{"id":17931,"date":"2020-11-11T14:16:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T19:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=17931"},"modified":"2024-11-01T05:20:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T09:20:53","slug":"5-games-you-should-play-on-ea-play-now-that-its-part-of-xbox-game-pass-5-you-cant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=17931","title":{"rendered":"5 Games You Should Play on EA Play Now That Its Part of Xbox Game Pass (& 5 You Can’t)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The next generation of video games is now upon us with the release of the Xbox Series X and Series S. But even if you are still playing on your Xbox One console, there are still things to be excited about, as EA Play has now been incorporated into Xbox Game Pass. This opens Game Pass members to nearly 100 games from the Xbox One generation to all the way back on the original Xbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, if you’ve been paying attention to gaming conversations of the last few years, including the ones we have on this site, then you know the classic EA titles you should definitely be checking out. But here, I don’t wanna be the 254th person to recommend Burnout Paradise<\/em>, the 468th person to recommend Dead Space<\/em>, the 69th person to recommend Titanfall 2<\/em>, or the 985th person to recommend Mass Effect 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, I wanna shed a light on some titles, both new and old, that you might have forgotten from the neglected corners of the Electronic Arts catalog. And after that, why not bring up a few EA titles that are not a part of this service, and discuss why they are still worth adding to the service in the future. So, without further ado, let’s get to the first game!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Dante’s Inferno<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I played this game years ago, but it’s existence still feels like an esoteric SNL skit. A hack-n-slash action title with heavy influence from God of War<\/em> that is based on the Divine Comedy? It sounds absurd, even blasphemous if you’re a fan of the source material. But the game manages to be fun in its own right, even if it doesn’t do the original text justice much at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time, it was one of few titles that prioritized a 60 FPS framerate, and because of that, the game still feels smooth to play to this day. Combat, while certainly derivative of its contemporaries, manages to be a bit unique with the choice to absolve or punish enemies for different kinds of XP. And you can use this XP to upgrade different abilities to give yourself a stronger and more diverse move-set. Sometimes, you don’t want a deep story and original mechanics, you just want something instantly satisfying to play and pretty to look at. And if you turn your brain off to some of its sillier aspects, Dante’s Inferno can be that game for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Black<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Hey, remember Criterion? Before they were assigned to Star Wars DLC and Need for Speed<\/em> support, they actually made some consistently great action games. Well, despite being known for their racing titles, they did actually dabble in first-person shooting with the only original Xbox title on this list, Black<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite my love for Burnout<\/em>, I didn’t even get to play it back when it first released. Thanks to Xbox’s impressive backwords compatibility efforts, I was able to play it on Xbox One X and it hasn’t aged much at all. Outside of enhancements through the new hardware, the shower of effects when shooting up environments cover the screen in an impressive amount of debris. And thanks to great sound design and animations, guns feel powerful<\/em> to shoot over its many levels. Now, it definitely doesn’t have much of a story to write home about, but damn, if it isn’t satisfying to play. So, yea, I’d say you should play it, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Between Apex Legends<\/em>, a new Call of Duty<\/em> every year, and new favorites like Rogue Company<\/em>, there is no shortage of online shooters to try out right now. But even if I don’t play them as much as I should, the Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare<\/em> titles always have a soft spot in my heart. The ways in which Pop Cap transformed the characters, mechanics, and aesthetics of a casual strategy game into the 3rd person shooter that is Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville<\/em> never ceases to amaze me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of the different classes of plant and zombie from the main game show up here and they all harbor unique playstyles. This alongside numerous cooperative and competitive modes, means the game is accessible, even if you are new to shooters. And good God, the vibrancy of this game makes it stand out from nearly every other game in the genre. Even if you don’t play online shooters, or even if already have dozens of hours in another title, you should give PvZ: Battle for Neighborville<\/em> a try, because it truly is a delight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. SSX<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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With the recent release of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2<\/em>, many have rediscovered their love for the action sports genre. But skateboarding games didn’t rule the gaming throne alone back in the 2000s. Wakeboarding, motocross, and snowboarding all were just as popular, and in the case of the latter, SSX <\/em>was the one to beat. But it made it’s come back much earlier than 2020, and this 2013 reboot is damn solid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The over-the-top tone and vibe of SSX Tricky<\/em> has been shaved down somewhat here, with much of the more ridiculous moves being harder to pull off and the menus feeling more sterile. But the gameplay is still rock solid as it’s ever been, and gliding down mountains and doing dozens of flips and grinds on the way down is still a uniquely fun time. If you’re itching for a more arcadey snowboarding experience and something like Steep <\/em>isn’t quite doing it, then maybe SSX <\/em>is worth checking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Battlefield 1943<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Fun Fact: Battlefield 1943<\/em> is one of my favorite multiplayer games of the PS3\/360 generation. Yes, it’s a much smaller scale title, and it lacks loads of weapons and unlocks of its bigger brothers. But none of that mattered to me back then, because the purity of the multiplayer combat in this game was good enough to stand alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you played a Battlefield <\/em>game before, then you know what you are getting here: large scare warfare with multiple vehicles to pilot and miles of land to traverse. But what makes 1943 special is how it feels both old and new at the same time. It is a remake of the original Battlefield 1942<\/em>, but it was remade in the Bad Company<\/em> engine. This meant the fairly simple battlefield design of 2002 is modernized with destructible buildings and structures. Plus, since this is more transparently an arcade game, time to kill is way more forgiving. So, if you manage to find anyone on the servers, Battlefield 1943<\/em> is certainly worth a few matches worth of your time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Okay, so we’ve talked about the games you