JX360 Region Compatability Guide

[MX7]

There's been plenty of times where I've been in a videogames store and wanted to buy a domestic X360 game, but have been unsure weather or not it would work on my Japanese console. So here's a makeshift guide. I know there are similar guides on the internet, but since this one is geared towards JX360 owners, it should be more useful to us JX360 owning types. If anyone can confirm if a non NTSC-J X360 game works or does not work on their Japanese console, please report your findings in this thread. Only games you've specifically seen working with your own eyes, please, no copypasting off other lists

Also, before submitting your findings, it would be awesome if you could check the list and make sure it's not already on there. That way I can just copypaste without having to worry about checking each new submission. Cheers all!

WORKS ON JAPANESE CONSOLE

PAL

Alan Wake
Anarchy Reigns
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed II
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham City
Batman: GOTY Edition
Bayonetta
Binary Domain
Bionic Commando
Bioshock
Bourne Conspiracy
Bulletstorm
CoD4: Modern Warfare
CoD: Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty: Black Ops (except the German version)
Crackdown
Darksiders
Darkstar One
Dead Rising 2
Deus Ex Human Revolution
Devil May Cry IV
Devil May Cry HD Collection
Dirt
Dirt 2
Dragon's Dogma
Dreamcast Collection
Duke Nukem Forever
F1 2010
Forza Horizon
Gears of War
Gears of War II
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes of Liberty City
Halo: Reach
Halo 2
Halo 3
Halo 4
HAWX 2
Just Cause 2
King of Fighters XII
King of Fighters XIII
L.A Noire
Lost Odyssey
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition: Colonies Edition
Lost Planet 2
Mass Effect
Max Payne (Games on Demand)
Metal Gear Rising
Modern Warfare 2
Ninety Nine Nights
Ninja Blade
Ninja Gaiden II
Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
The Orange Box
Portal 2
Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Red Dead Revolver
Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition
Red Faction Armageddon
Resident Evil 6
Saints Row
Sega Superstar Tennis
Sega Rally
Shadows of the Damned
Singularity
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Sonic Generations
Strangelehold
Street Fighter IV
Super Street Fighter 4
Tekken 6
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Tenchu Z
TimeShift
Tomb Raider Underworld
tony hawks proving ground
Tropico 3
Turok
Vanquish
Wartech: Senko no Ronde
WRC 2010


NTSC-U

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
Ace Combat 6
Alone in the Dark
Asura's Wrath
Battle Fantasia
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Bayonetta
Bionic Commando
Bioshock
BlazBlue
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
Blue Dragon
Borderlands
Bulletstorm
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 3
Call of Duty 4
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty: World at War
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Child of Eden
Clive Barker's Jericho
Condemned 1
Condemned 2
Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3
Darksiders
Dark Souls
Dead Rising
Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 2: Off The Record
Dead Space
Dead Space 2
DeBlob 2
Devil May Cry 4
Devil May Cry HD collection
Fall of Cybertron
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
F.E.A.R. 3
F.E.A.R. Files
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Gears of War
Gears of War 2
Gears of War 3
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Ghost Recon
Ghost Recon 2
Golden Axe: Beast Rider
Guitar Hero World Tour
Halo 3
Halo Reach
Halo ODST
Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary
Halo 4
King of Fighters XII
Lollipop Chainsaw
Lost Planet
Lost Planet 2
Marvel vs Capcom 3
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Metal Gear Rising Demo
Metal Gear Rising
Mirror's Edge
Modern Warfare 2
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Ninja Blade
Ninja Gaiden 2
Over G-Fighters
Prey
Prince of Persia
Project Gotham Racing 4
Project Sylpheed
Quake 4 main game disc
Race Driver: Grid
Rainbow Six Vegas
Rayman Origins
Record of Agarest War
Red Dead Redemption GOTY edition
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 6
Resonance of Fate
Ridge Racer Unbounded
Rock Band: Beatles
Rumble Roses XX
Samurai Shodown Sen
Sega Rally Revo
Sega Superstars Tennis
Shadows of the Damned
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
Sonic Unleashed
Soul Calibur 4
Soul Calibur 5
Splinter Cell Conviction
Street Fighter IV
Street Fighter x Tekken
Super Street Fighter 4
Syndicate
Tales of Vesperia
Tekken 6
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
The Orange Box
TMNT
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
Vanquish
Viva Pinata
Wartech: Senko no Ronde
Wolfenstein
Zone of the Enders HD Collection


