| Video games have been gaining in terms of | | | | Achievements is that anyone can view players' |
| popularity in the mainstream media for many | | | | achievements and total scores. These allow |
| years now. They now reach many different | | | | gamers to display what they have accomplished |
| demographics instead of just previously | | | | in games, and because many of the |
| adolescent males. The first gamers have grown | | | | achievements are genuinely difficult or nearly |
| up, had children, and now people from a variety | | | | impossible to complete (there are of course a fair |
| of age groups play games. | | | | amount of less difficult ones to complete), these |
| Also, women have made strong gains in the | | | | achievements can be viewed as a source of the |
| numbers that play video games, as have senior | | | | player's skill. Achievements can most be likened to |
| citizens. All in all, video games now touch every | | | | a baseball player's averages and statistics, for |
| social and cultural group, and people look for more | | | | example. |
| persistence. After all, they want to have | | | | With millions of players utilizing Xbox Live's great |
| something to show for their gaming time, and | | | | services, Xbox 360 Achievements may soon set |
| Microsoft has answered their call in its online | | | | the standard for extra online features for games |
| service Xbox Live with a feature called Xbox 360 | | | | across all consoles. For example, Call of Duty 4 |
| Achievements. | | | | was released not only on the Xbox 360 but also |
| Display of Pride | | | | on the PC. |
| Xbox 360 Achievements also encompass a | | | | The Xbox 360 Achievements differ from what |
| variety of objectives and goals in a game. For | | | | the PC version calls "ranks and challenges," but the |
| example, Halo 3 has a variety of achievements | | | | idea of online persistence and being able to display |
| that players can complete offline in single player | | | | your achievements carried over. As this trend |
| and a bunch online for multiplayer gameplay. | | | | continues, more and more games will come with |
| Completing each of the nine campaign missions on | | | | achievements of some sort for players to |
| normal, heroic, or legendary difficulties will finish an | | | | complete. Another example would be Lord of the |
| achievement. Also, earning a sergeant rating, | | | | Rings Online where players complete "deeds" to |
| becoming an officer, or being the MVP in a match | | | | improve their character's statistics and abilities. |
| (all online) will also complete Xbox 360 | | | | Xbox 360 Achievements allow players to take |
| Achievements. Each game has a set number of | | | | pride in their accomplishments worldwide. |
| achievements that players can complete, and | | | | If you love this article, you will also love another |
| then the players receive a number of points for | | | | article written by this article's author on home |
| each achievement that they complete. | | | | stereo systems and kenwood stereo system. |
| Perhaps the best part of Xbox 360 | | | | |