US games in Europe? NTSC and PAL?

im just checking, i know that on previous systems, one couldnt buy a game in the US and play it in Europe cause of the whole ntsc and pal formats....

and i just bought myself a 360 in south africa(which will basically fall under europe and pal) and at the moment im in the US and i just wana find out if i can buy games here in the US and be able to play them in EU...

and does the ntsc and pal formarts still prevent you from playing ntsc games on a pal system?

thanks

im just checking, i know that on previous systems, one couldnt buy a game in the US and play it in Europe cause of the whole ntsc and pal formats....

and i just bought myself a 360 in south africa(which will basically fall under europe and pal) and at the moment im in the US and i just wana find out if i can buy games here in the US and be able to play them in EU...

and does the ntsc and pal formarts still prevent you from playing ntsc games on a pal system?

thanks

Burmercia

Not on the Xbox my friend region locked

On the PS3 u can

ok :(

thanks for the response though:)

Well I don't know because my friend gave me a game from America to see if it worked on my European console, But people are saying that NTSC doesn't work if the game/Xbox is region Coded.

Can anyone tell me how it works out if the game is region coded or not because the game I used had NTSC written in the top right hand corner like all games to show the system and I want to know so I can get some games from America while the Dollar's cheap and help boost the Economy :D, while stating loyal Europe of course (I don't really wanna boost the economy, I just wanna Game :D Jk)

The 360 is not region locked. But the software makers have the option to put a software region lock in the game. (the Ps3 has the same system)

The only games I know that are region free are the Team Ninja ones. Doa 4 and DOAX 2. I'm sure there is a list of games that are region free on the internet somewhere if you look for it. There was a site I used to go to to look for the information. But since most 360 games release so closely to the US dates in Europe now my interest in region free games kinda faded.

But there are region free games for 360. I just don't know all of them :?

You wil need a TV that supports the 60HZ NTSC signal though. But most TV's made in the last 7-5 years do.But if your TV did not suport that you wouldnt be able to play a lot of PAl games anymore either. Because they require you to use a 60hz signal anyway.

If you can play the PAL Gears or Doa4 on your TV at home you can play NTSC games too.

well some NTSC games acuualy do work on pal systems coze their are not reign locked heres some games i found out that they arnt region coded and will work on your pal system even if it says NTSC on the box

pal xbox game ntsc region freeList of confirmed Region Free Xbox 360 Games:

Amped 3 (not region free on NTSC/J console)
Assassin's Creed
Avatar: The Burning Earth
Battlestations: Midway
Beowulf
Blazing Angels - Ubisoft
Blazing Angels 2
Blacksite Area 51
Blue Dragon (PAL and NTSC/U Versions only)
Bionicle Heroes
Bioshock (NTSC/U and PAL versions)
Bionicle Heroes
Cabela's Trophy Bucks
Cabela's Big Game Hunter
Call of Duty 2 - Activision
Call of Duty 3 - Activision, Treyarch
Call of Duty 4
Call of Juarez
Chromehounds - Sega
Colin McRae DiRT / DiRT (PAL and NTSC/U versions)
Condemned - Sega
Crackdown
Dead or Alive 4 (not region free on NTSC/J console) - Tecmo
Devil May Cry 4 US/PAL
Earth Defense Force 2017 (NTSC/U version only)
Enchanted Arms
Far Cry Instincts: Predator - Ubisoft
FEAR
FlatOut: Unlimited Carnage (PAL version works on NTSC/U only)
Football Manager 2006 - Sega
Football Manager 2007
Full Auto - Sega
Gears of War - Microsoft Game Studios
Ghost Recon : Advanced Warfighter - Ubisoft
Ghost Recon : Advanced Warfighter 2
Guitar Hero 2
Gun - Activision
Halo 3
Hitman: Blood Money - Eidos
Just Cause - Eidos
Kane & Lynch: Deadman
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend - Eidos
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (not region free on NTSC/J console)
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Lost Odyssey Asian
Lost Planet
Mass Effect
Marvel : Ultimate Alliance
Moto GP '06 - THQ
Moto GP '07
Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia (NTSC US version)
MX vs ATV Untamed (US and Asain version. PAL version not yet released)
Ninety-Nine Nights
Open Season - Ubisoft
Orange Box
Pimp My Ride
Pirates of the Caribbean: Worlds End
Phantasy Star Universe (not region free on NTSC/J console) - SEGA
Prey
Project Sylpheed: Arc of Deception (NTSC US version on PAL system)
Project Gotham Racing 4
Quake 4 - Activision
Rainbow Six : Vegas - Ubisoft
Ridge Racer 6 (not region free on NTSC/J console) - Namco
Saints Row
Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action
Shrek The Third (US version is region free)
Sonic 360 - SEGA
Splinter Cell : Double Agent - Ubisoft
Spiderman 3
Stranglehold
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PAL version - but not on NTSC/J)
Table Tennis (not region free on NTSC/J console)
Tenchu Z
Tetris Evolution (not region free on NTSC/J console)
TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie game)
Tony Hawks : American Wasteland - Activision
Tony Hawk's Project 8 - Activision
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Tomb Raide: Legends
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Turok
Vampire Rain (NTSC/US works on PAL)
Virtua Tennis 3
Virtua Fighter 5 (PAL and NTSC/U versions)
Viva Pinata - Microsoft Game Studios (not region free on NTSC/J console)
WarTech: Senko No Ronde (US version region free)
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008
Xbox Live Arcade: Volume 1 (NTSC/J)

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List of confirmed Region Free Xbox Games:

American McGee's Scrapland
Brothers In Arms
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) - works on PAL but not NTSC/J
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
King of Fighers NeoWave
Mech Assault
Mech Assault 2
Mercenaries
Midway Arcade Treasures
Moto GP Ultimate Racing 3
Myst IV : Revelation
Pariah
Prince of Persia 2 : Warrior Within
Prince of Persia : Two Thrones
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Rainbow Six 3
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow
Rallisport Challenge 2
Samurai Shodown V
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
Xyanide


Play-asia's compatibilty guide: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-00-3-x...ide-49-en.html
VG+'s Blog which updates on region free games: http://vgplus.blogspot.com/

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dont worry some games ntsc i mean most of the ntsc games do work on pal systems check this site out its official and i always refer to this site before buying any ntsc games http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-00-3-xbox360_compatibility_guide-49-en.html