Games article

Those of us of a certain age can remember a time when computer gaming signified all the excitement inherent in a game of Pong
that toe-curlingly breathtaking game where one or two players hit a computerized ball against a computerized wall or between tow
you guessed it
computerized paddles. While those early days of gaming were exciting enough for a generation to whom all this technology was new
today’s gamers are merely bemused by what used to pass for a good time. But then they’re used to so much more
a fact exemplified perfectly by the 2005 pre-Christmas release of Microsoft’s Xbox 360.

Computer gaming has come a long way in the last twenty years. From iconic Atari Pac-man who chomped through a screen of varying two-dimensional foes
gaming today is now barely recognizable as the same species of fun. Today an enormous variety of games include graphics that are startlingly life-life and storylines complex enough to sustain film versions of the same plot
creating a leisure activity so immediate and thrilling that it satisfies the urges of the most dedicated adrenaline junkie.

The Xbox 360 exemplifies all that is possible in today’s gaming world. With powerful graphic and audio capabilities
this console offers a gaming experience that is second to none. And as developments in the world of technology allow functional lines to be easily crossed
the Xbox 360 also offers much more than those old Atari games ever could.

With the release of the Xbox 360
Microsoft also revamped their Xbox live
the service that allows gamers to connect to the Internet and thereby to one another
creating their own personal profile and gaming history and buddy lists that allow communication between fellow gamers. As well as this high quality gaming experience
and the ability to share it with others
the Xbox 360 also acts as a larger media center
allowing users to download movies
music and pictures
on top of playing movies on DVD and music CDs.

With the release of the Xbox 360
many reviewers argue that Microsoft has set a new standard for gaming. And with a variety of functions and an enormous array of games to choose from
there is little doubt that this new standard will not disappoint.