X Box 360

[padimus]

I got myself a Wii a couple of years back (purely for Mariokart and Legend of Zelda), I've decided to trade it in this weekend for a 360. I wasn't playing the wii at all and the forthcoming release of WFC has convinced me to get a proper gaming console.
I'd like your advice on what games are worth getting for the 360, preferably ones that don't require online play to get the most out of and are available on the 2nd hand market.

[iTransfan]

dead space
gears of war 1 + 2
guitar hero 5
splinter cell conviction
ghostbusters
bayonetta(mad!)
halo odst(more fun than halo 3)
the orange box(5 games in one, although the 5th game is online)
call of duty modern warfare 1 + 2
mass effect 1 + 2(these are time consuming but very satisfying)
bioshock 1 + 2
fable 2(time consuming, you get lost doing the most mundane jobs)
resident evil 5(not as good as 4 but its still quite good)(btw, resident evil 4 on the wii was the best version of the game)

cant think of any more beyond those ones. a few of them can be played online but you do not have to. some of them have only 2 player mp and can be done in split screen, like splinter cell conviction and resident evil 5. mass effect 1 + 2, bioshock 1 and dead space have no online component at all. fable 2 has it but every achievement can still be done solo

[Potatoprime]

Dragon Age : Oranges is pretty good if your tastes include a bit of sword and scorcery
Alan wake is out tomorrow and will be epic

[padimus]

Thanks guys, I'll let you all know what I get tomorrow!

[padimus]

Got the console and Gears of war 1, Mass effect 2 and Bioshock, Mass Effect is going to take up alot of my time I think.

[iTransfan]

just so you have an idea, mass effect 2 took me nearly 50 hours to finish. thing is with mass effect, you need to play the first one first, otherwise, some of what goes on will be gibberish. should be able to piss through bioshock, not the hardest but very cool and gears wont last too long until you ratchet up the difficulty and throw in a co op partner for the campaign

[padimus]

Yeah, I'll keep an eye out for Mass effect 1. I can understand most of 2 just by asking the other characters all the possible questions. It's slow going but it's grand.