Advantages: amazing graphics and has many features
Disadvantages: size and weight

...First hearing about the new xbox 360 coming out, i was utterly stunned at how microsoft could improve and produce a new xbox, better than the previous model they put on our shelves. The new slick curvey design that micro soft had intergrated into the new 360 makes the hole machine alot more cooler and represents itself in a hole new way of attracting attention from customers willing to pay the prices that the xbox was being sold at. The xbox 360 itself has got great visual aspects and the graphics i think are superb...a great improvement from the 1st xbox. Every game i play on the 360 really looks so life like, for example project gotham racing and test drive unlimited which are both driving simulation games have fantastic graphics with great detail right through to every car you drave and every track you choose upon to drive on... Read review

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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

...console, but with a premium chrome finish. It also includes a 20 GB hard drive, a single wireless controller, an Xbox Live Headset, a cable that works with most tv's and an Ethernet cable. The Xbox 360 costs £279. If you add up the cost of the accessories that you get you;ll see that its quite a reasonable price and is the baseline system you should consider. My personal opinion is that every Xbox 360 user should have the hard drive, because of its storage capacity. Xbox 360 Games Games such as Halo 2, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas Kameo, Perfect Dark Zero and Project Gotham Racing 3 all display excellent graphics and real like gameplay. Games like Fifa 2006, Need for Speed Most Wanted, Tiger Woods 2006, NBA Live 2006 and Tony Hawk's underground have been released in the past on the xbox, playstation 2 and the gamecube,its just the games have... Read review

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Advantages: Longevity of Gameplay
Disadvantages: Miss out on Multiplayer if you do not have Gold Membership to Xbox Live

...This is a very enjoyable game for the racing genre. It has good graphics and good gameplay. It can be played as a single player or multiplayer online, I have never used the online game. The single player game has plenty of content to keep you interested. There is an excelent array of cars to buy and this game will keep you going for a very long time. It has got varied races which can involve short circuits; long A to B and even a 120 miles lap of the island on which the game is based. This lap can take as long as it would do to drive around the island in real life. It's a basic racing game and not for fans of games such as Destruction Derby etc but not quite as serious as Gran Tourismo.... Read review

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Advantages: Handy, adaptable, cheap
Disadvantages: Controllers not as sensitive as when used on an actual Xbox 360

...The XBox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver is a nifty little device that allows you to connect up to four standard Xbox 360 controllers (with headsets) to your PC. This means that you can use Xbox 360 controllers to play your favourite games on your PC allowing you to improve gameplay and make any game feel like your playing on a 360. It is simple to connect through USB comes with an installation disc that is easy to use. Connecting controllers is simple and you can even bring up a small 360-style interface to show you which controllers are connected, both features that 360 owners will find very familiar. You can also connect the 360 racing wheel addon. The controllers do sometimes suffer from slightly reduced sensitivity, especially in the analogue sticks, when compared with the 360, but their perfomance is still much better than other... Read review

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Advantages: Great system, Xbox live rocks!, great graphics and looks great
Disadvantages: Bad reliability

...The Xbox 360 is an amazing machine, no really it is! But if you are going to buy one be prepared to get it replaced every once in a while... On to the review! THE GAMES The Xbox 360 caters strongle to the shooter fans likes (Like me of course!) with amazing titles to play on, including the likes of Halo 3, Call of Duty 4 and Gears of War all of which are simply amazing offline but the real fun starts online. But that section comes later! Aswell as catering to the shooter fans needs this console also strongly supports many other genres such as Adventure, RPG and Action games. My favourite "sandbox" game on the system at the moment is GTA IV (Refer to my GTA IV review to find out why!) with my favourite shooter currently being Call of Duty 4 for the realism of it. Whether you... Read review

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Advantages: Multiplayer, Graphics
Disadvantages: Hard Achievements, Story can get boring

...I got this game as part of a bundle deal with my 360, first impressions were very good the games graphics are superb compared to its predecessors, the game play and missions are very well layed out. Although this game has a good story some of the xbox achievements can be quite difficult to get, the online multiplayer experience is one to rival halo, its verry fun with a variety of game types, my personal favorite is races which takes you all over liberty city, party mode is also available where you and your friends can explore the vast map using cars bikes and choppers. Overall i think the game is very exhiting but i dont think its worth the £45 price tag, look out for this game on other sites and try get it pre owned.... Read review

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Advantages: Graphics are the best I have seen on a console motor racing game.
Disadvantages: Limited number of cars available.

...Project Gotham Racing is my first adventure into the world of xbox 360 and my first taste of Microsoft games consoles. I guess my gaming experience has been quite normal having spent my early teens working my way through successive generations nintendo consoles. Then I grew up and moved on the Playstion where my gaming tastes changed from platform games to racing games and first person shooters. This is when I first encountered the Gran Turismo series and I was hooked. Which I followed onto the PS2 which ultimately led to GT4 probably the most complete driving simulator available. I wasn't planning on buying an XBOX 360 I intended to wait and see how the PS3 shaped up. But, by chance an opertunity to purchase a xbox 360 premium pack and PGR3 at my local supermarket arose. I decided to buy it to sell on ebay, but the temptation... 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

...- The 360 has a great range of games at the moment- a lot more than the PS3- and you do have halo 3 which is very good online and is not offered in either Wii or PS3. However, if you like simulation racing games the PS3 does have the Gran Turismo series. The graphics are great and no matter what I have heard I think the graphics are just as good as PS3. Aesthetics The 360 looks so much better than the original one- it has a sleek finish with changeable face plates so you have an Xbox that suits you and your style. Its size is 31 x 8 x 26 cm and it weighs 3.5KG. Not that heavy really. One thing which annoys me is that it has a huge external black box which you need to get electricity to the 360. I like most things tidy so this is a disadvantage for me however if you don't really care about these things then forget I mentioned it. Noise Well... Read review

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Advantages: Many Features! Cheap
Disadvantages: Needs Broadband Connetction

...If you have an xbox 360 i'm pretty sure you have at least tried Xbox Live Gold. If not I'll give you a run through. Xbox Live is a place where the gaming community can get together. They can play nearly every game online with each other and communicate even if not on the same game. There are two levels of xbox live. Xbox live gold (which averages out to £3.33 a month) and Xbox Live Silver (averages out about 0p a billion years!) I'll simply give you the differences available: Xbox Gold: You can play online on any game You can download everything from the xbox live marketplace With silver you can talk to friends, use MSN messenger, download but not play online whenever you want. Xbox Live has plenty of features I will now tell you what these our. The Xbox Live Marketplace: The xbox live market place is basicly an online store (like... Read review

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Advantages: Loads of Games, Great Controller.
Disadvantages: Lack of Wi-Fi, Overheating.

...XBOX 360 Review by Vaza INTRODUCTION The Microsoft XBOX 360 is a Next-Generation console that aims to satisfy the Hardcore gamer, the console is not as “easy-to-use” as the Nintendo Wii. It’s main competitor is the PlayStation 3, which currently is at a very high price-point and is worse than the XBOX in many ways. XBOX 360 games have better graphics and a large library of games, whereas PS3 has worse graphics because the developers haven’t harnessed the power of the Cell, and it only has around 40 games, because it is fairly new. To be honest, I think the 360 is the best choice for someone who wants to sit down and play, yet doesn’t want to pay a fortune. With it’s large portfolio of games, most of which have online play and many add-ons available (for money or free), it can’t be beaten at the moment, this may change, but with great... Read review

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