While I haven't finished the video yet, I do find it necessary to let you know that Memorick was also released in Europe under the title "Memorick: The Apprentice Knight." I own a copy, so I should know. 😉
@@dynastymusou8906Yeah that was my mistake. I believe I removed that section from the video where I said that. Is it still in it for you? Just want to know so I can try to remove it again.
@@campxbox Now that you mention it, it is cut out. I just remembered you said it when I attempted to watch it yesterday and I ended up not being able to finish the whole thing. 😅
@@campxbox Obviously. I would feel the same way if I ever did have the time to produce some videos. I find that hard to do when I work full time. Not to mention I have no prior experience in the field. Anyway, I am drifting off. One game I am sad to have missed out on because it was not released in Europe is Tork: Prehistoric Punk...
Listen I just found this channel and I’ve now made it a goal to watch everything in the next weeks. Great content and I truly can’t believe this channel is this small the quality is top tier. The original and Xbox 360 are my favorite consoles.
18:08 anyone else love generic buttmetal riffs in early 2000s stuff? 18:50 very much agree. Even if the game stinks, it's still good to document and use to broaden our understanding of how gaming evolves and how one disaster of a game might have prevented another game from making the same mistakes, thus leading to a great game further down the line. It's this indirect way developers kinda learn from each other
I just had to say thanks for helping me rediscover Seablade! That game lived rent free in my head for years and neither I nor my Father could ever find "that x shaped spaceship in the ocean game" no matter how hard we tried. After watching a few of your videos i knew if i was patient it would show up here. Thanks for ending a years long search my man!
I was searching for Knight's Apprentice since i was 7 and lost the disk in a box full of nameless cds. It really itched the scratch behind my memories. What a relief
Fun fact: To this day Elder Scrolls III Morrowind is still an Xbox (console) exclusive. Honestly people who were mad about Bethesda going to Xbox forget their console debut was on there, it's kinda poetic that they wound up together again.
I liked that you tried truly obscure games. I collect OG Xbox games and some of these would have tricked me out of $10. The kart racer may still get me.
I picked up furious karting because of this video. Also indycar series 2005 was exclusive to the Xbox in North America. That game nobody ever talks about. The game is tough as nails, maybe the best simulator racer on the console. The default setup for the car at each track was typically bad and it forced you to dive deep into figuring out how to set up your car in the garage. Had a lot of fun with this one back in the day, even was part of a league that would race weekly on Xbox live back in the day.
A couple of my favorite Xbox games which were both exclusive are Voodoo Vince and Stubbs The Zombie. Both have been re-released in the past decade, but until then I thought were very obscure games that none of my other friends knew about. I can still have plenty of fun playing them today, they're great games with great soundtracks also.
I remember Memorick from the German game magazine i was reading as a kid. They only tested PAL games though, so there had to be a release of it outside of North America
Iron Phoenix does support system link. I wonder if 2-4 friends playing against each other in the same room with this LAN setup would be a better experience? Cool video. I'm definitely gonna take SeaBlade off my backlog. In this world of too many games, one less game to worry about is a good thing. Thanks for the content!
I still have my old OG Xbox and it still works, only thing is I have to get the cd reader and gaming tray fixed because it won’t come out sometimes. Once I get all that fixed I will be able to play some old Xbox games and go back and play some old games like Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, NFL Street, Blitz the League and some other games I grew up playing. Thank you for making these types of vids, soon I will have a big collection of games and then my modern systems too and have a lot of gaming consoles to play.
Not only did Furious Karting have to deal with releasing the same year as a big Mario Kart release, it also had to stand out against PGR, Rallisport Challenge, and Sega GT on the same console. And then it got further pounded to oblivion because there was another PGR game on the console, Forza burst onto the scene, and then Quantum Redshift became somewhat of a cult classic, basically burying the game under a racing game landslide
12:37 looks like you play as postal guy here?? 😂 Anyway This is becoming one of my personal favourite gaming channels. That Iron Phoenix game looks really fast paced and runs pretty well* for the hardware. Especially since it looks like there are a lot of effects going on during the battles
Iron Phoenix was awesome. I had a demo disc with a demo of it and I think only a few characters were playable. But I always really wanted the full game as a kid, but never did get my hands on it.
