Another round of backward-compatible games

Ooh, what timing! Over the weekend,Bayonettacame up during a couple of far-reaching gaming conversations at PAX West, and now here it is, playable on Xbox One thanks to backward compatibility.

I’ll say now what I said then — it’s still worth seeking out in 2016. Platinum Games has been pumping out some not-great licensed projects as of late, but its angel-smashing action game continues to hold up fairly well. And as much as I would rather recommend the Wii U version bundled in withBayonetta 2, if the Xbox 360 version is how it has to be, that’s fine too. Play it any way you can.

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Microsoft added several other games to the backward-compatibility list, including:de Blob 2,Arkanoid Live!,Qix++, andOf Orcs and Men. I always meant to tryde Blob. Seems like a “me” game.

Xbox documentary

Microsoft and Bethesda recap

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Forza Motorsport

Redfall

Xbox demo program

Banjo-Threeie

Microsoft and Bethesda showcase

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