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===== Microsoft X-Box 360 Launch FAQ =====
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Microsoft Hardware FAQ Version 0.92
12 December 2005
Copyright 2005 Mikael Forsgren (foppe_v @ hotmail.com)
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= Contents =
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0. Introduction
1. What is the X-Box 360?
2. Specifications
2.1. The Hardware
2.2. 2 Systems released
3. Launch Information
3.1. Launch Dates, Packages and Prices
3.2. Launch Titles
3.3. Launch Dates
4. Accessories
4.1. Accessories
4.2. Cables
4.3. Controllers
4.4. X-Box Live
4.5. Personalize
4.6. Storage
4.7. Wireless
4.8. 3rd Part
5. Games
5.1. Released Games
5.2. Unreleased Games
5.3. WTH did he say?
5.4. Backward Compatibility
5.4.1 Backward Compatibility USA list
5.4.2 Backward Compatibility Europe list
5.4.3 Backward Compatibility Japan list
5.4.4 Backward Compatibility Australia list
5.4.5 Removed Backward Compatibility list
6. Your TV
6.1. 720pi? 1080i?
6.2. What Video cables will I use?
7. Installing your X-Box 360
7.1. Place it out
7.2. Connecting the unit
7.3. Starting it up the first time
7.3.1 Offline Profile
7.3.2 I Am a Member of Xbox Live
7.3.3 I Want to Join Xbox Live
7.4. The dashboard
7.4.1 Xbox Live
7.4.2 Games
7.4.3 Media
7.4.4 System
8. Xbox Live
8.1. The Golden Silver
8.2 Xbox Live Arcade
8.3 Xbox Live Marketplace
8.4. Launch Marketplace
9. Media
9.1. Music
9.1.1 Official Supported Music Players
9.1.2 How The Heck Do I Stream Music From USB?
9.1.3 How The Heck Do I Stream Music From my PC?
9.2. Pictures
9.2.1 Official Supported Cameras
9.2.1.1 Unofficial Supported Cameras
9.2.2 How The Heck Do I Stream Pictures From USB?
9.2.3 How The Heck Do I Stream Pictures From my PC?
9.3 Use DVDs and CDs
9.3.1 DVD Movies and Audio CDs
9.3.2 Burned Music CDs
9.3.3 Burned Picture CDs
9.3.4 Burned Music And Picture CDs
9.3.5 Burned Movie DVDs
9.4 PSP
9.4.1 Music
9.4.2 Pictures
9.5 Movies
9.6 Dashboard Themes
9.7 Extern harddrive
10. Gaming Achievements
10.1. Ordinary Games
10.2. Arcade Games
10.3. Japanese Special
10.4. Special
11. Bad Microsoft
11.1. Change this Microsoft
11.2. I AM ERROR
12. Region Free?
13. The rest
13.1. FAQ
13.2. Credits
13.3. Legal Information
13.4. Email Policy
13.5. Version Information
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= 0. Introduction =
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The X-Box 360 is the first of the next generation gaming system to be released
with at least 6 months before Nintendo or Sony is releasing their Revolution
and Playstation 3.
The reason why I´m making a X-Box 360 FAQ is to make some people less confuse
about things that have to do with the X-Box 360.
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= 1. What is the X-Box 360? =
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The X-Box 360 is Microsoft´s second attempt to release a gaming system and rule
the world...
The first X-Box was not a flop but still not a big success. Now people will
start to send me angry emails saying that I´m a big idiot, but if you look at
the aw facts you´ll see that a big cut of the systems was modified and used
to play illegally downloaded games and used as media centers to play movies on,
This is something that Microsoft discovered, and decided to make it harder to
do the same thing with the X-Box 360.
They have gone down on a lower level this time to prevent piracy, and why would
you modify your X-Box 360 to be a media center when it´s already a media center
from the box?
And this is the really first step into trying to include the High Definition
into the gaming world.
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= 2. Specifications =
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- 2.1. The Hardware -
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The specs are truly looking good, and are getting fanboys drooling all over the
world. But remember, it´s the games that decides if the system is great or bad.
Custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU
: 3 symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHz each
: 2 hardware threads per core - 6 hardware threads total
: 1 VMX-128 vector unit per core - 3 total
: 128 VMX-128 registers per hardware thread
: 1 MB L2 cache
CPU Game Math Performance
: 9 billion dot product operations per second
Custom ATI Graphics Processor
: 500 MHz
: 10 MB embedded DRAM
: 48-way parallel floating-point dynamically-scheduled shader pipelines
: Unified shader architecture
Polygon Performance
: 500 million triangles per second
Pixel Fill Rate
: 16 gigasamples per second fillrate using 4X MSAA
Shader Performance
: 48 billion shader operations per second
Memory
: 512 MB GDDR3 RAM
: 700 MHz DDR
: Unified memory architecture
Memory Bandwidth
: 22.4 GB/s memory interface bus bandwidth
: 256 GB/s memory bandwidth to EDRAM
: 21.6 GB/s front-side bus
Overall System Floating-Point Performance
: 1 TFLOP
Storage
: Detachable and upgradeable 20 GB hard drive
: 12X dual-layer DVD-ROM
: Memory unit support starting at 64 MB
I/O
: Support for up to 4 wireless game controllers
: 3 USB 2.0 ports
: 2 memory unit slots
: Built in Ethernet Port
Optimized for Online
: Instant, out-of-the-box access to Xbox Live features, including Xbox Live
Marketplace for downloadable content, Gamer Profile for digital identity and
voice chat to talk to friends while playing games, watching movies or
listening to music
: Built in Ethernet Port
: Wi-Fi Ready: 802.11 A, B and G
: Video Camera Ready
Digital Media Support
: Support for DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R,
CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 CD, JPEG Photo CD
: Stream media from portable music devices, digital cameras, Windows XP PC´s
: Rip music to Xbox 360 hard drive
: Custom playlists in every game
: Windows Media Center Extender built in
: Interactive, full screen 3D visualizers
HD Game Support
: All games supported at 16:9, 720p and 1080i, anti-aliasing
: Standard definition and high definition video output supported
Audio
: Multichannel surround sound output
: Supports 48 KHz 16-bit audio
: 320 independent decompression channels
: 32-bit audio processing
: Over 256 audio channels
System Orientation
: Stands vertically or horizontally
Customizable Face Plates
: Interchangeable to personalize the console
Parental Controls
: Parental Controls to restrict the games and movies that are played
: Xbox Live controls to manage Friends List, voice and video communication,
and Gamer Profile sharing
Physical Specs
: Height: 83 mm
: Width: 309 mm
: Depth: 258 mm
: Weight: 7.7 lbs.
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- 2.2. 2 Systems released -
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Microsoft decided to release two versions of the X-Box 360. The ordinary
System (called Premium) and the Core System. To say it easy, the Premium system
is a X-Box 360 with some accessories while the cheaper Core system only has
what you need to start and play the X-Box 360.
Some say that the Premium system is the luxury model.
I´m saying that the Core model is released just so Microsoft can say that the
releaseprice was lower, and to trick player that know nothing to later buy the
accessories for a higher price.
The difference between the systems are:
X-Box 360 Premium X-Box 360 Core
Console with Console
Premium Chrome Finish
Hard Drive
Wireless Controller Wired Controller
Xbox Live Headset
Component HD AV Cable Composite AV Cable
Ethernet Cable
The first launch of the Premium version will also get a Bonus Media Remote.
It´s smaller and have fewer buttons then the official one.
So exactly what can you do with your ordinary and Core system?
X-Box 360 X-Box 360 Core
Play X-Box 360 games Yes Yes
Watch DVD movies Yes Yes
Play Music CD´s Yes Yes
Connect an MP3 player Yes Yes
and listen to music*
Connect a Digital Camera Yes Yes
and view pictures*
Listen to music and view Yes Yes
digital pictures from a
Windows XP-based PC
Use up to 4 wireless
controllers simultaneously Yes Yes
Play X-Box games Yes No/Yes***
Save games and content Yes No/Yes****
Game online with Xbox Live Gold** Yes No/Yes****
Join Xbox Live Silver for free Yes No/Yes****
Voice chat with friends over Yes No/Yes*****
Xbox Live
* Not every single MP3 player and Digital Camera is supported
** 1-month trial of Xbox Live Gold included
*** Only Yes if you have bought a hard drive.
**** Only yes if you have bought a hard drive or memory unit.
***** Only yes if you have bought a headset and hard drive or memory unit.
So once again, you can play games with the Core system.
You can´t save, but you can play your games.
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= 3. Launch Information =
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- 3.1. Launch Dates, Packages and Prices -
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The North American launch date is November 22 2005. The official price will be
399.99$ for the Premium system and 299.99$ for the Core System (some stores
will just drop the 99 cents on the price).
I think that Microsoft are officially only releasing the Core and Premium
system, but a lot of resellers are adding games and accessories and are making
their own bundles/packages. I will try to list the most known bundles just for
fun.
Xbox 360 Premium System -399.00$
Xbox 360 Game Console
Wireless Controller
Combination High-Definition Component and Standard A/V Cable
20GB Hard Drive
Ethernet Cable
Headset
Bonus Media Remote
Xbox Live Silver
Xbox Live Gold 30-Day Trial
Xbox 360 Core System -299.00$
Xbox 360 Game Console
Wired Controller
Composite A/V Cable
Xbox Live Silver
Xbox Live Gold 30-Day Trial
Xbox 360 Ultimate Bundle (EBGAMES) -699.92$
Xbox 360 Premium System
Perfect Dark Zero Limited Edition
Call of Duty 2
Kameo: Elements of Power
Project Gotham Racing 3
Extra Wireless Controller
Play & Charge Kit
Extra Rechargeable Battery Pack
Xbox 360 Core Bundle (EBGAMES) -599.93$
Xbox 360 Core System
Perfect Dark Zero: Limited Edition
Call of Duty 2
Kameo: Elements of Power
Project Gotham Racing 3
Extra Wired Controller
Memory Unit
Xbox 360 Core Bundle (GAMESTOP) -689.91$
Xbox 360 Core System
Perfect Dark
Project Gotham Racing 3
Condemned
GUN
Call of Duty 2
Extra Wired Controller
Memory Unit
1-Year Product Replacement Plan
Xbox 360 EA Bundle (GAMESTOP) -839.90$
Xbox 360 Premium System
Madden NFL 2006
Tiger Woods 2006
NBA LIve 2006
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup
Extra Wireless Controller
Play & Charge Kit
G-Pack Travel Case
1-Year Product Replacement Plan
Xbox 360 Silver Bundle (GAMESTOP) -839.90$
Xbox 360 Premium System
Perfect Dark
Project Gotham Racing 3
Condemned
GUN
Call of Duty 2
Kameo
Extra Wireless Controller
Play & Charge Kit
1-Year Product Replacement Plan
Xbox 360 Ultimate Bundle (GAMESTOP) -1189.84$
Xbox 360 Premium System
Perfect Dark
Project Gotham Racing 3
Condemned
GUN
Call of Duty 2
Kameo
Quake 4
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
King Kong
NBA 2k6
Madden NFL 2006
Extra Wireless Controller
Play & Charge Kit
Xbox Live 12 Month Card
1-Year Product Replacement Plan
Ultimate with Dell Plasma Screen (GAMESTOP) -3689.83$
Xbox 360 Premium System
Perfect Dark
Project Gotham Racing 3
Condemned
GUN
Call of Duty 2
Kameo
Quake 4
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
King Kong
NBA 2k6
Madden NFL 2006
Extra Wireless Controller
Play & Charge Kit
Xbox Live 12 Month Card
1-Year Product Replacement Plan
Dell 42-Inch Plasma TV
REMOVED Xbox 360 Omega Bundle (GAMESTOP) -2000.00$
Xbox 360 Premium System
Perfect Dark Collector's Edition
Project Gotham Racing 3
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Dead or Alive 4
Call of Duty 2
GUN
Quake 4
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Condemned
Madden NFL 2006
Kameo
Amped 3
Ghost Recon
NBA 2K6
NHL 2K6
Ridge Racer 6
Top Spin 2
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Tiger Woods 2006
FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup
Extra Wireless Controller
Extra Wireless Controller
Extra Wireless Controller
Wireless Network Adaptor
Memory Unit
Fuego Faceplates
Play & Charge Kit
Rechargeable Battery
Xbox Live 12 Month Card
1-Year Product Replacement Plan
They removed the Omega bundle because some of the games included in it (4 I
believe) got a later release date. It also existed a Omega Bundle with the Dell
plasma screen (like the Ultimate pack from Gamestop) for a price of 4499.68$.
