All set for November 22 - Page 2

Lucien21 · 11-20-2005, 11:07 PM

We have another week and a half to wait.

December 2nd is the UK launch date.

Intrepid Homoludens · 11-20-2005, 11:12 PM

You guys are gonna have to send me a field report since I won't be able to get one til next spring at least. I'm a little relieved, actually, that I'm not getting one right now. There don't seem to be any games I'm drooling over, particularly since Oblivion has been pushed back several months (it was to be my launch title). And the roster of launch titles don't seem that exciting for me. At this point it seems the hype is focused on being among the first to have a 360, just like before with other consoles.

samIamsad · 11-20-2005, 11:28 PM

Wake me up when November ends. [insert power chords here]

SakSquash · 11-20-2005, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

You guys are gonna have to send me a field report since I won't be able to get one til next spring at least. I'm a little relieved, actually, that I'm not getting one right now. There don't seem to be any games I'm drooling over, particularly since Oblivion has been pushed back several months (it was to be my launch title). And the roster of launch titles don't seem that exciting for me. At this point it seems the hype is focused on being among the first to have a 360, just like before with other consoles.

Really? I think it's one of the best launches i've seen. Which console had better launch titles than this?

squarejawhero · 11-21-2005, 12:46 AM

Temps has a point.

No console thus far has ever had a decent launch setup. However, the Xbox360 DOES have PGR, COD2 and Kameo. PDZ sounds like it could be merely OK though.

RLacey · 11-21-2005, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squarejawhero

No console thus far has ever had a decent launch setup.

How about the N64 (Super Mario 64, Goldeneye)? Or the SNES?

SoccerDude28 · 11-21-2005, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by temporaryscars

Really? I think it's one of the best launches i've seen. Which console had better launch titles than this?

I don't necessarily agree with that. 12 of the games are multi-platform, which leaves you with only 6 games exclusive for the console.
Out of the 18 launch titles, 10 are sports/driving games, there are no RPG's in the mix, no platformers, no fighting games.
If DOA 4 and Oblivion where in the mix, it would have definitely covered most bases. Everyone is saying that there is no killer app at launch, like Halo for the original XBOX.

I really like the future exclusive games in the pipeline though, especially the Bioware games and Gears of War.

SakSquash · 11-21-2005, 09:43 AM

Why do you need a killer app for it to be a good launch. Instead of one good game and a bunch of suck ass games, there are more good games, and not just one that kills them all.

Also, you're wrong about exclusives. It's also about on which system does it play best on. You can either play Oblivion on your 17 - 19 inch monitor or you can play it on your 30 inch widescreen HDTV with 5.1 surround sound. Which would you rather?

SoccerDude28 · 11-21-2005, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by temporaryscars

Why do you need a killer app for it to be a good launch. Instead of one good game and a bunch of suck ass games, there are more good games, and not just one that kills them all.

Also, you're wrong about exclusives. It's also about on which system does it play best on. You can either play Oblivion on your 17 - 19 inch monitor or you can play it on your 30 inch widescreen HDTV with 5.1 surround sound. Which would you rather?

First of all, Oblivion is not a launch title

It really depends on the game. I'd rather play Call of Duty 2 or Quake 4 (which I don't even like) on my 21 inch monitor, because I prefer keyboard/mouse to gamepad for First person shooters. A game like Kameo or PGR 3 are definitely better on a console.

Lucien21 · 11-21-2005, 12:05 PM

Launch Games:

Atari 2600
October, 1977

Air-Sea Battle
Basic Math
Blackjack
Combat
Indy 500
Star Ship
Street Racer
Surround
Video Olympics

Microsoft Xbox
November 15, 2001

Halo: Combat Evolved
Dead or Alive 3
4x4 EVO 2
AirForce Delta Storm
Arctic Thunder
Dark Summit
Mad Dash Racing
NHL Hitz 20-02
Shrek
TransWorld Surf

Microsoft Xbox 360
November 22, 2005

Kameo: Elements of Power
Perfect Dark Zero
Project Gotham Racing 3
Call of Duty 2
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Peter Jackson’s King Kong
Madden NFL 06
GUN
Condemned: Criminal Origins
NBA 2K6
Ridge Racer 6
Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland
QUAKE 4
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 06
Amped 3
FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup
NHL 2K6
NBA Live 06

