What Are The Hidden Gems of the XBox?

Post by **zarcon6** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:23 pm

Oddworld Stranger's Wrath

I don't know how many people bought it but I'm diggin it and it took me a little wile to find. I mentioned these before, Otogi and Otogi 2 (just got the second one and its about as good as the first)

Post by **Ender** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:04 am

Otogi must be in. ^^ Superb videogame.

Post by **Gamerforlife** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:57 pm

Definitely Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the original(not the Chaos Bleeds one). It had a good combat system, nice environmental kills(which you don't see in modern heavy hitters like Devil May Cry or Ninja Gaiden) and was very faithful to the show in every way. A great beat'em up that is unknown to many.

The sequel was less impressive with a dumbed down combat system and the game seemed lazily slapped together by the designers in my opinion, but it did have a few neat touches(like playing as Willow and the dummy) and may appeal to fans of the first game(or hardcore fans of the show like myself). I think both games did well critically

Also, if we mention Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath(which is pretty cool), we must mention Oddworld: Munch's Oddysey. It's a much better game in my opinion(more gameplay variety) and far more faithful to the old Oddworld style. It's just as funny and charming as Psychonauts

And of course, Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders, a godsend for Dynasty Warrior fans looking for something with more strategy. High learning curve(faqs recommended)and the story and dubbing are sometimes laughable, but it really makes you feel like you're part of some awesome, cinematic Lord of the Rings style battles. Nice rpgs elements too. It's an AMAZING experience that's worth playing

Post by **racketboy** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:57 am

OK, here's my article:
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/microsof ... games.html

Edit: Please Digg it!
http://digg.com/gaming_news/The_Best_XB ... ody_Played

Post by **Mozgus** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:38 pm

racketboy wrote:OK, here's my article:
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/microsof ... games.html

Edit: Please Digg it!
http://digg.com/gaming_news/The_Best_XB ... ody_Played

I spotted my BG&E screenshot on the mix. Did I post that on these forums or something? I might have...

Post by **racketboy** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 5:06 pm

Mozgus wrote:
racketboy wrote:OK, here's my article:
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/microsof ... games.html

Edit: Please Digg it!
http://digg.com/gaming_news/The_Best_XB ... ody_Played
I spotted my BG&E screenshot on the mix. Did I post that on these forums or something? I might have...

Yeah, you did -- it was of the PC version, wasn't it?

Post by **Mozgus** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:33 pm

racketboy wrote: Yeah, you did -- it was of the PC version, wasn't it?

Yeah, running on a Radeon 9800.