Xbox 'definitive editions'
Despite the system's origins within the venerable DirectX team, the Xbox didn't have a lot of friends in the console space when it entered the market. What it did have, though, was Microsoft's war bond. Many times, they'd butter up publishers to give the Xbox versions of their multiplats exclusive features. Sometimes, the Xbox's unique capabilities would make it the only console to support some exclusive features.
(Listing games that were technically superior on Xbox, or every port that supported custom soundtracks, would be largely redundant. I'm only listing ports with Xbox-exclusive content. At least upon its initial release)
(Listing games that were technically superior on Xbox, or every port that supported custom soundtracks, would be largely redundant. I'm only listing ports with Xbox-exclusive content. At least upon its initial release)
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Features tweaked mechanics, including green souls, exclusive armour and an exclusive tower area. Honestly, it's a little more irritating to play on the Xbox than PS2, but it still has more stuff in it.
Features exclusive "Born from a Wish" campaign and UFO ending. (This would later be ported to PS2 in the Greatest Hits/Platinum version of the game)
Features improved multiplayer and exclusive Coruscant mission
Exclusive modes, unlockables and an exclusive ending
A port to the DoA3 engine. Also features Hitomi, who didn't appear in previous releases.
Xbox-exclusive high resolution port of the Saturn version
While the PS2 received ports of the first two games, the Xbox got the third as well, and included it all in a bundle. More importantly, this is the only home release with lightgun support, compatible with Pelican's wildly impractical "Sniper Scope" gun, which was only supported by another two games. And one of them was Starsky & Hutch.
Though branded as an Only On Xbox sequel, Crazy Taxi 3 features both cities, all drivers and every Crazy Box level from the previous two entries, making this something of an expanded port. It does inject the earlier content with controversial additions like the Crazy Jump and picking up parties of passengers, so it's debatable whether it's really a suitable alternative to the first two titles.
Many expanded Xbox-exclusive features, including additional ghosts, diaries and a new unlockable ending
A bit of a technicality. The Xbox versions of GTA3 and Vice City featured custom soundtrack support in the form of additional in-car radio stations, integrating a frequent system-wide feature in a less overbearing way than most games, which would just layer the audio on top of all existing game audio.
Same as the Double Pack
Includes exclusive character, Pyro, and levels, Restaurant, Bar and Alley
Features Mechagodzilla 2, Mechagodzilla 3 and the exclusive Boxing Arena and Vortaak Home World levels
Technically, an exclusive remake of THPS1+2 for the Xbox, with 5 brand new (very shit) levels. Mechanically, it's identical to the original THPS2.
The Xbox version ran at a higher framerate than either the PS2 or GameCube versions, includes 4-player support via System Link, and featured the exclusive level, "The Oil Rig" (which is crap, by the way)
Features exclusive Zoo level
Features two exclusive Kraven the Hunter levels
Features exclusive level, Viking II Site
Exclusive Showdown level, "The Coliseum"
Features exclusive level, London, and rider, Chad Kagy
Features exclusive songs and DLC
Features exclusive Survival Mode
Features exclusive bonus missions
Exclusive co-op multiplayer
Features exclusive freestyle levels
Exclusive Replay Theatre mode
Features exclusive unlockable cars
Exclusive 4-player multiplayer, and 8-player System Link support
US Xbox release is the only version to include Prince of Persia 2
Exclusive Time Attack and Survival modes
Exclusive DLC
Exclusive Stadium Mode
Exclusive split-screen multiplayer and DLC
Features exclusive DLC
Features exclusive DLC
Exclusive DLC
Exclusive DLC
Exclusive DLC
Exclusive DLC
Features different exclusive games from the PS2 version, though it's debatable whether Bubble Symphony and Pop 'n' Pop are superior to G-Darius
Only 'definitive' if you think Spawn is better than Link and Heihachi. Which you don't.
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Tomb Raider Legend is still the only console version that runs at 60fps. However, they did forget to add the pre-start screen FMV.
Sorry, TR Legend on Xbox that was meant to say
@Yuggy I only have the PS2 version, and I was relying on second-hand information for that, but there appears to be some subtle frameskips on some of the bigger, busier levels like Los Angeles and the Cruise Ship, so maybe that's what that's what they were talking about?
Not listing games if the only benefit is performance, given that the vast majority of PS2 games with Xbox ports run better on it.
Not listing games if the only benefit is performance, given that the vast majority of PS2 games with Xbox ports run better on it.
Yuggy
25 days ago