Xbox Live Shutting Down for Original Xbox: What Content Do I Need?

[Andy Bates]

Okay, by now we all know that Xbox Live will be discontinued for original Xbox games on April 15.

So my question is this: What single-player content should I download before Xbox Live shuts down completely?

I understand that there are a bunch of multiplayer downloads, like map packs and new game types, but I am not as concerned about those. With Xbox Live shut down, I won't be playing online, and I doubt I'll have my friends over for a rousing game of MechAssault.

I want to know what good single-player content is available. Off the top of my head, I can think of the Yavin station in KOTOR, and the extra missions in Splinter Cell. Is there anything else that will extend or expand a single-player game? What downloadable content have you enjoyed? There's only a month to go, so I would like to buy or rent those games before then!

[Fugitive]

There are some bonus "skill updates" for Phantom Dust, though I can't remember if they're usable in the single-player or not.

[rowe33]

I read a list of content that would be good to grab before it goes away. I'll see if I can find it but <message redacted.>

[rowe33]

Here's what I found on CAG...thanks for the reminder that I need to grab some of this!

Amped 2
Slopestyle - 3 new runs: Sky, Pioneer, and Slopestyle 2003. 985 blocks

Armed and Dangerous
Summer Home - new mission Lily's Summer Home. 994 blocks

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
Warsome Booster Pack - 3 new maps, 4 new vehicles, new character skins. 7657 blocks (usable on Xbox Live only)

Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Skirmish Map Pack - 3 new skirmish maps: Across the Marsh, Flanked from Above, and Into the Marsh. 2869 blocks

Brute Force
BF: Cerulean - new deathmatch map. 467 blocks
BF: LockJaw - new campaign level. 1688 blocks
BF: Prisoner's Lament - new squad deathmatch map. 708 blocks

Conflict Desert Storm 2: Back to Baghdad
British DPM - new desery camouflage skinset. 188 blocks
Christmas - new Christmas skinset. 218 blocks
Counter Terrorist - new all black Counter Terrorist skinset. 198 blocks
Iraqi Republican - new Iraqi Republican Guard skinset. 225 blocks
US Woodland - new woodland camouflage skinset. 187 blocks

Counterstrike
Inferno Map - new map. 4 blocks
Office Map - new map. 4 blocks

Crimson Skies
Firebrand - new multiplayer mode airplane. 66 blocks
Fury - new multiplayer mode airplane. 59 blocks
Hellhound - new multiplayer mode airplane. 70 blocks
Vampire - new multiplayer mode airplane. 61 blocks
Badlands - new multiplayer map. 1567 blocks
Caverns - new multiplayer map. 1545 blocks
Lost Plateau - new multiplayer map. 1520 blocks
New Game Types: Chicken Pox & Gun Heist - 2 new multiplayer game types. 4 blocks

Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 1 / Dancing Stage Unleashed 1
SP1 - 5 new songs. 2008 blocks
SP2 - 5 new songs. 2062 blocks
SP3 - 5 new songs. 2074 blocks
SP4 - 5 new songs. 2278 blocks
SP5 - 5 new songs. 1990 blocks
SP6 - 5 new songs. 2062 blocks

Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2 / Dancing Stage Unleashed 2
SP7 - 5 new songs. 1830 block
SP8 - 5 new songs. 1817 blocks
SP9 - 5 new songs. 1794 blocks
SP10 - 5 new songs. 1872 blocks
SP11 - 5 new songs. 1742 blocks
SP12 - 5 new songs. 1865 blocks
Dancer Unlock Key - unlocks new dancers. 7 blocks

Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3 / Dancing Stage Unleashed 3
SP13 - 5 new songs. 1893 blocks
SP14 - 5 new songs. 1748 blocks
SP15 - 5 new songs. 1758 blocks
SP25 - 5 new songs. 349 blocks
SP26 - 5 new songs. 385 blocks

Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4
Song pack 16 - 5 new songs. 14 blocks
Song Pack 17 - 5 new songs, 14 blocks

Doom 3
Communications - new multiplayer map Communications Receiving. 328 blocks
Surface - new multiplayer map Surface. 360 blocks

Full Spectrum Warrior
Epilogue 1 - new single player mission. 2588 blocks
Epilogue 2 - new single player mission. 2804 blocks

