XBOX System Link

Argentina94

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I have a 3 TV/XBOX setup for a total of 6 players max. I was just wondering what people could recommend (other than Halo).

I'm particularly interested in system link/split screen games but I'm having a hard time finding options that aren't limited to shooters. Are there any racing games thatuse this feature at all? The racers I own that offer system link limit a player per TV, which I find odd.

Thanks everyone.
 

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Argentina94 said:
I have a 3 TV/XBOX setup for a total of 6 players max. I was just wondering what people could recommend (other than Halo).

I'm particularly interested in system link/split screen games but I'm having a hard time finding options that aren't limited to shooters. Are there any racing games thatuse this feature at all? The racers I own that offer system link limit a player per TV, which I find odd.

Thanks everyone.

It is mainly the shooters that take advantage of this. Serious Sam allowed two players per Xbox co-op which was a blast. We did four players total but I was thinking you could do more than that if you had another Xbox.

As for racing games, I thought there were some games that supported this feature. Altough, I think you only end up with one person (maybe two) being able to play. (Per Xbox).
 

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Gameoz said:
It is mainly the shooters that take advantage of this. Serious Sam allowed two players per Xbox co-op which was a blast. We did four players total but I was thinking you could do more than that if you had another Xbox.

As for racing games, I thought there were some games that supported this feature. Altough, I think you only end up with one person (maybe two) being able to play. (Per Xbox).

I realize shooters are the best options. I already have the Halos, Crimson Skies, MechAssault, Timesplitters 3, etc. so I guess I basically asking for options that are not in that category.

I have Outrun 2 and Forza, but they only allow 1 player per XBOX. I know the MotoGP games offer 4 players per box on system link and I just read the PGR2 offers 2 per XBOX on link as well but I can't find anything else.

Any other racers? Formula 1? Too bad Burnout 3 has no system link :mad:
 

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I found this looking around, so I don't know how acurate it is. The format is screwed up but you can see the options. First number is Max number of players, then # of Xbox Systems, followed by number of players per system.



XBOX System Link and Co-op Games
System Link XBOX Games
An updated list can be find here by shadowpanther (Feb 2005) another list here.
My co-op/system-link list was last updated May 2004 and won't be updated anymore.

Game Title Max # Players # xboxes # Plyrs/ xbox
Amped 2 8 8 1
Brute Force (4co-op) 8 4 4
Crimson Skies 16 16 2
Deathrow 8 8 1
Ghost Recon 16 16 1
Ghost Recon: Island Thunder 16 16 1
Halo 16 4 4
Inside Pitch 2003 2 2 1
Mech Assault 8 8 2
Midnight Club II 8 8 1
Midtown Madness 3 8 8 1
Moto GP 16 16 4
Moto GP 2 16 16 4
Nascar Heat 2002 32 8 4
NFL Fever 2003 8 2 4
NFL Fever 2004 8 2 4
Project Gotham 2 Racing 8 8 2
Rainbox Six 3 (4co-op) 16 16 1
Return to Castle Wolfenstein 16 16 1
Sega GT Online 6 6 1
Serious Sam (4co-op) 8 (4co-op) 8 4
Soldier of Fortune 2 10 10 1
Time Splitters 2 16 4 4
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X 8 8 1
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 8 8 1
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 8 8 1
Tony Hawk's Underground 8 8 1
Top Spin 4 2 2
Unreal Championship 6 to 10 10 4
Whacked 4 4 1
Games in bold are ones I recommend for xbox LAN parties.

Co-op XBOX Games ( system link only says yes if linkable in co-op mode)
Game Title Split Screen Shared Full Screen 4 Players System Link
Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance . x . .
Brute Force x . x yes
Defender x . . .
Dynasty Warriors 3 x . . .
Dynasty Warriors 4 x . . .
Gauntlet: Dark Legacy . x . .
Ghost Recon x . . .
Halo x . . .
House of the Dead . x . .
Hunter: The Reckoning . x x .
LOTR: Return of the King . x . .
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun x . . .
Rainbox Six 3 . . x yes
Return to Castle Wolfenstein x . . .
Serious Sam . . x yes
Sims x . . .
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . x . .
Wakeboarding Unleashed x . . .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[First Person Shooters]
Halo
Halo 2
Rainbow Six 3
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow
Grand Theft Auto 3
GTA Vice City

[Action/Adventure]
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

[Action/Fighters]
Dead or Alive 3
Soul Calibur II
Ninja Gaiden
Def Jam Fight for NY
Guilty Gear X2 Reload (2D awesome animation)
Mortal Kombat: Deception
MechAssault 2

[Sports]
ESPN NFL2K5
NBA Ballers (1on1)
NBA Street 2 (3on3, whacky arcade)
NHL Hitz Pro (whacky arcade)
Kelly Slaters Pro Surfer
SSX 3 (snowboarding)
Top Spin (tennis)
Sega Soccer Slam (3on3, whacky arcade)
FIFA 2005 (Pro Evolution Soccer 4 is better if you can get it)
Fight Night 2004 (boxing)
Crimson Skies (airplane dogfights)
Wakeboarding Unleashed
MotoGP 2

[Car Racing]
Colin McRae Rally 2005
Burnout 3
Rallisport Challenge
Rallisport Challenge 2

[Stealth Action]
Splinter Cell
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Hitman 2
Hitman Contracts

[Action/Adventure]
Spiderman 2
Lord of the Rings Two Towers
LOTR Return of the King
Namco Musuem (PacMan, Ms-PacMan, Galaga, Galaxian, Dig-Dug)
Indiana Jones Emperors Tomb

[Kids]
Finding Nemo
Disney Extreme Skate Adventure (same engine as TonyHawk4)
Shark Tale
Incredibles
Sonic Mega Collection
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (gameplay sucks, but 3-6yr olds will like it)
Godzilla Saves the Earth (gameplay sucks, but 3-6yr olds will like it)


Updated Feb 1, 2005
 
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Argentina94

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Gameoz said:
I found this looking around, so I don't know how acurate it is. The format is screwed up but you can see the options. First number is Max number of players, then # of Xbox Systems, followed by number of players per system.



