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Mine is:
Halo 2
Half-life 2
Doom 3
I was on Chapter 12 before I sold it, however the hardest point was definitely the Aquaduct. Hnnnrrr, the amount of times I saw the game over screen on that... :(
Best Xbox game?
Probably Ninja Gaiden, although it was solid.
But not much on Xbox has really been AMAZING for me.
As in, uber quality amazing wow omfg.
It was just such a diverse and unusual experience, where you really felt part of the game. The QTAs (if I've remembered rightly) were a stroke of brilliance, as you quickly tapped in the sequence when in pursuit of a bandit
My only gripes were that it was far too short, I knew there was an end date that the game had to be finished by, so I rushed through some of the sidequests and mini-games :( and the camera was a little irresponsive
And, I can't go without mentioning the appalling dubbing, but it made the game in laughter value :D
I've always seen Orta rated highly by Gamers and Mags alike but played the demo and really never got into it
No doubt the graphics were superb and the game did have that 'magical' touch, but shooting so many targets and such a speed felt clumsy
Close second: JSRF, Thief 3, Otogi 1&2, Morrowind, Enclave.
Anyways, when I did have it I loved -
Ninja Gaiden - Woo baby, now that was a hard game!
Star Wars KOTOR - Truly, truly amazing.
Shenmue 2 - Yes, I know it's dated, slow and maybe a little boring, but I like it, okay?
And replying to thenamechanger, JSRF is an absolutely superb game. Oh, and Panzer Dragoon Orta is sooo good *orgasms*
The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
Doom 3
Broken Sword: Sleeping Dragon (although this is available on PS2 also)
Fable
Star Wars Battlefront (good for a laugh, for a bit!)
Project Gotham Racing 2 - still beats Forza and GT
One of my favourite Xbox games is the little-acclaimed JSRF, for the simple and addictive brilliance. I really played the game for months straight and even then was nowhere near the end.
The fun comes in collecting the characters as you progress, every character you meet is collectable, even the dog ! However it's a hard challenge because you have to do massive combos (such as 400 second grinds) later in the game to complete challenges
It isn't a particularly complex game and the graphics aren't fantastic in the traditional sense, but the overshadowed addictive brilliance and cel-shaded environments just ... work
Having said that, I've whiled away many hours in Kung Fu Chaos Multiplayer and also enjoyed the beauty and unique-ness the game is steeped in (especially as a like Martial Arts)
More recently, San Andreas took up a lot of time and the scale of the game somehow makes it, when coupled with the freedom. Unfortunately, there are still many glitches and infuriating missions which let it down slightly
Mine is:
Halo 2
Half-life 2
Doom 3