Ghost Recon Island Thunder
1. Refinery - new map. 656 blocks
2. Beach - new mission. 117 blocks
3. Ghost Town - new mission. 110 blocks
4. Train Depot - new mission. 123 blocks
5. MP Map Mission Pack - 6 new maps, 3 new game types. 66 blocks
6. Aurora - new map. 635 blocks
7. Riverbed - new map. 850 blocks
8. Roadblock - new map. 788 blocks
9. Tank - new map. 707 blocks
10. Ruins - new solo map. 643 blocks
11. Trenches - new map. 482 blocks
12. City - new map. 568 blocks
13. Mines - new map. 482 blocks

Ghost Recon 2
Tactical Pack 1 - 2 new game types, 3 new maps, 8 new weapons. 1761 blocks
Tactical Pack 2 - 3 new game types, 4 new maps, 2 new skins. 3474 blocks
Tactical Pack 3 - 3 new maps, 2 new novelty skin sets. 1584 blocks

Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike
Bonus Content - 3 new maps, 3 new game types, 7 new weapons, new kit restrictions. 2615 blocks

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
Trashburg - new city and buildings. 1492 blocks

Halo 2
Blastacular Pack - new multiplayer maps: Desolation and Tombstone. 9112 blocks
Bonus Map Pack - new multiplayer maps: Containment and Warlock. 5787 blocks
Killtacular Pack - new multiplayer maps: Sanctuary and Turf. 6326 blocks
Maptacular Pack - new multiplayer maps: Backwash, Elongation, Gemini, Relic, and Terminal. 14244 blocks
Capture the Flag: Classic CTF Tank - Bungie favorite gametype. 1 block
Capture the Flag: Covie Gulch - Bungie favorite gametype. 1 block
Slayer: Golden Showers - Bungie favorite gametype. 1 block
Slayer: Peacemakers - Bungie favorite gametype. 1 block
Slayer: Swords No Radar - Bungie favorite gametype. 1 block (also known as Paranoia)
Slayer: Team GoldShowers - Bungie favorite gametype. 1 block
Slayer: Zombies - Bungie favorite gametype. 1 block

Jade Empire Limited Edition
Monk Zeng Content - new character class unlock. 6 blocks

Karaoke Revolution Party (content supplied by: Harcroft)
KRXB1: Bonus Pack - 3 new songs unlocked. 31 blocks
KRXM1: Mega Pack (1-20) - 101 new songs unlocked. 990 blocks

Links 2004
Kapalua Plantation - new course. 6369 blocks
O.M. Director's cut - new golf course. 5565 blocks
The Gallery - new golf course. 3508 blocks

Magic the Gathering: Battlegrounds
Expansion Pack - 10 new spells. 1245 blocks

[rowe33]

Mechassault
Corvus - new light mech. 347 blocks
Hellbringer - new heavy mech. 396 blocks
Loki - new heavy mech. 385 blocks
Raven - new light mech. 345 blocks
Demolition Town - new multiplayer map. 1501 blocks
Hell's Kitchen - new multiplayer map. 1743 blocks
Rock Solid - new multiplayer map. 1249 blocks
Stone Cold - new multiplayer map. 2104 blocks
Gametypes - 4 new game types. 462 blocks
Desert Storm - new capture the flag map. 627 blocks
Jotenheim - new capture the flag map. 625 blocks
Midtown Mayhem - new capture the flag map. 807 blocks
Objective Package - 3 new maps, 2 new gametypes. 3598 blocks
Mechassault 1: Objective Package is 4.99.

Mechassault 2: Lone Wolf
01 New Maps - new multiplayer maps: Mountain High and Troubled Waters. 3977 blocks
02 Battle Pack - 6 new multiplayer maps. 12169 blocks
Mechassault 2: Battle Pack is 4.99

Midtown Madness 3
Car Pack 1 - new cars: Ambassador, R4000, Shopper and Trasher. 330 blocks
Car Pack 2 - new cars: Carica, Furious and LastKraftWagen. 230 blocks
Car Pack 3 - new cars: Concept, Formula Midtown and Rusty 246 blocks
car Pack 4 - new cars: Burken, Campione, Python and Stocker. 334 blocks
Track Pack 1 - 10 new blitz and 10 new checkpoint tracks in Washington DC. 93 blocks
Track Pack 2 - 10 new blitz and 10 new checkpoint tracks in Paris. 93 blocks

