NEWS: XBOX Backward Compatibility Come to PC

Today, Microsoft introduced XBOX Backward Compatibility on PC, making it easier for players to enjoy classic XBOX games across PC and handheld devices, including the ROG XBOX Ally and XBOX Ally X.

A player's game library is more than just a collection of titles—it represents years of memorable stories and gaming experiences. As technology continues to evolve, XBOX believes those libraries should move forward with players, allowing them to enjoy classic games in new ways.

Rolling out today in early release, XBOX Backward Compatibility on PC launches with four original XBOX games, now playable on PC and handhelds for the first time. This marks the beginning of a broader initiative to preserve classic XBOX games and gradually bring more titles to PC. Alongside compatibility, XBOX is introducing new features designed to enhance the experience while preserving the original gameplay.

Players in supported regions can begin playing the following titles on PC and supported handheld devices today:

• BLiNX: The Time Sweeper
• Conker: Live and Reloaded
• Crimson Skies®: High Road to Revenge
• Fuzion Frenzy®

Each title is available for purchase on PC and is included with all XBOX Game Pass plans. Players who already own a digital console license for these games will automatically have access on PC and handheld devices. Through XBOX Play Anywhere and XBOX Cloud Gaming, these classic games can now be played across XBOX consoles, the cloud, PC, and handheld devices.

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NEWS: To Celebrate 20 years of Xbox 70 new Backward Compatible Games Have Been Added

Today, Xbox is excited to add 70+ Xbox 360 and original Xbox games to the backward compatibility catalog in celebration of our 20th anniversary. This includes many of your top requested favorites.

The entire Max Payne series and the F.E.A.R. franchise are now playable on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles for the very first time.

The entire Skate franchise is now complete with the addition of Skate 2 and playable on both Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles.

Xbox heard the desire for more original Xbox titles to be added to the catalog. They are pleased to announce they were able to bring more than 20+ original Xbox titles to an entire new generation of gamers, including Dead or Alive Ultimate, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II, Star Wars: Starfighter, and Otogi franchises.

You can play these games today if you own them on disc or digitally, and the vast majority can be purchased digitally by new players in the Microsoft Store starting later today.

Every backward compatible title added today will experience improved visual quality with Auto HDR on supported displays, which automatically adds HDR enhancements on Xbox Series X|S.

Original Xbox games will experience a resolution increase on all Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles on supported displays.

• 4x resolution increase on Xbox Series X and Xbox One X
• 3x resolution increase on Xbox Series S
• 2x resolution increase on Xbox One S and Xbox One

Players will experience even smoother gameplay on 11 titles added today via FPS Boost, which doubles the original framerate up to 60 FPS, including F.E.A.R., F.E.A.R. 3, Binary Domain, and NIER.

We are also excited to announce we enabled FPS Boost on 26 more titles from the existing catalog including top requested titles such as the entire Gears of War franchise, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Dragon Age: Origins, Dead Space 2 & 3, Alan Wake and Sonic Generations.

And beginning today, FPS Boost is rolling out to 33 titles via Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) that were previously enhanced on Xbox Series X|S including Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and The Evil Within 2.

Players can easily toggle FPS Boost as well as Auto HDR on or off under the “Manage Game” section for any title. You decide how you want to experience your favorite games, whether in their original form or enhanced with Auto HDR and FPS Boost enabled.

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NEWS: 16 Xbox & 360 Games Now Playable on on Android phones and tablets with Xbox Cloud Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can now tap into a collection of favorites from the past in a whole new way — right on mobile devices, turning them into retro handheld game systems. 16 original Xbox and Xbox 360 games are now available on Android phones and tablets, with more games coming soon. Microsoft listened to the feedback, going all the way back to the earliest cloud gaming preview, and making games from previous generations available on mobile devices has been one of the most requested features by the community.

Backward Compatible Games Playable with Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta)

• Banjo-Kazooie
• Banjo-Tooie
• Double Dragon Neon
• Fable II
• Fallout: New Vegas
• Gears of War 2
• Gears of War 3
• Gears of War: Judgment
• Jetpac Refuelled (touch controls enabled)
• Kameo
• Perfect Dark
• Perfect Dark Zero
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• Viva Piñata (touch controls enabled)
• Viva Piñata: TIP (touch controls enabled)

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NEWS: HALO XBOX 360 GAME SERVICES CLOSINGIN 2021

At 343 Industries, their teams are wholly focused on the future of Halo. From significant updates and improvements to MCC and the move to PC, to the future of the franchise with Halo Infinite – They are working to deliver great experiences for years to come. The future looks very bright for Halo fans and they are incredibly excited about the opportunities that lie ahead.  