It now seems that Gamestop still has a Omega bundle that is exactly the same
as the Ultimate pack, but it will be shipped some month after the release.
Xbox 360 Customer Choice Bundle (Walmart) -689.06$
Xbox 360 Premium System
One additional wireless controller
A Play and Charge Kit
Live 12-month Gold Card
Your choice of a faceplate
Three games
Xbox 360 Game Bundle (Walmart) -579.06$
Xbox 360 Core System
One additional wireless controller
A Headset
A 64 MB Memory Unit
A Play and Charge Kit
Your choice of three games
Xbox 360 Live Bundle (Walmart) -579.16$
Xbox 360 Core System
One additional wireless controller
A headset
A 64 MB memory unit
A Play and Charge Kit
Live 12-Month Gold Card
Your choice of two games
Xbox 360 Pro Bundle (Walmart) -719.24$
Xbox 360 Premium System
One additional wireless controller
A Play and Charge Kit
Live 12-month Gold Card
Wireless Network Adapter
Your choice of two games
Xbox 360 Bundle (Costco) -479.99$
Xbox 360 Premium System
One additional wireless controller
A Play and Charge Kit
Project Gotham Racing 3
Xbox 360 Turbo Bundle (Gamestop) -999.87$
Xbox 360 Premium System
Call of Duty 2
Condemned
King Kong
Madden NFL 2006
Need For Speed
Perfect Dark Zero Collectors Edition
Quake 4
One extra wireless controller
One extra wireless controller
A Play and Charge Kit
A Play and Charge Kit
1-Year Product Replacement Plan
Xbox 360 High Octane Bundle (Gamestop) -1499.38$
Xbox 360 Premium System
Amped 3
Call of Duty 2
Condemned
Fifa Soccer 06
Gun
Kameo
King Kong
Madden NFL 2006
NBA Live 2006
Need For Speed
NHL 2K6
Perfect Dark Zero Collectors Edition
Quake 4
Tiger Woods 2006
Tony Hawk American Wasteland
One extra wireless controller
One extra wireless controller
Condemned Official Strategy Guide
Quake 4 Official Strategy Guide
A Play and Charge Kit
A Play and Charge Kit
1-Year Product Replacement Plan
Xbox 360 Pro Player's Bundle (Toys R Us) -999.95$
Xbox 360 Premium System
Call of Duty 2
GUN
Kameo: Elements of Power
Perfect Dark Zero: Limited Edition
Project Gotham Racing 3
Quake 4
Ridge Racer 6
Tony Hawk American Wasteland
Two months of rentals from Gamefly.com
one-year subscription to OXM
additional Wireless Controller
a Play and Charge Kit
a Rechargeable Battery Pack
faceplate Xbox 360 Pro Player's Bundle
Xbox 360 Core Player's Bundle (Toys R Us) -999.95$
Xbox 360 Core System
Call of Duty 2
FIFA 2006
Kameo: Elements of Power
Madden NFL 2006
NBA Live 2006
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Project Gotham Racing 3
Ridge Racer 6
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006
Tony Hawk American Wasteland
Two months of rentals from Gamefly.com
one-year subscription to OXM
additional Wired Controller
64 MB Memory Unit
faceplate
Xbox 360 Pro Player's Bundle II (Toys R Us) -999.95$
Xbox 360 Premium System
Call of Duty 2
FIFA 2006
Kameo: Elements of Power
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Project Gotham Racing 3
Ridge Racer 6
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006
Tony Hawk American Wasteland
Two months of rentals from Gamefly.com
one-year subscription to OXM
additional Wireless Controller
a Play and Charge Kit
a Rechargeable Battery Pack
faceplate
Xbox 360 Core Player's Bundle II (Toys R Us) -999.95$
Xbox 360 Core System
Call of Duty 2
GUN
Kameo: Elements of Power
NBA Live 2006
Perfect Dark Zero: Limited Edition
Project Gotham Racing 3
Quake 4
Ridge Racer 6
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006
Tony Hawk American Wasteland
Two months of rentals from Gamefly.com
one-year subscription to OXM
additional Wired Controller
64 MB Memory Unit
faceplate
The European launch date is December 02 2005. The official price seems to be
399,99 Euro (279.99£) for the Premium system and 299,99 Euro (209.99£) for
the Core system, unless it´s a bad translation done by Microsoft...
Xbox 360 Premium System -279.99£
Xbox 360 Game Console
Wireless Controller
Combination High-Definition Component and Standard A/V Cable
20GB Hard Drive
Ethernet Cable
Headset
Bonus Media Remote
Xbox Live Silver
Xbox Live Gold 30-Day Trial
Xbox 360 Core System -209.99£
Xbox 360 Game Console
Wired Controller
Composite A/V Cable
Xbox Live Silver
Xbox Live Gold 30-Day Trial
Xbox 360 Deluxe Paket 3 (Spelbutiken) -6295 SEK
Xbox 360 Premium System
Call of Duty 2
Perfect Dark Zero
Tony Hawks American Wasteland
The Japanese launch date is December 10 2005. The official price seems to be
37,900 Yen and it seems that they will only release the Premium system.
Xbox 360 Premium System -37,900 Yen
Xbox 360 Game Console
Wireless Controller
Combination High-Definition Component and Standard A/V Cable
20GB Hard Drive
Ethernet Cable
Headset
Bonus Media Remote
Xbox Live Silver
Xbox Live Gold 30-Day Trial
Final Fantasy XI beta disc
The Australia/New Zealand launch date is March 02 2006.
Everybody seems to forget Australia, even I did >_>
Since I´m not trusting the Australian version of xbox.com (they say that NO
game will support HDTV down under o_O ), I´m going to list more launch data
later.
The South Korean launch date is February 24 2006.
The launchdate in Taiwan and Singapore is March 02 2006.
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USA:
Amped 3
Call of Duty 2
Condemned: Criminal Origins
FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup
GUN
Kameo: Elements of Power
Madden NFL 06
NBA 2K6
NBA Live 06
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
NHL 2K6
Perfect Dark Zero
Perfect Dark Zero Limited Edition
Peter Jackson’s King Kong
Project Gotham Racing 3
QUAKE 4
Ridge Racer 6
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland
Europe:
They believe these games will be launch titles
Amped 3
Call of Duty 2
Condemned: Criminal Origins
FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup
GUN
Kameo: Elements of Power
Madden NFL 06
NBA Live 06
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Perfect Dark Zero
Peter Jackson’s King Kong
Project Gotham Racing 3
Quake 4
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland
Japan:
(em) -eNCHANTarM-
Every Party
Fifa 06: Road to FIFA World Cup
Final Fantasy XI BETA
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Perfect Dark Zero
Project Gotham Racing 3 (delayed 2 days)
RIDGE RACER 6
Tetris: The Grandmaster Ace
Australia:
Unknown.
Games that Microsoft thought would be US launch titles but got a later release:
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Dead or Alive 4
Tom Clancy´s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Top Spin 2
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The X-Box 360 must be the first gaming system (if not THE first, one of the
first) that releases games and accessories weeks before the gamint system.
This way people could feel the controller and look at the DVD disc long before
they discovered that they would´nt get the gaming unit until January thanks to
the shortage. I will try to list the official dates for the things that was
released before the system, but they can be +- some days depending on where
in USA you live. Some stores started to sell some stuff earlier, som stores
started to sell some stuff later. This is the American dates.
11/8/2005
Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote
Xbox 360 S-Video AV Cable
Xbox 360 Live 1 Month Gold Card
Xbox 360 Live 3 Month Gold Kit
Xbox 360 Live 12 Month Gold Kit
Xbox 360 Headset
Xbox 360 Faceplate Silver
Xbox 360 Wired Controller
Xbox 360 Component HD AV Cable
Kameo Elements of Power
11/10/2005
Xbox 360 G-Pak Travel Case
11/14/2005
Xbox 360 Rechargeable Battery Pack
Xbox 360 Network Adapter Wireless
Xbox 360 Faceplate Woody
Project Gotham Racing 3
11/15/2005
Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
Need For Speed: Most Wanted
FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup
11/16/2005
Xbox 360 VGA HD/AV Cable
Xbox 360 Play and Charge Kit
Xbox 360 Live Marketplace Points 1600
Xbox 360 Faceplate Hot Rod
11/17/2005
Mad Catz Xbox 360 Headcom Pro
11/18/2005
Xbox 360 Memory Card 64MB
Xbox 360 Hard Drive 20GB
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
Plantronics Xbox Live Headset GameCon X10C
Peter Jackson's King Kong
Perfect Dark Zero Regular Edition
Perfect Dark Zero Limited Collector's Edition
NHL 2K6
NBA Live 06
Madden NFL 06
GUN
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Call of Duty 2
11/21/2005
Logitech Xbox 360 Harmony Remote Control
11/22/2005
Xbox 360 Premiun Unit
Xbox 360 Core unit
Ridge Racer 6
Quake 4
NBA 2K6
Amped 3
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= 4. Accessories =
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Microsoft are releasing a bunch of new accessories and it can be hard to know
what you really need. I´m going to list them and their official launchprice
here.
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Random accessories that does´nt fit in another category.
Xbox 360 Play & Charge Kit -19.99$
This thing lets you recharge your Wireless Controller.
It comes with a NiMH rechargeable battery pack and a charging cable that you
can hook up to your X-Box 360. You will be able to get more than 30 hours of
play per charge.
Xbox 360 Rechargeable Battery Pack -11.99$
Extra battery to your Play & Charge, so you don´t need to have one for every
wireless controller. You need a Play & Charge to charge this NiMH battery
cell and you can get up to 25 hours of play per full battery charge.
Does this mean that you will get a better battery in the Play & Charge Kit?
Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote -29.99$
This is THE tool if you want to be lazy in the sofa. It lets you controll
your TV, X-Box 360 (turn it on/off, A, B, X, and Y buttons are included for
basic control of the system, even without a controller), your Media Center
PC and it can almost give you a cold Coke.
You get a nice and easy access to your digital movies, music, and games
library. And the buttons are backlight so you can see them in the dark.
Xbox 360 Limited Bonus Media Remote -XX.XX$
This one follows the first launch of the Premium system and can´t be
bought. See it as a collectors item.
This one is like a budget version of the Universal Media Remote and you can
only access your X-Box 360 and Media Center PC.
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The cables you need to connect your system to a TV/Monitor.
Xbox 360 Component HD AV Cable -39.99$
This is THE cables you want if your TV have support for HD. It´s a eight-foot
long shielded cable with Component (Y, Pr, Pb) high-definition video output,
which means that you will get High-definition gaming output of 720p or 1080i,
and progressive-scan DVD playback in 480p.
It can also be used as composite cable for standard TV output, if your TV
does´nt support high definition.
Xbox 360 S-Video AV Cable -29.99$
A eight-foot long shielded cable for your TV. Used for S-Video users, but it
can also be used as composite cable for standard TV output.
You also get Digital Optical Audio output and Stereo Audio output, which is
perfect if you want to run the sound in another system.
Xbox 360 VGA HD AV Cable -39.99$
A eight-foot long shielded cable to be used on your monitor or HDTV with VGA
input. It is a DV-15S Standard VGA Connector and it supports video outputs
settings of 480p, 720p, or 1080i.
Xbox 360 Advanced SCART AV Cable -35.99$
A Scart cable that´s probably eight-foot long (I can´t confirm it at the
moment) which is perfect for your TV that has a Scart connector.
This baby is only sold in Europe.
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The official controllers.
Xbox 360 Wired Controller -39.99$
Take the X-Box COntroller S, give it a little more ergonomic form, add a
glowing Guide button in the middle, place the Start and Back buttons on each
side of the Guide button, move the Black and White buttons to the shoulders,
add a Integrated heatset port, make it as a USB-controller and you have a
X-Box 360 controller. Oh, the cable is 9 foot.
Download drivers to your PC with XP, and you can use it on your PC.
Xbox 360 Wireless Controller -49.99$
Take the Xbox 360 Wired Controller and cut the wire. This is the result.
It uses two AA batteries that last around 40 hours. When they are getting
low, they will tell you it, so you can easily connect your Play & Charge in
good time.
It uses a 2.4GHz technology that has 30 foot range, you can use up to four
controllers at the same time on one X-Box 360 system. You can use up to 20
controllers at the same time withouth them interfere with each other, perfect
for LAN´s at home.
