Video Games : Xbox 360 Core Arcade Bundle

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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Microsoft
EAN: 0882224519588
Graphics Memory Size: 10 MB
Label: Microsoft
Manufacturer: Microsoft
Model: XGX-00001
Platform: Xbox 360
Publisher: Microsoft
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Sales Rank: 251
Studio: Microsoft

Features:

Xbox 360 Arcade console is everything you need to begin playing right out of the box, including Family Settings that allow parents to restrict game access for younger players. Comes with a wireless controller, five arcade games, and a memory unit. This console includes an HDMI output, so you can experience your games in the highest definition possible, up to 1080p (HDMI cable sold separately)
Ring of Light and Xbox Guide Button - Featured on both the wireless and wired controllers, the Xbox Guide button puts you in control of your experience. In addition to bringing up the Xbox Gamer Guide and the Xbox System Guide, the Xbox Guide button lets you turn the system on and off without ever leaving the couch.
Xbox LIVE - Xbox LIVE is where games and entertainment come alive, the only unified place where you can play with anyone, anytime, anywhere. Connect Xbox 360 to your broadband connection, attach a storage device (hard drive or memory unit) and get instant access to Xbox LIVE Silver. Express your digital identity through your gamertag and gamer card, talk with others using voice chat, and access Xbox LIVE Marketplace
Xbox LIVE Marketplace - Keep your favorite games fresh with instant access to new content. Accessible to Silver and Gold members.
Supports 720p and 1080i high definition resolution or 480p standard definition resolution, in 16 - 9 widescreen or 4 - 3 standard

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Product Description:
The Xbox 360 Arcade System is everything you need to start playing. With a Wireless Controller, 256MB Memory Unit, Xbox LIVE Silver Membership and 5 Arcade Games, there's never been a better time to jump in. Go play!

Amazon.com:
The Xbox 360 Arcade System gives you immediate access to the Next-Gen power of high-definition video, DVD movie playback, digital music, photos, online connectivity and of course the great gameplay that Xbox 360 is renowned for, while ensuring that you retain the flexibility to choose additional features to customize your system to your specific needs.

Xbox 360 Arcade System

The Xbox 360 Arcade Bundle

Xbox 360 Arcade bundle with included accessories
Under the Hood of Xbox 360
Xbox 360 is much smaller than its predecessor--it measures approximately 3.3 by 12.2 by 10.2 inches and weighs 7.7 lbs. It's powered by custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU with three symmetrical cores each running at 3.2 GHz. It also carries a custom ATI graphics processor with 10 MB of embedded DRAM. This is powerful enough to draw 500 million triangles per second. In other words, it makes for great looking games on standard TVs, and even better looking ones on HDTV sets thanks to built-in support for HDTV (720p/1080i/1080p) resolutions.

The unit has a 12x dual-layer DVD-ROM drive, which plays both the game media and progressive-scan DVD movies right out of the box. For game-save and media storage, Xbox 360 Arcade System users can choose to stick with the Memory Unit included with the bundle, or upgrade to either the detachable 20GB hard drive or the 120 GB hard drive (both sold seperately). Along with storing files, the hard drive will make the Xbox 360 backward-compatible with a large part of the existing Xbox game library.

Control your Gameplay
The Xbox 360 Arcade System comes with one Xbox 360 Wireless Controller with rumble. Xbox 360 uses a refined button layout for its controllers. Back and Start buttons sit at the center of the controller and between them is a new Xbox Guide button, which instantly takes the user to the Xbox 360 user "Dashboard" interface. From there, they can check for friends online, access personal digital content like photos songs, and more. The black and white buttons of the first Xbox controllers have been replaced with new shoulder buttons placed above the left and right triggers. The Xbox 360 can accommodate up to four wireless controllers and has three USB 2.0 slots to use for wired controllers or for streaming your digital media from digital cameras, MP3 players, and any Windows XP-based PC. Microsoft has also created a video-conferencing camera, sold separately, that will work with the system.

The Media Experience
All Xbox 360 titles can be played in either standard or high-definition resolution in 16:9 widescreen, with anti-aliasing for smoother graphics. Game designers will be able to take advantage of the system's multi-channel surround sound. The Xbox 360's digital media allows users to supplement any game's music from tracks in their own personal library. Five titles are bundled on a single disc included with the Xbox 360 Arcade System. These are:

Feeding Frenzy
Luxor 2
Boom Boom Rocket
Pac-Man Championship Edition
Uno

Go LIVE
Xbox 360's built-in Ethernet port allows users to connect their system to the Xbox LIVE service via their broadband connection. Utilize the free Xbox LIVE Silver Membership included with your console or upgrade to a Gold Membership to create a Gamertag and gamer card to express your online identity, chat live with voice chat (separately sold headset required), and connect to Xbox LIVE Marketplace to download free and premium expansions, maps, game demos, movies, TV shows and other digital content. The separately sold wireless network adapter supports the common 802.11a, -b, and -g standards.