MX Superfly
Backyard Bash - new track unlock. 9 blocks
Mall Jump - new track unlock. 9 blocks
Amber & Discotecha - new rider and bike. 110 blocks
Baller & Swoosh - new rider and bike. 108 blocks
Bones & Pharaoh - new rider and bike. 111 blocks
Bubba & Armor - new rider and bike. 116 blocks
Crystal & Storm - new rider and bike. 115 blocks
Dynamite & Vega - new rider and bike. 117 blocks
Joe Bob & Ambush - new rider and bike. 114 blocks
Lynn & Islander - new rider and bike. 114 blocks
Tank & Enforcer - new rider and bike. 137 blocks
(note: all content for this game is labelled "Mall Jump" for some reason)

NFL Fever 2003
NFLFeverRosterUpdate1 [Roster] - updated roster. 467 blocks

Ninja Gaiden
Hurricane 1 - better camera controls, new gear, faster gameplay. 2047 blocks
Hurricane 2 - new multiplayer arena. 3134 blocks (usable only when connected to Xbox Live)

Outlaw Volleyball - Playable character Trixie 697 blocks

Phantom Dust
Skill Update 1.10 - new skills 301-340. 39 blocks
Skill Update 1.20 - new skills 341-372. 39 blocks

Prince of Persia Warrior Within
The Waterfront Tower - new arena level. 4077 blocks
The Grotto of Trials - new time attack level. 3740 blocks

Project Gotham Racing 2
PGR2 Paris Booster Pack - 7 new courses, 8 new cars. 2996 blocks
PGR2 Long Beach Booster Pack - 8 new courses, 9 new cars. 2393 blocks

Rainbow Six 3
CARNIVAL - new multiplayer map. 942 blocks
CloseQuarter - new multiplayer map. 1420 blocks
GARAGE - new multiplayer map. 1169 blocks
MEAT FACTORY - new multiplayer map. 871 blocks
Parkade - new multiplayer map. 1644 blocks
Scharins - new multiplayer map. 1189 blocks
Scharins - new multiplayer map version 2. 1193 blocks (replaces the original for online play)
TrainYard - new multiplayer map. 1695 blocks

Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow
Bootcamp - new multiplayer map. 961 blocks
Village - new multiplayer map. 649 blocks
AssaultPack1 - 4 new multiplayer maps: Killhouse, Office 2, Petroleum and Winter Lodge. 5595 blocks
AssaultPack2 - 4 new multiplayer maps: Harbor Warehouse, Prison, Pumping Station, Winter base. 6058 blocks

RalliSport Challenge 2
4 vehicles, 2 careers - 4 new cars, 2 new careers: Mountain Challenge and Arena Challenge. 1187 blocks
2 new skins for each car - 2 new skins for each new car. 3397 blocks

Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War
Barn Multiplayer - new multiplayer map. 4 blocks
Chateau Multiplayer - new multiplayer map. 4 blocks
Safe Multiplayer - new multiplayer map. 4 blocks

Run Like Hell
Arena Death - new simulation level. 1079 blocks
Shooting Gallery - new simulation level. 1461 blocks
Cyber - new character skin. 21 blocks
Eightball - new character skin. 21 blocks
Samantha - new character skin. 13 blocks
Zombie - new character skin. 21 blocks

Secret Weapons Over Normandy
SWON Corsair F4U Package USA - new planes P-40 Kittyhawk MK III and F4U-1A, camo scheme for P-38. 60 blocks
SWON He 162 and Furious Engel USA - new plane He 162, camo schemes for P-51 and B-17, Furious Engel 2 player mission. 484 blocks
SWON Ki-61 and Last Chance USA - new plane Ki-61, camo scheme for G4M1, Last Chance single player mission. 502 blocks
SWON Mc202 and Tripoli USA - new plane MC-202, camo scheme for Ju-87, Tripoli single player mission. 445 blocks

Sid Meier's Pirates
Even the Odds Pack - 2 new action sequences, new new Even the Odds patterns. 187 blocks
Flag and Sail Pack 1 - new flags and sails. 284 blocks
Vs Ship Battle Map Pack - new maps for vs battles. 51 blocks

Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
Cheapshot Forest - new multiplayer level. 66 blocks
Kremchung Hydroelectric - new multiplayer level. 66 blocks
Oil Rig - new multiplayer level. 66 blocks
Ruins - new multiplayer level. 66 blocks
Kowloon Market - new multiplayer level 66 blocks

