To celebrate the 20 years of Xbox, Microsoft released a list of 76 new backwards compatible games from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras for the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One.
And 37 of these games will come with FPS Boost, where frame rates and performance are enhanced without developer intervention.
There are some huge games in both lists. All of the Max Payne and FEAR games are playable on Xbox One and Series X/S for the first time, as are classics like TimeSplitters 2, Red Dead Revolver, and Manhunt. All of these will benefit from Auto HDR, and original Xbox games will plat at a 4x resolution boost on Series X and Xbox One X systems, a 3x hit on Series S, and a 2x increase on One S and One consoles.
FPS Boost, meanwhile, will enable games like Alan Wake, Sonic Generations, Oblivion, and all of the Gears of War games to hit 60 FPS.
But while the initiative should be applauded given there was no necessity for Microsoft to return to these old games, you do get the impression that few games in the list were included just because they worked rather than any public clamoring for a revival.
Here is the complete list of newly compatible games:
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand |
Nier |
Aces of the Galaxy |
Novadrome |
Advent Rising |
Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee |
Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom |
Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad |
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Make the Grade |
Otogi: Myth of Demons |
Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth |
Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors |
Bankshot Billiards 2 |
The Outfit |
Beautiful Katamari |
Outpost Kaloki X |
Binary Domain |
Quake Arena Arcade |
Black College Football Xperience: Doug Williams Ed |
RAW – Realms of Ancient War |
Cloning Clyde |
Red Dead Revolver |
Conan |
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City |
Darwinia+ |
Ridge Racer 6 |
Dead or Alive Ultimate |
Rio |
Dead or Alive 3 |
Risen |
Dead or Alive 4 |
Risen 2: Dark Waters |
Death by Cube |
Rock of Ages |
Disney Universe |
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel |
Disney’s Chicken Little |
Scramble |
Elements of Destruction |
Screwjumper! |
FEAR |
Secret Weapons Over Normandy |
FEAR 2: Project Origin |
Skate 2 |
FEAR 3 |
SpongeBob SquarePants Underpants Slam! |
FEAR Files |
SpongeBob’s Truth or Square |
The First Templar |
Star Wars Starfighter Special Edition |
Gladius |
Star Wars Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith |
Gunvalkyrie |
Star Wars The Clone Wars |
Islands of Wakfu |
Star Wars Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast |
Lego Lord of the Rings |
Switchball |
Manhunt |
Thrillville |
Max Payne |
Thrillville: Off the Rails |
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne |
Time Pilot |
Max Payne 3 |
TimeSplitters 2 |
Mini Ninjas |
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect |
Mortal Kombat |
Toy Story Mania |
Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe |
Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment |
MX vs ATV Alive |
Viva Pinata: Party Animals |
MX vs ATV Untamed |
Warlords |
…and here are the games that now benefit from FPS Boost.
Alan Wake |
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII |
Assassin’s Creed |
Gears of War |
Binary Domain |
Gears of War 2 |
Black College Football Xperience: Doug Williams Ed |
Gears of War 3 |
Darksiders |
Gears of War: Judgment |
Dead Space 2 |
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition |
Dead Space 3 |
Kameo: Elements of Power |
Disney’s Chicken Little |
Lego The Lord of the Rings |
Dragon Age: Origins |
Medal of Honor: Airborne |
Dragon Age II |
Mirror’s Edge |
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion |
Nier |
F.E.A.R. |
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City |
F.E.A.R. 3 |
Rock of Ages |
Fable Anniversary |
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed |
Fable III |
Sonic Generations |
Fallout 3 |
Sonic Unleashed |
Fallout: New Vegas |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
Far Cry 3 |
Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment |
Final Fantasy XIII-2 |
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