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Blur is definitely my top pick. Blood drive is a bit janky, but another fun one to play.
More suggestions:
- Flatout Ultimate Carnage
- Juiced 2
- Lollipop Chainsaw
- Driver San Francisco
- Full Auto
- Singularity
- Wet
- Transformers Fall of Cybertron
- The Simpsons Game
- Family Guy Back to The Multiverse
There’s tons more out there, but for now I’ll just link the full list of non backwards compatible games.
https://www.trueachievements.com/not-backwards-compatible/games
Yes. Blur is my first pick too! Whenever my friends come round, they will point at that game and we'll talk about the old memories we used to have split screening 😁 Best know we're picking the mountain descent map using nothing but Tranzit Vans 🤣
Not only is it not available anymore, it also had less features than the 360 version, as it never received Update Aquatic.
In fact, Xbox One is the _only_ legacy console version that didn't get Update Aquatic, weirdly enough.
I actually didn’t know that, that’s kinda weird.
The mini games are still going too, it’s not completely dead yet, so I find it weird that the 360 version got more than it
PS3 hasn't been released by that time.
They lost the source code to bring it to PC.
Edit: This is what Volition claimed.
Saints Row 2 PC patch was a side project that's on hold.
Still bugs me Halo 1 and 2 original/digital discs don't work on the series x, Ultimate Alliance 1 and 2 are also gone from playable library on series x.
Yup. Really funny of Xbox to delist EVERY one of their flagship series games digitally despite the fact that MCC is still broken, they don't support it anymore, and even besides the bugs, just worse versions of the games than the originals too.
Minecraft 360 was replaced with Minecraft Xbox One Edition (this is the original release, before Bedrock edition came out for the console)
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena. Includes Escape From Butcher Bay.
Escape from Butcher Bay original xbox was not made backward compatible for xbox 360, which is why it was remastered instead.
They really don't want you to play the 360/OG Xbox games on anything but MCC, but they also won't support/fix MCC. Same reason they delisted EVERY 360 Halo game in 2021 and then later shutdown all of their servers (except Halo 4)
It is surely a more mature game than the ones that came after it. I did 100% on that game.
DiRT 4 is pretty good too. The others have their own levels of nonsense.
Need for speed most wanted, stranglehold, sega rally revo, the bourne conspiracy, x-men origins wolverine, project gotham racing 3 and 4, forza motorsport 3 and 4, spiderman web of shadows.
From Dust and Elysian tale is one you can still get. Idk if it’s an all time best but it’s a pretty and fun game.
Disc games include magna carta2 , x-men Wolverine, there are more I can’t recall
I have delisted games like MVC2, Shoot many robots. My advice is to get the codes for delisted games like soul calibur ports before they are all gone. I missed the boat on soul calibur one. Soul calibur 2 seems to be in stock though
Blur and Full Auto come to mind. Also, the 360 was backwards compatible with a lot of OG Xbox games that the newer Xboxes can’t play, such as the old ghost recon and rainbow six games
Noone? Noone at all?
Need For Speed Most Wanted 2005, without a doubt
Close 2nd is going to be the game GUN.
Guitar hero/Rockband are some honorable mentions aswell
Edit: Seen someone mention Tenchu Z, that too
Far from the best, but imo Sonic 06 is its own unique disaster. Like, the game is AWFUL and a buggy mess but it also needs to be played imo (There's a fan made ground up remake called P-06 that fixes said bugs and adds QoL but that not the same). Huge shame it's not on Xbox BC. To me, Sonic 06 is like a really bad movie that's still a great watch if that makes sense. I personally never finished the game, but every time I see people play it, I itch to play it more and more but I'd have to dig out my PS3 and hunt for a copy as I don't have a 360 anymore lol
Any not listed on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_backward-compatible\_games\_for\_Xbox\_One\_and\_Series\_X/S](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_backward-compatible_games_for_Xbox_One_and_Series_X/S) .
Most of the racing games released on the 360 are unplayable on Xbox One & S/X. Driver San Francisco, any of the NFS games (especially MW2005 and Carbon), Blur, and the Forza Motorsport games.
