Hooking up multiple Xboxes with a router?

[roobarb]

I am planning a games night next friday, and we are hopefully getting 3 xboxes together for some multiplayer Halo.

Thing is I was hpoing to use my 4 port ethernet router (normally used to connect my PCs to my ADSL modem and to each other) and standard CAT5 cables to link them. Will this work, or do I need to buy a seperate hub or switch or something?

Also, are there any other linkup games on Xbox that are worth trying?

(thinking Burnout2 maybe)

[Hitcher]

I think with a router you'll be fine, not sure of the cables though.

Halo has got to be played link up.

[Commander Marklar]

It'll work fine matey, no need to worry. A router is just kind of like a hub, only smarter

Other link up games? Moto GP is worth a pop, to overcome the dreadful split screen mode. Ghost Recon:IT has link up but I've yet to try that one and Wolfenstein has system link too, Timesplitters 2 also.

[Valken]

You need a lot of players to make Wolfenstein interesting in system link mode... at least 2 teams of 3 and preferably 2 teams of 2. It's great though!

Timesplitters 2 is my favourite link up game... the multiplayer mode's so fast and a lot of fun plus even with 2 or 3 machine's and some of the smaller maps it's a decent challenge if your team mates are up to it.

[Commander Marklar]

Ooh, Brute Force is pretty decent over system link in an arcadey Ghost Recon kind of way...

[roobarb]

Excellent

So nobody's recommending Burnout2 then? I thought that would be excellent with linkup... any other racers work with system link?

[Hitcher]

I didn't think Burnout 2 did system link.

This is a list of games that can be run using XBConnect, so I assume these are the only system link games.

Brute Force
Clone Wars
Deathrow
Halo
Ghost Recon
GR Thunder Island
Inside Pitch
Mech Assault
Midnight Club2
Midtown Maddness 3
MotoGP
MotoGP 2
Nascar Heat
NFL Fever
NFL Fever 2004
Serious Sam
Soldier of Fortune 2
Time Splitters 2
Tony Hawk 2x
Tony Hawk 3
Tony Hawk 4
Unreal Championship
Whacked
Wolfenstein

[Valken]

Ooh, Brute Force is pretty decent over system link in an arcadey Ghost Recon kind of way...

Tried that one with XBConnect and got a bit of a laugh out of it. I can only assume it would be good fun if the other players were in the same room.

All of my mates think it's **** so they won't try it. I'm getting sick of hearing them say "Put on MotoGP2"

[YOUWIN]

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