Looking at a 360 - what games are worth getting?

[mas]

I'm also going to give you my kenict for free.

[jmbarnes101]

Oh?

[Cronozilla]

I've never used a Kinect, but I've always been interested by Gunstringer and Rise of Nightmares.

[Nemoide]

I always wanted to try Child of Eden with Kinect. I love that game with a controller but a Kinect and a big TV sounds like a super-fun concept.

[jmbarnes101]

I wasn't expecting a Kinect but apparently I'm getting one but need the adapter.

I got my first 360 game and the console will be shipped to me soon. I picked up Sega Superstars Tennis and Xbox Live Arcade combo. Unfortunately it was only disc and art but for $0.96 cents I'm not going to complain much.

Anyway, I was going through the Live games and found some remakes and such I'm interested in like Beyond Good & Evil, Darkstalkers Resurrection, and Radiant Silvergun for example. I also found some games that might be interesting. Can anyone nay of yay the following?

Castlevania HD
Deathsmiles2 X
Double Dragon Neon
Ikaruga - is this any different then the Gamecube version?
Magic the Gathering - if good which game is the best?
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
NEOGEO Battle Coliseum
NIGHTS Into Dreams
Raystorm HD
Resident Evil Revelations 2
Sega Vintage Collections
Trouble Witches NEO
Under Defeat HD: Deluxe Edition
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise - is this different then the two retail games?
Shooting Love 200X
Triggerheart Exelica

Lastly do Xbox Live games ever go on sale like Nintendo eShop games do?

[Sano]

Didn't see it listed... so check out a game called Too Human. Its about Norse mythology. I found this game really entertaining.

[Omerta]

I'm pretty sure hard copies of Deathsmiles 2, Under Defeat, and Shooting Love are region locked to Japan. You can download DS2 on an American 360 though.

The MtG games are pretty much the same mostly with a healthy cross section of T2 decks of the time it was released. I may be just imagining it, but I think one of the earlier games is/was free.

In case you haven't figured it out already, you can download a demo for almost every arcade/indie game and a good majority of full releases. The 360 really excelled at this compared to Sony and Nintendo for that generation.

[Gamerforlife]

I wasn't expecting a Kinect but apparently I'm getting one but need the adapter.

I got my first 360 game and the console will be shipped to me soon. I picked up Sega Superstars Tennis and Xbox Live Arcade combo. Unfortunately it was only disc and art but for $0.96 cents I'm not going to complain much.

Anyway, I was going through the Live games and found some remakes and such I'm interested in like Beyond Good & Evil, Darkstalkers Resurrection, and Radiant Silvergun for example. I also found some games that might be interesting. Can anyone nay of yay the following?


Double Dragon Neon

If this doesn't sell someone on Neon, I don't know what will. LOL at 1:10

[Nemoide]

Castlevania HD
...
Ikaruga - is this any different then the Gamecube version?
...
NEOGEO Battle Coliseum
NIGHTS Into Dreams
...
Trouble Witches NEO
Under Defeat HD: Deluxe Edition
...
Triggerheart Exelica

Lastly do Xbox Live games ever go on sale like Nintendo eShop games do?

I'd recommend passing on Castlevania HD. It's pretty much multiplayer only and is PRETTY WEAK unless maybe you happen to have friends who are somehow into it. I assume nobody's playing it online anymore but even when it was easy to find other players, it wasn't that *good.* Your characters start off super-weak so it will take a TON of XP grinding before you'll be able to take on the first boss in single player. In multiplayer, the other players will probably be so strong you'll get through the whole thing in 15 minutes.

If I remember Ikaruga correctly, the graphics might look a *little* shinier but if you own this on another console, I'm not sure it's worth getting. I also wasn't a huge fan of this style of shooter though...

NeoGeo Battle Coliseum is okay but definitely one of the weaker SNK fighters. How much you'll enjoy it is based 100% on how much you like other SNK/ADK games. This is a port of a PS2 game and I can't imagine there's a big difference between versions.

Trouble Witches Neo - as I mentioned before it's awesome fun with interesting mechanics! (Also the worst English dub of all time.)

Triggerheart Exelica - I thought this was a pretty decent shmup. I know I had fun with it but in my memory it's overshadowed by other shooters.

Also I haven't played Under Defeat HD but OH MAN I had no idea it was out on 360 in the US! I'm going to have to get this.

And YES, Xbox Live games do go on sale!

[jmbarnes101]

According to the Xbox Live website all of those games are currently available. I think I might have had Under Defeat for the Dreamcast once upon a time. I don't have the 360 yet but i like the idea of demos.

I didn't realize that DD Neon was by WayForward, that's on my list. Those ending credits might just be one of if not the best ever, hilarious.