This was my favourite Star Wars game. It takes a side story to the movie plotline, giving the player control of
Jedi-turned-Bounty Hunter Kyle Katan. As Kyle you return to your Jedi ways to defeat a Jedi Academy deserter
turned Sith, Desaan. The storyline was awesome, giving you the chance to develop your force powers to suit your
playstyle. It has a great multiplayer system for players who don't have an online internet connection, allowing
players to have up to 15 'bots' along side them, for up to 8v8 multiplayer matches. It encompasses everything you
need in a Star Wars game, as well asa great story that features characters from the movie saga, but gives a fresh
plot with new environments and characters.
Halo: Combat Evolved
The first game I got with my xbox, and the only game I played for about 2 months. You play as a Spartan Super Soldier
developed to protect the human race from an invasion of alien forces known as The Covenant. You can jump higher, hit
harder, shoot straighter and run faster than any other marine. You can master a wide range of weapons and vehicles both
human and Covenant. It has paved the way for every first person shooter since. It even goes down to the controls used,
the 'left-trigger' grenade, and 'right-trigger' shoot have become standard in many shooters since. Halo appealed to
all action fans, and was one of the first games to promote 'Co-operative' story campaign. This is the Father of modern
shooters.
Burnout 3: Takedown
This is my favourite racing game on Xbox, because it actually rewards you for slamming or 'trading paint' with other cars
in the race. It offers a variety of game modes, with some mini-games that focus entirely on causing the most crash damage.
It was the ultimate party game, if you had a few friends around, you could pop burnout in and see who could cause the most
damage, which for teenage boys seems like the best idea ever. There were some follow-ups to this game on the Xbox 360,
but they took a lot of the skill required to race out of it and focused too much on causing crashes, and the new graphics
made the screen too hard to see clearly. But the original was a great game, with a great soundtrack and should be in every
original xbox collection.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
This game is pure mayhem. You play as CJ, a member of the Grove Street Gang, and work to increase your gang's hold over
criminal activity in the game. This game boasts an enormous free to roam map, that spans over 3 islands, with one island
a spin-off of Las Vegas. This game lets you do whatever you want. Set in a modern world, you can drive anything, wear anything,
go anywhere, and even have to maintain your characters physial attributes by going to the gym and working out or he gets too
fat to outrun his pursuers. What's great about this game, is it was kind of built for cheats. You can find cheat codes online
that spawn you any weapon, infinite cash, infinite health, or spawn any vehicle you want including one of my favourites, the
Rhino Tank.
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls games are in a league of their own. Not only do they have the biggest free world open maps that you can explore
at your will, but they give the ability for ultimate customisation. You build every aspect of your character from the colour of
their hair, to their height, to the width of their chins. They let you build who you want to be. Set in the fantasy world of
Tamriel, you fulfill a prophecy that will stop the world from burning. Choose your playstyle majoring as an assassin, mage or
warrior, or mix aspects to create a hybrid character such as mixing warrior and mage aspects to create a battlemage. I found
this game so memorable because of its endless playability. With countless side quests and dungeons to explore, Morrowind
is one of the most rewarding games for longevity.
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