This game has adrenaline-fueled races one minute and then some of the most relaxing digital drives available the next. Even non-racing fans can enjoy time behind the wheel. While it definitely feels best behind a simulation racing wheel, Forza Horizon 5 is a game that is just fun to play no matter the controller.
I personally encourage going for a drive and listening to a full album, an audiobook, or a podcast. In my opinion, this is one of the best ways to unwind on the Xbox.
That, and racing is always there should the competitive itch arise. A lot of Xbox games, especially the multiplayer-focused titles, have improved significantly over time. Sea of Thieves , a make-your-own-fun pirate adventure, puts players into the fantasy of having a crew, sailing toward sun-kissed horizons, dredging up treasure from sunken ships, and fighting off other pirates.
With the right group of friends, Sea of Thieves can lead to legendary nights of gaming. Keeping the crew organized is also necessary when coming across other players, who likely will want to steal hard-earned loot. Featuring some of the most incredible music in games, Ori and the Will of the Wisps feels like a playable heartfelt storybook.
Tight controls and beautiful visuals are what made both Ori games stand out, but I always felt like Will of the Wisps , the followup to Ori and the Blind Forest , was a stronger title between the two. Taking control of the forest sprite Ori, who is on a quest to restore the forest and avoid the tyrannical beast Shriek, players gracefully leap through various zones finding power-ups and improving their skills. By the end of the game, most players will feel like masters of movement as the game is exceptionally well-paced.
Players will also nurture a small village, which was one of the most rewarding aspects during my playthrough. Will of the Wisps really pushed the envelope for developer Moon Studios and can be played without familiarity of Blind Forest , the first in the series.
But if you want to get to know the characters better and maximize the emotional moments, play the original. Regardless of how you play these games, Ori and the Will of the Wisps is one of the strongest titles on the Xbox platform. I desperately hope that Moon Studios is working on another game. As one of the last bastions of the once-popular 3D platformer genre, Psychonauts on the original Xbox felt like a novel retro idea at the time, but the humor, characters, and unforgettable environment design pushed it into cult-classic status.
For over a decade, gamers have been hoping to see a sequel, and after a long time of showing off sparse footage at industry events, Psychonauts 2 launched in August lives up to those hopes. Psychonauts is all about diving into the minds of troubled characters and battling their inner demons.
Psychonauts 2 remains just as funny as the first entry while also having fairly mature conversations about mental health. A deeper dive into how mental health was explored with care can be found in this excellent piece from Blake Hester of Game Informer. Somehow, the team at developer Double Fine met the astronomical expectations of most fans and in many ways exceeded them. Key Specs. Westerns are one of the most durable and popular genres of entertainment. There are hundreds of novels and probably just as many shows and movies about revolver-toting bandits trying to rob trains or avoid the law.
Red Dead Redemption 2 brings that to video games, putting players in the shoes of one such outlaw, Arthur Morgan, who must survive the dangerous life of a gang member. This is a game of various systems that come together to create a world that feels lived in; almost any moment can lead to new stories.
For instance, Morgan can enter a game of poker at a saloon and potentially get a gun drawn on him, which could lead to a town-wide firefight. The main story of the game features all of the hallmarks of a great modern Western with movie-quality acting performances in many spots. Framed in a whimsical carnival scene, Rare Replay celebrates decades of games released by the legendary studio Rare, known for games like Banjo-Kazooie , Killer Instinct , Perfect Dark , and more.
This collection features 30 games, many with modern options that make them more accessible than ever before. Unfortunately, games like Goldeneye and the Donkey Kong Country series of games are absent since those were licensed deals, but there are still plenty of games to enjoy here.
That said, the collection fits a wide age range, and there really is a game for everyone. Available on Xbox Game Pass. Sometimes a simple idea executed well is all it takes to make an excellent game. Each class has its own charm and tactical function, and there is a fantastic sense of progression that keeps players downing flagons and pumping insects full of lead.
The addictive gameplay is bonded together with hilarious dialogue resulting in just good gaming fun. The moment I saw Cuphead in motion was unforgettable.
