2009's Most Popular Xbox Live Titles

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Microsoft's Larry Hryb released this list late yesterday, showing the top 20 games overall (based on the number of unique users), the top-selling Indie titles, best-selling arcade games, most popular original Xbox games and even the top Games For Windows Live titles

 

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU's)

 

1 Halo 3

2 Call of Duty 4

3 Modern Warfare 2

4 Call of Duty: WaW

5 Gears of War 2

6 GTA IV (Purchase and download the full game)

7 Left 4 Dead

8 Halo 3: ODST

9 FABLE II Episode 1 (of 5)

10 バイオハザード５」デモ (BioHazard 5 - Resident Evil 5)

11 Halo Wars - Demo

12 RESIDENT EVIL 5

13 Fallout 3

14 UFC 2009 Undisputed Demo

15 Left 4 Dead 2 - Demo

16 Gears of War

17 1 vs 100

18 Guitar Hero World Tour

19 Guitar Hero III

20 FIFA 09

 

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)

 

1 Battlefield 1943

2 Castle Crashers

3 Trials HD

4 Hasbro Family Game Night **

5 Shadow Complex

6 Marvel vs. Capcom 2

7 Magic: The Gathering

8 UNO

9 Worms

10 Peggle

11 Worms 2: Armageddon

12 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled

13 'Splosion Man

14 A Kingdom for Keflings

15 3 on 3 NHL Arcade

16 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

17 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade

18 Marble Blast Ultra

19 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

20 Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

 

**Combined sales of all Hasbro Family Game Night titles

 

Top Original Xbox Titles (based on UU's)

 

1 Halo 2

2 Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2

3 Fable

4 Counter-Strike

5 Conker: Live Reloaded

6 Doom 3

7 Splinter Cell Chaos

8 SW: KOTOR

9 Star Wars: Battlefront

10 SW: Republic Commando

11 Burnout 3

12 Fable: Lost Chapters

13 Call of Duty 2

14 Call of Duty 3

15 Call of Duty Finest

16 MechAssault 2

17 Crimson Skies

18 Guilty Gear XX #Reload

19 Rainbow Six 3

20 Gauntlet Seven Sorrows

 

Top Indie Games (Full Versions purchased)

 

1 I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1

2 Avatar Drop

3 RC-AirSim

4 Headshot

5 Miner Dig Deep

6 Rumble Massage

7 Who Did I Date Last Night

8 Kodu Game Lab

9 Avatar Golf

10 Aquarium HD

11 myFishtank

12 Head Shot 2

13 DrumKit

14 A Perfect Massage

15 The Impossible Game

16 Inside Lacrosse's CL2010

17 ZP2K9

18 ezmuze+ Hamst3r edition

19 The Drinking Game

20 Physics Sandbox

 

Top Games For Windows LIVE (based on UU's)

 

1 GTA IV

2 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

3 Fallout 3

4 Shadowrun

5 Street Fighter IV

6 Halo 2 (PC)

7 Batman: Arkham Asylum

8 Resident Evil 5

9 Gears of War (Windows)

10 Red Faction Guerrilla

11 Battlestations: Pacific

12 Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

13 DiRT 2

14 Section 8

15 Quantum of Solace PC

16 FlatOut UC (PC)

17 Fuel

18 Viva Piñata

19 SWTCW: Republic Heroes

20 Juiced 2: HIN

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Never mind that a mere 300,000 or so Xbox 360s were sold in Japan last year. Those who bought the console (hopefully!) enjoyed the console's online capabilities.

 

Note: data covers the 2009 calendar year, and overall ranking covers from 2005 to 2009. Launch dates are noted when appropriate.