DOES NOT WORK ON JAPANESE CONSOLE

PAL

A-Train HX
Akai Katana
Armored Core: For Answer
Battle Fantasia
Battlefield 3
Beautiful Katamari
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
BlazBlue Continuum Shift
Bomberman
Dark Souls
Dead or Alive 4
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2
Dead Rising (AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN VERSION CONFIRMED NOT WORKING)
Dead Space
Deadly Premonition
Deathsmiles
Dishonored
DoDonPachi Resurrection
Dynasty Warriors 6
Elder Scrolls IV
Enchanted Arms
Eternal Sonata
Fallout 3
Final Fantasy XIII
Forza 2
Gears of War 3
Kameo
Magna Carta II
Medal Of Honour
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Ninja Gaiden Black (GoD)
Overture Guilty Gear 2
Perfect Dark Zero
Project Gotham Racing 4
Rayman Origins
Sega Megadrive Collection
Sonic Unleashed
Star Ocean The Last Hope
Tales of Vesperia
Under Defeat HD: Deluxe Edition
Virtua Fighter 5
Viva Pinata
Wet


NTSC-U

ACDC Live Rockband Trackpack
Agarest 2
Armored Core: For Answer
Battlefield 3
Beautiful Katamar
Blazblue CS Extend
Blood Bowl
Bully
Catherine
Culdcept Saga
Dead or Alive 4
Deadliest Catch
DeathSmiles
Earth Defense Force 2017
EDF: Insect Armageddon
Eternal Sonata
Fallout 3
Fallout: New Vegas
Fifa 2012
Final Fantasy XIII
Forza Motorsport 3
Grand Theft Auto IV
IL-2 Sturmovik
Import Tuner Challenge
Magna Carta 2
New Vegas
Otomedius Excellent
Persona 4 Arena
Quake 4 bonus disc
Raiden 4
Raiden Fighters Aces
Ridge Racer 6
Rock Band
Rock Band 2
Star Ocean: The Last Hope
The Club

[nZero]

Here's what I've tried on my 360.

NTSC-U working

Bioshock
Wartech: Senko no Ronde
Street Fighter IV

NTSC-U not working

Dead or Alive 4
Import Tuner Challenge

[MX7]

Cheers dude. This list will aid spur of the moment bargain acquisition for all!

[EPS21]

I haven't seen this personally, but I believe Raiden 4 and RFA ntsc-u versions are region locked to NA 360's only, can anyone confirm these not working on a jp360?

Pretty good deals for both of em right now, would get them but I only have a jp360 atm

[MX7]

Cool, will be nice to confirm they don't work

[Shalashaska]

Play Asia has a pretty good guide here.

[Elixir]

A-Train HX PAL = PAL only. (Only known English version. A Japanese version exists.. in Japanese. By the way, it's a train simulator.)
Culdcept Saga US = US only. (Only known English version. A Japanese version exists in Japanese.)
Earth Defense Force 2017 = US only. (Only known English version. A Japanese version exists but is still fairly import friendly.)
Crackdown PAL = Region free.
Dead Rising US = English and works on JP 360s. PAL version doesn't work on JP 360s.
Senko no Ronde US = Region free.

Most Mistwalker games are released in English for Asian markets first (Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon)

Most Namco Bandai games are region locked (AC6, Eternal Sonata, Tales of Vesperia, etc.)

All 5pb published are region locked to JP only.

These are the only games I've wanted to buy but had to research region info on first. It's a shame A-Train HX is PAL only though, I'd like to check it out.

[Cthulhu]

As a thank-you to everyone who helped me find that Mass Effect 2 worked on a JP console...

US titles that work on JP system:
Prince of Persia
Sega Genesis Collection
Mass Effect
Gears of War 2
Bionic Commando
Ninja Blade
Resident Evil 5


US titles that do not work on JP system:

Armored Core: For Answer
Culdcept Saga

[Vexorg]

I don't have a J360, but from what I've heard, Halo 3 is Region free as well.

[charlie chong]

pal (no worky on jpn 360)

fallout 3
beautiful katamari

[emphatic]

Any TATEable non-Japanese releases out there except for Ikaruga?

[nZero]

Any TATEable non-Japanese releases out there except for Ikaruga?

Since you're counting XBLA games, Triggerheart Exelica also does TATE

[MX7]

Updated. Shame about Beautiful katamari, was planning ton pinch that one off a housemate.