You can adjust the vibration feedback to save battery life.
And the best part is that you still can use the headset for X-Box Live, even
if it is a wireless controller.
I just have to add one thing about the Guide button. With it, you can access
the dashboard whenever you want. This means that you can stream your own music
instead of playing the one in the game, it lets you look at pictures when you
take a pause from playing (looking at a scanned guide?), and it allows you to
enable a chat communication with your friends online, even if you are playing
a offline game.
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Things that makes X-Box Live easier.
Xbox 360 Headset -19.99$
This is THE X-Box Live accessorie. It lets you talk and listen to people
using X-Box Live. Plan how to fight your enemy with your team, shout at your
enemies or just talking with your friends when you are playing. Need help
with a specific part of a game? Press the Guide button on your controller,
look if your friend is online and ask him what to do.
Use it to leave messages to your friends over the Xbox Live Message Service
and listen to messages that your friends have left to you.
Just plug it into your controller and it´s ready to go. It has in-line
volume control and mute switch so you can adjust the headset volume and
switch mute on and off easily.
It has a noise-canceling microphone, which improves game response to voice
commands, and gives you a crisp and clear voice communication with your
friends.
Xbox Live 12-Month Premium Gold Pack -69.99$
This package gives you a 12 month Xbox Live Gold membership and a Xbox 360
Headset. You also gets a 20$ Xbox 360 Game Rebate Card and 200 Microsoft
Points. And the Bankshot Billiards Xbox Live Arcade Game.
Xbox Live 3-Month Premium Gold Pack -39.99$
This is a smaller version of the Xbox Live 12-Month Premium Gold Pack.
It gives you a 3 month Xbox Live Gold membership and a Xbox 360 Headset.
You also gets a 10$ Xbox 360 Game Rebate Card and 100 Microsoft Points.
Xbox Live 13-Month Gold Subscription Card -49.99$
This is like a Xbox Live 12-Month Premium Gold Pac without the premium.
So the only thing you will get is a 12 Month Xbox Live Gold membership with
one bonus month. It´s nice that you does´nt need to get a new headset every
time you want to renew your Xbox Gold membership ;)
Xbox Live 3-Month Gold Subscription Card -19.99$
It gives you 3 extra months with Xbox Live Gold.
Xbox Live 1-Month Gold Subscription Card -7.99$
It gives you 1 extra month with Xbox Live Gold.
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- 4.5. Personalize -
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Just Faceplates that lets you customize the front look of your X-Box 360.
Xbox 360 Faceplate (Hotrod) -19.99$
A darkblue faceplate with s lighter blueflame on it.
Xbox 360 Faceplate (Silver) -19.99$
A faceplate in silver.
Xbox 360 Faceplate (Woody) -19.99$
A faceplate that makes it look like your system is made of wood.
Just a note, matching Xbox 360 dashboard themes are available online or
at participating retail kiosk, just to personalize the inside of your
X-Box 360.
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You need one of these to save your game and to use Xbox Live.
Xbox 360 Hard Drive (20 GB) -99.99$
Let´s you save in your games, save your Xbox Live profile, trailers, demos
and your own music that you can use as custom music in games.
With the harddrive, you can also play your old X-Box games and download
Xbox Live Arcade games.
It comes preloaded with some bonus content, including Hexic, a Xbox Live
Arcade game.
Xbox 360 Memory Unit (64 MB) -39.99$
Let´s you save in your games and saving your Xbox Live profile.
The X-Box 360 has two memory ports, in case you need more then one.
It also includes a portable carrying case that will fit you keychain, so it´s
harder to loose it.
If you take it to a retail kiosk, you can mostly download things to it, like
new dashboard themes.
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Don´t want any cables? Make your X-Box 360 wireless.
Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter -99.99$
Plug in this baby into one of the USB ports, and you have done your system
wireless. It´s small, takes the power from the USB port so no power adapter
is needed, and it uses dual band 5GHz and 2.4GHz 802.11 A, B and G protocoll.
Use it to connect to Xbox Live, stream music and photos from your XP PC, and
watch movies from your XP Media Center PC.
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Many 3rd parts developers will make accessories to the X-Box 360. Each company
will probably release a big flush of own controllers that are cheaper, have a
different form, have turbo buttons, have rubber grips and other crazy things.
The same thing with the headset and cables. Everything from AV cables to
controller extension Cables. This is things I will not take up here. I will
only take up things that are...different.
Intec Game Holder 2-Pack Xbox 360 -19.89$
This gameholder lets you put 10 game cases vertically.
It´s build in "X-Box 360 Style" to make it look better near your gaming
system. It comes in a 2-pack.
Intec Vertical Stand with Game & Memory Storage Xbox 360 -19.89$
This will keep your X-Box 360 in a vertically position and have room for five
game cases on each side of the unit. It also have place for two memory cards.
It is made in Chrome finish.
Intec A/V Selector & Storage Xbox 360 -49.82$
This thing comes with two integrated storage compartments to store the
remote control, memory cards and other accessories. Features component
video, RCA and S-Video input and output jack connections, and two optical
inputs and one optical output to support audio and video demanded by HDTV.
It also features broadband Internet connections to support online gaming.
Intec Pro Gamer's Case Xbox 360 -49.82$
This is a aluminium case holds your X-Box 360, two controllers, attachments
and even games. Great if you want to transport your unit somewhere.
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= 5. Games =
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- 5.1. Released Games -
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Just a shortie of what the Launchtitles are for games. Once again, this is for
USA.
Amped 3
A snowboarding game from Indie Built, Inc.
Game Rating: T (Teen) for Crude humor, Mild violence, Suggestive themes.
Players 1-2
Co-op
HDTV 720p
*Content from Marketplace
*Friends
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Call of Duty 2
A World War 2 shooter from Infinity Ward.
Game Rating: T (Teen) for Blood, Mild Language, Violence.
Players 1-2
System Link 2-16
HDTV 720p
*Players 2-8
*Friends
*Voice
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Condemned: Criminal Origins
A action game from Monolith Productions.
Game Rating: M (Mature) for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language.
Players 1
HDTV 720p
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup
A soccer game from EA SPORTS.
Game Rating: RP (Rating Pending) for Everyone.
Players 1-4
HDTV 720p
*Friends
*Voice
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
GUN
A shooter from Neversoft.
Game Rating: M (Mature) for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes,
Strong Language, Use of Alcohol.
Players 1
HDTV 720p
Storage Device
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Kameo: Elements of Power
A Action game from Rare.
Game Rating: T (Teen) for Animated Blood, Violence.
Players 1-2
Co-op
HDTV 720p
Storage Device
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Madden NFL 06
American Fotball from Tiburon.
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
Players 1-4
HDTV 720p
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
NBA 2K6
A NBA game from Visual Concepts.
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
Players 1-4
HDTV 480p
Storage Device
*Friends
*Voice
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
NBA Live 06
A NBA game from EA Canada.
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
Players 1-2
HDTV 720p
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
A racing game from EA Canada.
Game Rating: T (Teen) for Mild Violence.
Players 1-2
HDTV 720p
Storage Device
*Players 2-8
*Content from Marketplace
*Voice
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
NHL 2K6
A NHL game from Kush Games.
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+) for Violence.
Players 1-4
HDTV 720p
*Players 2-8
*Voice
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Perfect Dark Zero
A shooter from Rare.
Game Rating: M (Mature) for Blood, Language, Violence.
Players 1-4
Co-op
HDTV 1080i
Storage Device
*Players 2-32
*Voice
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Perfect Dark Zero Limited Edition
Same as Perfect Dark Zero with some extra.
Perfect Dark Zero special edition comic booklet, Hong Kong Sunrise.
A collectible Perfect Dark Zero Glyph Card.
A bonus disc with:
The Art of Perfect Dark Zero video feature.
Kepi & Kat music track from the game.
Perfect Dark Zero Gamer Tiles to customize your identity on Xbox Live.
Perfect Dark Zero Heads-Up display (HUD) UI Skin to customize your
Xbox 360 experience.
The first chapter from the new novel, Perfect Dark:Initial Vector.
Peter Jackson’s King Kong
A action game from Ubisoft France.
Game Rating: T (Teen) for Blood, Violence.
Players 1-2
HDTV 720p
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Project Gotham Racing 3
A racing game from Bizarre Creations.
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
Players 1-2
Co-op
System Link 2-8
HDTV 720p
Storage Device
*Players 2-8
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
QUAKE 4
A shooter from id Software.
Game Rating: M (Mature) for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language.
Players 1
HDTV 720p
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Ridge Racer 6
A racing game from NAMCO-HOMETEK, INC.
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
Players 1-2
HDTV 720p
*Content from Marketplace
*Voice
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
A golf game from EA Redwood Shores.
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
Players 1-4
HDTV 720p
Storage Device
*Players 2-4
*Friends
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland
A skateboarding game from Neversoft Entertainment.
Game Rating: T (Teen) for Blood, Crude Humor, Language, Suggestive Themes,
Violence.
Players 1-2
Co-op
HDTV 720p
*Voice
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
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Just a shortie of what the at the launch unreleased titles are for games.
College Hoops 2K6
A basketball game from Visual Concepts.
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
Players 1-2
HDTV 720p
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Dead or Alive 4
A fighting game from Team Ninja.
Game Rating: M (Mature)
Players 1-4
Co-op
HDTV 720p
*Players 2-16
*Co-op
*Voice
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Dead Rising
A actiongame from Capcom Production Studio 1.
Game Rating: RP (Rating Pending)
Players 1
HDTV 720p
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Demonik
A actiongame from Terminal Reality.
Game Rating: RP (Rating Pending)
Players 1
HDTV 720p
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
A actiongame from Bethesda Softworks.
Game Rating: RP (Rating Pending)
HDTV 720p
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
FINAL FANTASY XI
A MMORPG from Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Game Rating: T (Teen) for Animated Blood, Violence.
Players 1
HDTV 720p
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Frame City Killer
A actiongame from Namco Hometek, Inc.
Game Rating: RP (Rating Pending)
Players 1
HDTV 720p
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Full Auto
A racing game from Pseudo Interactive.
Game Rating: RP (Rating Pending)
Players 1-2
HDTV 720p
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
A actiongame from Ubisoft.
Game Rating: RP (Rating Pending)
Players 1-4
HDTV 720p
*Players 2-16
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Saint's Row
A actiongame from Volition.
Game Rating: RP (Rating Pending)
Players 1-2
HDTV 720p
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Test Drive Unlimited
A racing game from Eden Games.
Game Rating: RP (Rating Pending)
Players 1-2
HDTV 720p
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
The Darkness
A adventure game from Starbreeze Studios.
Game Rating: RP (Rating Pending)
Players 1
HDTV 720p
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
Top Spin 2
A tennis game from Pam Development.
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
Players 1-4
HDTV 720p
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
The Outfit
A actiongame from Relic.
Game Rating: RP (Rating Pending)
Players 1-4
HDTV 720p
*Content from Marketplace
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i
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Now that you have taken a fast look at the shortie list, you will ask yourself
"WTH does he mean with this?". SO here I´ll explain what I really meant up
above.
The first row is the title of the game. The second row tells what kind of game
it is, and who´s developing it. And remember I said developer, not releaser.
The third row is the ESRB rating. This means that kids are not supported to
play games that are rated 17 years. The ratings are Everyone (age 6+),
Everyone 10+ (age 10+), Teen (age 13+), Mature (age 17+) and Rating Pendent
(which means they hav´nt rated it yet).
The rows after this is different depending on what game it is, but mostly it
starts with how many players that can play it. The ones with a * in front means
that it is used for online play. I´ll list them all below so you can see what
they really means.
Players 1-2 This tells us how many players that can play on one system at
home. Each players must have one controller.
Co-op This means that the players can play cooperative. With other
words, you are all on the same team trying to beat the game.
HDTV 720p This shows what TV mode the game is supposed to be played in.
It can be 480i, 480p, 720p or 1080i. But it does´nt really
matter since the system transform the output to fit your TV.
System Link 2-16 This means that you can use more then one X-Box 360 to link
to eachothers, allowing more players to play against
eachothers at home.
Storage Device This means that the game was developed with the thoughts that
the users have a harddrive in their unit.
Supports: 480i 480p 720p 1080i This means that the game can be run in all TV
modes. Stupid to write since the unit is
doing this itself, no matter what game it is.