Honed teamwork and an arsenal of killer weapons are the keys to defeating your enemies and bringing serenity back to the world. Gun your way through Nogari Island as Echo Squad, a group of mercenaries employed by the Tarn Initiative to end Nogari Corporation's firm grip on the world's weak governments.
Utilize a lethal variety of weapons and unique abilities to pummel everything that stands in your path, as you yearn to learn the sinister truth behind Nogari's "Ambrosia" fuel technology.
The game features a Co-op enabled Campaign for up to four players, in addition to a series of eight Player Versus multiplayer modes. Deadpool speaks: "There are a few important things I need to say before you crack into my insanely sweet game. Here we go again. I'm a mercenary with an accelerated healing factor. I've been described as unstable, which is just plain coo-coo. Wait, do sane people say coo-coo?
I'm gonna battle for the safety of humans and mutants. And even mumans. Be prepared for just about anything. Yep, you get to look at my heinie.
Hope you don't mind picking hair out of your tacos. Katanas check , guns bang! Additionally, the new exclusive game mode, "Master at Arms" will test the true range of your soldiering skills. User Score: 4. God Mode combines non-linear gameplay, fast and frantic shooting, hordes of on-screen enemies, and stunning visuals. The game hosts a single-player mode, as well as online and offline via LAN co-op play with players. In addition to accessing more than 11 different weapons for battle, players are also equipped with a special ability fueled by Rage, which is gathered by amassing kills.
Players can choose from several different powers ranging from offensive, to defensive, to support; all of which can be upgraded. A series of in-game modifiers known as Tests of Faith alter gameplay on the fly and ensure that matches rarely--if ever--play out the same way twice. Each character is fully customizable, both in appearance and equipment, which evolve throughout the game.
Gold and experience are accrued by players in a reward system to unlock new weapons and unique, powerful abilities, both of which have the option for further upgrades. Some will die for it — everyone kills for it. Join a futuristic online open-world shooter where thousands of players scour a transformed Earth competing for alien technology. Hunt alone or with other people as you improve your skills and level up unlocking powerful weapons that help you survive the massive battles that await you.
Defiance is the first multiplatform shooter MMO which interconnects with a global television program by cable channel Syfy. In partner-based missions, each player has to take on and meet individual objectives to achieve a common goal. The more effective your teamwork, the greater your reward as the new Overkill mode thrusts devastating power upon you for truly grandiose mass destruction.
Play in 2-player local split-screen or online co-op. The events of Gears of War: Judgment take place fourteen years before the original Gears and just after the essential event of the Gears of War universe, Emergence Day. In the story of Judgment you fight to save the city of Halvo Bay from a horrifying new enemy in a campaign that strips away the extraneous and returns to the basics, capturing the true essence of Gears combat, and introduces a new style of gameplay that is faster-paced and more action-packed than what came before.
As madness takes hold, they find they can't trust their eyes or each other. The trek leads to the ship Terra Nova, now home to a sadistic cult of Unitologists. The horror continues as the Dead Space saga enters its darkest chapter. Inspired by the shout-out-loud awesome adventures of Serious Sam, this title is part of the Serious Sam Indie Series -- a collection of Serious Sam games designed and developed by some of the most talented independent developers in the world. Acclaimed indie developers take the reins of the award-winning series and unleash their own brand of mayhem on carnage-craving gamers.
STX is a team-centered Third-Person cover-based shooter. The game features a map selection system with the ability to shape the battlefield by selecting individual environmental pieces, resulting in over map variations. STX allows for asymmetric game play with two to four teams and 5 frenetic game modes. Cooperative play between team members is rewarded. Customize your skills, weapons and character to tailor your tactics and performance in battle. STX brings you the brutality of war as you take on the role of an elite soldier in a Special Forces squad.
Dead Space 3 focuses on Isaac Clarke and merciless soldier John Carver who embark on a journey through space to discover the source of the Necromorph outbreak.
Crash-landed on the frozen planet of Tau Volantis, Isaac searches the harsh environment for raw materials and scavenged parts. He then puts his engineering skills to the test to create and customize weapons and survival tools.