I loved Toxic Grind when I was in high school. I keep thinking about it even tk this day, but sadly don't have an Xbox to play it. I also miss playing Deathrow. That was an awesome take on sports games.
lol, that Iron Phoenix review, "Never understood the game well, it was a clusterfuck and it looks bad, but it was so fun that I could spend hours until dawn playing it".
Have you ever played night caster before. I saw it at a game store and got it because it was five dollars. Its really awesome ive never heard of it before i bought it.
Fun fact: Toxic Grind actually wasn’t intended to be exclusive to the Xbox. It was originally planned to be released for not just Xbox, but for GameCube as well. However, for some bizarre reason, the GameCube version was cancelled, and only the Xbox version was released.
Yea, thats what i actually seriously miss about the late 90s/early 2000s era of gaming... All these fun concepts and ideas that devs just build a game around.
Fun video! Legit obscure games. I don't claim to know about all games of course, but as a life time game player I'm familiar with a ton of them. Most of these were new to me! Not sure if you've checked out Yager yet, but if you like flying games I would dare to call it "a hidden gem" on the xbox. It's not perfect, but I had a good time playing it.
I think I mentioned before about the Buffy game that a must (the sequel Chaos Bleeds is also alright, but not Xbox exclusive), in terms of exclusive games, I can't think of any other really good ones left after that. Chronicals of Riddick Escape from Butcher Bay? Multiplats from the era you might want to give a go Psi-ops The Mindgate Conspiracy I loved back in the day, Bloodrayne, Tomb Raider Legend, Xmen Legends. Great content as always.
I picked up Memorick a few weeks ago along with Robin Hood Defender of the Crown since I like both the legends, and I hadn't seen anyone talk about either yet. Robin Hood is on PS2 as well rather than being exclusive, but in the UK it seems the Xbox copy is more difficult to get at a low price.
Damn, I forgot about Toxic Grind. I only played it via a demo disc. Back when demo discs were a thing and fun. I used to play this and a few other games even for their short time limits or level access.
I played a bit of Iron Phoenix. I remember learning about it via, I think, Next Gen magazine where they had it in a feature with (the canceled game) Vultures, as some sort of "new type of fighting game" type story, since both were these arena focused team vs team type affairs rather than 8-way movement fighters like Tekken or straight-on 2D ones. Don't believe I played it back in the day, or even spent much time on it now on my modded Xbox - mostly because that sort of "behind the back" swinging wildly around combat isn't very... finessed. The Xbox *had Unreal Tournament 2* for that kind of thing as well, with better online, presentation and more content _in addition_ to letting people flimsily swing around melee weapons while bouncing off the walls in arenas. I applaud it for trying something new, but... I mean, compare to this Sega (and Platinum's) later Anarchy Reigns and you're like, "OH! _That's how the idea should've been executed!"_ lol. At least as far I'm concerned - *that* games has a really good fighting/brawler feel. I think a better modern version of Iron Phoenix would be Naraka Bladepoint, or even Naruto: Shinobi Strikers, so to Iron Phoenix's credit, props to it for somehow resembling relevant, successful titles in 2024. It's clear the devs at Sega Sammy were onto something with Iron Phoenix then, I'll give 'em that. I DEFINITELY need to check out Furious Karting though, from the sounds of it. I can look at the style of the characters in the cutscenes and immediately see the same kind of personality as something like Total Overdose, the Outlaw Sports games, State of Emergency, or Saints Row. That's actually _really_ fascinating to me to see; cart racers are 100% always cartoony fare, so seeing anything else just begs the question as to why more people don't take that kind of stab? If only to stand out in the marketplace. Hearing that it plays well is icing on the cake. I'm also happy to hear about Toxic Grind... mostly because it reminds me I need to play more _Dark Summit,_ lol. Now THAT'S an extreme sport/dystopian future story-focused hybrid game I actually enjoyed! This was a fun topic/video! Seeing Iron Phoenix (and mentioning Unreal Tournament 2 up there) reminds me of other arena/fighting/combat games that are obscure on the Xbox now. If you revisit this topic again, I suggest looking into DeathRow, WarPath, and STAKE Fortune Fighters on backlogged. I cannot, in any universe, imagine those titles having many ratings either, lol.
