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The best the XBox 360 has to offer - in no particular order
Dead Rising (Xbox 360)Dead Rising (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £16.50 / Used from: £11.50
Get over the unusual save system - it's one of the most compelling games ever created. Killing Zombies in MASSIVE numbers, combined with an engaging B movie story. Make sure you get the TRUE ending!
Half-Life 2: The Orange Box (Xbox 360)Half-Life 2: The Orange Box (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £11.12 / Used from: £9.67
The greatest package ever released. This will occupy you for weeks. After you've played Portal you'll wish you could erase it from your memory so you can play again. Everyone should own this package.
Bioshock (Xbox 360)Bioshock (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £14.66 / Used from: £8.99
Like the original Half Life, this is one of those gaming moments you'll never forget. Your stay in Rapture will stick in your mind forever - as will the first time you come across a little sister...
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (Xbox 360)Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £7.95
A touched up version of it's predecessor - now near perfect. Multiplayer Terrorist Hunt alone will keep you enthralled for months.
Mass Effect (Xbox 360)Mass Effect (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £15.95 / Used from: £5.33
Not without it's flaws, but this is true EPIC gaming. Adult in every sense of the word; you make decisions that REALLY matter. When it works, it works on a whole new level.
Fallout 3 (Xbox 360)Fallout 3 (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £17.99 / Used from: £12.89
One of the most realized game worlds to date - Bethesda have done a stunning job. Second to none in terms of atmosphere. The main story could have been more epic, but this is a stunning piece of work.
Lego: Indiana Jones (Xbox 360)Lego: Indiana Jones (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £10.70 / Used from: £7.99
Unsual for this day and age, this is a licensed game made with real love for its source material. An improved engine fixes some of the niggly problems with Lego Star Wars, and the co-op is beyond fun.
Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360)Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £29.99 / Used from: £7.19
A few slow areas don't halt this juggernaught of a game. Bigger than it's predecessor in every sense.
Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £19.85 / Used from: £9.00
Overhyped? without doubt. Not the 10/10 it was lauded as on arrival, it won't stick with you the way Vice City did. But is great fun, and it oozes quality from every pore.
Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £15.98
Like all good things, it's flawed - and Source is showing it's age now. But get past the slightly retro style and there's a real gem in here. Just make sure you play it online.