The ice planet hides the key to ending the Necromorph plague forever, but first Isaac needs to withstand avalanches, treacherous ice-climbs, and the violent wilderness. Play together with a cohort or do it alone as Isaac Clarke using the seamless new drop in, drop out co-op functionality. Jump on pedestrians for coins, or use them for target practice with over 25 weapons and power-ups! This 8-bit nostalgic throwback comes loaded with story missions and arcade challenges over 80 of 'em!
Teamwork is vital as they defeat increasing waves of enemies and band their resources together to purchase weapons and explore new areas. Building on the universe created in the high-octane, star-studded movies, The Expendables 2 Videogame invites gamers on an adventure to rescue an extremely valuable, kidnapped billionaire.
It's all business, until all hell breaks loose and the explosive mix of testosterone and kerosene detonates in a massive fireball that never lets up.
The adventure concludes right where the new movie begins, creating a continuous story experience for fans of the Expendables' hard-boiled brand of action. Running at 60 FPS, Hybrid introduces intuitive flight-based cover-to-cover movements to create a unique shooter experience. Hybrid features character customization through upgradeable weapons, abilities, and upgrades with over 10 different maps and 6 unique game modes, and an offline practice arena.
Set on Earth in the year , the world was sent into turmoil when an alien species unexpectedly appears. Hybrid centers around a worldwide conflict between that species known as the Variant and a rebel human faction called Paladins. Players will be enveloped in a massive world war where every battle, in every district, factors into the status of the worldwide conflict and builds upon the unique persistent experience of Hybrid.
Spec Ops: The Line is a provocative third-person modern military shooter that challenges players' morality by putting them in the middle of unspeakable situations where unimaginable choices affecting human life must be made.
Spec Ops: The Line unfolds within the destroyed opulence of Dubai. Once the playground for the world's wealthiest elite, Dubai has fallen victim to a series of cataclysmic sandstorms. The city's ultramodern architecture lies half-buried under millions of tons of sand. The very sand that blankets the city plays a marquee role in altering combat situations and serves as a powerful but unpredictable force that will both help and hinder players throughout the course of the game.
While most people have fled the now-barren wasteland before the sandstorms swept through, U. Army Colonel John Konrad and his loyal squad remained behind to protect those incapable of escape.
Unable to reach anyone in Dubai after the storm hit, the U. Army feared Konrad and his team dead until they picked up a weak distress signal and launched a rescue operation. Army Captain Martin Walker, you and your elite Delta Force team are sent to infiltrate the treacherous region to bring Konrad home. It is the line they cross when death and duty become one and the same. It is the end -- of self and sanity -- when their duty is done and only they remain.
Inversion is a third-person co-op shooter that combines hard-hitting, adrenaline-pumping action with a revolutionary gravity manipulation engine.
Featuring the Grappler weapon, players manipulate gravity for their own purposes. The Grappler can be used in countless combat situations by maneuvering massive objects as shields or projectiles, and moving camped enemies out of concealed cover so they can be blasted away. The Grappler is also a key tool for tactical situations and puzzle solving as players can lift, move, or create cover objects at their whim. Additionally, Inversion is one of the first games to feature Havok Destruction which bestows Inversion with massively destructible environments including an elaborate cover system.
Set in the near future, the tranquil peace enjoyed by mankind shatters with an unforeseen invasion by an unknown enemy called the Lutadore. Unbeknownst to all, mysterious anomalies have surfaced in conjunction with the invasion. Random regions in the city have entered zero gravity or have suffered vector changes, throwing the world into topsy-turvy chaos.
The Ghosts are an untraceable unit of soldiers who hunt down high value targets in the highest-risk conflict zones around the world.
In the near future, four of these elite soldiers form the tip of the spear in a hidden war simmering world-wide. As the Ghosts accomplish their objectives, they discover a far greater threat - one that could permanently alter the international balance of power.
Join the Ghosts — Control Sergeant Kozak and his unit through fourteen missions in eight exotic locales, from Africa to the Arctic Circle. Fight using the tech of tomorrow including optical camouflage, augmented reality and drones. Comandeer over 50 Weapons and customize them with Gunsmith Mode- Harness the formidable firepower of an army and optimize every aspect of your arsenal in the Gunsmith mode.