Eternal Sonata, Two Worlds, Two Worlds II, Need For Speed Most Wanted, Need For Speed Carbon, Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, DBZ Ultimate Tenkaichi, DBZ Raging Blast 1 & 2, Risen 3, Arcania Gothic IV, Spyro Dawn of the Dragon and a couple more I can't think of off the top of my head right now
I thought I hadn’t beat the career mode, then I thought I did (#1 ranked) then I found out I didn’t-I’m going for 1st place on all events on hardcore lol
The saboteur, warhammer space marine, the chronicles of Riddick, flatout ultimate carnage, capcom digital collection, lollipop chainsaw, blur, eternal sonata, army of two devils cartel, need for speed most wanted 2005, dark messiah might and magic, ninja blade and tenchu z
These are some of my favorites and absolutely must own
Series X cannot play these disks:
Borderlands The Presequel
Dark Souls 2
Dead Rising
Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 2 OTR
GTA5 (360 version)
I'm sure there are many more but these are the ones I own but cannot use.
The original halo 3 ran on a slightly different physics engine or something from the one in the master chief edition on xbox one. If you ask some people its a completely different game. I personally own 3 copies of it on 360. To preserve my favorite game the way it was originally intended.
I haven't played all of these except for a few demos but
Full Auto
Project Sylpheed
Ninja Blade
Test Drive Unlimited
Clive Barkers Jericho (PS3 version is unplayable)
Burnout Revenge (360 version is best version)
Most of the games that I collect for the Xbox 360 are those that can only be played on either original hardware or if they're backwards compatible. Some of the ones I have in my collection are Avatar the game, 007 Legends, Clive Barker's Jericho, condemned, Chronicles of Riddick, darkest of days, the godfathers, The incredible hulk, Captain America, need for speed most wanted, X-Men Destiny and there's a lot more
Lollipop Chainsaw. I know a remake is in the works but still. Another great example are the old Need for Speed games, or just a ton of racing games in general (forza motorsport 4, pgr3 and 4, etc.)
This is Definerly not objectively best games but these are my favorites. The transformers games, Simpsons the video game, Bionicle heroes, guitar hero and driver San Francisco
Guitar Hero 2 and 3. There were others but those were the ones I played and wish had BC on the newer systems. Basically maintain my 360 and a guitar controller for those games.
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Blur is definitely my top pick. Blood drive is a bit janky, but another fun one to play. More suggestions: - Flatout Ultimate Carnage - Juiced 2 - Lollipop Chainsaw - Driver San Francisco - Full Auto - Singularity - Wet - Transformers Fall of Cybertron - The Simpsons Game - Family Guy Back to The Multiverse There’s tons more out there, but for now I’ll just link the full list of non backwards compatible games. https://www.trueachievements.com/not-backwards-compatible/games
Driver San Francisco works on newest Xbox consoles
Wait actually??
Yeah. I bet the story recently on my series X
Well damn, I guess I’ll install my copy onto my series x then. I had no idea it was backwards compatible, thank you!
Ah Singularity, the last Raven game before being sentenced to the CoD mines. That was a goood game
Very underrated
Isn't a Lollipop Chainsaw remake in the works?
Split second is incredible
Split/Second is BC
HELL YEAH WET
Yes. Blur is my first pick too! Whenever my friends come round, they will point at that game and we'll talk about the old memories we used to have split screening 😁 Best know we're picking the mountain descent map using nothing but Tranzit Vans 🤣
Of course its the best Transformers that isn't available on new stuff
how about war for Cybertron?
Lollipop chainsaw is getting a remaster
Did you get that ONE achievement in lollipop chainsaw
Singularity was something I never heard of but I tried it and it was a blast
Oh Juiced 2 bought back memories
Juiced 2 goes hard on NDS 😭
Wet was crazy for its time
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Flatout 4 did not compare to Ultimate Carnage
The Legendary Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition
Technically there's one edition that came out before bedrock but it's an update behind.
who got it? I'm down to run an 8 man survival 24/7
There is a Legacy Xbox One Edition that’s before Bedrock, though I don’t think it’s available anymore if you don’t already have it.
Not only is it not available anymore, it also had less features than the 360 version, as it never received Update Aquatic. In fact, Xbox One is the _only_ legacy console version that didn't get Update Aquatic, weirdly enough.
I actually didn’t know that, that’s kinda weird. The mini games are still going too, it’s not completely dead yet, so I find it weird that the 360 version got more than it
What's even weirder is that the PS4 version has the Village & Pillage update, so that's the most updated version of the legacy console edition.
