Xbox 360 Games Launch List

Games is what the Xbox 360 is all about. And thanks to the numerous launch delays Australians have had to face, the list of local games available for the 360's launch on 23 March is fairly expansive. You'll find everything from intense first person shooters and fantastic role playing games, to realistic sports sims and white knuckle racing. Check out the complete list of launch and near launch titles below. And don't forget to come back to CNET.com.au's Xbox 360 Launch Centre regularly as we'll be continually updating the Games blade with new titles, previews and reviews.

Amped 3
They call it Amped 3, but just about the only thing that Indie Built's Xbox 360 launch game has in common with the two previous iterations in this snowboarding series is the snow--and, frankly, it's a better game for it.

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of World War II
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII is a combat flight simulator in which you'll get to fly in some of the Second World War's most memorable air battles.

	Call of Duty 2

Call of Duty 2
On the Xbox 360, this first-rate WWII first-person shooter is every bit as intense and hard-hitting as the PC version of the game.

Condemned
Raw, savage beatings are the order of the day in Condemned: Criminal Origins, an original first-person action game developed exclusively for the Xbox 360. You play as an investigator tailing a serial killer while struggling to keep your own sanity as you face off against what seems like an army of depraved sociopaths.

Dead or Alive 4
Tecmo's long-running fighting game series hits the Xbox 360 with its best installment to date, complete with plenty of complex and interesting characters, outstandingly good visuals, and great online play.

Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
The next chapter in the Elder Scrolls role-playing game series has been in development since 2002.

	Full Auto

Full Auto
The system gets its first car-combat game in Full Auto, a racing-while-shooting extravaganza from Sega and Pseudo Interactive.

Gun
Gun sets you loose in the Wild West, where you can shoot your way through a very brief but entertaining storyline and undertake some decent side missions while you're at it.

Kameo: Elements of Power
Plenty of original, funny, visually stunning, and fun-filled moments await in Kameo: Elements of Power, which is the first Xbox 360 action adventure game, as well as a standard-setter.

Madden 06
This is a graphically impressive game that's far better than anything you've seen on the current roster of consoles. Player models, stadiums, tackles, catches, and throws have never looked this good before.

NBA 2K6
If you own an HDTV capable of 720p resolution, then NBA 2K6 is one of the best-looking basketball games you've ever seen.

NBA Live 06
NBA Live 06 can be considered, in a lot of ways, the first true next-generation basketball game. The game engine has been rebuilt from scratch, and the game does indeed make a great first impression on high-definition screens, with excellent-looking player models and courts.

	NBA Live 06

Need for Speed Most Wanted
For the release of the Xbox 360, Electronic Arts is serving up the latest installment in its long-running racing series, Need for Speed Most Wanted. Its high-speed races and police chases make for an extremely exciting game, which is further enhanced by the game's terrific graphics. This is one of those games that makes the previous generation of hardware look older than it actually is.

NHL 2K6
NHL 2K6 features new goalie controls and marginally improved graphics.

Perfect Dark Zero
This awesome, high-tech first-person shooter champions the Xbox 360 with its excellent assortment of single- and multiplayer game types, as well as its incredible good looks and dynamic, intense action.

Peter Jackson's King Kong The Official Game of the Movie
Simply stated, Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie, is not just a great use of the license and a wonderful movie tie-in, but it's a stupendous game to boot.

Prey
Prey is a first-person shooter in which players take on the role of a character who must fight against multiple alien races.

Project Gotham Racing 3
With the launch of every new gaming console, certain titles define the technological capacity of that platform and usher in the next generation in style. For the Nintendo 64, it was Mario 64; for the original Xbox, it was Halo. We have a new candidate for that honour: Bizarre Creations' Project Gotham Racing 3, a gripping and intense racing game that is a welcome addition to the 360's launch lineup.

	Project Gotham Racing 3

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
While Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 for Xbox 360 is missing many of the features that round out the game on current-gen platforms and the PC, what remains is a challenging, enjoyable game of golf that, in some ways, exceeds the more fleshed-out versions.

The Outfit
Set in Europe during WWII, The Outfit is a squad-based action game that pits your team against the Nazi War Machine.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
The fate of the Mexican government--and Western political stability--is in the hands of the Ghosts in the first Tom Clancy game to hit the Xbox 360.

Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Don't let the recent name changes fool you. Tony Hawk's American Wasteland is the seventh Tony Hawk game developed by Neversoft in as many years..

Top Spin 2
Top Spin returns for another round of simulation tennis on the Xbox 360. In Top Spin 2, you can play as a variety of real tennis champions, including Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams, Andy Roddick, and Lleyton Hewitt, or your own customised player.

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