Xbox Solution:
Choose Your Family’s Own Adventure
Role-playing games (RPGs) first emerged on the PC, and soon spread their popularity across to console platforms. The key feature that makes the genre so popular is its open-ended gameplay. Most RPGs let you create and customize your character(s) any way you desire instead of having to play with pre-made personalities. Games such as Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind give you many character customization options, offering huge worlds to explore with lots of challenges to overcome. As you take on these various challenges and your character(s) become stronger, you’re thus able to take on even harder challenges.
The rich world of Morrowind awaits.
RPG gaming is mainly geared towards teens and adults, because of the large amount of reading and decision-making involved. However, many titles are available that your younger child will enjoy, perhaps with a little help and encouragement from you.
Who will you (or your kid) be and how will you get there? The choice is yours. Find a comfy seat, grab a controller, and prepare to immerse yourself in the massive worlds of RPGs.
Let’s tackle some of the hottest upcoming Xbox® RPG titles that gamers can’t wait to get their hands on.
Fable™
This revolutionary title will give you complete control over your character. Even your smallest action can affect the rest of the game. Remember the cause-effect relationship here. One of the game’s most exciting features is how your character’s appearance changes over time, reflecting your past actions. The game never plays the same way twice. Play through the game the second time, making a few different decisions, and you’ll have yourself a new storyline with a new character ready to take on new adventures. The possibilities are endless: All you have to do is decide who you want to be and how you want to get there.
A hero begins his journey.
Jade Empire™
This game has a great story to tell if you are up to the challenge. Travel through mystic China, uncover the world’s darkest secrets, engage in epic battles, and become the martial arts master of Jade Empire. Developed by the experienced crew at BioWare, the game features flexible fighting system where player can master over 30 different martial arts styles. You’ll decide if you want to be good or evil and how you want to accomplish your goals. Test your skills against a huge variety of enemies and prove to the world that you are a force to be reckoned with.
What challenges await you?
Sudeki™
Sudeki pushes the limits of real-time combat in the RPG genre. You’ll engage in awesome real-time battles using a huge variety of melee and magic attacks. Combine that with a new graphics engine built specifically for the Xbox and you’ve got yourself an immersive experience like no other. All that is backed up by an immense story line filled with many plot twists that will keep you guessing all the way through the game. You’ll control a squad of four different characters each with their own unique attributes and attitude. You’ll learn the story behind each character and unite the squad to cooperatively battle against hordes of enemies.
Master your combat skills.
Star Wars® Knights of the Old Republic® II: The Sith Lords™
How will you wield the force? What will you use it for? Which side will you choose? All these choices are left to the gamer to decide. Meet new characters throughout your quest to find your destiny, learning new abilities along the way. Choose to stand with the Light side or fall to the temptations of the Dark side. Either way, you’re in for an adventure of grand proportions. Players will visit six different worlds, each unique with its own inhabitants and traditions, each full of secrets to be discovered. You’ll discover new force powers, and you’ll have to learn to use your character’s unique abilities to get through the game’s vast array of challenges.
Dive into the familiar genre.
All these titles will be great additions to the ever-growing Xbox RPG library. Here’s to starting your very own collection!
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