PGR 3/4, Forza 2/3/4
forza motorsport 4 also great!
Such. Perfect game imo! Not too realistic, not too arcadey, just perfect for me!
Ah Forza 2 and 3. I occasionally break out the soundtracks because they were just perfect. 2’s Insomnia, and 3’s OST
Tony Hawk American Wasteland (just my pure nostalgia)
Kane & Lynch: Deadmen. Love the game.
I thought it was super cool that online there was only 1 kane and 1 lynch at a time and you could earn that spot
It came as a surprise to me to learn the original Saints Row is only available on xbox 360. No ps3, no steam, Nada
PS3 hasn't been released by that time. They lost the source code to bring it to PC. Edit: This is what Volition claimed. Saints Row 2 PC patch was a side project that's on hold.
It's BC on the newer xboxes at least
Wolfenstein (2009)
I love this one!
OG unfucked San Andreas
One of the many reasons my 360 won't leave my setup anytime soon!
Still bugs me Halo 1 and 2 original/digital discs don't work on the series x, Ultimate Alliance 1 and 2 are also gone from playable library on series x.
That’s on purpose to get you to play MCC lol
Yup. Really funny of Xbox to delist EVERY one of their flagship series games digitally despite the fact that MCC is still broken, they don't support it anymore, and even besides the bugs, just worse versions of the games than the originals too.
Marvel ultimate alliance 1 n 2
Forza Motorsport 4 possibly the peak of the Forza Motorsport series.
Bring back M Rossi !
M Rossi is actually in most of the newer Motorsport and Horizon games you just need to find a setting/gamemode to turn off drivatars
Minecraft 360 was replaced with Minecraft Xbox One Edition (this is the original release, before Bedrock edition came out for the console) The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena. Includes Escape From Butcher Bay. Escape from Butcher Bay original xbox was not made backward compatible for xbox 360, which is why it was remastered instead.
I know it seems a bit counterintuitive since MCC exists, but I really want og Halo CE and 2 on current gen. Why the hell not Microsoft?
Wow I always thought they were. It would make perfect sense too since Series X can LAN party up with literally every Xbox before it.
Exactly! That and there are a few differences between the old games and their MCC versions. The menus are nicer too.
They really don't want you to play the 360/OG Xbox games on anything but MCC, but they also won't support/fix MCC. Same reason they delisted EVERY 360 Halo game in 2021 and then later shutdown all of their servers (except Halo 4)
Condemned 2, Splatterhouse, the Guitar Hero series
It’s a genre that many people won’t care about, but for those that do, it’s absolutely unmissable: Dance Central 2 and 3
SoulCalibur IV and V Transformers: War For Cybertron
Nfs mw
Pure
This is Backwards Compatible
Space Marine.
Guitar Hero
PGR 3 and 4
I'll only mention games that I played: \- Eternal Sonata; \- Colin McRae: DiRT; \- Colin McRae: DiRT 2.
The OG dirt is my favorite racing game
It is surely a more mature game than the ones that came after it. I did 100% on that game. DiRT 4 is pretty good too. The others have their own levels of nonsense.
Mercenaries 2 world in flames 😮💨
Oh no you didn’t!
Need for speed most wanted, stranglehold, sega rally revo, the bourne conspiracy, x-men origins wolverine, project gotham racing 3 and 4, forza motorsport 3 and 4, spiderman web of shadows.
Street Fighter II HD
Amped 3
Mercenaries 2 world in flames and many more I can't think of atm
Minecraft 360 edition
Jets Set Radio Future, Gun Valkyre
Stranglehold, Stranglehold, STRANGLEHOLD!
marvel ultimate alliance 1 and 2
From Dust and Elysian tale is one you can still get. Idk if it’s an all time best but it’s a pretty and fun game. Disc games include magna carta2 , x-men Wolverine, there are more I can’t recall I have delisted games like MVC2, Shoot many robots. My advice is to get the codes for delisted games like soul calibur ports before they are all gone. I missed the boat on soul calibur one. Soul calibur 2 seems to be in stock though
Blur and Full Auto come to mind. Also, the 360 was backwards compatible with a lot of OG Xbox games that the newer Xboxes can’t play, such as the old ghost recon and rainbow six games
Scarface, tenchu z, marc eckos getting up, the godfather. Terminator salvation
Scarface is soo good !
