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New Xbox owner who can't make a decision here. I Like action games but get frustrated easily, I'm a Star Wars freak, but have never played an RPG. There is also a $20 difference in price. Should I just get KOTOR now and get Gaiden on the cheap in a few month's? Is either game right for me? Both of these games really look good .....help?

I'd say go with KOTOR.

If you want to read a novel who some people seem to say is addicting, than get KOTOR. I personally was happy with one hour of playing and never picking it up ever again...
It has as much reading as Xenosaga has cutscenes, I thought it was pretty bad, and I don't get why nobody mentions this in reviews...
Ninja Gaiden is pretty good, but the music is TERRIBLE, and to me almost ruins the game, I'd say get Shenmue 2, you can find it for 10-20 dollars and to me it's by far the best XBox game out there, it does move rather slowly, but the story is engulfing and doesn't require reading everything, people actually TELL you the things you need to hear, you don't have to read 7 pages of text every five seconds...
Armed and Dangerous and Toe Jam and Earl 3 are very fun games as well, and if you haven't gotten Beyond Good and Evil for another system, XBox is the way to go on that one, and it's a terrific game...
But if you absolutely MUST have those two games, I'd go with Ninja Gaiden, but you do mention the price difference, and if you think KOTOR is worth picking up then go for it, I just think it's VERY overrated...
As are most XBox games...
The system is great and any multiplatform games that are released for XBox like the Suffering and Max Payne 2 always seem to be a LOT better...
But personally I haven't gotten excited over an exclusive since I've heard about Fable a year and a half ago, and now that's starting to look pretty whack too, but I hope I'm wrong...
-Goatman

I've got Beyond good and Evil for the Cube, and it is a great game. Basically I just want to take advantage of a few of the Xbox exclusives that I have been missing out on, ( I now have all 3 systems ) Had Shenmue ....snore.....for the......Dreamcast.....snore......oh...umm and Armed & Dangerous does look good, but I just picked up Halo and it kinda looked like more of the same( with cooler weapons ). I can get Gaiden for $39.00, so I guse that's just $10 buck's difference. Thanks for the input guy's.

A little off topic, but you must pick up Panzar Dragoon Orta. For the longest time, this and Dead or Alive 3 were the only reasons I held on to it. It took a long time before good games finally came out. Anyway, PDO is a definate must-buy.

Actually Armed and Dangerous is completely different than Halo...
For one it's third person action, and you have buddies fighting with you, a robot and a mole...
And it's just a silly game, lots of comedy and the weapons are great...
I'm a big fan of the Land Shark gun, where you shoot Sharks into the ground and they go around searching for enemies on the screen and eat them hahaha, a lot of people say the graphics are outdated, but they're fine by me...
I personally hate Halo, to me it's boring and there are hardly any weapons, and everytime I play with friends I get sick from the camera movement, I never took the time to play the one player game because I hated the multiplayer so much, and that's what everyone says it's all about (but to be fair, I've always hated FPS)...
And like hohndog said, PDO and DOA3 are good pick ups, for the 20 dollars you can find them at...
I still think DOA3 is the best fighting game out there...
-Goatman

Actually Armed and Dangerous is completely different than Halo...
For one it's third person action, and you have buddies fighting with you, a robot and a mole...
And it's just a silly game, lots of comedy and the weapons are great...
I'm a big fan of the Land Shark gun, where you shoot Sharks into the ground and they go around searching for enemies on the screen and eat them hahaha, a lot of people say the graphics are outdated, but they're fine by me...
I personally hate Halo, to me it's boring and there are hardly any weapons, and everytime I play with friends I get sick from the camera movement, I never took the time to play the one player game because I hated the multiplayer so much, and that's what everyone says it's all about (but to be fair, I've always hated FPS)...
And like hohndog said, PDO and DOA3 are good pick ups, for the 20 dollars you can find them at...
I still think DOA3 is the best fighting game out there...
-Goatman

It really comes down to whether you want an rpg experience(KOTOR) or a action game (ninja gaiden), both were really good

I'd say Ninja Gaiden. The graphics are much better, and it's a lot more fun to play.

kotor is a great game, go there

KotOR, by far. I spent an obsessive 50 hours on my first play through, then IMMEDIATELY started a second game when I was done. Ninja Gaiden is twitch gaming with a side quest in frustration.

i hated star wars for a long time
i really really hated star wars
then i borrowed KOTOR from a friend and played it
now i like star wars.
conclusion: KOTOR is amazing.
however, i haven't played ninja gaiden yet. and i'm pissed off, i was just at an auction and saw that and Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow for $35 each, but didn't have enough cash in pocket to buy either :x

I really appreciate the info.

This is easy - KotOR.

Originally Posted by SolinariDotCom This is easy - KotOR.

Agreed. Even if you've never played an RPG before, KOTOR is easy to pick up.

If you want a great game that will keep you occupied for a couple weeks go with KotOR. If you want a great game that is challenging and will keep you occupied for a couple days then go with Gaiden.

well after you get HALO and if your into rpg's (must get ) KoToR if actions your thing wait for gaiden to drop

Originally Posted by Ebraum Basically I just want to take advantage of a few of the Xbox exclusives that I have been missing out on

Honestly there really arent too many good Xbox exclusive titles.
The only ones I can think of that are must-have Xbox exclusive games are Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the first one, it is pretty damn good) and Gunvalkyrie.

Aside from that, it is all pretty much meh.

The really good "Xbox exclusive" titles aren't really exclusive, except for their content:

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams
Genma Onimusha
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

So yeah. It is kind of sad that there aren't too many good Xbox exclusive games out, even though I usually go Xbox when I am choosing a multiplatform game (unless it has special features available on only one system).

Honestly, the really good exclusive games are on the Gamecube (pretty much anything from Nintendo) and PS2 (Capcom, Square Enix, Konami).

Are you kidding there are lots of great xbox-exclusive games. Also, the same versions of Silent Hill 2 and MGS 2: Substance were released on the PS2 later.

Ok, Here's the deal. I traded in Need For Speed Underground and 2 crap games, 1 of them a Gameboy game and got $55 in store credit at GameRush. How that place stay's in business is beyond me. Then they had buy 2 preowned get one free and I got KOTOR, Armed & Dangerous, & True Crimes for $4.00 out of pocket.