Dr Gadget - Xbox 360 Core Arcade Bundle

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Batteries Included: 0 Binding: Video Game Brand: Microsoft EAN: 0882224519588 Feature: Xbox 360 Arcade console is everything you need to begin playing right out of the box, including Family Settings that allow parents to restrict game access for younger players. Comes with a wireless controller, five arcade games, and a memory unit. This console includes an HDMI output, so you can experience your games in the highest definition possible, up to 1080p (HDMI cable sold separately) Graphics Memory Size: 10 Is Autographed: 0 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Microsoft Manufacturer: Microsoft Model: XGX-00001 Platform: Xbox 360 Publisher: Microsoft Release Date: 2007-10-23 Studio: Microsoft
Features Xbox 360 Arcade console is everything you need to begin playing right out of the box, including Family Settings that allow parents to restrict game access for younger players. Comes with a wireless controller, five arcade games, and a memory unit. This console includes an HDMI output, so you can experience your games in the highest definition possible, up to 1080p (HDMI cable sold separately) Ring of Light and Xbox Guide Button - Featured on both the wireless and wired controllers, the Xbox Guide button puts you in control of your experience. In addition to bringing up the Xbox Gamer Guide and the Xbox System Guide, the Xbox Guide button lets you turn the system on and off without ever leaving the couch. Xbox LIVE - Xbox LIVE is where games and entertainment come alive, the only unified place where you can play with anyone, anytime, anywhere. Connect Xbox 360 to your broadband connection, attach a storage device (hard drive or memory unit) and get instant access to Xbox LIVE Silver. Express your digital identity through your gamertag and gamer card, talk with others using voice chat, and access Xbox LIVE Marketplace Xbox LIVE Marketplace - Keep your favorite games fresh with instant access to new content. Accessible to Silver and Gold members. Supports 720p and 1080i high definition resolution or 480p standard definition resolution, in 16 - 9 widescreen or 4 - 3 standard
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Xbox 360 Core Arcade Bundle Comment: The Microsoft Xbox 360 is a great console! It offers a lot of fun and impressive game titles that have awesome graphics and sound quality. The fact that the 360 can play DVD movies without buying a remote, like the original Xbox, gave me a sigh of relief. The HD capabilities this console offers makes it all the more worth buying and the wireless controller is great! Another great thing about the Xbox 360 is the fact that if the hard drive fails you can easily replace it with a new one: if you have the money. But just let me inform you that the 20GB hard drive is a reliable source that can store a lot of memory and mine hasn't failed on me yet anyway. You can even store music from audio CDs in the 20GB hard drive which is a cool thing. The only bad thing about the Xbox 360 Core Arcade Bundle is that it doesn't come with a 20GB hard drive. You have to buy it seperately. The good thing is that it comes with a memory card and a free game. Thats what makes this product less expensive than others. The only complaint I have about this console is that it isn't 100% backwards compatible with original Xbox game titles. Now I have to keep my original Xbox console which takes up more space on my TV shelf. I hope that my original Xbox doesn't break down because I have a lot of great games for it that I still play and enjoy: hardly any of them can be played on the 360. Microsoft should have made the Xbox 360 completely backwards compatible. They would have been way ahead in the console wars. Oh well! I guess what really matters is the newer gaming titles we have yet to play and experience, not the older ones. I just hope Microsoft's next console is 100% backwards compatible with both original Xbox and Xbox 360 game titles. But, all in all, the 360 is an excellent console and my favorite out of all the recent gaming systems due to the fact that I like a lot of the games for it. I highly recommend you buy the Xbox 360! It is the best video gaming system in the market in my opinion. I bought the Xbox 360 Arcade Bundle. I bought it at a good price from Amazon.Com and it didn't bother me much to go out and buy a 20GB hard drive for it. So, on the whole, I feel as if I got a great deal. Customer Rating: Summary: So far, so good. Comment: Bought this to replace an older 360 system with the Red