Xbox360 Wired Controller

You're going to need extra controllers if you want to invite friends over to play Madden or Halo. Go with first-party controllers manufactured by Microsoft. That guy who makes his friends play on shoddy third-party controllers is almost as bad as the dude who asks to borrow his friends' controllers and then never gives them back. The wired pads are less expensive than the wireless ones and you don't have to worry about running out of battery power in the middle of the game.