More than 70 new games added to Xbox backward compatibility, more get FPS Boost
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Xbox, the Xbox backward compatibility team has given us one heck of an update in terms of the library of games playable on modern Xbox consoles.
Unfortunately, before we get to the good stuff, there is some bad news here. According to the team, this is the “latest and final addition of 70+ titles to the backwards compatibility program,” meaning that there’s no hope of any other games being added going forward. No Jet Set Radio Future or Anarchy Reigns makes me a very sad person.
That aside, there’s still a lot to be happy about. Here’s the full list of the 70-plus games that are now back-compat as of today. Even better, 37 games are also getting FPS Boost, with the list a mix of games new to back-compat and others ones that were already playable. For the list of new additions, I’ve bolded the games that are getting FPS Boost.
Beyond that, the pre-existed games to get it are: Alan Wake, Assassin’s Creed, Darksiders, Dead Space 2, Dead Space 3, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age II, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Fable Anniversary, Fable III, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Far Cry 3, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Gears of War 3, Gears of War: Judgment, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, Kameo: Elements of Power, Medal of Honor: Airborne, Mirror’s Edge, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, Sonic Generations, and Sonic Unleashed.
Anyhow, here’s the full list.
Xbox 360
- 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
- Aces of the Galaxy
- Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?: Make the Grade
- Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth
- Bankshot Billiards 2
- Beautiful Katamari
- Binary Domain
- Black College Football: BCFX The Experience
- Cloning Clyde
- Conan
- Darwinia+
- Dead or Alive 4
- Death by Cube
- Disney Universe
- Elements of Destruction
- F.E.A.R.
- F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
- F.E.A.R. 3
- F.E.A.R. Files
- The First Templar
- Islands of Wakfu
- Lego The Lord of the Rings
- Max Payne 3
- Mini Ninjas
- Mortal Kombat 9
- Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
- MX vs. ATV Alive
- MX vs. ATV Untamed
- NIER
- Novadrome
- Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
- The Outfit
- Outpost Kaloki X
- Quake Arena Arcade
- R.A.W. – Realms of Ancient War
- Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
- Ridge Racer 6
- Rio
- Risen
- Risen 2: Dark Waters
- Rock of Ages
- Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
- Scramble
- Screwjumper!
- Skate 2
- Spongebob SquarePants: Underpants Slam!
- Spongebob: Truth or Square
- Switchball
- Thrillville: Off the Rails
- Time Pilot
- Toy Story Mania!
- Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment
- Viva Piñata: Party Animals
- Warlords
Original Xbox
- Advent Rising
- Dead or Alive 1 Ultimate
- Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate
- Dead or Alive 3
- Disney’s Chicken Little
- Gladius
- Gunvalkyrie
- Manhunt
- Max Payne
- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
- Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee
- Otogi: Myth of Demons
- Otogi 2: Imoortal Warriors
- Red Dead Revolver
- Secret Weapons Over Normandy
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight II – Jedi Outcast
- Star Wars: Starfighter – Special Edition
- Thrillville
- TimeSplitters 2
- TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Source: Xbox Wire
Mollie got her start in games media via the crazy world of gaming fanzines, and now works at EGM with the goal of covering all of the weird Japanese and niche releases that nobody else on staff cares about. She’s active in the gaming community on a personal level, and an outspoken voice on topics such as equality in gaming, consumer rights, and good UI. Check her out on Twitter and Mastodon.
