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When you're looking to have some fun sitting down and playing video games with friends who are actually under the same roof as you, you don't have to worry about your internet connection or Xbox Live subscription in order to get started; however, you do need a game that actually plays well as a local multiplayer game. Being able to talk to the guy who's got your back in the game without losing any quality through a headset is invaluable and makes communication much easier, and besides, people should play video games together, or socially, not holed-up in their basement with a bunch of people who have no connection to them whatsoever except the internet. Togetherness, my friends, is what makes playing video games a more relaxed social experience as opposed to a hobby designated for nerds (not that there's anything wrong with being a nerd, but some people don't take too kindly to the term; however, I'm actually not one of them).

Rock Band for the Xbox 360 is one of the best local multiplayer games you can get because it requires multiple people to play if you want to live up to the full band experience. Yes, it is possible to play the singleplayer mode on one instrument or play online, but everyone else isn't there, next to you, able to directly listen to your commands and encouragement. Having someone drum, sing, play bass, and play guitar all in the same room always makes for a better band, as well as bonding, experience; there is something magical about music: it brings people together. Rock Band is very good at bringing people in the same band together because they need to work with each other to keep the beat, save each other if they fail out of a song, and time their score multipliers to shatter records. The Rock Band experience is the best bonding experience you can get for the Xbox 360, and you don't even need to know what the internet is to have it.

Halo 3 is a great multiplayer game in all of its forms, both online and local, but it excels in its local play because it allows the players to have a great deal of freedom when setting up a match. When playing locally, players can choose from several game modes such as Juggernaut, Rocket Race, and good ol' Death Match, and then customize their game mode to the fullest; it is even possible for a player to create his or her own game mode. This makes for great fun because the players' creativity and cooperation in creating a suitable and unique game mode directly influences how fun the game is; keep in mind,

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