I agree with Iron Phoenix having its finger on the pulse for something that would be done much better later on. Those are great recommendations, though; Deathrow is one of my all-time favorites.
ooohhh man i played the shit outta toxic grind, wonky controls and all!!! the aquarium level is a fuckin chore along with the greek one but man i still loved it.
Random question, would you compare Seablade to Defender: For All Mankind or do you think they’re too different? Because the whole rescue people in a flight shooter reminds me of Defender 2002
Honestly, the most obscure exclusive that haven’t been talked aside from a few gameplay clips is the very odd Volvo North American game that was buried by the amount of simulation racers on the system at the time….yeah. There was sooooo much racers!
Ah yes, that game. I think the most bizarre thing about that game, if you ask me, is the fact that it’s playable on the Xbox 360. I remember being shocked when I found that out. Like…why?
I saw Seablade in the 5$ bin and was never sure about it, thanks for the review. I just wonder how much some of these old games could be fixed with patches, Could a patch, even a fan patch turn a 4/10 game into a 7/10 experience?
Its a shame SeaBlade didnt do a better job. I just love underwater games and the idea of having airborne and underwater environments sounds great conceptually. And theres nothing wrong with hoping to find a hidden gem and then pointing out clear flaws. Especially when, in retrospect, it seems SO close to being great!
I remember reading the previews about iron phoenix and thinking it would be so damn amazing. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t live up to my internal hype. In a way anarchy reigns ending up being closer to what I wanted out of the game
I had both Toxic Grind and SeaBlade as a kid. Got both from a Hastings store when I lived in Southern Oklahoma back in the late 2000s; I have more memories of SeaBlade, mostly because I couldn’t finish the first level and even back when I was a kid, I could tell how cheaply made the game seemed to be, just from the CG models that moved around like they were in a PowerPoint presentation during the cutscenes. Years later, I picked up a cheap copy just to show my friends how awful the game was. I did think it was comical how the game advertised its website in the loading screen, which is still available for viewing on the Internet Archive.
Wow, I haven't thought about Hastings in a while. Back in 2005, when I was addicted to my PSP, I remember their PSP UMD movie selection being top-notch! I also picked up a lot of Xbox gems there. I do think that makes a bad game fun, though, sharing it with others haha
I remember Iron Phoenix. I was really into fighting games at the time and it was billing itself as a group fighting game, so I was kinda looking forward to it. Then it came out and got terrible reviews.
I was one of the top ranked in the world on Iron Phoenix. Gamertag Ge0v1RuS. My crew Arese, R6R. Top dogs. Good times. Hope they remake so I can reclaim my throne.
People usually say the Xbox versions of multiplatform games are usually the best among them, meaning, superior to the PS2/GC/DC counterparts. I wonder if you have created videos with such comparisons or if you plan on doing them at some point?
Thanks for watching! Let me know what I should talk about next! If you enjoyed be sure to like and subscribe to keep up with the retro Xbox videos.
While I haven't finished the video yet, I do find it necessary to let you know that Memorick was also released in Europe under the title "Memorick: The Apprentice Knight." I own a copy, so I should know. 😉
@@dynastymusou8906Yeah that was my mistake. I believe I removed that section from the video where I said that. Is it still in it for you? Just want to know so I can try to remove it again.
@@campxbox Now that you mention it, it is cut out. I just remembered you said it when I attempted to watch it yesterday and I ended up not being able to finish the whole thing. 😅
@@dynastymusou8906 No worries. Thanks for letting me know anyway! I always want to make sure my videos are accurate.
@@campxbox Obviously. I would feel the same way if I ever did have the time to produce some videos. I find that hard to do when I work full time. Not to mention I have no prior experience in the field.
Anyway, I am drifting off. One game I am sad to have missed out on because it was not released in Europe is Tork: Prehistoric Punk...
Listen I just found this channel and I’ve now made it a goal to watch everything in the next weeks. Great content and I truly can’t believe this channel is this small the quality is top tier. The original and Xbox 360 are my favorite consoles.
I'm glad you enjoy it so much! Hopefully you enjoy some of the older content!
Back at Camp Xbox where the fun never ends 😂
😂🔥 This is a great video
Crimson Sea, Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter, Enclave, Brute Force, Mech Assault 1&2
Brute Force deserves a remake, though
Call Of Cthulhu: Dark Corners Of The Earth, Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes, Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs. Death, Still Life
@@forgottengrooves6073 I actually replayed DnD Heroes last year 🤣🤣🤣
You had me at "Tony Hawk in The Running Man-universe"!