To date, they have juggled future-facing work and priorities with continued upkeep of Halo’s Xbox 360 legacy services. Maintaining these legacy services today requires significant time and resources which directly impacts the studio’s ability to support current and future projects like Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo Infinite. 

>We are intentionally moving slowly and deliberately with a multi-phase approach to provide our players with plenty of advance notice: 

Phase One – Fall 2019 

• One-time migration of over 6M pieces of Halo Xbox 360 Legacy UGC data to Halo: The Master Chief Collection  

Phase Two – December 2020 (WE ARE HERE) 

• Initial notification to players
• Digital sales of Halo Xbox 360 titles are halted 
• Halo Xbox 360 DLC can still be acquired at no cost

Phase Three – 2021 

• Continued messaging and reminders throughout the year across Halo channels 

Phase Four – December 2021 *(TBD, no sooner than 1 year from the date of today’s blog) 

• Halo Xbox 360 legacy services are turned off  

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NEWS: Xbox Series X Will Have Thousands of Games at Launch

Thousands of developers from across the globe are currently creating the next generation of transformative games, many of which can only be realized through the power and innovation of the Xbox Series X. Led by Halo Infinite, our 15 Xbox Game Studios teams are hard at work creating the biggest and best line up of exclusives in Xbox history. We are incredibly excited to show many of the new games in development for Xbox Series X soon.

Preserving Your Gaming Legacy

As gamers, we also know how important it is to preserve and respect our gaming legacies. Your favorite games and franchises, your progression and achievements, and the friendships and communities you create through gaming should all move with you across generations. Not only that, your favorite gaming accessories and peripherals should also move forward with you as well.

Our goal has always been to empower gamers to play the best versions of games from across four generations of Xbox at the launch of Xbox Series X. These principles were key to us from Day 1 and influenced many of our design decisions as we started on our journey to create our most powerful and compatible console ever.

FREEBIES: Games With Gold December 2019

For the month of December, Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will receive four new free games – two on Xbox One and two on Xbox 360 – as part of the Games with Gold program. You can play both Xbox 360 titles on your Xbox One with Backward Compatibility.

*Titles are available as free downloads for qualifying Xbox Live Gold members in all markets where Xbox Live is available. Some regions may offer different titles depending on market availability.

On Xbox One, Xbox Live Gold members can download Insane Robots ($19.99 ERP) for free during the month of December. Jurassic World Evolution ($49.99 ERP) will be available as a free download from December 16th to January 15th.

On Xbox 360, starting December 1st, Toy Story 3 ($9.99 ERP) will be free for Xbox Live Gold members through December 15th. Then on December 16th, Xbox Live Gold Members can download Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD ($14.99 ERP) for free through December 31st.

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NEWS: No More Backwards Compatible Games for Xbox One

Since the Xbox One Backward Compatibility program was announced at E3 2015, over half of all Xbox gamers have enjoyed Original Xbox or Xbox 360 games on Xbox One. During that time, the Backward Compatibility catalog we built directly from fan feedback has grown to over 600 titles including entire iconic franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Gears of War, and Mass Effect.

Four years later, compatibility remains a priority for Xbox, for our community and for developers and their games, and preserving the art form of video games is part of our DNA. After adding more than 600 titles to the Backward Compatibility catalog, we’re now setting our sights on what’s next for the future of compatibility.

We’ve listened closely to community feedback and respect the game libraries you’ve built throughout the last 18 years. That’s why we’re taking our work a step further and announced this week that thousands of games from all four generations will be playable on Project Scarlett. As such, we have now shifted our focus to help make the games you love playing on Xbox One compatible with future Xbox hardware. After this week, we have no plans to add additional Original Xbox or Xbox 360 titles to the catalog on Xbox One, but we’re excited to continue our work on Xbox compatibility across platforms and devices, which remains a top priority.

Today, we’re thrilled to bring you a final collection of Original Xbox classics, Xbox 360 fan-favorites and Xbox One X Enhanced updates as a token of appreciation to our fans for their support.

