Advantages: wireless control pads, out of this world graphics, uses windows media centre
Disadvantages: lack of games when launched, games are expensive, fan is nosiy

...Introduction The Xbox 360 launched in Europe on 2nd December 2005, and sparked off the seventh generation of console war. Some people may argue that the consoles released today are turning into PC's, the Xbox 360 is very much like a pc because it uses windows xp and windows media centre. Since it's lauch Microsoft has shipped 3.2 million consoles world wide, meaning that they've had a good head start before their rivals, Sony and Nintendo release their seventh generation consoles, both due out later this year. The Xbox 360 has sparked a new era of entertainment in the home. It sets the standard for a seventh generaltion console because it is always connected, can be easily personalised and is designed to be played on a high defiition tv. Hardware The Xbox 360 hardware is top class. Running at an astonishing 3.2 GHz... Read review

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Advantages: Great processor, graphics and of course Xbox Live!
Disadvantages: None.

...***After some consideration, the review title has been changed*** The Xbox 360 games console, due for release in the USA 22nd November, Europe 2nd December 2005 and in Japan 10th December 2005, is shaping up to be an extremely desirable product indeed. There are four main points to consider when purchasing a console. These are: 1. Software 2. Services 3. Hardware 4. Compatibility Software: Software comprises mainly of games. The games on offer for the Xbox 360 include Call Of Duty 2, Alan Wake, Kameo: Elements of Power, Perfect Dark Zero and Final Fantasy XI. Those are only five of a total of 40 out by the end of 2005, and considering that the Xbox 360 is only out for the last few weeks of 2005, that is a very impressive amount of games. Not only are all forty games going to be ready for the end of 2005, they are also... Read review

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Advantages: Look at my review!! lol nah great range of games, xbox live. many others
Disadvantages: NOISY, the black box which supplies power

...Hmmm you might be reading this review if you can't decide between the Xbox 360, and the PS3. Well then you're reading the right review since I had to make the same decision. The Xbox 360, with its recent price cut is great value for money. Much lower than the PS3- here are the lowest prices I found on the COMET website for each console -Xbox 360- £159.99 -PS3- £299.99 -Wii- £189.00 Here we see that the Xbox 360 is the lowest priced however this is the arcade version which I probably won't recommend you getting since it has a low memory and you will most likely end up getting the 20GB hard drive- the premium Xbox 360 is only £199.99 which is still a good price. In a standard premium Xbox 360 box you will find: - A Xbox 360- looks much better than the original one- nice finish - A wireless controller- not found in arcade... Read review

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Advantages: Amazing gaming engine, amazing capabilities, plays all types of media, wireless controllers
Disadvantages: The huge gaming engine makes it a little noisy, only backward compatible with the most popular games of the original Xbox

...I am an age-old gamer of the Commodore 64. Old-fashioned, a young nip of the X-Box 360 generation might say, but I know I could reduce that young nip to tears if I fully and justifiably explained to him how woefully inept the games of his brand new console are, at the time of this writing, in comparison to my eighties masterpieces like CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN. Indeed, as yet no game of the 360 comes anywhere close to the Commodore 64's ZORK I: THE GREAT UNDERGROUND EMPIRE. In fact, no game of the 360 comes anywhere close to the Commodore 64's TAI-PAN. No game of the 360 comes anywhere close to the Commodore 64's SID MEIER'S PIRATES! No game of the 360 comes anywhere close to the Commodore 64's WIZARDRY: PROVING GROUNDS OF THE MAD OVERLORD. These games are masterpieces and I can tell you why although I have to save you the effort of finding... Read review

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Advantages: Great Graphics, Great Looks, Great Controller
Disadvantages: Breaks easily - Red Lights of death, Time doesn't stay the same when you turn it off

...I have been thinking about buying an Xbox 360 since it came out and a few weeks ago, I bought one from Game station. I paid £199.99 for the Core Console and a game, this game being Call of Duty 3 (see other review), I thought that this was a very good deal so went for it. If you are thinking of waiting for the price to go down, don't bother because Microsoft are already losing money on them but are getting the money back by charging high prices for the games. The basic (CORE) package gets you a XBOX 360 with one pad and the AV connection cables, and a white disc drive The Premium XBOX 360 package gets you a Multi-AV cable (High Definition component cables), Hard drive (20gb), Wireless Game pad, Communication headset (plugs into the pad) and a silver DVD Drive. Both of these come with an external power brick that's at least... Read review

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Advantages: Going to be cheaper than the PS3, Online capabilities, great catalogue of games
Disadvantages: Prone to "feezing", Microsoft!

...This review is going to be mainly from someone who plays the machine for its games, and isn't too worried about the technical detail, although I will go through this too. So, the X-Box 360, or more commonly as just "360" has celebrated its 1st birthday. And what a year! Microsoft really put all of their eggs in one basket with this one and it has paid off, in my opinion. They really stole a march on their rivals in the next Generation arena. So why so great I hear you ask. Well there are a number of reasons. Firstly, it was the first real next generation c