cut-scenes and story this is a pretty fun game. anyone who likes simulation and dogfights would like this game. | |
Red Faction: Guerrilla | TPSSandbox |
Open-world sandbox environment with completely destructible buildings, decent variety of weapons and enemies, lots of vehicles with good handling and fun multiplayer? What more could you want? Campaign does get repetitive and the music and story are weak. Difficulty gets easier as it goes on. DLC for more maps online and in wrecking crew mode available, story mode DLC also available. Also available on the PS3 and PC. |
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Saints Row 2 | Sandbox |
Basically Grand Theft Auto, except without the brown and seriousness. Also available on the PS3 and PC. |
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WET | Action/Hack and Slash/Being a Badass |
A title that makes it seem Quentin Tarantino and Suda51 collaborated together to made a kickass game! Gun sound makes you want to kill yourself after some hours of playing, other than that the game is really cool, awesome music.
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Ninja Gaiden II | Hack and Slash, Platforming | Jump around, stab people. Kind of difficult, as the Ninja Gaiden series is known for. | |
Beautiful Katamari | Ball Rollan' | It's Katamari. If you've never played one of these, get this. | |
Dead or Alive 4 | Fighting | Pretty good fighter. But if you have a choice of only one, get SFIV. Also, tits. | |
Street Fighter IV | Fighting | Also on PS3 and PC. | |
Raiden Fighter Aces | Shmup | ||
Kung Fu Panda | Action-adventure |
An amusing and polished game based off the movie of the same name. Graphics are actually very, very good. It's nothing new in the genre, but it's a solid title that's overlooked because of the fact that its based off of a kids movie. You play as a Panda on a journy to fufill your kung-fu destiny. Also on PC, DS, Wii, PS2, and PS3. (360 vers. is best, though) |