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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
100 Headshot Kills
Expert Kill Award. Achieved 100 Headshot Kills over all multiplayer games
played.
20 G
A headshot in a telescopic sight
100 Kills in Killcount
DeathMatch Award. Achieved 100 Kills in DeathMatch: Killcount.
20 G
A human on a target
10 Sniper Kills
Expert Kill Award. Achieved 10 Kills with a Sniper Rifle over all
multiplayer games played.
10 G
A telescopic sight
100 Kills in Team Killcount
DeathMatch Award. Achieved 100 Kills in DeathMatch: Team Killcount.
20 G
3 people on a target
Played 10 Deathmatch Games
Multiplayer Award. Played in 10 DeathMatch Games.
10 G
A star on a target
10 Explosive Kills
Expert Kill Award. Achieved 10 Explosive Kills over all multiplayer games
played.
10 G
A bomb on a telescopic sight
10 Headshot Kills
Expert Kill Award. Achieved 10 Headshot Kills over all multiplayer games
played.
10 G
A headshot in a telescopic sight
10 Kills in Team Killcount
DeathMatch Award. Achieved 10 Kills in DeathMatch: Team Killcount.
10 G
3 people on a target
10 Melee Kills
Expert Kill Award. Achieved 10 Melee Kills (armed or unarmed) over all
multiplayer games played.
10 G
A hand in a telescopic sight
10 Kills in Killcount
DeathMatch Award. Achieved 10 Kills in DeathMatch: Killcount.
10 G
A human on a target
Completed Single Perfect Agent
Completed Single Player Game on Perfect Agent Difficulty Setting
25 G
A shield
Completed Single Secret Agent
Completed Single Player Game on Secret Agent Difficulty Setting
15 G
A shield
Completed Single Dark Agent
Completed Single Player Game on Dark Agent Difficulty Setting
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A shield
Completed Co-Op Secret Agent
Completed Co-Op Game On Secret Agent Difficulty Setting
15 G
Two people in front of a shield
Completed Co-Op Perfect Agent
Completed Co-Op Game On Perfect Agent Difficulty Setting
25 G
Two people in front of a shield
Completed Co-Op Dark Agent
Completed Co-Op Game On Dark Agent Difficulty Setting
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Two people in front of a shield
Played 100 Deathmatch Games
Multiplayer Award. Played in 100 DeathMatch Games
20 G
A star on a target
Played 1000 Deathmatch Games
Multiplayer Award. Played in 1000 DeathMatch Games
G
A star on a target
Played 10 DarkOps Games
Multiplayer Award. Played in 10 DarkOps Games
10 G
A Darkop mark on a target
Played 100 DarkOps Games
Multiplayer Award. Played in 100 DarkOps Games
20 G
A Darkop mark on a target
Played 1000 DarkOps Games
Multiplayer Award. Played in 1000 DarkOps Games
G
A Darkop mark on a target
1000 Kills in Killcount
DeathMatch Award. Achieved 1000 Kills in DeathMatch: Killcount
30 G
A human on a target
1000 Kills in Team Killcount
DeathMatch Award. Achieved 1000 Kills in DeathMatch: Team Killcount
30 G
3 people on a target
100 Flags Captured
DeathMatch Award. Captured 100 Flags in DeathMatch: Capture the Flag
20 G
A flag on a target
10 Players Infected
DarkOps Award. Infected 10 Players in DarkOps: Infection
10 G
DNA on a target
100 Players Infected
DarkOps Award. Infected 100 Players in DarkOps: Infection
20 G
DNA on a target
1000 Players Infected
DarkOps Award. Infected 1000 Players in DarkOps: Infection
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DNA on a target
10 Territories Held
DeathMatch Award. Scored 10 Points in DeathMatch: Territorial Gains
10 G
A flag
100 Territories Held
DeathMatch Award. Scored 100 Points in DeathMatch: Territorial Gains
20 G
A flag
10 Rounds Survived
DarkOps Award. Survived 10 Rounds of DarkOps: Eradication
10 G
A skull on a target
100 Rounds Survived
DarkOps Award. Survived 100 Rounds of DarkOps: Eradication
20 G
A skull on a target
10,000 CR Property Destroyed
DarkOps Award. Destroyed 10K CR of property in DarksOps: Sabotage
10 G
A monkey wrench on a target
100,000 CR Property Destroyed
DarkOps Award. Destroyed 100K CR of property in DarksOps: Sabotage
20 G
A monkey wrench on a target
10 Minutes Survived
DarkOps Award. Survived for 10 minutes in DarkOps: Onslaught
10 G
A castle on a target
100 Minutes Survived
DarkOps Award. Survived for 100 minutes in DarkOps: Onslaught
20 G
A castle on a target
1000 Sniper Kills
Expert Kill Award. Achieved 1000 Kills with a Sniper Rifle over all
multiplayer games played
G
A telescopic sight
1000 Headshot Kills
Expert Kill Award. Achieved 1000 Headshot Kills over all multiplayer games
played
30 G
A headshot in a telescopic sight
1000 Melee Kills
Expert Kill Award. Achieved 1000 Melee Kills (armed or unarmed) over all
multiplayer games played
G
A hand in a telescopic sight
1000 Explosive Kills
Expert Kill Award. Achieved 1000 Explosive Kills over all multiplayer games
played
G
A bomb in a telescopic sight
1 Co-op Mission On Dark Agent
Completed One Co-op Mission On Dark Agent
15 G
A shield
5 Co-op Missions On Dark Agent
Completed Five Co-op Missions On Dark Agent
25 G
A shield
1 Solo Mission On Dark Agent
Completed One Single Player Mission On Dark Agent
15 G
A shield
5 Solo Missions On Dark Agent
Completed Five Single Player Missions On Dark Agent
25 G
A shield
PGR3 - 900 - 20
Track Builder
Track Builder
10 G
The PGR Logo
Rank 10
Rank 10
20 G
The PGR Logo
Style Racer Badge
Style Racer Badge
50 G
The PGR Logo
Pro Racer Badge
Pro Racer Badge
60 G
The PGR Logo
Online Professional
Online Professional
60 G
The PGR Logo
Steel Champion
Steel Champion
30 G
The PGR Logo
Bronze Champion
Bronze Champion
50 G
The PGR Logo
Silver Champion
Silver Champion
60 G
The PGR Logo
Gold Champion
Gold Champion
75 G
The PGR Logo
Platinum Champion
Platinum Champion
100 G
The PGR Logo
Rank 5
Rank 5
50 G
The PGR Logo
Rank 1
Rank 1
80 G
The PGR Logo
Ferrari Owners Club
Ferrari Owners Club
45 G
The PGR Logo
Lamborghini Owners Club
Lamborghini Owners Club
45 G
The PGR Logo
Exotic Car Club
Exotic Car Club
45 G
The PGR Logo
Photographer
Photographer
10 G
The PGR Logo
Gotham TV Sports Fan
Gotham TV Sports Fan
15 G
The PGR Logo
Arcade Player
Arcade Player
15 G
The PGR Logo
Race Against the Clock
Race Against the Clock
50 G
The PGR Logo
Gotham Hero
Gotham Hero
30 G
The PGR Logo
Quake 2 - 0 - 9
Establish Communications
Establish a communication link to the command ship
0 G
A ssatellite disk
Destroy Strogg Logistical Train
Destroy the Strogg logistical train and restore power to key warehouse
components
0 G
A cutted cable
Destroy Security Grid
Enter the security pyramid and destroy the security grid protecting the
industrial region
0 G
Barbed wire
Navigate the Mines
Navigate the mines to find a service entrance to the factory
0 G
A splitting door
Shut Down Processing Plant
Shut down all machines in the Strogg processing plant
0 G
Cogwheels
Destroy Strogg Main Reactor
Infiltrate and destroy Strogg main reactor
0 G
A stick shooting laser...
Destroy the Big Gun
Destroy the Big Gun
0 G
A big gun
Destroy Black Hole Generator
Close main hangar bay door and destroy the Black Hole Generator
0 G
Rings
Assassinate the Makron
Neutralize Strogg leader's communication system
0 G
The Makron leader
Quake 4 - 1000 - 50
Private - Act 2
Completed Act 1 and Act 2 with the rank of Private
20 G
The number 2
Private - Act 1
Completed Act 1 with the rank of Private
15 G
The number 1
Untouchable
Completed a level without taking any damage
10 G
A red armor
Private - Defeated the Strogg
Completed the game with the rank of Private
25 G
The Quake logo
Basic Training
Played over 100 Ranked Multiplayer Matches
G
The number 100 in a army badge
Number One
Achieved the number one rank on the All Gametypes leaderboard
G
The number 1
Top Ten
Achieved a ranking in the top ten on the All Gametypes leaderboard
G
The number 10
Perfect Win
Won a Ranked match without ever being fragged
5 G
A skull
Blaster Master
Completed a level using only the blaster
15 G
The blaster logo
Hyperactive
Completed a level using only the hyperblaster
15 G
The hyperblaster logo
The Blazing Buckshot
Completed a level using only the shotgun
15 G
Buckshot ammo
The machine
Completed a level using only the machine gun
15 G
Machinegun ammo
Tooth and Nail
Completed a level using only the nailgun
15 G
Nailgun ammo
The Pineapple King
Completed a level using only the grenade launcher
15 G
A grenade
Ballistics Expert
Completed a level using only the rocket launcher
15 G
A rocket
Enlightening
Completed a level using only the lightning gun
15 G
Lightning
The Dark Lord
Completed a level using only the dark matter gun
15 G
The nuclear sign
The Sniper
Completed a level only using the railgun
15 G
Railgun ammo
The Bronze Flag
Over 100 captures in Ranked matches
G
The number 100 in a Flag army badge
Viper Squad
Over 100 frags in Ranked matches
5 G
The number 100 in a skull army badge
Corporal - Act 1
Completed Act 1 with the rank of Corporal
25 G
The number 1
Corporal - Act 2
Completed Act 1 and Act 2 with the rank of Corporal
25 G
The number 2
Corporal - Defeated the Strogg
Completed the game with the rank of Corporal
30 G
The Quake logo
Lieutenant - Act 1
Completed Act 1 with the rank of Lieutenant
25 G
The number 1
Lieutenant - Act 2
Completed Act 1 and Act 2 with the rank of Lieutenant
25 G
The number 2
Lieutenant - Defeated the Strogg
Completed the game with the rank of Lieutenant
30 G
The Quake logo
General - Act 1
Completed Act 1 with the rank of General
G
The number 1
General - Act 2
Completed Act 1 and Act 2 with the rank of General
G
The number 2
General - Defeated the Strogg
Completed the game with the rank of General
G
The Quake logo
Private - Multiplayer
Over 100 win points in Ranked matches
5 G
The number 100 in a Quake army badge
Secret Achievement
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20 G
A ? in a box
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A ? in a box
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A ? in a box
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A ? in a box
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A ? in a box
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Ridge Racer 6 - 1000 - 36
15,000 points in Mini Game
Congratulations! The highest ever score of 3,333,360 points was recorded in
1999
5 G
A badge with Pacman and the number 15000
Goal 2 Complete: Basic Route
Congratulations! Don't forget to challenge Goals 1 and 3 if you haven't
cleared them yet
15 G
A G2 badge
Goal 1 Complete: Basic Route
Congratulations! You are still only part way through the expanding Universe!