Complete Contents of the Xbox 360 Arcade System

Xbox 360 console (without hard drive)
256 MB Memory Unit
Wireless controller
Xbox LIVE Silver membership
Composite AV cable
5 Arcade LIVE titles (included on disc): Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Boom Boom Rocket, Pac-Man Championship Edition, Uno

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Buy the premium or elite, you will want a hard drive!
XBOX 360 is great fun, but just spend a few extra dollars and get one with a hard-drive, you will end up buying one anyway.

Major con for the XBOX - no Blue Ray or HD DVD built in (not that you would want HD DVD now, but perhaps the fight would still be going on if Microsoft threw their weight behind the HD DVD format). If you have an HDTV I would have a hard time picking the XBOX 360 over the PS3...DOH!

Rating:

- Nickel and Dime'd, the less expensive Wii is better.
First off, let me just say that if you're a parent looking to get a console for your kids (or just someone looking for a good console), get a Wii. Despite the "Go Play!" statements and stylized images on the box, this thing is not even close to a good substitute for the Wii. The marketing is just that, and it makes what is a more expensive piece of hardware feel like a cheap ripoff.

I'm 21, and I bought this thinking I'd enjoy it more than my Wii. After all, wasn't I "missing out" on all of those great, HD games that weren't available on Wii? Well, after a few months of ownership, I think I can safely say that no, I wasn't missing out on anything. The 360 severely lacks variety in games - lots of shooters, little of anything else. What's worse, most the games I've played just haven't been that good. I did enjoy Halo 3, the Orange Box is excellent (though I have the PC version), and I do still play Geometry Wars. Beyond that, I just couldn't find anything that lived up to the hype.

The 360 itself really doesn't seem like anything special either. When the wireless controller's batteries get low, it starts to randomly drop connection with the console. This wouldn't be such a big deal, but the stupid console still claimed the thing had 1/2 or even 3/4 battery charge! I made sure to buy a wired controller for my second one. I thought the included memory unit would be sufficient for basic stuff - game saves, replay files, user profiles, etc. To my surprise, I was unable to even play co-op or use the theater in Halo 3 without a hard drive! Further, half the online modes required new downloadable content, which of course needed a hard drive as well. And speaking of online, the arcade model doesn't come with a headset needed for talking. It costs $20 for the privilege of being able to reply to the pre-teens on Xbox Live who feel it necessary to curse you out nonstop for no particular reason. Oh, and you can voice chat with friends too.

So, I spent $280 on a machine which I use to play Geometry Wars, a game I could've just bought for the Wii. Add to that the fact that I needed to pay for online ($50/year), wanted a wired controller ($40), needed a hard drive (I got one used for $60, but they're $100 new), at least one game (Halo 3: $60), a headset ($20), Xbox Live points (for downloadable content and Geometry Wars: $20), and needed wi-fi to get online ($100, though I personally was able to jerry-rig something using old computer parts and a $25 wireless card).

Total cost: $550-$670. That much money so I can play a bunch of expensive, overrated, and repetitive games while being cursed out by spoiled 12 year olds. Ripoff.

Oh, and the system's menus are full of ads. Yeah, you pay for online, service so Microsoft can send ads to your console. Feel violated yet?

In the end, I paid more money than I was expecting to get a system which I don't use half as much as the less expensive Wii. The Wii has better game variety, far better controllers, and, despite what the critics seem to say, better games. The 360 did have better graphics, but they certainly weren't the step up I was expecting. In addition, the Wii's interface and online extras (Wii Shop Channel, Nintendo Channel, Everybody Votes, Forecast, News, Photo, Mii, etc) are head and shoulders above the Xbox. Save your money; don't fall for that misleading $280 price tag and promises of world-class game content.

Rating:

- Replaced a failed xBox360
Cant live without the xBox360, so when my 1st generation xBox360 failed I purchased this archade version and swapped out the HD from my old xBox360 and did a few configuration setting and I was up and running. So far this xBox has been great.

Rating:

- Nice basic system
I just needed an extra xbox so I can have a HALO party at my house to host 8 players. The core is the perfect solution. No need for the hard drive. Just needed to pick up some extra controllers and we're ready to go.

Rating:

- best deal for starters
the xbox 360 arcade bundle is awsome as a starter pack included are
512 mb memory card, 5 arcade games to start you out, wireless controler,
and system the memory card has plenty of space to hold game saves, if
you want to upgrade to harddrive for internet music movies gamesaves ect..
you can purchase a used harddrive 20 GB for $60.00. at $279.99 and no
tax and great to sometimes zero shipping rates. it five stars all the way
xbox 360 by far is the greatest gaming entertainment system to grace us
game crazy fans > amazon rocks free shipping, no taxes, thats why i shop at Amazon for all the great deals


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