10 of the Best Exclusive Games Trapped on the Xbox | Game Rant

The original Xbox is Microsoft’s first console that was based on a version of Direct X which is why the name was chosen. Though the console had very little success in Japan, it still saw a good amount of support in the West. Many of the games were created with American sensibilities in mind so it would make sense that it would have more success over here.

While many of the games for the system were also ported over to PC, there are some games that were unfortunately left on the Xbox. Here is a look at 10 games that are stuck on the original Xbox.

10 Xyanide

Xyanide is an overhead shoot ‘em up with twin-stick controls similar to games like Geometry Wars. There is a lengthy and very impressive intro that details a young girl’s exile but before she can be exiled she begins to create worlds that serve as the levels for the game. As you play through levels, the background is constantly moving but it is irrelevant to the game itself and just shows off the distances you are traveling while fighting off enemy ships. While the constantly moving background can get disorientating, it can also be very entertaining to see all of the sci-fi settings you are going through.

9 Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2X

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2X is the only game in the entire series that is exclusive to a single console. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2X brings together all of the levels from the first and second Tony Hawk Pro Skater games but improves their visuals.

The control of the game matches the second game in the series with the ability to manual to extend combos. This is possibly the best way to experience the first two games in the series, though, with the remakes well on their way, that may all change.

8 Blinx the Time Sweeper

Since the Xbox was the new kid on the block, they knew they would need some fresh new franchises of their own. Seeing the massive success of Super Mario 64 and all of the games it inspired in the previous generation, they decided to make a mascot platformer. Blinx the Time Sweeper stars a cute little kitty with the ability to alter time. You can pause, rewind, and speed up time which is used in a majority of the game’s puzzles. Aside from the time-altering abilities, Blinx the Time Sweeper controls like many other mascot platformers of the time.

7 Quantum Redshift

Quantum Redshift is a futuristic, sci-fi racing game that borrows a lot from the Wipeout and F-Zero series of games. Each racer in the game comes from a different part of the world and has their own ship, backstory, and stats.

A unique addition to Quantum Redshift is the ability to level up your ship between each level which is dictated by how much experience points you accumulate while racing. This game is still graphically impressive to this day with great lighting effects and highly detailed ship models that still hold up.

6 Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors

Developed by FromSoftware, the creators of Dark Souls and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors is a third-person action game that plays a bit like the Devil May Cry games. In Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors, you have a variety of weapons, can dash around stages, and juggle enemies in the air to attempt to get big combos in over 30 levels that you explore, each with varied enemies and bosses. You can also destroy large parts of the environment which at the time really showed off the power of Microsoft’s new console.

5 Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller

While the first two games were exclusive to the Sega Dreamcast, Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller was released exclusively for the original Xbox. Included in the game are the first two cities from the two previous games as well as a brand new one created specifically for the game.

Added in Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller is the ability to make your taxi jump which can be used to avoid traffic. Each level in the game is a parody of a real-life city in America, there is San Francisco, New York City, and Las Vegas. Each city has its own exclusive drivers with their own cars, though their stats are all the same.

4 Gunvalkyrie

A spiritual successor to Burning Ranger on the Sega Saturn, Gunvalkyrie began production as a game for the Sega Dreamcast before moving over to the Xbox. You explore wide-open areas where plant-like aliens are everywhere.

You can dash in any direction with your jetpack while also shooting. Though the controls take some time to get used to, once you have them down, you will be dashing about and taking out enemies in quick succession. There are two playable characters in the game, a girl who is much faster, and a boy who is slower but more powerful.

3 Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

Created using the same engine as the original Halo, Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse has you playing as a zombie in a futuristic 1959 filled with hover cars and robots. You use your body as a way to fight by doing things like throwing your hand on the ground and controlling it to seek out your target. To recharge the different abilities you have, you must eat brains which is done by whittling away a character’s health until you can do so. The soundtrack consists of songs from the 1950s and 60s covered by modern bands.

2 Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge

Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge is a vehicular combat game that has you battling through various dog fights set in an alternate 1930s with much more sophisticated technology. You can unlock different planes and upgrade the ones you already have with the money you earn by completing missions. Some missions have you fighting in helicopters, controlling gun turrets, delivering cargo, taking out enemies, or flying through treacherous environments. There is also a cheesy story with a cliche action hero and girl he is taking along for the ride.

1 Panzer Dragoon Orta

Panzer Dragoon Orta is the fourth game in the Panzer Dragoon series with the three first titles all being exclusive to the Sega Saturn. Panzer Dragoon Orta is an on-rails shooter where you control a dragon with a young girl on its back.

You can turn 360 degrees to take out enemies that approach from any and all angles. You can change your dragon’s current form which will also change the weapon you fire. New to Panzer Dragoon Orta is your dragon evolving between levels if you perform well.

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