What are your all time favorite XBLA games?

[J7.]

I'm looking for the CAG perspective on the best XBLA games of all time in your opinion? I got some points and I'm ready to make a purchase.

[Viva Las Vegas]

The two I play the most are Zuma & Carcassone.

[msuna]

i love carcassone. Would love to play a game against anyone anytime.

[J7.]

I have Zuma & Carcassone, Zuma when it was 50% off & Carcassone for free. They are right up there as my favorite XBLA games. I gave up on beating Zuma though after I got stuck near the end and it just gets me way too mad. I still play Carcassone online time to time. I am considering Puzzle Fighter, Bionic Commando, or Mega Man 9 purchase, among those I'm most likely to buy if anyone has played (own) those?

[Ziv]

I'm partial to Hexic. But that's free. I haven't played Hexic 2 yet.

[slickkill77]

Marble Blast Ultra
Geometry Wars 1
Geometry Wars 2
Feeding Frenzy

[Spybreak8]

Dude, Pac Man CE edition
Geometry Wars 2
Carcassone
Zuma
Puzzle Quest
Bomberman Live

[Short Round]

Geometry Wars
Geometry Wars 2
Castle Crashers
Puzzle Quest
Poker Smash
Rez HD
Puzzle Fighter HD

[captmurphy]

Geometry Wars and Braid.

[kennistond]

Geometry Wars, Zuma, and Pac Man Championship Edition

[cochesecochese]

Geometry Wars and Braid for me as well. If Castle Crashers gets it together...

[akilshohen]

Castlevania
Castle Crashers
Duke 3-d
Puzzle Quest
Soul Calibur

[Chronotrigga]

Castle Crashers

[benjamouth]

Rez
Castlevania:SOTN
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Castle Crashers

[Corvin]

Pac-Man: CE

Rez
Zuma
Galaga: Legions
Geometry Wars 2

[homeland]

Braid and Cloning Clyde

[Halo05]

Duke 3d, Doom, Carcassone, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage 2, and Castle Crashers

[Dingleberry]

Uno
Geometry Wars 2
Bomberman
Braid

[Luftwaffles08]

Pac-man: CE
Carcassone
Braid
Rez HD
Penny Arcade: Ep 1
Puzzle Quest

[ObiBen]

Geometry Wars 1 & 2 (2 more than 1)
Carcassone
Braid
Puzzle Quest
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Castle Crashers

[DCriminal]

Carcassone - I dont want to know the number of hours I have logged on that game.

[kevlar51]

Worms
Geometry Wars 1 & 2
N+
Small Arms
Lumines Live
Bomberman Live

[MM3_XBOX]

Hexic
Castle Crashers
Uno
Puzzle Quest
and.... Contra :)

[bmachine]

UNO
Braid
Penny Arcade Adventures

[Kevlar281]

One thing I have noticed this generation is that I really appreciate how arcade games can be used as filler in between “must have” titles.

Carcassonne – Even after getting 200/200 I can’t seem to stop playing this game.

Zuma – Still haven’t given up on completing this game. Got the Sniper and Son of Sun achievement this week. :D

[flybrione]

Mega Man 9
TMNT
Castle Crashers
Braid
Omega 5
Alien Hominid
PacMan CE
Puzzle Quest
Worms
Street Fighter II HF

[KaneRobot]

Pac-Man C.E.
TMNT Arcade
Uno
Mega Man 9
Castlevania SOTN
Lumines Live

[Corvin]

Zuma – Still haven’t given up on completing this game. Got the Sniper and Son of Sun achievement this week. :D

After a couple of years, I have finally given up hopes of getting the 2 Million Point achievement.

[fart_bubble]

Samurai Showdown 2
Aces Of The Galaxy
Pac-Man CE
N+
Streets Of Rage 2
Worms (I really need to pick this one up myself. I've put too many hours into it at my friend's house)
Geometry Wars 2

[GuilewasNK]

Pac-Man Championship Edition
Geometry Wars 2

[MrBigFeathas]

Carcassonne
Castle Crashers
Aegis Wing
Ikaruga

[hoho-jijo]

Puzzle Quest
Arkadian Warrior (I know kinda goofy)

[crunchb3rry]

Ikaruga (try the demo first, it's insanely difficult)
Bankshot Billiards
Soltrio Solitaire
Braid (definitely get this, don't bother with a demo, just buy it)
Alien Hominid (because they fixed it)
Castle Crashers (even if it is broken online)

[chubbyninja1319]

I've played more Fable 2 pub games than anything else. I love those games.

[dnomyarps]

There are really a bunch of great games on XBLA. I buy more XBLA games than I buy retail games. This may be because as I have grown older (wife, mortgage, baby on way), I have less chunks of large time to devote to longer games. My favorites:

Carcassonne
Age of Booty
Braid (amazing)
Puzzle Quest
Pac-Man Championship Edition
Uno
Geometry Wars 1 and 2

Is there a CAG XBLA group of people that play together. I would love to play some of the older games I have not played in awhile.

[gr8asianman]

Mega Man 9
Castlevania SOTN
Ikaruga
Castle Crashers
Worms
Chessmaster

[tholly]

My favorites:

Marble Blast Ultra
Feeding Frenzy

[crunchb3rry]

Is there a CAG XBLA group of people that play together. I would love to play some of the older games I have not played in awhile.

What CAG needs is actually a game night (or multiple ones) strictly for "old" 360 games that are hard to find good boosterless matches for with high player counts. Like FEAR, FarCry, Splinter Cell, etc., like a couple games a couple nights a week for maybe a month and then majority vote on whatever games get rotated in next.

[edytwinky]

UNO right now.

I plan on purchasing Carcassonne soon. Thanks. This thread is very helpful

[kevlar51]

Is there a CAG XBLA group of people that play together. I would love to play some of the older games I have not played in awhile.

I host a XBLA night on Wednesdays at 9pm Eastern for Goozex members; we pick one multiplayer game per week. It'll probably be Bomberman Live this week. Gamertag's kevlar51-- if you're a Goozex member, feel free to join up; if not, well... it's free to join! ;)

[icp_00_111]

Bomberman Live is my favorite 360 game ever. Just try the demo and I am sure you will love it, it is my favorite game to play online.

[ProtoEXE88]

Castlevania
Castle Crashers
Sonic 2
Braid (for that one great first play through)
Uno
TMNT

[OnyxPrimal]

Castlevania
Puzzle Quest
Castle Crashers


On my Plan to buy list:

TMNT Arcade
Bionic Commando
Mega Man 9
Galaga Legions
Pac-Man CE

[PrarieD0G]

Geometry Wars 2.

Never gets old. (I also really liked Worms and Braid).

[Wolve11]

without a doubt Geometry Wars 2 (Pacifism is so addictive)