If there is one thing that's got me excited for Games on Demand more than anything else, it's that I'm now going to have to buy a larger hard drive. Finally! This new service will be open to everyone when the summer Xbox 360 dashboard update hits Tuesday of next week.
For Microsoft's sake, I really hope this method of digital distribution becomes a success. Of course, for that to happen, they're going to need games, and good ones at that. Here are the launch titles that can be beamed directly to your hard drive through the use of Internet magic:
- Assassin's Creed
- Burnout Paradise
- Call of Duty 2
- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- Fight Night Round 3
- Kameo: Elements of Power
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- Mass Effect
- Meet The Robinsons
- MX vs. ATV Untamed
- Need for Speed Carbon
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Prey
- Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
- Sega Rally
- TEST DRIVE: UNLIMITED
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas
- Tomb Raider Legend
- Viva Pinata
- Viva Pinata 2: Trouble in Paradise
A decent start, wouldn't you say? I'm pleasantly surprised to see both
Viva Pinata games making the cut, because if there's one series I feel more people need to play, it's effing
Viva Pinata. Except for that mini-game compilation
Party Animals; screw that noise.
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1:00 PM on 08.05.2009
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Well, it was a launch title...
Anyway, how much are they going to try and wring out of us for this?
Steal this idea.
But for PS2 games instead.
I'm glad Prey is on there though. Too many people give it shit for not having the gameplay of Portal to recognize a unique and fun shooter right under their noses.
I'm also interested to see the pricing scheme, considering Mass Effect is $20 brand new at retail now, and nearly all of these titles are $10 used, or like 200-300 points on Goozex ($10-$15 fake money).
Speaking of Mass Effect, if you're a consumer whore who wants to get one of these games "just because", get Mass Effect: it's that good.
yarr... :(
* Burnout Paradise- Great
* Call of Duty 2- Great
* Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion- Good
* Fight Night Round 3- alright
* Kameo: Elements of Power- Good
* LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga- Alright
* Mass Effect- Great
* Meet The Robinsons- What the hell?
* MX vs. ATV Untamed- Uh huh.
* Need for Speed Carbon- no
* Need for Speed: Most Wanted- Good
* Perfect Dark Zero- eeeeeh.
* Prey- meh
* Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis- heheh, ping pong.
* Sega Rally- well...
* TEST DRIVE: UNLIMITED- Alright
* Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas- Alright
* Tomb Raider Legend- Good
* Viva Pinata- Good
* Viva Pinata 2: Trouble in Paradise- There was as sequel?
EVERYONE.
I agree about Prey. That game was lots of fun and I loved all the freaky imagery of the organic ship and the upside-down catwalks. Definitely a unique shooter that is underrated.
Forgive me for being lazy, but exactly what do you get in ME2 with your ME1 save file if it's not a 1:1 character transfer?
Given the number of retro enthusiasts on Destructoid, I'm confused as to why some of your editors are so positive about this.