Advantages: Online gaming, good value, networking Disadvantages: Some lag, temptation to spend more money on extras
XboxLive is good value compared to some other online subscriptions e.g. World of Warcradt or Everquest as with these you pay everymonth just for one game, whereas with xboxlive you only pay once to go online with pretty much all your games.
You then get tempted, however, to pay for extra online contect such as extra levels, characters, backdrops for your xboxlive dashboard, arcade games etc. etc.
So it's never as cheap as it seems!
The service on xboxlive is good and it's rare to have connection issues so gameplat online tends to be smooth. Occasionally you may shoot at someone only to find they already moved- lag is rare but does happen and can be annoying.
The range of games that can be played online is excellent, and isn't just shooting and fighting! Guitar hero plays online brilliantly with options for guitar battles ...
Advantages: 4 good games, great value, free 1 month subscription Disadvantages: 2 average games, no news on Volume 2?
XboxLiveArcade Unplugged is a disk that contains six XboxLiveArcade titles. The disk itself is very easy to use, no installation is required, the game disk is simply inserted in the disk draw and the player is routed directly to the Arcade menu to pick which game they want to play. It should be noted that the disk is always required to play the games, as they cannot be copied or stored onto another storage device.
These games featured on the disk are:
-Geometry Wars 9/10
-Texas Hold 'Em Poker 7/10
-Bejewelled 2 8/10
-Wik Fable of Souls 8/10
-Outpost Kaloki X 5/10
-Hardwood Backgammon 4/10
(There are also some trial games featured on the disk, but they aren't complete versions, meaning they don't have access to all the levels or any of the achievements and leaderboards.)
The first four of the games are very good ...
Advantages: Superb experience Disadvantages: Its not free
Introduction
Xboxlive is the name of the Microsofts online service for the Xbox 360. This service gives you access to a vast array of content, some of it free, and some of it at a price.
There are 2 types of membership available, namely Gold and Silver. Silver is a free membership which is available to all Xbox owners. Silver allows you access to most promotional video and feature content via the 360 dashboard but does not allow you to play games online.
So what is so special then about Xboxlive? The Playstation Network is free, the Wii gives free access to its limited catalogue of online games and seeing as the Silver XboxLive is also free, why bother paying what seems like a high amount for the Gold membership. These were my own personal sentiments when I first bought my Xbox. Coming from the Wii, I was horrified ...
