Best Xbox Exclusive Games

December 23, 2004, 1:14 PM CST by chairmansteve

Sometimes people say that Xbox does not have enough big exclusives. So, what are the best exclusive games on Xbox? What are the successful hits? And what are the highly acclaimed titles? I suppose time-exclusive games can count too such as Halo, Splinter Cell, Chronicles of Riddick, KOTOR, etc.

2001
Halo
Project Gotham Racing
Dead or Alive 3
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
Fuzion Frenzy
Amped

2002
MechAssault
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
RalliSport Challenge
Deathrow
Unreal Championship
Wreckless: Yakuza Mission
JSRF: Jet Set Radio Future
WWE Raw
Blinx: The Time Sweeper
Steel Battalion
Gunvalkyrie

2003
Project Gotham Racing 2
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Brute Force
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
Top Spin
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Midtown Madness 3
Otogi: Myth of Demons

2004
Halo 2
Fable
Ninja Gaiden
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II
Dead or Alive Ultimate
MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2
RalliSport Challenge 2
Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors
OutRun 2

2005
Forza Motorsport
Jade Empire
Conker: Live and Reloaded
Unreal Championship 2
Oddworld Stranger's Wrath
Phantom Dust
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike
Far Cry Instincts
Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes

Are some of those games not big enough? Did I miss any big games?

2004 looks like the most significant year for Xbox.

December 23, 2004, 3:17 PM CST by Jak

You forgot Gungriffin Allied assault and Sudeki. 2004 was the best year, but 2001 was good too.

December 23, 2004, 3:29 PM CST by chairmansteve to Jak

GunGriffon: Allied Strike? It's so far received very low scores in reviews, and I don't think its sales will be noteworthy either. Do you vouch for its quality?

Sudeki? It did better in the reviews but not anything special. On sales, Sudeki did 42K in its opening month (July 2004) in the US. I don't have a more recent figure for its total, so I'm not yet sure if it's successful enough to make the ranks without having high reviews.

December 23, 2004, 3:36 PM CST by Jak to chairmansteve

No. I don't vouch for it. What about Pariah? I know it's also for PC, but it's not on GC or PS2.

December 23, 2004, 3:39 PM CST by chairmansteve to Jak

The PC version of Pariah is scheduled for release at the same time (March 2005) as the Xbox version. I'm only considering those that are entirely exclusive or at least time-exclusive to Xbox.

If you want, you can make your own separate list with console-exclusive Xbox games. To save space, only include those that are PC/Xbox.

December 23, 2004, 6:06 PM CST by earthling10 to chairmansteve

Did I miss any big games?

Yes. How could you forget Doom3?! I'd also say HL2 is a possibility and maybe even Quake 4 but I'd say those two probably have a better chance becoming Xbox2 launch titles. If MS manage to snatch Half Life 2 to launch Xbox2, Halo will become a distant memory me thinks.

December 23, 2004, 6:11 PM CST by MustangSVT

None of those are exclusive, since they're already on PC. Only games that are XBOX only, excluding PC should be included in this list. The best exclusive IMO go like this:

Ninja Gaiden
RalliSport Challenge 2
Project Gotham Racing 2
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate and 3
Crimson Skies
Halo 2
Fable
Forza Motorsport
Jade Empire
Otogi
Deathrow
..

December 23, 2004, 6:37 PM CST by fearsomepirate to chairmansteve

Who was impressed by Blinx: Embarassingly Generic Ratchet Knock-Off? I also thought that the PS2 and Xbox versions of Splinter Cell and R63 were released very close to each other, but I'm on a modem while on break and too lazy to check bandwidth-hog IGN. I didn't think Otogi made all that big a splash, either, but now I'm just babbling. Crimson Skies was also an update to a PC title.

December 23, 2004, 6:44 PM CST by MustangSVT

The PC version of Crimson Skies is more like a 2000 game. I've beat it and it's not the same game. The Crimson Skies for XBOX is more like a Crimson Skies 2. I have both games. They're not the same, and the one for XBOX is much better, since it is from 2003, whereas the one for PC is more like 2000.