XBOX System Link and Co-op Games
System Link XBOX Games
An updated list can be find here by shadowpanther (Feb 2005) another list here.
My co-op/system-link list was last updated May 2004 and won't be updated anymore.

Game Title Max # Players # xboxes # Plyrs/ xbox
Amped 2 8 8 1
Brute Force (4co-op) 8 4 4
Crimson Skies 16 16 2
Deathrow 8 8 1
Ghost Recon 16 16 1
Ghost Recon: Island Thunder 16 16 1
Halo 16 4 4
Inside Pitch 2003 2 2 1
Mech Assault 8 8 2
Midnight Club II 8 8 1
Midtown Madness 3 8 8 1
Moto GP 16 16 4
Moto GP 2 16 16 4
Nascar Heat 2002 32 8 4
NFL Fever 2003 8 2 4
NFL Fever 2004 8 2 4
Project Gotham 2 Racing 8 8 2
Rainbox Six 3 (4co-op) 16 16 1
Return to Castle Wolfenstein 16 16 1
Sega GT Online 6 6 1
Serious Sam (4co-op) 8 (4co-op) 8 4
Soldier of Fortune 2 10 10 1
Time Splitters 2 16 4 4
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X 8 8 1
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 8 8 1
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 8 8 1
Tony Hawk's Underground 8 8 1
Top Spin 4 2 2
Unreal Championship 6 to 10 10 4
Whacked 4 4 1
Games in bold are ones I recommend for xbox LAN parties.

Co-op XBOX Games ( system link only says yes if linkable in co-op mode)
Game Title Split Screen Shared Full Screen 4 Players System Link
Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance . x . .
Brute Force x . x yes
Defender x . . .
Dynasty Warriors 3 x . . .
Dynasty Warriors 4 x . . .
Gauntlet: Dark Legacy . x . .
Ghost Recon x . . .
Halo x . . .
House of the Dead . x . .
Hunter: The Reckoning . x x .
LOTR: Return of the King . x . .
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun x . . .
Rainbox Six 3 . . x yes
Return to Castle Wolfenstein x . . .
Serious Sam . . x yes
Sims x . . .
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . x . .
Wakeboarding Unleashed x . . .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[First Person Shooters]
Halo
Halo 2
Rainbow Six 3
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow
Grand Theft Auto 3
GTA Vice City

[Action/Adventure]
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

[Action/Fighters]
Dead or Alive 3
Soul Calibur II
Ninja Gaiden
Def Jam Fight for NY
Guilty Gear X2 Reload (2D awesome animation)
Mortal Kombat: Deception
MechAssault 2

[Sports]
ESPN NFL2K5
NBA Ballers (1on1)
NBA Street 2 (3on3, whacky arcade)
NHL Hitz Pro (whacky arcade)
Kelly Slaters Pro Surfer
SSX 3 (snowboarding)
Top Spin (tennis)
Sega Soccer Slam (3on3, whacky arcade)
FIFA 2005 (Pro Evolution Soccer 4 is better if you can get it)
Fight Night 2004 (boxing)
Crimson Skies (airplane dogfights)
Wakeboarding Unleashed
MotoGP 2

[Car Racing]
Colin McRae Rally 2005
Burnout 3
Rallisport Challenge
Rallisport Challenge 2

[Stealth Action]
Splinter Cell
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Hitman 2
Hitman Contracts

[Action/Adventure]
Spiderman 2
Lord of the Rings Two Towers
LOTR Return of the King
Namco Musuem (PacMan, Ms-PacMan, Galaga, Galaxian, Dig-Dug)
Indiana Jones Emperors Tomb

[Kids]
Finding Nemo
Disney Extreme Skate Adventure (same engine as TonyHawk4)
Shark Tale
Incredibles
Sonic Mega Collection
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (gameplay sucks, but 3-6yr olds will like it)
Godzilla Saves the Earth (gameplay sucks, but 3-6yr olds will like it)


Updated Feb 1, 2005

I found that article as well. Looks like asid from shooters, I can choose MotoGP and PGR2.

Thanks for the help.
 

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I am also huge into system link myself for all platforms.
The only reason I own the xbox system(original model of course.) is for the few exclusive Japanese developed games for the console. All of the Western Developed games are derivative takes on each other. To find something different and unique, you have look towards Japanese games.

Here is a list of all the Japanese Developed games released in North America on the xbox that feature system link:

-GunGriffon: Allied Strike
-Outrun 2
-Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
-Phantom Dust
-Sega GT Online
-Spikeout Battle Street
-Steel Battalion: Line of Contact

I would say go after Phantom Dust, Spikeout, and GunGriffon right off the bat.

I hope this adds a little variety to your system link matches. If you are looking for some recommendations for system link on other consoles, drop me a PM.
 
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