Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Black

Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Black

The Xbox 360 Black Wireless Controller gives you 30 feet of room to play your favorite games. You’ll get up to 40 hours of gameplay from two standard AA batteries — or connect a Play & Charge cable for uninterrupted play. Plug the Xbox 360 Headset into the controller for full duplex voice communication – a wireless first. With quick access to Xbox 360 features including DVDs, music, pictures, and more, along with the ability to support four wireless controllers simultaneously, gamers can experience wireless freedom, precision, high quality, and performance for endless gameplay. Vibration Control with On/Off settings Xbox Guide Button gives you quick access to all your favorite Xbox 360 system activities

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars It is a controller…
It is a controller. It is new. I have heard of some funky things where if you disconnect the headset and reconnect the HS will not work until the box is rebooted. The one that I got works well including the D pad.

5 Stars Black 360 Controller Wireless
This Products Was Like Brand New And As Described Worked Great No Problems At All.

4 Stars More show than anything.
This is the default Xbox 360 wireless controller with some awesome Halo 3 artwork slapped on.

This is an excellent edition to any Halo 3 fan’s collection, however, one must note that the controller itself is more of a “show-off” item rather than an actual game playing one.

The top plate of the controller has a smooth, glossy finish with the back side being of a normal matte finish, like the regular controller. The problem I have with the controller is that the glossy finish gets in the way of intense gaming. Sweaty hands may create a slippery or sticky surface, especially after long hours of gaming.

I recommend this controller only for diehard Halo fans, but not the regular and/or hardcore Xbox 360 fan. Any other game player should stick to the default Xbox controller.

From Xbox Live gamer, “Really Unlucky”.

4 Stars Good, but has some serious flaws to address.
The overall layout of the controllers is great, it’s easy to use, and all the buttons and analog sticks are in the best spots they could possibly be in. It’s extremely comfortable, my hands have never hurt even after playing for many hours.

The only drawback is the battery life, durability and keeping it clean. I have rechargeable batteries for both of my controllers and it seems the need to be recharged every 5-6 hours. They’re suppose to last 8 hours, granted I have owned the batteries for almost two years now, and rechargeables tend to lose their charge over time. I’ve gone through about 3-4 different controllers in almost 2 years because of durability. If you drop them head first the bumper buttons are likely to never work again, this is a very common problem. The analog sticks also get so worn that they don’t response very well. You’ll notice this once the sticks become harder to move or start to make a squeaking noise. They also don’t repel dirt very well. I’ve noticed they get dirty after only a couple weeks, this goes for the black controllers too.

Overall, these controllers are great. I just wish they’d fix the main issue I have, which is durability. I have to get yet another controller because my left analog stick is squeaking now and is a bit harder to move. And you pay $40-$50.

5 Stars GREAT product!
I received my ‘refurbished’ wireless controller sooner than the estimated delivery date. That reason alone is why I buy through Amazon. I sincerely do not believe that this product was refurbished. It is 100% flawless and had all of the stickers that normally come with a brand new controller. Either way, the product works flawlessly and was bought at a great price. I recommend doing business with this outlet. =)

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Transfer Kit for Xbox 360

Transfer Kit for Xbox 360

Transfers gamesaves, downloads, user data and more. Share cool gamesaves, themes and gamer pics with other gamers worldwide. Includes free Media Manager CD. Easy to use, just plug your memory unit (available separately) into the docking port and then connect to any USB enabled PC. Use your PC as a giant memory unit and never run our of memory again!

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star Doesn’t work with 256mb Memory Card
I bought this product to go with my 256mb memory card. It says that it works for 64mb and 512mb cards, but evidently it doesn’t work with 256mb cards…

5 Stars Availability of this Product in a Local Retail Store – Denver, Colorado?
Heya,

I cannot seem to find this product in a retail store in Denver, Colorado.

Any ideas?

I have tried the usual stores big and small.

Sincerely,

yaz

3 Stars Works on Vista, but not as useful as I thought.
I’m writing this mainly to report one thing: This works on Vista.

