I'm in England and have:-
Halo - Looks very nice but first person shooters just arent the same without a mouse and keyboard.
Dead or Alive 3 - Bloody gorgeous,photo realistic graphics,good gameplay with bags of longevity.
Gotham Racing - Every bit as stunning as GT3 on the PS2.
NHL 2002 - As good as it is on my PC (P4 GeForce 3)
Amped - The most superb looking snowboarding game Ive ever played/seen.
All in all I'm well happy with the xbox...it also plays dvd's and rips audio cd's to its hardrive...for playback through its stereo jack outputs..so if your after an mp3 player for your lounge..why not get a free games system thrown in.
All it needs now is backups..and its the perfect machine!