December 23, 2004, 6:52 PM CST by khaid to fearsomepirate

Blinx was successful enough to receive a sequel.

Rainbow Six 3 XBOX - October 2003
Rainbow Six 3 PS2 - March 2004
Rainbow Six 3 GC - June 2004

Splinter Cell XBOX - November 2002
Splinter Cell PS2 - April 2003
Splinter Cell GC - April 2003

Otogi was an excellent title that was a sleeper hit. It was also successful enough to get a sequel.

December 23, 2004, 9:11 PM CST by VRXJudge

Arx Fatalis, although it didn't sell too well.

December 23, 2004, 10:09 PM CST by Fujin

Anyone ever play GunValkryie for xbox? it was an exclusive but i dont think it sold well. I rented it on my friends xbox and thought it was one of the most unique games i've ever played. If i owned an xbox, i would have 4 games (these are what i consider xbox exclusives that are worth mentioning):
1. Halo
2. Halo 2
3. GunValkryie
And the 4th game would be DOA: Xtreme Beach Volleyball, because I'm a perv.

December 23, 2004, 11:09 PM CST by Jak

1.Ninja Gaiden
2.Halo 2
3.Mechassault 2
4. KOTOR
and lastly 5. Oddworld:Stranger

December 24, 2004, 8:59 AM CST by Suckattack

Mechassault 2 will be such an awesome game! I've seen the making of it on G4 and I think it's shaping up to be a really great game! The graphics are awesome as hell too!

It's amazing how far they've come w/ the Xbox hardware. When the first one came out, the real-time cutscenes were dissappointing. But this time around, everything looks shiny, lustery, specularry, and normal-mappy. Very detailed and the facial expressions are just spectacular!

Can't wait 'til its release!

December 30, 2004, 4:23 PM CST by Calgon

1: Ninja Gaiden
2: PGR2
3: Fable
4: Halo2
5: Halo
5: Gunvalkyrie/ Panzer Dragoon(cant decide although Gunvalkyrie made the biggest imapact because it was so different, Panzer looks amazing and plays great)
6: Crimson Skies

On the horizon I have high hopes for these Xbox exclusives:

Jade Empire
Conker: L&R(shouldnt count because the single players is practically the same as N64 aside from some of the best graphics from a console this gen)
Kameo: This game better come out this generation or I'll be very angry(we were promised 5 games)
Unreal Championship 2

There are more but I'll wait and see... theres usually some good and bad surprises.

August 15, 2005, 2:30 PM CST by chairmansteve

I updated the list with released titles from 2005. Any potentially big exclusives still on the current generation roadmap? I see only two. Most exclusive game development has moved to Xbox 360.

Far Cry Instincts
Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes

Half-Life 2 may be the biggest Xbox game coming this year, but it's already on PC.

August 15, 2005, 2:41 PM CST by LicenseToKill to Fujin

Anyone ever play GunValkryie for xbox?

I own it. Had it since it first came out and still love the game. It actually a very interesting story to it. This game is one of Sega's finest and a bitch to play, but I mastered the controls and can easily say that it is one of the most challenging games ever.

It's too bad Sega is not getting the recognition it deserves for quality and originality of its Xbox games. Otogi 1 & 2, Panzer Dragoon, Gunvalkyrie, and Jet Set Radio are some of the best games around.

Anyway here is my list.

1. Halo 2
2. Halo
3. Panzer Dragoon
4. Gunvalkyrie
5. Otogi 2
6. Otogi
7. Dead or Alive Ultimate
8. Unreal Championship 2
9. Rallisport Challenge 2
10. Chronicles of Riddick / Doom 3 (Tie!!)

November 15, 2006, 8:34 AM CST by chairmansteve

Since no Xbox exclusive was released in a long time, it's time to complete the list.

2002: Steel Battalion, Gunvalkyrie
2005: Far Cry Instincts, Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes

Those four were added. Any objections? Any other games?

November 19, 2006, 7:56 PM CST by CaptainScarlet

...And those games are incredible great and nobody buy it,well! poor sales.
Munch Odissey Stranger Wrath:very original you must try to find this game and play it you are going to love it
Voodo Vince:Nice animation and very entertaining