more classics now playable on xbox 360

April 19th, 2007 post a comment (1) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob

It looks like the April 2007 backwards compatibility update for the Xbox 360 has added a number of new Xbox games, including some which we thought would never make the list due to their graphical complexities.

xbox 360 backwards compatibility A few of my all time favorites, including Phantom Dust, Jet Set Radio Future and Panzer Dragoon Orta are now playable on the 360. The complete list of newly supported games includes:

Tenku (Japan only)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Legend of Aang (EMEA/ANZ)
Breakdown
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
Call of Duty 3
Cars
Crash Bandicoot 5: Wrath of Cortex
Daisenryaku VII
FIFA Soccer 2007
Full Spectrum Warrior
Guilty Gear Isuka
Innocent Tears (Japan only)
Jet Set Radio Future
King of Fighters 2002
King of Fighters: Neowave
Mad Dash Racing (Japan only)
Mech Assault 2
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Nascar 2006: Total Team Control
NFL Fever 2004
Oddworld Munch’s Oddysee
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Petit Copter (Japan only)
Phantom Dust
Reservoir Dogs
Return To Castle Wolfenstein
Rugby League 2
Sengoku Warriors (Japan only)
Sonic Riders
Soul Calibur 2 (updated)
Spider-Man 2
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
Tony Hawk’s Underground
Ultra Bust a Move /ULTRA Puzzle Bobble
Unreal Championship 2

The patch isn’t yet live on Xbox Live, but you can download and burn the patch to CD or DVD from the Xbox website here (instructions here) if you’re too impatient to wait for the next update on Xbox Live.

[via Deeko News]

April 19th, 2007 post a comment (1) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob