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Xbox verus GameCube which is the best

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 24
Date: January 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

All of you [people] out there who own a Xbox know that its more powerful than Nintendo GameCube and you don't need a memory card because of its hard drive but there are facts you dumb people don't know that I'm going to tell you. The Xbox has a more powerful processor then the GameCube because it needs one to keep up with Nintendo GameCube's IBM Power Point Pc chip. You [people] are going to have to upgrade your Xbox system sooner or later because your going to run out of memory just like a COMPUTER and your going to waste even more money than you already did. Most people think that Xbox is better than GameCube because it can play a cd and a dvd. Get a life you [people] with the money you save on a GameCube you can buy a good dvd player and any damn way most of the people in america have a cd player. If you think Nintendo dosen't have any adult games then your stupid. The Nintendo GameCube will have the whole Resident Evil series remade. Some other games coming out that are much better than any Xbox game are Perfect Dark 2, Soul Caliber 2, and many other adult games. Oh and for you people that complain that there is not enough space in the GameCube's memory card the game disc that Nintendo uses dosen't take up as much memory. Also I played 2 of the so called best titles on the Xbox which are Oddworld Munch's Odysee and Project Gotham racing and they suck. PS2's Gran Turismo 3 is much better than Project Gotham racing and GameCube's Luigi's Mansion is much better than Oddworld Munch's Odysee. The Xbox is a piece of crap!

Dont Waste Your TIME

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 14
Date: December 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ok look at the facts people,
If you like killing people and blood and guts then get ex-bawks. I meen look at the price (...)for a pakage is rediculouse(spelling) way overpriced. So go out and buy a GameCube family oriented and and most importantly F---U---N.So why WASTE your Time waiting for your game to load, go out and buy a GameCube....

This Package Is Not The Way To Go!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: December 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

if you want an xbox i suggest you go get everything seperatly. First of all the Oddyesey game is horrible as I have played the demo on Halo. Secondly they make more money off of the carrying case etc. Finally it is too much to pay at once and when you want a game later you can't trade one in.

bad chooce

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: November 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

you will not what it after you get it. this sytem has so many bugs its unbeleivible also i had to go through 10 games to get one that actualy worked

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the console war

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: November 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

its the biggest console competition ever. gamecube vs xbox. heres my rank. 1. GameCube: i've always trusted nintendo, they make the best games. im not dissapointed with gamecube. the games r not "kiddie" and the controller is soooo cofortable. great games wit the best quality. ca'nt ever be dissapointed 2. xbox: xbox turned out wrong. its not a game system, its an enertainment center. im a gamer and i can't stand to watch a movie more than twice so i don't need to pay 4 a (dollar amount) and a (dollar amount) remote. wut kind of gype iz that?!?! plus the games (stink). i played a football game, first of all the guys can't run. second off all they trow the ball too slow that i stoped playing it a minute later. the controler (stink) too. me haveing small hands can barly reach some of the buttons. plz don't waste (dollar amount) extra bucks 4 a dvd player that you can hadly fit into a shelf. go get gamecube. its soooooooooo much better. p3@c3!!!!

funny

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 17
Date: December 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This I just wanted to tell you other gamers and sorry X-box owners something funny, notice on the top of this page that it says due to its unusual shape and size (that might not be its exact wording) now to the real point...
...really people game cube is the way to go. the box's controler is HUGE and cramps your hand after a while also notice its vomit green color of the X on the box. Also ever wonder why you have to buy it in a pack?!? Also notice its size...Four gamecubes could probably fit in it. so what if it has its own hard drive... ever thought about when that memory gets all filled up...
...no more saving your games. The dvd player, I really dont care about that feature, I have a dvd player of my own. The X-box has to rely on other companies for its games plus they stink!
While on the other side the gamecubes controler practicly melts in your hand!! its great!! Three inch disks, memory cards with a 59 block capacity! Better games a portable LDC screen acessory. ( the X-box is most likely to big for one of those) The cube is almost as portable as a gameboy. For pete sake it has a handle on the back!

another point- Bill Gates should have stuck to computer software and kept his nose out of the gaming buisness
I would have rated this system 0 stars if i could have

just another one of your fellow gamers

X-Box: PC or Console?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 22 / 34
Date: November 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

To start, I'd like to say that the X-Box has great hardware and great potential to be a dominant force in the gaming market. Personally, I would prefer a GameCube for two reasons: 1. Nintendo and its 2nd party developers create some of the best games possible for consoles and 2. The X-Box controller has a very cheap feel to it, and puts your hands in an awkward position. I have large hands, but even then my fingers were strained after five minutes of using the controller. The GameCube's controller is very comfortable, although a little small for my liking, and could be considered more comfortable than the N64 controller because of its better button placement. All these given, there is one fact that people seem to be overlooking in this war of consoles. To many, what I am about to theorize may seem a little off the wall at first, but if you look into it, this may be what will happen.

