It’s the middle of the month, which means certain Games With Gold titles on the Xbox One and Xbox 360 go out of circulation and others come in. Today, Beyond Good and Evil HD will be available free for Xbox 360 while WWE 2K16 will be available free on Xbox One.

Thanks to backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One, Beyond Good and Evil HD will also be available to Xbox One users.

Beyond Good and Evil HD is perhaps one of Ubisoft’s most under-rated games, combining a great story with stealth and platforming. WWE 2K16, meanwhile, is yet another wrestling title from Visual Concepts and Yuke’s that features animation glitches, wonky mechanics and…well, it doesn’t really matter since you can make Daniel Bryan the champion of everything.

Don’t worry, fans of Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate – it’s still available for free until August 31st. What are your thoughts on the newest Games With Gold? Let us know below.

The HD version of Beyond Good And Evil has been available to 360 users since March. PS3 owners may now rejoice that Ubisoft have confirmed the game will be coming to PSN in may. As an apology for the wait, Ubisoft are offering a free PSN avatar to anyone who downloads the game within its first two weeks of release.

Thanks to Gamesradar for the info.

Here is the latest trailer for Beyond Good & Evil HD.  It was shown at GDC 2011 to celebrate it’s launch on the Xbox Live Arcade today.  Read our review of the game here.  It will be released on the Playstation Network later this year.

Don’t be fooled by those eyes, Jade is one tough girl.

The game is fully re-done to the point where it actually looks like a fantastically made arcade game graphics wise, with it looking like it takes advantage of what you can get graphically out of an arcade game weighing in at around one and half gig. With it’s improved character models, textures, online leaderboards based on completion, and soundtrack, the game seems polished to the ‘T’ all in HD.  This is something that impressed me a lot compared to some other arcade games that are re-released, whether they are remastered or not.  The game runs at a good frame rate with no issues and no awkward texture pop in or pop out that are hard to avoid in any game.  Even the soundtrack is up to par with its quality being great at times, I have to say the music was some of the strangest I have ever heard. This is something I didn’t know whether to laugh at or give it to Ubisoft for adding something unique to a game that has that sci-fi element to it that is deserving of such music.  The range of the soundtrack is huge as well, as you can go from a reggae like song on an island inhabited by Rhino-people, to a traditional fighting sequence theme, to a more serious toned score going along with the story.

The story of Beyond Good & Evil takes place in the year 2435, as you play the role of ‘Jade’ who is an investigative reporter who just happens to be a master of martial arts as well.  You eventually join a resistance group as you see the disappearance of people becoming common and it becomes your goal to uncover an alien conspiracy.  Jade is a human female character unlike much of the rest of the population in the game.  It seems that around half of the population is human while the other half animal people ranging from Pigs to Rhinos to other animals I just can’t quite figure out.  The game is kind of like Star Wars meets the World of Fable games.  You always have an AI partner with you at all times for the most part, with your most significant Pig Person friend and uncle named “Pey’j” who pretty much raised young Jade.  You will at times need your AI partner too advance in the game while they have their own special abilities that will help you out.  They even have health bars just like yourself that you can replenish by giving ‘Starkos'(food) or other things as well as healing yourself in the same manner.

Hover on sea and land.

As you travel from island to island using your hovercraft which is equipped with guns and fully upgradable, you can talk to pretty much any one you see.  That will bring up a dialogue box with questions you can ask them but usually is just small talk where a few conversations take part in your main quest, which almost brings an RPG element to the game.  Along with your AI buddy, you have your staff and your trusty camera, which has two purposes.  One is that you are working as a freelance worker for the Science Center and you are paid as you take pictures of undiscovered organic species.  Once a roll of film has been filled with these you are paid for each picture as well as an extra reward for a full role of eight pictures with things like a pearl or a longer scope on your camera.  You also must take pictures to expose the truth behind government Alpha Sections and the aliens called the DomZ in a conspiracy that you have to uncover.

There is so much to do the world of Beyond Good & Evil HD, with there being a cash system, there are also pearls that are used as currency on the black market.  For instance you can only use pearls to upgrade your hovercraft, not cash.  To obtain pearls, you must usually do a main mission, side quest, simple puzzle or just find one.  With there being 88 pearls obtainable in the game you can imagine all the things you can do.  You can gamble playing different mini-games, choose race with your hovercraft while boost capsule can be bought at certain places.  The inventory system is as easy as pressing right on the d-pad until you have what you want shown on screen and then just press the ‘B’ button to restore health or equip something.  You will acquire M-Disks that contain information about missions and can view by inserting them at any M-Disk consoles often seen while your first M-Disk is your save disk, so M-Disk consoles are also save points.

