360 games well worth *buying*?

[apfhex]

I only own a couple 360 games so far (Left 4 Dead, Burnout Paradise) and have been renting through GameFly, but I'd enjoy actually owning a few more games. I'm concerned about gameplay length and replayability (not necessarily including online). I'd rather rent a short solo game like Price of Persia (which is just what I did), but if a game is longer like 15+ hours, might be worth a buy.

Some considerations:
- Dead Space
- Fable II
- Call of Duty 4 or 5 (is the online really good or too filled with wankers?)

Already have Fallout 3 for PC and was going to play the PC version of Mass Effect too since I hear it's a little better. Not interested in Gears 2 or Halo 3 just yet. Might get Halo Wars if I really like the demo, but that's not out yet. Thoughts?

[r.j.s]

CoD4 is definitely worth it.

[MacRumorUser]

Fable 2 really is enjoyable, and the expansion is a very good addition too.

I've clocked up a lot of hours in both Viva Pinata : Trouble in Paradise, and Banjo-Kazzooie : Nuts & Bolts too.

The only thing I can really suggest is download more demos, and rent a few prospective purchases first and decide for yourself. Everyones tastes vary...

There are some good games coming next couple of months too...

[schizoidwoman]

+1 for Fable 2 and Dead Space is a great game, especially in surround sound in a darkened room. I really love Oblivion as well, but you have to be willing to put the hours in.

I have Mass Effect and I really enjoyed it but I'm not sure how it measures up to the PC version since I haven't played it!

[pcypert]

Depends on games you like. Games I've enjoyed on 360:

Dead Space
Fallout 3
GTA4
FIFA09
Left 4 Dead
GeOW2
Fable 2
Tales of Vesp
Silent Hill
Far Cry 2
Grid
Forza 2
Mirror's Edge
Prince of Persia

Odder ones I liked are
Viva Pinata 1 and 2
Katamari

[yetanotherdave]

Burnout Paradise
Bioshock
Assassins Creed
Gears of War 1 & 2, I know you said you're not interested in them, but they are really good. 1 is very cheap right now.
Skate (I haven't tried Skate 2 yet)

[Dagless]

I've really been enjoying-

Fable 2
Skate 2
Worms (XBLA)
Fallout 3

[sikkinixx]

Crackdown. Stupid game with no story BUT is fun as hell.

[MacRumorUser]

Crackdown. Stupid game with no story BUT is fun as hell.

Agreed..... Really was a cracking 'game', which served no purpose but to entertain and it did that in spades. :)

[stainlessliquid]

GTA4
Rock Band 2

Mirrors Edge is fun but its more a rental.

[ChrisN]

CoD4 is definitely worth it.

Better than WaW imo,

Left 4 Dead
CoD 4
Halo 3
Gears of War 2
Fallout 3
Skate ( I haven't played Skate 2)

ChrisN

[MacsomJRR]

I'm playing Skate 2, Call of Duty: World at War, FIFA 09, NHL 09 and NBA 2K9 currently. COD W@W is a definite buy IMO.

[apfhex]

Burnout Paradise
Bioshock
Assassins Creed
Gears of War 1 & 2, I know you said you're not interested in them, but they are really good. 1 is very cheap right now.
Skate (I haven't tried Skate 2 yet)
Own Burnout (see my post :)), played Bioshock and Asassins Creed, rented Prince of Persia (though with new DLC coming out, hmm...), just finished Gears 1 and am going to probably rent Gears 2 soon enough.

Mind you I'm asking what games are long/fantastic/replayable enough to be worth putting down $50-$60 on. I have a huge list of games to *play* for sure. And I've demos for most of them. Just thought, if I can get a huge play time out of a game (like I hear you can with Fable II if you do all the extras), I'd probably want to own it so I can take my time. I'm definitely wanting to play Dead Space, just not sure if it's a renter or not.

Oh, and go ahead and cross off sports and rhythm (Guitar Hero-type) games. Not interested in the former and friends have the later that I can play, thought I'm not too into those much either.

[muldul]

Fear 2 when it is released in a week or so
Grand Theft Auto IV
Far Cry 2
Amped 3

[yetanotherdave]

Own Burnout (see my post :)), played Bioshock and Asassins Creed, rented Prince of Persia (though with new DLC coming out, hmm...), just finished Gears 1 and am going to probably rent Gears 2 soon enough.