20 G
A G1 badge
No-Nitrous Victory1: Basic 108
Congratulations! Be sure to look for similar achievements on other races
5 G
A 108 Badge
Goal 3 Complete: Basic Route
Congratulations! Don't forget to challenge Goals 1 and 2 if you haven't
cleared them yet
10 G
A G3 badge
800 km/500 miles driven
Congratulations! 500 miles is equivalent to the distance between LA and the
Grand Canyon
15 G
A 800 km/500 miles badge
360!
Congratulations! The 360-spin is the first trick every Ridge Racer fan tries
5 G
A 360! badge
International Match
Congratulations! Race against more rivals from around the globe
5 G
A globe badge
50 Online Battle Victories
Congratulations! Go for 100 victories!
20 G
A 50 badge
Message from Reiko #1
A quick message from Nagase! "Congratulations! Enjoying the voice chat?"
G
A Heart #1 badge
Message from Reiko #2
A quick message from Nagase! "Congratulations! Thanks to all the Ridge fans!"
G
A Heart #2 badge
Message from Reiko #3
A quick message from Nagase! "Congratulations! Have you met Pac-Man already?"
G
A Heart #3 badge
Message from Reiko #4
A quick message from Nagase! "Congratulations! Did you enjoy the fax story?"
G
A Heart #4 badge
Message from Reiko #5
A quick message from Nagase! "Congratulations! Good luck in the final route!"
G
A Heart #5 badge
Class 1 Machines - Complete
Class 1 secret! The charge capacity of the STARNOSE is unbelievable
G
A car 1 badge
Class 2 Machines - Complete
Class 2 secret! The handling capability of the MELTFIRE is unbelievable
G
A car 2 badge
Class 3 Machines - Complete
Class 3 secret! The cornering capability of the WILD GANG is unbelievable
G
A car 3 badge
Class 4 Machines - Complete
Class 4 secret! The double nitrous of the HIJACK is unbelievable
G
A car 4 badge
No-Nitrous Victory: Single Races
Congratulations! You've won by not using the fully charged nitrous!
G
A badge with 3 hex
No Crash Victory: Single Races
Congratulations! You've won by showing your quick yet beautiful driving
techniques
G
A sun badge
Xploration Complete!
Congratulations! You've won all 235 races. Boast to your friends about it
G
A hex badge
Secret Achievement
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30 G
A ? in a box
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A ? in a box
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Tiger Woods PGA TOUR06 - 960 - 16
Play Some Online
Compete in each of the online game modes at least once
G
A picture of a Ethernet cable
Try a Tournament
Play in 5 Online Tournaments
G
A prize
Getting the Hang of it
Win 5 online matches
25 G
A guy swinging
High Roller
Make 50 wagers
G
A calendar with a $
Baller Status
Win 50 wagers
G
A pokal with a $
Number 1
Achieve #1 ranking in any online game mode
G
A pokal
King of the Hill
Finish an online Tournament at the top of the leaderboard
G
A crown
Ka-Ching!
Earn a million dollars online
G
A flag with a $
Aren't You Sick of This Yet?
Compete in 1,000 online matches
G
A bucket with balls
Great! Can You Do it Again?
Shoot a best round of 62 or less
25 G
A happy guy
Not a Fluke
Have an average score of 65 or less
50 G
A board
Aces Wild
Make 25 Hole in Ones
G
A arrow in a target
Eagle Extravaganza
Make 50 Eagles
G
A happy guy
Birdie Buster
Make 100 Birdies
G
A flag
Short Stick Master
Average less than 1.75 putts per hole
50 G
A club and a ball
On Fire!
Have a win streak of 15 games or more in a game mode
G
A speech buble with a !
Tony Hawks American Wasteland - 1000 - 45
Classic Mode: 10 goals
10 goals have been completed in Classic Mode!
30 G
A graffiti face
Classic Mode: 20 goals
20 goals have been completed in Classic Mode!
30 G
A graffiti face
Classic Mode: 30 goals
30 goals have been completed in Classic Mode!
30 G
A graffiti face
Classic Mode: 40 goals
40 goals have been completed in Classic Mode!
30 G
A graffiti face
Classic Mode: 50 goals
50 goals have been completed in Classic Mode!
30 G
A graffiti face
Classic Mode: 100%
Classic Mode is now 100% complete!
G
A graffiti face
Hollywood Record
A high score has been achieved in Hollywood!
10 G
A graffiti face
Beverly Hills Record
A high score has been achieved in Beverly Hills!
10 G
A graffiti face
Downtown Record
A high score has been achieved in Downtown!
10 G
A graffiti face
East L.A. Record
A high score has been achieved in in East L.A.!
10 G
A graffiti face
Skate Ranch Record
A high score has been achieved in Skate Ranch!
G
A graffiti face
Casino Record
A high score has been achieved in Casino!
10 G
A graffiti face
Santa Monica Record
A high score has been achieved in Santa Monica!
10 G
A graffiti face
Oil Rig Record
A high score has been achieved in Oil Rig!
10 G
A graffiti face
Vans Park Record
A high score has been achieved in Vans Park!
10 G
A graffiti face
Minneapolis Record
A high score has been achieved in Minneapolis!
10 G
A graffiti face
Santa Cruz Record
A high score has been achieved in Santa Cruz!
10 G
A graffiti face
The Mall Record
A high score has been achieved in the Mall!
10 G
A graffiti face
Chicago Record
A high score has been achieved in Chicago!
10 G
A graffiti face
Kyoto Record
A high score has been achieved in Kyoto!
10 G
A graffiti face
The Ruins Record
A high score has been achieved in the Ruins!
10 G
A graffiti face
LIVE in Hollywood
Competed LIVE against other players in Hollywood!
10 G
A graffiti face
LIVE in Beverly Hills
Competed LIVE against other players in Beverly Hills!
10 G
A graffiti face
LIVE in Downtown
Competed LIVE against other players in Downtown!
10 G
A graffiti face
LIVE in East L.A.
Competed LIVE against other players in East L.A.!
10 G
A graffiti face
LIVE in Skate Ranch
Competed LIVE against other players in Skate Ranch!
10 G
A graffiti face
LIVE in Casino
Competed LIVE against other players in Casino!
10 G
A graffiti face
LIVE in Santa Monica
Competed LIVE against other players in Santa Monica!
10 G
A graffiti face
LIVE in Oil Rig
Competed LIVE against other players in Oil Rig!
10 G
A graffiti face
LIVE in Vans Park
Competed LIVE against other players in Vans Park!
10 G
A graffiti face
LIVE in Minneapolis
Competed LIVE against other players in Minneapolis!
10 G
A graffiti face
LIVE in Santa Cruz
Competed LIVE against other players in Santa Cruz!
10 G
A graffiti face
LIVE in The Mall
Competed LIVE against other players in the Mall!
10 G
A graffiti face
LIVE in Chicago
Competed LIVE against other players in Chicago!
10 G
A graffiti face
LIVE in Kyoto
Competed LIVE against other players in Kyoto!
10 G
A graffiti face
LIVE in The Ruins
Competed LIVE against other players in Ruins!
10 G
A graffiti face
Complete
Completed the game 100%!
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The “New You”
Got a haircut and some new clothes!
50 G
A graffiti face
Meet Iggy at the Ranch
Impressed the crew enough to get into the Skate Ranch!
50 G
A graffiti face
Won the AMJAM
Won the Tony Hawk AMJAM!
50 G
A graffiti face
Hanging with Alva
Learned about Green Pipes Point from Tony Alva!
50 G
A graffiti face
The Snake Run
Mega begins digging up the Snake Run at the Skate Ranch!
50 G
A graffiti face
Rally the Pros
In search of pro skaters and bikers for the video!
50 G
A graffiti face
Iggy’s Out of Jail
Shredding the Casino with Iggy!
50 G
A graffiti face
Party at the Ranch!
Skating the all new Skate Ranch. Story is complete
50 G
A graffiti face
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Bankshot Billiards 2 - 200 - 12
Trick Shot Master
Complete 50 or more trick shots
15 G
A picture of 3 balls
Bankshot Champion
Win 50 Games
15 G
Number one ball with a gold medal
9-Ball Shark
Complete 5 games of 9-Ball without losing a turn
15 G
A speeding number 9 ball
Lucky Break
Win a game of 9-Ball by sinking the 9-Ball off the break
5 G
Number 9 ball with a four-leaf clover
Bankshot Pro
Win 25 Games
10 G
Number two ball with a silver medal
Bankshot Amateur
Win 5 Games
5 G
Number three ball with a bronze medal
Bankshot Billiards Addict
Play 200 Games
25 G
All 15 balls
Pro Golfer
Come in under par on all the golf tables
15 G
Number 3 ball on a peg
Speed Freak
Complete all time trial tables in under a minute
15 G
4 balls and a timer
8-Ball Shark
Complete 5 games of 8-Ball without losing a turn
15 G
A speeding number 8 ball
Bankshot Hustler
Win a total of 50 games in any game mode, not
including 3-Ball, without losing a turn
25 G
A clock
Bankshot Ultimate Hustler
Shark 5 consecutive games of 8-Ball, or
9-Ball, or Cutthroat, or Euro 8-Ball, or 14.1 Continuous
40 G
A clock
Bejeweled 2 - 200 - 12
Cascade 8
Awarded for x8 cascade
20 G
A triangle gem
Classic Mode
Awarded for completion of 17 levels
G
A diamondshaped gem
Action Mode
Awarded for completion of 8 levels
G
A Square gem
Puzzle Mode
Awarded for completion of 80 levels
10 G
A round gem
Endless Mode
Awarded for completion of 280 levels
G
A Square gem
Twilight Mode
Awarded for completion of 10 levels
G
A round gem
Hyper Mode
Awarded for completion of 8 levels
G
A round gem
Cognito Mode
Awarded for earning 50000 scores
20 G
A 8-sided gem
Finity Mode
Awarded for completion of 8 levels
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A soccerball gem
MultiMode
Awarded for opening Twilight, Hyper, Cognito, Finity modes
G
A rounf gem
Power10000
Awarded for making 10000 power gems
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A 6-sided gem
Hyper1000
Awarded for making 1000 hyper cubes
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A spikeball
Gauntlet - 200 - 12
CO-OP
Finish level 10 on Xbox Live with another player using default settings
15 G
Two crossed swords on a shield
CO-OP Master
Finish level 20 on Xbox Live with another player using default settings
40 G
Two crossed swords on a shield with a crown
Max CO-OP
Play Xbox Live with 4 players
10 G
Two crossed swords and 4 balls
Treasure
During a treasure level, successfully collect 11 treasures and exit
15 G
A dungeon door
Anti-Thief
Successfully kill a thief
10 G
A knife on a thief
Bling
Collect 10 treasure chests on Xbox Live using default settings
15 G
A treasure chest
Elf Master
Get 1st place on in game score board with the Elf using default settings
5 G
A portrait of a elf
Warrior Master
Get 1st place on in game score board with the Warrior using default settings
5 G
A portrait of a warrior
Wizard Master
Get 1st place on in game score board with the Wizard using default settings
5 G
A portrait of a wizard
Valkyrie Master
Get 1st place on in game score board with the Valkyrie using default settings
5 G
A portrait of a Valkyrie
High Score
Acquire an Xbox Live CO-OP score of 100,000 using default settings
15 G
The golden Graal
Game Master
Finish level 100 using default settings
60 G
A steel hand
Geometry Wars Evolved - 200 - 12
Score 250,000
Earn 250,000 points
10 G
A picture of a X in a Square
Survived 100,000
Earn 100,000 points without dying
5 G
A Square in a Square
Score 100,000
Earn 100,000 points
5 G
A Square
Pacifism
Survive the first 60 seconds of the game without firing
10 G
A X in a swastika
Multitastic
Earn x10 multiplier
G
A big eye
Mad Cat Skillz
Collect 9 lives
G
A hook on a chain
Quartermaster
Collect 9 bombs
G
A chain
Score 500,000
Earn 500,000 points
20 G
3 Squares with a X inside each of them
Score 1,000,000
Earn 1,000,000 points
G
A big upsidedown U
Survived 250,000
Earn 250,000 points without dying
10 G
A big ring
Survived 500,000
Earn 500,000 points without dying
G
One big rung, two smaller rings
Survived 1,000,000
Earn 1,000,000 points without dying
G
One big triangle, two small triangles
Hardwood Backgammon - 200 - 12
Mini Streaker
Win 10 consecutive games. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
G
A star with the number 10
Backgammon Baby
Win a game with a backgammon. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
20 G
A flashy W
Gammon Grabber
Win a game with a gammon. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
10 G
A flashy W
Pied Pipper
Win a game by 50 pips. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
10 G
The number 50
Prime Pied Pipper
Win a game by 75 pips. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
20 G
The number 75
Double Take
Win a game with a doubling cube bonus. Earn this achievement in
Single Player or Xbox Live play
10 G
A dice
Backgammon Beginner
Win a total of 10 games. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
G
The number 10
Pip Master
Win a total of 25 games. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
G
The number 25
Backgammon Veteran
Play a total of 100 games. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
G
The number 100
Mega Streaker
Win 25 consecutive games. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
G
A star with the number 25
Online Gammoner
Complete 10 games in Xbox Live play
G
The number 10
Bar Baron
Get four of your opponent’s checkers on the bar at once. Earn it in
Single Player or Xbox Live play
G
5 checkers
Hardwood Hearts - 200 - 12
Lunar Sniper
Shoot the moon by taking all point cards in a hand. Earn this in Single
Player or Xbox Live play.
