Limited Edition Clear Green Xbox Console

At last the long awaited Xbox has hit these shores and I am impressed, very impressed. I have been playing video games for over 20 years and have owned all the mainstream consoles (I'm a PS2 owner and lover too!), but have been looking forward to this machine since the day I first read about it.
Technically, this is the most advanced console ever produced and, on paper, makes both the PS2 and Gamecube look quite poor by comparison. The hard disk is a great inclusion as you no longer have to rely on small, expensive and easily damaged memory cards to save game info on. It also helps speed up loading times which is the bane of many good PS2 titles. As an added bonus, you can rip music from your favourite CDs to play in the background during games (if they support this feature). The HD and fan together, do make the console a little noisy, but not much louder than a PS2. There have been worries, that being a Microsoft baby, the Xbox would be unstable and prone to crashing, however, this is not the case. My unit has been rock steady even though it's been on almost constantly since launch day, which is more than I can say for my PS2, which has hung a number of times in the past! (This is more likely to be bad code rather than a hardware problem).
The graphics are superb, being supplied by an NVIDIA GPU (who else could be up to the job?) and rival those of a PC costing 2 thousand pounds or so! If you're in any doubt, have a look at the subtle, lifelike textures in Halo, or the incredible, fluid movement in DoA 3. The sound is amazing, especially if you have a Dolby Digital decoder. Playing Halo (which, in my opinion is one of the best games I've played in 20 years!) in 5.1 surround is something not to be missed.
The controllers have received a lot of flack with many suggesting that they are too large. I haven't found this (although they are bigger than the PS2's and took a little getting used to) but I can understand why some may not like them. The 'rumble' feature is by far the best I've experienced from any console, although that may have more to do with the implementation within the games than the controllers themselves.
The console also incorporates a network port for broadband online gaming when it becomes available (hopefully later this year) or you can link a number of Xboxes together for head to head play.
On to the price, yes, it's more expensive than the PS2, but you are getting a far more advanced piece of kit for your money and remember that the PS2 cost the same amount when it was launched.
If you are serious about your games, I can't recommend the Xbox enough. With Microsoft behind it (love 'em or hate 'em) it won't fail, and does not deserve to.
A true gamers console with a number of excellent games available, the quality of which will only get better as programers get to grips with all the tricks the box has to offer.
Already a little better than it's rivals with the potential to be in a different league(and I still love my PS2 too!!!). Happy gaming!

Well, as the last few weeks, i have had a bit of trouble looking for a suitable Xbox, for my Son's Birthday. One Easter holiday afternoon we went to Comet, to try out the Xbox in the store, and my son complains about the controller, he says it is rather big, and to my surprise, it is quite big indeed. So we asked an assitant for help, and he told us about the new S-Controllers, which are said to be lighter and smaller, so we gave it a shot, with nothing to lose. The assistant plugged the S-Controller in the port in the Xbox, and to my surprise (and my Son) it certainly made a difference. Lighter and smaller, just what my Son needed.

Thanks to Amazon, they stock this really good bundle which has, not only one, but 2 S-Controllers, in a rather sleek, cool and transparent Green colour. The Xbox is also in this rather attactive Green design. So i thought i'll buy this console for my Son's birthday and guess what, he loved it. 'Better than the Black one Dad' he quoted.

Halo, Splinter Cell, Panzer Dragoon Orta and Jet Set Radio Future were the games we have brought, and certainly worth the money and buying the Xbox alone.

Brillant.

This is a must have for any Xbox fan still great fun in spare room for fun games that are still available.