Top console exclusives (US releases)

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Johnny Awesome

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Top console exclusives on each platform (min-score =85% from gamerankings.com):

Xbox:

1. Halo
2. Project Gotham Racing 2
3. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
4. Panzer Dragoon Orta
5. Top Spin
6. Crimson Skies
7. MechAssault
8. Jet Set Radio Future
9. Rallisport Challenge
10. MotoGP 2
11. Project Gotham Racing
12. MotoGP
13. Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
14. Steel Battalion

PS2:

1. Gran Turismo 3
2. Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2
4. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
5. SOCOM II
6. SSX
7. Pro Evolution Soccer
8. Devil May Cry
9. Virtua Fighter 4
10. Final Fantasy X
11. ICO
12. WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain
13. Madden NFL 2001
14. Ratchet & Clank
15. Twisted Metal Black
16. Jak II
17. Jak & Daxter
18. Dark Cloud 2
19. Guilty Gear X2
20. Disgae
21. Kingdom Hearts
22. Hot Shots Golf 3
23. Suikoden III
24. Sly Cooper
25. Amplitude
26. Tekken Tag Tournament
27. Star Wars Starfighter

Gamecube:

1. Metroid Prime
2. Legend of Zelda
3. Super Mario Sunshine
4. Viewtiful Joe
5. Super Smash Brothers Melee
6. F-Zero GX
7. Mario Kart Double Dash
8. Eternal Darkness
9. Rogue Squadron II
10. Super Monkey Ball
11. Animal Crossing
12. Pikmin
13. Super Monkey Ball 2
14. Ikaruga

Dreamcast:

1. Soul Calibur
2. NFL2K1
3. NFL2K
4. Quake III: Arena
5. Virtua Tennis
6. Jet Grind Radio
7. Shenmue
8. Metropolis Street Racer
9. Samba De Amigo
10. Street Fighter Alpha 3
11. Ultimate Fighting Championship
12. Powerstone 2

I ignored anything on these lists which were simply ports with updated graphics, like Ocarina of Time for Cube or Grand Theft Auto for Xbox for instance. Titles with new or improved gameplay like VF4:Evo made the list.

Also, keep in mind that a lot of good DC titles that would have been exclusives ended up on other systems because of Sega's withdrawal from the hardware market.

It's pretty obvious from these lists that the PS2 still has about twice as many top-tier exlusives as the other systems. Most of them don't appeal to me personally, but I think the variety and breadth of the PS2 lineup has a lot to do with the console's appeal. Xbox has done a pretty good job lately with 4 of its top titles released in the last 4 months, but is still playing catch-up.
 
I'm not too aware of which european games did launch in the US, but
  • Wipeout Fusion
  • World Rally Championship
  • The Getaway (did it not reach the 85% score, it sure does in my book)
  • Gran Theft Auto 3 (exclusive for over 2 years on PS2)
  • Gran Theft Auto: Vice City (exclusive)
  • Metal Gear Solid 2: SOL (exclusive for over 1.5 years + the impact it has a series)
  • Z.O.E.2 (did it not launch in the US yet?)
  • Ace Combad 4
  • Tekken 4 (surely if the upgrad TAG made 85%, I'm sure part 4 did too)
  • EyeToy ;) (did it even launch already in US)
  • Silent Hill 3 (no Xbox port planed if I stand correct)
  • Gran Turismo 3: Concept (if you put VF:Efo on the list, then GT3:concept definately belongs on it)
 
Here's the same list with games that are also on PC removed:

XBox:

1. Project Gotham Racing 2
2. Panzer Dragoon Orta
3. Top Spin
4. Crimson Skies
5. MechAssault
6. Jet Set Radio Future
7. Project Gotham Racing
8. MotoGP
9. Steel Battalion

GC:

1. Metroid Prime
2. Legend of Zelda
3. Super Mario Sunshine
4. Viewtiful Joe
5. Super Smash Brothers Melee
6. F-Zero GX
7. Resident Evil
8. Mario Kart Double Dash
9. Eternal Darkness
10. Rogue Squadron II
11. Super Monkey Ball
12. Animal Crossing
13. Pikmin
14. Super Monkey Ball 2
15. Ikaruga

PS2:

1. Gran Turismo 3
2. Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2
4. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
5. SOCOM II
6. SSX
7. Pro Evolution Soccer
8. Devil May Cry
9. Virtua Fighter 4
10. Final Fantasy X
11. ICO
12. WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain
13. Madden NFL 2001
14. Ratchet & Clank
15. Twisted Metal Black
16. Jak II
17. Jak & Daxter
18. Dark Cloud 2
19. Guilty Gear X2
20. Disgae
21. Kingdom Hearts
22. Hot Shots Golf 3
23. Suikoden III
24. Sly Cooper
25. Amplitude
26. Tekken Tag Tournament

Note that I'm not saying the games I removed shouldn't be in the lists at the top of this thread. This post is just looking at things from the perspective of someone who plays PC games. Basically I'd get all those games on PC if I wanted them so they won't attract me to a console. I'm sure this is the same for many people out there.
 