10 G
A picture of the moon
Ace of Hearts
Win 10 consecutive games. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play.
G
A star with the number 10
Solar Sniper
Shoot the sun by taking every single trick in a hand. Earn this in Single
Player or Xbox Live play.
G
A pictur of a U moon
Heart Attack
Win a game by at least 50 points. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live
play.
G
A heart with the number 50
Habitual Heartbreaker
Break hearts a total of 100 times. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live
play.
G
A broken heart with the number 100
The Prankster
Take 500 total tricks. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play.
G
Many small hearts with the number 500
Lunar Satellite
Shoot the moon 3 times in a single game. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox
Live play.
G
A moon that is shot 3 times
Jack of Hearts
Win a total of 10 games. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play.
G
3 cards with the number 10
King of Hearts
Win 25 games. Earn this playing online or single player.
G
3 cards with the number 25
Queen of Hearts
Play 10 complete games in Xbox Live play.
G
A card with the number 10
Hearts Sweetheart
Play a total of 100 games. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play.
G
The number 100
Black Widow Exterminator
Avoid taking the Queen of Spades in 25 total games. Earn this in Single
Player or Xbox Live play
G
A picture of the Queen of spades with the number 25
Hardwood Spades - 200 - 12
To the Moon
Take all the point cards in a hand. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live
play
G
The moon
Online Trickster
Complete 10 games in Xbox Live play
10 G
The number 10
Blind Bidder Extraordinaire
Complete 5 blind nils. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
10 G
The number 05
Nil Annihilator
Complete 100 nils. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
G
The number 0100
Spades Prankster
Take a total of 500 tricks. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
10 G
Spades and the number 500
To the Moon and Back
Complete two moon shots in a single game. Earn this in Single Player or
Xbox Live play
G
The moon shot two times
Bidder Beginner
Win a total of 10 games. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
10 G
Some cards and the number 10
King of Spades
Win a total of 25 games. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
G
The king of spades
Ace of Spades
Win 25 consecutive games. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
G
A big Spades
Jack of Spades
Win 10 consecutive games. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
G
The jack of spades
Spades Veteran
Play a total of 100 games. Earn this in Single Player or Xbox Live play
G
The number 100
Light Packer
Complete a game without taking any bags. Earn this in Single Player or
Xbox Live play
10 G
A crossed bag
Hexic HD - 200 - 12
Hexic Addict
100 Games
25 G
Many gems
Collapse Master
5000 Total Combos
10 G
A combo
Millionaire Extraordinaire
1,000,000 Total Points
25 G
A golden gem
Survivalist
Beat Survival
15 G
Metal gems
Tick-Tock Doc
75,000 Points in Timed
20 G
Gems and a clock
Oyster-meister
Black Pearl
15 G
One black gem
Marathon Mogul
150,000 Points in Marathon
20 G
A golden star
Star Gazer
Bonus-Star Cluster
5 G
3 stargems
Cluster Buster
25 Total Combos
5 G
A silver star
Flower Child
Starflower
15 G
7 gems
Big Cheese of the South Seas
Black-Pearl Cluster
20 G
3 black gems
Grand Pearl Pooh-Bah
Black-Pearl Flower
25 G
7 black gems
Joust - 200 - 12
Wave 5
Make your way to wave 5 using default settings
10 G
A picture of a bird with the number 5 next to it
Pterodactyl
Find a way to defeat a Pterodactyl
15 G
A picture of a flying Pterodactyl
Flawless
Finish wave 1 without dying while using default settings
5 G
A picture of the birds head
Wave 10
Make your way to wave 10 using default settings
15 G
A picture of a bird with the number 10 next to it
Wave 30
Make your way to wave 30 using default settings
G
A picture of a bird with the number 30 next to it
Wave 100
Make your way to wave 100 using default settings
G
A picture of a bird with the number 100 next to it
High score
Get 1st place on in game score board using default settings
10 G
A picture of a prize with a wing
Triple Pterodactyl
Defeat 3 Pterodactyls in one game using default settings
25 G
A picture of 3 flying Pterodactyl
CO-OP
Finish wave 5 on Xbox Live with another player using default settings
10 G
A picture of two crossed lances
CO-OP Master
Finish wave 5 on Xbox Live with another player using default settings
G
A picture of two crossed lances
Camper
Stay in wave 1 for 120 seconds without dying while using default settings
10 G
A stopwatch with wings
Versus
Play on Xbox Live Ranked VERSUS and gain the rank of 5
G
A skull in front of two crossed bones
Mutant Storm Reloaded - 200 - 12
Yellow Belt
Get the difficulty to Yellow Belt
10 G
A yellow belt
Orange Belt
Get the difficulty to Orange Belt
10 G
A orange belt
Green Belt
Get the difficulty to Green Belt
15 G
A green belt
Purple Belt
Get the difficulty to Purple Belt
15 G
A purple belt
Blue Belt
Get the difficulty to Blue Belt
20 G
A blue belt
Brown Belt
Get the difficulty to Brown Belt
20 G
A brown belt
Black Belt
Get the difficulty to Black Belt
30 G
A black bet
Adventure Mode completed
Complete all 89 levels in Adventure Mode
15 G
A star
Tally Mode completed
Complete all 89 levels in Tally Mode
15 G
A +
2x Multiplier
Get the multiplier to x2
5 G
A x2
4x Multiplier
Get the multiplier to x4
10 G
A x4
Black Belt Grandmaster
Complete all 89 levels in Adventure Mode on Black Belt starting from level 1
35 G
A ying & yang in a star
Outpost Kaloki X - 200 - 12
Friend of Wally
Built a habitat for Wally
10 G
A Picture of a giraffe
Fed and Entertained
Completed Adventure Story Chapter 8: Military Madness
G
A picture of a Mermaid Man
Honorary Fish
Completed Adventure Story Chapter 10: Deja Vu
G
A picture of a guy
Adventure Story Complete
Finished the Adventure Story
G
A picture of a guy
Adventure Story Gold
Finished the Adventure Story with all gold medals
G
A picture of a girl
Marksman
Completed War Story Mission 4: Into the Warp
15 G
A picture of a man in a telescopic sight
Max Power
Convinced Max Power to lend a hand in War Story Mission 6: The Attack
G
A three-eyed alien
War Story Complete
Finished the War Story
G
A picture of a general
War Story Gold
Finished the War Story with all gold medals
G
A picture of a man
Eight-Port Master
Master of The Eight-Port Challenge
G
A picture of a city in space
Sir Protector From Asteroids
Completed The Hammer Scenario
G
A picture of a aseroid
Survivor
Achieved a Gold Medal time in the Survival scenario
G
A picture of a fighting alien
Smash TV - 200 - 12
Second Boss
Beat the final boss in level two using default settings
5 G
The head of the second boss
High score
Get 1st place on in game score board using default settings
5 G
A trophy
Cash Pile
Acquire 2,000,000 points by the end of level 1
5 G
A pile of cash
First Boss
Beat the final boss in level one using default settings
5 G
The head of the first boss
Third Mini Boss
Beat the mini boss in level three using default settings
5 G
The head of the miniboss
Final Boss
Beat the final boss in level three using default settings
5 G
The heah of the last boss
Level 1 Master
Finish level 1 without continuing while using default settings
G
A small medal with the number 1
Level 2 Master
Finish level 2 without continuing while using default settings
G
A bigger medal with the number 2
Level 3 Master
Finish level 3 without continuing while using default settings
G
A big medal with the number 3
Co-Op
Successfully finish level 1 with another player using default settings
20 G
Two players heads
Co-Op Master
Successfully finish the game with another player using default settings
G
Two players heads with spikes
Game Master
Finish the entire game without continuing while using default settings
G
The biggest medal with a star
Zuma - 200 - 12
24h
Awarded for playing the game for 24 hours.
10 G
A medal
Chain 16
Awarded for 16 chains in a row.
10 G
A waterdrop medal
Temple of Zukulkan
Awarded for completion of Temple of Zukulkan.
10 G
A sun medal
Quetzal Quatl
Awarded for completion of Quetzal Quatl temple.
10 G
A tiger medal
Popo Poyolli
Awarded for completion of Popo Poyolli temple.
20 G
A bird medal
Secret shrine of Zuma
Awarded for completion of Secret shrine of Zuma temple.
G
A fat guy showing you his tung medal
Adventurer
Awarded for completion of Adventure mode.
G
A frog medal
Sharp Shooter
Awarded for completing 1 level in 5 or fewer seconds.
G
A fat face medal
Coin Collector
Awarded for collecting 100 coins.
20 G
A frog medal
Score Champion
Awarded for earning 2,000,000 scores.
G
A skullstar medal
Gap Finder
Awarded for earning 100 gaps.
20 G
A wave medal
Son of Sun
Awarded for achieving Son of Sun rank in Gauntlet mode.
G
A skull shield
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- 10.3. Japanese Special -
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I´ll add "for Japanese Only" and games that´s only yet released in Japan.
Since I can zero Japanese (well, I know how the Macross Logo looks like but
that will not help me here ;) ), I´ll use Babelfish to translate it to English,
so expect some Engrish ^_^
It seems that Tetris: The Grandmaster will be a Japanese only game.
I bet that Tet lith is the Japanese name of Tetris: The Grandmaster.
