The Xbox Games You Won't Be Playing On The 360

Gamers in recent days have been looking at the backward compatibility lists that have been released all over the web. Now if you look at the list then take every other game currently playable on the Xbox you will get some idea of which games will not be available on the next gen console - games like Chronicles Of Riddick, which is far superior to the likes of Total Fitness. So why is it not backward compatible?

Here is the full list, take a look and see what games you may have to sell or trade in:

007: Agent Under Fire - Electronic Arts 007: Everything or Nothing - EA
2002 FIFA World Cup - Electronic Arts
4x4 Evolution 2 - Gathering of Developers
Aggressive Inline - Acclaim
All-Star Baseball 2004 - Acclaim
All-Star Baseball 2005 - Acclaim
Alter Echo - THQ
AMF Bowling 2004 - Bethesda
Amped 2 - Microsoft
Antz Extreme Racing - Empire Interactive
Apex - Infogrames
Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis - TDK
Arctic Thunder - Midway
Armed and Dangerous - LucasArts
Arx Fatalis - Dreamcatcher
Auto Modellista - Capcom
Azurik - Microsoft
Backyard Wrestling - Eidos
Bad Boys: Miami Takedown - Crave
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance - Interplay
Batman: Dark Tomorrow - Kemco
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu - Ubi Soft
Batman: Vengeance - UbiSoft
Beyond Good and Evil - Ubi Soft
Bicycle Casino 2005 - Activision
Big Mutha Truckers - THQ
Bionicle - Lego Media
Black Stone: Magic & Steel - Xicat
Blade II - Activision
Blinx: The Time Sweeper - Microsoft
Blood Omen 2 - Eidos
BloodRayne - Majesco
BloodRayne 2 - Majesco
Bloodwake - Microsoft
Bloody Roar Extreme - Konami
Breakdown - Namco
Broken Sword: TSD - Dreamcatcher
Bruce Lee: Quest Of The Dragon
Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Electronic Arts
Burnout - Acclaim
Burnout 2: Point of Impact - Acclaim
Burnout 3: Takedown - EA
Cel Damage - Electronic Arts
Chase: Hollywood Stunt Driver - Bam!
Chessmaster - Ubisoft
Chronicles of Riddick - Vivendi Universal
Colin Mcrae Rally 2005 - Codemasters
Colin McRae Rally 3 - Infogrames
Conflict: Desert Storm II - Gotham Games
Corvette - TDK
Counter-Strike - Microsoft
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex - Universal
Crash Nitro Kart - Black Label
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller - Sega
Crimson Sea - Koei
Dakar 2 - Acclaim
Dance Dance Revolution: Ultramix - Konami
Dark Summit - THQ
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 - Acclaim
Dead Man's Hand - Atari
Dead or Alive Ultimate - Tecmo
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball - Tecmo
Dead To Rights - Namco
Def Jam: Fight for NY - EA
Defender - Midway
Deus Ex: Invisible War - Eidos
Dino Crisis 3 - Capcom
Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure - Activision
Dr. Muto - Midway
Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair - Ubi Soft
DRIV3R - Atari
Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the GL - Ubisoft
Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes - Atari
Dynasty Warriors 3 - Koei
Dynasty Warriors 4 - Koei
Enclave - Conspiracy
Enter the Matrix - Atari
ESPN College Hoops - Sega
ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 - Konami
ESPN Major League Baseball - Sega
ESPN NBA 2K5 - Sega
ESPN NBA 2Night 2002 - Konami
ESPN NBA Basketball - Sega
ESPN NFL 2K5 - Sega
ESPN NFL Football - Sega
ESPN NFL Prime Time 2002 - Konami
ESPN NHL 2K5 - Sega
ESPN NHL Hockey - Sega
ESPN Winter X-Games Snowboarding 2002 - Konami
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick - THQ
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel - Interplay
Fatal Frame - Tecmo
FIFA Soccer 2005 - EA
Finding Nemo - THQ
Ford Racing 2 - Gotham Games
Freaky Flyers - Midway
Full Spectrum Warrior - THQ
Furious Karting - Infogrames
Galleon: Islands of Mystery - Atlus
Gauntlet: Dark Legacy - Midway
Ghost Recon: Island Thunder - Ubi Soft
Ghost Recon 2
Ghost Recon 2: Expansion Pack
Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance - Acclaim
Gladius - LucasArts
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters - Melee - Atari
Grabbed by the Ghoulies - Microsoft
Group S Challenge - Capcom
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload - Majesco
Gun Metal - Majesco
Gunvalkyrie - Sega
Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban - EA
Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets - Electronic Arts
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup - EA
Haunted Mansion - TDK
Headhunter: Redemption - Sega
High Heat Baseball 2004 - 3DO
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin - Eidos
Hunter The Reckoning: Redeemer - Vivendi
Hunter: The Reckoning - Universal
