2015 Microsoft E3 Conference
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1. Jetpac (released in 1983, 1-2 players) – Single-screen shooter where Jetman must reassemble and fuel his rocket while fending off alien hordes.
2. Atic Atac (released in 1983, 1 player) – Top-down adventure with increased replayability thanks to randomized object locations and three different character classes.
3. Lunar Jetman (released in 1983, 1-2 players) – A return to the Jetpac side-scrolling formula, but with a scrolling, randomly generated landscape and much more to do.
4. Sabre Wulf (released in 1984, 1-2 players) – Classic jungle maze game and the first appearance of explorer Sabreman, tackling dangers including the vicious ’Wulf itself.
5. Underwurlde (released in 1984, 1 player) – Rare’s first true platform game. Help Sabreman survive the perils of the Underwurlde and escape through one of three exits.
6. Knight Lore (released in 1984, 1 player) – Introduction of Ultimate’s groundbreaking isometric Filmation engine. Sabreman must scour the castle for items to cure his werewolf curse.
7. Gunfright (released in 1986, 1-2 players) – A Wild West spin on the isometric style, with an improved engine and new first-person target-shooting sections.
8. Slalom (released in 1987, 1-2 players) – Rare’s first console game. Make it to the bottom of each course before time runs out while avoiding trees, sledders, snowmen and other skiers.
9. R.C. Pro-Am (released in 1988, 1 player) – Responsive racing game that inspired elements of Rare’s future racers, including speed boosts, upgrades and collectible power-ups littered around the track.
10. Cobra Triangle (released in 1989, 1 player) – Hop into a boat and power through a branching game world, completing challenges such as shooting targets, disposing of mines and defeating leviathans.
11. Snake Rattle N Roll (released in 1990, 1-2 players) – A fast-paced isometric adventure. Rattle and Roll must eat Nibbley-Pibbleys until they’re heavy enough to ring a bell and open the exit.
12. Digger T. Rock (released in 1990, 1-2 players) – 2D platformer in which Digger must find an exit switch, stand on it, then make it to the exit in 60 seconds.
13. Solar Jetman (released in 1990, 1 player) – A game built around exploration and physics; Jetman has to tow fuel and other items to his mothership.
14. Battletoads (released in 1991, 1-2 players) – Skill and perseverance required as the ’Toads take on multiple game styles to rescue Pimple and Princess Angelica from the Dark Queen.
15. R.C. Pro-Am II (released in 1992, 1-4 players) – Sequel to R.C. Pro-Am with a wider variety of environments, more car customization options and bonus games.
16. Battletoads Arcade (released in 1994) – First “Battletoads” game to allow all three ‘Toads to play simultaneously. Has never had a home release before “Rare Replay”!
17. Killer Instinct Gold (released in 1996, 1-2 players) – Home version of Killer Instinct 2 with several multiplayer modes (including tournament mode) and a training dojo.
18. Blast Corps (released in 1997, 1 player) – Cult classic with a fleet of destructive vehicles (from bulldozers to robots) used to clear the path for a runaway nuclear missile carrier.
19. Banjo-Kazooie (released in 1998, 1 player) – 3D platformer adventure where Banjo and Kazooie must take on the evil witch Gruntilda, who’s kidnapped Banjo’s sister Tooty and plans to steal her beauty for herself.
20. Jet Force Gemini (released in 1999, 1-4 players) – Interstellar action adventure that mixes third-person exploration and alien-blasting action as the last three JFG members go up against Mizar.
21. Perfect Dark (relased in 2000, 1-4 players) – A stealth shooter set in the year 2023. Players lead secret agent Joanna Dark against the dataDyne corporation as they uncover an alien conspiracy that takes her around the world.
22. Banjo-Tooie (released in 2000, 1-4 players) – Builds on Banjo-Kazooie with larger worlds, separately controllable characters, multiplayer modes and many more moves to learn.
23. Conker’s Bad Fur Day (released in 2001, 1-4 players) – Beloved comedy adventure that mixes up genres (platformer, third-person shooting, racing) with mature humor, pop culture references and parodies.
24. Grabbed by the Ghoulies (released in 2003, 1 player) – Rare’s first Xbox game. A comic book beat-’em-up set in a haunted house filled with breakable scenery and Ghoulies of all kinds.
25. Perfect Dark Zero (released in 2005, 1-4 players locally, up to 32 players online) – A prequel to Perfect Dark that delves into Joanna’s origins and fuses first-person shooting with third-person, cover-based combat.