First, is the X-Box more like a standard console or a PC? Definitely a PC. The standard life of a successful console is four to five years. The PS1 was released in 95 and is still going strong. The N64 was released in 96, and remained a power for about four and a half years. The Dreamcast, unfortunately, is pretty much deceased after two years due to harsh competition from the PS2. The standard life for a PC is approximately 2 years, as you have to upgrade your hardware to keep up with newer software. This is where the X-Box comes in. It's more like a PC because it has a hard drive, processor unit, graphics card, sound card, and network card. Due to of this property, the X-Box will, in about a year and a half, seem to be out of date. This is where our old buddies at Microsoft come in. They, like everyone else (including developers), will want to create better looking, better sounding, higher performance games, but like a PC, will be limited by the machine's abilities after a while. Thus, a word used in the computer industry will be applied to the X-Box: upgrades. Now, this is not necessarily a bad thing, as the X-Box would be able to have greater capabilities. However, the strategists at Microsoft are very shrewd and know how to make money. This will be the situation: A new generation of games will come out that will require the machine to be upgraded, be it hardware (esp. the hard drive - what happens when it runs out of space?) or software (esp. the operating system), in order to play the new games. So, owners of the X-Box, in order to play new games, will be forced to upgrade their existing consoles (or purchase an entirely new one). This causes the X-Box to become a money trap: "Upgrade, or you'll never be able to play these new games because they require the new OS, a bigger hard drive, a faster video card, etc." Microsoft knows what they are doing here, and consumers should make a calculating decision on whether to buy one or not, because this is what I think will happen two years down the road.

System is great but the games are bad

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: December 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The system itself is more powerful and overall better than gamecube and ps2. The system even has a hard drive so you don't have to buy a memorycard. It has broadband only capibiliy which is comming in summer 2002 (If you have dial-up don't count on useing online for xbox). The games are the worst though. The system has 2 good games halo and project gothem racing. I have seen the list for the future games and it doesn't look to promising. (...)

Xbox is good... not good enough

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 20
Date: January 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The fact of the matter is this... all systems are just about equal except Xbox and PS2 cost ...more that GCN. Anyways, I would suggest getting either a PS2 or GCN because Microsoft is running a hard drive in this system only to sting their customers in the future by making them upgrade it. The HD is gonna run out of space therefore you must upgrade. This will most likely cost an amazing amount of money (seeing how Microsoft operates) and you will be stuck without a platform while your precious Xbox is being upgraded. And most likely the upgrades will either screw up your previous files or delete them. The only thing better about Xbox is the speed of the system, and the graphics are a tad better.

A logical, fair review

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 31 / 41
Date: October 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is a long review, but if you're having trouble deciding, you should read it.

...I am a gaming enthusiast, and I like Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony equally. Nintendo has been making games for a long time - they know exactly what they're doing. Microsoft is a newcomer (in terms of console gaming), and Sony has been in the gaming business for several years.

Now, some people on this site have been posting X-Box specs. Basically, these are the numbers that describe what the machine is capable of - but that's all they are, numbers. Although the posted specs of the Gamecube are less than the X-Box's, Microsoft did not take into account textures, lighting, etc. In short, these specs are not what you'll be seeing when you play the system. In reality, there are very slight differences graphic-wise...

On to features. X-Box is like a PC - it has a hard drive, a Pentium processor, etc. This is both good and bad. As with PC's, the X-Box has been known to crash. I don't know if the bugs are worked out yet, but it will impossible to get them all. The X-Box has a DVD player. The Gamecube does not. However, if you want a DVD player, buy a dedicated DVD machine. The prices nowadays are as low as $100 and they'll be better quality because they're designed specifically for the task. Gamecube uses 3.5 inch propriety discs rather than DVDs. They have stated that their emphasis is on gaming, and gaming alone. This is a good strategy, as far as I can tell. Also, it causes the GameCube to have a much lower price...

Games...Although Microsoft has designed some excellent PC games, there are very few first-party (designed by Microsoft) games for X-Box. This means that the wealth of the games will be available for other systems or on the PC. If you're going to be playing the same games, you might as well spend money on a cheaper system (Gamecube or PS2). Nintendo has a lot going for it in this category - games are what they do best, just like operating systems are what Microsoft does best. Although several of the games have kiddie appeal, this does not mean people of all ages will like them. If you want blood and guts splattered over the screen, look other places than Nintendo, but honestly, blood doesn't make a game better.

Okay, I'm almost done. Thanks for bearing with me. In conclusion, I think you'd be better off buying the GameCube or Playstation 2. This doesn't mean you won't enjoy the X-Box, you may very might! I would reccomend playing it extensively before you buy it - otherwise you might be disappointed. Microsoft is very good at computer-related technologies, but they just don't know much about games. Sony and Nintendo (especially) have the experience in games. And games are what really matter - not the name of the system, not the specifications, and not the look of the console. I hope that whichever system you choose, you enjoy it.

God Bless America.

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