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Tons of franchises started on the Xbox 360 and continued onto these other consoles. However, none of the examples here went beyond that to the Xbox One. They may have gotten ports or remasters, but they never got a single sequel. Will these games ever get sequels? Stranger things have happened, with Psychonauts 2 serving as a fine example.
8 1 Vs. 100
1 vs. 100 was a groundbreaking download-only live experience that was exclusive to the Xbox 360. It technically counts as a series since there were two seasons. It was based on the same game show wherein a live audience of one hundred players tried to compete for the number one spot.
It was hosted at specific times and there were cash prizes too. The concept was perhaps too ahead of its time but online connectivity is better now. It’s time for Microsoft to get on it.
7 Blue Dragon
Blue Dragon was the first game from Mistwalker which was a studio that was created by the father of Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguchi. The aesthetic was like a cross between Persona and Dragon Quest and was a giant open-world RPG like the classics.
It received a decent amount of press at the time. Even though the Xbox family only got one game, the series went on to spawn two sequels for the DS. One was an RTS while the other was an action RPG. The franchise had a good run during this generation and this first game can at least still be played today via backward compatibility.
6 The Darkness
The Darkness had a console debut first on Xbox 360 before it also got a release on PS3. It was based on a comic of the same name wherein a mobster is given supernatural abilities to control creatures of the dark. It was a basic first-person shooter for the early years of this generation.
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Eventually, it got a sequel that turned the art style from modern to cel-shaded which better fit the comic book vibe. No further sequels were made but both games can be played on Xbox Series concoles via backward compatibility.
5 F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. was technically a PC game before it got ported to the Xbox 360 but it still counts as this generation. After that, the series saw simultaneous releases between both platforms. There were two sequels, with all three being horror-infused shooters.
The sad part is that only the latter two games can be bought on Xbox One or Xbox Series X even though technically the first game is still backward compatible. PC players have it better at least, so the franchise isn’t forgotten completely.
4 Lost Planet
Lost Planet was supposed to be the next big series from Capcom. It was indeed big for this generation but all three games had middling receptions. The first game was a horror shooter. The second game was focused on co-op like the Monster Hunter series. The last game dialed things back to creating a single-player-focused experience but it was the lowest-rated title of the three.
There was also a Japanese exclusive spinoff called E.X. Troopers for the 3DS and PS3 that is worth checking out as it might be the best game in the series. The core games can be played via backward compatibility for those who still have physical copies.
3 Ninety-Nine Nights
Ninety-Nine Nights is known primarily as the game that spawned the “one million troops” meme. It’s still a funny one to reference even though the source material is lost to most players.
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These two games, exclusive to Xbox 360, can essentially be called Dynasty Warriors clones. They are hack and slash RPGs wherein players face literally millions of enemies. Both games weren’t the best action RPGs on the system but they did have their fans over at Konami.
2 Penny Arcade Adventures: On The Rain-Slick Precipice Of Darkness
Penny Arcade has to be the biggest webcomic strip on the planet as it spawned PAX, one of the greatest fan events. This brand even got a tetralogy of downloadable games, starting with Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness.
The series lasted between 2008 and 2013 when it ran into some tricky development cycles. The first two games were more modern turn-based RPGs with timed combat like Paper Mario. The final two games switched developers and went for a more retro NES-like design.
1 Prototype
The summer of 2009 was the year of two big superhero games. inFAMOUS was an open-works superhero game that featured electrified powers. Prototype was on multiple platforms and was more enthralled with the idea of smashing and cutting up enemies.
Of the two, the inFAMOUS series lasted longer although it too does seem to have been forgotten as of 2014. Prototype got two games, the latter of which ended on a big cliffhanger. They were ported to the PS4 and Xbox One generation with a remastered bundle, but little effort seemingly went into this port and the series remained dead as a result.
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