26. Kameo: Elements of Power (released in 2005, 1-2 players locally or online) – A fantasy adventure focused on combat and exploration, with Kameo able to transform into ten different Elemental Warriors.
27. Viva Piñata (released in 2006, 1-2 players locally) – A magical gardening/life sim in which the player can cultivate a garden paradise, attract different Piñatas and keep them safe from Professor Pester and his Ruffians.
28. Jetpac Refuelled (released in 2007, 1-2 players locally or online) – A modern update to Jetpac. Assemble and fuel your rocket before blasting off to the next of 128 challenging stages.
29. Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (released in 2008, 1-2 players locally, up to 4 players online) – A more open-ended, customizable approach to the series with vehicle-based challenges set by L.O.G. (the Lord of Games).
30. Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (released in 2008, 1-2 players locally or online) – Features new species and Piñata Central challenges, plus desert and arctic regions to visit and catch native Piñatas. IGN Logo
1. Jetpac (released in 1983, 1-2 players) – Single-screen shooter where Jetman must reassemble and fuel his rocket while fending off alien hordes.
2. Atic Atac (released in 1983, 1 player) – Top-down adventure with increased replayability thanks to randomized object locations and three different character classes.
3. Lunar Jetman (released in 1983, 1-2 players) – A return to the Jetpac side-scrolling formula, but with a scrolling, randomly generated landscape and much more to do.
4. Sabre Wulf (released in 1984, 1-2 players) – Classic jungle maze game and the first appearance of explorer Sabreman, tackling dangers including the vicious ’Wulf itself.
5. Underwurlde (released in 1984, 1 player) – Rare’s first true platform game. Help Sabreman survive the perils of the Underwurlde and escape through one of three exits.
6. Knight Lore (released in 1984, 1 player) – Introduction of Ultimate’s groundbreaking isometric Filmation engine. Sabreman must scour the castle for items to cure his werewolf curse.
7. Gunfright (released in 1986, 1-2 players) – A Wild West spin on the isometric style, with an improved engine and new first-person target-shooting sections.
8. Slalom (released in 1987, 1-2 players) – Rare’s first console game. Make it to the bottom of each course before time runs out while avoiding trees, sledders, snowmen and other skiers.
9. R.C. Pro-Am (released in 1988, 1 player) – Responsive racing game that inspired elements of Rare’s future racers, including speed boosts, upgrades and collectible power-ups littered around the track.
10. Cobra Triangle (released in 1989, 1 player) – Hop into a boat and power through a branching game world, completing challenges such as shooting targets, disposing of mines and defeating leviathans.
11. Snake Rattle N Roll (released in 1990, 1-2 players) – A fast-paced isometric adventure. Rattle and Roll must eat Nibbley-Pibbleys until they’re heavy enough to ring a bell and open the exit.
12. Digger T. Rock (released in 1990, 1-2 players) – 2D platformer in which Digger must find an exit switch, stand on it, then make it to the exit in 60 seconds.
13. Solar Jetman (released in 1990, 1 player) – A game built around exploration and physics; Jetman has to tow fuel and other items to his mothership.
14. Battletoads (released in 1991, 1-2 players) – Skill and perseverance required as the ’Toads take on multiple game styles to rescue Pimple and Princess Angelica from the Dark Queen.
15. R.C. Pro-Am II (released in 1992, 1-4 players) – Sequel to R.C. Pro-Am with a wider variety of environments, more car customization options and bonus games.
16. Battletoads Arcade (released in 1994) – First “Battletoads” game to allow all three ‘Toads to play simultaneously. Has never had a home release before “Rare Replay”!
17. Killer Instinct Gold (released in 1996, 1-2 players) – Home version of Killer Instinct 2 with several multiplayer modes (including tournament mode) and a training dojo.
18. Blast Corps (released in 1997, 1 player) – Cult classic with a fleet of destructive vehicles (from bulldozers to robots) used to clear the path for a runaway nuclear missile carrier.
19. Banjo-Kazooie (released in 1998, 1 player) – 3D platformer adventure where Banjo and Kazooie must take on the evil witch Gruntilda, who’s kidnapped Banjo’s sister Tooty and plans to steal her beauty for herself.
20. Jet Force Gemini (released in 1999, 1-4 players) – Interstellar action adventure that mixes third-person exploration and alien-blasting action as the last three JFG members go up against Mizar.
