Many Video Game players are now the second generation, meaning the kids that started the gaming explosion, have now gone on to be parents themselves. They want more than the old formation of games they used. Video games now touching more markets and larger age groups. These are those that want to have something to show for their gaming time .Microsoft has included this in its online service Xbox Live with a area called Xbox 360 Achievements.

Display of the Players Skill

Xbox 360 Achievements has a many objectives for the game. For example, Halo 3 has a variety of achievements that players can complete offline in single player. Completing each of the nine campaign missions on different levels will finish an achievement. Also, earning rank level, or being the Most Valuable Player in a match, while online, will also complete Xbox 360 Achievements rating. Each game has a number of achievements that players can complete for. Players then receive a number of points for each achievement that they complete.

The important part of the Xbox 360 Achievements is that others can see other players' scores live online. This lets game players to show high scores to anybody online, world wide via the internet. Many of the achievements are difficult or almost impossible to achieve. These achievements can be shown as to how good a player really is. Achievements are a way of letting others see how good you really are, and, does not allow for cheating the system- its proof of results.

With millions of players using the Xbox Live service, Xbox 360 Achievements may have set a standard for others to follow. For example, Call of Duty 4 was released not only on the Xbox 360 but also on the PC. The Xbox 360 Achievements version is different from the PC version which has "ranks and challenges," The idea of online persistence and being able to show your achievements is carried over. As this future trend continues, more games will come with achievements for players to show the skill they have. An example would be Lord of the Rings Online where players complete "deeds" to improve their character's abilities. Xbox 360 Achievements allows players to display in their accomplishments worldwide and creating a reason to carry on with the game as well as buy new versions as they became available.