Dozens added to 360 backward-compatibility list

Rumored Psychonauts and Shenmue II included in the latest round of original Xbox titles enabled for play on the Xbox 360, along with a couple of surprises.

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Psychonauts creator Tim Schafer reacts to the news that his game is included in the current backward-compatibility update from Microsoft; Schafer also delves into the nitty-gritty of Double Fine's upcoming title, until...

Microsoft today released an updated backward-compatibility list for the Xbox 360 featuring 37 more Xbox games that are now playable on the company's newest system. While all of the anticipated titles mentioned in a version of the list that leaked out earlier this week were indeed in the final update, there were also a couple of additions.

Among the more notable games on the list released today are Psychonauts, Shenmue II, Dead or Alive Ultimate, Indigo Prophecy, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Scarface, Splinter Cell: Double Agent, and Ultimate Spider-Man. However, there were also a few new faces in Soul Calibur II (but only for North American 360 owners) and Conker: Live and Reloaded.

Microsoft's complete list of new games included in today's backward-compatibility update is below:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Burnout 3: Takedown (support updated)
Conker: Live and Reloaded
Dead or Alive Ultimate
Destroy All Humans!
Dynasty Warriors 4
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick
Ex Chaser (Japan only)
Family Guy
Far Cry: Instincts
Farenheit/Indigo Prophecy
I-Ninja
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
MotoGP
Muzzle Flash (Japan only)
MX Unleashed
Open Season
Pariah
Plus Plumb 2 (Japan only)
Psychonauts
Psyvariar 2 Extend Edition (Japan only)
Rainbow Six: Lockdown
Rapala Pro Fishing
Rent-A-Hero no. 1 (Japan only)
Scarface
Shark Tale
Shenmue II
Soul Calibur II (North America only)
Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Tenerezza (Japan only)
The Incredibles
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Ultimate Spider-Man
Wakeboarding Unleashed: Featuring Sean Murray
Whacked!
Winback2: Project Poseidon
Xiaolin Showdown

Upon finding out that Psychonauts was included in the update, the game's lead designer Tim Schafer said, "It looks official! Yeee haw!" And added: "I want to thank all the fans who mailed Microsoft on our account! It wouldn't have happened without them!"

635 Comments

  • nintendo5252

    Posted May 11, 2009 7:32 am PT

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  • toadman682000

    Posted Aug 24, 2007 1:50 am PT

    Sagacious_Tien I'm playing Psychonauts now - and while it is difficult (many of the powers are meant to be mapped to the black and white buttons, but they aren't on 360 controller) I'm really enjoying it. Bodes well for future platformers on 360

    left and right bumpers = white and black buttons

  • Sagacious_Tien

    Posted May 11, 2007 7:49 pm PT

    I'm playing Psychonauts now - and while it is difficult (many of the powers are meant to be mapped to the black and white buttons, but they aren't on 360 controller) I'm really enjoying it. Bodes well for future platformers on 360.

  • AllanBorison

    Posted Mar 26, 2007 1:24 am PT

    Good to see I can still play the Conker

  • DoctorFu

    Posted Feb 27, 2007 9:42 pm PT

    Why did it take so long to get Psychonauts backwards compatible??!? That's just further proof that the gaming industry doesn't appreciate great innovative games.

  • urdoomed11

    Posted Feb 23, 2007 4:51 pm PT

    wheres strangers wrath

  • m0zart Site moderator

    Posted Feb 5, 2007 2:54 pm PT

    PtotheO wrote:
    is this like old games remade to play on x 360? or is it like u can buy a used one and its gonna work?

    It's the latter.

  • PtotheO

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 2:38 pm PT

    is this like old games remade to play on x 360? or is it like u can buy a used one and its gonna work?

  • Snipeflip

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 2:54 pm PT

    They need to add Mercenaries, but besides that thanks Microsoft.

  • AJmon13

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 6:36 pm PT

    Lets see I love this update for MK, Conker and DOAU...but we still NEED

    Morrowind
    DDRs in time for universe
    Unreal Championship 2
    and uh...yeah thats it

    thanks ms.

