Customer Reviews for Xbox 360 Elite Console 120GB with 2 Bonus Games

Xbox 360 Elite Console 120GB with 2 Bonus Games
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Video Game Reviews of Xbox 360 Elite Console 120GB with 2 Bonus Games

Customer Review: Much better than the original
Summary: 5 Stars

I bought the original Xbox 360 when it came out (White, 20GB HD, No HDMI) and it was great for about a year and I got the red ring of death. I sent it in for repair and then sold it to upgrade to an elite to I could use the HDMI for my HDTV. It is much quieter than the original and seems to be faster. I love all the media you can get now with things such as Netflix, and downloading music videos, TV shows, music and movies to your hard drive from the Xbox welcome screen (If you have a broadband internet connection). All the games I play are amazing graphically and make gaming a whole different experience when playing on xbox live with friends or just other people in general (Again, if you have a broadband internet connection). If you are a parent you can also set the system to only play games up to a certain rating before there is a passcode to be entered. Gaming has come a long way since Atari!!! I would highly recommend for gamers of any age.

Customer Review: Just a simple reviewer
Summary: 5 Stars

Background: I bought the XBox Elite as a Christmas present for myself and got a great deal through Amazon (in the end I paid less than I would for a Used Wii). It takes me a while to get through games and I own a lot of open world/sandbox games so that means they'll pile up. I have a Playstation 2 and there are still a few games I'm playing for that system, but a majority of my time lately has been on the XBox.

Review: Currently I've played one Original Xbox game, three 360 games and I'm currently on my fourth and fifth. The Original Xbox game was Fable: The Lost Chapters and it was great. I wish I could have had the option to install it to the hard drive as the load times drove me crazy. Also, after a few weeks, the game would lock up at least once per play through and I would have to start over from my last save. No discernible reason for it, it just got stuck (most of the time in Oakvale, other times after a couple hours, once or twice after only a few minutes). I enjoyed the game, but one would think the 360 would have been able to run the original games better.

The 360 games were as follows: Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, which I had played individually on the PS2 and enjoyed the improved graphics and new content. The Simpsons Game, which was a fun game and a great fit for the show. And Dead Rising, which I bought because of the "use anything as a weapon", but was apprehensive about playing because I don't normally play that kind of genre. That game was also a lot of fun and I even managed to unlock the MegaBlaster...after four hours of driving back and forth in the parking garage. Currently, I'm playing Burnout Paradise and Crackdown and jumping over buildings in both. Whee! Surprisingly I haven't come across a game (except Fable) that warrants an install on the hard drive as the load times aren't that big a deal.

After playing those games, I feel ready to review this system. The system is well-rounded with a lot of games in store and online (Oh, yeah. I also bought Monkey Island through their arcade and played that. Love that series.). I can play my own soundtrack during games with music that I downloaded to my hard drive. I enjoy the Xbox Marketplace where I can see all the game trailers and play demos of games before I buy them. The achievements are a nice bonus that I've (so far) been able to resist the urge to go crazy with. There has been no red ring to make me cry yet so I don't have that problem influencing my review. And finally, I have spent many hours making Data DVDs with all my video files as they play on my Xbox! How cool is that.

This is a great system and definitely one I'd recommend. I'll get a Wii and PS3 slim eventually (and hang on to my PS2), but so far there are only three or four games out that I want so I can wait. Microsoft did a great job on this console and I'm glad I went with theirs first. However, if I eventually get that red ring, be on the lookout for my follow-up review with lots of grammatical and spelling errors where I claim Microsoft dropped the ball and all hail the SonY. :P

Customer Review: Caution: Possible Zephyr models
Summary: 2 Stars

Ordered this the first day of the price drop. Ended up with the zephyr model. Be cautious and don't let it overheat.

Customer Review: Great games, poor multimedia
Summary: 3 Stars

I'll make this review quick. The 360 has great games, the exclusives are good but the multi-platform games are even better. COD4, Batman, etc... They typically slightly outperform the PS3 equivelents but this isn't always true. The controller has a great shape to it but the sticks are not as precise and smooth as the PS3's dual shock 3 and the digital pad is a joke. Those a generally fairly minor issues though.

XBLA is overrated, the PSN has just as good as or arguably better downloadable games. XBLA does have a few starts though like Shadow Complex, Castle Crashers and Braid.

If you're buying this for A/V along with some gaming, stop. The A/V is down right horrible. It outputs only Dolby Digital, the interface is bad for multimedia and it's limited to DVD.

XBox Live is a really capable service. It's got pretty much every feature you'd hope for. The seemless chatting across games is really the only major difference between it and PSN but it is _huge_. I'd take that over Home anyday.

Reliability is poor, no question about that but the warranty is pretty good. The 3 years only covers a couple of things like RROD and some new issue they are having. Frequent lockups are not covered.

I got mine for $299 with a Dell sale. I recommend waiting for that price as $399 is a rip-off considering the PS3 Slim is only $299.

If you are a hardcore gamer, you already own one of these and a PS3.