Xbox LIVE 2100 Points Card (Xbox 360)

Freely accessible to anyone with a broadband connection, Xbox LIVE Marketplace is a digital download centre providing free and premium content for games, as well as entertainment content such as movie trailers and music videos. Premium Xbox LIVE Marketplace content will be available for purchase with Microsoft Points. Microsoft Points is a new stored-value system that will let consumers purchase a number of points, and then redeem those points for content online, ranging from gamer pictures and themes to full game downloads on Xbox LIVE Arcade

So at first I said to myself I'll stick to my principles and avoid paying more. But I tried the trail versions of downloads that required points (for free) and eventually gave in and bought some.

The best way to get Microsoft points is through live itself and it takes a couple seconds and you get a confirmation email if you have credit card details logged with Microsoft.

Most arcade games retail for 400-1200 XBOX live points which is roughly proportionate to the level of depth of gameplay within the title. Some of the best titles include Geometry Wars (Shooter), Marble Blast ultra (3D marble puzzle) and the upcoming Street Fighter (for XBOX live playability).

Microsoft points also allow you to change your GamerTag which is something I like to do from time to time and it was difficult to do on the previous-gen version of live. That currently costs you 800pts.

Overall, reasonable value for money, if a little on the expensive side (hence 4*) but at least it ensures a motivation for companies to provide a steady stream of content.


Great addition to your LIVE experience   October 27, 2009
Mr. Jt Clulow (Devon, UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Microsoft points are basically an on-line currency for xbox LIVE users. Buying a card like this has many advantages over buying it on a bank account.
The most important differences are
Buying a prepaid card is cheaper and gives you 100 extra Microsoft points (about 80p)
It is more secure as you don't need to enter any bank details
They can be bought as a gift
These points can be used for all sorts of purposes. You can rent films in HD, buy add-ons for your games, buy full games or customise your avatar
I always buy prepaid cards because I once had my xbox LIVE account hacked. Although it is very rare for this to happen, I immediately wiped all my details from the account. There is no danger of losing your details if they aren't on the system, so I definitely recommend you buy LIVE subscriptions and/or Microsoft points using a card like this.


Pesky Points   September 14, 2009
David Mills (Merseyside, UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Served it's purpose, my son needed microsoft points to enable him to download extra levels onto a game i'd already paid £40 odd quid for and this was the best deal out there, microsoft are happy, my son's happy and i'm over the moon! (Honest)


Unnecessary Packaging.   July 19, 2010
A. Assad (UK.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I received the points today and code worked fine, this is an added feature to the xbox live system, I don't see why people are rating this low, you are paying for added features, The service you pay for live is for an upgraded membership which different from the points feature. You can buy films, games and added features to games with these points. Obviously a money scheme but the added features are desirable hence why you would buy the points.

I'm dissapointed with the fact that Microsoft feel the need to waste an entire case and extra packaging on just a simple code, this is really un-environmental and Microsoft being such a large corporation should be the first to lead by example. You can't even reuse the case for a cd or disc.

However if you want added features to games you already have or games from the arcade or films to watch and play on your xbox, I suggest you go for it. : )


Xbox Live Points   May 3, 2010
S. Smyth (Northern Ireland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Not badly priced for points but you need to order in advance because they wont email the code and it takes a few days for delivery.