  • TheTrooperUK

    Posted Dec 24, 2006 5:58 pm PT

    Come on MS lets see Street Fighter,Guilty Gear & Capcom vs Snk franchises & all SNK games on the backwards list.......please...otherwise I have to purchase a PS2 to get these games again.

  • Evanrocknuma

    Posted Dec 24, 2006 11:12 am PT

    Ahh yes I knew they would add conker to backwards list

  • duck_watson

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 11:07 pm PT

    im really happy about the update iv been wanting to play my old conker game for a while although it does kinda suck that the magority of comments here are complaints from nerds oh well i guess microsoft cant please everybody

  • Rentago

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 9:40 pm PT

    I want Deus X for the 360 because before it was choppy but with the 360s ability i bet it wont be soo slow

  • Evanrocknuma

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 8:32 pm PT

    Conker was the best n64 game on earth! Too bad they sort of broke it on the xbox version. Well the gameplay was the same but they kind of killed their unique multiplayer experience I loved in conkers bfd.

    Conkers bad fur day for n64 10/10
    conker live and reloaded xbox: 8.5/10

  • Lord_ZZZ

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 7:28 pm PT

    I did keep my original xbox but tbf when you've got a xbox 360 do you really want another chunky console clogging up your space?

  • hart704

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 10:37 am PT

    Here's an amazing solution to your waiting woes. Keep the original Xbox.

  • Lord_ZZZ

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 6:50 pm PT

    Been waiting for this, SHENMUE 2 woooooo! and it got a gfx update too yayy! thanks ms finally *cough*

  • danhen7

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 5:35 pm PT

    Thanks MS. Far Cry!!!
    BUT NO:
    unreal championship 2
    chronicles of riddick
    brothers in arms
    GRRRRRRR!!!!

  • boffo21

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 2:20 pm PT

    GRR No Unreal Championship 2!

  • FuriousBroccoli

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 12:40 pm PT

    Panzer Dragoon and Mech Assault 2 !

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 11:38 am PT

    finally, two of my games work, after a year of waiting... maybe in another year my 'backwards compatible' system will play two more of my old games.

  • John_of_Fire

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 10:57 am PT

    Stubbs and Counter Strike have been BC for a while. Some people need to check the lists before complaining.

  • dmastor

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 8:05 am PT

    Riddick: Escape fro Butcher Bay NO IT'S NOT so is ESPN NFL2K5 they slipping i hope they updated is soon and good as this on in jan.

  • Supreme_Fantasy

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 7:26 am PT

    Nice work, Microsoft..

  • rvd_rhino

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 3:34 am PT

    Any ideas when the disc will be available to download for the updated games???Or is it the same as the original disc.

    Cant believe no one has mentioned MORTAL KOMBAT and SHENMUE 2

  • riverraid1

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 12:34 am PT

    The two games im looking for that they have yet to add is Mercenaries and Chronicles of Ridick: Escape from Butcher bay. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO ADD THOSE TITLES RRHHHAAAAA!!!!!

  • simplesimon

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 7:48 pm PT

    WHERE IS THE WARRIORS!!!?!?!
    This is one of the all time, most satisfying multiplayer games EVER.

    ALSO, WHERE IS SPIDERMAN 2: THE MOVIE GAME!?!?!?!
    Ultimate Spiderman sucks compared to this game.

    CMON M$. Cool list, but we need these games. Not to mention JRSF and Strangers Wrath.... bah, M$ isnt reading this... Bastards.

  • 1Tasty_Bone

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 5:35 pm PT

    Still hoping for Republic Commando :/

  • -aGOD-

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 4:35 pm PT

    Y'all know if "Riddick: Escape fro Butcher Bay" is made compatible for the 360 yet?