IHRA Drag Racing 2004 - Bethesda
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb - LucasArts
IndyCar Series - Codemasters
IndyCar Series 2005 - Codemasters
I-Ninja - Namco
Inside Pitch 2003 - Microsoft
Intellivision Lives - Crave
Jet Set Radio Future - Sega
Kakuto Chojin - Microsoft
Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders - Microsoft
Knight's Apprentice - XS Games
Knockout Kings 2002 - EA Sports
Kung Fu Chaos - Microsoft
Legacy of Kain: Defiance - Eidos
Legends Of Wrestling - Acclaim
Legends of Wrestling II - Acclaim
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude - VU Games
Links 2004 - Microsoft
Loons - The Fight For Fame - Infogrames
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - Universal
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - EA
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - EA
Lotus Challenge - Xicat
Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter - Universal
Mad Dash Racing - Eidos
Madden 2002 - EA Sports
Madden 2003 - EA Sports
Madden NFL 2004 - EA
Madden NFL 2005 - EA
Mafia - Gathering
Magic The Gathering: Battlegrounds - Atari
Malice - Bethesda
Marvel vs Capcom 2 - Capcom
MechAssault - Microsoft
Men of Valor - VU Games
Mercedes-Benz World Racing - TDK
Metal Dungeon - Xicat Interactive
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance - Konami
Metal Slug 3 - SNK
Midnight Club II - Rockstar
Midtown Madness 3 - Microsoft
Midway Arcade Treasures - Midway
Midway Arcade Treasures 2 - Midway
Midway Arcade Treasures 3 - Midway
Minority Report - Activision
Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma - Atari
MLB Slugfest 2003 - Midway
MLB Slugfest 20-04 - Midway
MLB Slugfest: Loaded - Midway
Monopoly Party - Infogrames
Morrowind: Game of the Year Edition - Bethesda
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance - Midway
Moto GP 2 - THQ
MotoGP - THQ
MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch - Gotham Games
MTX: Mototrax - Activision
MVP Baseball 2003 - EA
MVP Baseball 2004 - EA
MX 2002 - THQ
MX Superfly - THQ
MX Unleashed - THQ
Myst III: Exile - Ubi Soft
NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup - EA
NASCAR Heat 2002 - Infogrames
NASCAR Thunder 2002 - Electronic Arts
NASCAR Thunder 2003 - Electronic Arts
Nascar Thunder 2004 - EA
NBA 2K2 - Sega
NBA 2K3 - Sega
NBA Ballers - Midway
NBA Inside Drive 2002 - Microsoft
NBA Inside Drive 2003 - Microsoft
NBA Inside Drive 2004 - Microsoft
NBA JAM - Acclaim
NBA Live 2002 - Electronic Arts
NBA LIVE 2005 - EA
NBA Starting Five - Konami
NBA Street Vol. 2 - EA
NCAA College Basketball 2K3 - Sega
NCAA College Football 2K3 - Sega
NCAA Football 2003 - EA Sports
NCAA Football 2004 - EA
NCAA Football 2005 - EA
Need for Speed Underground - EA
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 - Electronic Arts
New Legends - THQ
NFL 2K2 - Sega
NFL 2K3 - Sega
NFL Blitz Pro - Midway
NFL Fever 2002 - Microsoft
NFL Fever 2003 - Microsoft
NFL Fever 2004 - Microsoft
NFL Street - EA
NHL 2002 - EA Sports
NHL 2003 - Electronic Arts
NHL 2005 - EA
NHL 2K3 - Sega
NHL Hitz 2002 - Midway
NHL Hitz Pro - Midway
NHL Rivals 2004 - Microsoft
Nickelodeon Party Blast - Infogrames
NightCaster - Microsoft
NightCaster II: Equinox - Jaleco
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee - Microsoft
Otogi: Myth of Demons - Sega
Outlaw Golf - Simon & Schuster Interactive
OutRun 2 - Microsoft
Pac-Man World 2 - Namco
Panzer Dragoon Orta - Sega
Phantasy Star Online Ep. I & II - Microsoft/Sega
Pirates of the Caribbean - Bethesda
Powerdrome - Bethesda
Prisoner of War - Codemasters
Pro Cast Sports Fishing - Capcom
Pro Evolution Soccer 4
Pro Fishing Challenge - Atlus
Project Gotham Racing - Microsoft
Project Gotham Racing 2 - Microsoft
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy - Midway
Pulse Racer - Jaleco
R: Racing Evolution - Namco
Rallisport Challenge - Microsoft
RalliSport Challenge 2 - Microsoft
Rally Fusion: Race of Champions - Activision
Rapala Pro Fishing - Activision
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc - Ubi Soft
Reign of Fire - BAM Entertainment
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: ToW - Activision
Roadkill - Midway
Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown - Capcom
Robocop - Titus
Rocky - Ubi Soft
RollerCoaster Tycoon - Infogrames
Room Zoom - Jaleco
Run Like Hell - VU Games
Samurai Warriors - Koei
Scaler - GlobalStar
Scooby Doo: Mystery Mayhem - THQ
SeaBlade - Simon and Schuster
Second Sight - Codemasters
Secret Weapons Over Normandy - LucasArts
Sega GT Online - Sega
Serious Sam - Gotham Games
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury - Atari
Shark Tale - Activision
Shenmue II - Microsoft/Sega
Showdown: Legends of Wrestling - Acclaim