 

2009 Xbox LIVE Arcade Top Ten Titles

1. Virtual On Oratorio Tangram ver.5.66 (4/29/2009)

2. Battlefield 1943 (7/8/2009)

3. Castle Crashers (8/27/2008)

4. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (7/29/2009)

5. Trials HD (8/12/2009)

6. R-Type Dimensions (2/4/2009)

7. Shadow Complex (8/19/2009)

8. IKARUGA (4/9/2008)

9. THE KING OF FIGHTERS'98 ULTIMATE MATCH (7/1/2009)

10. Mega-Man 9 (6/24/2009)

 

Overall Top Ten

1. Castle Crashers

2. Virtual On Oratorio Tangram ver.5.66

3. IKARUGA

4. Bomberman LIVE

5. Battlefield 1943

6. Trigger Heart Exelica

7. UNO

8. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

9. FATAL FURY SPECIAL

10. Rez HD

 

2009 Top Ten Demo Downloads

1. BAYONETTA (10/15/2009)

2. Lost Planet 2 (8/19/2009)

3. Forza Motorsport 3 (9/24/2009)

4. Left 4 Dead 2 (11/3/2009)

5. NINJA BLADE (1/5/2009)

6. Resident Evil 5 (12/5/2008)

7. H.A.W.X (2/11/2009)

8. Magna Carta 2 (7/24/2009)

9. Halo Wars (2/5/2009)

10. Time Leap (6/18/2009)

 

Overall Top Ten Demo Downloads

1. Resident Evil 5

2. ACE COMBAT 6

3. Lost Planet

4. BAYONETTA

5. Tales of Vesperia

6. Eternal Sonata

7. NINJA BLADE

8. Tenchu Senran

9. ARMORED CORE 4

10. Rainbox Six: Las Vegas

 

Games on Demand (from 2009)

1. Earth Defense Force 3 (9/8/2009)

2. THE iDOL@STER (8/11/2009)

3. THE iDOLM@STER Live 4 You! (8/11/2009)

4. Bullet Witch (8/11/2009)

5. RAIDEN FIGHTERS ACES (11/17/2009)

6. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (10/6/2009)

7. Virtua Fighter 5 Live Arena (9/15/2009)

8. Armored Core for Answer (10/13/2009)

9. Tenchu Senran (9/22/2009)

10. Senko no Ronde Rev.X (9/8/2009)

 

2009 Top Ten DLC Downloads

1. THE iDOLM@STER Live 4 You!

2. Dream Club

3. THE iDOLM@STER

4. Fallout 3

5. Otomedius Gorgeous!

6. Ace Combat 6

7. Street Fighter IV

8. Tales of Vesperia

9. Record of Agarest War: Re-appearance.

10. Rumble Roses XX

 

Overall Top Ten DLC Downloads

1. THE iDOLM@STER

2. THE iDOLM@STER Live 4 You!

3. Ace Combat 6

4. Dream Club

5. Rumble Roses XX

6. Tales of Vesperia

7. Soulcalibur IV

8. Fallout 3

9. Otomedius Gorgeous!

10. Beautiful Katamari

 

2009 Top Ten Game Clip/Trailer Downloads

1. Dream Club Debut Trailer

2. Metal Gear Solid Rising E3-2009 Teaser

3. Dead Rising 2 Trailer

4. Dream Club "Yumemiru CagedBird" song (HD)

5. Gears of War 2 "Rendezvous" Trailer

6. Dream Club "Zettai Idol Sengen" song (HD)

7. Capcom Top Secret Announcement (Lost Planet 2 trailer)

8. X Blade Japanese language trailer

9. Magna Carta 2

10. Assassin's Creed II Japanese subtitled E3 trailer

 

Overall Top Ten Clip/Trailer Downloads

1. Dream Club Debut Trailer

2. Resident Evil 5 2007 Trailer

3. Metal Gear Solid Rising E3-2009 Teaser

4. Tales of Vesperia First Trailer

5. THE iDOLM@STER TGS 2006 Promotional Movie

6. Star Ocean 4 Trailer 2

7. Dead Rising 2 Trailer

8. Star Ocean 4 Trailer 1

9. GUNDAM OPERATION TROY (HD)

10. Last Remnant Trailer 2

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dLC for GTA IV was one of the best