Resources for Gamerscore Junkies

There are two types of Xbox 360 gamers out there: Outright Gamerscore junkies. And people with only a few points that don't see the big deal yet. Seriously, isn't it funny how the "I don't care about pointless nerd points" people are always seem to have less than 1500 or so Gamerscore? Keep playing and you'll get hooked soon enough. For my fellow GS junkies, I present a list of sites and resources that should help feed your addiction.

Xbox America - Xbox America is a cool community site where you can see how you stack up against other gamers in your state. It only counts the people that have registered for the site and not everyone, but it is still cool to see how you compare even against a smaller sample size. The forums are very good as well.

Xbox 360 Achievements.org - X360A.org is a great site that lists out all of the achievements for each game in a very easy to navigate layout. Each game also has a forum dedicated to it where you can find achievement guides and overall discussion about the game. Very cool.

Achieve 360 Points.com - Achieve 360 Points.com does basically the same things as the above site. It is a listing of all of the achievements for each game along with guides and discussion in the forums. A benefit here is that you can easily sort each list between single-player and multiplayer achievements so you know exactly what you're getting into before you start a game.

360voice - Checking 360voice has become a daily ritual for me over the last 18 months or so. Not only does your Xbox 360 "blog" and tell the world everything you played and how angry it is when you don't play, but it keeps track of consecutive days played streaks, day-to-day gamerscore changes, and rankings against other members among many other things. 360voice also takes gamerscore addiction to a higher level by awarding you with badges for meeting certain milestones in different genres.

Xbox.com - And, of course, we have the official Xbox website. On Xbox.com you can look at pretty much anyone's Xbox Live profile and compare your gamerscore and individual achievements. You can also send Xbox Live messages and friend requests here as well.