Microsoft Introduces Platinum Hits Titles at Reduced Prices

Microsoft Corp. has announced a Platinum Hits program for its Xbox console, which will bring a series of top sellers to retail for $19.99.

Saying only that games considered for the series must have a “high sales volume,” Microsoft issued a list of 16 titles that are already available for the discounted price:

	Project Gotham Racing – XBS Review – Buy from EB Games – Buy from Amazon.com Race 20 elite cars on 300 photo-realistic, city-based circuits in Project Gotham Racing. Gear up for hundreds of hours of extreme racing action!
	Amped Freestyle Snowboarding – XBS Review – Buy from EB Games – Buy from Amazon.com Forget the barren wastelands and tight tunnel races of other snowboarding games. Amped features 1,500 jumps and rails on 80 wide-open mountain runs.
	Max Payne – XBS Review – Buy from EB Games – Buy from Amazon.com Enter the bowels of New York City. Framed for murder and running from the police—and the mob—Max Payne is a fugitive cop with nothing to lose.
	Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 – XBS Review – Buy from EB Games – Buy from Amazon.com Experience the nine massive levels (including one only for Xbox), upgraded graphics, and new music capabilities of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater™ 3.
	Spy Hunter – XBS Review – Buy from EB Games – Buy from Amazon.com Based on the classic game, the all-new SpyHunter combines combat, racing, and reconnaissance, for relentless, mission-based gameplay.
	Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee – XBS Review – Buy from EB Games – Buy from Amazon.com Embark on a bizarre adventure choke-full of odd creatures, off-the-wall action, and peculiar enemies. Oddworld comes to life in full 3-D in Munch’s Oddysee.
	Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions – XBS Review – Buy from EB Games – Buy from Amazon.com Looking for some reckless, high-excitement, mission-based driving action? Then, we have the perfect game for you: Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions.
	Star Wars: Obi-Wan – XBS Review – Buy from EB Games – Buy from Amazon.com Help Obi-Wan conquer treacherous challenges and powerful new adversaries. Experience the drama and intense action of Star Wars: Obi-Wan.
	Star Wars: Starfighter – XBS Review – Buy from EB Games – Buy from Amazon.com The success of your missions will decide the fate of the planet. Save the citizens and prove yourself as a Jedi pilot in Star Wars: Starfighter.
	Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex – XBS Review – Buy from EB Games – Buy from Amazon.com Action and excitement reach new heights in Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex. Enjoy 30 action-packed levels and eight unique vehicles.
	Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams – XBS Review – Buy from EB Games – Buy from Amazon.com Uncover the truth of your wife’s tragic death. Battle horrifying creatures with an arsenal of weapons. Enter the dark and eerie realm of Silent Hill 2.
	Blood Wake – XBS Review – Buy from EB Games – Buy from Amazon.com What happens when you give a band of sea raiders powerful boats and a huge array of weapons? Fast-action, vehicular combat at its best: Blood Wake.
	007: Agent Under Fire – XBS Review – Buy from EB Games – Buy from Amazon.com Girls, gadgets, and guns. What more could you need? 007: Agent Under Fire provides the action, humor, and intrigue that only James Bond can deliver.
	RalliSport Challenge – XBS Review – Buy from EB Games – Buy from Amazon.com Hold on tight for some a white-knuckled racing excitement. RalliSport Challenge puts you in the driver’s seat in four adrenaline-pumping rally race modes.
	The Simpsons Road Rage – XBS Review – Buy from EB Games – Buy from Amazon.com The Simpsons Road Rage features six huge levels, more than 100 Springfield landmarks, and the actual voices of your favorite characters.
	SSX Tricky – XBS Review – Buy from EB Games – Buy from Amazon.com The original SSX crew is hitting the slopes with six new riders, brand-new UBER tricks, and two new courses. With SSX Tricky, the sky is your stage.

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