UPDATED MAY 25, 2006 ^_^
INFORMATION ON ASIAN RELEASES NOW INCLUDED BELOW!
This is a list of Xbox 360 games whose Japanese version has english text/voice support. Below is also a list of region-free xbox1 games. This not only includes the known games but also the newer ones. This blog post will be constantly updated as new information arrives.
These japanese games will have english text/voice when you set your XBOX360 language setting to ENGLISH.
(Note: "Confirmed" means that the game is already out in the market and already proven to have english text/voice)
Here's the list:
Perfect Dark Zero JP *confirmed*
Ridge Racer 6 JP *confirmed*
Project Gotham Racing 3 JP *confirmed*
Dead or Alive 4 JP *confirmed*
King Kong JP *confirmed*
Kameo JP *confirmed*
Over G Fighters
Chromehounds *confirmed*
For more information/confirmations, this thread at lik-sang is constantly updated about the same topic.
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XBOX 360 ASIAN VERSION GAMES ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE JAPANESE XBOX 360.
XBOX 360 ASIAN VERSION GAMES HAVE COMPLETE ENGLISH TEXT/VOICE.
The Asian Xbox 360 went on sale in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan last March 16. It has been stated by many (retailers and fans alike) that the Asian Xbox 360 games will be compatible with the Japanese Xbox 360 and will have English text/voice/menus. Here's the Asian Xbox 360 Launch List:
Burnout Revenge
Battlefield2:Modern Combat
Call of Duty 2
Dead or Alive 4
Dynasty Warriors 5
Fight Night Round 3
FIFA Soccer 06: Road to FIFA World Cup
Gun
Kameo: Elements of Power
NBA Live 06
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Peter Jackson's King Kong
Perfect Dark Zero + Perfect Dark Zero [Limited Edition Tin Box]
Project Gotham Racing 3
Ridge Racer 6
Quake 4
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Most Asian Version games are on sale for US$39.90! They're much much more inexpensive compared to US and Japanese releases!
Asian Version games are also available in the Philippines from Data Blitz and from some stores in Greenhills.
On March 23 I bought the ASIAN VERSION of EA SPORTS FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 3 and I can confirm that it worked on my JAPANESE XBOX 360. Based on reports from various forums, the JAPANESE XBOX 360 is the most versatile of the two 360s in ASIA, because it is compatible with ASIAN VERSION GAMES, JAPANESE VERSION GAMES, AND REGION FREE US GAMES. The ASIAN XBOX 360 Has compatibility issues with some REGION FREE GAMES and JAPANESE GAMES (COD2 US, DW5 JPN are not compatible)
As of this time, the Japanese Xbox 360 is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED if you want to game inexpensively and reside in the Asian Region.
***HOW TO IDENTIFY ASIAN VERSION XBOX 360 GAMES***
They usually have CHINESE font on the cover and in the back portion. Some other Asian version games don't have any CHINESE font on the cover and the back portion, but you can identify them from the back of the box. Look for the words 'MADE IN SINGAPORE' near the UPC barcode. Also, you can identify what version a game is via the sticker on the side of the box:
For Asian Versions: X11-40711
For Japan Versions: X11-40709
For North American Versions: X11-40710
The bolded font is the identification code that tells you if it is a north american game, a japanese game or an asian game.
LIST OF XBOX 360 US VERSION GAMES COMPATIBLE WITH THE JAPANESE XBOX 360:
Here are a list of US 360 games that are confirmed to work on a Japanese Xbox 360 (fully in English also):
Updated July 23, 2006!
Call of Duty 2
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Gun
Quake 4
Tony Hawks : American Wasteland
Full Auto
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
Rumble Roses XX (confirmed here)
Blazing Angels
Tomb Raider: Legend
Far Cry
Hitman: Blood Money (PAL version is also region free)
Chrome Hounds
Dead Rising (According to play-asia's compatibility list)
This page from a Japanese site also keeps track of US releases which have no region locking.
Additional info:
Play-Asia has created a comprehensive REGIONAL COMPATIBILITY GUIDE. Click HERE
ON JAPANESE XBOX 360 BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY:
From my post at pinoyxbox.com....
I just tried Forza Motorsport NTSC-U and Splinter Cell CT NTSC-U on my Japanese 360. They both worked!
As for NBA Live 04 NTSC-U, that one did not work...i think if a game was region locked before for the Japanese xbox 1, it most likely wont work on the 360, while games that are really not region locked will still remain region free.
That said, I found this big list of games for the xbox1 that are region free:
http://ntsc-uk.domino.org/showthread.php?t=29356
List of confirmed Region Free Xbox Games:
American McGee's Scrapland
Cabela's Deer Hunt 2005
Call of Duty: Finest Hour
Capcom Fighting Evolution
Carve
Delta Force Black Hawk Down
Doom 3 (US VERSION)
Fable (US VERSION)
Far Cry Instincts
Forza MotorSport
Ghost Recon 2
Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike
Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball
Halo 2
Half Life 2
Iron Phoenix
Jade Empire
Mech Assault
Mech Assault 2
Mercenaries
Midway Arcade Treasures
Moto GP Ultimate Racing 3
Pariah
Prince of Persia 2 : Warrior Within
Prince of Persia : Two Thrones
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Rainbow Six 3
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow
Splinter Cell : Chaos Theory
Splinter Cell : Pandora Tomorrow
Star Wars Battlefront
Steel Batallion: LOC
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
Sudeki
Tron 2.0 Killer App
Unreal Championship
Unreal Championship 2
Vietcong: Purple Haze
X-Men Legends
Since these games are region free, most likely they will be compatible with the Japanese Xbox 360.