  • Mr_Saturn26

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 3:10 pm PT

    dude, by the time the next xbox comes out, this list will be about maybe 75 percent done. theres no point whining about it

  • Dirk13

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 8:52 am PT

    still no panzer dragoon orta, if they added psychonauts they really need to add orta if they have any semblence of "priority" left to this list.

  • Mr_Man154

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 7:58 am PT

    WHERES MORROWIND!!! why wont they put that in??

  • OluDara

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 7:29 am PT

    Yaaay.

  • PerfectDark0Fan

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 7:13 am PT

    I need to get Conker: Live and Reloaded

  • rob_dAmAgE

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 4:33 am PT

    2 games PLEASE!!!! 1.stubbs the zombie & 2. advent rising come on microsoft!!!! these games both have HUGE cult followings!!!!

  • Harvestbuddy

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 2:56 am PT

    microsoft's doing well!

  • itisiJR

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 12:23 am PT

    panzer dragoon orta!!!!

  • Dryker

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 11:56 pm PT

    I truly wonder what determines whether or not a game is made backward-compatible. Psychonauts is cool, I think i'll buy one now. A couple of the other games seem reasonable too, but most of them... What gives? There are soooo many gems back there. Though I must agree, Riddick, Stranger's Wrath, and BGandE are certainly near the top. Right now my retro-collection is divided into "Shelf Space" and "Storage" depending on its backward compatibility. With their ever-increasing success in the U.S. market, Microsoft should certainly attempt to include the xbox's entire back-log of games. Imagine if it was standard for a console to support all of its forerunner's games. That concept is what keeps tempting me to buy a Wii. The new games don't really interest me as much as the potential nostalgia of their Virtual Console service. I want my Kid Icarus, Metroid, and Legend of Zelda. 10, 15 years from now, I want to get an itch to play Halo and be able to scratch it with my Xbox 1080.

  • ilovesandrine

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 9:03 pm PT

    all i want is TES3 that it ples MS ples . i love that game

  • adarkervision

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 8:42 pm PT

    I'm possitively giddy with glee that Buffy and Indigo Prophecy finally made the cut, but agree with everyone who pointed out that Beyond Good and Evil, Riddick and Stranger's Wrath need to be on there as well. And The Suffering: The Ties That Bind, and all the Silent Hill games, and both the Hunter: The Reckoning games, etc, etc, etc. The point is, until they get 100% backwards compatible, there are always going to be people who are annoyed, and even after that people will say they should have done it sooner. For the moment, however, they've given me back Buffy and Indigo Prophecy, and I'm happy with that. For the moment...

  • DanteKiller

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 8:23 pm PT

    All we need now are the Brothers in Arms games, X-Men Legends games, Street Fighter Anniversary Collection, Chronicles of Riddick, and Unreal Championship 2, then the X360 will become the best console on the market, especially with newer titles like Gears of War, Lost Planet, Viva Pinata, Assassin's Creed, and Halo 3 either on the 360 right now or coming soon.

  • p8tball99nyr

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 7:55 pm PT

    YES THEY PUT SOUL CALIBUR FINALY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • CyphenX

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 7:49 pm PT

    Where. Is. My. PANZER DRAGOON ORTA?!?!

  • Low_Budget

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 6:17 pm PT

    Now all they need to add is Breakdown.

  • dyns510

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 3:44 pm PT

    WTH - Where is Riddick? Winback makes the list before that? Gutpunch! OOOFFF.

  • smashinjin12

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 3:29 pm PT

    WE still need both BIA games!!!

  • edwardnortan

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 1:30 pm PT

    GOD DAMMIT, Ima say this ONE LAST TIME.........................Capcom Vs Snk 2 EO

  • S_Pac_316

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 11:18 am PT

    Sweet! Psychonauts and Shenmue II are added! Awesome! But I don't think I would want to play old games on the XB360 anyway because of not being able to use my old games saves and I wouldn't want to start over on those titles.

  • theclaw135

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 10:16 am PT

    Where is Unreal Championship 2 and Mechassault 2? Boo! Anyway, the BC game I play most is that Mega Man collection.

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