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BLACK

Xbox2006WindowsBeta

Runs natively on PC through BLACK - XBE Recomp.

Project page on github.com.

Cover art and game details from IGDB.

· Screenshot of the original game
Original console
Xbox · Microsoft, 2001
Runs on
Native PC
Platforms
Windows
Method
RecompThe original machine code translated automatically into C or C++, with tools like N64Recomp or ReXGlue.
Status
Beta
Latest release
V2 ↗
Last update
Oct 2026

Listing updated .

About BLACK

Black takes place in Chechnya (Southern Russia). The protagonist is a black ops soldier named Sergeant First Class Jack Kellar (portrayed by Marty Papazian). Kellar tells most of the story in first-person at an interrogation four days after the events in the story begin. Kellar is an inadequately disciplined member of a CIA black ops group and a veteran of several conflicts including Guatemala, Colombia, Iran and Croatia. The unknown interrogator (portrayed by Paul Pape) questions Kellar about an arms smuggling and terrorist operation called the Seventh Wave. Seventh Wave have been responsible for a number of terrorist attacks. Kellar is told that, unless he co-operates, he and his actions will be declassified, he will be dishonorably discharged and imprisoned for life. Though initially resistant, Kellar at last agrees to tell his story.

Released
24 Feb 2006
Genre
Shooter
Themes
Action, Stealth
Modes
Single player
Developer
Criterion Games
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Rating
75/100 from 112 ratings

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BLACK PC port: quick answers

Do I need to own BLACK?
Yes. BLACK - XBE Recomp needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
Is the BLACK PC port finished?
It is in beta: playable, with known issues. Its last update was Oct 2026, and the latest release is V2.
Which systems does it run on?
Windows.
Is it an emulator?
No. BLACK - XBE Recomp translates the original game code into native code, so it runs without an emulator.

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