Xbox 360 System Link
Overview
System Link is a form of offline multiplayer gaming on the Xbox and Xbox 360 gaming console over a LAN (local area network). The purpose of this is to have multiplayer gameplay on multiple consoles, which allows for a non-split screen multiplayer gaming experience and far more players in one game than a single console can support.
Requirements
a) Xbox 360 console.
b) Xbox 360 headset (for voice chat).
c) CTWUG connectivity.
d) Windows/Linux PC.
e) Xbox 360 game(s) with System Link capability (see list below).
Instructions
1) Connect your Xbox 360 to CTWUG: your Xbox 360 must be linked to CTWUG to be able to System Link with other CTWUG users. Use a standard CAT5 Ethernet network cable to connect your Xbox 360 to your network switch or router (the same switch or router that connects your PC/notebook to CTWUG). If your PC/notebook is directly connected to CTWUG, you may need to buy a network switch to allow more devices onto your network (R150.00 for a D-Link 5-port 10/100mbps switch). Note: you do not need to worry about the IP address configured on your Xbox 360, just make sure the network cable is connected).
2) Install XBSlink on your Windows/Linux PC: we use a application called XBSlink to link all Xbox 360 via CTWUG. Download and install the application from here: [1]. After installation, start the application. If your Windows firewall asks for network access for the application, click allow. Configure the application:
- Capture device: Local Area Connection (your NIC connected to your Xbox 360 via switch/router). - Local IP and Port should be fine by default. - STUN and Port can be ignored. - Use STUN Server to discover NAT type: disabled. - Use UPnP NAT: disabled. - Use cloud server to check incoming port: disabled. - Advanced forwarding of broadcasts: disabled. - Sound notification when node joins: enabled. - Always forward MAC list is not required. - Chat settings: enter your Nickname here. - Auto switch to chat tab and sound notification are optional. - Check for updates can be disabled. - Click Save Settings when done.
3) Join the CTWUG Xbox 360 community: When step two is done or if additional assistance is required, join us on IRC to arrange a gaming session. We can be found on the CTWUG IRC server (irc.ctwug.za.net) in channel ctwug-xbox360.
List of Xbox 360 System Link games
| Title | Total Players | Per Console | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armored Core 4 | 8 | 1 | |
| Armored Core For Answer | 8 | 1-2? | 2 player split screen local mode |
| Baja: Edge of Control | 16 | 1 | 4 player split screen local mode |
| Bionic Commando | 8 | 1 | |
| Blacksite: Area 51 | 16 | 1 | |
| Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII | 16 | 1 | |
| Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII | 16 | 1 | 2-4 player co-op campaign, 2 player split-screen local-mode |
| Blur | 20 | 1 | Bots available, 2-4 player Versus splitscreen local mode |
| Borderlands | 4 | 1 | 2 player split screen local mode |
| Call of Duty 2 | 16 | 1 | |
| Call of Duty 3 | 24 | 4 | |
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | 18 | 1 | |
| Call of Duty: World at War | 18 | 1 | 4 player split screen local mode. Multiple System Link (offline) includes "Vs battle" "Campaign Story Mode" and "Zombies." |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 player split screen cooperative "mini-missions" |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | 18 | 2 | 2 player split screen local mode. Multiple System Link (offline) includes "Zombies" |
| Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood | 2 | 1 | |
| Civilization Revolution | 4 | 1 | |
| Colin McRae: Dirt | 100 | 1 | |
| Colin McRae: Dirt 2 | 8 | 1 | |
| Condemned 2 | 8 | 1 | |
| Crackdown | 2 | 1 | (note about DLC multiplayer races) |
| Dark Sector | 10 | 1 | Can enable bots which fill up the free player slots. |
| Duke Nukem 3D (XBLA) | 2-4 | 1? | |
| Easy Golf | 8 | 1 | Community Game. |
| Enemy Territory: Quake Wars | 16 | 1 | Bots available. |
| F1 2010 | 10 | 1 | |
