Xbox 360 Fall Release Games

[Morfiend]

Here is a Xbox 360 thread to go along with the PC release thread. I didnt want to put this in the end of Schilds thread, as this is for Xbox only.

September 10, 2007       Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, The        Bethesda Softworks       RPG
September 10, 2007    NHL 2K8    2K Sports    Sports
September 11, 2007    Fatal Inertia    KOEI    Racing    Action
September 11, 2007    Kengo: Legend of the 9    Majesco    Fighting    Adventure       
September 11, 2007    NHL 08    Electronic Arts    Sports      
September 11, 2007    skate    Electronic Arts    Sports      
September 17, 2007    Eternal Sonata    Namco Bandai    RPG      
September 17, 2007    Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights    THQ    Racing      
September 18, 2007    Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII    Ubisoft    Flight     Action       
September 18, 2007    Warriors Orochi    KOEI    Action      
September 25, 2007    America's Army: True Soldiers    Ubisoft    Shooter      
September 25, 2007    Cabela's Trophy Bucks    Activision Value    Hunting      
September 25, 2007    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Hard Evidence    Ubisoft    Adventure      
September 25, 2007    Halo 3    Microsoft    Shooter      
September 25, 2007    Halo 3 Collector's Edition    Microsoft    Shooter      
September 25, 2007    Halo 3 Legendary Edition    Microsoft    Shooter      
September 25, 2007    Hot Wheels: Beat That    Activision    Racing      
September 25, 2007    World Series of Poker 2008    Activision    Card      

October 1, 2007    Mobile Ops: The One Year War    Bandai    Shooter      
October 2, 2007    Crash of the Titans    Sierra    Action      
October 2, 2007    FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage    Warner Bros. Interactive    Racing      
October 2, 2007    NBA 2K8    2K Sports    Sports      
October 2, 2007    NBA Live 08    Electronic Arts    Sports      
October 2, 2007    Project Gotham Racing 4    Microsoft    Racing      
October 2, 2007    Spider-Man: Friend or Foe    Activision    Action      
October 9, 2007    FIFA Soccer 08    Electronic Arts    Sports      
October 9, 2007    Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal    Warner Bros. Interactive    Action       
October 9, 2007    Orange Box, The    Electronic Arts    Shooter      
October 9, 2007    SEGA Rally Revo    SEGA    Racing      
October 9, 2007    Tony Hawk's Proving Ground    Activision    Sports      
October 15, 2007    Beautiful Katamari    Namco Bandai    Action      
October 16, 2007    Avatar: The Last Airbender -- The Burning Earth    THQ    Action      
October 16, 2007    Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess    Square Enix    RPG      
October 16, 2007    Thrillville: Off the Rails    LucasArts    Simulation      
October 23, 2007    Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation    Namco    Flight       
October 23, 2007    Cars Mater-National    THQ    Racing      
October 23, 2007    Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition    Ubisoft    Board      
October 23, 2007    Clive Barker's Jericho    Codemasters    Action      
October 23, 2007    Conan    THQ    Action      
October 23, 2007    Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary    Eidos Interactive    Adventure      
October 29, 2007    Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock    RedOctane    Music      
October 30, 2007    Bee Movie Game, The    Activision    Action      
October 30, 2007    Naruto: Rise of a Ninja    Ubisoft    Adventure      
October 30, 2007    Need for Speed ProStreet    Electronic Arts    Racing      
October 30, 2007    Simpsons Game, The    Electronic Arts    Action      
October 30, 2007    TimeShift    Vivendi Games    Shooter      
October 30, 2007    Virtua Fighter 5    SEGA    Fighting      
October 30, 2007    Viva Pinata: Party Animals    Microsoft    Party      