*Content from Marketplace This means that you can download extra stuff to
your game from the marketplace. Some are free,
some cost you cash.
*Friends This means that you probably can have a friendlist in the game
for your online friends.
*Players 2-8 This shows how many players you can play with online.
*Voice This game supports that you can talk directly to your friends
when you play with them.
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With Backward Compatibility, you can put in your original X-Box game and play
it on your X-Box 360. Not only that, every game will be playable in high
definition. This means that every original X-Box game will be upscaled to 720p
and 1080i and taking advantage of X-Box 360’s anti-aliasing capabilities.
With other words, we will se a picture that is clearer and crisper than what
the original X-Box could handle. This sounds like heaven, but there are some
small things that you must think of...
1. You need a harddrive. Since X-Box 360 is using software to emulate each
X-Box game, they need somewhere to store the software. It would fill up a
memory card fast, so a harddrive is the only way. Since most people are
getting a harddrive with their units, it´s not such a big problem.
2. Not all games are compatible. The software preinstalled on all harddrives
(it does´nt matter if you buy the Premium version or buying the harddrive
separatly) are today supporting 200+ games for the North American version.
The European version is having fewer games supported, and the Japanese
version have twelve (12) games supported as it is now (The lists is listed
below).
So what will you do if your game is not on the list (for example Burnout 3)?
The answer is easy, update the software and hope that it´s included in the
next release. Microsoft will continue to add games. And it´s easy to update.
Pop in your disc in your X-Box 360, connect to Xbox Live (Gold or Silver
does´nt matter) and it will download it if it´s there. If you hav´nt Xbox
Live, you can download a file to your computer, burn it to a disk and
install it from the disk. Xbox.com will also give you the possibility to
send you a CD for a nominal shipping and handling fee (some time after the
launch date). There is a possibility that updates can be included in games
that you buy, but it´s to early to tell now.
3. Games using Xbox Live. It will be possible to play X-Box games supporting
Xbox Live with your X-Box 360 Live account. And you can play cross-platform.
So you can play Halo 2 on your X-Box 360 against your friend that only owns
a X-Box.
But there is a negative thing...
You can´t transfer downloaded content from your X-Box to your X-Box 360.
This means that you must download it again. All free downloadable content
for original Xbox games plus premium content for Halo 2 will be available
on Xbox Live Marketplace for free. But if you payed for some premium content
you must pay for it again if you want it on your X-Box 360.
4. Saves. As with X-Box contents, you can´t transfer saves from your original
X-Box. So you must complete the games again.
5. Xbox Live. All current Xbox Live accounts transfer seamlessly to X-Box 360
as Xbox Live Gold accounts. You'll keep your gamertag and the friends,
stats, and reputation that you've built up over the years.
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Remember, this is the Launch list, more games will be added later and probably
have when you are reading this.
Games added will have a * in front of the name.
But since Microsoft removed the update, you can´t play games with a * in front
of the name at the moment. The reason is that they messed somethign up so you
could only play Halo 2 in a 4x3 screen.
AirForce Delta Storm
Alias
Aliens versus Predator Extinction
All-Star Baseball 2003
Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding
Army Men: Sarge's War
Atar Anthology
ATV: Quad Power Racing 2
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
Barbarian
Barbie Horse Adventures Wild Horse Rescue
Batman Begins
Battle Engine Aquila
Battlestar Galactica
BMX XXX
Brute Force
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds
Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts
Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures 06
Cabela's Deer Hunt 2005 Season
Cabela's Deer Hunt 2004 Season
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Duty: Finest Hour
Casino
Chicago Enforcer
Circus Maximus
Close Combat: First to Fight
Colin McRae Rally 4
Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Conflict: Desert Storm
Constantine
Crash Twinsanity
Crash Nitro Kart
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dark Angel
Darkwatch
Dead or Alive 3
Deathrow
Digimon Rumble Arena
Dinotopia
Drake
Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness
ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002
Euro 2004
F1 2001
Fable
Fable: The Lost Chapters
Fairly Odd Parents: Breakin' da Rules
FIFA Soccer 2003
FIFA Soccer 2004
FIFA STREET
Fight Night 2004
Fight Night Round 2
Ford Mustang
Ford vs. Chevy
Forza Motorsport
Frogger Beyond
Futurama
Fuzion Frenzy
Genma Onimusha
Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde
Grand Theft Auto 3
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Gravity Games Bike: Street. Vert. Dirt.
Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder
Half-Life 2
Halo
Halo 2
Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
He-Man: Defender of Grayskull
Hitman: Contracts
House of the Dead 3
IHRA Drag Racing Sportsman Edition
IHRA Professional Drag Racing 2005
Jade Empire
James Bond 007: NightFire
Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
Kabuki Warriors
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
kill.switch
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
LOONS—The Fight for Fame
Manhunt
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2
Max Payne
Max Payne 2
Medal of Honor European Assault
Medal of Honor Frontline
Medal of Honor Rising Sun
Mega Man Anniversary Collection
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
MicroMachines
Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing
Monster Garage
Mortal Kombat: Deception
MTV Music Generator 3
Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit
MX World Tour: Featuring Jamie Little
Namco Museum
NBA LIVE 2004
Need For Speed Underground 2
NFL Blitz 2002
NFL Blitz 2003
NFL Blitz 2004
NHL 2004
NHL Hitz 2003
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden Black
Outlaw Golf 2
Outlaw Volleyball
Pariah
Phantom Crash
Pinball Hall of Fame
Pitfall: The Lost Expedition
Predator Concrete Jungle
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Pro Evolution Soccer 5
Pro Race Driver
Pump It Up: Exceed
Pure Pinball
Puyo Pop Fever
Quantum Redshift
Rayman Arena
Raze's Hell
Red Dead Revolver
Red Faction II
RedCard 2003
Robotech: Battlecry
Rocky Legends
Rogue Ops
Samurai Jack
Samurai Warriors
Scooby Doo! Night of 100 Frights
Scrapland
SEGA GT 2002
Shadow The Hedgehog
Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures
ShellShock: Nam '67
Sneakers
Sniper Elite
Soccer Slam
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Mega Collection Plus
Speed Kings
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
Splat Magazine Renegade Paintball
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
SpyHunter 2
Spyro A Hero's Tail
SSX 3
Stake
Star Trek: Shattered Universe
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Star Wars: Starfighter Special Edition
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
Street Racing Syndicate
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel without a Pulse
Super Bubble Pop
Super Monkey Ball Deluxe
SX Superstar
Tecmo Classic Arcade
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Test Drive: Eve of Destruction
Tetris Worlds (only offline)
The Great Escape
The Hulk
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Simpsons Hit and Run
The Simpsons Road Rage
The Terminator Dawn of Fate
The Thing
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
*Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2
*Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3
*Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow
*Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
*Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
*Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Tork: Prehistoric Punk
Toxic Grind
Ty The Tasmanian Tiger
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan
Urban Freestyle Soccer
Vexx
Volvo: Drive for Life
World Series Baseball 2K3
Worms 4 Mayhem
Worms Forts: Under Siege
WWE Raw 2
XIII
Yourself!Fitness
* The December 2005 update includes the Monk Zheng content from the limited
edition of Jade Empire.
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Remember, this is the pre-Launch list, more games will be added later and
probably have when you are reading this.
Alias
Aliens vs. Predator: Extinction
All-Star Baseball 2003
Amped
ATV Quad Power Racing 2
Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 2
Barbie Horse Adventure
Batman Begins
Battle Engine Aquila
Battlestar Galactica
BMX XXX
Brute Force
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Chaos Bleeds
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Duty: Finest Hour
Colin McRae 4
Combat Elite
Commandos 2
Conflict: Desert Storm
Constantine
Crash Bandicoot: Twinsanity
Crash Nitro Kart
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Curse - The Eye of Isis
Dark Angel
Darkwatch
Deadly Skies
Deathrow
Dinotopia
Dead or Alive 3
Egg Mania
Euro 2004
Fable
Fable: The Lost Chapters
FIFA 2003
FIFA 2004
FIFA Street 2005
Fight Night 2004
Fight Night Round 2
Forza Motorsport
Freedom Fighters
Futurama
Fuzion Frenzy
Genma Onimusha
Goblin Commander
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Gravity Games Bike: Street. Vert. Dirt.
Half-Life 2
Halo
Halo 2
Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone
Hitman: Contracts
House of the Dead 3
Jade Empire
James Bond 007: Nightfire
Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death
Jurassic Park Genesis
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Loons Fight for Fame
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Manhunt
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2
Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Medal of Honor 3 Rising Sun
Medal of Honor Frontline
Medal of Honor: European Assault
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
MicroMachines
Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing
Mortal Kombat: Deception
MTV Music Generator 3
NBA Live 2003
NBA Live 2004
Need For Speed: Underground 2
NHL 2004
NHL Hitz 20-03
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden Black
Outlaw Golf 2
Outlaw Volleyball
Pariah
Phantom Crash
Pitfall: The Lost Expedition
Predator: Concrete Jungle
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Pro Evolution Soccer 5
Pro Race Driver
Puyo Puyo Fever
Quantum Redshift
Red Dead Revolver
Red Faction II
Robotech: Battle Cry
Rocky: Legends
Rogue Ops
Samurai Warriors
Scooby Doo: Night of 100 Frights
Scrapland
SeaWorld: Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures
Sega GT 2002
Shadow the Hedgehog
Shellshock: Nam '67
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Simpson's Road Rage
Simpsons: Hit and Run
Soccer Slam
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Mega Collection
Speed Kings
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
Spy Hunter 2
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
SSX 3
Stake
Star Trek: Shattered Universe
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Clone Wars
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2
Street Racing Syndicate
Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel Without a Pulse
Super Bubble Pop
Super Monkey Ball DX
SX Superstar
Tecmo Classic Arcade
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Terminator: Dawn of Fate
Tetris Worlds (only offline)
The Great Escape
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer
The Thing
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Toxic Grind
Ty The Tasmanian Tiger
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2
Urban Freestyle Soccer
Vexx
Worms 4: Mayhem
Worms Forts Under Siege
WWE Raw 2
XIII
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- 5.4.3 Backward Compatibility Japan list -
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Remember, this is the pre-Launch list, more games will be added later and
probably have when you are reading this.
Crimson Skies
Fable
Forza Motorsport
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
Halo
Halo 2
Halo 2 Map pack
Jade Empire
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden Black
Rainbox Six 3
The Simpsons Hit and Run
...yes it is 11 games and one package with maps for Halo 2...
Thank God they updated the list in time for the release, the official list for
the launch day is this.
Atari Anthology
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds
Constantine
Crimson Skies
Dead Or Alive 3
EggMania
Forza Motorsport
Genma Onimusha
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
Halo
Halo 2
Halo 2 Map pack
Hitman: Contracts
The House of the Dead 3
Jade Empire
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden Black
Outlaw Volleyball
Puyo Puyo Fever
Quantum Redshift
Rocky: Legends
Shadow The Hedgehog
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Mega Collection Plus
Super Monkey Ball Deluxe
The Simpsons Hit & Run
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
XIII
And believe it or not, the American version of Halo 2 is running nice on a
Japanese X-Box 360. Maybe time to look if your imported X-Box games are running
on your 360?
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The AUstralian version of xbox.com seems to list the same list as the European
list. But since I can´t really trust it yet (it says that NO games have HD
support o_O ), I´m going to say that we hope it will be at least the same as
the European list.
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- 5.4.5 Removed Backward Compatibility list -
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Games that was on the list, but later removed.
Blinx 2
Catwoman
Codename: Kids Next Door
Curse: The Eye of Isis
FIFA World Cup 2002
Grabbed by the Ghoulies
Legends of Wrestling
NBA LIVE 2003
Rugby 2005
Sid Meier’s Pirates
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2
* Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2 was added again in the December patch.
Fable
Fable was listed on the Japanese BC list, but was removed before the release.
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= 6. Your TV =
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So you got yourself a X-Box 360. And you have a TV. But how will you hook it up
to get the best picture? How can you hook it up? What is HD and what is 720pi
and whatever everybody is talking about? I will try and answer everything.
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480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p are different TV standards. 480i and 480p is
not High Definition. 720p is not really High Definition, but almost.
And 1080i and 1080p are High Definition. It´s like saying that the higher
number, the higher resolution is it using, and the better picture we´ll get.
480i: This is your basic non-HD TV-screen. It blurr the picture a little, which
is why you got a better picture with your games on a TV instead of on
your monitor some years ago, before the graphic cards got better.
