Original XBox Games
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Well firstly you will have to see if the games he is looking for are supported, the 360 does not offer 100% back compatibility with original xbox games.
List of compatible games
Oh, and you should also see this before picking a game. It lists issues specific games tend to have when played on the 360.
Oh, and you should also see this before picking a game. It lists issues specific games tend to have when played on the 360.
from that list I would recommend
Burnout series
Fable
Forza Motorsport
Grand Theft Auto series
Half Life 2
Halo series
Indigo Prophecy
Jade Empire
The Lord of the Rings The Third Age
Max Payne series
Need for Speed Underground 2
Project Gotham series
Red Dead Revolver
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic series
Burnout series
Fable
Forza Motorsport
Grand Theft Auto series
Half Life 2
Halo series
Indigo Prophecy
Jade Empire
The Lord of the Rings The Third Age
Max Payne series
Need for Speed Underground 2
Project Gotham series
Red Dead Revolver
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic series
What genres does he enjoy?
I'd say shooters, fighters, RPGs and racers.
Didn't realise some games weren't compatible. It looks like the Halo series, Project Gotham Racing and Knights Of The Old Republic are likely candidates.
Thanks everyone for the suggestions.
The 360 doesn't have backward compatibility. So instead they had to make emulators. If you put in an Xbox game that has an emulator, it will ask to download it. But Microsoft abandoned their original Xbox base pretty quickly and the few games that have emulators will be it.
Which is why I don't get rid of my old consoles, even if the sequel is supposed to have backward compatibility. Besides, the Wii doesn't have a Game Boy Player like the GameCube had... yet...
Or, maybe Nintendo will just do the economically expedient thing and just port old GB, GBC & GBA games to the VC for the DSi and Wii...
I'm so gald I don't get rid of my games... unless they suck...
Well, for that you just get The Orange Box anyway...
I would have to say don't get any Xbox franchise games if there are better installments on the 360, i.e. Ghost Recon, Call of Duty, Rainbow Six, Burnout, Soul Calibur, etc. If you care about storylines, maybe get the Spliter Cell series and work your way from the first game on. The first Mercenaries got great reviews on the Xbox and the 360 sequel was panned, but that could be subjective.
Knights of the Old Republic, the first one. The second one is good, but not great, I'd still recommend it though. Even though they are ports, GTA Vice City, and San Andreas, Morrowind, Splinter Cell, Star Wars Battlefront I and II.
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
The Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of The Earth
Halo 1 and 2
Ninja Gaiden Black
KOTOR 1 and 2
Grand Theft Auto Vice City
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Fable: The Lost Chapters
Max Payne 1 and 2
Destroy All Humans 1 and 2
Steel Battalion
Soulcalibur 2
Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance
Mortal Kombat Deception
Mortal Kombat Armageddon
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Star Trek: Shattered Universe
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (the PC version is better, if you have a decent one)
IMO don't bother with Doom 3 or Half-Life 2 - those two are far, far better on a PC, or failing that get the Xbox 360 versions.
The Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of The Earth
Halo 1 and 2
Ninja Gaiden Black
KOTOR 1 and 2
Grand Theft Auto Vice City
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Fable: The Lost Chapters
Max Payne 1 and 2
Destroy All Humans 1 and 2
Steel Battalion
Soulcalibur 2
Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance
Mortal Kombat Deception
Mortal Kombat Armageddon
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Star Trek: Shattered Universe
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (the PC version is better, if you have a decent one)
IMO don't bother with Doom 3 or Half-Life 2 - those two are far, far better on a PC, or failing that get the Xbox 360 versions.
I haven't played Destroy All Humans! 2 yet but, part 1 is awesome. I love playing as Spawn in Soul Calibur II. He's damn-near unstoppable.
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