Splinter Cell
Kola cell - new single player mission. 1928 blocks
Vselka Part One - new single player mission. 1928 blocks
Vselka Submarine - new single player mission. 1558 blocks

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Nuclear Plant - new single player or co-op mission Nuclear Plant. 2090 blocks
UN Headquarters - new single player or co-op mission Nuclear Plant. 1990 blocks
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory VS mode
POLAR BASE - new verus map. 1067 blocks
STEEL SQUAT - new versus map. 1655 blocks

Spinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Federal Bank / River Mall - 2 new multiplayer maps. 2279 blocks

Star Wars: Battlefront
Jabba - new map. 3004 blocks

Star Wars: Battlefront II (content supplied by: Harcroft)
Expansion Pack - 4 new maps, 1 new hero: Kit Fisto and 1 new villian: Asajj Ventress. 3087 blocks
Kashyyyk Assault - enables assault mode on Kashyyk. 567 blocks

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Yavin Station - new shop with new equipment. 1552 blocks

Star Wars: Republic Commando
Hangar - new multiplayer map. 8 blocks

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Kashyyyk Conquest - new conquest multiplayer map, 447 blocks
Raxus CZ - new control zone multiplayer map. 435 blocks
Rhen Var CZ - new control zone multiplayer map. 375 blocks

ToeJam and Earl III: Mission to Earth
Earlbot - new character. 1609 blocks
GeekJam - new character. 1560 blocks
Suteki - new character. 1201 blocks
Funkadelic Environment - new mission environment. 388 blocks
Hades Environment - new mission environment. 249 blocks

Tron 2.0
Tron Colors - Additional Skins 665 Blocks
Shareware Level - Derez level 500 Blocks
Team Shareware level - Team Derez level 500 Blocks

Unreal Championship
CTF-OtarosRun - new capture the flag map. 294 blocks
DM-AquaMortis - new deathmatch map. 328 blocks
DM-Inferno - new deathmatch map. 397 blocks
DM-Leviathan - new deathmatch map. 269 blocks

Unreal Championship II
Character: Apophis - new character and combos. 4 blocks
Character: Calypso - new character and combos. 4 blocks
Character: Garek - new character and combos. 4 blocks
Character: Kraag - new character and combos. 4 blocks
Character: Jackhammer - new character and combos. 4 blocks
Character: Judas - new character and combos. 4 blocks
Character: Lilith - new character and combos. 4 blocks
Character: Merc Anubis - new character and combos. 4 blocks
Character: Necris Selket - new character and combos 4 blocks
Character: Syzygy - new character and combos. 4 blocks
Map: OD-Ascension - new overdose map. 4 blocks
Map: Evil Hands - new deathmatch map. 4 blocks
Map: Sever - new deathmatch map. 4 blocks
Map: Monoxide - new capture the flag map. 4 blocks

Vietcong Purple Haze
In Country - new multiplayer maps: The Bridge and Radio Relay. 2542 blocks (only usable on Xbox Live)

[malkav11]

I had no idea that there even was downloadable content for the original Xbox. I guess partly because I never bothered to pay money for a multiplayer service I would never ever have used.

[Cory]

Giantbomb is gonna have a live stream of the end.

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/you-sa...say-halo/1954/

[Cory]

I really want to watch the Giantbomb live stream, but that would mean staying up till about 3am here on the East coast. Not gonna happen!

[rowe33]

Oooh thanks for the reminder - I need to grab all the stuff above that I want.

[armand v]

I think this is the final footage. Seems the service went past 3am but they didn't even continue to keep the cameras running. And no one has even left a comment. Sad but fitting.
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/61938...medium=6193819

[armand v]

12 players are still playing Halo 2. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6260513...op%3Btitle%3B5

[extarbags]

That's awesome.

[Pogue Mahone]

No way, who would have thought that Bungie or MS don't have the ability to boot people off the game! That is awesome, more power to them.

[armand v]

Some of their names kill me like 'Agent Windex' and 'HiredN00bs'. I saw the other day 'Obese Acrobat'.

[Rock8man]

Hasn't someone setup some way of playing Halo 2 through some kind of tunneling software so you can use System Link over the internet to play?

[Dreamshadow]

Originally Posted by Rock8man

Hasn't someone setup some way of playing Halo 2 through some kind of tunneling software so you can use System Link over the internet to play?

I thought the software in question was Xlink Kai?