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Hi-def videogames on the Xbox 1

If you have an original Xbox (the old black one, not a 360) and a state-of-the-art home entertainment system with surround sound and a hi-def TV, you really ought to take a look at some of the hi-def games that can make good use of your gear. The original Xbox is still an amazingly credible game platform in 2008, even though the original Xbox is now 7 years old and largely considered obsolete, but to really compete with today's Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 games you have to use every bit of the old hardware. Interestingly, most games don't push the Xbox hardware to anywhere near the edge, but these few that do look every bit as good as many 360 and PS3 titles. OK, no, not really, but still... mighty impressive for a "dead" console.

I am only listing games that work at 720p or greater. All games listed work in 16:9 except where noted. It is interesting that all but one of these games supports 5.1 audio; I guess the "25 To Life" team didn't have surround sound set up at home and didn't think anyone else would notice the lack of support. I am also listing the whopping SIX games that claim to support 1080i, but I wouldn't expect much from them if I were you as doing 1080i does push the old Xbox hardware to the limit and beyond, so you may find that there is some frame rate problems, stuttering, etc. with heavy 3D action games like "Enter The Matrix". Still, when Neo is standing in a post office lobby detailed with Grecian columns and marble floors (right before all hell breaks loose and you have to clock the ho's) it does look terribly impressive! Of course then people start shooting at you and the frame rate goes down as low as a Gumby cartoon, but still, it is playable and damn pretty.

I admit I really only use my (pwnd) Xbox for media center playback (using XBMC it upscales all video to 720p or 1080i REALLY well), but "Enter The Matrix", "Justice League Heroes" and "X-Men Legends" (both 1 and 2) are great to whip out and show your friends how good an old Xbox game can be.






(C) 2008 Don Stratton

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