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It's a great time to be an Xbox 360 owner, because there are a lot of really awesome games being released just in time for Christmas. From all out war to jamming out with friends to surviving the apocalypse to simply giving the beat down to the infected hordes, this Christmas season has it all.
Xbox 360 Christmas Gift Ideas - New Games
The only people who wouldn't want to see Rock Band 2 under their Christmas tree are the ones who already own it. Rock Band took the music game to a new level, and Rock Band 2 continues the shredding goodness.
Mortal Kombat is back and it's taking on the likes of Batman and Superman and the ever-sexy Catwoman. With an all-new fighting system, eye-dropping graphics and some great butt-kicking action, the early reviews give it a thumbs up. Read the Review.
What better way to celebrate the Christmas holiday than to go into an all-out battle against hordes of the infected? Using the Counter Strike engine and offering great co-op play, this survival horror game will turn Christmas into Halloween.
Move over Tomb Raider, you aren't the only older game getting a new makeover. Prince of Persia is back with a new hero and arriving just in time to make a great Xbox 360 Christmas gift.
Modern Warfare blew the doors off great multiplayer FPS action, and World at War is set to do the same thing. Call of Duty goes back to World War II, but this time it takes the action to the Pacific.
Fable 2 builds on the concept of creating your own story with a wide-open gameplay system that lets you do everything from being a hero to fathering a child. Good? Evil? It's all about choices.
It's been ten years since the original Fallout popularized the idea of the post-apocalyptic RPG, and what better developer to resurrect such an open-ended title than Bethesda, makers of the ever-open-ended Elder Scrolls series? Tell the world that even nuclear war cannot stop Christmas!
The difficulty in bringing real-time strategy to the console didn't stop Ubi Soft. Console controllers too unwieldy for real-time strategy? Just bark out the orders! Using voice commands, Tom Clancy's End War overcomes the consoles lack of a mouse and delivers an awesome RTS experience.
Xbox 360 Christmas Gift Ideas - Cheaper Alternatives
Don't have sixty bucks to fork over for a game? Here are a few cheaper Xbox 360 gift ideas that will make great stocking stuffers.
- Army of Two. Great co-op FPS action that retails at $29.99.
- Major League Baseball 2K8. Great baseball action available for only $29.99.
- Infinite Undiscovery. Know an RPG fanatic? This one will make a great Xbox 360 Christmas gift for only $39.99.
- Alone in the Dark. Miss Halloween? Get back into the spirit of it for just $39.99.
Xbox 360 Christmas Gift Ideas - Accessories
You don't have to go for a game to get someone a great Xbox 360 Christmas gift. Here are a few of the best accessories for the Xbox 360.
- Rock Band 2 Cymbal Pack. Expand the Rock Band 2 drum kit with cymbals to take drumming to the next level.
- Xbox 360 Intercooler. Not the sexiest Xbox 360 Christmas gift, but a great investment for anyone worried about the dreaded red ring of death.
- Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter. Stop tripping over network cables and free up the 360 to be moved from TV to TV inside the house without worries about losing Internet connectivity.
- Xbox 360 Wireless Headset. No more bothering with the wire getting in your way.
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