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I think of xbox live and the games that I have....
I think that xbox live is great and it is a satisfying
way to spend time. However I would advise you
to play it when you have a lot of time on your
hands as, if you're like me you are going to want
to stay on it for a really long time! Time also
plays another part on Xbox Live... it slips away
from you when you play on it. Whenever I get the
time I sit down and relax in front of the projector
screen and game away not knowing how many HOURS
have passed.
But you know what they say, "Time flies
when you're having fun!"
Good and bad points
about Xbox Live....
The GOOD
The sound element of xbox live is really good
(people talking to one another).
It is easy to find people that have the same skill
level as you on the games and the dashboard allows
you to meet pre game and discuss what you want
to do.
As you have a friends list it is easy to meet
up with people that you like gaming with rather
than leaving it to chance.
You can set up a private room for just you and
your friends so it means more fun and less stress
since you can weed out people that annoy you when
you're playing.
In some games you can even listen to your own
music that you have put onto your xbox using the
xbox's brilliant Soundtracks option (available
on certain games).
Most games flow really smoothly depending on what
your/the host connection speed is and you only
see the lag monster very rarely.
You can also appear offline if you don't want
anyone sending you invites or you don't want people
joining your games.
You can boot people out of a room (and even report
them!) if they are REALLY annoying you.
The BAD
It can be annoying if little irritating kids or
even some adults join the game and DON'T shut
up.
Some people cheat in the games and it takes away
the fun, a lot of people in R63 for example, camp
(stay in the same place) for the whole game picking
off other players.
Even if you set up a private room for you and
your friends when you are the host people can
still join if they are on your friends friends
list.
You can only have up to 100 friends on your friends
list, this may seem like a lot but when you have
had live for a long time you get a lot of people
that you like to talk to and find that you need
to delete a lot of them so that you can add other
people.
The headset is really easy to break.
Things you have to buy...
Xbox live costs around £40 UK/$40 US for the starter
kit (starter kit lasts a year) then each year
you need to pay £40/ $40 to keep it going.
You also need to buy a Ethernet cable, the price
for this varies.
You also have to have an existing broadband connection.
And of course an xbox!
If you do get xbox live the games that I would
recommend are...
Midtown Madness 3
Rainbow Six 3
Project Gotham 2
Top Spin
Moto GP 2
Ghost Recon
Games to look out for in the near future are
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow (will apparently make
use of the new xbox live 3.0 features which includes
user created tournaments, messaging and clan statistics)
Halo 2 and True Fantasy Live Online.
Editorial by
SkateGirlCat
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