Every Party - 1000 - 46
Around it does the ? studious person
The ? it is the palpus thin around the ?: 1 time it cleared.
15 G
A pokal
God power child mayor
We release around the ?: 1 lap it cleared.
G
A pokal
Normal butler
The ? it is, around the ? chair the ?: 5 normal battles you played.
(Prayer 2 or more)
G
A pokal
Point butler
The ? it is, around the ? chair the ?: 5 point battles you played.
(Prayer 2 or more)
G
A pokal
impossibletotranslate
The ? it is, around the ? chair the ?: With the normal/point battle,
the mini- game (3 type everything count) prayer 2 or more participating,
25 times you played. (Controller two or more)
G
A pokal
?pulling out! Mini- game star 3
The mini- game it is go: In the ?pulling out battle 3 game, fighting with
the COM ????? 3 person, 3 time ? ? it did and the ? ? did.
G
A pokal
Like this it is to see the can member
Like this it is to see the can: 5 victories were achieved in the conference.
G
A pokal
Like this it is to see can challenge
Like this it is to see the can: 2 successive wins were achieved in the
conference.
G
A pokal
Familiarity
Like this it is to see the can: It became room length in the conference and
5 time victories did.
G
A pokal
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
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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A ? in a box
Tetris: The Grandmaster Ace - 1000 - 50
Tet degree of lith difficulty normal
Clearing!
50 G
A tetris logo
Promotion examination nine class
Being promoted!
G
A tetris logo
Promotion examination eight class
Being promoted!
G
A tetris logo
Promotion examination seven class
Being promoted!
G
A tetris logo
Promotion examination six class
Being promoted!
G
A tetris logo
Promotion examination five class
Being promoted!
G
A tetris logo
Promotion examination four class
Being promoted!
G
A tetris logo
Promotion examination three class
Being promoted!
G
A tetris logo
Promotion examination two class
Being promoted!
G
A tetris logo
Promotion examination one class
Being promoted!
G
A tetris logo
Tet lith load big load
Clearing!
G
A tetris logo
Opposition Tet lith C
Being promoted!
G
A tetris logo
Opposition Tet lith C +
Being promoted!
G
A tetris logo
Opposition Tet lith B?
Being promoted! !
G
A tetris logo
Opposition Tet lith B
Being promoted! !
G
A tetris logo
Opposition Tet lith B +
Being promoted! !
G
A tetris logo
Opposition Tet lith A?
Being promoted! ! !
G
A tetris logo
Opposition Tet lith A
Being promoted! ! !
G
A tetris logo
Opposition Tet lith A +
Being promoted! ! !
G
A tetris logo
Opposition Tet lith S?
Being promoted! ! ! !
G
A tetris logo
Opposition Tet lith S
Being promoted! ! ! !
G
A tetris logo
Opposition Tet lith S +
Being promoted! ! ! !
G
A tetris logo
Secret Achievement
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement
G
A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
Secret Achievement
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A ? in a box
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- 10.4. Special -
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These achievements are special.
The OXM360 is on the Official Xbox Magazie 360 demo disc. It unlocks nothing
and it can not give you any points. The only reason it´s there are that
Microsoft told the magazine makers that it MUST be there. So it´s there to
mess up your total achievement score, since you can not get those 1000 points.
The Xbox 360 Inner Circle and Xbox 360 Team are special badgers that only
people from Microsoft can have.
The PlayOnline Viewer is for people playing the Final Fantasy XI BETA.
At the moment, only Japanese players have those.
OXM360 - 1000 - 4
A1
A1
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A box saying OXM 360
A2
A2
G
A box saying OXM 360
A3
A3
G
A box saying OXM 360
A4
A4
G
A box saying OXM 360
A5
A5
G
A box saying OXM 360
PlayOnline Viewer - 0 - 0
Xbox 360 Inner Circle - 0 - 1
Zero Hour VIP
Zero Hour VIP
0 G
A green square with the words 0 HOUR
Xbox 360 Team - 0 - 1
Xbox 360 Launch Team
November 22nd, 2005 we brought the world a new way to play games and have
fun. Jump in
0 G
A launch Team logo
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= 11. Bad Microsoft =
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Here I will list all errors that the 360 can have, and what Microsoft could
have done better.
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- 11.1. Change this Microsoft -
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Let me play games while downloading!
Let us do things while we download stuff. It´s not fun to go away some hours
because we want to download a demo.
Download UI.
The downloads start at 5%. For large downloads, this means that # will be at
5% for 5-10 minutes and it seems like its not going.
When you resume a download, it starts at 50% (its really not at 50% tho).
They need to include a kbps bar so you know how fast its going, along with
total kbps downloaded so far (very much like when you download a file in IE)
Unfinished Downloading.
When you click to download a file, then don´t finish downloading it, a
checkmark should not be beside the filename.
You should be able to mark downloads as "seen" or "read" so you know which
ones are truly new.
A Demo and Trailer tab.
Demos and trailers need its own tab.category under marketplace and not share
one.
Better Media Control.
If you play a trailer downloaded from the Marketplace, you can only Stop and
Pause it.
If you play a DVD, you can do so much more. It would be great if we could play
the trailers fast forward if we want to see a specific part of the trailer.
Who is talking?
It´s great that we can leave negative feedback on idiots that can´t shut up
about what they will do with Jews when you play online, but you don´t
know who said it. If it showed the name of the ones that´s talking, we could
see who it was.
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- 11.2. I AM ERROR -
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The Scratching Disc.
Some have discovered that their X-Box 360 can scratch the gaming disc. Some say
it was because they had their 360 vertical.
The truth is this. Vertical and Horizontal does´nt matter. It´s the movement
that does it.
Movements?
Yes movements. Movements as in earthquake, as in your friends running around,
as in changing the unit from vertical to horizontal, as in changing the unit
from horizontal to vertical, as in kicking on the unit, as in tripping over the
controller cable and fall.
So don´t run at home kids.
The unit is overheating.
Go back and read the manual. What does it say about how to place the unit.
Do not block any ventilation openings on the console or power supply.
Do not place the console or power supply on a bed, sofa, or other soft surface
that may block ventilation openings.
Do not place the console or power supply in a confined space, such as a
bookcase, rack, or stereo cabinet, unless the space is well ventilated.
Do not place the console or power supply near any heat sources, such as
radiators, heat registers, stoves, or amplifiers.
It does not turn on.
Be sure that the power cord is inserted correct.
Disconnect and connect the power cord.
Press the Power button. It shall now start if it´s working correct.
If not, try pressing to eject button on the unit. If the unit turns on, there
may be a problem with the power button that may require service.
Look for flashing red lights on the Ring of Light and examine the light on the
Xbox 360 external power supply. Info about the lights below.
After you firmly connect the power cord, see whether the power cord is plugged
in to any device other than a typical power outlet. For example, the power cord
may be attached to an extension cord. If this is the case, remove this device
and then plug the power supply directly in a power outlet.
If the Xbox 360 still does not turn on, verify that the outlet is working by
testing other devices in the same outlet. If no other devices work, the outlet
may not be working. Examine your circuit breaker, and then contact a licensed
electrician for help.
If the outlet is working but the Xbox 360 console does not turn on, remove the
power supply power cord from the wall and from the Xbox 360 console. Examine
the power cord that connects to the Xbox 360 console for damage.
Rings of Light.
The lower-right quadrant of the Ring of Light flash red on the front of the
Xbox 360. This means that the unit experiences a hardware failure. Try to
restart the unit. If it does´nt work, call support.
The lower-right quadrant of the Ring of Light flash red on the front of the
Xbox 360 and you receive the following Universal Error Message in
multiple languages: System Error. Contact Xbox Customer Support.
This means that the unit experiences a hardware failure. Try to restart the
unit. If it does´nt work, call support.
The two left quadrants of the Ring of Light flash red on the front of the
Xbox 360. This means that the unit is overheating.
Let the unit cool down (this can take some hours). Then go up in this FAQ
and read "The unit is overheating". If is still the same, call support.
Three lights on the Ring of Light flash red on the front of the Xbox 360.
The upper-right quadrant light is the only light that does not flash red.
This means that the unit has a hardware failure.
Try to restart the unit. If that does not resolve the issue, unplug all the
cables from the unit, and then firmly plug the cables in.
Still not working?
Power-off the unit, remove the harddisk, and then turn on the console.
If the 3x Red LED error light is no longer displayed, turn-off the unit,
re-attach the hard disk drive, and then turn on the console.
Still problem? Call the support.
All four lights on the Ring of Light flash red on the front of the Xbox 360.
This means that the AV cable is not being detected by the console.
Make sure that the AV cable is correctly connected to the unit.
Remove it and reconnect it.
BE SURE IT´S ALL THE WAY IN!!!!!
The cable often meets some slight resistance before being fully inserted.
Not fully inserting the cable will result in either all for lights flashing
on the ring of light, or may simply result in no video on the screen.
The cable is fully inserted when the largest part of the connector is nearly
touching the units case.
If the four flashing red lights continue to flash, try wiping the metal area
of the AV pack with a dry cloth. The metal area is the end that plugs into
the unit. Wipe the metal area thoroughly, and then try the AV Pack again.
If the AV cable is correctly connected but the four red lights are still
flashing, substitute a different AV cable if you have one available.
Call the support.
The power supply light.
The power supply light is not illuminated.
If the power supply light is not illuminated, the power supply typically is
disconnected from the wall socket.
However, if the light is not illuminated but the power supply is connected to
the wall socket, there may be a problem with the power supply.
Let the power supply cool for several hours. The power supply may have
overheated. The power supply should again work after it cools. Adequate
cooling may take several hours. Make sure that the power supply has sufficient
ventilation during the cooling period. Do not try to turn on the console
during the cooling period.
Disconnect and reconnect the power supply. After you firmly connect the power
cord, see whether the power cord is plugged in to any device other than a
typical power outlet. For example, the power cord may be attached to an
extension cord. If this is the case, remove this device and then plug the
power supply directly in a power outlet.
If the Xbox 360 still does not turn on, verify that the outlet is working by
testing other devices in the same outlet. If no other devices work, the outlet
may not be working. Examine your circuit breaker, and then contact a licensed
electrician for help.
The power supply light is orange.
An orange light is illuminated on the power supply when the unit is turned off
or when the power supply is disconnected from the unit. This behavior is
typical and indicates that the power supply is in standby.
If the power supply light is orange and the unit will not turn on, there may
be a problem with the unit.
The power supply light can be orange and the unit not power on if the power
supply cord is not fully inserted in the unit.
Disconnect the power supply from the console, and then reconnect the power
supply. Make sure that the power supply cord is fully inserted in the unit.
You will hear a “click” sound when the power supply cord is fully inserted.
Let it cool down. Read the "The unit is overheating" section above.
Try to find if something else is wrong.
Call the support.
The power supply light is red.
This means that something is wrong in the external power supply.
Temporarily disconnect the power supply from the unit and from the wall
socket, wait 30 seconds, and then again plug the power supply into the unit
and into the wall socket.
Allow the power supply to cool for several hours. The red light may indicate
that the power supply has overheated. The power supply should turn back on
after it cools. Make sure that the power supply has sufficient ventilation
during cooling. Do not try to turn on the console while the power supply is
cooling.
The power supply needs service.
Support Page.
