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Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter

Designed for versatility and ease, the Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter enhances your Xbox 360 experience in the digital home, seamlessly synchronizing with the Xbox 360 system. The Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter lets you play head-to-head wirelessly on Xbox Live, or on your home network. It is for use exclusively with the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system. wireless networking adapter is designed to attach directly to the back of your console. It streams photos and music from Microsoft Windows XP and recorded TV, movies, and videos from your Microsoft Windows XP Media Center based PC, all without the clutter of wires.

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Xbox 360 Game Pad Colors May Vary

Mad Catz Xbox 360 GamePad is officially licensed by Microsoft for use on the Xbox 360 gaming console. The Xbox 360 GamePad features analog triggers and joysticks. Licensed vibration feedback technology immerses you in the game letting you feel all the action.

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4 Stars good
The controllers are great. They get the job done but the rumble feature is really weak. Needs a stronger rumble for better gaming experience.

1 Star Does not have an invert switch
I don’t know why they continue to advertise this feature, as it hasn’t been on these controllers for a couple of years. So anyone trying to get a fix for Silent Hill Homecoming better keep looking.

5 Stars Works great as Gamepad too
I was looking for a wired 360 controller for use with an xbox 360 as well as a Mac and Windows. The store ran out of original controllers (which cost $40) and only had these for $25. It was well worth it!

It obviously worked right away for the xbox 360. For the computer, it was perfectly recognized as a MadCatz GamePad and worked with the XBOX 360 drivers for Windows and for Mac OS X. (Had to download both from different websites).

Controller wise, this thing is great. The triggers are much more concave than the original Microsoft controllers, which is how a trigger should feel. Also, the bumper buttons actually FEEL like buttons. They never really felt like anything other than a few clickers on the original controllers, but the MadCatz one makes them big and provides a satisfying click.

The D-Pad is also vastly superior to the original controllers. You can actually click the diagonal with ease. Of course, any D-Pad is probably better than the original 360 ones. But these are extremely good, it’s definitely a big plus sign so you can hit the buttons.

My only complaint with it would be that the bumpers and the triggers are too far apart. I would of preferred if the distance were more close, similar to the original 360 controller. This isn’t really much of a problem, except it made playing Castle Crashers slightly annoying since the triggers and the bumpers are both used and switched off quickly. However, it does allow the two buttons to be more defined and less prone to accidently hitting the wrong button.

I have not tried the headset input, so I can’t comment on that.

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The story of the Xbox video game Prototype starts rather murky and continues to be so for most of the game. The player sees the world through the eyes of Alex Mercer, who has somehow acquired superhuman powers and awakened to a world that seems to have gone mad.

Mercer himself discovers that he has the ability to shapeshift and to absorb powers from the people around him. His shapeshifting powers can enhance his combat abilities, his ability to defend himself and his ability to sense things and due to the multiple ways that conflicts can be overcome, it gives players different ways to attain their objectives.

The main game itself is made up of thirty-one missions that will range from your basic seek and destroy missions to infiltrations of militaristic organizations to learn more information. The game play is fairly aggressive and the response to Mercer is often instantaneous and even something as simple as running through the city (or gliding, as you can unlock later in the game) can alert the Strike Teams, who are on the lookout for Mercer. Mercer’s powers can be evolved and enhanced through the completion of side missions and new moves are a terrific incentive to keep players going through the more frustrating parts of this game.

At first glance, Mercer seems indestructible; falls don’t hurt and there is nothing that can’t be leaped over or run around. Combat is going to get more complicated, though and this has been the source of accusations of clumsy and clunky game play. With all the moves that the character can learn, remembering how to trigger certain combat combinations is not always easy. That being said, the combat in Prototype is still a great deal of fun, if only because of the variety of combat modes and shapes that Mercer can take.

Playing Prototype is something that any dedicated gamer should at least try, and as one of the more interesting sandbox style games that have hit the market recently, it has certainly made its mark.