November 2, 2007    Scene It?       Trivia      
November 5, 2007    BlackSite: Area 51    Midway Games    Action      
November 5, 2007    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare    Activision    Shooter      
November 5, 2007    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Collector's Edition)    Activision    Shooter      
November 5, 2007    College Hoops 2K8    2K Sports    Sports      
November 6, 2007    Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War    KOEI    Strategy      
November 6, 2007    Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2008    Activision    Hunting      
November 6, 2007    F.E.A.R. Files    Sierra    Shooter      
November 6, 2007    LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga    LucasArts    Action       
November 13, 2007    Army of Two    Electronic Arts    Action      
November 13, 2007    Assassin's Creed    Ubisoft    Action      
November 13, 2007    Assassin's Creed (Limited Edition)    Ubisoft    Action      
November 13, 2007    Beowulf    Ubisoft    Action      
November 13, 2007    Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway    Ubisoft    Shooter      
November 13, 2007    Cabela's Monster Bass    Activision Value    Sports      
November 13, 2007    Kane & Lynch: Dead Men    Eidos Interactive    Action      
November 13, 2007    Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back    Activision    Shooter      
November 13, 2007    World in Conflict    Sierra    Strategy      
November 13, 2007    WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2008    THQ    Wrestling      
November 20, 2007    History Channel: Battle For the Pacific    Activision    Action      
November 20, 2007    Mass Effect    Microsoft    RPG      
November 20, 2007    Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus    SEGA    RPG      
November 20, 2007    Rock Band    MTV Games    Music      
November 27, 2007    Enemy Territory: Quake Wars    Activision    Shooter      

December 4, 2007    Golden Compass, The    SEGA    Action      
December 17, 2007    MX Vs. ATV Untamed    THQ    Racing
December 18, 2007    NCAA March Madness 08    Electronic Arts

*Edit for organization.

[Morfiend]

Here are the games I will probably be getting.

September 11, 2007    skate
September 25, 2007    Halo 3
October 2, 2007    Crash of the Titans
October 2, 2007    Spider-Man: Friend or Foe
October 9, 2007    Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
October 15, 2007    Beautiful Katamari
October 23, 2007    Conan
October 30, 2007    TimeShift
November 5, 2007    BlackSite: Area 51
November 5, 2007    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
November 6, 2007    F.E.A.R. Files
November 13, 2007    Army of Two
November 13, 2007    Assassin's CreedNovember 13, 2007    Beowulf
November 13, 2007    Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
November 13, 2007    Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
November 13, 2007    Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back       
November 20, 2007    Mass Effect

[Murgos]

I want a 500 GB hard drive for my 360 that lets me install games to it so I don't have to swap discs out.

[schild]

I want a 500 GB hard drive for my 360 that lets me install games to it so I don't have to swap discs out.

So, you want a PS3. Disc swapping isn't going away though.

Here are the games I will probably be getting.

September 11, 2007    skate
September 25, 2007    Halo 3
October 2, 2007    Crash of the Titans
October 2, 2007    Spider-Man: Friend or Foe
October 9, 2007    Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
October 15, 2007    Beautiful Katamari
October 23, 2007    Conan
October 30, 2007    TimeShift
November 5, 2007    BlackSite: Area 51
November 5, 2007    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
November 6, 2007    F.E.A.R. Files
November 13, 2007    Army of Two
November 13, 2007    Assassin's Creed
November 13, 2007    Beowulf
November 13, 2007    Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
November 13, 2007    Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
November 13, 2007    Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back       
November 20, 2007    Mass Effect

There we go. Everything else should be PC/PS3. I know you have a PC that can run most of that shit. Or are you whoring for achievements.

[Murgos]

I want a 500 GB hard drive for my 360 that lets me install games to it so I don't have to swap discs out.

So, you want a PS3. Disc swapping isn't going away though.

Uh, no.  The point was the disc swapping not the hard drive.

[schild]

I want a 500 GB hard drive for my 360 that lets me install games to it so I don't have to swap discs out.

So, you want a PS3. Disc swapping isn't going away though.

Uh, no.  The point was the disc swapping not the hard drive.

Yea, I figured it was, but it was best to ignore that part because it was a ridiculous pipe dream. Get a 1st Gen PSP. :P

[Sky]

Everything else should be PC/PS3. I know you have a PC that can run most of that shit. Or are you whoring for achievements.

WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH OUR SCHILD?!?!

[Rasix]

September 11, 2007    skate    Electronic Arts    Sports     
September 17, 2007    Eternal Sonata    Namco Bandai    RPG   
September 25, 2007    Halo 3    Microsoft    Shooter     
October 15, 2007    Beautiful Katamari    Namco Bandai    Action   
November 13, 2007    Assassin's Creed    Ubisoft    Action 
November 20, 2007    Mass Effect    Microsoft    RPG 

I don't see Lost Odyssey on there.

Passing on Stranglehold/Blue Dragon until I'm in gaming starvation.  Yah, I know they're released already. No, I'm not buying a PS3 for non exclusive titles.  And yes, my PC sucks. 

Good thing I don't care that much about shooters, I'd be in some serious pain.

