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= Xbox: Joining an Xbox Live game in Ultra Bust-A-Move =

Article ID: 888678

Article Last Modified on 4/25/2007

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 * Microsoft Xbox Live
 * Microsoft Xbox

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SUMMARY
This article describes how to join an Ultra Bust-A-Move game on Xbox Live.



MORE INFORMATION
Note Ultra Bust-A-Move is a third-party product. If you experience a gameplay issue or an issue that is not related to Xbox Live, contact the game publisher for more help.

Ultra Bust-A-Move is an Xbox Live Aware title. This means that the game automatically signs you in to Xbox Live when the game starts.

Join a game

 * 1) On the Main screen, press the directional pad (D-pad) left or right to select Xbox Live, and then press the A button.
 * 2) On the Xbox Live screen, press the D-pad up or down to select Quick Match or OptiMatch, and then press the A button.

Quick Match
When you use the Quick Match option, you can search for a game, and then decide whether to join the game immediately or to search for another game. To do this, follow these steps:  After you select Quick Match on the Xbox Live screen, the game immediately starts searching for a game to play.  If a game is found, the Quick Match screen lists the game information. Press the A button to join the game. If no game is found, you receive the following message:

Unable to find player.

  Press the A button to create a match or press the B button to return to the Quick Match screen.

OptiMatch
When you use the OptiMatch option, you can specify your game preferences, and then search for the games that match those preferences. To do this, follow these steps:  On the OptiMatch screen, press the D-pad up or down to select from the following options:  Player Lv: Any, Lv. H – A</li> Online Talk: Don’t Care, No, Required</li></ul> </li> Press the D-pad left or right to select the setting that you want for the option, and then press the A button to start searching for a game.</li> If any games are found, press the D-pad up or down to select the game that you want to join, and then press the A button to join that game.

If no games are found, you receive the following message:

Unable to find player.

</li> Press the A button to create a match or press the B button to return to the OptiMatch screen.</li></ol>

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