Fight Night Round 3 brings back Fight Night, the undisputed champion of boxing games. It's one of the best looking and playing sports games on the market. Now... read more

Fight Night Round 3 brings back Fight Night, the undisputed champion of boxing games. It's one of the best looking and playing sports games on the market. Now it takes the action outside the ring -- where gamers can establish rivalries through pre-fight events, putting purpose and passion behind every hit. It's the closest thing to being in the ring without getting punched. Film-quality graphics - Gamers rely on facial expressions and body language to gauge an opponent's health and energy creating a more emotionally immersive experience Online gameplay for wilder boxing action against real-life opponents (hide)

Ninja Gaiden - the classic 2D action series has returned with bleeding-edge graphics, intense fighting action and thrilling gameplay! You take on the role of Ryu Hayabusa, a... read more

Ninja Gaiden - the classic 2D action series has returned with bleeding-edge graphics, intense fighting action and thrilling gameplay! You take on the role of Ryu Hayabusa, a young ninja who survives the massacre of his family. The Vigor Empire is responsible for their deaths, and he'll use his ninja skills to make them pay. Experience even more combat action as you go online for multiplayer ninja battles Also includes the 3 original NES Ninja Gaiden games 5.1 Dolby Digital sound and 480p widescreen support (hide)

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon celebrates the best-selling fighting game by giving you the most complete roster ever. Choose from more than 50 fighters from the entire Mortal Kombat universe... read more

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon celebrates the best-selling fighting game by giving you the most complete roster ever. Choose from more than 50 fighters from the entire Mortal Kombat universe - past, present and future. From Liu Kang to Shang Tsung to Shao Kahn, they're all here -- along with an incredible new Kreate-A-Fighter and Kreate-A-Fatality modes. With more playable fighters than any other Mortal Kombat game to date, it's the most complete, intense and lethal fighting experience ever! (hide)

Praised for brilliant scripts and open-ended gameplay, vilified for unapologetic violence and mature themes, Grand Theft Auto has deservedly become one of the most popular game franchises in... read more

Praised for brilliant scripts and open-ended gameplay, vilified for unapologetic violence and mature themes, Grand Theft Auto has deservedly become one of the most popular game franchises in history. This double pack contains the full versions of both Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto III: Vice City, enhanced for Xbox. Xbox gamers can rejoice that the grand king of video games--The Sopranos with a gamepad--is finally available on the big black box.

Grand Theft Auto
With Grand Theft Auto III Rockstar proves that not all developers are concerned with toning down the violence in their games. This sequel is even more bloody, violent, and sadistic than its popular predecessors, offering up an enormous 3-D city in which nearly any criminal act is possible. Players are free to steal cars, beat up the local population for their money (or weapons), make time with prostitutes, or simply roam to their heart's content. Those seeking more structure can embark on dozens of missions driven by a genuinely interesting crime-story plot or steal cars that let them play minigames. Nab a cop car and you can go on vigilante missions. Grab a cab and you can play a deadly version of Crazy Taxi. Take a fire truck and you can earn money putting out fires. The minigames are a good way to unwind after a particularly difficult mission. With so much to do, the game just never gets boring.

As you'd expect, there are consequences for criminality. As your random acts of mayhem mount up the police start hounding you, eventually calling in SWAT trucks, the FBI, and even the army if you continue down the path of destruction. Shaking these pursuers is easily the most fun part of the game, especially when a bunch of friends are packed in the room to witness your narrow escapes.

Grand Theft Auto III is fine-tuned to near perfection in every category. All the vehicles, from slick sports cars to lumbering dump trucks, handle exactly as you'd expect and smash apart realistically when abused. The three islands in the game are rendered in terrific detail considering their size, and are packed with traffic, pedestrians, and hidden jumps. The audio is equally amazing. Pedestrians talk, cops scream at you, and you can tune in nine different radio stations whenever you are in a car. It all adds up to a monumental achievement: the rare console game for adults that manages to get everything right.--T. Byrl Baker

Grand Theft Auto III: Vice City
How big is this game? Even publicists for other games end up talking about Vice City when they call our office, babbling in the same helplessly intoxicated way that afflicts everyone who plays it. The achievement of Vice City (which, as everyone knows by now, is set in the 1980s and offers an all-new, Miami Vice-inspired story) is not only that it manages to live up to an absurd level of expectation, but that it takes the game places that fans of its predecessor Grand Theft Auto III never dreamed of, and that it achieves this astonishing level of innovation without losing anything that made GTA3 the bestselling PS2 game of all time.

