The Xbox 360 pocket guide all the secrets of the Xbox 360, pocket sized. - Includes index

here Is Your Essential Companion To Microsoft's Xbox 360 Video Game Console. The Xbox 360 Pocket Guide Steers You Through How To set Up The Xbox 360 And Hook Up Components. discover And Learn About The Most Popular Games. play With Friends On Xbox Live, Chat With Other Players, And Purchase Microsoft Points. make Your Way Around The Xbox Live Marketplace. pick The Best Xbox Controllers And Other Accessories. turn Your Xbox 360 Into A Home Media Center. use Older Xbox Games On The 360. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Introduction......Page 11 Chapter 1: The Xbox 360......Page 12 A Brief History of the Xbox......Page 13 The Guts and the Glory: What’s Inside the Xbox 360......Page 16 Xbox 360 Arcade......Page 18 Xbox 360 Elite......Page 19 What Makes the 360 So Great?......Page 20 The games......Page 21 The interface......Page 22 Online play......Page 25 Chapter 2: The 360: Out of the Box......Page 28 The Xbox 360 Arcade console......Page 29 The Xbox 360 console......Page 31 Halo 3 and Simpsons Movie special edition Xbox 360s......Page 32 The Xbox 360 Elite console......Page 33 Setting Up Your Xbox......Page 34 A quick look at the Xbox......Page 35 Making the connections......Page 37 Chapter 3: Gaming with the Xbox......Page 52 The Top Five Games......Page 54 Halo 3......Page 55 BioShock......Page 59 Madden NFL 08......Page 60 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion......Page 61 Forza Motorsport 2......Page 62 Gaming Outside the Box......Page 63 Guitar Hero 2......Page 64 Dance Dance Revolution Universe......Page 66 The Orange Box......Page 68 Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter......Page 69 Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation......Page 70 NHL 08......Page 71 Battlestations: Midway......Page 72 Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground......Page 73 A noncomprehensive list......Page 74 Chapter 4: Xbox Live......Page 78 What Exactly Is Xbox Live?......Page 80 Xbox Live pricing......Page 81 Xbox Live Marketplace......Page 82 Live Gaming with Xbox Live......Page 83 Voice communication via a headset......Page 85 Communication with Xbox Live......Page 86 Sending messages......Page 87 Chatting or sending IMs......Page 88 Xbox Live Terms and Lingo......Page 89 Gamerscore......Page 90 Xbox Live Vision......Page 91 Setting up an Xbox Live Account......Page 92 Chapter 5: Backward Compatibility (Xbox Games)......Page 98 Xbox Game Compatibility......Page 99 Updates......Page 101 So which games work?......Page 105 The “wait and see” approach......Page 106 Chapter 6: Shopping with the Xbox 360......Page 108 Marketplace Home......Page 109 Games......Page 110 Media and Entertainment......Page 113 Game Demos......Page 116 Game Videos......Page 117 Featured Downloads......Page 118 Microsoft Points......Page 120 Adding Microsoft Points......Page 121 Chapter 7: Xbox Accessories......Page 124 Wireless controller......Page 125 Wireless headset......Page 127 Wireless networking adapter......Page 128 Xbox 360 headset......Page 129 Memory unit (512 MB)......Page 130 Hard drive (120 GB)......Page 131 Universal remote......Page 132 Messenger Kit......Page 133 Third-Party Accessories......Page 134 Charge Station......Page 135 Ear Force X3 wireless headphones......Page 136 MC2 racing wheel......Page 137 Xbox 360 Gamers Screen......Page 138 Guitar Hero wireless controller......Page 139 Chapter 8: The 360 As a Media Center......Page 140 The Xbox As a DVD Player......Page 141 HD DVD......Page 143 The 360 As a Picture Viewer......Page 145 Computer......Page 146 Digital Camera......Page 148 Current Disc......Page 149 Portable Device......Page 150 The 360 As an Audio Player......Page 151 Console (hard-drive) videos......Page 154 Windows Media Center......Page 156 Appendix A: Microsoft’s Official List of Backward-Compatible Xbox Games......Page 158 Appendix B: Xbox Resources......Page 168 A......Page 170 C......Page 171 F–G......Page 172 H......Page 173 M......Page 174 S......Page 175 W......Page 176 X–Y–Z......Page 177