{"id":76194,"date":"2015-05-27T12:30:15","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T10:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=76194"},"modified":"2015-05-27T13:18:59","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T11:18:59","slug":"the-5-best-xbox-one-exclusives-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/76194-the-5-best-xbox-one-exclusives-so-far","title":{"rendered":"The 5 best Xbox One exclusives (so far)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Xbox One has produced some exciting games since its entry into the highly-competitive marketplace, so we decided to take a closer-look at the five best games Microsoft&#8217;s eigth-generation console has to offer so far.<\/p>\n<p>There are, of course, more to come, especially given <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/75596-what-microsoft-needs-to-do-to-impress-at-e3.html\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft&#8217;s plans for E3<\/a>, but for now these are the best you can buy.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Sunset Overdrive<\/h3>\n<p>Coming from the minds behind <em>Ratchet &amp; Clank<\/em> and <em>Resistance<\/em>, we knew <em>Sunset Overdrive<\/em> was going to bring the noise.<\/p>\n<p>The explosive and stylised world of Sunset City may be overrun with mutant zombies, but its fun gameplay mechanics and forward-thinking story push it beyond the usual run-&#8216;n-gun scenario.<\/p>\n<p>The complex upgrade system and punchy punk soundtrack only upped the ante.\u00a0The only thing comparable it to is a <em>Tony Hawk Pro Skater<\/em> game&#8230; with guns, monsters and many &#8216;splosions.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/heYWIUIFwbw?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Titanfall<\/h3>\n<p><em>Titanfall<\/em> struggled to live up to the <em>COD<\/em>-killer hype that surrounded it before release, but while it didn&#8217;t change the face of multiplayer as we know it, it&#8217;s still a great game.<\/p>\n<p>Respawn Entertainment\u2019s silky-smooth gameplay paired extremely well with the high-flying action at the heart of the experience.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a fleet-footed Pilot, dashing around and running up along walls, or a stomping, rocket-firing Titan mech,\u00a0<em>Titanfall<\/em> has a lot of variety for gamers looking for something different.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3FPtT4C870c?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Forza Motorsport 5<\/h3>\n<p>While another sequel is in the pipelines, <em>Forza 5<\/em>\u00a0is the highest reviewed Xbox One game to date. This game delivers all the thrills of driving the best cars in the world through gorgeous locations worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>While this title is more forgiving than the PlayStation exclusive <em>Gran Turismo<\/em> series, it still offers a realistic driving simulator that\u2019s great for racing game veterans and newbies alike.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s not forget it&#8217;s probably the most gorgeous racing game ever made, or <em>Project CARS<\/em> is?<\/p>\n<p>Either way, if you have an Xbox One and you dig racing games, <em>Forza Motorsport 5<\/em> should be in your game collection.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/__6lyUbBdWM?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Dead Rising 3<\/h3>\n<p>Set during the inevitable zombie apocalypse, <em>Dead Rising 3<\/em> has you make your way out of Los Angeles before the military arrives to blow the city to smithereens.<\/p>\n<p>Previous games in the series were more boxed-in, but this one is open-world, which means you can wander wherever you want, picking up all kinds of common items and using them as weapons against the undead.<\/p>\n<p>The killer feature here is how many zombies the Xbox One hardware lets the game throw at you at once. It can become overwhelming at times &#8211; which is exactly how a zombie attack should feel.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DYXGRu23QMQ?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Halo: The Master Chief Collection<\/h3>\n<p><em>Halo<\/em> fans knew it was inevitable, but it somehow still managed to make them squeal when it was announced.<\/p>\n<p><em>Halo: The Master Chief Collection<\/em> gathers all four of the series\u2019 main games into one gorgeous package. Best of all, the games that first came out on the original Xbox, <em>Halo: Combat Evolved<\/em> and <em>Halo 2<\/em>, have been totally remastered with graphics that look right at home on the Xbox One.<\/p>\n<p>The devs\u00a0also packed in every single multiplayer map that\u2019s ever been released for all of the games, including DLC and PC-exclusive maps. All-in-all, it\u2019s an impressive package, and a great deal for anyone with a fondness for the series.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ei0DKYdlTK0?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So those are our five, what are yours?<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Article courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming\u00a0features worth reading<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Our Fallout 4 wishlist\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/76096-our-fallout-4-wishlist.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Our Fallout 4 wishlist<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Games you can play this week \u2013 catastrophes and colour\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/76072-games-you-can-play-this-week-catastrophes-and-colour.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Games you can play this week \u2013 catastrophes and colour<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to What Sony needs to do to impress at E3\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/75962-what-sony-needs-to-do-to-impress-at-e3.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">What Sony needs to do to impress at E3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which 5 of the Xbox One&#8217;s exclusives thus far are worthy of recognition?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":76198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[1513,10328,2664,14120,10288,10287,10065,10083],"class_list":["post-76194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-dead-rising-3","tag-forza-5","tag-gaming","tag-halo-master-chief-collection","tag-sunset-overdrive","tag-titanfall","tag-xbox-one","tag-xbox-one-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76200,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76194\/revisions\/76200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}