After a brilliant homage to the era of the Commodore 64 in the opening credits, the first thing you'll notice is the improved graphics, which are smoother and more detailed, and--with effects like neon lights reflected on rain-slick streets, and intense Florida sunlight--have a lush, tropical look that immediately gives you a strong sense of place. The architecture is more fabulous by tenfold, with art deco buildings, high-rise hotels, and believably seedy back alleys. The control scheme is essentially the same as in GTA3, but the cars handle much better, and in pedestrian mode there is a new crouch move. You will have access to fast, great-handling cars right away, as opposed to GTA3 which made you unlock the second island before you could get your hands on any respectable wheels. This game has such riches to offer that there is no need to be chintzy with the vehicles.

Cops are more vigilant this time--minor offenses like whacking innocent bystanders will more often than not get you a two-star wanted level--and are harder to elude (though they still can't seem to climb stairs or negotiate sharp turns). So while free-roaming exploration is as fun as ever, there is more incentive to perform the missions instead of randomly raising hell. Not that that's a bad thing: even lazy criminals like myself (in GTA3, I would rather toss hand grenades into traffic than follow orders from some rude Mafia boss) will be quickly caught up in the vivid characters and hilarious, fascinating story, in which you play an acid-washed-jeans-wearing thug named Tommy Vercetti. Where in GTA3 missions were blocky, schematic affairs only nominally connected to the story, this time tasks move the story briskly along and deftly blend cinematics and game action. For example, there is a scene of a character throwing Tommy a gun, at which point you are suddenly thrown back into the action and must make an instant decision about whom to trust and what to do.

There are more, and more detailed, indoor environments, including a hotel, police station, and mall (a slight downside to this is that some of the more elaborate indoor environments require load times). The layout of the city, with tons of backyards, narrow alleys, and fire escapes, encourages creativity when eluding pursuit, as does greater access to rooftops. Get your motorcycle up the fire escape and a whole new world of action is possible, including... well, use your imagination.

This overview barely scratches the surface of the Vice City experience, its colorful explosion of music, clothes, combat, and brilliant voice acting, not to mention the plot twist midway through the game that changes the very nature of the game itself. Though it was the outrageous, amoral violence that got all the press, the essential genius of GTA3 was its intoxicating blend of script and open-ended action. In Vice City this is--to use a cliché that is for once apropos--taken to a whole new level.--David Stoesz

Pros:

• Open-ended gameplay; player can chose to be relatively law-abiding or engage in wanton virtual destruction
• Varied missions
• Brilliant scripts with Hollywood voice acting
• Rocking sound track (also available in our Music store)
• Xbox-enhanced graphics

Cons:

• As the The Sopranos of games, GTA 3 draws unwanted attention from overzealous legislators
• No multiplayer

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Sudeki brings you a role-playing experience full of huge levels, powerful heroes, sexy heroines and fight scenes that come straight out of Hong Kong action films. Four heroes... read more

Sudeki brings you a role-playing experience full of huge levels, powerful heroes, sexy heroines and fight scenes that come straight out of Hong Kong action films. Four heroes with unique abilities will explore a tremendous game world, as they go on twisting path of betrayal, combat and magic. Shocking plot twists as deceit and lies follow your team, in this incredible, thrilling storyline (hide)

Jade Empire is a new kind of role-playing adventure, set in a mythical, medieval China. You are a young martial artist, studying under your master's watchful eye and... read more

Jade Empire is a new kind of role-playing adventure, set in a mythical, medieval China. You are a young martial artist, studying under your master's watchful eye and developing your mystical powers. When danger threatens from the ruling authorities, you must travel across the world and learn the secret martial styles & techniques. Use them to defeat the most powerful enemies and carve a place for yourself in the Jade Empire. Limited Edition features: Bonus content, extra characters, additional combat techniques, "making of" video and playable demos of upcoming games. (hide)

