Well, I have had an Xbox 360 for about 4 months now and I really wanted to review it. Here goes-
Xbox 360 review
Console Design- 6/10
Looks bland and generic, yet its size and curviness and chrome finish makes it look cool and powerful.
Controller- 9/10
A great controller. Great control sticks/buttons. Needs a better Dpad.
Online- 7/10
In my opinion, the Xbox 360 Pro should come with a wireless receiver, and online should be free. Online is great, but for me, its too expensive to justify using since I don’t like online that much. For others, online is “worth it” but having to pay detracts from the value.
Local Multiplayer- 5/10
Has some decent local multiplayer games and a couple really good ones. On the whole, local multiplayer isn’t too great though. Decidedly average.
Graphics- 8.5/10
Not quite as big a leap as Snes to N64 or N64 to GC, but I suspect that graphical leaps in general are going to get smaller from here on out. Graphics can basically be described as “Super Xbox”
Console Quietness- 4/10
Somewhat noisy, but really only a problem in soft, slow, tender parts of games, or moments of suspense. In general, its annoying but tolerable.
Pricing- 9/10
The arcade is fairly priced. The Elite is a form of price discrimination and is overpriced to pick off suckers who are willing to overpay. The Pro, the main SKU, is a pretty good deal. I just wish it came with a wireless receiver. On the whole though, I feel 360 has the best value for the price, with PS3 also having good value and Wii being about $100 overpriced, or 40% overpriced. Game prices are $60 which is kind of high, but if you get one now you can just buy onld games for $20 and you will probably never catch up so games will run you $20-$30, with the occasional $60 for games you really want (ex Gears 2)
Game Library- 10/10
By far the most important section. I have never heard of a console gaurenteed to lose the console war having the best games library of any current gen console.
Exclusives- ranked by how much I like them
Note- games I am not interested in are not included. The most notable exceptions I can think of are Gears of War, Gears 2, GTA4, and Bioshcok
- Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
- Banjo Kazooie XBLA
- Geometry Wars XBLA
- Tales of Vesperia
- Banjo Tooie XBLA
- Halo 3
- Fable 2
- Viva Pinata
- Conker Live and Reloaded
- Pac Man Championship Edition
- Lost Odyssey
- Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise
- Geometry Wars 2 XBLA
- Halo Wars
- Mass Effect
- Halo
- Halo 2
- Star Ocean 4: Last Hope
- Kameo: Elements of Power
- Castle Crashers XBLA
- Worms XBLA
- Spectral Force 3
- Halo 3: Recon
- Vigilante 8 XBLA
- Portal: Still Alive
- Ninja Gaiden Black (technically this and sigma are different games)
- Ninja Gaiden 2
- Aces of the Galaxy XBLA
Multiplats
- The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
- Eternal Sonata
- Burnout Paradise
- Ultimate Sega Genesis Collection
- Sonic The Hedgehog
- Sonic Unleashed
- The Orange Box
- Burnout Revenge
- Assasin’s Creed
- Devil May Cry 4
- Guitar Hero 3
- Guitar Hero: World Tour
Overall console rating (not an average)
9/10