Nintendo 64
September 19, 1996

Super Mario 64
Pilotwings 64

Nintendo DS
November 21, 2004

Super Mario 64 DS
Asphalt Urban GT
The Urbz: Sims in the City
Feel the Magic: XY/XX
Madden NFL 2005
Metroid Prime: Hunters - First Hunt (Demo)

Nintendo Game Boy
August, 1989

Tetris
Alleyway
Super Mario Land
Tennis

Nintendo Game Boy Advance
June 11, 2001

Army Men Advance
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
ChuChu Rocket!
F-Zero: Maximum Velocity
Fire Pro Wrestling
GT Advance Championship Racing
Iridion 3D
Konami Krazy Racers
Namco Museum
Pinobee: Wings of Adventure
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
Rayman Advance
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
Super Dodge Ball Advance
Super Mario Advance
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Nintendo GameCube
November 18, 2001

All-Star Baseball 2002
Batman Vengeance
Crazy Taxi
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
Disney's Tarzan Untamed
Luigi's Mansion
Madden NFL 2002
NHL Hitz 20-02
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Super Monkey Ball
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Wave Race: Blue Storm

Nintendo Virtual Boy
August 14, 1995

Galactic Pinball
Mario's Tennis
Red Alarm
Teleroboxer

Sega Dreamcast
September 9, 1999

Airforce Delta
Blue Stinger
Expendable
Flag to Flag
House of the Dead 2
Hydro Thunder
Monaco Grand Prix
Mortal Kombat Gold
NFL 2K
NFL Blitz 2000
Pen Pen Tri-Icelon
Power Stone
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
Sonic Adventure
Soul Calibur
TNN Motorsports Hardcore Heat
Tokyo Xtreme Racer
TrickStyle

Sega Game Gear
[[ ]], 1991

Baseball
Columns
Shanghia II
G-Loc
Super Monaco GP
Pengo
Twin Tank
Wonder Boy

Sega Genesis
August 14, 1989

Space Harrier II
Tommy Lasorda Baseball
Last Battle
Thunder Force II
Altered Beast

Sega Saturn
Summer, 1995

Virtua Fighter
Panzer Dragoon
World Soccer
Daytona USA
Pebble Beach Golf
Clockwork Knight

Sony Playstation
September 9,, 1995

Battle Arena Toshinden
ESPN Extreme Games
Kileak - The DNA Imperative
NBA JAM Tournament Edition
Raiden Project
Rayman
Ridge Racer
Street Fighter:The Movie
Twisted Metal
Warhawk
Power Serve 3D Tennis
Total Eclipse Turbo

Sony PlayStation 2
October 26, 2000

SSX
Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore
Tekken Tag Tournament
Armored Core 2
Dynasty Warriors 2
ESPN International Track & Field
ESPN Winter X Games Snowboarding
Eternal Ring
Evergrace
FantaVision
Gungriffon Blaze
Kessen
Madden NFL 2001
Midnight Club: Street Racing
MotoGP
NHL 2001
Orphen: Scion of Sorcery
Q-Ball: Billiards Master
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
Ridge Racer V
Silent Scope
Smuggler's Run
Street Fighter EX3
Summoner
Swing Away Golf
TimeSplitters
Unreal Tournament
Wild Wild Racing
X-Squad

Sony PlayStation Portable
March 24, 2005

Metal Gear Acid
Wipeout Pure
Ape Escape: On the Loose
Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower
Spider-Man 2
Dynasty Warriors
Twisted Metal: Head On
Lumines
Ridge Racer
Tony Hawk's Underground 2: Remix
Need for Speed Underground: Rivals
NBA
Gretzky NHL

Launch line ups are usually pretty rubbish. N64 launched with 2 games in the US. The PS2 launch line up wasn't bad.

Xbox360 might take the prize.

Kolzig · 11-21-2005, 12:17 PM

Wow, DC had 1 great and 3 good games on it's US launch list, I didn't know it had that good games immediately at launch...

Such a shame that it didn't sell enough.

SakSquash · 11-21-2005, 12:26 PM

Based on those lists, I think it's pretty clear that the Xbox 360 has a pretty damn good lineup.

Fairygdmther · 11-21-2005, 01:04 PM

Lucien, when we got out Xbox, it was Thanksgiving week, 2001. We got some games you don't have listed there. The dates are what's listed at Gamespot as release dates. Not that all of these were great titles, but they were "launch" titles for the Xbox.

Amped 11/19/01
Oddworld, Munch's Oddysee 11/6/01
Azurik 11/25/01
Tony Hawk 2X 11/14/01
Fuzion Frenzy 11/14/01

As well as Halo, DOA3, Mad Dash Racing

Lynsie

Lucien21 · 11-21-2005, 01:16 PM

I copied the page from a Wiki entry.

