Xbox Console with Halo & Midtown Madness 3

Take the power and flexibility of a dedicated computer-gaming system and combine it with the easy-to-use, instant-on format of a high-end console system and what do you get? Well, if you add DVD-playback ability and broadband Internet connectivity, you get Xbox.

The advanced components inside Xbox make it the undisputed powerhouse among current game consoles. A 733 mHz Intel main processor and 233 mHz graphics processor from industry leader nVidia deliver photorealistic graphics in real time. A cavernous hard drive stores saved games and characters, making flimsy memory sticks obsolete. The built-in Ethernet port enables super-fast multi-player online gaming over a broadband Internet connection. Four game-controller ports allow you and three of your buddies to play at the same time or you can use them for other peripherals such as gamepads, light guns, voice-activated headsets and who knows what else?

But Xbox has more going for it than fancy innards. The Xbox's Windows-based operating system is a breeze to program on, earning it grateful accolades from Electronic Arts, Infogrames, THQ and other game producers. The less time developers spend struggling with the operating system the more time they spend tweaking gameplay, which ultimately results in better games--and games are what it's all about. --Mike Fehlauer, Amazon.com

I'm sick of people saying that xbox is bad because graphics are great and gameplay is more important. XBOX is the ultimate gaming system for action games, Ninja gaidan is one of the best action games available and it's only on xbox and oxm(official xbox magazine UK)gave it 9.2. It's one of the highest ratings along with SPLINTER CELL 2, HALO, MAX PAYE 2, PROJECT GOTHAM 2 and BLINX the time sweeper and more. Ninja G.... is so good that OXM said cast your mind back to when you kicked someone through a stained glassed window in DEAD OR ALIVE 2 and remember how thrilling it was, times it by a million times and Ninja.....delivers on thrills . Buy the xbox for that game.

Check out these very good games that are coming out in the future on xbox, ADVENT RISING(action), Kill switch(shooting), manhunt(horror action), Driv3r(formally named driver 3 and it's like GTA), Full spectrum warrior(only on xbox, action), Spider man 2, Burnout 3, Richard burn's rally, Fable(only on Xbox)(RPG), Ghost recon 2(3rd person action), Halo 2, Pro evolution soccer, Break down(only on xbox, innovative 1st person shooter), Doom 3(only on xbox and PC), Dead or alive 4, Delter force black hawk down, Def jam vendetta 2(wrestling), Goldenye 2, Freedom fighters 2, Half life 2(only on xbox and PC), Jade empire(RPG), Otogi 2, Prince of Percia 2, Quake 4, PSI ops, Starwars Kotor 2(RPG), True crime 2, Top spin 2, The Matrix, Time splitters 3, Silent Hill 4 and Star craft ghost. BUY THE XBOX FOR THOSE GAMES and I didn't list all the games that are only on xbox.

Don't believe anyone that says xbox is trash because play Tony Hawks under ground on Ps2 and the gameplay is sluggish and so are the graphics compared to the xbox. Splinter cell 1 first came to Xbox with great graphics and gameplay and 5 months or so later it came out on PS2, people saying graphics improved, wrong. All the developers did was add a few colours on PS2 and xbox still had the best lightining effects or shadows and so on. When ever there's a game that goes multy format, it'll usually be best on xbox and Soul calibre 2 is a prime example.


You gotta love it!   April 10, 2004
R. K. Price (Gloucestershire, UK)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

A great package - the amazing power of Xbox, the much better and easier to handle S-controller (the original ones were far too big for those used to a PS2), and THE reason to own the console in the first place - Halo! Midtown Madness 3 is a poor game, but don't let that stop you - this package represents terrific value for money!

You can improve upon the connectivity supplied, but this is still a surefire five stars.


xbox is the greatest   March 16, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

If you want a console, any console, i advise you to get an xbox. There are many reasons for this , but: 1 It has its own hard drive, no more memory cards, but if you want to transport your game data, you can still buy them. 2 It is amazingly fast, and you can play music and dvd on it. 3 It can act as an mp3 player through your tv, you put a cd into it, click on copy and htere infront of you, your music ready to play.
The graphixs are amazing and the game play stunning, it is th ebest on the market.
Don't say that i have never owned any other console and so i am as biased as you get, bewcause i have, i've owned an N64, a Gamecube, a PS2, a Game boy, A GBA, and an xbox, and the clear winner by far is the xbox.


The best ever console bundle   March 13, 2004
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Until Oct 2003 i thought the xbox would be rubbish, but then something happend. I played project gotham on my cousins and i liked it, infact i liked it more than my PS2. This pack has 2 of the best ever games (u need 2 replace the slip cases to protect them)and the small controller, which in my opinion is not as good but would suit gamers with smaller hands.Dont count on setting up xbox live in minutes it takes hours when connecting it through your pc! I got it this monday and all i can say is BUY ONE, or you will regret it for the rest of your life! Now repeat that back to me to make sure you understand