best launch lineup ever if you ask me!

BIG · Nov 9, 2005

beelzebubble said:
for the 360 on the 22nd november in the u.s:

1. amped 3
2. call of duty 2
3. condemned
4. dead or alive 4
5. fifa 06
6. gun
7. kameo
8. madden 06
9. nba live 06
10. nba 2k6
11. nhl 2k6
12. need for speed : mw
13. project gotham 3
14. perfect dark zero
15. king kong
16. quake 4
17. ridge racer 6
18. tiger woods 06
19. tony hawks : aw

with oblivion that would have cemented it imo.

youve got a good range of sports games for those interested, a platformer, lots of good fps, good racers, etc.

looks like a big portion of them will be 8+ titles too.

please list what came out with the machine if you think another launch was better...

Not really all that impressive,seeing that most of these games are already available on just about every other platform.

SNES and DC had better line-ups,me thinks.

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galfordo · Nov 9, 2005

Looks solid to me. About half of those titles don't really interest me at all, but I'm pretty psyched about Quake 4, Gun, Project Gotham Racing 3, Call of Duty 2, Perfect Dark Zero, and Condemned.

jro · Nov 9, 2005

Spike Spiegel said:
You forgot about Wayne Gretzke hockey, you son of a bitch. Wait, wasn't Cruisin USA out for it, too? But, you're right... crap line up from the get go. But with Wave Race, Mario 64 and Pilotwings out at the very beginning, you had three really great games. But still...

You're both a little off- the 64 launched with two games- just Mario 64 and Pilotwings.

twalden · Nov 9, 2005

Only 4 of the 19 games listed are original titles and one of those is based on a movie remake. Xbox 360: Attack of the Sequels. I'm definately waiting to buy one.

venomous · Nov 9, 2005

Last I heard DOA 4 was pushed back to 12/1, both EB and Gamestop have adjusted their release dates. But they could be wrong. Sucks about Oblivion getting delayed.

hermegildo · Nov 9, 2005

Beelze, I know you really like the X-Box and FPS a lot, but calling this the best launch line-up ever is ridiculous.

slerch666 · Nov 9, 2005

Spike Spiegel said:
You forgot about Wayne Gretzke hockey, you son of a bitch. Wait, wasn't Cruisin USA out for it, too? But, you're right... crap line up from the get go. But with Wave Race, Mario 64 and Pilotwings out at the very beginning, you had three really great games. But still...

Wayne Gretzkey... WTF are YOU thinking? I was being lenient in forgetting that pile of steaming donkey shit.

Ah yes, Cruisin USA wasn't a launch title, but it came out 2-4 weeks after the launch if I'm not mistaken.

My first launch purchase of a system and it also turned out being the biggest let down. Less than a year later I had a Saturn, and less than a year after that, a PS1.

So you had 3 really great games... for 3-6 months where only shit floated out of the N64 sewer pipes.

I take that back, I actually enjoyed KI Gold, which was available for X-Mas the launch year I think.

Vectorman0 · Nov 9, 2005

slerch666 said:
N64 was the best ever. SM 64, Pilot Wings and MK Trilogy. And that was it for a couple months...

MK Trilogy was not a launch title. The other two were the only ones to make launch.

Moob Butter · Nov 9, 2005

I think some people are forgetting about Condemned - the crazy psyco killer FPS from Sega. Apparently the A.I is very intellegent (for mad people). It's not a "shot ask questions later" FPS, it looks more 1 on 1 style showdowns.

Pst while we are on the topic of launch games on the N64, didn't Shadows of the Empire make it out fairly quickly? It was one of my early favorites, played it a year ago however and it hasn't aged well at all.

slerch666 · Nov 9, 2005

Vectorman0 said:
MK Trilogy was not a launch title. The other two were the only ones to make launch.

Yeah, someone already commented on that above.

The N64 launch while containing 2 good games, was barely what I would call a "best launch line up."

MKT, Wayne Gretzky, Shadows of the Empire and KI Gold also all made it for X-Mas of '96, but nothing else did. And only SM64 and Pilotwings were classics. KIG and Shadows were fun, but that's about it. Definitely not classics.

hanafuda · Nov 9, 2005

Lots of games, but pretty much mothing that interests me right now, and certainly nothing that makes me want to buy a new console.

I am currently loving GT4 on my PS2, and have just reserved NGBC and Sega Rally 2006.

