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well, i dont think anyone owns a xbox 260...but its probably older than a xbox 360.

all kidding aside, welcome to the xbox community. i suggest your first step should be getting xbox live, as its unarguably the best online experience on current home consoles. once you get live, a whole plethora of cool things opens up: xbox live arcade, netflix...even full downloadable copies of certain retail games.

regarding game selection, i'd be able to better help you if you can give me some game genres you like: first person shooter? racing? rpg?

also, happy belated birthday.

Call of Duty: World at War
Gears of War
Gears of War 2
Resident Evil 5
Guitar Hero: World Tour
Fallout 3 (from what I hear, one of the best 360 games out there)

Yes, they're all rated M (besides GH:WT), but that's what the Xbox does best.

And if you don't get XboxLive, I'm calling the authorities and they will take your Xbox from you.

It's in the lead for me. Oblivion pulls second.

Common Denominator? Bethseda.

It's in the lead for me. Oblivion pulls second.

Common Denominator? Bethseda.

Bing bing bing! We has a winnar.

Some of us prefer (and are better with) a controller to a mouse. I play on a high enough sensitivity where I can turn and aim as quickly and accurately as a mouse. But that's due to years playing FPS's.

Fair point, and I agree. I've just gotten so used to FPS with wasd + mouse. However, my point stands. Its not the best 360 game, its the best GAME. Period.

Mouse is so much better for precison aiming, so headshots are a good deal easier. Try some Unreal Tournament 2004. That stuff is rediculous.  ESPEICALLY if you have the zoom instagib mode on. Talk about carnage. (Zoom Instagib = 1-hit kill laser rifles with scopes)

DON"T BUY ROCKBAND WHATEVER YOU DO!!! Save your money for Guitar Hero 5...that is going to be worlds above Rockband. Guitar hero > Rockband to begin with and the new Guitar Hero is going to be so good. Such great new features. Or if you don't want to spend that much, Guitar Hero World Tour is WAYYY better than Rockband. Gears of War 1 and 2 are my all time favorite games, Resident Evil 5 is good...CoD WAW is great, as is CoD 4. Fallout 3 is awesome, Oblivion. Mirrors Edge is cool. Farcry 2. Mercenaries 2. NHL 09 or 10. Those are all good but depending on how much video gaming you do...the last 4 games I mentioned may not be worth the money. But Gears of War, Guitar Hero, Resident Evil 5, and CoD I HIGHLY recommend.

yes I agree...I would only buy it if I was REALLY into video games and played them more... but I don't have the time or money and there are many other games I would buy before that...gotta give 'em credit for the graphics though. WOW!

This is Farcry you are talking about? Or Clear Sky?

Oh well the only console I saw it on was a 360 and that wasn't happening. But you are right about it not being THAT great of a game. Still cool though.

Note on the games I picked that if a game is M here I usauly note if its REALLY Bloody or ect.

ODST (for the multiplayer)
Halo 3 (Co-Op Camp.)
Mass Effect (Best Single player game on 360 I also dont agree with its rating imo treat this game as a T game)
Fallout 3 (Fun FPS Roleplaying game very bloody and has alot of cussing but its so so good not better then Oblivion or Morrowind)
Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion (Not as bloody as Fallout 3 and much larger and more fun also cheaper! Also treat this as a T as thats what the rating used to be)
Orange Box (Lots of great games also very cheap!)
Too Human (Hard to find but if you like Diablo sytle games its very fun)
PGR 3 (Best Racing game on 360)
Lost Oddessy (lol bad spelling) (Best Jap. RPG ive played since FF7 its an amazing game a must buy)
Call of Duty 2 (Very good single player you can also get it for $10 so its worth it)
Battle for Middle Earth 2 or Command and Conquer 3 (old one) (Both of these games are the best rts's on 360 hands down and yes better then Halo Wars! though both are hard to find its worth it)
Dragon Age *Not out yet* (Its a D&D style game that will be very fun must buy if you like those kinda games just be warned that this one gets its mature rating for a reason)
Mass Effect 2 *Not out Yet* (If youve played the first you gotta get this one)
Call of Duty World at War or Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 *Not out yet*  (I personaly like WW2 games better so id buy WAW then Modern but both are fun but buy any of the other games ive listed before these :p)
Operation Flashpoint (The new one I dont know the subtitle for it) *Not out yet* (Best Military sim ever if your looking for a quality Single Player FPS this one should be top of the line)
GTar Hero 3 (You can play it with a controller ah yeeeeeeh)

Other Fun Games I dont like but other people find fun :p
Gears of War 1&2 (If your looking for a game with no gore stay FAR FAR FAR away from this game)
Madden Games
Prince of Persia (Not as good as Sands of Time)
Rock Band
More stuff I cant think of :p

XBL Games to Buy
Any of the Bethesda games that have expansions make sure you buy these they are worth every penny its like buying a new game every time

The board games are also good such as Catan and Backgammon.

Most of the games ive listed are $30 and under so it shouldnt be too hard to purchase them though some of them are harder to find since they are rather old.

If you can some how find some of XBOX 1 games out there make sure to buy

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (Best single player game ever made hands down)
Kotor 2 (More options then Kotor 1 but the story stinks)
Halo 1 (Best FPS made ever)
Prince of Persia Sands of Time (Very good platforming game)
Elder Scrolls III Morrowind (Best Single player FPS fantasy game ever made even better then Oblivion or Fallout 3 it takes some getting used to but the payoff is big if you can find this game BUY IT its hard to find but its worth every penny)

Yeah that new X-Box will be pretty sweet but I would wait a little bit after it comes out...I bet there won't be a legitimate fun game right away. Maybe there is but I watched a video about this feature ( I forget what its called) and all they had was painting and like hitting balls coming at you. It may be one of those things that is a good idea but won't necessarily work well enough to be more fun than games like Halo, Gears, CoD, Guitar Hero, etc...

Is there any particular reason no one has mentioned Bioshock?