Microsoft have some nice support pages. You can always look at them...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907588
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907536/
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907533/
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907534/
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906652/
PC can´t see Xbox.
Install .NET framework 1.1.
Verify UPnP is active.
Verify the Windows Media Connect service is active.
Having a Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connector? Remove it and it will work.
Error Message E74
You played your game and your unit suddenly died. After some hour it starts
again, with the message Error Message E74.
This means that something is bad with the harddrive.
Call the support and they will let you send it in.
Can't Retrieve Information From Xbox LIVE. Please Try Again Later.
You must do a Account Recovery.
If you can download small but not big files, look at
http://forums.xbox.com/754088/ShowPost.aspx for more info, and post there.
===============================================================================
= 12. Region Free? =
===============================================================================
It seems that Microsoft have put the region free question on the gaming
developers, since it has come reports that´s saying that some games are region
free. Just don´t expect and games from Microsoft (Rare) to be region free.
Region Free games:
Amped 3 seems to work on a PAL unit...
Call of Duty 2
Condemned
GUN
Quake 4
Ridge Racer 6 (US VERSION)
Tony Hawks : American Wasteland
Not Region Free games
US Project Gotham Racing 3
US Kameo
US Perfect Dark: Zero
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= 13. The rest =
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- 13.1. FAQ -
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Q001 - Your FAQ sucks!
A - Then read another one or make one yourself.
Q002 - You can´t play games on a Core system!
A - Yes you can. You can´t save without adding a memory card or a harddrive.
And you can´t play X-Box 1 games. But you can still play most X-Box 360
games.
Q003 - I can´t register on Xbox Live, HELP!!!!
A - You are trying to register or transfer you account on the launch day.
At the same time as another million American users. This means that the
server got so hammered so it goes down from time to time.
Try again later, and call the support.
Q004 - I got a Core system and bought a harddrive. It´s installed but it
does´nt work. Help me!!!
A - It seems that some Core owners with a harddrive have a problem. The
harddrive seems to work, but they can´t install MP3´s, photos or make
a gamer profile. As now there seems to be no solution, so call the support.
Q005 - What TV is best for X-Box 360?
A - I have no idea, ask a seller. A TV that supports both 720p and 1080i cost
more then a TV that supports only one of them.
Q006 - WHERE CAN I BUY A XBOX 360?!?!?!?!?
A - Look in the stores. It´s a shortout now, because Microsoft have made so few
units and wants a worldwide release.
Q007 - Why are Microsoft giving away a million units to Paris Hilton?
A - 9000 units was used in lottery. A few of these was giving away to Hilton
& CO. All winners are humans, most gamers, so it exist as many 360 owners
now as if they had been sold. Besides, 9000 units extra means that not
every store will get even one extra.
Q008 - Hideo said that Metal Gear Solid 4 will come to 360, is it true?
A - Hideo Kojima said that the MGS4 Techdemo could easily be ported to
X-Box 360. Not that he will do it.
Q009 - My friend said that Rare will port Perfect Dark Zero to Revolution.
Is it true, or is he a Nintendo fanboy?
A - Rare said that they could port PDZ to Revolution without a problem.
Some things would change, for example they would probably use the remote
as a gun, making the game a little different to play.
Q010 - X-Box 360 cost to much!!!!
A - Microsoft are loosing money on every unit they sell. Think how much it will
cost if they wanted to earn som money on each unit.
Q011 - They are selling 360´s on ebay for 3050$!!!
A - Supply and demand. This is how the world works.
Q012 - How do I know if my TV supports HD?
A - Read the manual. Use google. See if you have 5 inputs close to each other.
Q013 - 3050$? A Premium was sold for 5100$!!! People are crazy!!!!
A - See question 011.
Q014 - Where is my free month of Live Gold? I can´t see any card?
A - When you create a new profile, choose Xbox Live Silver, and it shall pop
up that you will get a free month of Gold. If it does´nt work, call the
support.
Q015 - Xbox is spelled Xbox, not X-Box!!!
A - I know, but I like to spell it X-Box. My FAQ, my rules.
Q016 - Where are the great graphics? It does´nt look so great as I thought
it would!
A - First generation games are not even using 20% of the power in a unit.
Besides, the 360 is using 3 cores. Making something run on 2 cores are
hell, 3 is even worse. And think of the PS3, using 7 of them...
Q017 - Where are my 20GB? I can only see 13!!!
A - When you format a harddrive, you loose some space. This lost space is
telling the unit what the stuff on the disk is.
13 is for the user to fill up, with pics, music, Live arcade and so on.
4 is "hidden" for gamesaves.
the rest is for swap and lost.
Q018 - I can´t copy music from my IPod!
A - You can only stream music from a IPod. If the music is in MP3. No ACC here.
Q019 - Where is the CD that allows me to play old X-Box games?
A - Somewhere on Xbox.com in a near future.
Q020 - My 360 stopped working!!!
A - Are you blocking the ventilation holes? Have you placed your unit in a hot
place? Call the support.
Q021 - When is a new shipment coming?
A - If you are lucky, before X-Mas. If you are unlucky, in January.
Q022 - Why are Microsoft selling units in Japan and Europe instead of selling
to everybody that wants one in USA first? USA ROX!!!
A - 1. They want a release before X-Mas. X-Mas means more units sold.
2. Europe and Japan are paying even more for the units then what USA are
doing. This means that Microsoft are not loosing as much money on each
unit they sell outside USA.
3. The place down under are not getting it until March.
Q023 - Microsoft are tricking you all, they are holding back many units!
A - The shortage is true. Why would Microsoft hold back so many units if they
knew that every unit they release before X-mas will sell?
Q024 - Why are people doing so crazy stuff to get a X-Box 360?
A - What crazy stuff? Buying it on ebay for thousands of dollar? Trying to rob
stores on units? Trying to steal units from kids? Smashing windows because
stores are not selling them one? Yes it exist examples of all these things.
Why? Because they believe they will feel like a God if they have one on
the Launch day. And they can tell their friends that hav´nt got any unit
that they are better then them.
Q025 - I GOT MY XBOX 360!!!! I JUST HAD TO WAIT A WHOLE NIGHT OUTSIDE THE STORE
IN COLD RAIN AND NO FOOD!!!! IM A GOD!!!!
A - Nice for you.
Q026 - Why did´nt you write anything about this or that?
A - Because I´m lazy. Thank you, now I must do a update.
Q026 - How do I change themes on the dashboard?
A - Push the Guide button on your controller and go to Personal Settings.
Q027 - You said somewhere in you're guide that xbox 360 have sold out in most
stores around America. Do you happen to know how much consoles were
originally planned for the release date? Eg 2 million units?
A - The numbers I´ve heard are that they released around one million units in
USA. No idea how many of each sort it was. I´ve also heard that UK will
only get 50.000 or 500.000 units at launch day, depending on where you
read it. But I have no official numbers, seems impossible to find that.
Q028 - You mentioned that Japan will only have 11 xbox games that are BC. Does
that include Australia? I was kinda hoping 200 games being BC would
apply for Australia as well as America loll.
A - Microsoft have only released eleven games on the list, but they will
probably add more before the Japanese launch (at least I hope so).
My guess is that the Australian BC list will probably be the same as the
European list. I guess so because we both have the same TV standard and the
Australian xbox.com seems to list the same list.
But what worries me about Australian is that if you look at the Australian
version of xbox.com (www.xbox.com/en-AU) and look at Games - All Games, it
seems that no games will have HDTV Support o_O
I hope this is a error on the page.
Q029 - I was reading your guide, and found it very informative. However, when
I began reading what you were saying about 1080i being better than 720p.
I understand you probably aren't an enthusiast, and I don't mean to
insult you, because anyone with any knowledge of HD knows 720p>1080i.
Especially when it comes to video games, with a great deal of fast
moving objects, 720p reigns supreme.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=720p&oldid=28937514
Read up.
A - Thanks. It is interesting reading, and we can all be wrong sometimes.
I still believe that 1080i is better on smaller TV´s and 720p is better on
on bigger TV´s.
It´s up to each user to see it for themself what they like most, so I
demand that every user of a X-Box 360 look for themself what they like
most.
...if they have a TV or monitor that supports it.
Q030 - Hey man I read your FAQ and I really couldn't find anything that tells
me how to put videos on the 360 hard drive. Is it possible to do that?
A - Right now it seems that nobody knows how to do with movies. It seems that
we can´t do it yet, but you are supposed to be able to stream it from
your XP PC with Windows Media Connect. But that also seems to not work so
well yet...
So to be honest, have no idea yet.
Q031 - Hello! My name is Mr.X and I love your guide. I love it so much so I
want it on my site @ xyz.com. I have 250.000+ visitors every day.
Can I host it?
A - I have a policy to only host my stuff at Gamefaqs these days, because I´m
so lazy. To let other sites host it will only make people cry in the end.
One example was one of my earlier FAQ´s, GTA San Andreas to PS2. I let so
many host it, so I forgot to update half of them, including Gamefaqs.
In the end, Gamefaqs took it down.
So I´m saying no, but you can use it as a base if you want, if you rewrite
bigger parts of it and put the name Foppe somewhere in the credz ;)
Q032 - Is Using the 360 or xbox to play dvd (movies) will reduce the life of
the drive?
A - It shall not do it. But since we hav´nt tried it that much yet, we ar´nt
100% sure about it, just 83%.
Q033 - I read all the questions in your FAQ, but to be honest, I didn't read
the ENTIRE thing, but I did read a heafty portion of it looking for the
answer to this question; I can only seem to sonnect two controllers at
once. Help! Thank you very much.
A - This is a question that I´ve got a lot.
To connect your wired controller, you need to use a USB port. The 360 have
two USB ports in the front of the unit, and one on the backside. Now you
will think that that´s only 3 controllers. And you are correct. To use 4
controllers, you need at least one wireless. And if you want to stream
music from one USB port, you need at least two wireless controllers.
If you are using only wireless controllers and can´t get them to work, try
to redo what you did to connect the first controller. With other words...
Press and hold down the Xbox Guide button until the controller turns on.
If your console is not on, press the Power button to turn on the console.
Press and release the connect button on the console.
Press and release the connect button on the controller.
After the Ring of Light on the controller and console spin and flash once,
the controller is connected. The quadrant that remains lit indicates the
controller's position.
And remember to insert the battery first.
Q034 - When is the second shipment?
A - It seems that the second shipment will be this Friday (25th November), with
a new shipment every Friday. This is based on the info most stores are
getting today (23rd). It´s to early to know if this is rumors or truth.
Q035 - WHere is the ACC codec you talked about?
A - Use Xbox Live and go to Xbox Live Marketplace, then Game Downloads.
Select All Games, Alphabetical List of Games. Select Optional iPod Support,
download it and you can now listen to ACC files.
Can only be downloaded one time for each gamer profile.
Q036 - My X-Box 360 have stopped working, it´s just some red lights that works.
Help me!!!!!!
A - Those red lights tells you what´s wrong, take a look in the manual.
You can always try to remove all cables and put them in again.
Be sure to put them in ALL the way in. Sometime you need to use some power
to get it all in.
If nothing works, call the support.
Q037 - Does the premium bundle come with standard AV hookup or only the HD?
A - It´s a combination of the two. There is Red, Green, Blue, another Red and
White for audio, and a Yellow added.
To use it as a Composite, just put in the Red, White and Yellow.
Q038 - Will playing the 360 on a non HD tv make it look like the old Xbox?
