Top 5 Xbox One Games to Buy During 2013 Holiday Shopping Season

By Frank Lucci| Dec 07, 2013

The Xbox One is the latest console to be released by the major video game companies, and many fans around the world have already snatched up their copy of the new console. The Xbox One is expected to be one of the hottest gifts during the holiday season, and to help out consumers we have found the top five video games available now for the Xbox One for the holidays.

5. Just Dance 2014- This game could be a big hit for upcoming holiday parties. The game is one of the best at using the Kinect motion sensor camera that comes with each Xbox One, and the game is a good choice for fans of top 40 hits and dancing in general. Six users can play the game at once and friends can share videos of themselves dancing to the music with others.

4. Killer Instinct- This game seeks to change the way fighting games are consumed by users thanks to its unusual pricing model. The game is initially free, though players will only be able to use one character. Players can try out the game and get a feel for the controls, and then buy new characters if they want to. The game is a well made brawler, and Xbox One owners should at least give the free portion of the game a download.

3. Need for Speed: Rivals- While there are other racing games available on the Xbox One, this game is more chaotic than games such as Forza Motorsport 5, and offer a more straightforward cops and robbers feel to the game. Throw in a huge world to explore and some of the best online features for a game and the newest Need for Speed: Rivals  game is a good buy for the Xbox One.

2. Dead Rising 3- One of the exclusive games for the Xbox One, Dead Rising 3 allows players to take down huge waves of zombies in an open world using weapons they create and modify themselves. With a nonlinear structure and more mayhem than should be possible, Dead Rising 3 is one of the best games available on any console during the holidays.


1. Forza Motorsport 5- While Need for Speed: Rivals is the crazy racing game on the Xbox One, Forza 5 is the racing game aimed towards gearheads. With a huge amount of vehicles to choose from and a large amount of tracks to race around, Forza Motorsport 5 is a fantastic game for the Xbox One. Through in some of the most attention to detail ever seen graphically in a game and Forza Motorsport is the best game to buy for the console.

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