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El33tonline's Xbox 360 Buyer's Guide for Holiday 2011Written by Bryan on Tuesday 06 Dec 2011 |
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Battlefield 3 is a franchise that has survived World War II, the Vietnam War and Desert Combat… and shows no slowing down. If you want an amazing online multiplayer experience then you’re going to have to buy this one for the online pass and get involved. Runs great even on 384kbps and comes on two discs!
If you’re the fighting game type and you own one of those old console fighting pads then you’re going to need a worthy upgrade to put it to good use again. Mortal Kombat is here in all its gory glory. Bring fatalities back to your console and enjoy the best Mortal Kombat game released to date.
Every year brings a new FIFA game and they just seem to get better and better. Any fan of soccer (sorry, football) will need the latest release with a new physics engine. Sports gaming excellence.
Solo, co-op, two player, four player, split-screen, system link, online multiplayer. Gears of War 3 has it all and brings an epic conclusion to the harrowing tale of hope, survival and brotherhood to one of the strongest Microsoft Game Studios franchises to date. Not to be missed.
What’s more exciting than drag racing against your grandma? Pretending you own an Audi R8 and have nothing better to do than race it along the world’s best driving circuits, that’s what! Any racing enthusiast must have this game or go cry yourself to sleep in granny’s lap. 
Bethesda Game Studios is putting Game Of The Year into a whole new category. Open-world fantasy RPG epic brings a complete virtual world to life. If you know how to spin 1d4 on its apex then what are you waiting for? Get this game!
Arguably one of the top Game Of The Year contenders, Portal 2 survived the immediate fan backlash to become a popular and overwhelmingly fun (albeit mischievous) puzzle shooter that has taken over from its predecessor to raise the bar to new heights. How could we ever have lived without Co-Op?
You’re always guaranteed one thing from Rockstar: Quality titles contending for ‘Game Of The Year.’ If you’re a fan of the Grand Theft Auto series then try life on the other side of the tracks as a crime-solving sleuth fighting for justice and all the good stuff.
Are you into outer space? Do people call your home a black hole? Does the word ‘vacuum’ leave you breathless? If you enjoy survival horror and want to soil your pants with moon rocks then Dead Space 2 is an absolute must-have title of 2011.
The follow-up that all Deus Ex fans have been waiting patiently for. Bringing a solid title to the console in one of the more celebrated franchises and not failing to deliver. A game that has choices and consequences. Make your choice. If you choose not to have this game, accept the consequences.
Although not one of the top ten this is most certainly a game to be played if you’re a zombie fan and enjoy co-op. Of all the zombie games to be played this one focuses more on the gritty struggle of survival than on an arsenal of firearms. Borderlands meets zombie survival in a tropical island resort - what could be better?
Winner of 2010 Game Of The Year at a whole bunch of places, you’d be hard-pressed to convince anyone why you’ve not played it if it’s considered by many to be the best game released in 2010.
Like Mass Effect 2, Winner of 2010 Game Of The Year at a whole bunch of places, this is essentially Grand Theft Auto in the Wild West. Offering a plethora of multiplayer options and a really groovy zombie expansion pack, both flavours are fully-standalone games and will unlock the entire core online multiplayer experience for less than R200 - a price that won’t break the bank!
Although getting on in years the gameplay for this RPG-shooter classic is timeless. Featuring up to 4 player drop-in / drop-out co-op (including 2 player split-screen) and exa-tera-ba-ja-zillions of guns and a bunch of expansions you’ll be enjoying this game for weeks, months, and maybe even years to come. It’s at a really bargain price nowadays so if you’ve never played it, pick it up now!
The ground-breaking sequel to the zombie survival co-op classic, this is an absolute must-have for any action fans. The sole reason three of my friends bought their Xbox 360 consoles.
Are you man enough to be alone in the dark? Play only during the day and with your doors and windows bolted shut.
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