480p: This is a progressive scan type, which means it gives a clearer
picture/text. If you don´t have an HDTV, this is probably what you want
your games to run in.
720p: This is not considered to be "true" High Definition because it can not
produce a extremely high resolution. When I wrote this, I did´nt knew
that I would get so many mails about this. Some saying I´m wrong, some
saying it´s correct, some saying it´s almost true. So what is correct?
720p is great. and so is 1080i. And 1080p is even better.
But for games with the TV´s today, 720p is better then 1080i in most
cases. So if you get a TV today, get one that at least supports 720p.
If you get a TV in the future, get at least the second generation of
1080p.
This IS a standard today. Most DLP´s, LCD´s and
Plasma-TV´s can handle this.
This is better on bigger TV´s then 1080i, since 720p are showing moving
images better.
1080i: This is true High Definition. Too bad nothing can run it perfectly.
It´s using a big 1920 x 1080 resolution o_O
Most HDTV´s are supporting this standard.
About nothing can run it perfect, the way it draws the picture makes
it leaving small trails (or as people calls it, a ghost effect) if the
picture is moving fast, on bigger TV´s. If you have a smaller TV, say
28"-34", you will not see it.
1080p: This is the best you can get. This format is only used through HDMI-DVI
cables and produce the best picture possible. The only issue with this
is that nothing as of yet really use it. Harddrive stores videos can
send a 1080p signal to a screen, but no broadcast is sent through this
yet. Both BluRay and HD-DVD will be able to run in 1080p.
The X-Box 360 is NOT supporting 1080p.
So what does this have to do with the X-Box 360?
You see, the X-Box 360 supports the 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i standards.
Most games will prefer to run in 720p (Perfecr Dark Zero is the first one that
prefer 1080i). But what if your old TV does´nt support it?
This is the big thing with the X-Box 360. It will scale up or down the picture
to give you the best you can get on your set.
Yes the picture will look worse on 480p then on 720p, but it´s better then
having no pictures at all.
Now you think that upscaled pictures mostly are ugly. You are correct.
And Microsoft know this, so thereby they have spent alot of money to make the
upscaling beautiful. And they did it.
I´ve got some letters saying that 720 is always better then 1080. This is up
to everyone to see what they like best. But I still believe that if you have a
smaller TV like said before, 1080 seems to look better.
But try both and discover what yourself like most.
I will probably get more letters now, but wait some years until 1080p is
standard. 1080p will look even better then both 720p and 1080i ^^
...why does´nt it exist 720i?
...and I still get emails about this. Ask your TV salesman, they can help you,
and they know more about this them me.
And to make an end to this, this is correct info from Dee about everything.
The difference between i and p is interlaced versus
progressive. The reason i looks blurred is because it takes the
resolution of the screen, chops the vertical in half, and sends half of
the image at a time. It was made like that because (1) at the time,
nothing was powerful enough to support 1080p and (b) thinking on
broadcast signals, the US standard tv resolution is interlaced anyway.
They did this to the HD signals to preserve bandwidth. HD television
video files are HUGE and interlacing cuts this size in half. The allure
is big for companies...less work and a bigger number.
You said you weren't sure which is "better." Well, it depends on how
you look at it. If you go simply by the numbers, then 720p is higher
resolution than 1080i, and 1080p is higher resolution than 720p. This
is because 720p = progressive, so 720 vertical lines of the image
information, 1080i is interlaced so 540 lines of vertical image
information, 1080p is progressive so 1080 lines of vertical information.
They play games with you like that because the companies want to make
bigger numbers so the average consumer will go "Oooo, bigger! Shiney!"
and buy it. 1080i looks better at times simply because the pixels are
smaller. The smaller the pixels used to create the image are, the
better the image looks, but keep in mind that while the pixels are
smaller, you're not getting as many of them as you would on 720p. I
personally prefer 720p or 1080p, but right now 720p is the most mature
out of the two, so I go with that.
Televisions might support 480p, but television signals are not sent in
that strength unless you have satelite (then you can get HD as well) or
digital cable (also now has HD).
Thanks Dee.
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So you got yourself a X-Box 360 and a HDTV. But what cables will you use to
hook up the unit with your TV? I will list all possible solutions you can do.
RF - Radio Frequency
The RF is the round hole with a smaller round hole inside. This is what you
hooked up your Nes with, if you are so old so you know what a Nes is.
This is the worst you can use. It´s so bad so it does´nt even exist any
Xbox 360-specific RF adapter, so you need to buy a adapter that converts
composite or S-Video into a RF signal. But you will loose picture details
if you do it. If your TV only supports RF, do yourself a favor and buy
something that at least supports S-Video or composite, the change will be
like comparing Super Mario Bros 1 with Super Mario Bros 3.
Or use the VGA cable on your monitor instead.
Composite
This is a cable with three wires in one, ending with a white, red and yellow
hat. The yellow one carries the video signal, and red and white carries the
sound. This is a nice cable, and should be standard these days.
S-Video
This one is round and has some smaller sticks inside.
It carries the video signal in more parts, which means that we get more
details and a improved brightness. If your TV has both Composite and S-Video,
choose S-Video.
Scart
A scart is a rectangle with 21 small dots inside. If you live in USA, there
is a 83% chance that you have never heard about Scart earlier, since it´s
only popular in Europe. And you know how hard it is to try a European
standard to be standard in USA, it´s impossible.
The thing with Scart is that it can send a RGB, Composite or S-Video signal.
This means that it is as good as a Composite or S-Video, depending on what
signal it carries. If it carries a RGB signal, it looks better then both
S-Video and Composite. Since the European version is not released yet, it is
unknown what signal it will carry. In most times, it will choose what´s best
for the system automatically.
Component
Component cables looks like a composite cable that have taken steroids.
Instead of using one cable for the video, it uses three cables for video,
which gives us a better pictures. It supports 480p, 720p, and 1080i, while
Composite and S-Video only supports 480. Higher modes means a nicer picture.
VGA
Looks exactly as your monitor connector.
It lets you connect your X-Box 360 to a monitor. A monitor can easily display
720p and 1080i with no problem at all, even if it is some years old.
The negative part is that it is so small, a ordinary TV is in most cases
bigger then your monitor.
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= 7. Installing your X-Box 360 =
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I will make a shortie on how to install your system.
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First you must make sure that you place your X-Box 360 on a safe place.
Place it somewhere where it is: Flat and level.
Stable and not likely to tip over.
Not likely that the unit can slip or slide off.
Clean and free of dust and debris.
And make sure that all four feet of the unit is in contact with the surface.
Don´t place cables and cords so children and pets can trip over them.
Don´t place the unit so any ventilation openings are blocked on the unit or the
Power suply.
Don´t place it in a sofa or othersoft surface.
Don´t place them in a confined space, such as a bookcase, rack, or stereo
cabinet, unless the space is well ventilated.
Don´t place them near any heat sources, such as radiators, heat registers,
stoves, or amplifiers.
Don´t place them in smoky or dusty locations, this can damage it.
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Have your unit turned off. Connect your AV cable into your unit and connect it
to your TV. If you are using a HD, set the switch at the AV port connector to
480p, 720p, or 1080i, depending on what your TV supports.
When you turn on your unit later, you can change your display settings from the
System area. Select the appropriate screen size and resolution for your TV.
Connect the power cord into your unit. Be sure to only use the official one
that follows the unit.
Insert the controller connector into a controller port. If you have a wireless
controller, put in the batteries and hold Start or the Guide button until it
starts. When you start your X-Box 360, press and release the connect button on
the unit. Then press and release the connect button on the controller. The
controller is now locked into that unit, even if you turn it off.
You can do it again on another XBox 360. but then you will loose the lock on
the first one.
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Once you have hooked it up to a TV, all accessories are ready and you have
eaten your food, it´s time to start your X-Box 360.
Turn on the power, and it starts up.
And you must choose a default language!
Choose what you want, and press A. And now the unit is ready o be used.
Now you are ready to make your own Gamer profile. It is with this that you can
do everything with your X-Box 360. Keep your settings on the machine, play
with your friends online, and so on.
You can create a profile in three ways. The fastest is to choose Create an
Offline Profile. If you already have an Xbox Live membership, choose I Am a
Member of Xbox Live. Or if you are not yet a member of Xbox Live but know
you are going to join, choose I Want to Join Xbox Live.
Remember that your unit must be connected to the Internet with cable or DSL
before you are using Xbox Live.
After creating a profile, you can go to the System area of the Dashboard
(the dashboard is where you are) to change the settings, like change language,
time, audio, display, and automatic shutdown.
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Choose Create an offline profile.
Now you are at Gamer Profile Name, so enter a name for your gamer profile.
While it's most convenient if this matches your gamertag—which you may or may
not have yet—you can easily modify your gamer profile name later (The Gamertag
is your oneandonly name when you are using Xbox Live).
Now select a gamer picture. Take the one you like most, you can get more later.
And you are done. Now you can play games or just look around on the dashboard.
Or change some options. More info about the dashboard later.
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So you already had a Xbox Live account on your X-Box?
Collect some basic information.
You must write your gamertag, your birthdate, and the e-mail address and
password associated with your Microsoft .NET Passport account.
And make sure your Xbox 360 console is connected to Xbox Live.
From the initial setup Gamer Profile screen, select I am a member of Xbox Live.
Select Gamertag and follow the on-screen instructions to activate your current
membership.
Sidenote:
When you activate your existing Xbox Live account for use with X-Box 360, you
are not creating an additional membership. You are simply adding to the one
you already have. You´ll keep your gamertag, your friends list, and other
key information. And you´ll have full Xbox Live Gold privileges for the
remainder of your membership period. As long as you maintain the same gamertag,
you can play on both the original Xbox and the Xbox 360 systems using the same
Xbox Live membership.
You´ll be asked to select preferences for language, country/region, time-zone,
and Xbox Live promotions. You will also select your gamer picture and Xbox Live
Gamer Zone. You can easily modify these settings at any time.
And you are done. Now you can play games or just look around on the dashboard.
Or change some options. More info about the dashboard later.
By the way, it won´t accept you if your age is below 18, even if you have had
Xbox Live for some years...
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So you want to join Xbox Live.
Make sure your Xbox 360 console is connected to Xbox Live.
From the initial setup Gamer Profile screen, select I want to join Xbox Live
and follow the on-screen instructions.
Here you will enter your gamertag (and choose a new one if your desired
gamertag is not available) and supply information like the e-mail address and
password associated with your Microsoft Passport Network account, your
country/region, your language, your name, and your phone number.
If you do not have a Microsoft Passport Network account you will have the
opportunity to create one, which requires supplying a valid e-mail address
and choosing a unique password.
When prompted, select your desired membership type from the list of options.
This means that you will choose a Gold or Silver membership.
Xbox Live Gold memberships are paid memberships that require you to supply
valid credit-card information.
Follow the remaining steps: enter a contact address, choose a gamer picture
and Xbox Live Gamer Zone, set your communication preferences for Xbox 360
promotions, and select a time zone and daylight-saving option.
And you are done. Now you can play games or just look around on the dashboard.
Or change some options. More info about the dashboard later.
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The Dashboard is the control center for your X-Box 360.
The Dashboard have four clearly defined areas that you can flip between using
either the D-pad or the left stick on your Xbox 360 controller.
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From here you can:
View and edit your gamer profile.
Send messages and invites and chat with your friends.
Check messages and invites from other players.
Scan and add friends to your friends list.
Visit Xbox Live Marketplace.
Join or sign in to Xbox Live.
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From here you can:
View and edit your gamer profile.
See the games you´ve played so far.
Check out and download simple, fun games in the Xbox Live Arcade.
Try demos from Xbox Live Marketplace.
Watch trailers from Xbox Live Marketplace.
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From here you can:
View and edit your gamer profile.
Listen to music and create playlists from a portable player.
View pictures and slideshows, and set background images.
Use a single mixed-media CD to watch a custom digital-photo slideshow with a
custom soundtrack.
Watch videos stored on your Hard Drive.
Listen to music and view photos, live and recorded TV and movies.
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From here you can:
Edit your console settings, including settings for display, audio, language,
remote control, clock, and locale.
Adjust your Xbox 360 Family Settings.
Manage your memory, including moving or deleting saved games, profiles, and
other items on Xbox 360 storage devices.
Set up and test network connections.
Manage a connection to a PC with XP or Media Center.
Run the system setup you saw the first time you started your X-Box 360.