I remember the PS2 launch in Japan had a really poor release lineup. I bought Tekken Tag and Silpheed with mine. I don't even play Tekken, and only ever fired that game up a couple of times... I still bought the console though.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/xbox360/whybuy.htm

Does the official site actually list the official release lineup? If not, I would take that as a sign that a few amendments are on the way.

SouthtownKid · Nov 9, 2005

slerch666 said:
Ah yes, Cruisin USA wasn't a launch title, but it came out 2-4 weeks after the launch if I'm not mistaken.

Did it? It felt like a lot longer. I was working part time at blockbuster at the time, and everyday little kids would come up and ask, "did more games come out yet?" like a new release video game was going to appear Sunday morning or something. I remember hearing one parent tell a crying girl (looked like a girl anyway), "Why the hell did I buy that thing for you?" And more than one parent asked me if they could play SNES games on the N64. One even asked if Playstation games would work on it. It seemed like forever-- an endless string of stupid questions-- before more games came out.

norton9478 · Nov 9, 2005

OMG!!!!!!!!

I'M SO THRILLED....

KAMEO, Gun and a bunch of sequels of games that end up in the Discount Bin Two months after release.

gamejunkie · Nov 9, 2005

venomous said:
Last I heard DOA 4 was pushed back to 12/1, both EB and Gamestop have adjusted their release dates. But they could be wrong. Sucks about Oblivion getting delayed.

They're saying it could be next year until this is released.

slerch666 · Nov 9, 2005

SouthtownKid said:
Did it? It felt like a lot longer. I was working part time at blockbuster at the time, and everyday little kids would come up and ask, "did more games come out yet?

N64 was launched in Sept right? According to IGN, Cruisin was released December 6, 1996.

So yeah, I guess it was more than 2-4 weeks... 3 times more! LOL :kekeke:

BIG · Nov 9, 2005

I'm playing Call of Duty 2 and all of the EA titles now,and I don't even own an X360 :kekeke:

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Duffclown · Nov 9, 2005

Like someone else mentioned, I think the US Dreamcast launch was the best. It did have a game for everyone and what seemed like the best football game ever (at the time that is. I went back and played NFL2K and it was utter crap.)

neo_X7 · Nov 9, 2005

slerch666 said:
Ah yes, Cruisin USA wasn't a launch title, but it came out 2-4 weeks after the launch if I'm not mistaken.

It came out the same day as Star Wars SOE.

beelzebubble · Nov 9, 2005

hermegildo said:
Beelze, I know you really like the X-Box and FPS a lot, but calling this the best launch line-up ever is ridiculous.

ok what launch lineup was better?

please list the games as well so we can compare.

slerch666 · Nov 9, 2005

neo_X7 said:
It came out the same day as Star Wars SOE.

Like I said here, when I corrected myself.

December 6, 1996.

SOE was December 3,1996.

Are the dates there correct? Fuck me if I remember, but with a supposed 3 day difference, which woulda felt like X-Mas at the time considering the drought of games at the time, we can just say they were released on the same day. IGN could definitely be wrong.

Insaneclown · Nov 9, 2005

Meh...it would be...if I even cared.

ki_atsushi · Nov 9, 2005

barf said:
There has been one on PSX too but it was so horrible i can t remember the name

That would be Beyond the Beyond. Yes, it's a shitty game. One of my friends has it.

I would say the best launch lineup would be the DC like some others have said.

Argentina94 · Nov 10, 2005

The 360 lineup looks excellent for gamers, since most are mainstream and not into niche titles.

While comparable, it still doesn't match the DC lineup.

roker · Nov 10, 2005

here I thought this thread was going to be about the Dreamcast

hermegildo · Nov 10, 2005

beelzebubble said:
ok what launch lineup was better?

please list the games as well so we can compare.

I thought the PSP had a pretty good launch considering that the best titles on the handheld to this date were released then. It showcased the handheld's capabilities well enough and had enough variety of games to satisfy different people, including a fighting game and a puzzle game. The 360 has pretty much nothing but FPS and sports games in comparison.

I won't lie, I've never followed launch line-ups until recent years so it's hard for me to make a call, but the fact of the matter is, there is nothing even remotely new or interesting in the 360's launch. I'm sure I could google some other console's launch titles and make my case, but it'd be pointless considering that it comes down to a matter of opinion in the end. As I said, I know you like FPS so this is probably the best launch line-up ever in your eyes, but if you look at it more objectively you'll realize it's far from it.

The truth is, every launch line-up sucks. It doesn't take until at least 6 months after release until we start seeing great titles on a new console. Then again, the PSP had a fairly good launch, but that's pretty much all we've had thus far.

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