Best Games by Popularity
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Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
- GameSpot Score
- 9.6
- Editors' Choice
- Release Date: Oct 31, 2003
If you're an Xbox owner who either hasn't played these games or is looking to play them again, the Xbox versions of GTAIII and Vice City are the best ones available.
- Genre: Compilation
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- GameSpot Score
- 9.2
- Editors' Choice
- Release Date: Jun 7, 2005
Set in the early 90s, the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series brings you to San Andreas--a city troubled by gangs, drugs, and corruption. You'll follow a rising gang member in his journey to save his family and to take control of the streets.
- Genre: Modern Action Adventure
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- GameSpot Score
- 9.1
- Editors' Choice
- Release Date: Jul 17, 2003
You don't need to be a fan of Star Wars or of RPGs to appreciate all the impressive qualities of this game--but if you are, all the better.
- Genre: Role-Playing
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- GameSpot Score
- 8.5
- great
- Release Date: Dec 6, 2004
No other game since Knights of the Old Republic has managed to deliver this excellent style of role-playing.
- Genre: Role-Playing
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Halo 2
- GameSpot Score
- 9.4
- Editors' Choice
- Release Date: Nov 9, 2004
Despite a rather short campaign and a disappointing storyline, Halo 2 is an exceptional shooter that frequently delivers thrilling, memorable, and unique moments in its online, co-op, and single-player modes.
- Genre: Sci-Fi First-Person Shooter
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Fable: The Lost Chapters
- GameSpot Score
- 8.0
- great
- Release Date: Oct 18, 2005
Fable: The Lost Chapters features expanded content not found in the original release which includes additional storylines, new sidequests, weapons, armor and spells.
- Genre: Action Role-Playing
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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
- GameSpot Score
- 8.5
- great
- Release Date: Jun 6, 2002
Morrowind is the first RPG for the Xbox, and it's absolutely huge, which is both the most amazing thing about it and also the thing that means it's not the game for everybody.
- Genre: Role-Playing
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Ninja Gaiden Black
- GameSpot Score
- 9.4
- Editors' Choice
- Release Date: Sep 20, 2005
In Ninja Gaiden Black you can reprise the role of Ryu Hayabusa, ninja extraordinaire. This sequel to Ninja Gaiden supplies a new story and new missions, plus two more difficulty settings and cinematic cut scenes that provide background about the protagonist.
- Genre: Fantasy Action Adventure
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Halo: Combat Evolved
- GameSpot Score
- 9.7
- Editors' Choice
- Release Date: Nov 14, 2001
Not only is this easily the best of the Xbox launch games, but it's easily one of the best shooters ever, on any platform.
- Genre: Sci-Fi First-Person Shooter
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Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
- GameSpot Score
- 6.0
- fair
- Release Date: Jan 22, 2003
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball is a graphical showcase that makes for a pretty uneventful game.
- Genre: Volleyball
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Ninja Gaiden
- GameSpot Score
- 9.4
- Editors' Choice
- Release Date: Mar 2, 2004
This is one of the best, most challenging action adventure games ever made.
- Genre: Fantasy Action Adventure
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Psychonauts
- GameSpot Score
- 8.8
- great
- Release Date: Apr 19, 2005
Psychonauts are operatives that possess psychic powers. When a crazy scientist begins abducting Psychonauts for their brains, it's up to you to put an end to it once and for all.
- Genre: 3D Platformer
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Counter-Strike
- GameSpot Score
- 7.2
- good
- Release Date: Nov 18, 2003
If you've never experienced Counter-Strike before, this new version of the classic team-based PC shooter may cause you to wonder what, exactly, all the fuss is about.
- Genre: Modern Tactical Shooter
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Jade Empire
- GameSpot Score
- 8.4
- great
- Release Date: Apr 12, 2005
Set in an ancient world inspired by mythical China, Jade Empire lets you train under your master's watchful eye as you learn powerful martial arts and mystical powers. When danger threatens, you'll travel across the world, from the harsh mountains of the Land of Howling Spirits to the lush gardens of the Imperial City.
- Genre: Action Role-Playing
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Grand Theft Auto Double Pack Video Review
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Video Review
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Interview: James Ohlen
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Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords Video Review
Does the sequel to the best role-playing game of 2003 live up to the extremely high standards of its predecessor? Just about. Watch our exclusive video review and see why.