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= 8. Xbox Live =
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I´ve already told you how to join it, now it´s time to tell you what you can do
with it.
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To make it easy, it exist two levels of Xbox Live. One free, called Silver, and
one that costs, called Gold. The biggest differences are that Gold gets access
to new stuff earlier in the marketplace, that they can play games online and
chat with more than one person at a time. I will list what the differences are
below:
Xbox Live Gold Membership:
Play your multiplayer games online with the online gaming service.
Use the new TrueSkill Matchmaking system to play against opponents with
similar skills.
Give player feedback to rate your teammates and opponents on their
sportsmanship, abilities, and conduct to influence matchmaking.
Play select original X-Box games online.
Get access to exclusive Gold Member content.
Engage in video chat (scheduled for 2006).
Enjoy all the Xbox Live Silver features.
Xbox Live Silver Membership:
Go online free of charge.
Register a unique gamertag and set up your individual gamer card to keep
track of your gaming accomplishments.
Engage in one-on-one chat with your friends vith the Headset.
Access Xbox Live Marketplace, download and view demos, trailers, and purchase
classic and casual games over Xbox Live Arcade using Microsoft Points.
Preview Xbox Live Gold during free weekend trials.
Download auto updates and free downloads for your Xbox 360 games.
Access Xbox Live Message Center where you can send and receive voice and text
messages from other members.
Compare gaming stats and achievements against other Xbox Live members.
Use your friends list to see who's online.
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Here you can download arcade games to run on your X-Box 360. Some of them cost,
some of them are free, and it exist free demos of most of the ones that costs.
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The marketplace. Here you can download trailers, demos, themes for your
dashboard and player profile, Xbox Live Arcade, Game content and much more.
You don+t know what game content is? it is upgrades and extras to your existing
games. For example new maps in Halo, new cars in Need For Speed, new stars in
sportgames and so on.
And best of all, a Download history. So if you accidentally deleted something,
you can mostly download it again for free.
Free? Yes it exist both free stuff and stuff that costs to download.
You are using Microsoft Points. You can get these by buying them in cards in
a store, using credit card online or winning them online somehow.
It seems that they cost 20$ for 1600 points, or 1.25 cents per point.
One good question is how long stuff will stay on the marketplace. Will we still
be able to download the trailer to Halo 3 when Halo 6 is released?
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I will here list the Launch marketplace, so you know what existed when it was
new.
Amped 3
- Game Trailer (free)
- 10 Gamer Pictures (20 points each)
- 1 Theme (150 points)
Call of Duty 2
- Game Trailer (free)
- 7 Gamer Pictures (20 points each)
- 2 Gamer Picture Bundles (40 – 80 points each)
- 1 Theme (150 points)
Condemned: Criminal Origins
- Game Trailer (free)
- 10 Gamer Pictures (20 points each)
- 1 Theme (150 points)
FIFA Soccer 06 Road to 2006 FIFA World Cup
- Game Trailer (free)
- EA Sports Trailer (free)
- Game Demo (free)
- FIFA Team Logo Gamer Pictures (60 points each)
- FIFA Team Logo Themes (150 points each)
GUN
- Game Trailer (free)
- 5 Gamer Pictures (20 points each)
- 1 Gamer Picture Bundle (80 points)
- 1 Theme (150 points)
Kameo: Elements of Power
- Winter Warrior Pack (200 points)
- Game Trailer (free)
- Game Demo (free)
- 4 Gamer Pictures (20 points each)
- 2 Gamer Picture 5-pack Bundles (80 points each)
- 7 Themes (150 points each)
Madden NFL 06
- Game Trailer (free)
- EA Sports Trailer (free)
- NFL Logo Gamer Pictures (60 points each)
- Collection of All NFL Logo Gamer Pictures (500 points)
- NFL Logo Themes (150 points each)
NBA 2K6
- Game Trailer (free)
NBA LIVE 06
- EA Sports Trailer (free)
- Game Demo (free)
Need for Speed Most Wanted
- Game Trailer (free)
- Game Demo (free)
NHL 2K6
- Game Trailer (free)
Perfect Dark Zero
- Game Trailer (free)
Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
- Game Demo (free)
- Game Trailer (free)
Project Gotham Racing 3
- Game Trailer (free)
Quake 4
- Game Trailer (free)
- 7 Gamer Pictures (20 points each)
- 1 Theme (150 points)
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 06
- EA Sports Trailer (free)
Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland
- Game Trailer (free)
- 10 Gamer Pictures (20 points)
- 1 Gamer Picture Bundle (80 points)
- 1 Theme (150 points)
Other (price unknown):
- High Definition Music Video “Show Me How to Live” from Audioslave’s Live
in Cuba DVD.
- Music Video “Do You Want To” from Franz Ferdinand’s new album, You Could
Have It So Much Better.
- “Aeon Flux” HD movie trailer from Paramount.
- “Pulse” HD movie trailer from Magnolia Pictures.
- Penny Arcade Gamer Pictures and Themes.
- Red vs. Blue Videos.
- High Definition Movie Trailers and Music Videos.
- Game Trailers for upcoming games.
And these can be found at Xbox Live Arcade:
- Bankshot Billiards 2 (1200 points)
- Bejeweled 2 (800 points)
- Gauntlet (400 points)
- Geometry Wars Retro Evolved (400 points)
- Hardwood Backgammon (400 points)
- Hardwood Hearts (400 points)
- Hardwood Spades (400 points)
- Hexic HD (full version included free with X-Box 360 System)
- Joust (400 points)
- Mutant Storm Reloaded (800 points)
- Outpost Kaloki (800 points)
- Smash TV (400 points)
- Zuma (800 points)
These games was supposed to be on the Xbox Live Arcade, but is released in late
December instead:
- Robotron 2084 (400 points)
- Wik: Fable of Souls (800 points)
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= 9. Media =
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Want to get your MP3´s to your unit? Or watching yor pictures? Change your
Dashboard?
Then read on.
And yes, you can stream music and pictures from your PSP.
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So you want to listen to ABBA when you play Perfect Dark Zero? No problems.
First you need to get the music to your unit. There is 3 ways that I can think
of doing that.
1. Rip it from your CD. This is so much faster then what it was on the original
X-Box.
2. From USB. Connect your portable music player or memory stick and you can
stream the music from it. It supports the MP3, Wav and WMA format.
It also supports playlists in wpl and m3u format.
You shall be able to download a patch that allows you to listen to ACC
music, as long as it was NOT downloaded frm iTunes. But MP3 in your IPod
works great.
3. From PC. Stream it from your XP SP2 PC or XP Media Center Edition 2005.
Connect your X-Box 360 to your home network and you can stream your music.
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These are the official Supported Music Players. More can work, and more will
be added later.
Apple:
iPod (Not music from iTunes).
Archos:
XS10D, Gmini-XS 200.
Canon;
PowerShot SD 200 Elph, PowerShot SDA520.
Casio:
EX-S100, EX-Z55.
Creative Labs;
PMC, Zen Micro, Jukebox 2, Jukebox 3, Jukebox Zen, Jukebox Zen NX,
Jukebox Zen Xtra, Zen Touch, MuVo NX, MuVo Slim, MuVo TX, MuVo TX - FM,
MuVo² (1.5GB), Zen Nano, Zen Nano Plus, Nano 128, Nomad MuVo² (4.0GB).
Dell:
Pocket DJ, DJ2, Digital Jukebox.
Fujifilm:
E550.
iRiver:
H10 (5.0GB), PMC, IFP-790, IFP-890T (256MB).
Kodak:
Easyshare DX4330, Easyshare CX7430.
Nikon:
Coolpix 5600, Coolpix 4800, Coolpix E7900.
Olympus:
C-60 Zoom, U Mini-Digital S (TruePic Turbo), M:Robe, X-500.
Panasonic:
DMC-FX8.
RCA:
Lyra.
Rio:
Chiba, Carbon.
Samsung:
PMC, Digimax V50, Digimax 4010.
Sony:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-M1, Cyber-shot DSC-P73, Cyber-shot DSC-T7, DCR-DVD403.
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Step by Step guide to stream from USB.
1. Connect a USB cable between the device and a USB port on your unit.
2. Configure the device to play through the USB port (Read the device manual if
you don´t know how).
3. On your unit. select Media, Music, Portable Device.
4. Select the music or playlist you want to listen to.
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You need a PC with XP SP2 or A Windows Media Center-based PC. First you need to
connect your PC with your X-Box 360 in the same network.
You can do this with a Ethernet connection from the Ethernet port on the back
of your X-Box 360, or with a wireless network.
Then you must go to www.xbox.com/pcsetup and download/setup the Windows Media
Connect software to your PC.
When you are done, Select Media on your Dashboard, and then select music from
your PC. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish Windows Media Connect
setup.
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So you want to watch your digital pictures on your TV?
Think how fun it is to show everybody those pictures of your brother when he
cried after you beating him in Perfect Dark Zero?
There are two ways to show pictures with your X-Box 360.
1. From USB. Connect your Digital camera or memory stick and you can stream
the pictures from it. It supports the bmp, gif,jpeg, jpg, png, tif and tiff
format.
2. From PC. Stream it from your XP SP2 PC or XP Media Center Edition 2005.
Connect your X-Box 360 to your home network and you can stream your
pictures.
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These are the official Supported Cameras. More can work, and more will be
added later.
Casio:
QV-4000, EX-S100, EX-Z55.
Canon:
PowerShot SD 200 Elph, PowerShot SDA520, PowerShot A95, PowerShot S1 IS,
IXY 50 (Japan).
Fujifilm:
FinePix 2600Zoom, FinePix 2800Zoom, FinePix 1300, FinePix 2400Zoom,
FinePix 4700 Zoom, FinePix 6800Zoom, Finepix 6900 Zoom, FinePix A101,
FinePix 4800Z, FinePix 4900 Zoom, Finepix S602 Zoom, FinePix 30i, E550.
HP:
Photosmart 315, Photosmart 735, Photosmart 935.
Kodak:
Easyshare DX4330, Easyshare CX7430, Easyshare DX 4900, DX3600, DX3215.
Nikon:
Coolpix 2500, Coolpix 5600, Coolpix 4800, Coolpix E7900.
Olympus:
D-40 Zoom, D-510 Zoom, D-520 Zoom, C-4040 Zoom, C-60 Zoom, U Mini- Digital
S (TruePic Turbo), M:Robe, X-500, C-700 Ultra Zoom, C720 Ultra Zoom, D-100,
D-370, D-380, D-550 Zoom.
Panasonic:
DMC-FX8.
Samsung:
Digimax V50, Digimax 4010.
Sony:
DSC-P9, Cyber-shot DSC-M1, Cyber-shot DSC-V3, DSC-P31, Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-M1, Cyber-shot DSC-P73, Cyber-shot DSC-T7.
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Canon Powershot Pro1
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Step by Step guide to stream from USB.
1. Set up your digital camera for viewing pictures. See your camera
instructions for details about how to view pictures.
2. With your console turned on, use a USB cable to connect your camera to a
USB port on the console.
3. The console will detect your digital camera. Follow the on-screen
instructions to access your pictures.
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- 9.2.3 How The Heck Do I Stream Pictures From my PC? -
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You need a PC with XP SP2 or A Windows Media Center-based PC. First you need to
connect your PC with your X-Box 360 in the same network.
You can do this with a Ethernet connection from the Ethernet port on the back
of your X-Box 360, or with a wireless network.
Then you must go to www.xbox.com/pcsetup and download/setup the Windows Media
Connect software to your PC.
When you are done, Select Media on your Dashboard, and then select pictures
from your PC. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish Windows Media
Connect setup.
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- 9.3 Use DVDs and CDs -
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This section will probably not be read by many people, but stay, it has some
nice info after all. FOr example, use burned CD´s with MP3 ;)
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- 9.3.1 DVD Movies and Audio CDs -
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Open the disc tray.
Place the disc on the disc tray with the label facing up (to the right if the
unit is vertical).
Close the tray. The DVD movie or audio CD will begin playing.
Can somebody look if Audio DVD´s are supported?
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- 9.3.2 Burned Music CDs -
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Open the disc tray.
Place a CD-R or CD-RW containing MP3 and/or WMA media on the disc tray with
the label facing up (to the right if the console is vertical).
Close the tray.
Go to the Media area of the Xbox Dashboard. Select Music, Current Disc.
To play all tracks on the CD, select either Play All or Add to Current
playlist.
