Just because you're female doesn't mean you can't be a hardcore video game person because I am! I wanted a system that could compliment the Wii's family friendly Wiimote based titles and traditional Nintendo games. This was the system that did it.

First of all the Xbox 360 has a plethora of games in multiple genres for everyone to enjoy. While I mostly play rpgs and action/adventure titles on it there's many titles. You have casual titles like Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and Splosion Man, action/adventures(Kameo: Elements of Power, Ninja Gaiden II, etc.), rpgs(Infinite Undiscovery, Fable II, Final Fantasy 13, etc.), survival horror(Resident Evil 5, Silent Hill: Homecoming, etc.), and of course the FPSs(Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, etc.). Anyone that likes to play video games should be able to find something that they like to play. This was one of my complaints with the original Xbox, it focused too heavily on shooters and left the rest of us out.

The other big feature of Xbox 360 is the online community. You need to buy a Xbox Live Gold membership card for most of the online capabilities. A small fee compared to what you're getting. What are you getting? Full access to dozens of game demos for released and future titles(including 100% game titles that the average Joe made only available online). If you have a title that has online modes or is entirely multiplayer, then you'll be able to play online with the Gold status. There's even Netflix and Facebook built-in applications where you can stream movies with your Netflix account or browse Facebook and chat with friends. I really like the fact that you can create an avatar that represents you in a virtual world for your other buddies/friends to share(kinda like the Wii :P). And parental controls will help with your children for their online activities, though nothing beats real life supervision! Or you can just pop in a DVD and watch it. Really something for everyone here.

One thing to remember is to have a TV that's either HD(high definition) compatible or SD(standard definition) with component inputs. Technology has advanced and neither the 360 nor PS3(Playstation 3) will work on many of the pre-HD era televisions. The 360 has other features but I think this is a good review for the basics. I hope you liked the review!