The Best Original Xbox Games To Play In 2024 And Beyond!

there's no power greater than x or so the legend goes today I want to talk about one of my all-time favorite consoles the original Xbox and what Xbox games am I actually playing in 2024 yes 2024 well I think this is the perfect way to show everyone just what I've been up to lately make no mistake there's some absolute bangers on this list but you won't find the typical Halo game on here reason being is that if I want to play Halo 1 or two I play The Master Chief collection and I feel like that's probably the best way to play since you can still play online on those games the original Xbox had so many awesome games to play It's always a blast to go back and just enjoy playing a lot of these games all over again sometimes it's the first time I've played them in years maybe a decade or longer it certainly takes me back to a much different and simpler time I can tell you that much I absolutely love video games but it seems like lately with all the the newer stuff the fun gets lost up in the mix Back in the Day games were fun and you knew they were fun and you knew they were going to be fun so why don't we get started on this awesome list of games and if you have any that I left out or that you enjoy to play please let me know Down Below in the comments because I respond to everybody and I love hearing all the great game suggestions first up Jet Set Radio Future this game is fantastic and it really holds up well even by today's standards I know Sega is making a new one currently but going back to play this XBox exclusive is still a blast you go around grinding rails and tagging things with graffiti the basic premise of the entire game is to tag over the other gang's graffiti with your own so it kind of makes sense and you need to collect paint cans along the way there's a ton of funky music throughout the game as well the cool thing about this version of the game is that there's no time limit like the Dreamcast game I don't know about you guys but I really hate time limits in games it really is stressful and takes away some of the fun so I'm glad that this game took away away the time limits and because of the art style it still holds up graphically today I think cell-shaded games Works in a big way here even in 2024 like I said looks fantastic there's a lot of things to unlock in the game including new graffiti signs along the way this is one of the best original Xbox games that you can find and I highly recommend it go ahead and give it a try if you can find it it can be rare sometimes next up is a pretty cool game that I'd heard of previously but didn't really play until more recently and that's dead to WR this game is using like bullet times sort of in the way that Max Payne was doing it and I also think it's one of the best aspects of this game it's the fact that you have this really cool dog companion that you can control and use as needed it really adds some flavor to the mix because hey let's just be real dogs are awesome and getting to play as a dog in a game is more awesome in dead to rights you're a cop out on patrol and you know seriously it seems like everyone has a problem with you and once you dead for no reason you literally start up the game and people are trying to to bust a cap in you it's crazy your dog's name however is Shadow and you go out on patrol to a construction site randomly and uh-oh your father has been killed so obviously you're going to want to go out and get some Revenge nothing quite like a good oldfashioned Revenge story on the Xbox and this is one that I highly recommend it's really cool to see and it handles pretty well as well it took me a little while to get some of the controls down as you can see but I haven't played this game very much before so it was kind of fresh to me on to the next game and I've been playing a lot of lately and that's Fable the Lost Chapters now while you can play Fable remake on Xbox 360 and even the Xbox series X the Lost Chapters is cool as well because it has some of the cut content and it looks pretty fantastic even in this day and age the Lost Chapters brings in new monsters new spells new armors buildings and even brand new towns so it's well worth playing through the game if you want to complete this version of fable the Lost chapter is a significant upgrade to the original game and if you're an RPG G fan this is one of the best that you can play certainly one of the top four of the best RPGs on all of Xbox the story is basically like this you find out that Jack of Blades has destroyed your hometown when you were younger he's the one that's responsible so now you've gone off to join the heroes Guild to become a Bonafide hero but the cool thing is that you can make choices that are good or bad and there's multiple different endings so your choices will matter and it gives you incentive to play through the game more than once I've played through this game multiple times because of that it always gives you a little sort of added incentive which I think is pretty cool now I'm known for being a Simpsons fanatic and a huge Star Wars fan so you knew Star Wars Obi-Wan was going to be on my list now keep in mind this isn't a remarkable Title by any stretch of the imagination but it's a fun romp if you're looking for a game that shows kind of the events before Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace you of course play as Obi-Wan Kenobi and the interesting part of the game is that you control your lightsaber with the analog stick which takes a little getting used to there's also a variety of different Force powers in the game so you'll be able to have fun going through them and learning them as well I think graphically it's definitely on the weaker side of things for an Xbox game even though it's in fact you know an exclusive at that and The Story Goes that George Lucas himself made the call for this game to only come to Xbox but apparently it's sold so poorly you know we weren't going to get a sequel or anything like that there's a Jedi Arena mode as well where you can play against friends sort of like Jedi Arena uh did things on those games overall the game is probably more for people that love Star Wars and in particular love the prequels but I always like to come back to this game from time to time and play for a little while because you know it is fun and it is nostalgic for me personally now next up I wanted to talk about a game that I've sunk countless hours into and that's shenmu 2 believe it or not this was an XBox exclusive at the time the Dreamcast version Never released in the US because the Dreamcast unfortunately and very sadly died out and Sega left to console Market but shenmu 2 was and is still pretty awesome you could make the argument that the shenmu games revolutionalize the open world single player game that we know and love today yes the tank of jols can be a little bit cumbersome for sure but overall the game is intriguing and has a fantastic story you play as Rio and you're looking for Clues as well as talking to people and try to get information on what happened to your father and where to find land D who is actually responsible for your father's death spoiler alert anyway one of the coolest aspects of this game is that you can go anywhere and interact with almost anything play a ton of mini games you can collect cool toys out of vending machines it really has a really awesome kind of 3D fighting system that they've implemented in this as well but it also utilizes QuickTime events