If you have an existing playlist open, Add to Current Playlist will append all
tracks on your current CD to that playlist. Selecting Play All will clear a
current playlist and create a new one consisting of all the files on the
current CD.
If it is MP3, you can´t copy the music to your harddrive.
Can somebody look if a burned DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW with MP3 and/or
WMA media are supported?
UPDATE: DVD+R/RW discs with MP3 and WMA are supported! Thanks James.
DVD-ROM only seems to support MP3, not WMA (strange)! Thanks KK0425.
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- 9.3.3 Burned Picture CDs -
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It seems that it only supports discs with JPEG files...
Open the disc tray.
Place a CD-R or CD-RW containing JPEG files on the disc tray with the label
facing up (to the right if the console is vertical).
Close the tray.
Go to the Media area of the Xbox Dashboard. Select Pictures, Current Disc.
Pictures are shown alphabetically by file name. To watch a slideshow composed
of all JPEG files on the CD, select Play Slideshow.
To view a specific picture, use the controller´s left stick to highlight the
picture you want to see and then press A.
While viewing a slideshow or a single image, use the left stick to call a
toolbar with the following controls:
Pause (only at a slideshow)
Skip back one picture (not working on one picture)
Stop (only at a slideshow)
Skip forward one picture
Shuffle pictures (only at a slideshow)
Repeat slideshow (only at a slideshow)
Rotate image clockwise
Rotate image counter-clockwise
Can somebody look if a burned DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW with JPEG files
are supported?
UPDATE: DVD+R/RW discs with pictures are supported! Thanks James.
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- 9.3.4 Burned Music And Picture CDs -
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Open the disc tray.
Place a CD-R or CD-RW containing MP3/WMA/JPEG files on the disc tray with the
label facing up (to the right if the console is vertical).
Close the tray.
To listen to the music, go to the Media area of the Xbox Dashboard. Select
Music, Current Disc.
To see pictures, go to the Media area of the Xbox Dashboard. Select Pictures,
Current Disc.
Can somebody look if a burned DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW with music/JPEG
files are supported?
UPDATE: DVD+R/RW discs with MP3, WMA and pictures are supported! Thanks James.
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- 9.3.5 Burned Movie DVDs -
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Open the disc tray.
Place the disc on the disc tray with the label facing up (to the right if the
unit is vertical).
Close the tray. The DVD movie will begin playing.
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- 9.4 PSP -
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I´ve got so many mails about thisso I must do a section about it.
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- 9.4.1 Music -
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First you need a USB to USB mini cable.
Connect the PSP to the 360 and put the PSP into USB mode (go to the settings
menu, all to the left). The 360 shall now be able to see it.
Go to Media on the Dashboard, and choose music.
Select Portable Device, and you are on the PSP. Now you must go to the right
folder, which is Portable Device -> PSP -> Music.
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- 9.4.2 Pictures -
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First you need a USB to USB mini cable.
Connect the PSP to the 360 and put the PSP into USB mode (go to the settings
menu, all to the left). The 360 shall now be able to see it.
Go to Media on the Dashboard, and choose pictures.
Select Portable Device, and you are on the PSP. Now you must go to the right
folder, which is Portable Device -> PSP -> Photo.
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- 9.5 Movies -
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Sorry guys, this is in next update >_>
But I can tell that you need a Windows Media Center 2005-based PC to stream
movies to your 360, and it seems to only support:
Video:
Windows Media Video (WMV) 7, WMV 8, and WMV 9.
Maximum resolution of 1920x1080 (1080p).
Windows Media Audio Standard or Windows Media Audio Pro audio.
WMV content may be Windows Media DRM-protected.
MPEG-1 with MPEG-1 layer I or II audio.
MPEG-2.
Maximum resolution of 1920x1080 (1080i).
AC-3 or MPEG-1 layer I or II audio.
WMV Image 1 (Photo Story 1 & 2), and WMV Image 2 (Photo Story 3).
Audio:
Windows Media Audio (WMA) 7 through WMA 9.
WMA Standard content may be Windows Media DRM-protected.
WMA Professional.
WMA Professional content may be Windows Media DRM-protected.
WMA Lossless.
Windows Media DRM protected WMA Lossless is not supported.
MP3.
Other formats that have a DirectShow decoder installed on the host computer
that outputs pulse code modulation (PCM) audio.
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- 9.6 Dashboard Themes -
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Press the Guide button, Personal Settings, then Themes.
So easy is it to change Dashboard Themes o_O
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- 9.7 Extern harddrive -
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If you take a harddrive, format it in FAT32, use it in a USB 2 ATA adapter and
inserts it into your X-Box 360 USB drive, you can stream music and photos from
the harddrive.
You can NOT save files on it, since USB is read only.
You can NOT watch movies from it.
Think of it as a big MP3 player for your own music in your 360 game whenever
you want.
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= 10. Gaming Achievements =
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When you play your games, you can earn Gaming Achievements (I think all 360
games have those). I will later include all achievements here.
Activision did this back in 1982 on the Atari 2600. If you took a photograph
on the TV with a topscore and sent it in, you got a nice cloth badge.
Most games can give you around 1000 points, and most arcade games can give you
around 200 points. And no points for demo versions ;)
I will list them this way:
NAME OF GAME - Total Gamescore - Total Achievements
Achievement Name
Description (most time you can see it by the Achievement Name)
The GameScore
The Picture
I know that the order can seem strange on some games, I´ll fix it later when
I have most Achievements done.
Easiest game to get points in: NBA 2K6.
Lowest score: 5 G, in most Arcade games.
0 G, in Quake 2.
Highest Score: 400 G, in Madden NFL 06.
Most Gaming Achievements: 50. Perfect Dark Zero, Condemned and Quake 4.
And the only for Japan game, Tetris: The Grandmaster Ace.
Fewest Gaming Achievements: 5. NBA 2K6 and NHL 2K6.
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- 10.1. Ordinary Games -
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Amped 3 - 1000 - 15
Supreme Snow God
Earn a Gold Medal for ALL challenges and media callouts
140 G
A crown
Lesser Snow God
Earn any Medal for ALL challenges and media callouts
70 G
A small hat
Park Designer Merit Badge
Build 200+ terrain park objects
30 G
A hand and a hammer
King of the Mountain Lab
Impress the required number of bystanders in each area of DC to Own the
Mountain
40 G
A DC badge
Laax Stock & Barrel
Impress the required number of bystanders in each area of Laax to Own the
Mountain
40 G
A LX badge
VIVA VALLE!
Impress the required number of bystanders in each area of Valle Nevado to
Own the Mountain
60 G
A VN badge
Big Musical Finale!
Congratulations! You defeated the Baron!
100 G
A act 5 badge
Reunited…and it feels so good!
Finish Act IV of the story by rescuing the rest of the crew
100 G
A act 4 badge
Rescued Weiner Boy!
Finish Act III of the story by rescuing Weiner Boy and gaining access to the
secret C.A.I. area
90 G
A act 3 badge
Snowbird Dawg
Impress the required number of bystanders in each area of Snowbird to Own
the Mountain
60 G
A SB badge
Vamonos a South America!
Finish Act II of the story to unlock Valle Nevado
80 G
A act 2 badge
Sledding Merit Badge
Earn 1,000,000+ points in sledding scores
30 G
A sledding badge
Northstar Nirvana
Impress the required number of bystanders in each area of Northstar to Own
the Mountain
60 G
A NS badge
Snowbird bound!
Finish Act I of the story to unlock the Snowbird resort
70 G
A act 1 badge
Snowmobiler Merit Badge
Travel 10+ kilometers on a snowmobile
30 G
A snowmobile badge
Call of Duty 2 - 1000 - 13
Veteran of the Winter War
Finished The Winter War on Veteran difficulty
60 G
A picture of a snowy house
Won the War
Finished the Single Player Campaign
150 G
Picture of a soldier
Completed Training
Completed Basic Training
50 G
A picture of a soldier
War Hardened
Finished the Single Player Campaign on Hardened or Veteran difficulty setting
200 G
A picture of a soldier
Veteran of Stalingrad '42
Finished "Not One Step Backwards!" mission on Veteran difficulty
60 G
Picture of a house in Stalingrad
Veteran of Fortress Stalingrad
Finished Fortress Stalingrad mission on Veteran difficulty
60 G
Picture of a house in Stalingrad
Veteran of El Alamein
Finished The Battle of El Alamein mission on Veteran difficulty
60 G
Picture of a rock in the desert
Veteran of Rommel's Last Stand
Finished Rommel's Last Stand mission on Veteran difficulty
60 G
Picture of a Indian house
Veteran of The Tank Squadrons
Finished The Tank Squadrons mission on Veteran difficulty
60 G
Picture of a tank
Veteran of The Battle for Caen
Finished The Battle for Caen mission on Veteran difficulty
60 G
Picture of a house
Veteran of D-Day
Finished D-Day mission on Veteran difficulty
60 G
Picture of houses
Veteran of Hill 400
Finished Hill 400 mission on Veteran difficulty
60 G
Picture of a battlefield
Veteran of Crossing the Rhine
Finished Crossing the Rhine mission on Veteran difficulty
60 G
Picture of some houses
Condemned - 970 - 50
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
10 G
A ? in a box
Fire-Arm Freedom Award
You found every available fire-arm
20 G
A revolver
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
50 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
10 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
10 G
A ? in a box
Chief Investigator Award
You found every piece of evidence
20 G
A badge
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
10 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
10 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
10 G
A ? in a box
Test Pattern TV Xbox 360
You found the Test Pattern TV
10 G
A test pattern
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
10 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
10 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
10 G
A ? in a box
Silver Detective Badge
You found the Silver Detective Badge TV
50 G
A silver badge
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
10 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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10 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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10 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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10 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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10 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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10 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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10 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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10 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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10 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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10 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
10 G
A ? in a box
Gold Detective Badge
You found the Gold Detective Badge TV
50 G
A golden badge
Bronze Detective Badge
You found the Bronze Detective Badge TV
50 G
A bronze badge
Gold Melee Master Award
You completed Condemned: Criminal Origins with only melee weapons
50 G
Two crossed melee weapons
Silver Melee Master Award
You completed three levels of Condemned: Criminal Origins with only melee
weapons
20 G
Two crossed melee weapons
Bronze Melee Master Award
You completed single level of Condemned: Criminal Origins with only melee
weapons
20 G
A plank with a nail
Melee Mayhem Award
You found every type of melee weapon and fire-arm
20 G
A pipe
First Propaganda Report
You unlocked the first propaganda report
20 G
A report?
Second Propaganda Report
You unlocked the second propaganda report and the Internal Affairs report
20 G
A report and a coin?
Third Propaganda Report
You unlocked the third propaganda report and the DUO report
20 G
A report and a coin?
Fourth Propaganda Report
You unlocked the fourth propaganda report
20 G
A report and a coin?