I hope you actually watched the rest of that segment and didn't just go running to get your hands on it.
@@mattpace1026Oh, I watched the rest of the segment. I'm not entirely sure I'd grab the game if I saw it for sale somewhere.
18:08 anyone else love generic buttmetal riffs in early 2000s stuff?
18:50 very much agree. Even if the game stinks, it's still good to document and use to broaden our understanding of how gaming evolves and how one disaster of a game might have prevented another game from making the same mistakes, thus leading to a great game further down the line. It's this indirect way developers kinda learn from each other
Man so many memories of iron Phoenix! My brothers and I used to just play endlessly playing the sean Paul track over and over 😂
I just had to say thanks for helping me rediscover Seablade! That game lived rent free in my head for years and neither I nor my Father could ever find "that x shaped spaceship in the ocean game" no matter how hard we tried. After watching a few of your videos i knew if i was patient it would show up here. Thanks for ending a years long search my man!
Glad to help out!
10:50 you know, Tigershark on the PS1 had surface and underwater combat too. Brining this up because I wonder how it stacks up against Seablade
I've actually played Tigershark, but it's been so long that I don't remember it too well.
Toxic grind was the only game i had out of the bunch. Pretty sure i played it one time. Nostalgia is crazy. Thanks for the vid!
Thanks for watching!
I was searching for Knight's Apprentice since i was 7 and lost the disk in a box full of nameless cds. It really itched the scratch behind my memories. What a relief
Fun fact: To this day Elder Scrolls III Morrowind is still an Xbox (console) exclusive.
Honestly people who were mad about Bethesda going to Xbox forget their console debut was on there, it's kinda poetic that they wound up together again.
Bethesda always closely worked with Microsoft. Their games always ran better on Xbox 360 compared to the PS3 and DLC came out first on Xbox.
Obligatory positive comment for algorithmic engagement purposes.
youtube doesn't work like that anymore big homie
@Gryzlek it doesn't?
Hell yeah!
@@xman777boh yes it does.
I am also doing that now
otogi 1/2 are my all time favorites on xbox, can definitely feel the early from soft design
You know what? I'm subscribing. This channel is always hitting me with nostalgia for my early teenage years.
Thanks for subscribing! I'm glad I can bring back some great memories!
Love using this channel for a buying guide ❤
Great video! Really like your delivery and cadance it's VERY pleasant.
Glad you liked it! I appreciate the nice words, thank you!
I liked that you tried truly obscure games. I collect OG Xbox games and some of these would have tricked me out of $10. The kart racer may still get me.
I picked up furious karting because of this video.
Also indycar series 2005 was exclusive to the Xbox in North America. That game nobody ever talks about. The game is tough as nails, maybe the best simulator racer on the console. The default setup for the car at each track was typically bad and it forced you to dive deep into figuring out how to set up your car in the garage. Had a lot of fun with this one back in the day, even was part of a league that would race weekly on Xbox live back in the day.
David Land has gameplay of it on his channel.
A couple of my favorite Xbox games which were both exclusive are Voodoo Vince and Stubbs The Zombie. Both have been re-released in the past decade, but until then I thought were very obscure games that none of my other friends knew about. I can still have plenty of fun playing them today, they're great games with great soundtracks also.
Both of those games are excellent!
Always good listening to your in-depth profiles of these oddball exclusives!
Glad you like them!
I remember Memorick from the German game magazine i was reading as a kid. They only tested PAL games though, so there had to be a release of it outside of North America
There was, that was my mistake. I went ahead and trimmed that out of the video, it just needs some time to process.
Iron Phoenix does support system link. I wonder if 2-4 friends playing against each other in the same room with this LAN setup would be a better experience? Cool video. I'm definitely gonna take SeaBlade off my backlog. In this world of too many games, one less game to worry about is a good thing. Thanks for the content!
Lan would help Iron Phoenix out a lot. I could see it being a great night with some buddies. Thank you for watching!
Did that game have single player or was it multiplayer only?
@@CyberBully100 I believe there was also an offline single player mode with bots
I still have my old OG Xbox and it still works, only thing is I have to get the cd reader and gaming tray fixed because it won’t come out sometimes. Once I get all that fixed I will be able to play some old Xbox games and go back and play some old games like Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, NFL Street, Blitz the League and some other games I grew up playing. Thank you for making these types of vids, soon I will have a big collection of games and then my modern systems too and have a lot of gaming consoles to play.
