The Most Expensive Xbox Games (According to CeX)
What are the most expensive Xbox games?
We looked at the prices on CeX's website (WeBuy.com) to find out which titles top the list, and whether they're worth playing for such expensive price tags. Expect to see some picks from popular franchises, like Jaws Unleashed, Castlevania: Curse Of Darkness and OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast.
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Transcript
Ok so this is the third time I’ve done this now so you know the drill. CeX is a second hand game shop in the UK, and they’ve made a new category for the rarest, most expensive games on a bunch of retro consoles.
I’ve already talked about PS2 and Gamecube, and it’s been fun, eye opening and sometimes traumatising checking out the games with the biggest price tags. Honestly, I didn’t think it’d have such a physical effect on me, please watch the first two to make it worth the damage.
But this time around, we’re looking at the original Xbox, and what games will set you back the most. I was actually really looking forward to this one; while I was a PlayStation boy growing up, I got an Xbox a little later down the line, and I think it’s aged pretty damn well all things considered. Multiplatform games tend to look best on it, that second gen controller is nice and comfy and let’s be honest, it’s incredibly easy to hack, meaning I could play most of these games authentically without risking homelessness.
Usual rules apply, we’ll start with the least expensive, working up to the most butt-clenching prices. Let’s go!
Jaws Unleashed
Hey, we owe our very name to sharks, so we have to have a soft spot for games that lets us play as our favourite aquatic killers.
Jaws Unleashed does just that, letting you play as an escaped shark, chomping its way through the waters of Amity Island. But while I may be biassed and I did have fun for a little while, I can see why critics blamed it for being pretty shallow and a bit buggy.
It’s fun for a few hours, but for £95 for a mint copy, you’re really not getting your money’s worth. And this is one of those really weird cases where we have a game based on a popular movie franchise, by all accounts it sold well back in the day, yet still costs a small fortune.
I don’t get, but if you want a game that lets you swim around as a shark at a fraction of the price, check out 2020’s Maneater. We did a review way back then and it’s much better than Jaws Unleashed. Trust me.
Nightcaster 2
A sequel to one of the very first Xbox games, Nightcaster 2 tries to do some neat things. In this dark fantasy RPG, you’re able to control your character’s direction with one analog stick, while using the other to aim spells. This, combined with a big roster of enemies and abilities to play around with, and it all sounds pretty promising. On paper.
In reality it was unbalanced, buggy and generally a bad time. You’ll die every two seconds, there’s the stupid techno soundtrack that doesn’t fit the vibe at all, and the level design is just so unbelievably basic that it feels procedurally generated.
Also £95 for this one, and that’s at least £96 too expensive.
Frankie Dettori Horse Racing
It can be great when an athlete or celebrity lends their name to a game. Tony Hawk Pro Skater, John Madden Football, Shaun White’s Snowboarding.
It can also be very funny. Dick Vitale's "Awesome, Baby!" College Hoops, Shaq Fu and Cheggers Party Quiz all come to mind. And Frankie Dettori Horse Racing definitely falls under this category.
As far as horse racing simulators go, it’s fine, but I think you really have to be into horse racing to enjoy it. It has more depth than I was expecting. There’s a full season mode where you have to train, trade and race your big ponies, and a betting mode where you literally put money on virtual races and watch them unfold. I reckon there’s a parallel timeline where the betting mode of Frankie Dettori Horse Racing is trending on Twitch. It just has that vibe.
But in our dystopian timeline, not many people bought it, meaning it now fetches £110. Think we might have to take ol’ Frankie to the glue factory before we pay that price. They take the jockeys too, right...
