Xbox has only receive five fresh games so far this August , but three of them deal a theme . The connective tissue paper between all of these addition is that they ’re new interlingual rendition of aged classics . With appeal for some bombastic first - person gun for hire and cartoony platformers , and a remake of a crime action biz , Xbox Game Pass ‘ classics catalogue has just been fleshed out with some splendid titles that come well recommended . If you ’re look for something to wager on Microsoft ’s subscription service this weekend , consider checking out one of these three games .
Mafia: Defintive Edition
Mafia : Definitive Editionis a full - on remake of the 2002 mafioso crime action gameMafia . It ’s a Grand Theft Auto alternative set in a fictitious 1930s city based on Chicago that follows the Italian syndicate in control of the urban center at the time . While Mafia never reached the acme of GTA , all the games in that seriesare creative and interesting in distinct ways . When it comes to the firstMafiaspecifically , the city of Lost Haven is an in an elaborate way detailed background and cater a solid background for a mob story that fans of movies likeThe GodfatherorGoodfellaswill enjoy . A quaternary Mafia game is in ontogeny too , so now is a dependable fourth dimension to get a well idea of how the serial publication started . Mafia : Definitive Editionis available to play across PC , Xbox One , and Xbox Cloud Gaming via Game Pass Ultimate . It ’s also available on PS4 .
Doom + Doom II
The first two Doom game need little introduction , as the hellish first - person hitman are responsible for for set the biz genre on the mathematical function . This is the definitive expiration of those games . Doom + Doom IInot only come with previously remastered versions of those two titles but several extra episodes ( let in a newfangled one calledLegacy of Rust ) , remixed soundtrack by Andrew Hulshult , mod support , and 16 - role player online backup for Deathmatch and co - op . If you ’ve never playedDoomorDoom IIbefore , this just gave you the everlasting reason to do so ahead of the release ofDoom : The Dark Agesnext year . Doom + Doom IIis useable across PC , Xbox One , Xbox Series X / S , and Xbox Cloud Gaming through Game Pass Ultimate . It ’s also on PS4 , PS5 , and Nintendo Switch .
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Earlier this month , another Activision Blizzard game came to Microsoft ’s subscription avail inCrash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy , which was Vicarious Visions ’ 2017 remasters of the first three Crash Bandicoot games . Naughty Dog’sCrash Bandicoot , Crash Bandicoot 2 : Cortex Strikes Back , andCrash Bandicoot 3 : Warpedare all classic , and Vicarious Visions did a great business refurbishing them so they wait more vivacious than ever before . While it ’s unknown if a new Crash Bandicoot is in the cards decent now at Activision or Toys for Bob , which recentlyspun off severally from Microsoft , Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogybecame a must - play increase to Xbox Game Pass the present moment it was total . Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogyis useable through Game Pass Ultimate across PC , Xbox One , and Xbox Cloud Gaming . It ’s also on PS4 and Nintendo Switch .
