Here are the top games for 2006, based on Xbox Live connectivity.
The following rankings are based on data collected from 1/1/06 – 12/29/06:
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2006 Top Xbox 360 Titles (UU's) |
| 1 |
Gears of War |
| 2 |
Hexic HD |
| 3 |
Call of Duty 2 |
| 4 |
Ghost Recon 3 |
| 5 |
Oblivion |
| 6 |
PGR3 |
| 7 |
Perfect Dark Zero |
| 8 |
Call Of Duty 3 |
| 9 |
UNO |
| 10 |
EA SPORTS™ Fight Night Round 3 |
| 11 |
Saints Row |
| 12 |
Geometry Wars Evolved |
| 13 |
DEAD OR ALIVE 4 |
| 14 |
Texas Hold 'em |
| 15 |
Madden NFL 07 |
| 16 |
DEAD RISING |
| 17 |
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted |
| 18 |
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas |
| 19 |
BFMC |
| 20 |
Splinter Cell Double Agent |
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2006 Top Arcade Titles (Purchased) |
| 1 |
UNO |
| 2 |
Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting |
| 3 |
Geometry Wars Evolved |
| 4 |
Marble Blast Ultra |
| 5 |
PAC-MAN |
| 6 |
DOOM |
| 7 |
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 |
| 8 |
GALAGA |
| 9 |
Gauntlet |
| 10 |
Frogger |
| 11 |
Bankshot Billiards 2 |
| 12 |
SmashTV |
| 13 |
Contra |
| 14 |
Zuma |
| 15 |
Texas Hold 'em |
| 16 |
Bejeweled 2 |
| 17 |
Feeding Frenzy |
| 18 |
Small Arms |
| 19 |
Cloning Clyde |
| 20 |
LUMINES LIVE! |
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2006 Top Original Xbox Titles |
| 1 |
Halo 2 |
| 2 |
Battlefield 2: MC |
| 3 |
Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2 |
| 4 |
Madden NFL 2006 |
| 5 |
Counter-Strike |
| 6 |
Splinter Cell Chaos |
| 7 |
Forza Motorsport |
| 8 |
Call of Duty 2 |
| 9 |
Ghost Recon 2 |
| 10 |
PGR 2 |
| 11 |
Rainbow Six 3 |
| 12 |
NFS Most Wanted |
| 13 |
Ghost Recon 2: SS |
| 14 |
Rainbow Six 3 BA |
| 15 |
Ghost Recon AW |
| 16 |
Far Cry Instincts |
| 17 |
Madden NFL 07 |
| 18 |
Conker: Live Reloaded |
| 19 |
Tony Hawk Am Wasteland |
| 20 |
RS 4: Lockdown |
Remember, UU's is the number of Gamertags that have played a game. In the case of Arcade titles, that list is ranked by purchased games. That is why the Arcade titles may be ranked out of order on the top list. Some Arcade titles may be purchased by
one Gamertag, but played by
multiple Gamertags.
Name: England Premiership Picture Pack
Price: 200 Points
NOT Available in: Mexico
Dash Details: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, Reading, Sheffield United, Tottenham Hotspur, Watford, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic.
Name: France Ligue 1 Orange Picture Pack
Price: 200 Points
NOT Available in: Mexico
Dash Details: AJ Auxerre, AS Monaco, AS Nancy-Lorraine, AS Saint-Etienne, CS Sedan-Ardennes, ES Troyes AC, FC Lorient, FC Nantes-Atlantique, FC Sochaux, Girondins Bordeaux, Le Mans UC 72, LOSC Lille Métropole, OGC Nice, Olympique de Marseille, Olympique Lyonnais, Paris Saint-Germain, Racing Club de Lens, Stade Rennais FC, Toulouse FC, Valenciennes Anzin FC.
Name: Germany 1. Bundesliga Picture Pack
Price: 200 Points
NOT Available in: Mexico
Dash Details: 1. FC Nürnberg, 1. FSV Mainz 05, Alemannia Aachen, Arminia Bielefeld, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayern München, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia M'gladbach, Eintracht Frankfurt, Energie Cottbus, FC Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, Hertha BSC, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen
Name: Mexico Primera Division Picture Pack
Price: 200 Points
NOT Available in: Mexico
Dash Details: América, Atlante, Atlas, Cruz Azul, Guadalajara, Jaguares de Chiapas, Monarcas Morelia, Monterrey, Necaxa, Pachuca, Querétaro, San Luis, Santos Laguna, Tiburones Veracruz, Tigres U.A.N.L., Toluca, U.A.G., U.N.A.M.
