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Top Ten Must-have XBLA Titles

December 05, 2009 in Top List comments 8

IGN have compiled a list of ten essential XBLA games featuring a wide variety of titles. However, there are quite a few names notably absent from the list, such as Bionic Commando Rearmed, Battlefield 1943, and Marvel vs. Capcom 2.

Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) really came into its own this year. From enormous adventures you can sink dozens of hours into to modest but addictive little puzzle games, Microsoft's downloadable game service has a wide variety of quality offerings.

We know this time of year there are a bunch of new Xbox 360 owners out there, so we've put together this list of the ten essential XBLA games you should download pronto. This is by no means a comprehensive list of everything the service has to offer, but it's a good jumping off point. There are great XBLA games not included in this top 10, but these are the titles we think have the most mass appeal and deserve a home on everyone's hard drive.
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    Guugley Dec 5, 09
    I bought Splosion Man and thought it was awful. Nowhere near top 10 material. Marble Blast Ultra is definitely worth a purchase for 400MSP though!
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    FinalFantasyFanaticc Dec 5, 09
    Splosion Man, Trials HD & Shadow Complex are definitely games that were worth their MS Points, each of them has brought me hours of play time.
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    Aussie Legend* Dec 6, 09
    I know its pretty much a re-make, but how the hell is Portal: Still Alive not on this list? Its *bleep*ing Portal for gods sake.

    Apart from that, a very respectable list (though I wouldn't have Splosion Man that high up the list), I really must get some of these (I've been a bit lazy on the xbla front...).
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    Dragoshi1 Dec 6, 09
    Splosion Man is gold. If the haters hate it, its because it frustrates them and it is doing its job(the game openly mocks you when you beat it).


    Shadow Complex I definitely want.

    Good thing MvC2 isn't on there, its no fun anymore, just full of spammers/campers/ect
    • 0
      Guugley Dec 6, 09
      The only reason I can dislike Splosion Man is because it frustrates me? Nah, the only thing about SM that frustrates me is the ridiculous amount of lag when playing multiplayer over Xbox Live. Other than that, level 1 is not much different form the last level, it's so dull.

      However, the doughnut song is amazing.
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        Dragoshi1 Dec 8, 09
        SM is better off local MP or alone FYI
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          Guugley Dec 9, 09
          Clearly, hence my point about lag "FYI". Regardless of what you do, it's generally not that fun. Multiplayer over Xbox Live with 3 other friends is pretty good but otherwise its terrible, and given the lag you can only enjoy it for about 2 levels.
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    DragonPirateZolo Dec 6, 09
    Splosion man and Shadow Complex are pro

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