Otherwise, It’s pretty straight forward. Use it to back up your memory card (and contained profiles, saveames, DLC, etc.). It does NOT let you view any said DLC, etc. That’s it.

I bought it to back up my save games in case “someone” accidentally overwrites my existing hard work. So far I’ve not needed to pull any restores, but I feel safe knowing my savegames are safe, and for $10 you can’t go wrong.

Other people have used more complicated software downloaded from the internet to hack their card images. You can do that too I guess, but as I’m not interested in cheating, I’m not interested in hacking the savegames.

1 Star Disappointed
It wasn’t clear in the description that this product cannot save hard drive files directly. You cannot use the product to tranfer files from the Xbox hard drive onto your computer for transfer to another Xbox hard drive.

4 Stars It does work with 512 MB memory cards
The product works with 512 MB memory cards, and it works with Vista. You have to download an update already mentioned in a previous review from the maker’s web site. It saves the complete image of a memory card and restores it the same way. I’m only interested in making copies of my own saves because some day that 360 hard drive is going to fail. It works just fine for that purpose, but they should have included the necessary software with it.

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Xbox 360 Intercooler TS

Xbox 360 Intercooler TS

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Ninja Gaiden II

Ninja Gaiden II

Are you brave enough to avenge your clan? In Ninja Gaiden 2 for Xbox 360, there’s only one warrior brave enough: Ryu Hayabusa. Guide him on a mission to save the entire human race. Follow Ryu through an extensive Story mode and struggle to survive in a world filled with peril. From Tokyo to New York to the demon-filled crevices of the Netherworld, you’ll go to dangerous lengths to reclaim justice for the fallen. Traditional and improved versions of Ryu’s primary weapons create a new action-packed twist on this exciting series. Your actions will decide the fate of mankind. Can you prevent destruction at all costs? This highly evolved sequel combines familiar and brand-new gameplay elements. Precision controls let you execute kicks, punches and sword slices with pinpoint accuracy, and now you’ll be able to finish off opponents with amazing Obliteration Techniques. A new auto-healing system features damage that is restored at save points, adding a new twist to managing your health. Join the all-new Master Ninja Tournament on Xbox Live and see if you can make a name for yourself on the leaderboards.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Ninja Gaidan 2, beware.
Having played Ninja Gaidan and largely enjoying it, I bought this game looking for more of the same gameplay, with a new story. you basically get that. as a side note, this game is shorter than its prequel, but I’m going to evaluate it on it’s own merits anyway so that doesn’t terribly matter.

the gameplay is pretty good – for the most part. But I hope you don’t have a temper, or you’re gonna be buying a new controller/Television. the first thing to note about gameplay is that it’s fast. If you’ve got a good reaction time, and the ability to learn your enemie’s patterns quickly, this game will go fine, I do however, have some major issues.

Pros:

good gameplay: its fast, responsive, and interesting.

graphics: the graphics look great, and Ryu looks awesome while slicing things to pieces. It’s not quite realistic as another reviewer commented, but if your into scenery, you will stop a couple times just to take a look around.

It’s largely fighting focused, which is what most of us want to play it for. the previous one had many places where you had no clue where to go, had to play games with jumping puzzles, or just ended up wasting time running through tokyo fighting the same ninja over and over for most of the game. in this incarnation however, the gameplay is fairly linear – you wont end up lost for more than a minute or two at any point, and the focus is on the fighting rather than puzzles.

Cons:

Frustrating – If you have a temper at all, you will break your controller – this game is by far the most frustrating game I’ve played in a long time. I’d rather play somebody in a fighting game who’s being abusive of a cheap trick to win.

Redundancy – Team ninja recycled 5 of the bosses(the main ones) and one of them you fight 4 times. I didn’t mind this, because he was my favorite boss, but the others were slightly annoying.