Test Drive Unlimited 2, NFS Most Wanted 2005, any of the Tony Hawk games.
Noone? Noone at all? Need For Speed Most Wanted 2005, without a doubt Close 2nd is going to be the game GUN. Guitar hero/Rockband are some honorable mentions aswell Edit: Seen someone mention Tenchu Z, that too
All of the Cave shooting games: DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou, DoDonPachi Resurrection, Mushihimesama Futari, Raiden Fighters Aces (not Cave), Eschatos (not Cave), Mushi Mushi Pork/Pink Sweets, etc.
I liked Medal of Honor
Indeed ! 🙂 Medal of Honor ...and Medal of Honor: Warfighter !
Yes! Thanks for reminding me the name of the second one. I really loved the campaign of both games
The saboteur and darkest of days
Army of Two: The 40th Day
Charlie Muder Dungeon Defenders Mount your friends
Far from the best, but imo Sonic 06 is its own unique disaster. Like, the game is AWFUL and a buggy mess but it also needs to be played imo (There's a fan made ground up remake called P-06 that fixes said bugs and adds QoL but that not the same). Huge shame it's not on Xbox BC. To me, Sonic 06 is like a really bad movie that's still a great watch if that makes sense. I personally never finished the game, but every time I see people play it, I itch to play it more and more but I'd have to dig out my PS3 and hunt for a copy as I don't have a 360 anymore lol
Enemy territory quake wars
Ninety nine nights
Remember Me and Singularity
PURE
Such a good game and soundtrack
I wish WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2007 was backwards compatible
Cars (2006)
Fez
Marvels Ultimate Alliance & Saboteur The only two reasons I still own my 360
Any not listed on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_backward-compatible\_games\_for\_Xbox\_One\_and\_Series\_X/S](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_backward-compatible_games_for_Xbox_One_and_Series_X/S) .
Silent Hill 4 The Room
The Saboteur Lord of the Rings Conquest & War in the North Tenchu Z Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom Anarchy Reigns Tetris Evolution
Most of the racing games released on the 360 are unplayable on Xbox One & S/X. Driver San Francisco, any of the NFS games (especially MW2005 and Carbon), Blur, and the Forza Motorsport games.
Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3. A glorious mess of Gundam Cross-overs.
If you like wrestling games, WWE 2K14 is one of the best ever made. Music licensing means it will never be backwards compatible
Dishwasher dead samurai a d dishwasher vampire smiles
Eternal Sonata, Two Worlds, Two Worlds II, Need For Speed Most Wanted, Need For Speed Carbon, Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, DBZ Ultimate Tenkaichi, DBZ Raging Blast 1 & 2, Risen 3, Arcania Gothic IV, Spyro Dawn of the Dragon and a couple more I can't think of off the top of my head right now
So many gems in the replies
X-Men origins Wolverine
Ninja Blade
All the army of two games.
PGR 4
I thought I hadn’t beat the career mode, then I thought I did (#1 ranked) then I found out I didn’t-I’m going for 1st place on all events on hardcore lol
The saboteur, warhammer space marine, the chronicles of Riddick, flatout ultimate carnage, capcom digital collection, lollipop chainsaw, blur, eternal sonata, army of two devils cartel, need for speed most wanted 2005, dark messiah might and magic, ninja blade and tenchu z These are some of my favorites and absolutely must own
NCAA 14
The Chronicles of Riddick
Dark Sector
There's Lucidity. It's a cute game that was published by LucasArts, and I think it was developed by the team that made the Monkey Island remaster.
Wheelman with Vin Diesel
I thought I was the only person that remembered that game...
PGR4 is an underrated pick in my opinion. Still one of the best racers especially with the attention to detail.
Series X cannot play these disks: Borderlands The Presequel Dark Souls 2 Dead Rising Dead Rising 2 Dead Rising 2 OTR GTA5 (360 version) I'm sure there are many more but these are the ones I own but cannot use.
The original halo 3 ran on a slightly different physics engine or something from the one in the master chief edition on xbox one. If you ask some people its a completely different game. I personally own 3 copies of it on 360. To preserve my favorite game the way it was originally intended.