Great videos man.
I'm always excited when you post a new one and I always vote when you put that up too
Awesome, thank you!
Great video. RUclips occasionally sends me good recommendations and this one was definitely up there. Subscribed!
Thanks for the sub! I'm glad you enjoyed.
Great vid! Curious Farting is more obscure than Furious Karting.
Dont think i didnt notice that Sega GT 2000 MENU music in the BG lol
Not only did Furious Karting have to deal with releasing the same year as a big Mario Kart release, it also had to stand out against PGR, Rallisport Challenge, and Sega GT on the same console. And then it got further pounded to oblivion because there was another PGR game on the console, Forza burst onto the scene, and then Quantum Redshift became somewhat of a cult classic, basically burying the game under a racing game landslide
12:37 looks like you play as postal guy here?? 😂
Anyway This is becoming one of my personal favourite gaming channels. That Iron Phoenix game looks really fast paced and runs pretty well* for the hardware. Especially since it looks like there are a lot of effects going on during the battles
Iron Phoenix was awesome. I had a demo disc with a demo of it and I think only a few characters were playable. But I always really wanted the full game as a kid, but never did get my hands on it.
Blood Wake is another forgotten gem
What a beauty! Those water effects blew me away.
Otogi has been referenced my soul has been recharged for the year thank you
I loved Toxic Grind when I was in high school. I keep thinking about it even tk this day, but sadly don't have an Xbox to play it. I also miss playing Deathrow. That was an awesome take on sports games.
Deathrow is one of my favorites
Knights apprentice is very colorful and a good looking game it seems
Love hearing about hidden gems, no matter the system
Unreal II: The Awakening, It came out on Windows as well, but I still had some great Co-op memories on the OG XBOX
Iron Phoenix was so good. Kind of like if mortal kombat, soul caliber, and super smash bros had a baby. Such a rad Xbox Live experience.
lol, that Iron Phoenix review, "Never understood the game well, it was a clusterfuck and it looks bad, but it was so fun that I could spend hours until dawn playing it".
Have you ever played night caster before. I saw it at a game store and got it because it was five dollars. Its really awesome ive never heard of it before i bought it.
I remember playing Furious Karting on a demo disc. Totally forgot about that game until today
Yager was also a Xbox exclusive, and was pretty decent
Fun fact: Toxic Grind actually wasn’t intended to be exclusive to the Xbox. It was originally planned to be released for not just Xbox, but for GameCube as well. However, for some bizarre reason, the GameCube version was cancelled, and only the Xbox version was released.
Never would have heard of any of these lol, thanks for doing this
big hugs and kisses
Times a million
I had an Xbox and I enjoy seeing this era of engagement engagement…
Iron Phoenix looks fun, would do great as a remastered online game nowadays. Also how many obscure SEGA games are there 😂
Magatama (Japan only) is another forgotten gem.
Genuinely never heard of these title. Couple of them seem like a decent time.
My opinion: The original Xbox have the best lineup of all Xbox consoles.
Yea, thats what i actually seriously miss about the late 90s/early 2000s era of gaming... All these fun concepts and ideas that devs just build a game around.
You know it's funny I said the same thing about the PS1 compare the PS2
@@ComicBooksandVideoGameNerd96I actually Agree,
Agreed, grew up with an Xbox and the game library is a notch above all the other Xbox consoles
Iron Phoenix does look pretty fun, I think it would be worth picking up once it's supported by insignia plus a game for my collection lol
Fun video! Legit obscure games. I don't claim to know about all games of course, but as a life time game player I'm familiar with a ton of them. Most of these were new to me!
Not sure if you've checked out Yager yet, but if you like flying games I would dare to call it "a hidden gem" on the xbox. It's not perfect, but I had a good time playing it.
Man, I really miss platforming games.
My God, obscure is right. I have not even heard of any of these
I think I’ve seen all of these except for the Merlin game at the used game store at some point lol. But yeah I can see why these are obscure lol
Yeah definitely not the cream of the Xbox exclusive crop, but still an interesting piece of history.