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New Original Xbox Games Announced Today

Today, another long-awaited wave of Original Xbox games are playable on Xbox One:

• Armed and Dangerous
• Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb
• Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent
• Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict

All of these Original Xbox classics take advantage of the power of Xbox One with up to 4x the pixel count on Xbox One and Xbox One S, and up to 16x the pixel count on Xbox One X for resolutions up to 4K Ultra HD. These games are available to play now on disc and you can purchase digitally in the Microsoft Store later this week.

With the addition of the four Tom Clancy Splinter Cell games from the Original Xbox, you can now play the entire Splinter Cell franchise on Xbox One.

Additionally, we are releasing Original Xbox downloadable content packs free of charge today to current and future owners of the following games, available automatically via content updates on Xbox One:

Game Title New Details and Content

• Armed and Dangerous New Mission: Summer Home
• Star Wars Battlefront New Map: Jabba
• Star Wars Battlefront II Expansion Pack (4 new maps, 1 new hero: Kit Fisto and 1 new villain: Asajj Ventress)
• New mode: Kashyyyk Assault
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Equipment store: Yavin Station
• Star Wars Republic Commando Multiplayer Map: Hangar
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3 Mission Packs: Kola Cell, Vselka Infiltration, and Vselka Submarine
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow 2 Map Packs (split-screen multi-player maps): Federal Bank and River Mall
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory 2 Mission Packs (split-screen co-op missions): Nuclear Plant and UN Headquarters
• 2 Map Packs (split-screen multi-player maps): Polar Base and Steel Squat

New Xbox One X Enhanced Updates Available Today
Alongside our E3 collection, we are releasing several title updates today for Xbox One X owners. Xbox 360 games enhanced for Xbox One X run at a higher resolution – 9x the original pixel count up to 4K UltraHD – with improved texture filtering and color detail. The power of Xbox One X enables the Xbox 360 emulator to showcase the very best version of the game possible with the existing assets and no modification to the original experience.

Xbox One X Enhanced updates available now include:

• Banjo-Kazooie
• Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts
• Banjo-Tooie
• Kameo Elements of Power
• Perfect Dark
• Perfect Dark Zero
• Viva Piñata
• Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise

These Xbox One X Enhanced updates will be automatically applied to all owners of these games, whether they were purchased individually or as part of the Rare Replay collection.

New Xbox 360 Fan-Favorites Available This Week
We are also releasing a curated collection of fan-favorite Xbox 360 games, available this week, to commemorate the special occasion, including:

• Asura’s Wrath
• Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
• Enchanted Arms
• Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
• Far Cry Classic
• Far Cry Instincts Predator
• Infinite Undiscovery
• Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
• Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands
• Skate
• Star Ocean: The Last Hope
• Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
• Syndicate
• Too Human
• Unreal Tournament III

As a final thank you to the community, we are bringing Too Human to the Backward Compatibility catalog and are making it available digitally to everyone for free.

As a reminder, you’ll be able to play all these Original Xbox and Xbox 360 games on Xbox One with the disc you already own, or you can purchase them digitally in the Microsoft Store. Market restrictions for digital content may apply, so please check the store page for details.

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BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY: Two Classic Xbox 360 Games Backwards Compatible on the One Today

Today we are receiving two classic Xbox 360 Games playable on the Xbox One via Backwards Compatibility.

From Dust and Costume Quest are coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today.

***If you already own this in digital form on Xbox 360 they will automatically appear in the "Ready to Install" section on your Xbox One***

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Discover a unique Modern God game where nature is the star: From Dust, the latest original concept by Eric Chahi, visionary creator of Another World. Behold the beauty of a primitive world pulsing with life and face the might of nature. Beware the danger of a world that is constantly changing under your command. Control the destiny of a tribe struggling to survive and help it recover its ancestors’ lost powers. Immerse yourself in a world as exotically beautiful as it is dangerous. A universe where Nature reclaims what is Hers; and you are your people’s only chance of survival.

