XBox 360

My wife and I bought an XBox 360 without the Kinect as a Christmas gift for our son. The one we purchased did not have the Kinect, even though this particular item is to compete against the Wii. The XBox 360 has 250GB of space along with two free games, Alan Wake and Forza Motorsport 3.

Alan Wake is a third person shooter psychological thriller by Remedy and Microsoft. It is set in and around the fictional town of Bright Falls, Washington. Alan Wake tries to discover clues to the disappearance of his wife while both are on vacation in Bright Falls.

The game is split into six episodes which is narrative driven. Alan Wake looks for clues in locations around Bright Falls such as the forest, national park and farm. Light plays an important role since most of the action takes place at night and the humanoid creatures can only be killed when a light is shone on them.

Forza Motorsport 3 is a racing game by Turn 10 Studios. Originally released in 2009, it is the third in the series for Forza Motorsport. It offers several hundred cars that can be customized from over 50 manufacturers and over 100 racetracks that the player can race up to eight different cars.

New to this series are stock cars and the ability to customize each vehicle for color and upgrade. The game includes Xbox live content for the online gamer.