Didn't we have this thread awhile ago?
Anyways, in Order:
#1. The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
$30 for GOTY RPG. Awesome.
#2. Viva Pinata
$20. Great game for both kids and adults to get into for a simfarm type game.
#3. Earth Defense Force 2017
One of the best under-rated Co-Op TPS games of 07.
#4. Dead Rising
$30. A beautiful, ingrossing adventure game. Still selling great.
#5. Test Drive Unlimited
Under $40. A great cross between sim and arcade racing. Probably the best open-world racer, ever.
#6. Kameo
$20. About 20hrs of fantastic platform gaming, and co-op mode (SMG, you stole this, didn't you?)
#7. Ghost Recon: AW
$25. Uber-reviewed, and a ton of fun. Plays as good or better than GRAW 2 and RSV. The first true next-gen TPS on X360.
#8. Crackdown
Sub $40. A inventive "verticle shooter" not the longest game ever (20hrs), but totally re-invented the sandbox game due to mario-like platforming action.
#9. Need for Speed: MW
$30. The best NFS title on the X360, and cheap!
#10. Everything else
FNR3, PDZ, TR:A/L, DOA4, NCAA FB 07/Madden 07, PGR 3, Burnout: Revenge, COD2 and LSW 2. A person could get all of these games and have months of great play for the price of maybe 3 new games.
IMO, the X360's budget/platinum title series rivals the Wii and PS3's first-string $50/$60 titles almost tit-for-tat. Please, if you haven't played these games, for a bit more than the cost of a rent, you can buy 'em. Most still have active online communities.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
