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360 Launch Lineup Released

Posted by Zonk on from the not-many-surprises dept.

Gamespot reports that the much-discussed launch title list for the Xbox 360 is now available. The list, from the article: "Amped 3 (2K Sports), Call of Duty 2 (Activision), Condemned: Criminal Origins (Sega), FIFA 06: Road to the World Cup (Electronic Arts), Gun (Activision), Kameo: Elements of Power (Microsoft Game Studios), Madden NFL 06 (Electronic Arts), NBA 2K6 (2K Sports), NBA Live 06 (Electronic Arts), Need for Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts), NHL 2K6 (2K Sports), Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft Game Studios), Peter Jackson's King Kong (Ubisoft), Project Gotham Racing 3 (Microsoft Game Studios), Quake 4 (Activision), Ridge Racer 6 (Namco), Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 (Electronic Arts), Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Activision)"

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  1. holy shit! by syrinx · · Score: 3, Funny

    A bunch of sports games and FPS's! On the new XBox! Who would have guessed?

    (I don't suppose the XBox comes with, you know, a mouse, or some other controller that would actually make a console FPS fun?)

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    1. Re:holy shit! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
      (I don't suppose the XBox comes with, you know, a mouse, or some other controller that would actually make a console FPS fun?)

      Sure it does! You'll have to get an older version of the Xbox360 (i.e. it won't look as shiny, nor does it come with built-in wireless controllers), but you should be able to pick up one at Best Buy for $300-400 or so. Best part about it is that there's no artificial shortages, and a lot of these games have already been released (and even discounted)!

      So: you head down to Best Buy, go to the "computer" section, and ask the nice customer service guy if you could buy a "computer" (which is what they call non-TV Xbox360 machines). It'll probably come with a mouse and a keyboard, and perhaps even a monitor if you're lucky.

  2. What a bunch of junk by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Half of them are sports clones. These are the games you'll see in 2 months in the bargain bin for $10. Why not just release the 4-5 decent games and have a stellar-rated lineup then filling up the shelves with crap?

    1. Re:What a bunch of junk by (A)*(B)!0_- · · Score: 5, Informative
      Well, even though your example is completely anecdotal and has no reason to be in a discussion of what sells and doesn't sell - my guess would be is that since Walmart gets many more copies of the highest selling games in, there are going to be more left.

      Now for reality: Video Game Sales for Last Year

      1 - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - PS2 - Take II Interactive
      2 - Halo 2* - XBX - Microsoft
      3 - Madden NFL 2005* - PS2 - Electronic Arts
      4 - ESPN NFL 2K5 - PS2 - Take II Interactive
      5 - Need For Speed: Underground 2 - PS2 - Electronic Arts
      6 - Pokemon Fire Red W/ Adapter - GBA - Nintendo of America
      7 - NBA Live 2005 - PS2 - Electronic Arts
      8 - Spider-Man: The Movie 2 - PS2 - Activision
      9 - Halo - XBX - Microsoft
      10 - ESPN NFL 2K5 - XBX - Take II Interactive
      Guess what - sports games sell. I know it's popular to look down on playing sports games on Slashdot but there's really no reason for it. Different people enjoy different types of games. Just as I don't insult people who enjoy D&D (even though I myself don't play D&D) I don't look down on others who do. Let people play the games they want to play. If, in your eyes, the games aren't appealing, don't buy them. But since you don't enjoy them and, I presume, don't play them, you're not really in a position to determine which ones are good and bad. Enough of the 'I'm too intellectual for sports games and FPS games'-attitude; they're all games. I own both Katamari Damacy and Madden 2006 - neither of those games is a reflection of my manhood and/or intellectual capability. People who think that way and equate playing sports games with being stupid are the ones with the lacking intellect.
  3. Holy sequels Batman! by holySherm · · Score: 4, Informative

    18 total games at launch. 14 of which are sequels. 15 unoriginal games if you count King Kong. Yet, people will still buy the roster updates in droves and reinforce the gaming industry's (mainly EA's) lust for easy cash from recycled crap. Though I definitely expect to see half of these games on ebay for $30 right after launch since they're forcing you to buy the games with the systems. New system and theres just 1-2 new and creative titles made for launch and the sequels aren't even adding anything new to the game like Mario 64 did for the n64 when it created the first 3d platformer, sequel yes, but at least something new.

    1. Re:Holy sequels Batman! by generic-man · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Like the PlayStation or GameCube are any better: Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2, Dynasty Warriors 5, Romance of the Three Kingdoms X, Final Fantasy XII, Mario Party 7, Dragon Quest VIII, Soul Calibur III, and even We Love Katamari (remember the original, the game that was supposed to rid us of derivative games? It has a sequel).

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  4. Pricing by Red+Flayer · · Score: 3, Interesting

    FTA: "Official price points for games have also been released, and Microsoft Game Studios is cutting gamers a break on their three launch games (Perfect Dark Zero, Project Gotham Racing 3, and Kameo: Elements of Power). MGS-published games will retail for $49.99, and third-party games will sell for $59.99."

    I really don't see how this is "cutting gamers a break." This is simply competitive pricing. MS is choosing to set a price that will increase sales on MSG games. Also, how will MS set the price on 3rd-party games? Seems shady to me.

    Sure hope there's no retaliation by MS to retailers that want to offer a different price, say, $49.99 for third-party games, because that would be, you know, illegal.

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  5. Re:Titles by Grey+Ninja · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The GameCube racing games are much better than the other consoles. The others could catch up if they stopped focusing on realistic-type racing. Yes there are fantasy racing games for the Playstation but the GameCube racing games blow them away IMO. It's all a matter of perspective. And for the record, I would rather play Gran Turismo than anything on Xbox, as far as realistic racing is concerned.

  6. Re:Is anyone going to buy Madden? by Otter · · Score: 4, Funny
    It's halfway through the regular season!

    This is the 2006 Midseason edition, where the game consists mostly of interminable yammering about "T.O." with occasional mentions of a football game that seems to be going on in the background. Also the Pats defense has been updated to be Tedy Bruschi and 10 guys they found playing touch football in the park.

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  7. Re:Sports games, racing games, FPS... by Thrakkerzog · · Score: 3, Informative

    The gamecube had 12 launch titles.