Or will it still be super sexy graphics?
A - It will look great, even without HD.
Q039 - I tried out the backward compatabilty with Halo 2, but it said I had an
important message from XBox Live and I needed to view it at the account
management. I went to it and nothing showed up. What shall I do?
A - It has to do with parental settings go to the dashboard, system settings,
then family settings and mess around with the options.
Q040 - Why did´nt you answer my mail or updated your FAQ?
A - Because I have other things to do then to be online 24/7. Calm down and I
will send you a mail.
Q041 - why is the xbox 360 coming out on march 2 in australia why cant it
come out before x-mas?
A - That´s because Microsoft decided to release it in Australia / New Zealand
the second March. Maybe they believed that they dad so few units to sell
so they waited with the release down under until they was sure that
everybody there would get one.
Q042 - what online stuff is TOTALLY free? (i mean, is silver free?)
A - Yes Xbox Live Silver is totally free. The only thing you need to pay is
the internet bill.
Q043 - Ive got a linksys wireless network card, will it work on my 360?
A - To be honest, I have no idea.
But you can look at
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/connecttolive/webconnectivitywizard.htm
if you get into trouble.
Q044 - Are rechargeable AA batteries included with the wireless controller?
A - Yes they are included.
*UPDATE* My mistake. AA batteries are included, but they are NOT
rechargable.
Q045 - Is there a way to directly connect your wireless controller to the 360,
so you dont need batteries if you run out of batteries (i mean someting
included)
A - You need to buy a Play & Charge for this. With a Play & Charge you can
connect your wireless controller to your X-Box 360 and charge the batteries
in the controller. The batteries must still be in the controller.
Q046 - Will it look better on a 17" monitor or on a 27" 480i tv? Is the VGA
thingy included?
A - You can run your games at 1080i on your monitor, so you get a higher
resolution in a smaller place. It is really hard to say, since it does
look better, but it is a smaller space, so you have to decide it yourself
if it´s worth to do it.
You must buy the VGA cable separatly.
Q047 - Why are you always using 83%? (if you dont feel like answering then
dont, the question is not pertinent anyway...)
A - 83%? Do do mean the version number?
I do know that there are so much that I could include, which I probably
will include sometime in the future, so that´s why I´m putting the version
number at 80-90 now. I want the FAQ to be mostly complete before I give it
a 1.00-number.
Q050 - Read the questin: Wich resolution is 720p using?
A - 720p is using the 1280 x 720 resolution.
Q051 - I just wanted to know if we could play Japanese games on a U.S 360 and
vice versa. Rock on!
A - You are not supported to do it, but people seems to have discovered that
some US games are working great on Japanese units. Did they rush out the
games so they forgot to add a region lock on them? Or was it a nice thing
they did with the early released games?
Call of Duty 2, Condemned, Gun, and Tony Hawk: American Wasteland are the
games that seems to not have any region locks, maybe something for European
gamers to test?
Q052 - I am having problems connecting 2 differnt computers to the 360, my wife
and my computer are both on the network, and we each have our own music
on the PC's and want to use them to play. But my computer is the only
one to ever show up. Any ideas, or can you confirm that its only 1 pc
at a time?
A - I have no idea. I think it´s strange that it only will support one PC.
I know that it´s possible to have two X-Box 360 to share different media
from the same PC, but I have no idea with more then one PC.
Q053 - Is there a way to save the music and/or pictures on the 360 from your
computer, instead of streaming them? That way when i go to other
peoples house i have my music and pictures to use.
A - You can save music from Audio CD´s, but not from MP3 CD´s. I guess
Microsoft thought that there was a bigger chance that MP3 CD´s was more
illegal then Audio CD´s. As for pictures, I don´t think so. I know that
the 360 can read JPEG´s from a CD but I don´t think you can save them.
Q054 - I really need to know which is the best Highspeed internet service to
get for Xbox live. I know the differences in the prices but my problem
consists of a different issue. it involves speed.
If I get Verison DSL, it will be 50x faster than dialup.
If I get Optimum online, it will be 150x faster than dialup!
And in worse case sceneario, if I get Direct-way(DirectTV service) it
will be 50x faster than dialup. but much more expensive.
What I want to know is if I get a slower system, such as DSL, how will
it affect my gameplay while on X-box live? Will it slow it down? Or will
it be the same? And is Direct-way X-box live compatiable?????
A - Dial-up (for example, 56K), ISDN, and satellite Internet services are not
supported by Xbox Live. DSL or Cable are working great.
The difference between using a DSL and something faster while playing
Xbox Live shall be nothing at all. The game shall run as fast on each
connections.
The only difference I can think of is that you can have more heavily
downloads with your PC at the same time as you play Xbox Live without
eventually laggy gameplay if you have a higher Internet connection.
So take it easy with all anime downloads while you play Xbox Live ;)
Direct-way as in the company or as in putting the internet directly into
your Xbox?
If it is the company that sends Internet with your satellite disk, they are
not on the official list of "Internet providers that supports Xbox Live"
and I´ve heard stories about people having problem using Live with them.
If you mean if the 360 is compatible with "Internet directly to the unit
with no PC between" then yes, you can do it.
Q055 - I've been playing Need For Speed: Most Wanted for a couple days and got
about 5 accomplishments unlocked. The only problem was that it was on
my offline account but I wanted to put it on my online account. I tried
moving it to my online account and did, but the accomplishments didn't
show up. The saved game moved and works on the online account, it's just
that the accomplishments didn't. I was wondering if there was anyway
that this could be possible, and if so, how?
A - Honestly, I have no idea. Have you tried to start a new game with your
online account, using it when you play offline and unlock some
accomplishments?
Q056 - does Project Gotham Racing 3 have co-op (It is listed in your guide as
having it.)? I picked this game up on launch day, and so far I haven't
seen the ability to do co-op, nor does it say that you are able to do
it on the back of the game. If I'm wrong, could you tell me how to
access this feature?
A - I got my information from the official Xbox.com so I think it´s strange
that it´s not correct.
...but they are also listing Tony Hawk as a singleplayergame that have
coop, how can you have coop with one player?
*looking*
Ah, that´s the problem. Your friend needs to have a profile on your 360.
Sign him in, then choose the non-career races, and the second person should
be able to join. I hope...
Q057 - only thing i wanna say about the xbox 360 is that some of them crash
after first use there have been reports of people playing it one day,
turning it off and the next day they go to turn it on and it won't turn
on.
A - Yes I´ve heard strange stories about crashing units. I´ll dig deeper into
it and add a Crashing-section in the next or nextnext update.
Q058 - whats ACC? and can it play all old xbox games or just the ones you
listed? Also why does it only play the games you listed
A - ACC is a file format that Apple uses for their IPod. See it as another
sound format, like MP3, MP2, Wav, OGG and so on.
You can only play those games listed because Microsoft emulates the older
games with software (like playing Snes roms on your PC) instead of emulate
them with hardware (like the PS2 does with PS1-games). Instead of making a
big emulator, they make many small emulators that only plays one game each.
This means that they need to make a new emulator for each new game. This
means that you does´nt need to download the whole emulator each time they
have added a new game, and they can make each emulator to emulate just that
game nicely, instead of making a new game crash/making it impossible to
play some other game, which can be the case with a big emulator.
Microsoft are working on adding more games in the future.
The fastest way to see is to insert your Xbox game into the 360, wait for
the "Please insert a Xbox or 360 game", go to Xbox Live marketplace and it
will show you a download if it´s done.
If you don´t have Xbox Live, you can look at xbox.com for a download to
your PC, so you can burn it and install it. Or letting them send a CD for a
small price.
Q059 - hey man i got a ? I was wondering i got the x box 360 and i got 4 wire
controllers. I found 3 spots to put them in is there a 4th?
A - You must have at least one wireless controller to have 4 controllers.
Q060 - ¿ QUE VAS A PERDER SI PRUEBAS ?
Siguiendo los pasos que proponen es de lo mas facil GANAR DINERO ^___^
A - ...
Q061 - I saw that your guide said that with Xbox Live Gold, I could play
select Xbox Live Xbox games. Does this mean I can't play Xbox Live
Xbox games with Silver?
A - You can not play games on Xbox Live without a Xbox Live Gold account.
As a Silver member, you can try it with "Preview Xbox Live Gold during
free weekend trials", but I have no idea when that is or how often it is.
Q062 - What theme are you using on your Dashboard?
A - None. I do not even own a X-Box 360, and I have no plans gettign one in
the future.
Q063 - If I get a wireless controller, and then the batteries run out of power,
and i dont have any play and charge thing, what do I do?
A - You can buy a Play & charge or you can buy new batteries.
Or you can get rechargable batteries and charge them when you don´t play.
Q064 - How do you like the new xbox how do you feel about it? the reason I'm
asking is because I want to know if its worth buying. I know you know
there are a lot of rumors going around saying the xbox 360 is some crap,
they messed up with the whole hard drive thing it cost too much, etc.,
after all the press on the new systems I'm for the PS3 and Revolution
they seem like they have more to offer then the xbox360.
Not only that they want you to pay $400 $500 $2000 what have you and at
this point I rather just get it for free or win it from somewhere.
So that's the main question is it wroth getting?
A - My personal feeling about the 360 is that it´s not bad. Microsoft have
really put their heart in the 360 to make it easy to play online, and
online gaming is always fun.
The price is a little heavy but I guess that it will go down when the PS3
and Revolution is released.
I like all 3 of the next-gen systems.
The PS3 for Metal Gear Solid 4, the Revolution for the new controller and
all Nintendogames, and the 360 for the games that will not be released on
either PS3 or Revolution.
Right now, the 360 feels like a egoboost, but it does´nt really exist any
games that shows us what the next-gen is all about. I´m not surprised,
since it´s all firstgeneration-games we are talking about.
I would not say that it´s crap. Sure the price is high but it also cost a
bit to make it. It always exist faulty units in the production, but it´s
not even 3% of them that are faulty. Most people that say their 360 broke
are either Sony fanboys that trolls or people that have placed the unit
wrong (in a hot place, have covered the ventilation holes, and so on).
To make it short, if we want to play all great games that is released, we
must open our wallets and buy all 3 systems. I´m waiting for a pricedrop,
but it will be a long wait.
Q065 - I read on www.slashdot.org that a quick fix if your 360 kept crashing
and such was to lift the external power supply so it would get some
air and not overheat. Something you might want to mention, I guess.
A - Thanks, I´ll add it in a crashingsection later.
Q066 - I would like to get my hands on an x-box 360 and connect it to the
internet to get the maximum out of it. The thing is that, in my house,
my modem is located as far as can be from where my consoles are. How
does the internet/x-box connection work? Will I have to use a 35 feet
cable? Do I really need to buy the wireless adaptor?
A - 35 feet is not so long, you can use a 35 feet cable without a problem.
Q067 - I understand there is a Silver and Gold XBOX Live accounts correct?
The silver is free you say? As in you buy the xbox 360 and its free
from out of the box?
A - Yes it is free from out the box, as long as you have a fast enough
Internet. When you create your profile the first time you start your unit,
just choose that you want to join Xbox Live and then choose Silver.
The only thing you need to pay is your ordinary Internet bill.
Q068 - Will you be able to buy the Combination High-Definition Component and
Standard A/V Cable later?
A - Unless Microsoft screws up, yes you can.
Q069 - Will you be able to transfer your Xbox Live account to the Xbox 360?