Watch this page for more updates!
INFORMATION ON ASIAN RELEASES NOW INCLUDED BELOW!
This is a list of Xbox 360 games whose Japanese version has english text/voice support. Below is also a list of region-free xbox1 games. This not only includes the known games but also the newer ones. This blog post will be constantly updated as new information arrives.
These japanese games will have english text/voice when you set your XBOX360 language setting to ENGLISH.
(Note: "Confirmed" means that the game is already out in the market and already proven to have english text/voice)
Here's the list:
Perfect Dark Zero JP *confirmed*
Ridge Racer 6 JP *confirmed*
Project Gotham Racing 3 JP *confirmed*
Dead or Alive 4 JP *confirmed*
King Kong JP *confirmed*
Kameo JP *confirmed*
Over G Fighters
Chromehounds *confirmed*
For more information/confirmations, this thread at lik-sang is constantly updated about the same topic.
****************
XBOX 360 ASIAN VERSION GAMES ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE JAPANESE XBOX 360.
XBOX 360 ASIAN VERSION GAMES HAVE COMPLETE ENGLISH TEXT/VOICE.
The Asian Xbox 360 went on sale in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan last March 16. It has been stated by many (retailers and fans alike) that the Asian Xbox 360 games will be compatible with the Japanese Xbox 360 and will have English text/voice/menus. Here's the Asian Xbox 360 Launch List:
Burnout Revenge
Battlefield2:Modern Combat
Call of Duty 2
Dead or Alive 4
Dynasty Warriors 5
Fight Night Round 3
FIFA Soccer 06: Road to FIFA World Cup
Gun
Kameo: Elements of Power
NBA Live 06
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Peter Jackson's King Kong
Perfect Dark Zero + Perfect Dark Zero [Limited Edition Tin Box]
Project Gotham Racing 3
Ridge Racer 6
Quake 4
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Most Asian Version games are on sale for US$39.90! They're much much more inexpensive compared to US and Japanese releases!
Asian Version games are also available in the Philippines from Data Blitz and from some stores in Greenhills.
On March 23 I bought the ASIAN VERSION of EA SPORTS FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 3 and I can confirm that it worked on my JAPANESE XBOX 360. Based on reports from various forums, the JAPANESE XBOX 360 is the most versatile of the two 360s in ASIA, because it is compatible with ASIAN VERSION GAMES, JAPANESE VERSION GAMES, AND REGION FREE US GAMES. The ASIAN XBOX 360 Has compatibility issues with some REGION FREE GAMES and JAPANESE GAMES (COD2 US, DW5 JPN are not compatible)
As of this time, the Japanese Xbox 360 is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED if you want to game inexpensively and reside in the Asian Region.
***HOW TO IDENTIFY ASIAN VERSION XBOX 360 GAMES***
They usually have CHINESE font on the cover and in the back portion. Some other Asian version games don't have any CHINESE font on the cover and the back portion, but you can identify them from the back of the box. Look for the words 'MADE IN SINGAPORE' near the UPC barcode. Also, you can identify what version a game is via the sticker on the side of the box:
For Asian Versions: X11-40711
For Japan Versions: X11-40709
For North American Versions: X11-40710
The bolded font is the identification code that tells you if it is a north american game, a japanese game or an asian game.
LIST OF XBOX 360 US VERSION GAMES COMPATIBLE WITH THE JAPANESE XBOX 360:
Here are a list of US 360 games that are confirmed to work on a Japanese Xbox 360 (fully in English also):
Updated July 23, 2006!
Call of Duty 2
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Gun
Quake 4
Tony Hawks : American Wasteland
Full Auto
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
Rumble Roses XX (confirmed here)
Blazing Angels
Tomb Raider: Legend
Far Cry
Hitman: Blood Money (PAL version is also region free)
Chrome Hounds
Dead Rising (According to play-asia's compatibility list)
This page from a Japanese site also keeps track of US releases which have no region locking.
Additional info:
Play-Asia has created a comprehensive REGIONAL COMPATIBILITY GUIDE. Click HERE
ON JAPANESE XBOX 360 BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY:
From my post at pinoyxbox.com....
I just tried Forza Motorsport NTSC-U and Splinter Cell CT NTSC-U on my Japanese 360. They both worked!
As for NBA Live 04 NTSC-U, that one did not work...i think if a game was region locked before for the Japanese xbox 1, it most likely wont work on the 360, while games that are really not region locked will still remain region free.
That said, I found this big list of games for the xbox1 that are region free:
http://ntsc-uk.domino.org/showthread.php?t=29356
List of confirmed Region Free Xbox Games:
American McGee's Scrapland
Cabela's Deer Hunt 2005
Call of Duty: Finest Hour
Capcom Fighting Evolution
Carve
Delta Force Black Hawk Down
Doom 3 (US VERSION)
Fable (US VERSION)
Far Cry Instincts
Forza MotorSport
Ghost Recon 2
Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike
Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball
Halo 2
Half Life 2
Iron Phoenix
Jade Empire
Mech Assault
Mech Assault 2
Mercenaries
Midway Arcade Treasures
Moto GP Ultimate Racing 3
Pariah
Prince of Persia 2 : Warrior Within
Prince of Persia : Two Thrones
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Rainbow Six 3
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow
Splinter Cell : Chaos Theory
Splinter Cell : Pandora Tomorrow
Star Wars Battlefront
Steel Batallion: LOC
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
Sudeki
Tron 2.0 Killer App
Unreal Championship
Unreal Championship 2
Vietcong: Purple Haze
X-Men Legends
Since these games are region free, most likely they will be compatible with the Japanese Xbox 360.
Watch this page for more updates!