21. Perfect Dark (relased in 2000, 1-4 players) – A stealth shooter set in the year 2023. Players lead secret agent Joanna Dark against the dataDyne corporation as they uncover an alien conspiracy that takes her around the world.
22. Banjo-Tooie (released in 2000, 1-4 players) – Builds on Banjo-Kazooie with larger worlds, separately controllable characters, multiplayer modes and many more moves to learn.
23. Conker’s Bad Fur Day (released in 2001, 1-4 players) – Beloved comedy adventure that mixes up genres (platformer, third-person shooting, racing) with mature humor, pop culture references and parodies.
24. Grabbed by the Ghoulies (released in 2003, 1 player) – Rare’s first Xbox game. A comic book beat-’em-up set in a haunted house filled with breakable scenery and Ghoulies of all kinds.
25. Perfect Dark Zero (released in 2005, 1-4 players locally, up to 32 players online) – A prequel to Perfect Dark that delves into Joanna’s origins and fuses first-person shooting with third-person, cover-based combat.
26. Kameo: Elements of Power (released in 2005, 1-2 players locally or online) – A fantasy adventure focused on combat and exploration, with Kameo able to transform into ten different Elemental Warriors.
27. Viva Piñata (released in 2006, 1-2 players locally) – A magical gardening/life sim in which the player can cultivate a garden paradise, attract different Piñatas and keep them safe from Professor Pester and his Ruffians.
28. Jetpac Refuelled (released in 2007, 1-2 players locally or online) – A modern update to Jetpac. Assemble and fuel your rocket before blasting off to the next of 128 challenging stages.
29. Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (released in 2008, 1-2 players locally, up to 4 players online) – A more open-ended, customizable approach to the series with vehicle-based challenges set by L.O.G. (the Lord of Games).
30. Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (released in 2008, 1-2 players locally or online) – Features new species and Piñata Central challenges, plus desert and arctic regions to visit and catch native Piñatas. IGN Logo
Duxxy3
Member
I loved the BC and Elite controller announcement. Probably going to trade in my 360 sometime this summer. Just not much reason to keep it now.
I loved the tomb raider reveal. That's probably my most wanted game of the fall at this point. Wasn't blown away by the Halo 5 demo. Gears 4 demo was impossible to see and I don't like the character design. I recently played through all of the gears games, so my anticipation of the gears remaster is very low.
Don't care about holo lens or anything vr related. Just not my thing. Didn't care much for the Rare stuff.
I loved the tomb raider reveal. That's probably my most wanted game of the fall at this point. Wasn't blown away by the Halo 5 demo. Gears 4 demo was impossible to see and I don't like the character design. I recently played through all of the gears games, so my anticipation of the gears remaster is very low.
Don't care about holo lens or anything vr related. Just not my thing. Didn't care much for the Rare stuff.
dark_inferno
Member
Cuphead was the best thing out of this conference. Really.
Rare collection was cool.
The rest was awful.
Rare collection was cool.
The rest was awful.
Aren't half these games in the rare collection?
Boombloxer
Member
That list is quite short.
dgrdsv
Member
Recore is literally the only thing that was interesting to me from the whole conference. Well, Gears 4 as well but that was known for some time. I don't really care about BC with 360 as 360 didn't have that much games on it I was interested in.
So I dunno, 5/10? Like, not bad but nothing exciting either. Pretty mediocre conference.
So I dunno, 5/10? Like, not bad but nothing exciting either. Pretty mediocre conference.
Started off strong and then the indie section hit and made me sleepy, and seeing The Division and Fallout, AGAIN, is where Crackdown and Scalebound would have been good.
Rare collection looks cool, but it looked like Conker was the N64 version instead of the Xbox version. Meh. And a pirate game from Rare? Eh, fuck off. Nobody has been wanting that.
Gears 4 was really underwhelming and I was expecting to be blown away graphically. Oh well. 6/10 conference for me right now. Need more time to digest.
Rare collection looks cool, but it looked like Conker was the N64 version instead of the Xbox version. Meh. And a pirate game from Rare? Eh, fuck off. Nobody has been wanting that.
Gears 4 was really underwhelming and I was expecting to be blown away graphically. Oh well. 6/10 conference for me right now. Need more time to digest.
MasterForm
Member
Solid C+ for me. I'm still not interested in the one. Backwards compatibility is not a selling point for me, but I suppose it's a good option to have.