@@campxboxYeah I might actually get the Furious Carting game because I have a cousin that builds and rides go-carts like that.
I think I mentioned before about the Buffy game that a must (the sequel Chaos Bleeds is also alright, but not Xbox exclusive), in terms of exclusive games, I can't think of any other really good ones left after that. Chronicals of Riddick Escape from Butcher Bay?
Multiplats from the era you might want to give a go Psi-ops The Mindgate Conspiracy I loved back in the day, Bloodrayne, Tomb Raider Legend, Xmen Legends.
Great content as always.
I picked up Memorick a few weeks ago along with Robin Hood Defender of the Crown since I like both the legends, and I hadn't seen anyone talk about either yet. Robin Hood is on PS2 as well rather than being exclusive, but in the UK it seems the Xbox copy is more difficult to get at a low price.
Iron Phoenix reminds me in theory to "Warpath" who hAd a similar approach but the opposite way.
Great video brother
Glad you liked it! Thank you!
No Gunvalkyrie?
Damn, I forgot about Toxic Grind. I only played it via a demo disc. Back when demo discs were a thing and fun. I used to play this and a few other games even for their short time limits or level access.
a channel dedicated to the original xbox??? I feel like Ive finally found my people
I'm not sure how it performed sale wise but Blood Wake is the one I always think about. I'd love to see a breakdown of that game now.
Disregard. Upon looking, he has a video on bloodwake. He earned a follow.
Sad no mention of the true gem that is Breakdown. First person backflipping, first person vomiting, it was ground breaking.
Luckily that game has gotten more popular as of late since its backwards compatible. Amazing game!
7:19 i swear they got that animation right from ocarina of time lol
I've played all these games And they were all good games.
Bummer that Toxic Grind wasn’t executed better. Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 is still the GOAT
was the music playing during the Seablade portion from the game? Because it really sounded like the Panzer Dragoon soundtrack.
You are right! It's Track 2 from Panzer Dragoon.
I played a bit of Iron Phoenix. I remember learning about it via, I think, Next Gen magazine where they had it in a feature with (the canceled game) Vultures, as some sort of "new type of fighting game" type story, since both were these arena focused team vs team type affairs rather than 8-way movement fighters like Tekken or straight-on 2D ones. Don't believe I played it back in the day, or even spent much time on it now on my modded Xbox - mostly because that sort of "behind the back" swinging wildly around combat isn't very... finessed. The Xbox *had Unreal Tournament 2* for that kind of thing as well, with better online, presentation and more content _in addition_ to letting people flimsily swing around melee weapons while bouncing off the walls in arenas. I applaud it for trying something new, but... I mean, compare to this Sega (and Platinum's) later Anarchy Reigns and you're like, "OH! _That's how the idea should've been executed!"_ lol. At least as far I'm concerned - *that* games has a really good fighting/brawler feel. I think a better modern version of Iron Phoenix would be Naraka Bladepoint, or even Naruto: Shinobi Strikers, so to Iron Phoenix's credit, props to it for somehow resembling relevant, successful titles in 2024. It's clear the devs at Sega Sammy were onto something with Iron Phoenix then, I'll give 'em that.
I DEFINITELY need to check out Furious Karting though, from the sounds of it. I can look at the style of the characters in the cutscenes and immediately see the same kind of personality as something like Total Overdose, the Outlaw Sports games, State of Emergency, or Saints Row. That's actually _really_ fascinating to me to see; cart racers are 100% always cartoony fare, so seeing anything else just begs the question as to why more people don't take that kind of stab? If only to stand out in the marketplace. Hearing that it plays well is icing on the cake. I'm also happy to hear about Toxic Grind... mostly because it reminds me I need to play more _Dark Summit,_ lol. Now THAT'S an extreme sport/dystopian future story-focused hybrid game I actually enjoyed!
This was a fun topic/video! Seeing Iron Phoenix (and mentioning Unreal Tournament 2 up there) reminds me of other arena/fighting/combat games that are obscure on the Xbox now. If you revisit this topic again, I suggest looking into DeathRow, WarPath, and STAKE Fortune Fighters on backlogged. I cannot, in any universe, imagine those titles having many ratings either, lol.
I agree with Iron Phoenix having its finger on the pulse for something that would be done much better later on. Those are great recommendations, though; Deathrow is one of my all-time favorites.
