I have been playing Halo 2 on Xbox Live for the past few days and I have been having a whole lot of fun. I love the new maps that I downloaded. My favorites are Sanctuary and Foundation. My favorite map to play though would have to be Lockout still. I love playing that map. I played it with all pistols yesterday and I loved it. My gamer tag is SpecialK8503 if you wanna give me a holler.

Yesterday I bought Madden NFL '06. I have read some bad reviews on it but after playing it for a while, I have come to love it. Actually, I think it is my favorite game in the series so far. I love the new vision control feature and I also am pleased with the Truck Stick control, there is just something about bowling over a D-Back that I get a kick out of every time.

The only thing, I am not pleased with is the fact that EA changed some of the controls. I know, I know, it was to make room for some of the new advanced features, but it still took a while getting used to the fact that B changes the player and not A. After playing it for a while though, I got used to it and it really isn't an issue now.

Another addition I like is the SS mode. Right now I am playing through it with a TE that I made. I am currently on the Dolphins but have plans on improving my skills and moving up to a better team.

Today I bought Xbox live. Unfortunately for me, I am working til 8pm and can't play til then. I will write later on what I think about it and what games I have played on it.