937th played so far Genre: Racing Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Bizarre Creations Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios It feels like Microsoft has had the lead in racing games for the past fifteen years, if not more. We’ve played a few Forza games, which are Xbox or Microsoft platform exclusive, and the Project […]
Posts Tagged ‘microsoft game studios’
#663 Project Gotham Racing 3
Posted: 11th March 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2005, bizarre creations, microsoft game studios, racing, xbox 360
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#761 Halo 3
Posted: 22nd November 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, bungie, first person shooter, microsoft game studios, xbox 360
910th played so far Genre: First-Person Shooter Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Bungie Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios It feels weirdly apt to cover an older Halo game now, as the anniversary edition has been recently released as I type this. It’s the last in the series that’s on the list, although Halo […]
#973 Shadow Complex
Posted: 2nd June 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, action, adventure, chair entertainment, epic games, microsoft game studios, xbox 360
788th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Chair Entertainment/Epic Games Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios At the point when this game was released, it felt like the Metroidvania (Metroid and Castlevania, referring to their large worlds with backtracking to find all the secrets as you unlock more powers). They’ve […]
#934 Halo Wars
Posted: 25th May 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, ensemble studios, microsoft game studios, Strategy, xbox 360
786th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Ensemble Studios Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios I’ve played some console strategy games before, they lean more towards the tactical – something like Final Fantasy Tactics or Valkyria Chronicles, where you have a predefined set of units that you control individually. Larger […]
#904 Forza Motorsport 3
Posted: 21st January 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, microsoft game studios, racing, turn 10 studios, xbox 360
755th played so far Genre: Racing Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Turn 10 Studios Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios The Forza series is one that has been growing in prestige, standing out as the Xbox’s racing series and with ongoing prestige – the release of Forza Horizon 4 got a lot of people […]
#845 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Posted: 6th November 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2008, bizarre creations, microsoft game studios, shoot 'em up, xbox 360
737th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2008 Developer: Bizarre Creations Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios After playing the first Geometry Wars game, I felt we played a nice shoot ’em up that was nice in shorter bursts. It didn’t sustain itself for too long, but the stripped down […]
#835 Gears of War 2
Posted: 13th July 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2008, epic games, microsoft game studios, shoot 'em up, xbox 360
708th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2008 Developer: Epic Games Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Microsoft’s big shooter franchise comes around again. We’ve played the first Gears of War a long time ago and while it was a fun co-op game, I must admit we never went back […]
#478 Shenmue II
Posted: 23rd November 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2001, action, adventure, dreamcast, microsoft game studios, sega, sega am2, xbox
650th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: Dreamcast/Xbox Year of Release: 2001 Developer: Sega AM2 Publisher: Sega/Microsoft Game Studios 650 in! It’s a pretty minor milestone, with the two thirds check that’s coming up being more significant, but I’m always excited with a new 50 and the way I get to update my stats and […]