5 most under sold and under appreciated exclusives on Xbox360
In a response to the “8 most Under sold and Under rated games on the PS3” article from GamingBolt.com, I present to you the five most under sold and under appreciated exclusives on Xbox360.
Microsoft has been doing a very good job this generation, from the superb XBL and it features to the huge list of exclusives. Here, instead of mentioning highly praised exclusives such as Halo 3, Fable 2, or Gears of War 1&2, am going to mention a list of five exclusives on Xbox360 that were ignored by the public or weren’t praised enough by the critics.
Sometimes you can blame the publishers for chosen a bad release date, as they insist on releasing their games in the same time frame with higher profile games. Marketing the game also play a huge role for whether the game will be successful or not.
Regardless, I think that if the game got a lot of things right, it deserves to have good scores and to make a good profit by selling a good amount of copies.
Now lets get this list rolling:
1. Ninja Gaiden 2:
Ninja Gaiden 2 is the follow up to the critically and financially successful prequel, Ninja Gaiden.
Ninja Gaiden2 contains eight different weapons, every single weapon has its own moves, its own brutal obliteration techniques and its own ultimate techniques. Throw in the mix some great spell moves (ninpo) and you will get the best battle system ever created in a hack and slash game.
The camera isn’t perfect and the graphics isn’t the huge jump from the original game, but who really cares when the game is so much fun to play?
I have finished the game four times, also I have replayed some stages for the fun of it and I still don’t feel bored from the game.
If all that isn’t good enough for you, Ryu Hayabusa is the deadliest character in video games history.
2. Lost Odyssey:
Lost Odyssey is turn-based JRPG from the creator of the Final Fantasy series, Hironobi Sakaguchi.
While the turn-based mechanic is moving away some gamers, Lost Odyssey battle system was created with a lot of love and care for the fans of the turn-based RPG. The game composer Nobuo Umatsu also created one of the most memorable soundtracks in a JRPG, add to this an emotional story that will make you shed some tears and you will get the best JRPG this generation.
The game looks good and it has a lot of great visual touches. While there was a lot of talk about some slowdown and long loading times in the game, I can tell you with confidence that these problems don’t ruin the game and these problems can be solved by installing the game on the HDD.
If you are a fan of JRPGs, do yourself a favor by purchasing this game.
3. Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts:
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is an action and platform game from the highly creative developers Rare. The game departed from the traditional platforming gameplay that was featured in the series by implementing an innovative create your own vehicle system.
the art design in the game is amazing, also the music is catchy and memorable. Add to this some of the best level design in the business. After hearing all of this good points about the game, you must ask yourself, why am still reading this article instead of going to the nearest store to buy the game?
4.Tales of Vesperia:
Tales of Vesperia is the tenth mothership title in the Tales series. It was developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco Bandai Games for the Xbox360.
The characters in Tales of Vesperia are great especially Yuri, who will surprise you with his unique personality. The free-roaming battle system in Tales of Vesperia is so much fun to play with each character have its own moves and style.
The visual style is magnificent with striking color palette and the game world is rich with details and unique characters. The game will last more than 40 hours, which is a good value for your money.
What could you ask more from a JRPG?
5. Crackdown:
Crackdown is an open world, third-person shooter video game for theXbox360. The game was developed by Realtime Worlds, and distributed by Microsoft Game Studios. It was conceived by Realtime Worlds founder, David Jones, who also created Grand Theft Auto. The player controls a cybernetically-enhanced Agent, tasked with defeating three crime lords and their organized crime syndicates. The upgrading system in the game is addictive for an open world game and it was the first open world game to feature an online co-op play. A lot of gamers purchased the game for the Halo3 beta code, but there were some gamers who enjoyed Crackdown and it features more than Halo3 beta.
Sadly, cell-shaded visual style moved some gamers away from the game. Should every game must have a realistic 3D look? No, absolutely not.
I hope gamers will appreciate the upcoming sequel.
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Not to be an arse sony fanboi, but just to point out… Tales of Vesperia isn’t a Xbox 360 exclusive… it’s coming for the PS3, with A LOT more content than the 360 version had, soon.
But I couldn’t agree more with you on the Lost Oddysey and Ninja Gaiden 2 games… Lost Oddysey can be REALLY tough in some situations, but it’s really fun, and has a good combat system, I especially liked the ring thingy! Awesome. Ninja gaiden speaks for itself
Posted on August 26th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Ninja Gaiden 2 is not X360 exclusive anymore
Posted on August 26th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Unlike the person that posted this article, I can count, and I can only count 3 exclusives on this list:
Banjo Kazooie
Crackdown
Lost Odyssey
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 12:30 am
@ Tacgnol
Tales of Vesperia and Ninja Gaiden2 are still exclusives to this moment and both of these games have been exclusives for more than one year.
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 12:40 am
Yeah Ninja Gaiden 2 is really exclusive still!
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=75330
http://kotaku.com/5310615/tales-of-vesperia-ps3-demo-dated
Do your research before you post or at least change your headline. Under sold and under appreciated maybe, exclusive? No.
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 12:44 am
Also all of these games have a 78% or higher on Metacritic, I would hardly call that under appreciated.
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 12:50 am
@ Tacgnol
“am going to mention a list of five exclusives on Xbox360 that were ignored by the public or weren’t praised enough by the critics.”
Sometimes, critics praise a game by giving it high scores, but when things come to sales, the game fails to sell good amount of copies, why? Because gamers were ignoring that game. Okami for an example, the game gotten very high scores, but it did poorly regarding sales.
So, my article is mentioning games that were either not praised enough by the critics or did poorly regarding sales.
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 1:13 am
please proofread your writing before posting if you want your work to be effective.
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 1:37 am
It still doesn’t make sense what you’re talking about. Sales wise the games did great, example:
“Tecmo and Microsoft’s blood-drenched Xbox 360 exclusive hits platinum milestone in two-and-a-half months; roughly 40 percent of sales in US.” – Gamespot.
It was popular enough to gain a PS3 deluxe version with Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. I don’t understand how a game that’s supposedly not well received gets a port to the competitor’s console with exclusive content if it’s not sought after. The game was obviously well rated by critics and sold well on the 360, enough so that it warranted a port with more content to another console!
Tales of Vesperia obviously had the same success in Japan and in this country as well to warrant a port, and it’s just not a port they’re adding on even more content for the PS3 version. They wouldn’t be doing this if it were a commercial flop. Also Tales of Vesperia is regarded as one of the best 360 RPGs amongst fans and critics alike.
Just admit it, you made a stupid top 5 list that called two games exclusives that are in fact NOT exclusive to the 360. Sure Lost Odyssey and Banjo Kazooie may not have done that well in sales, but the rest were well received. You shouldn’t be putting words into the consumers mouth by saying that they under appreciated games that sold well above your average expectations of video games.
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 2:01 am
@ Tacgnol:
Did you think that Ninja Gaiden2 and Tales of Vesperia are heading to the PS3 because they sold well on the Xbox360? No, it’s because they didn’t perform that well in the market. Tales of Vesperia sold well in Japan only and the original Ninja Gaiden on the Xbox sold over 3 million, so the expectation was higher for the sequel.
Posted on August 27th, 2009 at 7:03 am
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