Ring of Death. So far, this one has been flawless. Customer Rating: Summary: Buy the premium or elite, you will want a hard drive! Comment: XBOX 360 is great fun, but just spend a few extra dollars and get one with a hard-drive, you will end up buying one anyway. Major con for the XBOX - no Blue Ray or HD DVD built in (not that you would want HD DVD now, but perhaps the fight would still be going on if Microsoft threw their weight behind the HD DVD format). If you have an HDTV I would have a hard time picking the XBOX 360 over the PS3...DOH! Customer Rating: Summary: Nickel and Dime'd, the less expensive Wii is better. Comment: First off, let me just say that if you're a parent looking to get a console for your kids (or just someone looking for a good console), get a Wii. Despite the "Go Play!" statements and stylized images on the box, this thing is not even close to a good substitute for the Wii. The marketing is just that, and it makes what is a more expensive piece of hardware feel like a cheap ripoff. I'm 21, and I bought this thinking I'd enjoy it more than my Wii. After all, wasn't I "missing out" on all of those great, HD games that weren't available on Wii? Well, after a few months of ownership, I think I can safely say that no, I wasn't missing out on anything. The 360 severely lacks variety in games - lots of shooters, little of anything else. What's worse, most the games I've played just haven't been that good. I did enjoy Halo 3, the Orange Box is excellent (though I have the PC version), and I do still play Geometry Wars. Beyond that, I just couldn't find anything that lived up to the hype. The 360 itself really doesn't seem like anything special either. When the wireless controller's batteries get low, it starts to randomly drop connection with the console. This wouldn't be such a big deal, but the stupid console still claimed the thing had 1/2 or even 3/4 battery charge! I made sure to buy a wired controller for my second one. I thought the included memory unit would be sufficient for basic stuff - game saves, replay files, user profiles, etc. To my surprise, I was unable to even play co-op or use the theater in Halo 3 without a hard drive! Further, half the online modes required new downloadable content, which of course needed a hard drive as well. And speaking of online, the arcade model doesn't come with a headset needed for talking. It costs $20 for the privilege of being able to reply to the pre-teens on Xbox Live who feel it necessary to curse you out nonstop for no particular reason. Oh, and you can voice chat with friends too. So, I spent $280 on a machine which I use to play Geometry Wars, a game I could've just bought for the Wii. Add to that the fact that I needed to pay for online ($50/year), wanted a wired controller ($40), needed a hard drive (I got one used for $60, but they're $100 new), at least one game (Halo 3: $60), a headset ($20), Xbox Live points (for downloadable content and Geometry Wars: $20), and needed wi-fi to get online ($100, though I personally was able to jerry-rig something using old computer parts and a $25 wireless card). Total cost: $550-$670. That much money so I can play a bunch of expensive, overrated, and repetitive games while being cursed out by spoiled 12 year olds. Ripoff. Oh, and the system's menus are full of ads. Yeah, you pay for online, service so Microsoft can send ads to your console. Feel violated yet? In the end, I paid more money than I was expecting to get a system which I don't use half as much as the less expensive Wii. The Wii has better game variety, far better controllers, and, despite what the critics seem to say, better games. The 360 did have better graphics, but they certainly weren't the step up I was expecting. In addition, the Wii's interface and online extras (Wii Shop Channel, Nintendo Channel, Everybody Votes, Forecast, News, Photo, Mii, etc) are head and shoulders above the Xbox. Save your money; don't fall for that misleading $280 price tag and promises of world-class game content. Customer Rating: Summary: Replaced a failed xBox360 Comment: Cant live without the xBox360, so when my 1st generation xBox360 failed I purchased this archade version and swapped out the HD from my old xBox360 and did a few configuration setting and I was up and running. So far this xBox has been great. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: The Xbox 360 Arcade System is everything you need to start playing. With a Wireless Controller, 256MB Memory Unit, Xbox LIVE Silver Membership and 5 Arcade Games, there's never been a better time to jump in. Go play!