Some might say that Fairies are an underrepresented species in the world of videogames. Everyone always wants to be a Mage, or a Warrior, whilst the poor little Fairies are reduced to bit-parts, sprinkling magic dust as they go. That’s not the case in ‘Faery: Legends of Avalon’ though, as you take control of the butt-kicking, bow and arrow wielding type of Fairy that would rather give you a bloody nose than shake your hand (probably).
According to Microsoft’s Major Nelson latest tweet, the latest round of backwards compatible games are here. If you own any of the following titles (or purchase them), you will be able to download them now:
Deus Ex: Human Revolution — Director’s Cut
Final Fight: Double Impact
Faery: Legends of Avalon
Frogger 2
Puzzlegeddon
Backwards compatibility is starting to blow up. I bet publishers are seeing increased sales from older titles.
lame..no Black Ops 1
Deus Ex HR was always on there this is just the Directors Cut.
Anyone underwhelmed about BC titles lately have to understand that MS is probably waiting for BC blowout during their E3 press conference. Black Ops, Bioshock and other big titles have already been confirmed for BC at some point. Read Dead and other long rumored. I'll be very surprised if we don't see many of the most requested BC games announced at E3.
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Despite the game’s attractive look, its utter lack of originality is soon wholly apparent. Pass on this particular fairy tale and you’ll exponentially improve your odds of living happily ever after.
