 A Great Classic |
| Review Date: June 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Roger Darkwine, North Carolina, USA |
| The X-Box was a magnificent addition to the video gaming world and, for some years, was the best game box available. Although its manufacturer replaced it with a more advanced model, it remains a source of endless enjoyment at rock-bottom prices. |
A Perfect Time To Buy An Xbox
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| Review Date: August 4, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Patrick_91, Canada |
This system is perfect if your young teens want to try out gaming for the first time,or if an older person wants to get into it. The system itself is cheap to buy,and is as reliable as a newer PS2,the only issue that you have to be aware of is that some of the older Xbox's DVD drives are prone to partial or full failures,But if your buying a refurbished system then when it is sent in,the DVD drive will be replaced with a newer model one. If your buying one at EB games then it comes with a free 30 day warranty (that's 1/3 of the original 90 day warranty FYI) And for only $4 more you can get a FULL 1 year warranty,if there is anything wrong with the system it gets replaced no questions asked-NICE
Now,the downfall about buying a 'discontinued' system like the Gamecube or Xbox is the peripherals are very hard to find at your local EB games,I lucked out and found 2 Xbox controllers (1 Duke and one 3rd party) for $30 and found the DVD remote for $20 (I should have held off on it,but I was to excited to wait)
Games themselves have hit rock bottom (just like the system) price wise,the MOST one game should cost used at EB/Gamestop would be $20,but most can be had for $14.99 (I'm talking about good ones) And if your lucky you can get some good games for under $10. I will now list the pros/cons of the systems. Just for reference I'll list some games I got:
Ninja Gaiden
Metal Gear Solid 2
Crimson Sea
Otogi
Otogi 2
Beat Down:Fists of Vengeance
Those six I got for $50,you cant beat that!
Pros:
+Cheap to buy
=/=Reliable
+Games are cheap
+Still looks cool
+100's of games still available
Cons:
=/=Older models are less reliable (DVD drives prone to failures)
-Peripherals are hard to find locally (esp. Controllers,witch are getting expensive)
-Game selection will eventually dry up
-Even with a 1 year warranty,your not going to be guaranteed an Xbox further down the road (they haven't been made since 2005 :'( ) |
Built Well. Very High Quality Games. Well Worth Consideration.
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| Review Date: February 16, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Benjamin D. Miller, Atlantis, Bottom of Sea |
| First of all, it is completely obvious to anyone that the graphics capabilities of this system are long outdated. Also, as far as I know, you can only get one used. However, unlike the 360, this system is built very well and there are very good games for it. Sure, you can buy a 360 and play most of the original xbox games on it by downloading a relatively small file. But, I will say one thing: If you haven't owned either system consider that the Halo games are very good games, but that as far as single player goes (and really overall) part one and two are by far the best. You can play them on the original Xbox. My uncle had the xbox I am using now and played the halos endlessly. He's only played part 3 on the 360 and not much because he didn't like it very much. And guess what. Just a few weeks ago when he got part 1 & 2 and the backwards compatibility file and started to play again, his system bit the dust. My brother in law is on his second system. The guys at the video game stores say they are crap. I will admit that they have better games than the Ps3. But you're looking at an original Xbox. All I have to say is, if you can get one, there's a good chance that though it'll most likely be used, you won't wear it out any time soon. There's Halo 1 & 2 and the first 3 Xbox Call of Duty's. So, if you want a good system that you can get for cheap, go for it. And as far as the quality of the games, I don't believe it's better on the 360, probably not as good, definitely if you primarily want to play the halo's. Only compromise is reduced graphics quality, but not too long ago were quite content with playing 16 bit super Nintendo games and such. |
Sweeeet
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| Review Date: November 16, 2009 |
| Reviewer: L. Lind, Basin WY |
| the Xbox is probably one of the best systems ever (only to be beat by the N64) and for $40.00 you cant beat that. |
Good replacement
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| Review Date: September 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Alfred D. Cornell, Tucson, AZ 85705 |
| My old Xbox broke down after years of enjoyment and a wee bit of abuse (the power switch stopped working right), and I needed a replacement since the 360 doesn't play ALL of the older games. This one does the job. |
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