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If you were one of those Perfect Dark (N64) fans left empty by Rare's Xbox 360 prequel Perfect Dark Zero, then why not take a look at a new tech video clip that has emerged showcasing some of the abandoned Xbox version's attributes. It might provide solace for some, and more frustration for other.
A person on the Beyond3D forums tested various games, and found that some 360 games don't even run at 720p, and are instead upscaled to it. Halo 3 and Perfect Dark Zero, for example, run at 640p, while PGR3 and Tomb Raider run at a measly 600p.
It has also been noted that it runs at 1138x640 with only Bilinear filtering, no Anti Aliasing, and gets roughly 30 frames per second average.
To quote gamerwar who explains the math behind the calculations:
quoteEach step in a jaggy alias l...
![Box shot of Perfect Dark Zero [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvWGJveF8zNjAvQWN0aW9uL1Nob290ZXI=/perfect_dark_zero_frontcover_small_lh0jcKQiP0wlgRc.jpg)