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XBox 360 is a trademark of the Microsoft Company that has revolutionized the video gaming world after it was released to the public in late 2005. It is considered by its most ardent fans as the ultimate in entertainment console system thanks to the graphics and features that draw the gamer into a fantasy environment. The level of video technology used has increasingly led to the creation of a virtual world that leans more toward reality than illusion thus increasing the gamers’ experience. The Xbox 360′s virtual design can be customized by the end user using skins.
Using the Xbox 360 console, you can enjoy the best of online gaming by linking your console directly to Xbox Live, the Xbox games portal hosted by Microsoft. The Xbox is equipped with WI-FI to make connection to the web that much easier.
Since its initial release, Microsoft has continued to improve the gamers’ environment with one of the key points being an enhanced CPU with improved polygon and math performance – something that has bettered the execution of each game. Better screen resolution provides for top class HD (High Definition) video output. The new Xbox console can sustain up to four cordless controllers.
The Xbox 360 is only compatible with games specifically designed for its system. Fortunately though, the console comes with games that span a wide variety of genres. Each game is usually packed in green and white cases with a label near the top reading ‘only for Xbox 360′. The ratings for the game are printed in the left corner at the bottom of the casing, accompanied with a short explanation of what the game is all about.
The most popular Xbox 360 game has been the action adventure Halo, where gamers assume the persona of the Master Chief, whose main task is to impede the enemy’s progress by using sophisticated weaponry. The multi-player game was such a success after its first release that two sequels were quickly released into the market – ‘Halo 2′ and ‘Halo 3′.
Other popular Xbox 360 games are physical combat and warfare games such as WWE Smackdown vs. Raw, Call of Duty, Brother in Arms and Gears of War. Music games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero have also developed a relatively large following for the Xbox 360 console. It should be noted that many Xbox 360 games are aimed towards a mature teen and adult audience.
Whenever you want to try out new games, you can go online and make use of the Xbox Live portal. In the Xbox Live arcade you can choose from anyone of numerous games ranging from the classic Mortal Kombat, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Street Fighter, Doom and Pac-Man games to new types of games. Once you find the game you like, you can either opt to play it online or you can buy it and store it on your console.
The beauty of the Xbox live online gaming portal is that you are able to play against a wide range of opponents – people, who just like you have gone online to play an Xbox game. A headset that comes with the console allows Xbox 360 gamers to interact online through its voice activated chatting function. Gamers will often use this to make friends with people that have similar objectives, formulate joint combat strategies, challenge their opponents or simply taunt the opposition.There are different price ranges for the different available versions of the Xbox 360 depending on the features you would like your console to have.