Intense Multiplayer- four game modes, ten maps and multiple classes along with Ghost Recon's classic siege mode. The tragedies that took Max Payne's loved ones years ago are wounds that won't heal. But as events spin out of his control, Max finds himself alone on the streets of an unfamiliar city, desperately searching for the truth and fighting for a way out. Berlin V2 Rockets with deadly nerve gas are ready to launch. An army of German and Russian soldiers are in your path.
Make every bullet count or the world goes down with you. With the majority of the gameplay taking place below the water's surface, action-adventure fans will need to master new skills to fight hostile enemies and infiltrate enemy bases. Players will take to the murky depths armed with equipment ranging from specialized underwater jet packs with integrated harpoons, mini submersibles and other high-tech equipment to battle their submerged enemies.
It is September and the action centres on the ill-fated Raccoon City and the horrific consequences of the deadly T-virus outbreak, developed at the Umbrella facility. With a cover up required, Umbrella orders an elite team into Raccoon City to destroy all evidence of the outbreak and eliminate any survivors.
Meanwhile, the US Government has quarantined the city and dispatched its own team of elite soldiers to determine the source of the mysterious outbreak.
You are an Umbrella Security Services soldier U. Expect the return of original Resident Evil enemies, iconic landmarks such as the Raccoon City Police Department and fan favourite characters, including Leon S. Kennedy, who, as a rookie police officer in Raccoon City, is on your hit list to eliminate. W and zombies create an unpredictable third force and additional challenge on the battlefield, adding chaos to the shooter game play.
Campaign Mode - both single player and up to 4 player co-op: You are part of the Umbrella Security Service. Protect the truth behind the T-Virus outbreak by any means necessary. Fight Online: Robust and fully featured online multiplayer modes.
Define your Play Style: Gain new abilities and skills unique to your playable character as your experience level increases. Binary Domain puts players in the middle of a fast-paced and intense battle for humanity in robot-invaded Tokyo. Fighting through the derelict lower levels of the city, players control an international peace-keeping squad that soon starts to question their surroundings and the choices they are making. Are the robots becoming more human, or are humans becoming more like machines?
Their experience and rank will be reset, but all other progression including TrueSkill rating will remain intact. As they read, they join the action to become part of a living storybook adventure, helping new monster friends with their problems by exploring the book chapter by chapter, page by page.
Developed by Activision-owned studio Beenox, Spider-Man: Edge of Time challenges the player to take on the roles of both classic Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man to correct a timestream gone awry and prevent a catastrophic future brought on by the early and untimely death of Peter Parker.
An action game set in a post-apocalyptic landscape jam-packed with driving and shooting, created by John Carmack and the rest of the Doom crew. Developed by acclaimed studio Epic Games and available only on Xbox , "Gears of War 3" plunges players into a harrowing tale of hope, survival, and brotherhood that will conclude the current story arc for "Gears of War. The Gunstringer is a Kinect game about a marionette out for revenge.
BloodRayne: Betrayal will be a 2D side-scrolling action game, with the titular half-vampire warrior and a new ally working together to thwart the plans of a group of evil vampires.
Warhammer 40, Space Marine takes place in the brutal, science fiction setting of Games Workshop's Warhammer 40, universe. In the 41st Millennium, humanity faces extinction at the hands of horrific aliens and demonic hordes. Only one force offers salvation, the superhuman Space Marines. Warhammer 40, Space Marine is an intense Action-RPG featuring epic battles where players take direct control of the ultimate defender of humanity, the mighty Space Marine.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war. In this third person arcade style shooter, players take on the role of an elite Space Marine team sent to assault a giant Ork Kroozer en-route to an Imperial Forge World. Do you have what it takes to take out the Warboss and prevent the Waaaagh? Vice Narcotics receives a tip from one Freddie Calhoun, junkie, snitch and all around no-hoper. Freddie seems to be playing it straight for once, sharing information on a city-wide marijuana distribution ring.
Detective Phelps and Earle will search, question and raid their way to the top of the operation, and in the process learn how the crooks could be smuggling fifty pound shipments of dope in plain sight. Harry Potter takes a dark turn in this third-person shooter as he battles death eaters and dementors while fleeing for his life across the wilds of England. Insect Armageddon continues to follow the rich history of casual fun and addictive gameplay that made the franchise a cult classic.