[MX7]

Play Asia has a pretty good guide here.

It's alright, but useless for PAL games, and is a bitch to navigate, especially on a mobile phone when in a shop

This list is geared towards people who own JX360s wanting to buy domestic releases.

[Ghegs]

This list is geared towards people who own JX360s wanting to buy domestic releases.

A list I've often hoped to see myself.

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PAL Batman: Arkham Asylum works.

PAL Armored Core: For Answer doesn't.

[Cuilan]

NTSC-U games that worked on my NTSC-J 360 :

Condemned 1
Condemned 2
Gears of War 1
Dead Rising
Lost Planet
The Orange Box
Prey
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 4
Modern Warfare 2
Dead Space
Ghost Recon 2
Rainbow Six Vegas
Halo 3

NTSC-U games that didn't work :

The Club

[szycag]

Burnout Revenge and Paradise won't work on a japanese console. At least the NTSC ones I'm sure of. I don't know about PAL.

[Shocky]

WORKS ON JAPANESE CONSOLE

PAL

Dead Rising



DOES NOT WORK ON JAPANESE CONSOLE

PAL

Dead Rising

???

[speedlolita]

I've got a JP 360 coming soon, so I'll have about 20 more games to contribute to the thread from the PAL territory.

[MX7]

WORKS ON JAPANESE CONSOLE

PAL

Dead Rising



DOES NOT WORK ON JAPANESE CONSOLE

PAL

Dead Rising

???

Yeah, I know, I suck.

Updated.

[E. Randy Dupre]

Elixir> there's an English language PAL version of EDF 2017, too. The US version isn't the only translated one.

[MX7]

Elixir> there's an English language PAL version of EDF 2017, too. The US version isn't the only translated one.

'Tis true, and it's locked, as far as I know. Can anyone give concrete testimony for this?

[gameoverDude]

WORKING on Japanese Console:
NTSC-U releases
Call of Duty 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Clive Barker's Jericho
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. Files
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Ghost Recon
Quake 4 main game disc
Tekken 6 (per Play-Asia)
Wolfenstein

NOT WORKING on Japanese Console:
NTSC-U releases
Quake 4 bonus disc (with 360 version of Quake 2)
Raiden Fighters Aces

WORKING on US Console
NTSC-J releases
Tekken 6 (Again, Play-Asia's list says this)

[mrtie]

Not working:
NSTC rock band 1 and 2.

Working:
NTSC Guitar Hero world tour.

[MX7]

Updated.

Cheers for everyone's replies so far

[speedlolita]

Bayonetta PAL - Yes
Tekken 6 PAL - Yes
Street Fighter IV PAL - YES
WarTech Senko no Ronde PAL - Yes
Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad PAL - Yes
Lost Odyssey PAL - Yes
Ninety Nine Nights PAL - Yes
Mushihimesama Futari NTSC-J - Yes
Grand Theft Auto IV PAL - Yes
Devil May Cry IV PAL - Yes
Halo 3 NTSC-J - Yes
King of Fighters XII NTSC - Yes

Overture Guilty Gear 2 PAL - No
Tales of Vesperia PAL - No
Star Ocean The Last Hope PAL - No
Virtua Fighter 5 PAL - No
Viva Pinata PAL - No
Forza 2 PAL - No
Wet PAL - No
Eternal Sonata PAL - No
Magna Carta II PAL - No
Battle Fantasia PAL - No
Beautiful Katamari PAL - No
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 PAL - No

Tested all my games earlier.

Sad to see some of the more expensive RPGs not working - but it's not like my PAL 360 is going anywhere.

[Strider77]

US on Jpn:

Gears 1
Gears 2
Ninja Gaiden 2
Bioshock
Halo 3
Halo ODST
Sega Rally
Prince Of Persia
DMC4
Splinter Cell Double Agent
Sonic Unleashed
Lost Odyssey
GTA4
COD... all of the ones on 360 work
Mass Effect 1 and 2
SF4

[Jet Black]

Here we go:

Works on a japanese console:

Pal

Ninja Blade
Ninja Gaiden II
Gears of War II
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes of Liberty City
Tenchu Z

Does not work on a japanese console:

Pal

Kameo
Dead Space

[MX7]

Cool, thanks for the info

Will update as soon as I've finished lesson planning

[Ghegs]

Assassin's Creed II PAL works on a japanese console.