| Far Cry 2 | 16 | 1 | |
| Far Cry Instincts: Predator | 16 | 1 | |
| Fatal Inertia | 8 | 1 | Bots will fill empty player slots. |
| F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin | 16 | 1 | |
| Forza Motorsport 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 player split screen local mode. Bot support in System Link. Note: no System Link support at all in Forza Motorsport 3. |
| Frontlines: Fuel of War | 16 | 1 | |
| Gears of War | 8 | 2 | 2 players per console in Deathmatch, 1 per console for co-op |
| Gears of War 2 | 10 | 2 | Bots available. Max 5 players in system link for co-op horde mode |
| Halo | 16 | 4 | There can be issues if any of the consoles have alternate MAC addresses |
| Halo 2 | 16 | 4 | |
| Halo 3 | 16 | 4 | Up to 4 in co-op play |
| Halo 3: ODST | 4 | 2 | Up to 4 consoles system link in fire fight mode. 2 player split screen local mode |
| Halo Reach | 16 | 4 | Up to 4 consoles system link in fire fight mode. 2 player split screen local mode |
| Halo Wars | 6 | 1 | max 2 consoles in co-op campaign and max 6 consoles vs play |
| Kameo: Elements of Power | 2 | 1 | Support added in free Xbox Live Marketplace download. |
| Kane & Lynch | 8 | 1 | Only 1 per console in a system link game. Minimum of 4 players |
| Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days | 8 | 1 | Only 1 per console in a system link game. Multiplayer Games Only, no co-op Story |
| Left 4 Dead | 8 | 2 | |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | 8 | 2 | |
| Lost Planet Colonies | 16 | 1 | |
| Lost Planet 2 | 4 | 2 | Only 1 per console in a system link game. 2 player split screen offline mode. System link seems to be broken. |
| Midnight Club Los Angeles | 16 | 1 | |
| Mortal Kombat VS DC | 2 | 1 | |
| MotoGP '06 | 16 | 4 | |
| MotoGP '07 | 16 | 1 | 4 player split screen local mode |
| Operation Flashpoint 2:Dragon Rising | 4 | 1 | 4 player co-op available for full campaign & Fire Team Engagements. 1 player per console. |
| Otomedius G | 3 | 1 | |
| Perfect Dark Zero | 32 | 4 | (Notes about bots, co-op) |
| Prey | 8 | ||
| Project Gotham Racing 3 | 8 | 1 | |
| Project Gotham Racing 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| Quake 4 | 8 | 1 | |
| Quake II | 16 | 4 | |
| Race Driver: GRID | 12 | 1 | No player limit setting. No bot support in multiplayer. |
| Red Dead Redemption | 8 | 1 | Need update to play through system link |
| Resident Evil 5 | 4 | 1 | Co-op 2 players, Co-op 2 players splitscreen local mode, four player with new Versus Mode (DLC) |
| Sacred 2: Fallen Angel | 4 | 2 | Offline: 1-2, Co-Op 1-2; Online: 2-4, Co-Op 1-4. To play via LAN, both players must be signed into Xbox live with a gold account. |
| Saints Row | 12 | 1 | |
| Saints Row 2 | 12 | 1 | Co-op 2 players |
| Shadowrun | 16 | 1 | |
| Soltrio Solitaire | 2 | 1 | Xbox Live Arcade game. |
| Stormrise | 8 | 1 | |
| Stuntman: Ignition | 8 | 2 | Local Multiplayer Allows 4 Players |
| Tenchu Z | 4 | 1 | |
| The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena | ? | 1 | |
| The Club | 8 | 1 | |
| The Darkness | 8 | 1 | |
| The Orange Box | 16 | 1 | Team Fortress 2 Only |
| The Outfit | 8 | 2 | |
| Timeshift | 16 | 1 | |
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter | 16 | 4 | Limited to first person mode for 2+ players on one console. |
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 | 16 | 4 | Limited to first person mode for 2+ players on one console. |
| Tom Clancy's HAWX | 4 | 1 | |
| Tom Clancy's HAWX 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas | 16 | 1 | 1 per console for Xbox live |
| Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | 16 | 1 | 16 players limit for Versus mode and 4 players limit for Terrorist Hunt mode |
| Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction | 2 | 1 | |
| Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent | 6 | 1 | |
| Top Spin 2 | 4 | x | |
| Top Spin 3 | 4 | x | |
| Unreal Tournament 3 | 16 | 2 | Can use bots to fill empty players |
| Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise | 4 | 1 |