Insect Armageddon also adds a new aspect to the Earth Defense Force series that was born in Japan, with additional elements for all EDF soldiers to experience. The Campaign mode that lets up to three players team up online to battle the insects and aliens across a completely destroyable city.
Every EDF soldier is armed with over weapons and four upgradeable armor sets and engages in nonstop arcade action that is the fastest and deadliest in the series. In addition, the game also features a six-player Survival mode that pits a human squad against a nonstop onslaught of the largest enemies the aliens have to offer. New Detroit's giant bug problem is unavoidable, and mankind's last hope lies with the Earth Defense Force to defend the world from the insect swarm, even if it means blowing up the entire city as part of the extermination process.
City blocks are flattened and smoke and ash fill the air. Detectives Phelps and Biggs race to the site of the former Nicholson Electroplating plant to find a pile of unanswered questions. What caused the explosion? What were Nicholson's employees working on? And where are chief chemist Dr Harold McLellan and his mysterious female assistant? Child of Eden thrusts the player into the center of a battle to save Project Lumi, a mission to reproduce a human personality inside Eden, the archive of all human memories.
As the project nears completion, the archive is invaded by an unknown virus. The player's mission is to save Eden from the virus, restoring hope and peace. Volition and THQ's martian insurgency will continue in a fourth chapter in the franchise with expanded online play and enhanced destruction. The signature destructive gameplay from Red Faction: Guerrilla comes to the downloadable arcade with Red Faction: Battlegrounds!
Jump into your favorite tank or mech using your Gauss Cannons, Rocket Launchers and Singularity Bombs to destroy the competition, and environment along with it. Battle your way through treacherous Martian deserts, terraformed enclaves and more in a variety of different multiplayer modes and single player challenges. Rank up by defeating the competition and unlock new content including maps, vehicles, weapons and even items for the upcoming Xbox , PlayStation 3 system and PC game, Red Faction: Armageddon.
User Score: 8. Amidst a backdrop of worldwide ecological and seismological chaos in the mids, the United States has been split in two by the "Great Flood". As a result of the polar ice cap melting, the Mississippi River has destroyed the central portion of the United States, causing an ill-equipped Federal Government to fail and literally cutting the country in half. These two halves are left to fend for themselves in the aftermath. The East, now known as the Atlantic Alliance, symbolic of their union with Europe, puts its faith in surviving this new world in cybernetics, an established yet evolving technology now more than years old.
On the other side of the flooded continent, the Western states, now called the Republic of Pacifica and having allied with Asia, resort to solving their problems at the genetic level, effectively restructuring the DNA of its inhabitants -- a method the Atlantic Alliance finds morally reprehensible. By , it only takes a hint of unauthorized military preparation in Pacifica for the newly restored president to order a strike in the heart of Pacifican territory -- an outpost in the now dry San Francisco Bay.
This strike leads to the unthinkable: an epic conflict with global implications fought on U. As a soldier in this struggle, Mason Briggs uses explosive, terrain-deforming weaponry to change the face of battle: He not only destroys the land in his path, he outright transforms it to gain the strategic advantage in completely unscripted ways no game has ever seen. With such a devastating arsenal at hand, Briggs never leaves any battlefield the way he found it.
In addition to weaponry that allows players to do things previously only imagined, each side of the conflict, Pacifica and the Atlantic Alliance, boast soldiers with powers beyond those of ordinary men. Genetic augmentations provide Pacifican forces with amazing abilities, while Atlantic Alliance soldiers like Briggs counter the threat with the more "traditional" method: cybernetics.
The differing states of superhumanity result in balanced yet stylistically different combat tactics that have never been seen before. User Score: 6. War World throws players directly into combat on the battlefield of a war-torn planet. Control one of 10 different Mechanoids, each with special abilities, and wreak havoc throughout the level single-player campaign. Imagine a planet dedicated just to the art of war. This third-person shooter combines both single-player and multiplayer into one action-packed downloadable game.
Unleash and upgrade the Secret Apprentice's four core Force powers - Force push, grip, repulse and lightning - throughout the course of the game, and combine them for ultra-destructive, never-before-seen combos. The Secret Apprentice doesn't just Force push enemies into walls - he Force pushes enemies through walls.