A - Yes. And you can still use it on your old Xbox even after you have
transfered it to the 360.
Q070 - I bought the hard drive seperate, but I tried to play Star Wars
Battlefront 2, but it said something about downloading something off of
Xbox.com. What do I have to download, if anything, off of Xbox.com,
because I have searched their site and it didnt say anything about
downloading software to play newer Xbox games?
A - That site is hard to find stuff on, even if you know where to search >_>
The site you are searchign for is
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardscompatibility.htm . You can
download it directly to your system with Xbox Live if you want.
To bad that Star Wars: Battlefront II does´nt seem to be on the list at the
moment, but I hope it will soon be there.
Q071 - Since I got the Core system, and bought the Hard Drive, then will I be
able to save games without having to buy a memory card?
A - Yes, you will save to the harddrive instead.
Q072 - I was wondering, if the X-Box 360 has a built in Ethernet Port, can i
connect my ADSL modem to the X-Box so that i can use the internet? If i
can't, please tell me another way. Thanks!
A - Yes it has a Ethernet port so it´s just to connect.
Q073 - Can a TV with 1024 x 768p use 720p?
A - It should go, unless the TV hates 720p. Look in the manual.
Q074 - I'm on Dialup and am also an xbox live gold member. It works fine with
4 cars on PGR3, and kinda is choppy in NFS:MW. But just thought I'd let
you know. *shrugs*
A - Nice info. I thought that Microsoft had something that blocked it if it was
slowslowslow (no offense), seems I was wrong ^_^
Q075 - I found it amusing that you don't have a 360, nor do you plan to own
one.
A - If somebody gave me one, I would take it ;)
Don´t take me wrong, it´s a nice little machine but I think it´s to early
to pay that much for it. Maybe some time in the future when it exist some
"real" killergames on it. Until then, I´m waiting for a Revolution ;)
Q076 - I just want to know what setting I would put the VGA cable on (720p,
1080i, etc etc) if I used it on my monitor. Maximum Resolution for it
is 1280x1024.
A - 1080i is 1920x1080, which is higher then 1280x1024.
720p is 1280x720, so I would go for 720p.
Q077 - I was wondering if the Xbox 360 controller was compatible with
computers, it does have a USB port. Would you happen to know if you
could use the 360 controller for PC games. That's all.
A - Yes you can use the wired controller on your PC.
The wireless one will only charge if you plug it in with a Play & Charge.
Q078 - In England we write £279, not 279£.
A - Thanks for the info, in USA they also write $279, not 279$.
Q079 - Can you make an MP3 data disk and then copy the MP3s from the cd to
your Xbox 360 hard drive?
A - At the moment, it seems that you can´t copy MP3´s from a cd. Only if it is
a Audio CD.
Q080 - what are the PAL options for the tv in Europe and is the map expansion
Halo also playable on X-Box 360 for Europe?
A - The PAL TV Options for European 360´s are 50Hz and PAL 60Hz. The only Halo
map expansion I know are the one for Halo 2, and that is playable on the
European version.
Q081 - I have AOL and i am wondering if i can play xbox silver/gold with it...
I have ver. 9.0.
A - It depends...
AOL High-Speed Broadband service supports both cable and DSL. Currently,
you cannot connect to Xbox Live using AOL High-Speed Broadband cable
service. Contact AOL High-Speed Broadband for more information and updates
about this issue.
You may be able to connect to Xbox Live using AOL High-Speed Broadband DSL
service. To do so from the Xbox Dashboard, select Settings, and then select
Network Settings.
From the Network Settings screen, select PPPoE Settings.
For username, type your AOL screen name in the format "screenname@aol.com"
and then your password (all lowercase and with any spaces or special
characters removed).
To connect to Xbox Live using the new settings, return (BACK) to the
Network Settings screen, and then select Connect.
If you cannot connect, contact AOL High-Speed Broadband for more
information and updates about this issue.
Q082 - You are a ******* idiot that hav´nt answered my mails!
A - I am a lazy person that have a life. If somebody paid me for sitting 24/7
in front of the computer, I would gladly update the FAQ everytime I get a
new mail or some info is reported somewhere.
And what you know, I could have been shot, killed, been in hospital, been
in a war or something else. So calm down and I´ll answer your mail.
Q083 - Is there a way to download more Gamer Pictures for the XBOX 360 Gamer
Profile? Can they be created? What size and file format are they? How
do you use them?
A - It seems that you can not create your own Gamer pictures, I guess that
Microsoft did´nt want any goatse out there...
Look in the Live Marketplace and you will see Gamer Pictures that you can
download from different games. These costs you Microsoft Points, which
means that you have to pay real money to get some new pics that you can
use... That´s cheap, Microsoft. Let´s hope that some games in the future
(maybe demo discs)`will have some free ones included.
Q084 - Can You have dial-up internet connection and still be able to go on
X-box live and download arcade games and have all the other benifits of
X-box live?, if so How do I do it? Thanks in advance
A - Theoretically, yes you can. It will be slow, but it is not impossible.
You must have the dial-up connection to your computer and having the 360
in a network with your computer with a Ethernet cable, then share the
Internet to your network somehow. I don´t know exactly how to do that.
Q085 - Hey. I was reading your Xbox 360 FAQ on gamefaqs.com and I noticed one
of the questions was in Spanish. I found the translation.
In Spanish-
QUE VAS A PERDER SI PRUEBAS. Siguiendo los pasos que proponen es de lo
mas facil GANAR DINERO
In English-
THAT YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE IF TESTS. Following the steps that propose
it is of but the facil thing TO MAKE MONEY
It's not 100% accurate, but whatever.
A - I knew that it was some kind of spammail, the whole thing was that it had
the 360 FAQ in the header. ANd I´ve got 10 more of those >_>
If anybody wants to send me spam, please remove the fricking 360 from the
header!!!
Q086 - I have an Xbox 360 and I am looking at your backwords compatibility list
of Xbox games that work if you have a hardrive. So I have a harddrive
and I try to play Fable because its on your list and it just says
"This original Xbox game is not supported on your Xbox 360 console. An
update to support this game may be available. For More info, go to
www.xbox.com/games."
So what the hell is wrong?
A - It wants you to go to
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardscompatibility.htm and read how to
do. You can either download the patch from Xbox Live, download a file to
your computer and burn it and use the burned disc on your 360 or letting
Microsoft send you a CD for a small price.
Q087 - Does Starwars Battlefront I or II work on the 360?
A - At the moment, it does not seem that they will work. I hope they will soon
work.
Q088 - On the Connections section, you name the different connectors you can
use. I think you missed out HDMI and DVI. HDMI is what most people will
be using to connect stuff to their HDTV - it contains the picture and
sound and delivers good quality. I'm not quite sure on DVI - something
to do with monitors but you can still use it to connect to a HDTV. I'm
definately not an expert on this but what I say I think is right. And if
I missed it being mentioned somewhere in your guide- sorry. Thanks.
Oh and the guy who whined about not getting stuff in the USA first...
f*** him. The USA get nearly everything before Europe does, so he cant
complain (no offence to USA).
A - You are correct in that HDMI and DVI connectors are better then RCA and
Component. The only problem is that Micrsoft are not releasing any HDMI or
DVI cables, and it does´nt seems that they will do, at least not yet.
And I´ve not seen any thirdpart having any plans on doing so either.
Oh and the guy who whined about not getting stuff in the USA first...
You are so correct.
Q089 - in your FAQ in the last section, where you answered people's e-mails,
you said Europe and Japan are paying more, I don't know about Japan but
here in Ireland we're paying 400 Euro total (including Tax). In America
it's $400 + tax, with changeover it adds up to be equal, America doesn't
add tax until after you buy it, other countries have it pre-added, so
the price you see is the price you pay.
A - Thank God it´s easier to see how much it will cost with taxes in Europe.
Q090 - Is there a minimum broadband spec for connecting the X-box360 for
online gaming? My DSL provider(Verizon) said that the 768k would not
work and told me I would need the highest speed (1.5) which is fifteen
dollars more. I have been trying to get an answer to this question to
no avail. The wait times in the text chat and phone customer service
are outrageous. Thank you in advance for any assistance you may offer
regarding this query.
A - Microsoft are saying "cable or DSL", not how fast the DSL must be.
Verizon is on the official Xbox Live Compatible ISPs so they should know
what they are talking about...
But I´ve got mails from people that are using Xbox Live Gold from a dial up
so I gues that it should not be all impossible. Some games were even
running without lagg, guess they was lucky.
Q091 - Now i have not had the oppertunity to test this myself, but I'm sure if
someone really wanted to connect 4 wired controllers to their XBox, all
they would need to do is purchase a USB hub, most of them add four
ports, and most of them are between 30-50$CAD.
A - I´ve been thinking about this earlier and it seems that it could work.
Unless Microsoft have made something with the USB ports so it can only use
one unit at the same time.
Can somebody confirm this?
Q092 - How many Xbox 360s was released in Europe?
A - The inofficial Launchday release says it was 300.000 units in Europe.
100.000 of these was in UK...
Q093 - The 360 cost to much!!!
A - Meridian is releasing a DVDplayer that costs 20.000$. THAT is to much.
Q094 - WHat game have sold most?
A - It exist a list that shows the top 5 best selling Xbox 360-games from
Walmart, Amazon and Gamestop. Walmart and Amazon are both the same with:
1. Call of Duty 2
2. Madden NFL 06
3. Need for Speed Most Wanted
4. Peter Jackson’s King Kong
5. Project Gotham Racing 3
Gamestop´s list are:
1. Call of Duty 2
2. Project Gotham Racing 3
3. Perfect Dark Zero
4. Dead or Alive 4 (pre-order)
5. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (pre-order)
So I guess that CoD2 are the winner?
Q095 - The wireless controller is not wireless? When I put it in the Play &
Charge, I´m to lazy to remove it when it´s done charging, and thereby
I´m having a wire in my wireless controller!
A - You are so lazy, so you does´nt deserve a X-Box 360.
Q096 - Why are IGN Nintendo fanboys? They hate the 360!!!
A - No. What have I said about trusting IGN?
The "10 reasons to wait for a Revolution instead of buying a 360"-article
was written on the NINTENDO part of IGN. If you had a website that was
about the 360, would you then post 10 reasons why to buy a PSP instead?
Q097 - The 360 Power supply are huge!!! ANd the noice is huge!!! I hate it!!!
A - It is not so huge. It´s better to have it outside then to have it inside,
which means that the unit would have been bigger and getting hotter.
And the noise is not so high. If you can´t take it, sell your 360.
Q098 - My friend lies that Microsoft is loosing money on the 360!
A - Your friend is correct. According to Business Week, Microsoft could be
losing up to 126$ on each unit sold.
Microsoft lost money on each Xbox1 they are selling and Sony are loosing
money on each PS2 they are selling. Only Nintendo are earning money on
their gaming part of the company.
Q099 - Why are you writing a FAQ about the 360 if you does´nt even want one,
SOny fanboy!!
A - Because I can. And I am no fanboy. If you gave me one, I would take it.
The reason why I´m writing one is that I saw that the need for the FAQ
existed a week before the American launch. And the need is still big.
This FAQ is one of the most used on Gamefaqs at the moment. It is on place
4 on the Top 10 FAQ Pages today. It was on place 3 not long ago, but Animal
Crossing WW was released. The first and second game on the list (Dragon
Quest VIII and WWE SD vs Raw 06) have each many FAQ´s while Animal Crossing
WW and Xbox 360 Hardware are only having one FAQ each.