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Rediscover Halloween in this imaginative RPG from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions. Explore the monster-filled neighborhood of Auburn Pines, Autumn Haven Mall and Fall Valley Carnival. Collect magical costumes with super powers, unique weapons and special items as you hunt down quests. Level-up your heroic warrior and battle the evil overlords in this epic adventure to save Halloween! Sweet info at www.CostumeQuestGame.com


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BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY: Two New Classic 360 Games added to Backwards Compatibility

Today we will be getting two classic Xbox 360 games playable on the Xbox One via Backwards Compatibility.

NINJA GAIDEN 3: Razor's Edge and Trials Evolution are coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today.

***If you already own this in digital form on Xbox 360 they will automatically appear in the "Ready to Install" section on your Xbox One***

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 Razor's Edge sharpens up the battles, difficulty levels, visuals, and much more to deliver the ultimate Ninja action game experience!

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 It's survival of the fastest with Trials Evolution! Your favorite physics-based motorcycle racer is back in a brilliant new outdoor setting. Ride in real-time multiplayer with 2-4 players, either locally or through Xbox LIVE. Enjoy a deep, rich single player career with 50 brilliant tracks, challenging unlocks, and tricky achievements. A massive, powerful track editor lets you build the track of your dreams and easily share it with the world. Or simply download top-rated tracks from around the world, using the all-new Track Central. Customize your bike and rider with awesome gear and unique parts, enjoy unique skill games, try ghost racing, beat your Friends' scores, and more! Don't miss the madness!





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BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY: Two more 360 Games Added to Backwards Compatibility Today

To day we are getting two more classic Xbox 360 games playable on the Xbox One Via Backwards Compatibility.


AirMech Arena and Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway are coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today

AirMech® Arena is a highly competitive fast-paced real-time strategy game, where players team up AirMechs to amass unrelenting combat forces and destroy the enemy team’s fortress. In the future, the last survivors of the Great War continue their fight with the ultimate war machine: the AirMech®. Created using lost technology, Pilots have found, salvaged, or stolen AirMechs that they use to protect the weak, or to pillage. Which side do you fight for?

 Experience the amazing graphics and sound, compelling storyline, and new gameplay features that make the critically-acclaimed Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway more realistic than ever. Join Sgt. Matt Baker and the 101st Airborne Division as they begin the battle to open the infamous Hell’s Highway in a daring bid for a quick end to the war. (Only Demo Available for Download)








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BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY: Crackdown 2 Backwards Compatible Today, and For Free

With the  recent release of Crackdown on Xbox, Microsoft is being generous and making the classic Xbox 360 game Crackdown 2 playable on the Xbox One via Backwards Compatibility. 

The Best Part is, it's FREE for all....

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BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY: 4 Lost Planet & 1 Resident Evil Games Backwards Compatible Today

Today we will be getting 5 Classic Xbox 360 Games playable on the Xbox One via Backwards Compatibility.  Four Lost Planet Games and One Resident Evil.

Lost Planet, Lost Planet 2, Lost Planet 3, Lost Planet Colonies and  RESIDENT EVIL CODE: Veronica X are coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today.

Capcom brings you the epic SciFi action shooter LOST PLANET.

LOST PLANET 2, the latest entry in the 2.7 million-selling action shooter series! Over 10 years on from the events of the original, LOST PLANET 2 returns to the troubled world of E.D.N. III, with a globe-trotting story of a planet torn apart by the battle for precious thermal energy. In addition to the all-new 4-player co-op Campaign, LOST PLANET 2 introduces a new character customization system, an arsenal of new weapons and VSs to pilot, and a host of massive new Akrid to use them on.

With numerous multiplayer modes and a highly engrossing cinematic single player experience, Lost Planet 3 delves deeper into the Lost Planet universe, uncovering hidden truths within the unique environment of E.D.N. III.

LOST PLANET has been enhanced with new maps and gameplay modes. Re-visit the great online action!

 It has been 3 months since the destruction of Raccoon City. Claire Redfield travels to Europe in search of her brother. Claire infiltrates the Paris laboratory of Umbrella Corporation, but is captured after a heated gun fight. The captured Claire is then sent to Rockfort Island, but shortly after her arrival the island is attacked! Amidst the chaos, a horde of zombies are released! Can Claire escape the horrors of the island?





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NEWS: Xbox 360 titles & services scheduled maintenance

On Tuesday, February 19 between 2:00PM UTC and 6:00PM UTC (9:00AM ET and 1:00PM ET), Microsoft will be performing scheduled maintenance that will affect Xbox 360 titles and services.

