Xbox

The Xbox is a home video game console and the first installment in the Xbox series of consoles manufactured by Microsoft. It was released as Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market on November 15, 2001, in North America, followed by Australia, Europe and Japan in 2002. It is classified as a sixth generation console, competing with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube. It was also the first console produced by an American company since the Atari Jaguar ceased production in 1996.

Announced in 2000, the Xbox was graphically powerful compared to its rivals, featuring a 733 MHz Intel Pentium III processor, a processor that could be found on a standard PC. It was also noted for its PC-like size and weight, and was the first console to feature a built-in hard disk. In November 2002, Microsoft launched Xbox Live, a fee-based online gaming service that enabled subscribers to download new content and connect with other players through a broadband connection. Unlike online services from Sega and Sony, Xbox Live had support in the original console design through an integrated Ethernet port. The service gave Microsoft an early foothold in online gaming and would help the Xbox become a competitor in the sixth-generation of consoles. The popularity of blockbuster titles such as Bungie's Halo 2 contributed to the popularity of online console gaming, and in particular first-person shooters. Despite this, and being in second position by the sales numbers—ahead of Nintendo's GameCube and Sega's Dreamcast—sales of the Xbox were always well behind Sony's PlayStation 2.

The console's successor is the Xbox 360, which released in November 2005.

Games

 * Sean Santos: Vio's Return (2001)
 * Ramby Lights and the Deadly Unicorn (2001)
 * Little Lily: The Power of Gems (2001)
 * Spy Mantis: A Big-Sized Secret (2001)
 * Dusk and Dawn (2002)
 * Jonah: A VeggieTales Game (2002)
 * Skyscore Fighting Royale (2002)
 * ''Justice League: Injustice for All (2002)
 * Nessy: Tale of the Sea Monster (2002)
 * Bob the Builder: Bob's Castle Adventure (2003)
 * Jeremy Monroe: The Biggest Game Ever (2003)
 * Nicktoons Extreme Skater (2003)
 * Alaina Gleen: Dream Mayhem (2003)
 * Sean Santos: Coupled (2003)
 * Brother Bear (2003)
 * Dusk and Dawn: The Lightness Journey (2004)
 * History Island (2004)
 * Ramby Lights: Return of the Dark King (2004)
 * Cyanstar of the Sky Kingdom: Into the Darkness (2004)
 * Jenny Zoom: The Scattered Orbs (2004)
 * Rubbadubbers (2004)
 * The Alaina Gleen Movie (2004)
 * Bob the Builder: Snowed Under (2004)
 * Skyscore Extreme Party (2004)
 * Magical Savannah (2005)
 * Balto: Wolf Adventure (2005)
 * Puyo Puyo (2005)
 * Rubbadubbers: Bathtime Scramble Adventure (2005)
 * Little Lily Evolution (2005)
 * Twentieth Toons: Tooned Out (2005)
 * Cyanstar of the Sky Kingdom: Dawn of the Stars (2005)
 * Jackie Chan Adventures (2005)
 * Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
 * Bob the Builder: Project: Build It (2005)
 * Bambi: The Fawn's Journey (2005)
 * Ruby Rivest (2005)
 * Ace of All Trades (2006)
 * Little Lily Kartz! (2006)
 * Puppet Pals (2006)
 * LarryBoy and the Bad Apple (2006)
 * Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild (2006)
 * Dusk and Dawn Daylight Dash (2006)
 * Skyscore Super Kart Racing (2006)
 * Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary (2007)
 * Twentieth Toons: Toontastic Party! (2007)

Compilations

 * Official Xbox Magazine (demo series)
 * Xbox Exhibition (demo series)