Q100 - How many units have been sold on ebay?
A - According to eBay president and CEO Meg Whitman, 40,000 Xbox 360 units have
been sold on eBay. If launch supply estimates from American Technology
Research are accurate, that would mean that 10% of all Xbox 360 units sold
in the US were either sold or resold through eBay.
Q101 - What is this Final Fantasy XI beta I´ve heard about?
A - A free FFXI Beta disc will follow the UK Xbox 360: The Official Xbox
Magazine in January. You can find it in stores the January 5th.
In Japan it will be distributed with special Japanese 360 launch packages.
No word about any American beta.
Q102 - Why must we go back to have games with many disc instead of having a
blueray drive? This is not Playstation!!!
A - Playstation had it. PS2 had it. Gamecube had it. And Xbox had it.
Games on multiple discs. It´s not like every game will have 4 or more discs
in the future. Game Informer does´nt know what they are talking about when
it sounds so. And when the time comes that we need more discs, I bet that
the programmers are smart enough so you does´nt need to swap them every 15
minute. Now somebody will say that games which are linear, such as Halo,
may work great with a multi-disc format (think Final Fantasy VII), but
games which are, er… cubic, such as Grand Theft Auto, may take a
significant hit in their ease of playability. I see no problems with games
like GTA. Just put the maps on all discs and let the story missions change
between the discs. Maybe even include different maps like say an earthquake
happens before it´s time to switch disc.
Q103 - Why are my 360 so power-hungry?
A - The 360 is more then your Xbox, yes. And so are Plasma TV´s if you compare
them with your older TV.
But calm down, your PC is draining more power then your 360.
Q104 - Is the Xbox Live friends list limit still 100?
A - Yes. But you´ll be able to view your friends friends lists too, which might
help some.
Q105 - Question: do you try to ensure that you provide correct information?
DVI is actually a sort of "uber-standard" in HDTV, since it can transfer
near and/or completley uncompressed video, meaning almost perfect clarity.
The problem (s):
1: not all HDTV's support DVI Inputs.
2: the average DVI cable costs between $100 and #120 USD.
3: Most TV's can't even take advantage of this unless they're (I'll guess)
42in. or larger.
4: Most people don't want to shell out that kind of money even if they have
it.
5: Most people don't even know what the hell they're asking for when they
say "Where are your [insert generic item label here]?"
6: If you do know exactly what you're talking about, you probably confused
your local electronics store worker. Many of them are friggin clueless...
7: As far as I've seen, most DVI cables are rather short. So, if the DVI
input(s) are on the left of your 42+in. TV, and your 360 is on a shelf to
the right of that TV inside an entertainment center, odds are that you'll
have to move something-either the 360 or the entire entertainment center.
Most people don't want to do this and don't realize that they need to
measure cable lengths before they buy something that won't reach...
8: For the money (since almost every new TV now supports some form of "HDTV"
(even if it's only 480p- a sort of highER definition TV, but not exactly
HIGH Definition TV), you're probably better off going with the standard
Component (5-plug) HD-Cables that come standard with the premium system.
Also, if you don't want to shell out alot of $$$ on a surround sound system
(or have one and don't want to shell out that money on an optical audio
cable) then I recommend finding a headphone jack on your TV and buying a
cheap set of cables something like this
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/70901/
wo/bvJZrl0d6x2I3kgOmNn1tY5g336/6.SLID?mco=AD2EAFED&nplm=T4504LL%2FA but
cheaper (I found one in a local Wal-Mart for $5.00). This actually works
very well, and while this won't enable effects like DPL II and the likes,
it will enable you to hear much better sound. Right now, I use the cable to
connect my 27in. 10801/480p/(i think)720p HDTV to my Philips 330W bookshelf
stereo and it sounds oh-so-much better. While I have connected my otehr
systems (PS2 and GameCube) to my TV and not needed this headphone-RCA cable,
I did need it to connect my Xbox since I bought the HD-Cable set (the HD
cable set comes with its' own audio cables, meaning that the only way to get
the sound out of your xbox is through whatever you directly connected your
xbox to-a home theater system that has HD-Cables going from the Component-
Out jack to your TV's Composite-In jack or directly into your TV, meaning
that without this cable, all of your sound comes through the TV speakers.
9: For those without a HDTV, don't even bother. Just wait and get a HDTV
while you wait for the price to drop. I'm not saying that so that I can
possibly increase my chances of getting a system, but I'm saying that so
you don't waste your money just to find out that the graphics aren't all
that much better without a HDTV than the original Xbox. Don't say that I
didn't warn you...
10: If you keep your home too hot, the PSU (Power Supply Unit for all of
you non-informed tech dummies) is probably 99.9% guarnteed to overheat
faster. Most people can't even afford to heat their homes to 90 degrees F,
so please take the reasonable solutions before posting a very stupid
question about this.
A - When I get a list of many questions, I try to split them. But since I liked
your questions, I´m going to put them in at the same place.
And yes, I try to give out the correct information. It´s not easy, and as
a human I´m making mistakes. Are you making mistakes sometimes?
1. I can´t remember saying that all HDTV's are supporting DVI Inputs.
2. I heard you can get one from 86$ if you search.
3. That is probably correct.
4. If they are throwing away 5000$ on a X-Box 360 on ebay, they can
probably buy a cable for 100$. But why would they buy a cable that they
can´t use with their 360?
5. That is correct. People are idiots.
6. So your local electronics store worker does´nt know what they are
working with?
7. Are we talking about the same DVI? If I do a google image search on the
word DVI, it shows what I believe I´m talking about. And that is something
that the 360 does not support...yet...
8. That URL does not work. And yes, the Component cable is the best cable
to use, if your TV supports it.
9. The first generation games on a unit is not even using 13% if the units
power. People that believes that the first generation graphics would blow
are idiots. Compare SMB with SMB3 on Nes, Final Fantasy IV with Super Mario
RPG on SNES, Tekken with Tekken 3 on Playstion, and so on. The games does
have nice graphics even without a HDTV.
10. Yes, if you place the unit on a hot place, it will overheat.
It´s not SO hard to figure out, and it also says so in the manual.
But still, people are idiots...
Q106 - Will the new Xbox be compatible with the old Xbox memory units? I'm
asking this because I would like to play some of my old games on the
new Xbox 360 and it would be a little bit boring having to play the game
that I've already played on the Xbox.
A - No, it is impossible to transfer your old saves to the new Xbox 360, at
least at the moment. So you have to replay all old games again.
Q107 - Why hav´nt you written all points in Gaming Achievements? And why ar´nt
My game there?
A - Because I don´t know all points yet, and I hav´nt added all games yet.
This is something that will take long time, but keep coming back.
Q108 - How do I find that Secret Achievement in game X?
A - I have no idea. Maybe I´ll add how to get them all later, but now I´m
concentrating on getting most games and their achievements on the list.
Q109 - Why does Quake 2 have 0 in achievement points?
A - Because they did it so.
Q110 - Wait a minute, Quake 2 does not exist for Xbox 360! Liar liar pants on
fire!!!
A - It does. It followed a extra disc with it if you got Quake 4. But some
stores seems to have "forgotten" to put it in...
Q111 - Please sign the petition to bring Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV:
Turtles In Time to Xbox Arcade at
http://new.petitiononline.com/11seven/petition.html !!!!!
A - Already done, I was one of the first 150 that did it, now it have 757
signs. Maybe it´s time for the reader to sign now?
Q112 - What are the status of your FAQ?
A - What do you mean by status?
It was released on Gamefaqs at November 22. and then I had been working on
it for a week. It went directly to the Top Ten Faq Pages at Gamefaqs.
Today, 12/11/05, it is on place 4, with these games above:
01 Dragon Quest VIII - PS2
02 WWE SD vs Raw 06 - PS2
03 Animal Crossing WW - DS
The highest rank it have had was place number 1. I guess it was on place 1
around 2-3 days when it was newly released.
The latest version (0.90D) is 233K, but when you read this version 0.92
will be out and be bigger.
And that is all I can think of.
Q113 - I was wondering whether it is possible to play system link with two 360s
through the wireless adapter, and whether its possible to play system
link with one 360 and one original xbox?
A - It shall be possible to get two 360´s in system link with the wireless
adapter, if both have one. Easier would be to connect them with an ordinary
Ethernet cable. I don´t think that you can play with a Xbox and a Xbox 360
in a system link.
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- 13.2. Credits -
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"Provide credit where it is due."
Gamefaqs - No Gamefaqs, no need for this FAQ to exist.
Microsoft - For making the X-Box 360
Xbox.com - The official site.
Joystiq.com - One of the best places for online news.
Danny Yu - For finding some bad errors.
Paul - For lettign me know that Canon Powershot Pro1 works with the 360.
Grinshpon - Overheating info.
James - For confirming that DVD+R/RW´s with music and pics are supported.
KK0425 - For correcting my mistake about included rechargable AA batteries in
the wireless controller and music on DVD-ROM.
Dee - For making my head hurt about HD, 1080i, 720p and other fun TV info.
Brokaliv - Telling me that burned DVD movies works perfect.
Nicholas Rouse - For telling me that Microsoft had added the Bankshot Billiards
Xbox Live Arcade Game in the 12-month premium pack.
Sanskar Wagley - For translating the Spanish spam mail.
Zach Wagner - Told me that dial up does work with Xbox Live o_O
Bill Barbato - For the updated Japanese BC list and that US Halo 2 runs on a
Japanese 360.
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This information is provided "as-is". Use of any information in this document
is entirely at your own risk. Neither the Author, or any site hosting this
document is liable for any damage you cause to your X-Box 360, PC, animal or
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You can find the latest versions of this FAQ at GameFAQs (www.gamefaqs.com).
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3. Check the latest version of this FAQ before sending questions.
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5. Do not ask questions that have already been answered fully in this FAQ.
6. Do not attempt to send me SPAM, the quoted address is not my primary address
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7. If I don't reply to you, just e-mail me nicely and I’ll try to reply ASAP.
Please appreciate that I am a very busy person, with a business to run, so
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0.92: Updated 11.2. I AM ERROR, 10. Gaming Achievements, added 12. Region Free?
Updated 8.4. Launch Marketplace, updated Japanese Launch information.
Added 10.3. Japanese Special.
0.90D: Updated 10. Gaming Achievements and the FAQ.
Added 10.3. Special.
0.90c: Updated 5.4.3 Backward Compatibility Japan list, updated the FAQ.
Added 10.2. Arcade Games and 10.1. Ordinary Games.
0.90b: Updated FAQ, added 9.3.4 Burned Movie DVDs, 9.4 PSP, 9.4.1 Music,
9.4.2 Pictures, 10. Gaming Achievements, 11. Bad Microsoft,
11.1. Change this Microsoft, 11.2. I AM ERROR, updated
3.1. Launch Dates, Packages and Prices, 9.7 Extern harddrive,
5.4.5 Removed Backward Compatibility list and probably something I forgot
0.88: Just updating the FAQ section and 10.3. Legal Information. And some
errors.
0.87: More questions in the FAQ, more info about Australia (!!!), added a new
section called 9. Media.
0.85: Seems that the FAQ section was lost...and a lot of useless space...
Updated.
0.80: Everything!