Shrek - TDK
Shrek 2 - Activision
Shrek Super Party - TDK Mediactive
Silent Hill 2 - Konami
Silent Hill 4: The Room - Konami
Silent Scope Complete - Konami
Simpsons: Road Rage - Fox Interactive
Smashing Drive - Namco
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix - Activision
Soul Calibur II - Namco
Spawn: Armageddon - Namco
Spider-Man - Activision
Spider-Man 2 - Activision
Splashdown - Infogrames
Splinter Cell - Ubi Soft
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow - Ubisoft
SpongeBob Squarepants: The Movie - THQ
SpyHunter - Midway
SSX Tricky - EA Big
Star Trek: Shattered Universe - TDK
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Outcast - LucasArts
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy - LucasArts (correction: will be playable)
Star Wars: Battlefront - LucasArts
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 - LucasArts
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter - LucasArts
Star Wars: Obi-Wan - Lucas Arts
Starsky & Hutch - Gotham Games
State of Emergency - Rockstar Games
Steel Battalion - Capcom
Steel Battalion: Line of Contact - Capcom
Street Hoops - Activision
Sudeki - Microsoft
Superman: The Man of Steel - Infogrames
SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom - SNK
SWAT: Global Strike Team - Sierra/Vivendi
Syberia - XS Games
Tak 2: Staff of Dreams - THQ
Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus - Microsoft
Taz: Wanted - Infogrames
Tenchu: Return From Darkness - Activision
Tennis Masters Series 2003 - HIP Interactive
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - Atari
Terminator 3: The Redemption - Atari
Test Drive - Infogrames
Test Drive Off Road: Wide Open - Infogrames
Tetris Worlds - THQ
The Bard's Tale - VU Games
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The Guy Game - Gathering
The Hobbit - Sierra
The Italian Job - Eidos
The Sims - EA
The Sims Bustin' Out - EA
The Suffering - Midway
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 - Electronic Arts
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 - EA
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 - EA
TimeSplitters 2 - Eidos
ToCA Race Driver 2 - Codemasters
ToeJam & Earl 3 - Sega
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 - Activision
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2x - Activision
Tony Hawk's Underground - Activision
Top Spin - Microsoft
Total Immersion Racing - Empire
Totaled! - Majesco
TransWorld Snowboarding - Infogrames
TransWorld Surf - Infogrames
TriggerMan - Crave
Triple Play 2002 - EA Sports
Trivial Pursuit: Unhinged - Atari
True Crime: Streets of L.A. - Activision
Turok: Evolution - Acclaim
UFC: Tapout 2 - TDK
Ultimate Fighting Championship: Tapout - Crave
Unreal Championship - Infogrames
Unreal II: The Awakening - Atari
Van Helsing - Vivendi Universal
Vietcong: Purple Haze - Gathering
Voodoo Vince - Microsoft
V-Rally 3 - Infogrames
Wakeboarding Unleashed - Activision
Wallace & Gromit - Bam Entertainment
War of the Whiskers - New Kid Co
Whacked! - Microsoft
Whiplash - Eidos
WhiteOut - Konami
Wings of War - Gathering
World Championship Pool 2004 - Jaleco
World Series Baseball - Sega
Wrath Unleashed - LucasArts
Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions - Activision
WWE Raw - THQ
X2: Wolverine's Revenge - Activision
Xbox Music Mixer - Microsoft
XGRA - Acclaim
X-Men Legends - Activision
X-Men: Next Dimension - Activision
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Destiny - Konami
Zapper - Infogrames

Now don't forget this isnt final, and some of these games could creep onto the 360, but it does amount to a lot of succesful games unable to be played on the next gen console.

My guess is that Microsoft didn't go out of their way to include or exclude any specific titles, except perhaps the all-important Halo games and a few other important titles.

In other words, I'm pretty sure they wrote an emulator and then tested it to see what worked and what didn't. In the end, Youself Fitness ended up working and Riddick didn't. It wasn't a conscience decision to include one and not the other. It was just a matter of luck based on what did and didn't run on the first version of their emulator.

I'm sure in the future, later versions of the emu will support more games. This is just the initial list. The only key is, how do you upgrade the emu in the future? That could be somewhat of a nightmare for users. Not to mention the usual glitches and crashes that can happen in with emulation, which might not have been discovered in testing since it doesn't happen until level 8 of the game.

In all, MS's decision to use emulation for backwards compatibility is a half-assed approach. I just hope it works better than it sounds.