Static TV Xbox 360
You found the Static TV
10 G
A static TV screen
Ripple TV Xbox 360
You found the Ripple TV
10 G
A ripple TV screen
Bird Bath Xbox 360
You found the Bird Bath TV
10 G
A bird in a TV screen
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
50 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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50 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
20 G
A ? in a box
FIFA 06 RTFWC - 1000 - 6
Cup Qualification
Qualified for the FIFA World Cup in the Road to FIFA World Cup mode
300 G
A number 1 medal
Win World Masters
Won the World Masters tournament in the Road to FIFA World Cup mode
200 G
A number 2 medal
Win International Open
Won the International Open in the Road to FIFA World Cup mode
200 G
A number 3 medal
Win Custom League
Won a League tournament created in the Create Tournament Mode
150 G
A number 4 medal
Win Custom Knockout
Won a Knockout tournament created in the Create Tournament Mode
100 G
A number 5 medal
Win on Perfect
Won a match playing on Perfect difficulty level
50 G
A number 6 medal
GUN - 1000 - 31
Take Down Hoodoo Complete
Progress through the 'Take Down Hoodoo' level on any difficulty
20 G
A star
Defend the Hideout Complete
Progress through the 'Defend the Hideout' level on any difficulty
20 G
A revolver
Ambush the Train Complete
Progress through the 'Ambush the Train' level on any difficulty
20 G
A speeding bullet
Escape From Jail Complete
Progress through the 'Escape From Jail' level on any difficulty
15 G
A bandit
Law and Order Complete
Progress through the 'Law and Order' level on any difficulty
20 G
A sheriff star
Stage Coach Complete
Progress through the 'Stage Coach' level on any difficulty
20 G
A old western coach
Quick Killer Complete
Progress through the 'Quick Killer' level on any difficulty
15 G
A Indian tomahawk
The Red Hand Gang Complete
Progress through the 'The Red Hand Gang' level on any difficulty
20 G
A bandit
Honest Tom Complete
Progress through the 'Honest Tom' level on any difficulty
5 G
A horse
Steamboat Massacre Complete
Progress through the 'Steamboat Massacre' level on any difficulty
15 G
A cross
The Hunt Complete
Progress through 'The Hunt' level on any difficulty
5 G
A cow skull
Save Soapy Complete
Progress through the 'Save Soapy' level on any difficulty
20 G
A cross
Hollister's Fort Complete
Progress through the 'Hollister's Fort' level on any difficulty
20 G
A knife
Attack the Fort Complete
Progress through the 'Attack the Fort' level on any difficulty
20 G
A revolver
Battle at the Steamboat Complete
Progress through the 'Battle at the Steamboat' level on any difficulty
20 G
A sheriff star
Across The Badlands Complete
Progress through the 'Across The Badlands' level on any difficulty
25 G
A horse
Escape the Ambush Complete
Progress through the 'Escape the Ambush' level on any difficulty
50 G
A speeding bullet
Magruder's Mine Complete
Progress through the 'Magruder's Mine' level on any difficulty
70 G
A revolver
Easy Difficulty Complete
Complete the game on the Easy difficulty
10 G
The GUN logo
Normal Difficulty Complete
Complete the game on the Normal difficulty
30 G
The GUN logo
Hard Difficulty Complete
Complete the game on the Hard difficulty
G
The GUN logo
Insane Difficulty Complete
Complete the game on the Insane difficulty
G
The GUN logo
Professional Postman
Find and complete all of the Pony Express side missions
40 G
A postman bag
Bounty Hunter
Find and complete all of the Bounty Hunter side missions
40 G
A wanted poster
The Greatest Hunter
Find and complete all of the Hunting side missions
40 G
A cow skull
Card Shark
Win the Texas Holdem Tournament side mission
40 G
Cards
Keeper of the Peace
Find and complete the 'Keep the Peace' side mission
40 G
Two crossed guns
The Unrivaled Horseman
Find and complete all of the Horse Challenges
40 G
A horse
Every weapon collected
Collect every weapon in the game
40 G
A star
Every upgrade collected.
Collect every upgrade in the game
40 G
A star
Professional Prospector
Mine every gold ingot in the West
40 G
A star
Kameo - 1000 - 26
Freed Lenya
Kameo saved Lenya from the Water Temple
100 G
A picture of Lenya
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.
20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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20 G
A ? in a box
Freed Halis
Kameo rescued Halis from the Forest Temple
100 G
A picture of Halis
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.
20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.
20 G
A ? in a box
Freed Yeros
Kameo brought Yeros home from the Snow Temple
100 G
A picture of Yeros
Thorn's Castle ranking
'A' ranking on Thorn's Castle
50 G
A picture of Thorn´s Castle
Forgotten Forest ranking
'A' ranking on Forgotten Forest
50 G
A picture of the Forgotten Forest
Water Temple ranking
'A' ranking on Water Temple
50 G
A picture of the Water Temple
Snow Temple ranking
'A' ranking on Snow Temple
50 G
A picture of the Snow Temple
Thorn's Pass ranking
'A' ranking on Thorn's Pass
50 G
A picture of Thorn´s Pass with a full moon?
Thorn's Airship ranking
'A' ranking on Thorn's Airship
50 G
A picture of a Turtle
Beaten Queen Thyra (Co-Op)
Defeated Queen Thyra in a Co-Op Quest
10 G
A picture of Queen Thyra
Beaten Old Mawood (Co-Op)
Defeated Old Mawood in a Co-Op Quest
10 G
A picture of Old Mawood
Beaten Corallis (Co-Op)
Defeated Corallis in a Co-Op Quest
10 G
A picture of Corallis
Beaten Lord Drok (Co-Op)
Defeated Lord Drok in a Co-Op Quest
10 G
A picture of Lord Drok
Beaten Thorn (Co-Op)
Defeated Thorn in a Co-Op Quest
10 G
A picture of Thorn
Game Complete
The game has been fully completed!!
50 G
A picture of a nice castle with a rainbow
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.
20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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20 G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.
100 G
A ? in a box
King Kong - 1000 - 9
King of the Jungle
Kong has imposed his supremacy over the inhabitants of the jungle
100 G
King Kong´s face
Pyromaniac
Jack used fire to scare off enemies and get out of harm's way
100 G
King Kong
Completed game
Completed the game
200 G
King Kong
V-Rex Annihilator
V-Rexes got a taste of Kong’s power!
100 G
King Kong´s face
Protector
Jack has protected his friends from getting harmed
100 G
King Kong
King of the V-Rexes
Kong has killed numerous V-Rexes
100 G
King Kong´s face
Foodchain Master
Jack used the foodchain system in order to escape certain death!
100 G
King Kong
King of Skull Island
Kong has killed the Giant Snakes
100 G
King Kong´s face
King of Demolition
Kong has destroyed the village of the Natives
100 G
King Kong
Madden NFL 06 - 1000 - 11
Enter History Book
Enter any of the history book screens in Franchise mode
10 G
A dark trophy
Four Sacks in One Game
Amass four sacks in one game
100 G
A dark trophy
Rush for 200 Yards
Successfully rush for 200 yards or more
100 G
A dark trophy
Activate RS Card
Activate any of the RS cards
10 G
A dark trophy
Complete an Offline Game
Successfully complete an offline game
30 G
A dark trophy
Get a First Down
Gain a first down in any offline game mode
20 G
A dark trophy
Score a Touchdown
Score a Touchdown in any Offline game mode
30 G
A dark trophy
Win a Franchise Game
Win a user-controlled Franchise game
100 G
A dark trophy
Win the Super Bowl
Win the Super Bowl with your Franchise team
100 G
A dark trophy
Complete 30 Years of Franchise
Successfully complete 30 years of Franchise mode
400 G
A dark trophy
Pass for 350 Yards
Successfully pass for over 350 yards or more
100 G
A dark trophy
NBA 2K6 - 1000 - 5
Grab 20 Rebounds With Any Player
This was achieved by getting 20 rebounds in a game with any player
250 G
A Square saying Player 20 Rebounds
Get A Triple-Double
This was achieved by getting a triple-double with any player
250 G
A Square saying Triple 3X2 Double
Make 15 3-Pointers In One Game
This was achieved by making 15 3-pointers in a single game
150 G
A Square saying 15x3s Per Game
Score 140 Points With Any Team
This was achieved by scoring 140 points in a game with any team
200 G
A Square saying Team 140 Points
Score 50 Points With Any Player
This was achieved by scoring 50 points in a game with any player
150 G
A Square saying Player 50 Points
NBA LIVE 06 - 1000 - 12
Rookie Difficulty Win
This user has beaten a CPU opponent in a game set on Rookie difficulty
10 G
A wall trophy
Starter Difficulty Win
This user has beaten a CPU opponent in a game set on Starter difficulty
30 G
A wall trophy
All-Star Difficulty Win
This user has beaten a CPU opponent in a game set on All-Star difficulty
50 G
A small tombstone trophy
Superstar Difficulty Win
This user has beaten a CPU opponent in a game set on Superstar difficulty
75 G
A small tombstone trophy with a star
Online Win
This user has won a game against an online opponent
40 G
A jumping guy trophy
NBA LIVE 06 Created Player
This user has created a player in NBA LIVE 06
20 G
A jumping guy trophy
All-Star
In Season Mode, a player on the user team has made the NBA All-Star team
75 G
A dribble guy trophy
Clinched Playoffs
In Season Mode, this user's team has made the playoffs
100 G
A guarding guy trophy
Coach of the Year
In Season Mode, the coach of the user team has won the Coach of the Year
award
100 G
A shooting guy trophy
Best Regular Season Record
In Season Mode, this user's team had the best record at the end of the
regular season
150 G
A guarding guy trophy
Most Valuable Player
In Season Mode, a player from this user's team has won the Most Valuable
Player award
150 G
A dribble guy trophy
NBA Champions
In Season Mode, this user has won the NBA Championship
200 G
A bit trophy
NFS Most Wanted - 1000 - 15
Defeat Hector Domingo “Ming”
Defeated Hector Domingo and took the 6th spot on the Blacklist 15.
25 G
A picture of Hector Domingo "Ming"
Defeat Kira “Kaze” Nakazato
Defeated Kira and took the 7th spot on the Blacklist 15.
25 G
A picture of Kira "Kaze" Nakazato
Defeat Jade Barrett “Jewels”
Defeated Jade Barrett and took the 8th spot on the Blacklist 15.
25 G
A picture of Jade Barrett "Jewels"
Defeat Eugene James “Earl”
Defeated Eugene James and took the 9th spot on the Blacklist 15.
25 G
A picture of Eugene James "Earl"
Defeat Karl Smit “Baron”
Defeated Karl Smit and took the 10th spot on the Blacklist 15.
25 G
A picture of Karl Smit "Baron"
Defeat Lou Park “Big Lou”
Defeated Lou Park and took the 11th spot on the Blacklist 15.
25 G
A picture of Lou Park "Big Lou"
Defeat Isabel Diaz “Izzy”
Defeated Isabel Diaz and took the 12th spot on the Blacklist 15.
10 G
A picture of Isabel Diaz "Izzy"
Defeat Victor Vasquez “Vic”
Defeated Victor Vasquez and took the 13th spot on the Blacklist 15.
10 G
A picture of Victor Vasquez "Vic"
Defeat Vince Kilic “Taz”
Defeated Vince Kilic and took the 14th spot on the Blacklist 15.
10 G
A picture of Vince Kilic "Taz"
Defeat Ho Seun “Sonny”
Defeated Ho Seun and took the 15th spot on the Blacklist 15.
10 G
A picture of Ho Seun "Sonny"
Defeat Wes Allen “Webster”
Defeated Wes Allen and took the 5th spot on the Blacklist 15.
75 G
A picture of Wes Allen "Webster"
Defeat Joe Vega “JV”
Defeated Joe Vega and took the 4th spot on the Blacklist 15.
85 G
A picture of Joe Vega "JV"
Defeat Ronald McCrea “Ronnie”
Defeated Ronald McCrea and took the 3rd spot on the Blacklist 15.
100 G
A picture of Ronald McCrea "Ronnie"
Defeat Toru Sato "Bull"
Defeated Toru Sato and took the 2nd spot on the Blacklist 15.
200 G
A picture of Toru Sato "Bull"
Defeat Clarence Callahan “Razor”
Defeated Razor and took the top spot on the Blacklist 15, becoming the most
notorious racer around.
350 G
A picture of Clarence Callahan "Razor"
NHL 2K6 - 1000 - 5
Score goal when 2 men down (Pro)
Score a goal when 2 men down on Pro difficulty or higher
200 G
A Square with two men behind bars
Score in Under 1:00 (All-Star)
Score a goal in the first minute of play on All-Star difficulty or higher
350 G
A picture of a puck and the time 1:00
Score on a breakaway (Amateur)
Score a goal on a breakaway on Amateur difficulty or higher
50 G
A hockey stick ruching with a puck
Score goal with defenseman (Pro)
Score a goal with a defenseman on Pro difficulty or higher
150 G
A face of a hockeyplayer with few teeths
Score on penalty shot (All-Star)
Score a penalty shot on All-Star difficulty or higher
250 G
A goalkeeper mask
Perfect Dark Zero - 1000 - 50
Completed Co-Op Agent
Completed Co-op Game On Agent Difficulty Setting
10 G
Two people in front of a shield
Completed Single Agent
Completed Single Player Game on Agent Difficulty Setting
10 G
A shield
100 Explosive Kills
Expert Kill Award. Achieved 100 Explosive Kills over all multiplayer games
played.
20G
A bomb in a telescopic sight
100 Melee Kills
Expert Kill Award. Achieved 100 Melee Kills (armed or unarmed) over all
multiplayer games played.
20G
A hand in a telescopic sight
10 Flags Captured
DeathMatch Award. Captured 10 Flags in DeathMatch: Capture the Flag.
10 G
A flag
100 Sniper Kills
Expert Kill Award. Achieved 100 Kills with a Sniper Rifle over all
multiplayer games played.
20 G
A telescopic sight