I really like you content. Keep it up 👍
Glad you enjoy it!
ooohhh man i played the shit outta toxic grind, wonky controls and all!!! the aquarium level is a fuckin chore along with the greek one but man i still loved it.
Random question, would you compare Seablade to Defender: For All Mankind or do you think they’re too different? Because the whole rescue people in a flight shooter reminds me of Defender 2002
I've actually never played Defender, but I definitely could see it being very similar.
Honestly, the most obscure exclusive that haven’t been talked aside from a few gameplay clips is the very odd Volvo North American game that was buried by the amount of simulation racers on the system at the time….yeah. There was sooooo much racers!
Ah yes, that game. I think the most bizarre thing about that game, if you ask me, is the fact that it’s playable on the Xbox 360. I remember being shocked when I found that out. Like…why?
I saw Seablade in the 5$ bin and was never sure about it, thanks for the review.
I just wonder how much some of these old games could be fixed with patches, Could a patch, even a fan patch turn a 4/10 game into a 7/10 experience?
Yeah I could see SeaBlade getting a difficult balancing patch and making it a better experience.
YESSS IRON PHOENIX WAS SO AHEAD OF ITS TIME!!!! REMASTER PLZPLZPLZPLZPLZ
I loved Memorik's Adventure, I wish I kept all my original Xbox games. :|
fantastic video
Thank you!
Its a shame SeaBlade didnt do a better job. I just love underwater games and the idea of having airborne and underwater environments sounds great conceptually. And theres nothing wrong with hoping to find a hidden gem and then pointing out clear flaws. Especially when, in retrospect, it seems SO close to being great!
I recently got Knights Apprentice. I played maybe half an hour and had my fill. Its just a platformer with nothing unique like you said
I remember reading the previews about iron phoenix and thinking it would be so damn amazing. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t live up to my internal hype. In a way anarchy reigns ending up being closer to what I wanted out of the game
Great video
Thanks!
I had both Toxic Grind and SeaBlade as a kid. Got both from a Hastings store when I lived in Southern Oklahoma back in the late 2000s; I have more memories of SeaBlade, mostly because I couldn’t finish the first level and even back when I was a kid, I could tell how cheaply made the game seemed to be, just from the CG models that moved around like they were in a PowerPoint presentation during the cutscenes. Years later, I picked up a cheap copy just to show my friends how awful the game was. I did think it was comical how the game advertised its website in the loading screen, which is still available for viewing on the Internet Archive.
Wow, I haven't thought about Hastings in a while. Back in 2005, when I was addicted to my PSP, I remember their PSP UMD movie selection being top-notch! I also picked up a lot of Xbox gems there.
I do think that makes a bad game fun, though, sharing it with others haha
Microids making a platformer is kinda odd. They usually make adventure games like Syberia.
As much as I love the OG Xbox. This is where ps2 had it beat
I remember Iron Phoenix. I was really into fighting games at the time and it was billing itself as a group fighting game, so I was kinda looking forward to it. Then it came out and got terrible reviews.
Dude sea blade has alot of potential for Star Fox/ Knife Edge fans.
Tao Feng.Kameo,Sudeki,Kukato Chojin.
My personal faves are Whacked! And Kung Fu Chaos
My immediate thought was Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus
I typed in Tao Feng and your video was the first to pop up! 😂💀
Please cover Galleon someday
Great game!! 🎉
I was one of the top ranked in the world on Iron Phoenix. Gamertag Ge0v1RuS. My crew Arese, R6R. Top dogs. Good times. Hope they remake so I can reclaim my throne.
I collect for 360 right now.
But I am tempted to get rid and collect for the OG xbox.
*Azurik: Rise of Perathia enters the chat*
I originally wanted an Xbox because I played a 4p ninja fighting game demo at a store but never can remember the name
Was it Kung-Fu Chaos?
Who remembers Kabuki Warriors?
I never heard of any of these games.
Why is there runescape music in the background... 😆😅😆
People usually say the Xbox versions of multiplatform games are usually the best among them, meaning, superior to the PS2/GC/DC counterparts. I wonder if you have created videos with such comparisons or if you plan on doing them at some point?
Yeah I plan on them at some point! I think that would be a fun video.
Quantum Redshift 🔥
Glad someone talks about the bad games in a neutral outlook.
Gun Valkyrie comes to mind.