there's cheesers on topspin? i need this explained.
in the case of halo, i guess if you are ready to be sworn at by 12 year olds and "owned" by 38 year olds, then its a great game to play. i play with the same 8 guys night in and out, so we can handle the trash talking pretty well. i just put on my gary payton jersey (sonics, of course) and tell the young ass hoes that their parents hate them and just toss it back and i come out unscathed.
i find that any game is enjoyable as long as you find people to play with
ESPN NHL2k5- a horrible game, unless you find a nice rounded out friends list that has the sim gamers on it and then you are set. i have a list of about 8 guys that i can play a no bs, no worry game with. the same can be said for any of the ESPN titles really.
Tenchu- always a favorite franchise of mine, well worth the 7 bucks it will cost you at TRU, only thing is that no one is ever online
i also find that there are some rather cool heads to play with on full spectrum warrior and phantom dust, though i play those rather seldomly.
i guess as long as you find a good friends list and a game you like, you will have a fine time on live. the tom clancy games are always good for online and chaos theory's co-op is pretty fresh.
oh and i would recommend XIII too, for some reason i always liked its online, though its hard to find heads to play and its cheap.