Xbox games
For the serious gamers and for family night. Check out these Xbox titles for games that will suit the whole family.
Blue Dragon
Use your illusion
Create and develop characters using phantom shadows as powerful weapons to save a planet filled with ancient ruins. This epic role-playing game presents great challenges and thrills in a world of mystery and illusion. The main character Shu and his friends are presented in anime style with vibrant colours and incredible detail. Created by the original developer of Final Fantasy and featuring the character design of Akira Toriyama of Dragon Ball Z, this game will blow you away.
Crackdown
Explore and enforce in a 3-D action world!
Experience an action-packed, intense, interactive world of crime and justice where you make the laws and reclaim the streets of Pacific City. Presented in excruciating detail, the massive scale of this action-filled world is matched only by its mayhem. This game lets you call the shots, make your strategy and choose your route — the only limit is your imagination.
Forza Motorsport 2
Get geared up
Buckle up and get a grip, because Forza Motorsport 2 for Xbox 360 is going to take you on the high-definition ride of your life. This award-winning, customizable driving simulator delivers a hyper-realistic racing experience on 45 of the world’s renowned racetracks. Do more than just choose from over 300 cars: put your engineering talents to work by designing and beefing up your ride with performance-enhancing parts. You can even take it online to Xbox Live to show the rest of the world what you’re packing. Or will it just be parking? Turn it up, burn it out, bring it on — this is the real deal of racing.
Gears of War 2
The sequel arrives
Can you survive? Do you really want to? The blockbuster third-person tactical action game and one of the most revered titles in Xbox 360 game history, Gears of War 2, makes its much anticipated arrival. It brings with it eye-popping graphics and jaw-dropping visual effects with new characters, fearsome weaponry, bigger vehicles and, of course, nastier enemies from the Locust Horde. Immerse yourself into rich storylines on both the personal and epic levels, and even take it online with Xbox Live to compete or co-operate with others. The Delta Squad is primed for the next mission. Are you in?
Halo 2
The return of Master Chief
A follow-up to Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2 takes you further into the plight of the genetically enhanced super soldier Master Chief as he endeavours to thwart the Covenant’s aim to destroy humankind. Sporting dual weapons, you drive vehicles, pilot aircraft, battle enemy A.I. and aliens. Enjoy single-player heroics or team up with a friend for co-operative play. Players can split into multiple teams, form clans and go head to head. When Xbox Live is enabled, it allows up to 16 players to engage others around the world. All this amidst superlative graphics makes for a battleground like no other.
Halo 3
The stunning climax
Building on the success of the first two instalments, Halo 3 unfolds in a brilliant blaze of brutality. First-person shooter Master Chief takes the fight to the hilt, as the Covenant, the Flood and the entire human race battle for survival. High-definition visuals, enhanced A.I., advanced real-time lighting, plus all the new weaponry, characters and fresh challenges reflect dramatic technological advancements and use all of Xbox 360’s resources. For the online multiplayer experience, Halo 3 is unrivalled. And it’s only on Xbox.
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom
Fight for the light
Combining role-playing and hack-and-slash elements, Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom challenges you to stave off mutation while battling a relentless horde of monsters in a variety of worlds. Choose one of six heroes, each with their own unique fighting style and weapons, from Kingdom Under Fire. Customize your armour and weapons and prepare for close quarter combat with infinite choices. Four-player co-op mode allows for teaming up and combining fighting styles. Whatever it takes to defeat the darkness.
Lost Odyssey
Discover a past, confront the future
Take a journey into the life of the immortal 1,000-year-old character Kaim as he tries to recall his past and navigate his uncertain future. Lost Odyssey is a role-playing adventure of epic proportions created by renowned producer Hironobu Sakaguchi. Witness the many generations of Kaim as he falls in and out of love, and confronts no end of conflict. Throughout, he occupies a world that teeters on the brink of a mystical industrial revolution where mankind has attained dark powers. Stunning visuals and high-definition dynamics give this game a remarkable look all its own.
Mass Effect
Go deeper into space
This science-fiction role-playing game takes you to points across the universe. Try to determine the mysterious threat to civilization and defeat the invasion before it occurs. Mass Effect employs a broad canvas of storytelling and alien characters as it follows veteran soldier Commander Shepard on his travels. The game features a real-time, squad-based, tactical combat system; you customize your character and expand his skills as you progress. Combines intense fighting, arresting visuals and the high level of realism you’ve come to expect from Xbox 360.
Project Gotham Racing 4
Floor it a fourth time
Project Gotham Racing 4 takes you to the street and beyond in creating the full champion racer experience. Through PGR4, you connect to a career, profile, specific vehicle and a growing fanbase. Features iconic cars and a dozen urban locations around the world where you race. Most significant about this version is the dynamic weather system, which can mean facing unexpected rain or snow in the middle of a race. Show your true colours behind the wheel and expect challenges from opponents who simply won’t back down.
Scene It?
For the resident movie maven
The newest game in the Scene It? series delivers an exceptional multiplayer experience that offers more than 1,800 new movie trivia questions, including five new types of puzzle challenges. The wireless Big Button Pad buzzer gives each player a chance to get his or her answer in first. HD movie clips, stills and audio clips combined with minimal question repetition makes this a great game for a night in with friends or family. And . . . action!
Viva Piňata Platinum Hits
A smashing good time
Take control of a garden world of colourful interactive piñata animals. Get involved with the characters and watch the animals grow, but be ready for the dangers of sour piñatas and disrupted harmony. This world can be as personalized as each individual user. Use Xbox Live to expand your boundaries with other players. This is a game for all ages.
Viva Piňata: Party Animals
Stick it to them
More fun than you can shake a stick at. With Viva Piñata: Party Animals, you engage in a great party game full of crazy battles and races. Choose characters and control their destinies as you guide them through more than 40 mini-games and a dozen foot races. Collect the candy, avoid the hazards and, above all, enjoy the madcap competitions that are designed for kids of all ages. Involve four players at any one time or go Xbox Live and take it to the world. After all, it’s a party.
Xbox Lips
The Singing Sensation
Be a singing sensation! If you’ve got the pipes then you’ve got to get Lips, the all new singing game for Xbox 360. Offering wireless motion sensitive microphones and the capacity for you to sing along with your own collection of DRM-free songs, Lips is sure to become a favourite party game experience for all ages. The microphones don’t just respond to the singer’s actions, they can also be used as a variety of percussion accompaniments, including tambourines, claps and, yes, the cowbell. Join in with up to four friends with the XBox 360 controller and try a number of great songs included with Lips or sing along with your own collection. Who knows, this could be your big break. Or, more likely, just a bigger laugh.