Name: Spain Primera Division Picture Pack
Price: 200 Points
NOT Available in: Mexico
Dash Details: Athletic Club de Bilbao, Atlético de Madrid, Club Atlético Osasuna, FC Barcelona, Getafe CF, Levante UD, Nástic de Tarragona, Racing de Santander, RC Celta de Vigo, RC Deportivo, RC Recreativo, RCD Espanyol, RCD Mallorca, Real Betis Balompié, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Real Zaragoza, Sevilla FC, Valencia CF, Villarreal CF.
Yes, I see the irony that the Mexico Primera Division pack is not available in Mexcio.
If you’re having some issues connecting to Xbox Live, or getting into a game (matchmaking) the operations team is aware of the issues and are working on it.
I just heard from the Ops team...and we are all set now. They are debriefing now...so I'll see if I can get anything out of e to share on my show this week.
I have received quite a bit of email me asking to post the top downloads on the Video Marketplace (in addition to the Xbox Live activity list I post each week.) Here are the top 10 TV and Movie downloads between Dec. 11 and Dec 17th.
Top 10 movie downloads:
1. Mission Impossible III - SD only
2. Nacho Libre - SD only
3. V for Vendetta - HD Available
4. Poseidon - HD Available
5. Swordfish - HD Available
6. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - SD only
7. ATL - HD Available
8. The Lake House - SD only
9. Clockwork Orange, A - SD only
10. Clash of the Titans - SD only
Top 10 TV episodes:
1. South Park - SD only
2. Enterprise - HD Available
3. UFC - HD Available
4. Chappelle's Show: Uncensored - SD only
5. Jericho - HD Available
6. The State - SD only
7. Avatar: The Last Airbender - SD only
8. Robot Chicken - SD only
9. Drawn Together - SD only
10. The Venture Bros. - SD only
Edit: Added SD/HD versions
Name: New Rally-X
Price: 400 Points
NOT Available in: Korea
Dash Details: Single Player, HD (High Definition). Collect all the flags while avoiding enemy cars! With new features such as the Lucky Flag, which awards you points depending on your remaining fuel. Collect the Special Flag to double the points of all remaining flags! NEW RALLY-X, the sequel to RALLY-X, was released in 1981. It featured new courses and adjustments to the enemy cars, improving the overall game balance, as well as new graphics and BGM!
This is an update to the arcade classic
Name: Happy Holiday Theme
Price: Free
Available in: All Xbox Live regions.
Dash Details: Get in the holiday mood with this exclusive theme from The Godfather. Featuring "The Don" brought to your dashboard for free. Also included, a never before seen logo from The Godfather The Game. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!
Edit: It's now free on the marketplace.
Xbox Live members can now download the following content from the Marketplace:
Name: PAC-MAN Picture Pack
Price: 190 Points
Available in: All Xbox Live regions
Dash Details: A Gamer Picture Pack consisting of 12 Gamer Pictures based on game characters and illustrations featured in PAC-MAN.
Name: GALAGA Picture Pack
Price: 190 Points
Available in: All Xbox Live regions
Dash Details: A Gamer Picture Pack consisting of 12 Gamer Pictures based on game characters and illustrations featured in GALAGA.
Xbox Live members in Canada can now download the following content from the Marketplace:
Name: M3 Gamer Picture
Price: Free
ONLY Available in: Canada
Dash Details: Download this gamer picture
Now that Christmas 2006 is in the books, how was it? What is the best or worst gift that you received? Any duds? Any fun surprises? I’d love to hear your stories.
These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live. If the Xbox 360 list and the original Xbox list were combined, then Gears of War continues to be the top Xbox Live title.
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (UU’s)
1 Gears of War
2 Call Of Duty 3
3 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
4 Assault Heroes
5 Madden NFL 07
6 Call of Duty 2
7 Oblivion
8 Ghost Recon 3
9 Saints Row
10 Tony Hawk's Project 8 Demo
Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1 Assault Heroes
2 Novadrome
3 RoboBlitz
4 Contra
5 Small Arms
6 DOOM
7 Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting
8 PAC-MAN
9 LUMINES LIVE!
10 UNO
Original Xbox Top Live Games
1 Halo 2
2 Battlefield 2: MC
3 Madden NFL 07
4 Counter-Strike
5 Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
6 Forza Motorsport
7 Call of Duty 3
8 Conker: Live Reloaded
9 Ghost Recon 2
10 Call of Duty 2