Halo looked like, well, Halo. Gears was refreshing, but it has passed its time. Forza was there too.
Microsoft needs a new trinity.
Halo looked like, well, Halo. Gears was refreshing, but it has passed its time. Forza was there too.
Microsoft needs a new trinity.
But that's not a Rare game! It's an Ultimate game!
I'm curious what's actually in that lineup, and how exactly the licensing's worked out for the Nintendo titles (they hinted at the likes of Jet Force Gemini in the clusters of people, and that's a big deal for me!)
gamechanger87
Member
chronic_archaic
Member
Nice conference - but the megatons came early. Started to slog near the end (Gears demo was way too long) but good nonetheless.
panda-zebra
Member
+ Backwards compatibility and the nudge to 360 owners to move up was the obvious things I took away from the show. The Rare stuff also hoping to pull on that nostalgia factor - effective.
+ The Elite controller looks smooth, hopefully not too pricey.
-?! Hololens didn't need to be on an xbone stage, that was beyond Milo as far as misleading stuff goes. Windows 10 windows 10 windows 10, whatever, not interested in that talk and the confusing mixed messaging around where we were hearing about xbox and where we were hearing about win10 and where the two were spoken of together in a meaningful way. The whole VR thing only ended up even muddier than post-Oculus show - there can only be one real reason for this and it's not a positive move, it can't be, badly judged at best and purposefully misleading at worst. It's stuff like this that takes the shine off the good stuff.
At the end I was all set for a megaton, not a montage recap.
EDIT: And if that was the first I'd seen of The Division I'd have been impressed, so long after such a shiny reveal, however, not really feeling as hyped.
+ The Elite controller looks smooth, hopefully not too pricey.
-?! Hololens didn't need to be on an xbone stage, that was beyond Milo as far as misleading stuff goes. Windows 10 windows 10 windows 10, whatever, not interested in that talk and the confusing mixed messaging around where we were hearing about xbox and where we were hearing about win10 and where the two were spoken of together in a meaningful way. The whole VR thing only ended up even muddier than post-Oculus show - there can only be one real reason for this and it's not a positive move, it can't be, badly judged at best and purposefully misleading at worst. It's stuff like this that takes the shine off the good stuff.
At the end I was all set for a megaton, not a montage recap.
EDIT: And if that was the first I'd seen of The Division I'd have been impressed, so long after such a shiny reveal, however, not really feeling as hyped.
Phat Michael
Banned
Just got my gears of War code as the conference finished. Seems to be pretty leggy tho! Can't access it.
Newtype-001
Member
7/10 solid as solid snake.
Not sure this was the "greatest lineup in Xbox History".
Nothing really major aside from the big games we already knew about, and Gears 4 left me underwhelmed, they only showed a quick trailer for Forza 6, Tomb Raider gameplay looked the same as the 2013 Tomb Raider.
Backwards compatibility doesn't interest me as if I wanted to play 360 games I'd have kept my 360. I don't buy new consoles to play old games.
The new controller, yeah even more fragmentation.
Just massively underwhelmed to be honest. Halo 5 gameplay looked quite good, not sure about the 4 player though, looks a little gimmicky
Nothing really major aside from the big games we already knew about, and Gears 4 left me underwhelmed, they only showed a quick trailer for Forza 6, Tomb Raider gameplay looked the same as the 2013 Tomb Raider.
Backwards compatibility doesn't interest me as if I wanted to play 360 games I'd have kept my 360. I don't buy new consoles to play old games.
The new controller, yeah even more fragmentation.
Just massively underwhelmed to be honest. Halo 5 gameplay looked quite good, not sure about the 4 player though, looks a little gimmicky
Domcorleone
Member
-Cuphead was the best thing there
-BC was great
-Waaaaay too many CG trailers
-Division was downgraded
-Too many Multiplat games
-Gears showing was terrible
-TR looked boring (although Im pretty sure the actual game will be as good if not better than the first)
-Hololens looked nice but why show it? They said nothing else about it.
-Im pissed that I'll have to buy another controller from MS since that elite controller looks beautiful
Overall B-
-BC was great
-Waaaaay too many CG trailers
-Division was downgraded
-Too many Multiplat games
-Gears showing was terrible
-TR looked boring (although Im pretty sure the actual game will be as good if not better than the first)
-Hololens looked nice but why show it? They said nothing else about it.
-Im pissed that I'll have to buy another controller from MS since that elite controller looks beautiful
Overall B-
I am also of the opinion that last year's conference was much better than this one.
