On Sunday I purchased a pre-paid card for 13 months of Xbox LIVE Gold (49.99). After setting up an account I played several levels of Halo 3 (I will talk about the Halo trilogy tomorrow) to get a handle on the new controls. Then I "jumped in" to the multiplayer.
As many of the gamer community know, LIVE allows one to talk to other humans via a mike. While this requires one to ironically talk to others, there is something inherently cool about running inside the enemy base and killing everyone inside all the while screaming "I am the god of war!" Or it could just be me. Either way, I had fun.
After getting my required daily frag on, I decided to check out the other features of having an LIVE account. After looking at several tabs I clicked on the game tab. I was pleasantly surprised that one did not have to pay for some things. They were actually fee (not the kind free like free as long as you click on over 9,000 adds first, but free as in no charge). Among these where official maps from Bungie and several themes. I also secured several videos. However, not all is free. Many things still require buying. One pay for this with Microsoft Points. You can buy points on a pre-paid card or buy them directly online.
My final verdict? Xbox Live is worth every cent.
Fun Fact: Many sports games are ridiculously easy to get all of the achievements and thus a higher game score. How easy? Try 1,000 in 45 minutes.
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