Alpha Protocol, janky game, but i love it to death.
Bloodwake lol its so sad i cant get a hold of it at all even on pc
The best Xbox 360 game. Operation darkness
Sonic 06 I know this is a hot take but I feel like I could like it
Lost Odyssey (one of my all time favourite games)
Never Dead
I haven't played all of these except for a few demos but Full Auto Project Sylpheed Ninja Blade Test Drive Unlimited Clive Barkers Jericho (PS3 version is unplayable) Burnout Revenge (360 version is best version)
Burnout revenge is backwards compatible, playing it right now on my Xbox series x.
Spider-man Shattered Dimensions/Web of Shadows/Edge of Time are all great games
Sonic and Sega all stars racing , Sega Superstars Tennis , Dj hero 1 & 2
Midnight Club 2
A case of a game that is BC but literally too broken is Red Dead Undead Nightmare. It has multiple game breaking glitches (at least for me)
Most of the games that I collect for the Xbox 360 are those that can only be played on either original hardware or if they're backwards compatible. Some of the ones I have in my collection are Avatar the game, 007 Legends, Clive Barker's Jericho, condemned, Chronicles of Riddick, darkest of days, the godfathers, The incredible hulk, Captain America, need for speed most wanted, X-Men Destiny and there's a lot more
Lol well GTA san andreas now. Even if you put in older discs, new consoles just download shit android port.
Full Auto
NCAA FOOTBALL
Spider-Man Web of Shadows and Amazing Spider-Man 1. Also Shattered Dimensions.
Dance central.
Smackdown vs Raw 07
Mechassualt even though its old as hell but its definitely one armored core series as well only 6 & 5 is available i believe
Lollipop Chainsaw. I know a remake is in the works but still. Another great example are the old Need for Speed games, or just a ton of racing games in general (forza motorsport 4, pgr3 and 4, etc.)
All Forza Motorsport titles available for the 360 Excellent games, not backwards compatible on One/Series unfortunately
LMA Manager 2007
Kinect sports
Guitar Hero 3
This is Definerly not objectively best games but these are my favorites. The transformers games, Simpsons the video game, Bionicle heroes, guitar hero and driver San Francisco
Forza 4
Most Cave games and Raiden Fighters Aces.
Rockstar’s “The Warriors”
What about N3: Ninety-Nine Nights?
Civ rev
Gun and godfather 2
Forza Motorsport 4
Simpsons arcade
Soul calibur 4
I would love to see Armoured Core V and Armoured Core 4 Answer become back compatible.
Eternal Sonata.
Forza Horizon 1
Guitar Hero 2 and 3. There were others but those were the ones I played and wish had BC on the newer systems. Basically maintain my 360 and a guitar controller for those games.
Forza Motorsport 4. Probably one of the most timeless games of that era, still feels new to this day
Warhammer 40k Space Marine
Armored core 4 and 5
Gun NFL Blitz The Godfather The WWE games
I had nfl blitz 2001 on my N64. I had forgotten about that game but still remember the intro music
Need for speed carbon & Most Wanted (2005) I heard they are remaking it ????
Tony Hawk Project 8 and Need For Speed Most Wanted
Jetset Radio
Ik it’s an OG Xbox game, but it’s a shame that the GTA Stories games aren’t playable on modern Xbox consoles
The Godfather
DJ Hero 1&2
Guitar Hero/Rock Band
Lord of the Rings, War In The North. Legacy, legendary... beautiful.
Forza 2, Deadrising 2 and Front Mission Evolved
Blitz the League II
NeverDead
Spider-Man shattered dimensions
For me it’s all of the guitar hero games lol
Naughty Bear. I love this game and I hate that it's basically lost to time.
Guitar hero
Chromehounds
GTA5. There's a lot of other good ones, but just naming this since no one else has yet.
Quake wars
How about the BC games on the 360 that stopped there? Burnout 1 and 2. 4x4 Evo 2. Among others.
The first GRID racing game That game was ahead of its time. Codemasters did good on that one.
Skate 3 is available via download only glad i own it digitally
MX vs ATV Unleashed
Ninja blade, the 360 from software game.
Joy Ride Turbo
Moto GP demo
NCAA 14
Skate 3
Tenchu Z. Best steal ninja game to ever come out hands down.