UFC: Tapout 2 for Xbox MODEL- 64017TDK VENDOR- TDK MEDIACTIVE FEATURES- UFC: Tapout 2 (Ultimate Fighting Championship) UFC: Tapout 2 takes "real fighting" to the next round adding... read more

UFC: Tapout 2 for Xbox MODEL- 64017TDK VENDOR- TDK MEDIACTIVE FEATURES- UFC: Tapout 2 (Ultimate Fighting Championship) UFC: Tapout 2 takes "real fighting" to the next round adding more realism, more fighters and more moves to the franchise that already won OXMs Editors Choice Award for outstanding fighting game in 2002. UFC: Tapout 2 will be the most realistic fighting game to date with a mind boggling combination of technology and gameplay while still delivering the only real fighting game for the the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. * The sequel to OXMs Editors Choice Award for outstanding fighting game in 2002. * A brand new, redesigned model and animation system delivers more realism and life-like movements. * Go head-to-head with over 35 real UFC fighters, the most brawlers in any UFC game to date. * Create your own customizable fighter from scratch in Career Mode, adding hours to gameplay and infinite replayability. * Select Tournament Mode for a free-for-all with up to 8 human and/or computer controlled fighters. * Battle to a new music soundtrack with a customizable play list and the ability to play personalized music from the Xbox hard drive. ESRB Rating : T for Teen Genre/Category : Fighting System : Microsoft Xbox Number of Players : Compatible Peripherals: MANUFACTURER WARRANTY:andnbsp;andnbsp;90 DAYS (hide)

MODEL- 01035 VENDOR- TECMO FEATURES- Dead or Alive 3 Dead Or Alive 3 is the fastest most exciting technologically advanced fighting game on any platform featuring stunning graphics... read more

MODEL- 01035 VENDOR- TECMO FEATURES- Dead or Alive 3 Dead Or Alive 3 is the fastest most exciting technologically advanced fighting game on any platform featuring stunning graphics and an easy to pick-up-and-play interface. The destructible multi- tiered fighting environments kinetic tag-battle feature and attractive female fighters make Dead Or Alive 3 the ultimate 3D fighting game. * Utilizing the incredible power of the Xbox to maximum effect Dead or Alive 3 is a beautiful fighting game that strike with style superb technique and deadly accuracy. * With Dead or Alive 3 you get: - an outstanding level of visual and technical realism - huge multi-level destructible fighting environments - multi-player mode (with up to 4 players) - an even greater line-up of the hottest players around -- SPECIFICATIONs ------------- ESRB Rating : T for TeenGenre/Category : FightingSystem : Microsoft Xbox Number of Players : 14On-Line Compatible : No MANUFACTURER WARRANTY: 90 DAYS (hide)

The King of Fighters 2002 storyline - This ?Collection of Highlights? is the first time SNK has brought together all of the beloved and famous characters from which... read more

The King of Fighters 2002 storyline - This ?Collection of Highlights? is the first time SNK has brought together all of the beloved and famous characters from which have made The King of Fighters franchise the ultimate in 2D fighting. All of the great fighting teams are included, like the Fatal Fury Team featuring Terry and Andy Bogard, or the beautiful Mai from the Woman Fighters Team, and many more. 8 th installment of the franchise A total of 35 characters yielding 11 of the most dangerous 2D fighting teams ever assembled plus hidden boss characters. Introducing 10 beautifully rendered 3D battle stages Features the new ?Multi-Shift? system, allowing the free substitution of teammates during battles. Select your team leader with the new ?Tactical Leader System? Learn the combo moves for your favorite fighters and unleash massive attacks ESRB Teen (hide)

Dead or Alive Ultimate brings fantastic fighting action to the world. This collection beings together the classic Dead Or Alive with Dead or Alive 2 -- then adds... read more

Dead or Alive Ultimate brings fantastic fighting action to the world. This collection beings together the classic Dead Or Alive with Dead or Alive 2 -- then adds Xbox Live support. Fight other DOA fans around the world and enjoy the new features and locations as you use each character's combat skills to fight your way to the top. You'll also learn the answers to questions posed by the endings of many fan favorites. (hide)