Uninteresting bosses – the bosses basically all fight the same way(the major ones at least) 3 of the 5 bosses that are recycled fly, 4 of them have a long range charge attack, and the tactic to beat them 4 of the 5 is identical – and very similar: figure out how long their standard attack combo is(they only have one or two), then every time they do it, dodge the last hit and wail on them.

Incredibly cheap enemies – most of the time, you will wtfpwn every enemy you run across. and then they will get in a single hit or so…and the 14 others with them will take advantage of the opening to reduce you to 1/2 hp.

most of the enemies in the game are ninja, and most of THEM love abusing their exploding shuriken. it is impossible to dodge these exploding shuriken, and they will throw so many at you, that you are exploding every second or so, unless you break their momentum and get some hits in.

the ranged enemies are also abusive – they will stand 50 yards from you and shoot you with exploding arrows, bazooka rounds, or rapid fire-I’m not even sure, but they all cause explosions and blow you backward so you cant advance anywhere near them – frequently from the end of a long hallway so you can’t dodge it very effectively.

Many of the bosses are extremely easy – once you figure out how to avoid their one ludicrously cheap attack. one boss dies in a gigantic explosion – and the only way to survive is to block. with your sword. I died to this explosion several times before I decided it was baloney and looked up a guide to see how to live the explosion. It just never occurred to me that I would have to block an explosion big enough to take out a city block…with my sword.

Another boss you fight in an area filled with lava. and he will try his best to blast or walk up and THROW you off the platform you are fighting him on, then launch continuous fireballs at you, knocking you into the lava and keeping you there. here is a way around this, but you probably won’t figure it out till you die 2 or 3 times.

Level design – The item placement is extremely annoying. the level designers apparently thought it was a good idea to give you a shop to buy healing items at, then once you do, you walk through the next door and find 3 healing items, but are maxed, so just wasted your money. events like this are common.

further, you frequently run into enemies or groups of enemies that almost force you to use one attack over and over(flying swallow I believe?) because it is by far the best attack in the game, and if you try to use much of any other attack on these particular enemies, you will be taking a lot more damage for the sole purpose of looking cool.

this is emphasized at points where you attacked by absurd numbers of ninja – at one point I was fighting upwards of forty ninja at one time(which also caused the framerate to slow drastically).

The save points – The save points generally are not that bad – except for the bosses. usually you will get a save point a fair distance back from the boss, which isn’t generally a problem because when you die on a boss, you load at the beginning of the fight. But if you get frustrated at the cheap tactics and quit for awhile, your console crashes, or you have to do something else – back to the save point. This wasn’t a big deal most of the time, because the enemies aren’t that difficult, and it’s only a bit of a waste of time, but the end of the game is four bosses in a row. No restorative items in between, no shops. now. if you get to the last boss(or worse, the second to last boss) and quit in frustration. then you get to kill them all, all over.

last boss – the last boss is incredibly easy and anticlimactic, the second to last boss is way harder, and really, really stupid. Too many game designers feel the need to make the last boss some huge monster that is absurd and most of the time not even fun to fight. half the time you sit there whacking at a body part for most of the fight. In this one however, the second-to-last fight is…all archery. You dodge some attacks, shoot him, and he barfs a bunch of rotted gore at you for massive damage unless you dodge or block. he also has an attack that is designed solely to make it harder to shoot him. it does very little damage, but interrupts your charging of your bow shot. unless you are charging your bow, it will never, ever hit you. you can walk directly at the boss, and you will never be hit with it – so it’s intended purpose is incredibly easily discernible. And this boss was the most difficult boss in the game for me – and the most irritating and least fun, because it little to do with the rest of the gameplay.

Archery: I admit, nobody used the bow much in the first one – but that was choice. you can do the same with any melee weapon you choose to ignore. But in this game, archery was forced down your throat with a vengeance in the majority of the missions.

The ninpo – most of the ninpo are not very good. the fire wheel was good, because it homes on enemies and does a good job of thinning out the needless and irritating adds that guard some of the bosses, the pheonix fire ninpo I liked as well, because it can, if you are lucky, do fair damage to a boss, and it works well in a crowd.

engagement – If you leave the game for even a few days, you will forget how to fight. it is a long road to being good in this game, and you will have to walk it all over again every time you stop playing for a few days.

