[360] Your favorite XBLA titles

[SethMode]

As this generation nears its end (I assume), I'm sure we won't see the last of both PSN and XBLA shit, but as far as the latter is concerned it's been perhaps the most memorable part of the 360. For me personally, while I have many favorite disc-based games on the 360 and PS3, the majority of my gaming time and enjoyment I think has come from the games on XBLA.

So, I just thought I'd create a thread seeing what some other peoples favorites are. Let's try to limit it to 5 with a reason why for each (no need to rank them). My tentative, off-of-the-top-of-my-head 5 as I write this (I'll give more details later):

Shadow Complex
Castle Crashers
Trials
Outland
Super Meat Boy

I wasn't trying to exclude PSN in this, it's just that PSN didn't really start with these types of games until well after XBLA had kind of locked up a lot of the new ones for a while (or in some cases, forever). So let's not get caught up in that. The game can be on both, just, I guess, had to come out on XBLA first.

 

[jms493]

Pac Man CE
Trials HD and Evolution
Shadow Complex
Heavy Weapon

 

[SethMode]

Pac Man CE
Trials HD and Evolution
Shadow Complex
Heavy Weapon

Damn...Pac Man...knew that I was forgetting something.

 

[dave]

Pac-Man CE

 

[Champ]

Castle Crashers
UNO

 

[Swarley]

Hopefully Tony Hawk HD will be at the top of my list next week.

 

[IamMedellin]

Scott Pilgrim
Prince of Persia Classic
Limbo


that's all I got for now

 

[KNUBB]

The Penny Arcade series has been my favorite by far. Hilarity with GREAT RPG gameplay

 

[Champ]

The best arcade game of all time was definitely 1 vs 100. Leftwich can vouch for it.

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[A Tasty Burgerr]

I'm having a hard time narrowing it down, these are my favorites.

Alien Hominid HD
Bastion
Castle Crashers
Geometry Wars 2
N+
NBA Jam
Shadow Complex
Spelunky
Super Meat Boy
Trials Evolution

 

[CrimsonGhost56]

Shadow Complex is the bee's knees

 

[Twigg4075]

I wasn't trying to exclude PSN in this, it's just that PSN didn't really start with these types of games until well after XBLA had kind of locked up a lot of the new ones for a while (or in some cases, forever). So let's not get caught up in that. The game can be on both, just, I guess, had to come out on XBLA first.

No? Because PSN had a lot more "original" titles in it's infancy than XBLA had. XBLA had a few like Geometry Wras and Wik Fable of Souls but it was mostly all arcade ports for it's first year or so.Then PSN hit and started with original games like Grip Shift, Flow, Blast Factor, Super Rub-A-Dub, etc. and then XBLA seemed to follow suit. At this point both services have tons of original and creative games.

As far as my list, for just XBLA apparently...

Pacman CE
NBA Jam On Fire
Alien Breed series
Trials Evolution
Shadow Complex

 

[Garrett67]

I guess I need to try out this 'Pac-Man' game

 

[Buzzman]

ALien Breed is awesome
Splosion Man is dope
Shadow COmplex is dope
THe MIsadvenutres of PB Winterbottom is an indie gem

 

[Saluki]

Penny Arcade
Monkey Island (The grandaddy of funny point n click)
Scott Pilgrim

 

[bluntside]

Shadow Complex - I can't get enough of these types of games.
Castle Crashers - Basic, but fun and engaging multiplayer experience.
Trials - Although controller smashingly difficult, I can't seem to go too long without taking a spin through the tracks (the easy ones).

I'm sure there are more that I'm forgetting, but these 3 were just off the top of my head.

 

[SethMode]

No? Because PSN had a lot more "original" titles in it's infancy than XBLA had. XBLA had a few like Geometry Wras and Wik Fable of Souls but it was mostly all arcade ports for it's first year or so.Then PSN hit and started with original games like Grip Shift, Flow, Blast Factor, Super Rub-A-Dub, etc. and then XBLA seemed to follow suit. At this point both services have tons of original and creative games.

As far as my list, for just XBLA apparently...

Pacman CE
NBA Jam On Fire
Alien Breed series
Trials Evolution
Shadow Complex

Shocker...Twiggy has something to bitch about and is making this XBLA vs. PSN. Regardless of when XBLA came to form, it has a significantly better library now and is the place to go for quality downloadable games on console.

 

[Twigg4075]

Shocker...Twiggy has something to bitch about and is making this XBLA vs. PSN. Regardless of when XBLA came to form, it has a significantly better library now and is the place to go for quality downloadable games on console.

Shocker you steered this thread to XBLA only. "Significantly better"?!? Have you list your mind?

 

[Ralnakor]

So I've been thinking this one over, and I think I've come up with my list. I'll admit it, I'm a little surprised the top one on my list hasn't been mentioned more. That said, this is in no particular order, just a list of my favorite games, and the ones I always come back to.

The Walking Dead
Splosion Man (I have Ms. Splosion Man, haven't played it yet)
Trials Evolution (As much as I love this game, the previous one drove me nuts and I was done with it once I got to a point in it where I couldn't advance. This one allows me to get new maps to try without having to worry about how difficult they are)
NBA Jam: On Fire Edition (A classic that was redone in spectacular fashion, and wasn't a full-priced retail release like its predecessor)
Castle Crashers (Not in a lot of years have I "stumbled" onto such a spectacular beat-em-up that was completely new)


Honorable Mention
Shadow Complex (I enjoyed the hell out of this, but managed to get stuck such that no matter what strategy guides and otherwise I looked at, I couldn't get unstuck. I really need to revisit this and finally finish it)
Braid (This is another one I'm surprised nobody mentioned. It's such a basic platformer until you incorporate the rewind function. My god the complexity of this game when you really learn how to properly use that feature)
Scott Pilgrim vs the World (I absolutely loved this game. Honestly, this was the last one cut from my Top 5. It's such a great game that is actually enhanced by its homage to the 8-bit classics of old. The soundtrack is absolutely stellar...so much so, I went out and downloaded it on iTunes)
Carcassonne (This has to be one of the single best board game transition on the Xbox right now. You really don't feel like you're playing a board game, and it plays far quicker...saves a whole lot of math and missed counts of points)
TMNT: Turtles in Time (One of the better modernizations to date, and this one was rebuilt from the ground up. Almost just as fun as I remember the original being, even if it was a bit shorter)

Will get some mention when I finally play them
Minecraft (Still not sure I'm buying this as I don't know enough other people who play it)
Heavy Weapon (Have wanted to play this for years)
Penny Arcade Games (I'll try these eventually)