should try out, but not every EA game is on EA Play. Be it Xbox’s fault for not having yet ported the title to modern consoles, or EA’s fault for closing down studios or not restating license, none of the following games are available through EA Play. But each of these titles is special enough that they deserve to be, and if we’re lucky, they might come one day in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5) Shank 2<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Before Klei Entertainment found massive success with Don’t Starve<\/em> and Invisible Inc<\/em>, they put out a game that appealed more to my adolescent bloodlust: Shank<\/em>. I never got to play the original, but it was similar enough to the sequel, which I quite enjoyed. Besides the gorgeous hand-drawn art, the game was immensely satisfying to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might be the most gratifying melee combat system I’ve ever seen in a side scroller that generation, as sound, animation, and a few seconds of slow-motion on every hit makes each weapon hit with force you can feel. And it’s grindhouse inspired story, while not Oscar-worthy, provides fun justification for the globetrotting and ultra-violence. But the fun and variety of the combat really comes out in its multiplayer mode, where you can terrorize endless waves of thugs with nothing but a wide arsenal and a friend. Now, I’d imagine this little known title has either had its servers closed, or has been covered up due to it’s similarities to the movie Machete<\/em>, but if either of those things could be cleared up, it’d make for another great addition to EA Play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4) Deathspank<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I’m betting none of your remember this one, and I don’t really blame you. Deathspank <\/em>was an indie gem, thanks largely to Ron Gilbert’s signature humor. If you love games like Monkey Island<\/em>, then the humor here should totally be up your alley. But that aspect merely just got me in the door, because it’s combat and RPG systems kept me in for way longer than I ever expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is one of the first top-down action RPGs that I ever played, well before my time with Torchlight <\/em>and other games like it. But unlike that game, Deathspank <\/em>gave you much more direct control. The titular character could be modified to equip dozens and dozens of wacky weapons each with even sillier modifications. And every time you used them in quests, you’d collect even more loot and XP to further beef up and customize your character. I played the game through PlayStation Plus years ago, but I hope that Xbox can make an attempt to bring this game forward to modern consoles, and here’s hoping it can hit EA Play as well if that ever happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) Def Jam: Icon<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Now, it’s not hard to imagine why this game is still trapped on the Xbox 360. With all of the red tape and bureaucracy of the music industry, it would likely take moving mountains to get Def Jam to return to the realm of video games in any way. But if the impossible did happen, why not start with the most recent game in the series: Def Jam Icon<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Icon did a lot differently from the prior games. There are no health bars, as damage now shows up on the character models themselves. The game, while more grounded artistically, added turntable moves that manipulate the stages to cause massive damage. And the story mode now gets you to create your own custom character to run fades on your favorite hip hop artists. But despite all the changes, the game still had the bare-knuckle brawls and bumping soundtracks that we loved back in the day. It just sucks that the likelihood of these games coming back grows slimmer with every passing generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) Burnout Revenge<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Everyone in the world should play Burnout Paradise<\/em>. I mean, it’s not my favorite racing game of all time for no reason. But before Criterion made a diamond, they struck gold several times in the series, and Burnout Revenge<\/em> is probably their shiniest piece. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once again, this is one of the few early 360 games that aimed for a higher framerate, and on modern consoles, it stays locked to 60 FPS. And thank God, because this series’ propensity for high-speed traffic dodging and split-second vehicular battles requires every extra frame you can get. Plus, this game still doesn’t look half bad thanks to its framerate and the car damage still looks impressive by modern standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what makes this novel when compared to Paradise <\/em>is that it stuck to the earlier formula of linear tracks when choosing events. If the open world of Paradise <\/em>is frustrating, then you might find comfort in knowing you can never drift off the main path, and there are still plenty of shortcuts to blitz down if you know the tracks. So, if you’ve played something like Forza<\/em> and are itching for something more, aggressive, this one is still worth seeking out. It might not be part of EA Play, but it’s definitely worth a standalone purchase on the Microsoft Store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) The Saboteur<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This one really hurts to write about. If you haven’t heard, the developer of this game, as well as the Mercenaries <\/em>games, was shuttered <\/a>by EA years ago. Now, while the current non-existence of the, now poorly named, Pandemic Studios makes the likely hood of this game retuning slim, The Saboteur<\/em> is still a fun and unique title that deserves so much more than being left in the dust of EA’s more recent catalog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The entire game is in black and white, but the color is injected back into the game when you rid areas of Nazi control. Oh, and I should mention, the game takes place during World War II in a German-occupied Paris. Now, we’ve seen Nazis in WWII games before, but getting one of these set in Paris, with an Irish protagonist no less, was wholly unique. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, with Pandemic’s expertise with action games, the combat was still as great as it’s ever been. Cover based shooting, driving, and a newly added parkour system all felt fun enough. The game was clearly their first attempt at some mechanics, like freerunning, but gameplay as a whole feels as polished as any other AA game of that generation. But the game felt like more than just another pretty action game. For a developer that mainly made cheesy action games and licensed titles, it felt like Pandemic’s first swing at something a bit more original and genuinely artistic. That just makes the fact that this was their swan song hurt even more. But hey, once EA Play comes to PC, perhaps you’ll be able to finally get your hands on it there…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And that’s all I got! Now, of course, there are plenty of other dope EA Play titles out there that I would love to recommend, like Alice: Madness Returns<\/em> and Shadows of the Damned<\/em>, but I’ll let you look through the catalog yourself for new favorites. I’m gonna go play some of the original Titanfall <\/em>for the first time in my life now. Hope you all enjoy the next generation of Xbox!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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