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this is all before you actually get to playing the game. Once in the session of the game, Halo 3 is incredibly fun when you have all of your friends on the same couch and have split your screen in four to go kill each other. Jeering, shouting cries of victory, and laughing with your friends cannot be denied as enjoyable, and Halo 3 also makes for great tournament play that can be organized by players locally: you can't have a challenger/champion tournament when playing online, but you certainly can when playing locally.

Madden 08 is another brilliant local multiplayer game for the Xbox 360 that uses the traditional approach to sports games to deliver a sound experience to players on the same console. It handles very well and is ideally played against an opponent who is more intelligent and more creative than the artificial intelligence without being frustrated; come on, how many of you have ever yelled that the game is rigged because the computer player manages to accomplish next to impossible feats without you seeing any of the process behind it? Having a friend next to you gives you some reassurance that you are actually playing a real person who must obey the rules of the game like you do, and this is a real person whom can be beat, if you're one of those gamers who must dominate. Picking off your opponent's passes, chasing his running back down the field, and sacking his quarterback (and being able to rub it in his face obnoxiously) is part of what makes Madden 08 so attractive as a local multiplayer game.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare can be played locally just as well as it can be played online. Yes, there can only be four players in a local match, but you don't need to worry about those players unexpectedly quitting and deserting you in the middle of a match, not to mention the connection issues that the game's online play is notorious for. There is a myriad of weapons and classes to choose from, not to mention the dozen-plus game modes and maps, that make the game ever-changing and fresh with each round. You and your teammate can converse (in whispers, if you want the full cloak and dagger experience) side by side to bring down the enemy, who happens to be sitting not five feet from you. Seeing the look of surprise on your friend's face after you jump down from a deck and shank him is priceless, and Call of Duty 4 gives you plenty of priceless moments with your buddies.

Rockstar Games Presents: Table Tennis is a brilliant local multiplayer game; however,

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