It's possible it is wrong. Or maybe those games came out the same week as "launch" , but not necessarily on the day of release.

insane_cobra · 11-21-2005, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kolzig

Wow, DC had 1 great and 3 good games on it's US launch list, I didn't know it had that good games immediately at launch...

2 great games, IMO, Power Stone was ace.

Eh, I remember how I planned getting a 360 at launch. Now I know I probably won't get it for at least another year (might get Revolution first), I'm saving my money for Psychonauts, some books, comics and a PS2.

Intrepid Homoludens · 11-21-2005, 02:33 PM

Wasn't Splinter Cell also a launch title for Xbox?

Fairygdmther · 11-21-2005, 03:48 PM

No, Trep, that didn't come out till a year later, according to Gamespot.

Lynsie

Intrepid Homoludens · 11-21-2005, 05:09 PM

Ah, okay, thanks.

Intrepid Homoludens · 11-21-2005, 11:48 PM

Hmmmm, this thread seems awfully quiet right now.

Hello?!! tempsie! Maxsie! Where are you?! Hope you're having fun wherever you are!

< echoes >

.........

11-22-2005, 03:55 AM

about 30 minuts from now i'll be standing in line for 2 hours in the rain to get my 360...i bought all 5 of my games last nite.... i cant wait to play

11-20-2005, 11:07 PM	#21
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11-20-2005, 11:12 PM	#22
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	You guys are gonna have to send me a field report since I won't be able to get one til next spring at least. I'm a little relieved, actually, that I'm not getting one right now. There don't seem to be any games I'm drooling over, particularly since Oblivion has been pushed back several months (it was to be my launch title). And the roster of launch titles don't seem that exciting for me. At this point it seems the hype is focused on being among the first to have a 360, just like before with other consoles. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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11-21-2005, 12:46 AM	#25
squarejawhero Epinionated. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: London Posts: 5,841	Temps has a point. No console thus far has ever had a decent launch setup. However, the Xbox360 DOES have PGR, COD2 and Kameo. PDZ sounds like it could be merely OK though. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Starter of Thread Must Die.

11-21-2005, 09:43 AM	#28
SakSquash Banned User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	Why do you need a killer app for it to be a good launch. Instead of one good game and a bunch of suck ass games, there are more good games, and not just one that kills them all. Also, you're wrong about exclusives. It's also about on which system does it play best on. You can either play Oblivion on your 17 - 19 inch monitor or you can play it on your 30 inch widescreen HDTV with 5.1 surround sound. Which would you rather? Share Share this post on Twitter