Moves – this is kind of petty, but I lost some of my favorite moves from Ninja Gaidan, which annoyed me.

Replay – This game has fairly low replay value. the action is great, but once you’ve done it once, there isn’t much point to doing it again. After fighting one boss 4 times already, and the rest of the major bosses twice, do you really want to do it again?

Conclusion:

I wouldn’t buy this game again. I beat it, it will probably go into a drawer for a long time. If you are a casual gamer, you probably will not like the difficulty. you have to be fast or you will hurt. a lot. I would only buy this is you are a hardcore gamer looking for a challenge(for a short time till you figure out the way things run), are really obsessed with Ryu or ninja, or want a new TV – the hard way.

4 Stars good game, faulty disc
good game, except I think I had a faulty disc, because it kept freezing on me at a certain spot in the game and only on the path of the warrior

3 Stars 3.5; it ain’t easy being a ninja
As I was in the store, mind deadest on buying “Ninja Gaiden II” for the Xbox 360, a question ran through my head: “am I this crazy?” I mean after all, Sigma on the Playstation 3 was frequently frustrating but it was one that you got better at over time. NGII on the other hand I played previously, found it borderline controller-throwing and figured no game is worth this frustration so why am I in the store buying it? It’s really the combat system which is arguably, for me anyway, the funnest and most satisfying of the fighting styles, easily besting those in God of War, Devil May Cry, Heavenly Sword or even something like Prince of Persia games. But you know what? That doesn’t excuse the poor cheap hits, odd bits of programming and large amount of enemies and this makes this a game that’s incredibly hard to love.

Story: There’s a cutscene in the game where a werewolf named Volf (Volf the Wolf…lot of thought into that name, no?) declares to his minion werewolves that he wants an adversary worthy of him. That’s all you need to know about this story: it’s frequently stupid, doesn’t make sense and is just a placeholder for the sexy violence. There’s some kind of baddie who wants to revive a potentially world-destroying Archfiend and yeah, Ryu’s the man to stop everybody’s plans.

Graphics: Team Ninja’s animators do really great jobs at delivering not only fast combat but having it be as fluid as possible and seeing Ryu jump, dash and slice his way on screen is quite something to watch. Cutscenes look great and certain locales are quite stunning. However there is one thing they still haven’t been able to perfect which is the skin on characters. Quite frankly, they look like shiny mannequins and even with Dead or Alive 4 released several years ago, they still haven’t fixed this. Oh and we get it Team Ninja: you love bouncy breasts.

Sound/Music: The music’s quite dynamic, epic and nicely energetic though not memorable in terms of melodies but it provides an adequate soundtrack at your demon slaying parties while sound effects from roars to swishes of the blade(s) are very good at making the hits and kills that much sweeter. As for voice acting? Keep it on Japanese with English subtitles since the story and the VA becomes a hell of a lot more tolerable. I don’t know why it is but even a flatly-delivered line in Japanese sounds cooler than English.

Gameplay: Team Ninja are notoriously in love for difficult games; ones that challenge you and push you to the brink but at a certain point you got to ask yourself: is the game worth it if I’m madder at the game the more and more I play it? That’s the crux and indeed the proverbial straw that might make you stop playing this. I find it funny on the back of the game’s box is mentions that having the ability for save points to replenish your health or major battles will refill your health bar is helpful to a “casual gamer”. Well you know what? Having played all Devil May Cry games, God of War as well as Ninja Gaiden Sigma, I honestly don’t get how they think this game will be easy to Ninja Gaiden newbies or veterans since it frequently adds things detrimental to the enjoyment of it all. Enemies throw exploding shurikens with reckless abandon. Enemies with rocket launchers. Giant mechs in addition to enemies with rocket launchers. Then we have all 3 at once and yeah, this game can frequently get unfair. The game was even winning me over with parts that were challenging but not too bad but then boom, one annoyance after another.

