I just got off with tech support at 1-800-4my-xbox, dont waste your time.  (they were no help)  I am having a problem with KotOR II on my 360.

1. Last night the game played great on the new 360.  I saved and went to bed.
2. This morning I turned on the system and when the game loads (the press start screen) it has code instead of what is suppose to be there.  I should see "press start" instead it says "15-METER RA".  After I press start, the main screen shows up with the correct graphics, but all the words are scrambled. (examples below)

new game= N OPPONE
load game=TUNNING
movies=POTENT
sounds=E ARE
options=IALLY S

I selected the new game option and the class selection page is scrambled as well.

3. My KotOR II disk works perfect in my XBOX1. (so not a disk issue)
4. My Halo and Halo 2 work on my 360 no problem. (so not a backwards compatability issue)

Has anyone seen this?  I think there may be a problem with the emulator that I downloaded.  Is there a way to erase it and start from scratch and redownload the emulator?

thanks for any assistance.

Haven't had a problem at all but have you tried going to xbox live and redownloading the KOTOR compatibility files. Try going to xbox live first then putting the game disk in.  If that doesn't help I don't have a clue.

thats a weird thing the only thing I have happen on my 360 is the games I played on it for the xbox (KOTOR 2, Need for Speed 2, Ghost Recon 2) play ok but the audio messes up every now and then.  Other than that they play fine.

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Had the EXACT same problem as Yender on Sunday, 1/8.  I mention the date in case it has something to do with the version of the emulator currently out now.

I tried restarting the console a couple times and loading/unloading the disc but could not fix.

All graphics were fine but all text was nonsense, just random letters, definately not in English.  I at first thought I activated the game in a different language but I don't think that's possible.  From the little I investigated, you could choose options and proceed into the game's menus but the text problem never fixed itself and remained unreadable no matter how many screens into the game you progressed.

Funny thing is the game was working perfectly for me for about 2 weeks, at least 10 hours of play.  I find it very hard to believe I damged the disc somehow between it working fine and it not.

I've had no other problem with any other games on my 360 and that's both 360 and original Xbox games.

Would be real interested hearing from anyone else with a similar problem.

Rich

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thats a weird thing the only thing I have happen on my 360 is the games I played on it for the xbox (KOTOR 2, Need for Speed 2, Ghost Recon 2) play ok but the audio messes up every now and then.  Other than that they play fine.

Same here. Audio problems.

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I have audio problems too.

I think the problem is that MS has come out with these patches so quick that not all the information is pumped into them like they should be therefore we get a few glitches in the program.  But DAMN the graphics on the 360 and the shading it has makes these games so much better than playing them on the regular xbox.

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There audio glitches are very annoying in my opinion.

you think the audio glitches are bad in KOTOR 2 try playing NFS Underground 2 they are horrible

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I've had adio issues with mine and sometimes it seems like the framerate in some spots are worse than it was on xbox. I hope they're reading this so that they do something about it.

Ditto here. KOTOR 1 has issues where spoken dialog begins to go out of sync after a few minutes of play.

KOTOR 2 has horrible shreaking sounds (my speakers sound like they are going bad but they arent) especially during character creation when you type the name of your character in. Battle music also doesnt seem to engage when it should. Dialog, however, DOES seem to work for KOTOR 2

 

For me the graphic slow downs while emulating are worse than any of the audio issues.  It will slow down to < 5 frames per second in most battles that involve any sort of effect.  Pretty poor for such powerfull hardware

I've got that annoying audio problem too:loud schrieking noise from the speakers during dialog sometimes.

And now I seem to be stuck in a loop during the game. I'm trying to leave Peragus in the Ebon Hawk, but the screen won't go further. I can only see Atton punching the buttons and that's it. He's been punching those buttons for over an hour now. Funny.

I'll try playing with my profile online. Let's see  if that helps.

I encourage anyone with the audio problem to add to this thread.

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I've got audio problems and framerate issues.  I'm very disappointed in how the game plays on the 360, but it's still a fun game, even with the problems.

I don't get how some people are having these issues and some aren't.  It seems like if the hardware (XBOX360) is the same, everyone would be seeing the same thing.

 

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Audio problems here too. It was too annoying to play. I'm waiting for an update before I try it again.

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Mine works fine on my 360 , Lag's from time to time , u heard scratching noises time to time also

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That is the audio problems we've been talking about Ron

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yeah, i've been having the audio problems too. those don't bother me that much though, what really bothers me is the horrible slowdown during the combat. it slows down to, like, one frame per second. pleeeease, microsoft and/or lucasarts, fix this now!!! and while ur at it make battlefront II compatible

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Playing it on the Xbox it had slowdown framerates so why would a patch fix it on the 360.......  Oh wait more power....yeah thats it.  Seriously though the framerate is in the design not the system so a patch won't fix it. Now the audio on the other hand is from the patch they put out and I hope they do fix that.

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The framerate problem on the 360 is worse than on the xbox. Yes i understand that its the games design that dictates that but the emulator is making it worse. Especialy the sound. hopefuly itll get fixed.

I can't even get past the prolouge. Nothing reacts when you interact with it, like the plasteel cylinder or the com. console, not even the character menu or whatever you call it where you change your equipments and options and such. If anyone has had this problem and knows a work around or something, please let me know.

I don't have any problems with it except the audio.

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I've never played KOTOR2 before I bought it for my 360...I'm glad to hear that it didn't play this crappily on the regular xbox, so maybe there is hope...

framerate and audio issues here

KOTOR I and II both have problems on the frame rate and audio on X360...I have a had both.  I think its the emulator that runs the game, although both have been known to have issues when played on the original Xbox as well. Heffer...Battlefront 2 is now backwards compatible...I haven't had any problems with it on X360 yet.

Hey - everyone is talking about the compatibility download on xbox live.  Can someon point me to exactly where it is?  I've poked around but couldn't find it.  Also, are most people able to play it OK or should I not bother and just play it on my original XBOX?  Thanks!

nevermind, figured it out :-)

I've noticed a few problems, for example: the gameplay seems extremely slow in most battles (I can't remember if it was like that on Xbox as well as 360).  Also, earlier today, the sound effects just cut out...no footsteps, gunshots, nothing.  It fixed when I restarted the console though.

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Going to miss my Xbox while I'm moving to Australia :( Why does it have to take so loooong!? :(

these are probably just glitches with the back compat code. theyreworking on fixing these problems

I just bought KOTOR2 second hand to play on my 360 and have been having the random sound problems and EVERY fight with more than 2 enemies or allies and it screaches down to 1fps or lower.  It's sad because the best part of this game is the good combat animation imo and now on a piece of hardware 10x faster it runs 10x slower than the original xbox.  I was hoping maybe my disc was bad or something but it looks like that is not the case :/