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GTA IV, Street Fighter IV, more are now 360 Platinum Hits photo

Microsoft has announced today that a bunch of titles have been dubbed "Platinum Hits" based on their top-ratings by critics and sales. The games Microsoft have deemed are both good and have sold well are: 
 
Grand Theft Auto IV, Street Fighter IV, Left 4 Dead, Saints Row 2, and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
 
Microsoft says these suckers will be available in stores with the new Xbox Platinum Hits packaging, "starting as low as $19.99." Select retailers are also participating in a "Buy 2, Get 1 Free" promotion for the titles through October 31.
 
My suggestion of which three games you should get, provided you don't own any of them? Grand Theft Auto IV, Street Fighter IV, and Left 4 Dead. And even though it breaks up the whole "four" thing you'll have going on, you might as well pick up Saints Row 2 while you're at it. That's pretty good, too. 

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Haizeus's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 05:02
Haizeus
I really, truly hated Saints Row 2.
Magnalon's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 05:10
Magnalon
Time to buy Saints Row 2!

@Haizeus
Did you hate it because it wasn't GTA IV?

@All
Don't be duped into buying Force Unleashed just yet (if you even want it). The "Ultimate Sith Edition" for the PC has the paid level packs included, along with a special "Sith Edition Only" level.
Stevil's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 05:29
Stevil
$20 for Left 4 Dead sounds great on paper, but considering everybody will have moved on to the sequel by then, it's a virtual money pit.
TheDirtyHobo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 05:44
TheDirtyHobo
"My suggestion of which three games you should get, provided you don't own any of them? Grand Theft Auto IV, Street Fighter IV, and Left 4 Dead."

Though they're all great games, that's probably a bad suggestions because they will all very quickly be outdated, arguably excepting GTA4. L4D2 is out in a month and a week, Ballad of Gay Tony will have the "complete GTA4 experience" thing coming out, and you're living under a rock if you haven't seen the SSF4 debacle going on.

Then again, if you were waiting for the price on these games to be low, now is your chance to strike.
BrandonUndead's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 05:57
BrandonUndead
Yeah, unfortunately while L4D and SFIV are great games, they'll be practically obsolete soon.
But Saint's Row 2? It will love you long time.
ChaosTeaCup's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 06:10
ChaosTeaCup
If the cars in GTAIV handled as well as the cars in SR2 it would be nigh on perfect. Similarly, if the city detail in SR2 was as good as the detail in GTAIV that would also be nigh on perfect. Both are really great, different games, that could do well to bite a few things from each other. Both are well worth the dicounted prices.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 07:30
Xzyliac
Yup. All those titles are getting repackaged with goodies. Unless you just want to get the main GTA IV just to give it a go 'round none of those are worth it.
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 07:53
DaedHead8
I've been waiting for a price drop on Saints Row 2, Huzzah! I'll probably pick that and (I know) Burnout Paradise.
Everyday Legend's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 07:59
Everyday Legend
Everything with "4" in the title is now in the range of $20-$30.
That is all.
MCChampaignMillionaire's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 08:16
MCChampaignMillionaire
Oh yes...GTA 4!!! I will get it and then The Ballad of Gay Tony...
MesonW's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 08:17
MesonW
SFIV is very tempting to me. It was priced at £19.99 in a few shops shortly after release and I never bought it... since then it's been way higher, and even 2nd-hand it's been over £20.
As for it being obsolete, that's only really applicable to online play. Myself, I doubt I'd ever play that online *shrug*.
-PL-'s Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 08:43
-PL-
SR2 > GTA4.
manasteel88's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 09:32
manasteel88
anybody know if the platinum hits is including the DLC like Mass Effect or if its just a pretty slip cover? I'd hate to shill out cash for SF4 and then moon money to get Blanka in his explorer outfit.
Everyday Legend's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 09:33
Everyday Legend
SFIV>Everything else on that list.

@ MesonW
If you don't play SFIV online, you're missing out. Lots of comp out there.
SSFIV will be even bigger, mark my words. Get it while it's cheap and practice up now, you'll need the prerequisite course before you tackle the big times.
eskimo bob's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 09:45
eskimo bob
I would actually take Saints Row 2 or Star Wars: Force Unleashed over GTA 4. sure, Star Wars had it's faults, but at least it tried doing something you don't see being released every week. (I know I'm simplifying things.)
TwinDad's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 10:19
TwinDad
I was at Best Buy yesterday and the GH version of L4D was the GOTY edition for $30. I'll pick that up. I got the Collectors edition of Saints Row II when it was on clearance everywhere for $20.
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 10:31
Char Aznable
Saints Row 2 is the only one I haven't gotten yet, so I'll have to check that out. I was waiting on a price drop.
ToxinBlackheart's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 12:32
ToxinBlackheart
I don't know if I'm the only one, but I hate buying "____ Hits" titles.

Yes, I am anal enough as to where I hate seeing different styles of case (i.e. The Platinum Hits cases) on my shelf.

I need pretty much all of these games though. Agghh.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 12:33
Holyetheline
So you're not recommending the 4 unleashed?

That's fine.. I gotta find out where the buy 2 get 1 free is happening! =D
AKK's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 16:37
AKK
That's a bitch. I own three of those games so the Buy 2 Get 1 Free taunts me with its inability to help at all. Why can't it be buy one, get one half off?
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