And all of this is further enhanced by one of the worst cameras you’ll ever be in control of. This camera seems to love the scenery and you more than showing you what you’re doing and very frequently I’d have to reposition the camera just to figure out what’s going on or who hit me or where that enemy came from. I get that the kill animations wouldn’t be as impressive if it was like God of War’s camera being your eye-in-the-sky but at least then you could figure out what was going on in the battlefield. Like Tomb Raider games, you’d think with reviews and fans complaining of bad cameras, Team Ninja would go “damn, we should fix that camera problem next game” but apparently not. Game’s so difficult even the game does stuff that’ll make it easier to kill you faster.

Now the game as I mentioned way above has probably the most visceral and all-around entertaining fighting combat systems around. Sure it’s really just LT to block, X for weak, Y for strong like most games but honestly; being able to go all over the screen tearing enemies apart limb by limb has never felt as rewarding as this. Like I said, save points can regenerate you to full health while major battles can heal you fully after they’re done (provided you don’t have any red sections) and the wealth of weapons make it apparently easy to make it through the game. Also thankfully, Team Ninja toned down the precision-based platforming sections as well as those damned ghost fish though in their place are respawning jelly fish that explode, a boss that explodes and kills you unless you hold block (chapter 7, so I save you the aggravation of replaying him) and an item limit of 3….3! You can only carry 3 of each item and yeah, fun fighting, annoying game design.

I wish Team Ninja didn’t make such frustrating and difficult games since they’d make some of the best action games around but alas, if you’re going to get into this, make sure you’re not the controlling-throwing kind.

5 Stars awesome game
Ninja Gaiden 2 for the xbox 360 is freaking off the chain man. Best game I’ve played in a long time.

3 Stars Blood soaked nonsensical ninja nightmare
I was very suprised by how much they ramped up the violence between this and the previous installment. It permeates the entire game, even the pause menu is covered in blood splotches. When you finish off enemies, via the absolutely brutal obliterations, you will sever heads, and/or other limbs and even torsos. One thing worth noting is that enemies that have been wounded in such a way, minus severed heads of course, are more dangerous than normal, utilizing special attacks that do a significant amount of damage. So yeah. Obliterate them or they’ll do their best to obliterate you. Very slick, very brutal, yet oh so fun. Needless to say if you are offended by graphic violence then you definitely need to stay far away from this one.

The story is…well there is a story but it’s rather silly and nonsensical window dressing. We all know why we’re here right? We’re here to decimate Ryu’s enemies.

The graphics are nice, the music is forgettable, the sound effects are what you’d expect and the combat is satisfying but…

The camera is more of an enemy than any ninja or demon that you’ll face in the game. It makes certain boss fights excruciatingly frustrating and makes simple tasks harder than they have any right to be. I have lost track of the number of times that the camera has not been where it needs to be when I need it to be there. You can adjust it manually but you will pay the price for doing so. If you’ve ever played Ninja Gaiden before, you know that you don’t have time to fight both the camera and squads of ruthlessly coordinated enemies.

I should mention that there are occasional frame rate hiccups and I have experienced one major glitch as well. I was fighting the stage 3 boss and one minute I’m dodging spheres of electric energy, the next well..there wasn’t anything to dodge because the boss completely disappeared. There was no way to continue, no way to do anything. The camera had gotten lodged behind one of the collapsed walls right after the boss disappeared and my screen was completely black. It took some time to unstick the camera and I was still unable to do anything but restart and do that entire section all over again. I’m extremely surprised that Tecmo let this one out the door without doing more QA. With more polish, this one could’ve been special. As is, it’s less fun and more frustrating than it should be.