Here's the same list, only with games developed in Japan:

XBox:

1. Panzer Dragoon Orta
2. Jet Set Radio Future
3. Steel Battalion

GC:

1. Legend of Zelda
2. Super Mario Sunshine
3. Viewtiful Joe
4. Super Smash Brothers Melee
5. F-Zero GX
6. Resident Evil
7. Mario Kart Double Dash
8. Super Monkey Ball
9. Animal Crossing
10. Pikmin
11. Super Monkey Ball 2
12. Ikaruga

PS2:

1. Gran Turismo 3
2. Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
3. Devil May Cry
4. Virtua Fighter 4
5. Final Fantasy X
6. ICO
7. Dark Cloud 2
8. Guilty Gear X2
9. Disgae
10. Kingdom Hearts
11. Hot Shots Golf 3
12. Suikoden III
13. Tekken Tag Tournament
 
That's true. If you have a killer PC setup, then the Xbox would have less appeal to you. I know a lot of PC people that got tired of the constant upgrades that ended up getting Xbox though.

It's pretty clear that Xbox (my personal favorite platform) is still short on completely exclusive games. Maybe Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive Online, Kameo, Sudeki, Fable, True Fantasy Live Online, RSC 2, Jade Empire, Psychonauts and B.C. will fill in some of those gaps next year. Will these games break the 85% barrier? Only time will tell...
 
Phil said:
[*]Gran Theft Auto: Vice City (exclusive)
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No it ain't. =)

[*]Tekken 4 (surely if the upgrad TAG made 85%, I'm sure part 4 did too)
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4 came out after Tag and was a severe disappointment.

[*]Gran Turismo 3: Concept (if you put VF:Efo on the list, then GT3:concept definately belongs on it)
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Did it make 85%?
 
Tagrineth said:
4 came out after Tag and was a severe disappointment.
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I don't recall it being a "severe disappointment" so much as being similar to others' complaints about Soul Calibur II--that it just didn't seem like a major step forward. Considering the enhancement Tekken Tag Tournament was (adding back a ton of characters and throwing in great game mechanics), simply looking better and having arena enhancements (fully 3D arenas, obstacles, variable heights...) didn't seem to fall in line with a "new game"--especially since it removed the Tag mechanic entirely. The game still ranked 81% out of 100+ reviews, so I'd hardly label it "severe disappointment" unless one was expecting a 100% game. Heh... Pretty easy to shrug and say "Look! It's yet another Tekken." though.

At any rate, neither Tekken 4 nor any of the GT: Concepts rated 85% or above.
 
a game that is also available on PC shouldn't be considered as exclusive.

a pc is also as a gaming plateform. and a lot of them are almost exclusively used for gaming and internet.
 
london-boy said:
GHost said:
evil said:
Ikaruga isn't GC exclusive. It's ported from the DC.
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Did Treasure really do that? Why port a port?
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huh? port a port? i thought it was originally a DC game then prted to GC.... :?
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it was originally an arcade, not sure about the platform though, probably a naomi. as an arcade it had a portrait aspect-ratio monitor (possibly 3:4), thus the side margins on a regular 4:3 tv.

btw, i find johnny's list for the dc rather dubious: how come the mediocre MSR is included but masterpieces like LeManns and F355 are not? and where's HOTD2 - a hit across arcade halls and DC livingrooms alike? and where the heck is SA2 ??? if those are the rankings at gamerankings.com then i wonder how useful would such a survey be at all..
 
Okay, this list isn't getting us anywhere. It's not even indicative at all, since it is limited to scores off a particular gamesite and is quite subjective to begin with. Furthermore, in the original list posted by Johnny, important games such as GTA3 and GTA:VC are missing which have been exclusive for the several years and have received very good reviews.

To compare the impact of each exclusive game on each platform, it should not be limited to subjective game reviews, but to game sales etc.
 
Did you see the site in question? www.gamerankings.com have a look. Averages of all reviews out there. I'd say that's as reliable as you can get on the net :)
Game sales only tell you how hyped a game was ;p
 
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