[Morfiend]

September 11, 2007    skate
October 9, 2007    Tony Hawk's Proving Ground[/s]
November 6, 2007    F.E.A.R. Files[/s]
November 13, 2007    Army of Two
November 13, 2007    Assassin's Creed
November 13, 2007    Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

There we go. Everything else should be PC/PS3. I know you have a PC that can run most of that shit. Or are you whoring for achievements.

I dont have a ps3, and dont plan to get one soon. And why the fuck would I want Skate and TH:PG on the PC? Also, Assassins Creed is a Xbox must. Kane and Lynch and Army of Two, meh ill probably get for Xbox, Xbox coop is just so fun. And FEAR, I dont have the original, so this way if I get it on Xbox I wont have to buy it.

[Riggswolfe]

There we go. Everything else should be PC/PS3. I know you have a PC that can run most of that shit. Or are you whoring for achievements.

So, I can spend $600 or I can spend 12 hours trying to get a game to run on my PC? Nah, I'll stick with my 360. Thanks though.

[Velorath]

Everything else should be PC/PS3. I know you have a PC that can run most of that shit. Or are you whoring for achievements.

WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH OUR SCHILD?!?!

Especially considering that all but a couple of multi-platform games are better on the 360 than their PS3 counterparts (in fact Tiger Woods '08 is so far the only game I've heard of that runs better on the PS3).

[MisterNoisy]

Wow.  The change from pushing the 360 as the 'it' machine to pimping the PS3 came pretty quickly.  ;)  I'm having a hard time deciphering why I'd play multi-platform titles on one machine instead of the other in any case, since there's damn near no difference in versions between platforms, with the exception of Madden/NCAA.

Anyway, there's a few titles coming up for the PS3 that look really good (R&C Future, LBP), but not enough of them are PS3-exclusive to warrant plunking $500 down for the privilege yet.  By waiting, I get to save $$ when the inevitable next price drop hits and get those titles as 'platinum hits' releases, so it's win-win.

As for what's going to be pwning my wallet and free time in the coming months:

September 11, 2007    skate
September 17, 2007    Eternal Sonata
October 2, 2007        Project Gotham Racing 4
October 15, 2007    Beautiful Katamari
October 23, 2007    Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
October 29, 2007    Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
October 30, 2007    Virtua Fighter 5
November 5, 2007    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
November 13, 2007    Army of Two
November 13, 2007    Assassin's Creed
November 13, 2007    Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
November 20, 2007    Mass Effect
November 20, 2007    Rock Band   

I'm also really curious about Ubi's Naruto game, if only because it looks really sharp visually, and the idea of mapping kuji-kiri/jutsu to the sticks seems interesting.

[MrHat]

I can't remember which game it was, Army of Two or Kane&Lynch, that only has local coop.  Which is retarded.

As for the list:

November 13, 2007    Assassin's Creed
November 20, 2007    Mass Effect

Are probably it for me.

[schild]

Wow.  The change from pushing the 360 as the 'it' machine to pimping the PS3 came pretty quickly.  Wink  I'm having a hard time deciphering why I'd play multi-platform titles on one machine instead of the other in any case, since there's damn near no difference in versions between platforms, with the exception of Madden/NCAA.

The systems turned out different enough that every game has it's place and every place has it's game.

[Big Gulp]

Wow.  The change from pushing the 360 as the 'it' machine to pimping the PS3 came pretty quickly.  Wink  I'm having a hard time deciphering why I'd play multi-platform titles on one machine instead of the other in any case, since there's damn near no difference in versions between platforms, with the exception of Madden/NCAA.

The systems turned out different enough that every game has it's place and every place has it's game.

The only thing I can see getting a PS3 for is exclusive first party games and single player only games.  Any game with a multiplayer component will be better on the 360, period.  XBL is just better than anything Sony will concoct this generation, and the fact that most PS3 gamers probably won't have a headset would be a huge problem for me in the PS3's multiplayer scene.

[schild]

Any game with a multiplayer component will be better on the 360, period.  XBL is just better than anything Sony will concoct this generation,

We need to wait until HOME drops to judge that.

the fact that most PS3 gamers probably won't have a headset would be a huge problem for me in the PS3's multiplayer scene.

That's a plus...

[MisterNoisy]

Any game with a multiplayer component will be better on the 360, period.  XBL is just better than anything Sony will concoct this generation,

We need to wait until HOME drops to judge that.