11-21-2005, 12:05 PM	#30
Lucien21 Psychonaut Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,114	Launch Games: Atari 2600 October, 1977 Air-Sea Battle Basic Math Blackjack Combat Indy 500 Star Ship Street Racer Surround Video Olympics Microsoft Xbox November 15, 2001 Halo: Combat Evolved Dead or Alive 3 4x4 EVO 2 AirForce Delta Storm Arctic Thunder Dark Summit Mad Dash Racing NHL Hitz 20-02 Shrek TransWorld Surf Microsoft Xbox 360 November 22, 2005 Kameo: Elements of Power Perfect Dark Zero Project Gotham Racing 3 Call of Duty 2 Need for Speed Most Wanted Peter Jackson’s King Kong Madden NFL 06 GUN Condemned: Criminal Origins NBA 2K6 Ridge Racer 6 Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland QUAKE 4 Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 06 Amped 3 FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup NHL 2K6 NBA Live 06 Nintendo 64 September 19, 1996 Super Mario 64 Pilotwings 64 Nintendo DS November 21, 2004 Super Mario 64 DS Asphalt Urban GT The Urbz: Sims in the City Feel the Magic: XY/XX Madden NFL 2005 Metroid Prime: Hunters - First Hunt (Demo) Nintendo Game Boy August, 1989 Tetris Alleyway Super Mario Land Tennis Nintendo Game Boy Advance June 11, 2001 Army Men Advance Castlevania: Circle of the Moon ChuChu Rocket! F-Zero: Maximum Velocity Fire Pro Wrestling GT Advance Championship Racing Iridion 3D Konami Krazy Racers Namco Museum Pinobee: Wings of Adventure Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure Rayman Advance Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 Super Dodge Ball Advance Super Mario Advance Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Nintendo GameCube November 18, 2001 All-Star Baseball 2002 Batman Vengeance Crazy Taxi Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 Disney's Tarzan Untamed Luigi's Mansion Madden NFL 2002 NHL Hitz 20-02 Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Super Monkey Ball Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Wave Race: Blue Storm Nintendo Virtual Boy August 14, 1995 Galactic Pinball Mario's Tennis Red Alarm Teleroboxer Sega Dreamcast September 9, 1999 Airforce Delta Blue Stinger Expendable Flag to Flag House of the Dead 2 Hydro Thunder Monaco Grand Prix Mortal Kombat Gold NFL 2K NFL Blitz 2000 Pen Pen Tri-Icelon Power Stone Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Sonic Adventure Soul Calibur TNN Motorsports Hardcore Heat Tokyo Xtreme Racer TrickStyle Sega Game Gear [[ ]], 1991 Baseball Columns Shanghia II G-Loc Super Monaco GP Pengo Twin Tank Wonder Boy Sega Genesis August 14, 1989 Space Harrier II Tommy Lasorda Baseball Last Battle Thunder Force II Altered Beast Sega Saturn Summer, 1995 Virtua Fighter Panzer Dragoon World Soccer Daytona USA Pebble Beach Golf Clockwork Knight Sony Playstation September 9,, 1995 Battle Arena Toshinden ESPN Extreme Games Kileak - The DNA Imperative NBA JAM Tournament Edition Raiden Project Rayman Ridge Racer Street Fighter:The Movie Twisted Metal Warhawk Power Serve 3D Tennis Total Eclipse Turbo Sony PlayStation 2 October 26, 2000 SSX Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore Tekken Tag Tournament Armored Core 2 Dynasty Warriors 2 ESPN International Track & Field ESPN Winter X Games Snowboarding Eternal Ring Evergrace FantaVision Gungriffon Blaze Kessen Madden NFL 2001 Midnight Club: Street Racing MotoGP NHL 2001 Orphen: Scion of Sorcery Q-Ball: Billiards Master Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 Ridge Racer V Silent Scope Smuggler's Run Street Fighter EX3 Summoner Swing Away Golf TimeSplitters Unreal Tournament Wild Wild Racing X-Squad Sony PlayStation Portable March 24, 2005 Metal Gear Acid Wipeout Pure Ape Escape: On the Loose Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower Spider-Man 2 Dynasty Warriors Twisted Metal: Head On Lumines Ridge Racer Tony Hawk's Underground 2: Remix Need for Speed Underground: Rivals NBA Gretzky NHL Launch line ups are usually pretty rubbish. N64 launched with 2 games in the US. The PS2 launch line up wasn't bad. Xbox360 might take the prize. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!

11-21-2005, 12:17 PM	#31
Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	Wow, DC had 1 great and 3 good games on it's US launch list, I didn't know it had that good games immediately at launch... Such a shame that it didn't sell enough. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

11-21-2005, 12:26 PM	#32
SakSquash Banned User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	Based on those lists, I think it's pretty clear that the Xbox 360 has a pretty damn good lineup. Share Share this post on Twitter

11-21-2005, 01:04 PM	#33
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	Lucien, when we got out Xbox, it was Thanksgiving week, 2001. We got some games you don't have listed there. The dates are what's listed at Gamespot as release dates. Not that all of these were great titles, but they were "launch" titles for the Xbox. Amped 11/19/01 Oddworld, Munch's Oddysee 11/6/01 Azurik 11/25/01 Tony Hawk 2X 11/14/01 Fuzion Frenzy 11/14/01 As well as Halo, DOA3, Mad Dash Racing Lynsie Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

11-21-2005, 01:16 PM	#34
Lucien21 Psychonaut Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,114	I copied the page from a Wiki entry. It's possible it is wrong. Or maybe those games came out the same week as "launch" , but not necessarily on the day of release. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!

11-21-2005, 02:33 PM	#36
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Wasn't Splinter Cell also a launch title for Xbox? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

11-21-2005, 03:48 PM	#37
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	No, Trep, that didn't come out till a year later, according to Gamespot. Lynsie Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

11-21-2005, 05:09 PM	#38
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Ah, okay, thanks. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

11-21-2005, 11:48 PM	#39
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Hmmmm, this thread seems awfully quiet right now. Hello?!! tempsie! Maxsie! Where are you?! Hope you're having fun wherever you are! < echoes > ......... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

11-22-2005, 03:55 AM	#40
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