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This is a non-exhaustive list of the games censored on the original Xbox console. For a list of games censored on the Xbox 360 and the Xbox One, see their respective pages.

Alien Hominid[]

  • Gore was removed in the German language setting.

Area 51 (video game)[]

  • Violence was toned down in the European release and further censored in the German release.

Arx Fatalis[]

  • Blood and gore were removed and violence was toned down in the German release.

BloodRayne[]

  • Nazi symbols were removed for the European release.

BloodRayne 2[]

  • Blood and violence was toned down in the German release.

BMX XXX[]

  • Nudity & sexuality were removed from the Australian release.

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth[]

  • Blood was removed in the German language setting.

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One[]

  • Nazi symbols and imagery were removed from the German release.

Call of Duty 3[]

  • Nazi symbols were removed from the German release.

Call of Duty: Finest Hour[]

  • Nazi symbols and imagery were removed from the German release.

Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001[]

  • The game was made more family friendly for the international release.

Commandos 2: Men of Courage[]

  • Blood and Nazi symbols were removed and violence was toned down for the German release.

Commandos: Strike Force[]

  • Nazi references were removed in the German language setting.

Conker: Live & Reloaded[]

  • This remake of Conker's Bad Fur Day carries over pre-existing censorship from the Nintendo 64 version. However, the remake bleeps out even more swear words that were previously uncensored, like "asshole". Any nudity in the game is also censored.

Conflict: Vietnam[]

  • Blood was removed and violence was toned down for the German release.

Conspiracy: Weapons of Mass Destruction[]

  • Blood and violence were toned down in the German release.

Counter-Strike[]

  • Violence was toned down for the German release, and the game was banned in Brazil in 2008 though the ban was eventually lifted.

Crash Tag Team Racing[]

  • The game was made more family friendly for the Japanese release.

Dead to Rights[]

  • Blood was removed for the German language setting.

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down[]

  • Blood was removed for the German language setting.

Die Hard: Vendetta[]

  • Violence was toned down and blood was removed for the German release.

Enclave[]

  • Blood was mostly removed for the German release.

Fahrenheit Indigo Prophecy[]

  • Nudity and sexual acts were removed from the American release in order to avoid an Adults Only rating.

FlatOut[]

  • Human drivers were replaced with crash test dummies in the German release.

FlatOut 2[]

  • Human drivers were replaced with crash test dummies in the German release.

Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers[]

  • Blood and gore were removed for the German release.

Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance[]

  • Violence was toned down and blood and gore were removed in the German USK 12 rated release.

Grand Theft Auto 3[]

  • Violence was toned down in the German release. Sexuality was toned down in the Australian release and the game was banned in Saudi Arabia.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]

  • Violence was toned down in the German and Japanese releases, the Japanese release also removed drug references and removed most of the sexual content in the game. And the game was banned in Saudi Arabia.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City[]

  • Violence was toned down in the German and Japanese releases. And the game was banned in Saudi Arabia. Due to controversy surrounding the protrayal of Haitians the game was censored worldwide in versions 3.0 and onwards.

Gun (video game)[]

  • Violence was toned down for the German release.

Half-Life 2[]

  • Blood & violence were toned down in the German release.

Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb[]

  • Nazi symbols were removed from the German release.

Jade Empire[]

  • Blood was either removed or replaced with particle effects in the German release.

Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death[]

  • Violence was toned down and blood was removed for the German release.

Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude[]

  • The game was banned in Australia and nudity was censored in North America.

Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter[]

  • Blood is either reduced or removed and gore was removed in the German release.

Manhunt[]

  • The game was banned in Germany, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, South Korean and New Zealand due to the game's violent content.

Medal of Honor: Frontline[]

  • Nazi symbols were removed from the German release and language was toned down.

Mega Man Anniversary Collection[]

  • Uses the censored international release of the first eight games.

Men of Valor[]

  • Blood was removed for the German release.

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty[]

  • Violence was toned down for the European release.

Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks[]

  • Blood and violence were toned down and gore was removed in the German release.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2[]

  • Two of the songs in the game was censored, most likely in order to get a lower rating.

Need for Speed Most Wanted 2005[]

  • A number of songs in the game are censored most likely in order to get a lower age rating.

Onimusha: Warlords[]

  • Sexuality was toned down for the international release.

Painkiller[]

  • Blood was recolored green and gore was removed for the German release.

Pariah[]

  • Blood and violence were toned down for the German release.

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones[]

  • Gore was removed in the European release.

Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy[]

  • Blood and violence were toned down and Nazi symbols and gore were removed in the German language setting.

Red Faction II[]

  • Violence was toned down and blood was removed in Germany.

Red Ninja: End of Honor[]

  • Blood and gore were removed in the German release.

Reservoir Dogs (game)[]

  • The game was banned in Germany, Australia, and New Zealand due to high impact violence.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein[]

  • Nazi elements were removed from the German release.

RoboCop (2003 video game)[]

  • Blood was removed in the German language setting.

Scarface: The World Is Yours[]

  • Blood and violence were toned down and gore was removed in the German release.

Shadow The Hedgehog[]

  • Violence and language were toned down in order to get an E10+ rating. The game was originally aiming for a T rating until the introduction of the E10+ rating.

Shenmue 2[]

  • Religious elements were removed from the international release and the game was made more family friendly.

Sniper Elite[]

  • The bullet cam and Nazi symbols were removed in the German release.

SWAT: Global Strike Team[]

  • Blood was removed in the German language setting.

The Godfather (Video Game)[]

  • Violence was toned down in the Japanese release.

The Punisher (2004 video game)[]

  • Violence was toned down worldwide and censored further in the UK release. And the game was originally banned in Australia.

The Suffering[]

  • Violence and gore were toned down in the German release and Nazi symbols were removed in both German and European releases.

The Suffering: Ties That Bind[]

  • Violence and gore were toned down in the German release.

The Thing (2002 video game)[]

  • Blood and violence were toned down and the gore is either reduced or removed for the German release.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon[]

  • Blood was removed in the German release.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3[]

  • Blood was removed in the German release.

True Crime: New York City[]

  • Blood and gore were removed and violence was toned down in the German release.

Turok: Evolution[]

  • Blood and gore were removed and violence was toned down in the German USK 16 rated release.

Unreal II: The Awakening[]

  • Blood and gore were removed in the German release.
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