PSMySpace (but with avatars with poor fashion sense) + Gamertag?  Pass.  In addition, the simple menu system of XBL beats the ever loving hell out of 'walking' from place to place to accomplish stuff that they've been pushing re: Home.  I won't fault them for trying something new, but I guarantee that it's 'not for me'.

the fact that most PS3 gamers probably won't have a headset would be a huge problem for me in the PS3's multiplayer scene.

That's a plus...

No argument here.

[Velorath]

Any game with a multiplayer component will be better on the 360, period.  XBL is just better than anything Sony will concoct this generation,

We need to wait until HOME drops to judge that.

You mean we have to wait until sometime after HOME drops, when all the features have finally been patched in, don't you?

[schild]

Any game with a multiplayer component will be better on the 360, period.  XBL is just better than anything Sony will concoct this generation,

We need to wait until HOME drops to judge that.

You mean we have to wait until sometime after HOME drops, when all the features have finally been patched in, don't you?

What difference does it make? At the end of the generation, the final product is what people are going to remember. I don't even see Microsoft as capable of drastically changing anything on the 360 to even compete with whatever Sony's end product might be. Also, layering your online service with a virtual world/MySpace thing is money in the goddamn sack. People eat that shit right up. Also, it'll be neat to have my PSN games in an arcade in my apartment. That sort of stuff makes me feel warm and fuzzy. One thing is for sure, I don't play enough multiplayer games to really care about the actual multiplayer stuff that much. It's everything AROUND it that matters to me.

[Morfiend]

I can't remember which game it was, Army of Two or Kane&Lynch, that only has local coop.  Which is retarded.

Errrr, I think both are XBL. The previews said they would have.

[Velorath]

Any game with a multiplayer component will be better on the 360, period.  XBL is just better than anything Sony will concoct this generation,

We need to wait until HOME drops to judge that.

You mean we have to wait until sometime after HOME drops, when all the features have finally been patched in, don't you?

What difference does it make? At the end of the generation, the final product is what people are going to remember.

I'm sorry, I thought that the subject under discussion was that many people would rather get the 360 version of a game with online play, because of LIVE.  I didn't realize we were talking about the legacy that each system might leave behind in about 5-7 years or so.

And really, I think people will remember LIVE's constant flood of content (they've probably gotten more demos in a couple months than the PS3 has had in it's entire lifetime so far) a lot longer than they'll remember a novelty like virtual arcade games in a virtual room.

[Rasix]

Also, layering your online service with a virtual world/MySpace thing is money in the goddamn sack.

Only if people buy the console.  I do not think this feature is a system seller.

Another thing about the cross platform stuff is that I keep hearing about PS3 games running slower than 360 games (ie the 60 v. 30 fps).  Is this just EA games and has anyone seen both to see what the difference plays like?  It's a bit worrisome.

[MisterNoisy]

Another thing about the cross platform stuff is that I keep hearing about PS3 games running slower than 360 games (ie the 60 v. 30 fps).  Is this just EA games and has anyone seen both to see what the difference plays like?  It's a bit worrisome.

As far as I've heard/read, only Madden/NCAA and 2K football are really impacted so badly, though I notice a distinct lack of/weakness re: AA in a lot of PS3 titles, cross-platform or not.  I really can't see too much difference in other cross-platform games that have been released.

[Phildo]

Passing on Stranglehold/Blue Dragon until I'm in gaming starvation.  Yah, I know they're released already. No, I'm not buying a PS3 for non exclusive titles.  And yes, my PC sucks. 

DO NOT buy Blue Dragon.  Unless you are twelve.

[Big Gulp]

That's a plus...

If you don't want to communicate with other players then why are you even bothering to play a multiplayer game?

The positive experiences I've had over Live far exceed the negative ones.  For that matter, if someone is being a jackass in a game you either kick them or leave that session.  This isn't a big deal.

[MrHat]

I can't remember which game it was, Army of Two or Kane&Lynch, that only has local coop.  Which is retarded.

Errrr, I think both are XBL. The previews said they would have.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/kanelynchdeadmen/news.html?sid=6156372

Our time with Kane & Lynch: Dead Men was all too brief on this occasion, but we enjoyed every minute of it. The prospect of a game that combines and improves upon the best features of Io Interactive's previous offerings is exciting to say the least, and the inclusion of a co-op mode where two very different characters often have very different objectives should add plenty of replay value. The co-op game won't support online play, unfortunately, but we're told that details of online multiplayer modes will be announced in the not-too-distant future. We look forward to bringing you more information as soon as it becomes available.

Not sure what they mean.

