Newbie gamer in need of xbox360 game suggestion

[standardman]

There's no shortage of shooting and racing on the 360 but if you're looking for a combination then Crackdown is a shooty racey GTA-like thing.

EDIT: well, yeah, I guess if you're looking for a game like GTA, then GTA is good choice too.



EDIT II: there's also Saint's Row II, which has the silliness of the old GTA games.



And there's Red Faction Guerrilla, which let's you smash things.

[chocobomoshpit]

orange box was a good suggestion! if they're only crashing there and have a night to play with it, you can burn through portal in a few hours... and those would be a few hours very well spent.

[Mikey]

Originally Posted by chocobomoshpit

orange box was a good suggestion! if they're only crashing there and have a night to play with it, you can burn through portal in a few hours... and those would be a few hours very well spent.

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[standardman]

Didn't he ask for GTA-like games? I recommend Orange box in conversations about grocery but it's not really similar to GTA.

[chocobomoshpit]

true! but. GTA isn't really the kind of game that you just sit down and play for a night and get a full experience. as far as time vs. value is considered, portal is pretty much the best you're going to find.

crackdown was a good suggestion as well though- the over the top absurdity and such could make for a pretty good sort-term session, whereas in GTA it's considerably slower paced.

and you know what? trials HD. all the way.

[standardman]

Originally Posted by chocobomoshpit

and you know what? trials HD. all the way.

Oh you Xbox people and your newold games!

[Milhouse]

If you're looking some xbox live arcade games.. Here's some good ones:

Geometry Wars 2
'Splosion Man
Castle Crashers
Battlefield 1943
Shadow Complex

They've all got a demo also so you can always try before buying.