The Secret Apprentice doesn't just Force grip foes to throw them aside - he Force grips them in midair, zapping them with lightning, then dropping them to the ground to explode like a bomb. In addition to new adversaries created just for the game, such as fugitive Jedi and Force-sensitive Felucians, players also confront and associate with familiar faces from the Star Wars films, including Darth Vader.
Decisions made by players throughout the game determine the path of the story, including multiple endings that will rock Star Wars continuity as they know it. Utilize an impressive arsenal of upgradeable weapons including high powered missile launchers, devastating torpedoes, and the ever-reliant chain gun to annihilate the ships of the wretched Skurgian Empire. Save planet Earth cooperatively at home with a friend or join up on Xbox Live. Use the temporal shift to slow down the hordes of enemies and prepare yourself for the battle.
Classic retro-arcade shooter action mixes with stunning next-generation visuals to bring the action up close and personal. Gamers who missed the original Lost Planet will have the opportunity to experience the original with the added bonus of fresh new content and cross platform multi-play all at a great value price.
Fans of the Lost Planet's online action will enjoy new online modes, maps, weapons and models. An all-new and original action-thriller designed exclusively for next-generation consoles, Dark Sector thrusts players into the role of Hayden Tenno, an elite black-ops agent sent on a dangerous mission into a decaying Eastern European city that hides a deadly Cold War secret. Attacked by an unknown enemy, he awakens to find part of his body altered by an infection that has granted him inhuman abilities and he must learn to evolve along with his powers, to survive and to become a hero.
A dark, gritty experience packed with fast action, incredible superpowers and an engaging story. Army of Two throws gamers into hot spots ripped from current day headlines where they utilize unique TWO man strategies and tactics while seamlessly transitioning between playing with intelligent Partner AI PAI and a live player. When one man is not enough, it takes an army of two to fight through war, political turmoil and a conspiracy so vast it threatens the entire world.
This is EA's first original title for the next-gen systems. Army of Two is the first game to put players inside tactical warfare involving Private Military Corporations. EA has built this game with co-operative TWO man gameplay as the centerpiece of the experience. The Club is a new breed of third-person shooter, combining fast-paced run and gun gameplay, destructive environments, lethal weapons and an in-depth story structure.
You will fight to survive in a shadowy underground blood-sport controlled by a faceless, obscenely wealthy and influential elite who place their bets on who will survive as the blood-bath ensues before them. Take control of up to eight uniquely trained killers motivated by greed, driven by pure insane bloodlust, and hell bent on earning respect on a global level. As one of eight fighters, blast your way through five single player game modes including: Standard Mode, Time Attack, Survivor, Siege, and Run the Gauntlet.
Earn Respect Online. Shoot your way to the top of the leader boards in over nine cut-throat multiplayer modes. Face-off with 15 real-time opponents online or battle with your friends offline in 4-player split-screen action modes. Battle in eight unique real-world locations from around the globe, including war-torn cities, abandoned factories, steel mills and many more.
Extreme Gun Battles in Hazardous Environments: A motion blur camera system intensifies the adrenaline rush in both open range and close quarter firefights. Destroy and manipulate objects in the environment to your advantage.
A unique score-based accumulation system creates even more competition among players; the faster, more efficient and accurate that you are, the more points you will earn to unlock weapons, characters and maps. Each Character has a Story to Tell. Fear resonates in the underworld as a new protagonist crosses paths with a familiar hero who seemingly inexplicably slaughters countless people.
Long ago the Dark Knight Sparda awoke to justice and rebelled against the dark emperor, to wage a one-man war to save humanity. Thousands of years later, a religious organization worships this renowned savior and has taken it upon themselves to rid the world of all demons. Residing in Fortuna, a castle city on the coast, this "Order of the Sword" has an elite group of "Holy Knights" dedicated to carrying out this very creed. Rising among the ranks, a young cynical warrior named Nero witnesses Sparda's legendary son Dante slaughter countless "knights".
Has the renowned devil hunter turned his back on mankind? What does this encounter mean for these two individuals and why has destiny brought them together?
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