[Nonentity]

Any game with a multiplayer component will be better on the 360, period.  XBL is just better than anything Sony will concoct this generation,

We need to wait until HOME drops to judge that.

You mean we have to wait until sometime after HOME drops, when all the features have finally been patched in, don't you?

What difference does it make? At the end of the generation, the final product is what people are going to remember. I don't even see Microsoft as capable of drastically changing anything on the 360 to even compete with whatever Sony's end product might be. Also, layering your online service with a virtual world/MySpace thing is money in the goddamn sack. People eat that shit right up. Also, it'll be neat to have my PSN games in an arcade in my apartment. That sort of stuff makes me feel warm and fuzzy. One thing is for sure, I don't play enough multiplayer games to really care about the actual multiplayer stuff that much. It's everything AROUND it that matters to me.

As much as I love my 360, just from being an owner of both, I can see the PS3 slowly bringing the iron cock of satisfaction back into dominance eventually. The hardware is most assuredly of a higher quality then the 360.

Amount of 360 games I've actually played on XBL: 1 (Marble Blast Ultra, and it was for five minutes)
Amount of PS3 games I've actually played on PSN: 1 (Warhawk)

So... yeah. As much as I love online support, I use my computer for multiplayer games. Ventrilo + established cadre of people who will play with me > XBL/PSN.

[Morfiend]

Well, I guess thats you. I played the hell out of Gears of War and Rainbow Six coop online. Had a blast doing. Some of the most fun I ever had on a console. Hell, I think one of the best was watching Big Gulp bounce a grenade off a wall, and seeing it almost slow motion right past my head and blowing up in his face. Then the rest of the people in the game making fun of him for managing to die before we had even engaged a single enemy.

IRT Hat: Looks like I can strike that one off my list then. Split screen coop sucks ass.

[Driakos]

Am I the only one getting The Orange Box for 360?

Beautiful Katamari is a must have as well.  It will be mercilessly conquered like We <3 Katamari.  3680m Woooo!  Or was it 3860m...  Either way, it was at least 3680.  The King and Queen were rolled up together.

There's too much to buy.  Looks like the family wont be getting xmas presents.

[schild]

Getting the Orange Box for anything other than PC is kinda... well... missing the point.

See, the point is Team Fortress 2, everything else is gravy.

Team Fortress 2 belongs on PC. And I don't know anyone here with a computer that can't run Source stuff. Hell, my laptop can.

[Trippy]

The Source engine will run on a Radeon 9200. That's pretty much scrapping the bottom of the barrel for dedicated GPUs developed this century.

[Big Gulp]

Hell, I think one of the best was watching Big Gulp bounce a grenade off a wall, and seeing it almost slow motion right past my head and blowing up in his face. Then the rest of the people in the game making fun of him for managing to die before we had even engaged a single enemy.

I still maintain that if the developers had modeled their drywall correctly that wouldn't have happened.  I was at an angle, goddamnit!

[Driakos]

Getting the Orange Box for anything other than PC is kinda... well... missing the point.

See, the point is Team Fortress 2, everything else is gravy.

Team Fortress 2 belongs on PC. And I don't know anyone here with a computer that can't run Source stuff. Hell, my laptop can.

Sure sure.  TF2 is what I want from The Orange Box.  My computer can run it, but I plan on getting good at it, on the console, on the sofa.  If I'm being overly optimistic, and just get obliterated by the mousers (game after game), I'll get it for PC.  But, I don't think that'll happen.  I've learned to use a trackball, a nipple, and a touchpad to kill people, why not a controller?

If I don't have to sit at the computer desk, I wont.  As long as the option is there I guess.  I got Bioshock for the 360.  Gonna get AoC on console as well.  Not sure when my philosophy changed, a couple of years ago, that would have been heresy.

[Sky]

I've learned to use a nipple to kill people.

If I don't have to sit at the computer desk, I wont.  As long as the option is there I guess.  I got Bioshock for the 360.  Gonna get AoC on console as well.  Not sure when my philosophy changed, a couple of years ago, that would have been heresy.

I've played pc games from the sofa for four years now. You are only tied to the computer desk because you want to be.

[Morfiend]

If I don't have to sit at the computer desk, I wont.  As long as the option is there I guess.  I got Bioshock for the 360.  Gonna get AoC on console as well.  Not sure when my philosophy changed, a couple of years ago, that would have been heresy.

I've played pc games from the sofa for four years now. You are only tied to the computer desk because you want to be.

So, did anyone not see this coming?

 :-D