2013 Holiday Gift Guide: The 10 Best Xbox One Games

Ryse: Sone of Rome

Price: $60
Crytek’s bloody hack-n-slash title places you in the armor of Roman general Marius Titus, who works with the Roman infantry to fight against a barbarian horde from destroying Rome’s central palace. Dish out commands to the team or perform brutal finishing moves from simple stealth kills to body dismemberment. In addition, engage in co-op multiplayer where players fight each other in a gladiator arena. Deep single-player gameplay mechanics combined with solid squad-based controls makes for one sick gladiator adventure.

NBA 2K14

Price: $60
2K Sports continues its reign as the top basketball video game maker and its next-gen version of 2K14 is a testament to developer Visual Concepts amazing graphical pedigree. So much detailing has gone into the game’s overall production, it’s impossible to overlook the minor things when playing like crowd interactions and player tattoos. The same addictive gameplay and control schemes remain intact, plus instant player and team updates adds to the title’s realism.