Jade is on a mission to uncover a conspiracy.

The whole concept of Beyond Good & Evil comes from the mind of Michel Ancel, creator of the Rayman games and has made the game one of those classic adventures that you never want to end. Between its stunning exotic places and innovative puzzles, in addition to a unique combat system that feels far from a ‘hack n slash’, Beyond Good & Evil is a lot of fun. You can rush through the game but it is one of those titles you want to discover everything about, finding every hidden thing which could take anywhere from 12 to 15 hours or so.  Believe it or not Beyond Good & Evil was originally planned to be a trilogy and that might just happen with a sequel in the works for next gen consoles, coming from the same mind that brought the original.  So I would definitely recommend this game as there is no telling where the story might take us in the next game you wouldn’t want to miss anything from this great adventure that is only 800 Microsoft Points.

This game was reviewed on the Xbox 360.

Ubisoft have released a brand new gameplay trailer for it’s upcoming Xbox live exclusive Beyond Good & Evil HD. The trailer titled as Traitor shows Jade fighting using her martial arts skills and also reflecting on the story of the game.

The game releases on March 2nd on Xbox Live.

Today, Ubisoft announces that Beyond Good & Evil , the legendary, award-winning action-adventure video game, will be recreated in high definition, launching in 2011 for the Xbox LIVE & PlayStation Network. In addition to giving fans the opportunity to play the critically acclaimed game, Beyond Good & Evil HD online will allow players to unlock achievements and trophies by discovering new secrets in this masterpiece adventure game.

Originially released on Gamecube, Xbox, PS2 and PC in 2003 it was a big hit.. one of those classic games that stick with you like the Zelda franchise for instance.  The game will have updated character models, higher-resolution textures, a remastered soundtrack, leaderboards as well as Achievements and Trophies.

Featuring epic boss fights, puzzle-solving and stealth-based games, Beyond Good & Evil broke the barriers of traditional action-adventure gameplay when it was released in 2003. The story follows Jade, an investigative reporter and martial artist, who works with a resistance agency to uncover a government conspiracy and reveal their horrific secrets. As Jade, players are tasked to solve puzzles, fight enemies, and obtain photographic evidence.

Ubisoft have also released a short FAQ about the game. Check it out below:

Why did you decide to release Beyond Good & Evil on PSN and XBLA?

Although Beyond Good & Evil was released seven years ago, it continues to be one of Ubisoft’s most talked about games with a huge fan base. We know that fans are very interested in re-visiting the Beyond Good & Evil universe, and we also want to give people that might have missed the original game a chance to play it and see for themselves what all the buzz is about.

PSN and XBLA are the perfect platforms for a one-of-a-kind game like Beyond Good & Evil HD because the audience on these platforms is known for craving original and quality games at affordable prices.

What improvements are you bringing to Beyond Good & Evil HD on PSN & XBLA compared to the version that released in 2003?

Overall, we wanted to maintain the charm of the original game’s fantasy/cartoon style while bringing next-gen qualities to the HD remake.

In Beyond Good & Evil HD, we’ve redrawn many textures in the game, upgraded most character models, and improved the look of the water and shadows in the game. We also improved the overall image quality of the game with multi-sampling anti-aliasing.

In terms of audio, we were able to render the game’s excellent original soundtrack in 5.1 and in much greater quality.

Can we expect new features in the XBLA and PSN versions of the game? What is included in this version that was NOT included in the 2003 release?

We’ve added achievements, trophies and leader boards. We believe that these new features are great additions because they give the players even more reasons to spend time exploring the beautiful world and completing side-quests.

Is the game being localized?

The game is fully localized in all the main European languages, and it includes all of the original recordings.

Who is developing the game?

Ubisoft Shanghai.

When will the game be released?

Beyond Good & Evil HD will be released in 2011 for PSN and XBLA.

What about BG&E 2, is there any additional information you can share?

BG&E 2 is currently in development at Ubisoft Montpellier. We have not specified a release date but as soon as more information on the title is available, we’ll make sure to let you know.