Actually, this year, they were a bit flat, generally speaking. There were no big "what is going on/WHAT IS THIS GAME" hype moments. No megatons, no nothing. And the rare game looks very... average? It has this kinect game aesthetic despite not being a kinect game that really jars me. Props are due for being the second most colorful game on presentation though. (First prize goes to Beyond Eyes. I loved the look of that.)
Actually, this year, they were a bit flat, generally speaking. There were no big "what is going on/WHAT IS THIS GAME" hype moments. No megatons, no nothing. And the rare game looks very... average? It has this kinect game aesthetic despite not being a kinect game that really jars me. Props are due for being the second most colorful game on presentation though. (First prize goes to Beyond Eyes. I loved the look of that.)
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I enjoyed the show. Even with the Hololens "smoke and mirrors".
More interested to see the options Forza 6 has to offer.
It looked fantastic! Jury is still out on dynamic or pre-baked lighting however.
More interested to see the options Forza 6 has to offer.
It looked fantastic! Jury is still out on dynamic or pre-baked lighting however.
Art Vandilay
Member
I think you maybe saw Recore? I was wondering the same thing.
FullMetaltech
Member
Conference was solid. Could of done without the hololens stuff. Only dissapointed in Gears 4 and RotTR didnt realky wow me. All in all exciting stuff from here on out into 2016. I noticed they didnt push exvlusive content or dlc and cod was absent too.
Solid SOAP
Member
Lots of awesome features but not enough games to back it up, imo. Mods in FO4 is pretty sick tho, I hope that the PS4 version gets similar treatment.
SolidusDave
Member
I don't have a XB1 but that was pretty good.
Maybe not so much on the exclusive games department (because that's "just" the usual 4 xbox brands plus let's-pretent-TR-is-one-of-them) but the backwards compatibility and early access stuff is pretty interesting stuff that I wish Sony would also manage to do.
F4 mods is also interesting to hear, although that's probably on PS4, too (no mention it's exclusive like for the free F3 360 version etc.) but might be not as straight forward due to Win10 integration?
Maybe not so much on the exclusive games department (because that's "just" the usual 4 xbox brands plus let's-pretent-TR-is-one-of-them) but the backwards compatibility and early access stuff is pretty interesting stuff that I wish Sony would also manage to do.
F4 mods is also interesting to hear, although that's probably on PS4, too (no mention it's exclusive like for the free F3 360 version etc.) but might be not as straight forward due to Win10 integration?
Aaronrules380
Member
It did nothing for me, but I didn't expect it to. The types of games MS emphasizes simply don't appeal to me. Hope Sony does more stuff I like, and Nintendo definitely will be great for me
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
6/10, better than last year's show.
The Albatross
Member
The developers of each game have to release an update to the title for it to work. Supposedly they have "100s of games" by the end of 2015, but arguably, it might be limited based on the developer.
For instance, EA isn't likely to do updates for Madden '06 - Madden 15 360 version when they're releasing Madden 15+ on Xbox One. There's a couple games I really hope get ported, Mass Effect (confirmed by the image of it), Trials HD & Trials Evolution, NCAA Football '14 (the last college football game ever). Similar to with how EA Will do Madden, there's a lot of serialized games that probably won't be updated... Like, will Ubisoft do Assassins Creed IV When they released it already on 360 and X1...? Probably (and hopefully) not.
DOWN
Banned
Is it me or is this conference full of good things that have been poorly executed? Slow Gears 4 demo, backwards compatibility that is limited to a select list like 360 so it will burn out, Tomb Raider launching against Fallout 4 with a "gameplay" demo that was almost entirely outside player control...
I wanted Crackdown, and that's not even happening today
I wanted Crackdown, and that's not even happening today
StealthGoblin
Banned
Microsoft values every RARE game before Kinect Sports at a dollar each. Enough said.
Alphacentauri
Neo Member
This. So many haters in here. Or, fanboys maybe.
Nemesis121
Member
They said 100 games by it's release and publishers only need to ok it and the game will be BC, but Developers who are interested in making money off of remaster won't like this one bit..
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Banned
The Rare game, Cuphead and that Inafune-thingie were very interesting, but man, as far as unexpected megaton game announcements ( holy shit, THIS game is on Xbone?! I need to buy this console ASAP) there was...nothing.
DangerMouse
Member
Recore, pretty much the one totally new thing that looked potentially cool.