Please note this maintenance will also impact Xbox 360 backward compatible titles on Xbox One.

All other Xbox One titles and services will not be affected.
If you’re playing an Xbox 360 title during the maintenance, you may be disconnected from Xbox Live one or more times.

For the latest information during the maintenance, check the Xbox Live service status message at https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-live-status.


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BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY: Two New Classic 360 Games added to Backwards Compatibility

Today we will be getting two classic Xbox 360 games playable on the Xbox One via Backwards Compatibility.

The King Of Fighters XIII and Orcs Must Die! are coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today.

***If you already own this in digital form on Xbox 360 they will automatically appear in the "Ready to Install" section on your Xbox One***

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Consume your enemies with the flames of wrath until they turn into ashes! “THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII” comes to Xbox 360 as the ultimate versus fighting game, in an upgraded version of the original arcade game! Discover “Billy Kane” and “Saiki (Human Form)” console-exclusive additional characters that KOF fans surely cannot afford to miss, KOF XIII’s “Story Mode”, displayed as a visual novel (revealing numerous episodes unknown up until now), the high-quality “Online Versus Mode” for intense battles with other players via Xbox LIVE, a “Tutorial Mode” that even KOF novice players can enjoy, and many more game modes for thousands of hours of fun! However, it’s not finished yet! More additional content will be available to download at a later date such as “Iori with the Power of Flames” and more downloadable characters!? The final chapter of the “Ash Saga”, full of anger and betrayal, ends here!!

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Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment. As a powerful War Mage with dozens of deadly weapons, spells, and traps at your fingertips, defend twenty-four fortresses from a rampaging mob of beastly enemies, including ogres, hellbats, and of course, a whole bunch of ugly orcs. Battle your enemies through a story-based campaign across multiple difficulty levels, including brutal Nightmare mode! Will you roast orcs in pits of lava, pound them flat with a ceiling trap, or freeze and shatter them with a slash? No matter the weapons and traps you choose, you’re sure to have an orc-killing blast!





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BACKWADS COMPATIBILITY: ACE COMBAT 6: Fires of Liberation is coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility

To celebrate the release of ACE COMBAT 7: Skies Unknown, Microsoft as announced that a classic Xbox 360 Ace Combat Game will be playable on the Xbox One via Backwards Compatibility today.

ACE COMBAT 6: Fires of Liberation is coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today

***As always if you already own this title digitally, it will appear in the "Ready to Install" section of "My Games & Apps" on your Xbox One.***

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Witness high definition graphics rendering the world around you into super realistic war zones, made possible only by next generation processing power. Lead not only aerial combat units but also naval and ground combat units to victory. Massive conflicts unfold on a “living battlefield” integrated by the “Dynamic Operation System” where up to six independent aerial, ground, and naval battles can break out at once as allies and enemies clash in real-time.

(included as a bonus for a limited time when you pre-order or purchase ACE COMBAT 7: Skies Unknown) 






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BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY: 3 Classic 360 Games Backwards Compatible Today

In our first backwareds compatible release since November, we are getting three classic Xbox 360 games playable on the Xbox One via Backwards Compatibility.

Battlestations Pacific, FUEL, and Rayman Raving Rabbids are coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today.

Battlestations Pacific is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Battlestations Midway. Take the fight in the Pacific direct to the enemy in this epic action-strategy game where players command and take control of over 100 air, sea and undersea units. Fight in two massive historic single player campaigns and battle online in a deep multiplayer game featuring 5 unique modes across numerous battle scenarios.

In an alternate present, vast swathes of safe zones as extreme weather wreaks havoc, creating thousands of sqAmerica have become no-go areas as the devastating effects of global warming ravage the continent. Floods, storms, bush-fires, tornados and hurricanes have driven people from towns and cities into uare miles of dangerous uninhabitable areas. People turn to renewable energy in the face of the destruction caused by global warming. But these danger zones become a playground for a new breed of racer. With a stockpile of fuel to be burned, adrenaline junkies head into the wilderness to compete against each other in spectacular races against themselves and the elements.

Rayman Raving Rabbids is a casual game where you play as Rayman, challenges 75 trials minigame to save baby globox and get out of the jail of raving rabbit. Play score mode to beat record of 75 trials and unlock movies as well as artworks.









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