Mind you I'm asking what games are long/fantastic/replayable enough to be worth putting down $50-$60 on. I have a huge list of games to *play* for sure. And I've demos for most of them. Just thought, if I can get a huge play time out of a game (like I hear you can with Fable II if you do all the extras), I'd probably want to own it so I can take my time. I'm definitely wanting to play Dead Space, just not sure if it's a renter or not.

Oh, and go ahead and cross off sports and rhythm (Guitar Hero-type) games. Not interested in the former and friends have the later that I can play, thought I'm not too into those much either.

I never buy a full price game, only second hand or on a good offer. Wait a month or two after release date and you'll never have to pay more than 1/3 of retail price for a game.

I've been thinking of getting a netflix type rental subscription, but with a 3yr old and a 4mth old I play games really slowly.

[apfhex]

Wait a month or two after release date and you'll never have to pay more than 1/3 of retail price for a game.
I dunno, for big name titles I haven't seen much of a price drop. Call of Duty 4 is still $60 new (and not many good deals used that I saw last time I looked) which is one of the reasons I haven't gotten it. That said, Dead Space is $50 new anyway, so I might trade in some things as GameStop (evil though they may be) and get that, and possibly pickup Fable II used on Amazon or elsewhere for that 1/3 retail price. Halo Wars is a strong possibility too depending on how well the controls work, haven't played a good RTS in a while.

[pcypert]

Can't believe I missed Crackdown. Really great game, and you can find it for 20 bucks a lot of places...

[RRutter]

1. Call of Duty 4
2. Fallout 3
3. Mirror's Edge

Those are my top 3 favorite games (def. not in order) all these are definitley tied.

It really depends on which you would get if you only had one..

If have online, Call of Duty 4 DEFINITELY.

If you're offline only, Fallout 3, than once you get more money Mirror's Edge.

[JonMan]

GTA IV can be picked up used for around $30. Another game I really enjoyed is Kameo, which can be picked up for $15 or so.

Happy gaming!

[begoo]

Been thinking to get CoD4 ..any good?

[Rodimus Prime]

For me

Halo 3 of all my games i keep going back 2.
Assainse Creed is fun to play through but gets repetivve after a while and once you figure it out is gets really boring.

Fable 2 I have logged quite a few hours on.

Fonza 2 is a game I like if you are into racing.

Ace of Combat 6 is a great game that I have logged a lot of hours on and trying to do some thing on my 2nd run though.

[fireshot91]

COD:4 Modern Warfare is the best game that I play. Also Rainbow Six Vegas 2, but I would wait and buy the new Tom Clancy game thats coming out. Its like HAWX or something?

[kabunaru]

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

[apfhex]

Been thinking to get CoD4 ..any good?
COD:4 Modern Warfare is the best game that I play.
I just played the Mac version of CoD4 (single player) and liked it a lot. I'd consider WaW for 360 (I have friends that play it there), except I like FPS games with a mouse and keyboard so much more.

but I would wait and buy the new Tom Clancy game thats coming out. Its like HAWX or something?
HAWX, yeah, demo was fun I guess, maybe a rental later. Tom Clancy didn't have anything to do with it though, they just slapped the name on it to sell.

I didn't see anyone recommend it but I discovered the Pure demo and loved it! For now, I bought Dead Space on trade-in credit and nabbed Fable 2 online for cheap. Those and my GameFly rentals (currently Mirrors Edge - fun but frustrating sometimes) are keeping me plenty busy.

[Crawn2003]

I have the PS3 version of Dead Space and I haven't found it to be all that enjoyable.

The interface is quirky, graphics not that appealing, and the story line isn't all that great. As for replayability, I haven't found much use to play it over again.

I would say though CoD4, Left 4 Dead, etc. as definite picks.

Crawn

[Cromulent]

Get CoD World at War. The multiplayer maps are far better than CoD 4 and the fact that it has hardcore war as a game mode is just another huge bonus. The new map pack is meant to be coming out in the next week or so as well. So that'll be 4 extra maps.

[fireshot91]

I just played the Mac version of CoD4 (single player) and liked it a lot. I'd consider WaW for 360 (I have friends that play it there), except I like FPS games with a mouse and keyboard so much more.


HAWX, yeah, demo was fun I guess, maybe a rental later. Tom Clancy didn't have anything to do with it though, they just slapped the name on it to sell.




I'm pretty sure they do that for all of Tom Clancy's games.
But, I was just saying that because the actual name is "Tom Clancy: HAWX"