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Xbox 360 Live 3 Month Gold Card

Xbox 360 Live 3 Month Gold Card

With the Xbox 360 Live 3-Month Gold Card, you’ll have access to the online service where the best in gaming entertainment and competition converge. With features like ntelligent matchmaking, leagues, ladders and tournaments, you’ll have an incredible online gaming experience. Best of all, you can renew at your pace, without getting charges to your credit card.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars You can get a lot of good games with this
Xbox live has a lot of good games, they often run sales too. These points won’t go to waste if you get this.

5 Stars ***WARNING***
since everyone pretty much listed the pro’s and con’s of this product i just want to warn you that be aware of who you are buying from on here for this product. for example, the newly launched seller XBLIVE is selling this for the cheapest price of $39.99 and in his comments he states that he will “EMAIL” the code on the back to you upon receipt of payment…heres a couple problems with this: for one, he charges $4.49 for shipping (wtf, how can you charge nearly $5 for an email, because he wont send you the product he will just email you the product code from the back for you to enter in) emails are free buddy! secondly, he is a newly/recently launched seller with no feedback i would be very cautious with buying from someone who doesn’t have feedback or ratings. thirdly, beware of the other sellers here to they mark there product down tons and then charge you crazy shipping like $8 for something that simply as thick as a piece of paper…thats BS! and last but not least, if you pay more the $40.00 after tax and shipping for this then please hit me up because i can tell you where to get it for $40.00 out the door (and no i dont work for best buy, gamestop, gamecrazy, target, walmart and etc) im in the military and im just a concerned buyer like the rest

3 Stars xbox live
have not been able to use yet. since my son wants it to be wireless, I need to purchase a network adaptor for add $70-100 dollars. The wireless adapator we have is “not” compatible with xbox, you can only use one made by microsoft, unless your are very technical and can rig something else up. will update once we obtain network adaptor.

5 Stars Get a free month
Like most of the other reviews, I’ll just say this is exactly what you expect it to be, Xbox live Gold for 12 months and a free month. Glad to get the extra month, and it only takes a couple days for Amazon to deliver it with free shipping.

5 Stars Great Investment
Easily the best choice for any xbox live members.

It give you a free month with, and it is cheaper than having to renew it every couple months.

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Halo 3 ODST

Halo 3 ODST

Developed exclusively for Xbox 360 by acclaimed developer Bungie, Halo 3: ODST is a new, stand-alone expansion to the Halo saga that lets players experience the events leading up to the epic story told in Halo 3 through the eyes of an entirely new character the ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper), as they search for clues leading to the whereabouts of their scattered squad and the motivations behind the Covenant’s invasion of New Mombasa. The game adds a new dimension to an all-encompassing universe that gamers around the world have known and loved since the release of the first Halo game in late 2001. New hero, old enemy. View larger. Join the ODST. View larger. Stunning cinematics. View larger. New co-op multiplayer mode. View larger. New Campaign, New Hero, New Tactics Much more than an expansion, Halo 3: ODST allows players to explore dangerous new ground, search the dark, abandoned streets of New Mombasa for clues, and fight back against the Covenant invasion from multiple perspectives. Dropping in as “the rookie,” a new member of an elite squad of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODST) sent into New Mombasa on a classified recon mission, you’ll be armed with specialized weaponry and upgraded technology, including silenced weapons and a VISR enhanced vision mode. Separated from your squad, you’ll have to scour the city for clues in order to learn what happened to Buck, Dare, Dutch, Mickey, and Romeo. As you collect new clues, you Share and Enjoy: Filed Under: Xbox 360 Game Reviews Tagged: Amazon, Cinematics, Elite Squad, Enemy View, Font Style, Ground Search, Halo 3, Halo Game, Helvetica Neue, Multiplayer Mode, New Dimension, New Ground, New Hero, New Mombasa, Odst, Recon Mission, Serif Font, Shock Trooper, Shock Troopers, Xbox 360 eNews & Updates Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates! Recent Posts Xbox 360 Rechargeable Controller Battery Pack Black Call of Juarez Bound in Blood Rock Band Drum Silencers Bioshock 2 Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Subscriber Copyright © 2009 ·Xbox 360 Game Reviews · All Rights Reserved