but those are fairly easy to get down and even if you fail you'll just get the same ones again because it doesn't change or anything so it's easy to kind of memorize this is one of the best games of the era and I highly recommend it to anybody with an Xbox also if you're worried about not knowing what happened in the first game then you know there's a movie that comes with this game that helps you catch up on the story so far it's very helpful uh but just really cool to see nonetheless next up is my personal favorite sports game of all time ESPN NFL 2K5 now when this game came out I was in football Heaven it was the most realistic and easy to play Sim football game that I've ever played this game came out before things like a ments or trophies but it rewarded you with the crib which is basically your house and you earn various trophies and things for your house by completing certain tasks this game was one that I sunk hundreds of hours into online as well I was a top 10 ranked player on Xbox and even on PlayStation 2 the great thing about 2K sports games at the time was that they were only $20 which is more than fair for sports games considering they're mostly just updated rosters now EA of course bought the NFL license after this game was released because it forced them to lower Madden to $29.99 that year and we've had no competition since that time NFL NFL 2K5 lets you download the VIP profile of anyone online as well so you could practice against them learn on their Tendencies and play Styles this was awesome and something I'm not even sure that we see in today's football games so basically somebody that was higher ranked on the leaderboards you could download their profile and practice against that profile learn their Tendencies and then challenge them to a game play them and you would know their Tendencies and it's really helped out along the way the game holds up incredibly well and I highly recommend it to any NFL fans I just wish I could get a current roster with it because I'd much rather play this game than Madden next up is an all-time classic and that's ninja gayen right ninja gayen I think most people know this game extremely well but it was a showpiece on the original Xbox due to the sheer power advantage that it had over the GameCube and the PlayStation too if you're unfamiliar with Ninja gayen it's actually pretty awesome third person action hacking slash game it's one of the hardest games on the Xbox however it's definitely not a game for people looking for a casual stroll on a Sunday afternoon now you'll be able to upgrade your abilities and weapons as you go through the game and there is a bit of a learning curve to be found here but honestly I think it's not nearly as hard as I remembered and some of that could have to do with the fact that it's older hardware and there's not as many enemies on the streen as well as the more advanced AI that we get nowadays don't get me wrong it's still a challenge but with games like dark souls and Elden ring I think it's nowhere near those levels of difficulties but it's still a fun playthrough a still challenging game and still a pretty goodlooking game if you're into these types of games and so I highly recommend it next up is a rarer game that is otagi myth of demons from the developers from software obviously these guys are super welln these days for the souls games as well as Elden ring but back in the day they made otogi one and two exclusively for the Xbox and this game can be difficult but once again I don't think it's overly hard compared to the newer games of today aagi is a single player action adventure game very much in the hack and/ genre in my opinion and you can get health upgrades casting spells using heavy as well as light attacks is crucial to surviving this game because it's definitely a game with a steeper learning curve as well also I have to point out that this game and the sequel are some of the more costly Xbox games to buy right now although it's a solid time to the original Xbox games some are starting to creep up in value and price like the two otogi games they will probably be a little bit more costly to pick up uh sometimes being you know $30 to $60 in that range but I think well worth it because these are some of from software's best bangers of the time and really kind of helped us get to where we're at now with their games next up we have Quantum red shift and this game probably reminds you of the Wipeout series of games and with very good reason it's made by people who worked on those games they actually left that studio and started their own studio and boom we have Quantum red shift this is sort of a spiritual successor to wipe out mind you uh the game apparently is quite rare on Xbox because it didn't sell very well and Microsoft actually canceled the plan sequel Quantum red shift is a racing game sort of in the vein of uh you know a wipe out uh where high-speed races are held on hovercraft known as Sparks there are up to 16 selectable characters and there are at least eight or nine stages uh that I saw with each stage featuring two alternate routes now players have offensive weapons sort of like uh you know like a Mario Kart or even a Wipeout including a homeing and non- homing Beacon weapon you have overshields as well as combat uh competitors during races races also features power ups on the track that can charge weapons and shields believe it or not this game was made on a shoestring budget of about a million dollars and it still managed to fail although it has gone on to be a bit of a call Classic and people sort of like this game and think it's like you know kind of the next thing next to uh Wipeout I enjoy the game and I think it's cool but it is one of those games that is also sort of creeping up in uh Rarity and and cost as well so last but certainly not least the Simpsons road Rage does this game really need any introduction the main form of gaml uh of road rage is sort of an arcade Crazy Taxi Style game uh where the player chooses characters from The Simpsons obviously uh you earn money by picking up the passengers taking them to wherever they have to go within the shortest possible time the the faster that you're able to get your passengers where they got to go they're rewarded with higher ratings and even more time uh regardless of how you perform though ratings deteriorate and time will eventually run out ending your session uh after each playthrough if the player meets a certain threshold of earnings they can choose to purchase uh one out of 16 of the Simpsons characters drivers accompanied with their own vehicle uh or one out of the five new starting locations so there's different starting locations you can pick different characters different Vehicles things like that uh now people have been asking for a remake of this game for a very long time and I'd absolutely love to see it or a sequel straight up this game is absolutely hilarious with all the voice cast and the writers from The Simpsons they're always quirking saying something funny or making a joke so yeah I think that this is pretty awesome to see and you know again I always like to point out out you know of some of the games that I like to play these were 10 that I was playing recently and I just have such a really good time with it if you have any ideas for future videos however drop them in the comments below and if you enjoyed my video today please consider 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Length: 14min 18sec (858 seconds)

Published: Tue Feb 06 2024