| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. ix |
| Bring It On! | p. 1 |
| Busting out Your Xbox | p. 2 |
| What You Do, and Don't, Get | p. 3 |
| Cables--They Make a Difference | p. 4 |
| One Big and Bulky Controller | p. 5 |
| One Skinny Little Manual | p. 7 |
| I Wonder Why the Box Looks Like a PC? | p. 7 |
| What You See Is Not What You Get! | p. 8 |
| Beyond Gaming: Tweaking Your Xbox | p. 8 |
| How Not to Get Ripped Off | p. 10 |
| Places to Look for a Deal | p. 10 |
| Bundles: Are They Worth It? | p. 10 |
| Buyer Beware: Online Deals | p. 11 |
| Being Nice to Your Xbox | p. 13 |
| Don't Do This at Home! | p. 14 |
| Hook Yourself Up! | p. 17 |
| Creating the Ultimate Game Central | p. 18 |
| The Bigger the Better--Connecting to Your TV | p. 19 |
| Identify Your Connection | p. 19 |
| Trouble with Video? Fix It | p. 21 |
| Getting Great Sounds--Connecting to Your Stereo | p. 23 |
| Yup, You Need an Amplifier | p. 24 |
| Trouble with Sound? Fix It | p. 25 |
| Getting out of the Family Room--Connecting to Your PC | p. 25 |
| Setting the Xbox Options | p. 27 |
| Set Your Time | p. 29 |
| Choose Your Language | p. 31 |
| Get the Right Audio | p. 32 |
| Get the Best Picture | p. 32 |
| Choose Your Game and Movie Ratings | p. 33 |
| Save Some Power | p. 34 |
| Protecting Your Box and Your Fuse | p. 35 |
| Maintaining Your Game Domain | p. 37 |
| Be on Top of Your Game! | p. 39 |
| Enhance Your Game Play | p. 40 |
| What Is Available and What Is Coming | p. 41 |
| The Not-So-Average Controller | p. 41 |
| Cool and Programmable Controllers | p. 42 |
| Shooting Guns Without Bullets | p. 45 |
| No Wings? Fly Anyway | p. 45 |
| Oh Yeah! Going Wireless | p. 46 |
| Using PlayStation Controllers | p. 46 |
| Finding the Gear and Deal | p. 47 |
| Standing in the Brick and Mortar Store | p. 47 |
| More Options--Go Online | p. 48 |
| Even More Options--Buy It Used | p. 48 |
| Save Lives, Discover Hidden Power, Burn Music, and More | p. 51 |
| Small and Expensive | p. 52 |
| Do You Really Need a Memory Card for Every Game? | p. 53 |
| Not All Memory Cards Are Created Equal | p. 53 |
| Finding the Cards with Preloaded Game Saves | p. 54 |
| Making Room on Your Memory Card | p. 55 |
| Copying a Game Save to Your Memory Card | p. 58 |
| Burn. Burn. Burn. | p. 59 |
| Copying Music to Your Xbox's Hard Drive | p. 59 |
| Creating Your Own Game Soundtracks | p. 61 |
| Viewing an Xbox Easter Egg | p. 64 |
| Hidden Possibilities: Mods | p. 65 |
| What Are Mods? | p. 65 |
| Not in a Store Near You | p. 66 |
| What It's All About: Games! | p. 69 |
| It Is All About the Games | p. 70 |
| What Can You Play? | p. 70 |
| Domestic vs. Imported | p. 71 |
| Finding Your Best Deal | p. 72 |
| Ratings: Ethics Are Optional | p. 75 |
| Murder, Stealing, and Breaking the Rules | p. 76 |
| Parental Controls | p. 77 |
| Game Reviews | p. 81 |
| Magazine Reviews | p. 81 |
| Online Reviews | p. 81 |
| Late Breaking Game Shopping News | p. 82 |
| Get Connected | p. 85 |
| Multiplayer Game Options | p. 86 |
| Cooperating with Your Buddies | p. 87 |
| Competing Against Your Buddies | p. 88 |
| Getting a Real Army Going | p. 90 |
| Taking Your Xbox Online | p. 90 |
| Online Gaming Sites | p. 91 |
| Using Xbox Connector | p. 92 |
| Using GameSpy Arcade | p. 93 |
| What's This Xbox Live!? | p. 95 |
| Connecting to Your Friends Online | p. 95 |
| Another Online Xbox Gaming Project | p. 96 |
| Go Hardcore--Network Your Xbox | p. 99 |
| Xbox to Xbox | p. 100 |
| The Official Hardware Options | p. 102 |
| The "Unofficial" Hardware Options | p. 102 |
| Adding an Xbox to an Existing Network | p. 102 |
| Trouble? Fix It! | p. 103 |
| Go Wireless With Your Xbox? | p. 105 |
| Cheat Now! It's Allowed | p. 107 |
| Nobody Plays Fair | p. 108 |
| How Cheats Work | p. 109 |
| Secret Extras | p. 109 |
| Xbox Cheat Hardware Options | p. 110 |
| GameShark--The Authorized Hackers | p. 110 |
| The Xbox Code Breaker | p. 112 |
| Cheat Hardware vs Cheat Codes | p. 114 |
| More Cheating--Online Xbox Cheating Resources | p. 117 |
| The Magical, Mystical World of Cheat Codes | p. 118 |
| What Are These Cheat Codes, Anyway? | p. 119 |
| Where Do I Find My Cheat Codes? | p. 120 |
| What Can Cheat Codes Do for Me? | p. 126 |
| Cheat Codes Are Programmed In | p. 126 |
| Looking at Shark Codes | p. 127 |
| What Are Shark Codes? | p. 127 |
| Warning: Void Your Xbox Warranty | p. 131 |
| Going Undercover | p. 132 |
| Going Inside Will Void Your Xbox Warranty | p. 132 |
| Warning: Danger for Your Xbox | p. 133 |
| Taking a Tour | p. 133 |
| Are You Really Going to Open It Up? | p. 135 |
| Do-It-Yourself Xbox | p. 136 |
| Simple Xbox Modifications | p. 136 |
| Not So Simple Modifications | p. 137 |
| Is It Worth Modifying Your Xbox? | p. 141 |
| Xbox Beyond Gaming--DVDs and CDs | p. 143 |
| Get More from Your Xbox | p. 144 |
| Your Xbox and Your DVDs | p. 145 |
| What Does It Take to Play DVDs? | p. 145 |
| You Need a DVD Remote--No Arguments | p. 146 |
| Optimizing DVD Playback | p. 148 |
| Xbox and Music | p. 154 |
| Playing Audio CDs | p. 154 |
| Playing Your Recorded Music | p. 155 |
| Viewing the Xbox Light Show | p. 157 |
| Index | p. 159 |
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