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10 Reasons Why You Should Choose Xbox 360

February 4th, 2009 admin No comments

Many people don’t fancy the Xbox 360 simply because it’s from Microsoft, however, before you turn to the dark side and look at a Playstation 3, check out these reasons why you should choose an Xbox over a Playstation.

1) The Xbox 360 is the cheapest next-gen console on the market. At only £130 for the basic Arcade package, it’s the cheapest next-gen console you can buy.

2) Xbox Live gaming doesn’t get any better when you can compete against the other 13 million players to become the best. You can play your favorite games online, download brand new content for them, or just chat with your buddies over via voice communications or messenger.

3) New Xbox Live Experience, make your own avatar with the great new Xbox Live experience, you can also play community games with other Xbox Live players.

4) High Definition Gaming – Experiance some of the best titles on the Xbox 360 in amazingly crisp high definition gaming.

5) Halo series – Exclusive to the Xbox 360, you can complete the fight with the legendary Halo 3 game. There are also other great games as part of the Halo series, including the upcoming Halo Wars game, exclusive to Xbox 360.

6) Amazing range of exclusive content including amazing titles like: Gears of War 1 & 2, Fable 2, Rock Band 2, Too Human, Ninja Gaiden 2, Banjo-Kazooie 3, Left 4 Dead and many more coming in the future including Alan Wake and Splinter Cell: Conviction.

7) Turn your Xbox into a media centre – Connect your Xbox 360 to your PC wirelessly and play music and videos from your PC.

8) Customise your Xbox 360 – You can customise your Xbox 360 with different colour controllers and special Xbox 360 face plates, allowing you to make your Xbox match your gaming tastes.

9) Xbox Achievements – Earn achievement points from the games you love and then show off your score to all your pals.

10) Xbox 360 accessories – Pimp up your Xbox 360 and get some of the must buy accessories like the Messenger Kit, Wireless Headset, Xbox Live Vision Camera, Xbox Live Official Steering Wheel and many more.

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Video Game Ratings-Yesterday And Today

January 26th, 2009 admin No comments

Video game rating were unheard of when I was younger. You see the graphics were not very good and the games were not very complex. A video game rating system would have been unnecessary. After all, there was nothing excessively violent or graphic to rate!

Nowadays, things have changed quite a bit.  Video game reviews and ratings are a huge business. You see, the video game industry has grown tremendously in the last 20 years. Small children to pros play video games nowadays,  which was not the case when I was a kid. It was something that was done by pre-teen or teen boys. The game stores do a massive amount of sales every year, and video game magazines have nationwide followings.

All of this brought about a brand new video game ratings business. Movie and video game ratings are pretty much the same. They are pretty self explanatory. Usually on the box it tells you whether it is desirable for teens, all audiences, or only adult viewers. For the younger viewers it’s important that it will tell you if the videogame has appropriate content. This usually means violent or adult content is involved.

Of course, video game reviews are as important to a possible buyer as ratings are nowadays. There are hundreds of video games that come out every year, but most of them are not very good. The first person shooter has become such a successful platform that it has spawned a whole industry of basically similar games. Don’t get me wrong – there are many unbelievable first person shooters, but there are also plenty that are a spin-off and unnecessary. Before you buy one, you want to make sure that it is the best one for you. Otherwise, you’ll be let down and have to go out and buy another one.

I like the fact that everything is very detail oriented when it come to video game ratings and reviews. A lot of them deal with issues of playability, graphics, storyline, addictiveness, and other areas as well. That way, you can learn everything about a game before you begin playing it. A good video game should give you dozens, if not hundreds of hours of enjoyment, so looking at the video game ratings is important before you purchase a game. Don’t purchase something just because it has good screen shots. You will never know if it is a fantastic game until you to try it out or read about it.

Make sure you check out the ratings on your favorite video games for the xBox 360 to make certain they are age appropriate for your home.