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the game is totally amazing although i have not yet trieed oout the essentials disk which is the bonus disk included it is very addicting and i play it after school so it keeps me from doing homework early which is bad. this is such a fun game. me and my brother play it on xbox live everyday.
It's fun online, but I wish they'd finally go to free online like the PS3. Halo series has and continues to be fun to play.
matchmaking has been taken to a brand new level not even seen in any other game to date, Call of Duty and Gears included. And that's just to name of few. That's not to say it's perfect, as 16-player killfests still take on a bit of lag, but it's most certainly improved over the stand-by days of Halo 2. In Halo 2, this problem was negated with another one.
In Halo 2, it was crossing the bridge in the tank to defeat the scarab. The equipment brings a whole new option to think about in multiplayer, and some great networking engineers have done a bang up job of allowing the ever fun 4 player coop. Campaign:While the story still left me with a slight feeling that the script might have been written by the Wachowski brothers, the sheer diversity within the single player in terms of locations, voice acting, sound and graphical effects offer up a product second to none. However, where Matrix: Revolutions confuses the viewer even more, the story in Halo 3 was much more improved over the sequel. Bungie broke out all of the possibilities with the single player, and I'm glad. In Halo 1, the pistol dominated, thus reducing the game to a glorified pissing match of who could see who first, with no motivation to use any other weapon, or even have close combat duels.
The graphics are on par with the campaign (read: average) but the effects hold up very well. or two rather. Secondly, Halo 2 choose a piss poor choice for a weapon spawn (smg). From customizing your match made games, to downloading others game variants that people have created (Grifball anyone). They didn't stick to a loosing formula (ie the Arbitar story) but kept you in the shoes of the only fighter that counts - Master Chief. Halo 3 corrected this with the assault rifle throwback to start, and a workable replacement for the pistol (ie a non-nerfed battle rifle) while still maintaining and encouraging the dual wield and close combat engagement.In addition to a great weapon selection, the variety in other aspects of this game (besides a solid map selection) make this game really shine. There really was not one defining moment in Halo 3's campaign that gave me that feeling of being "immersed" into the game, but rather multiple moments of "shock and awe." In Halo 1, it was at the end of the game.
The game minimized any medium range option via dual wield ability not countered by any viable medium-long range weapons. Multiplayer:I will start by saying that my biggest gripe with the first two games has been answered, and the weapons in Halo 3 probably are some of the best balanced that I have ever experienced. In Halo 3, it spanned flying the Hornets to avoid the crumbling platform at the end, or even (my favorite) plowing through the rolling hillside with a platoon of tanks in order to defeat the scarab. When combined with the much more polished, engaging, and customizable multiplayer, Halo 3 translates to being well worth it's weight in gold.
Very pleased with purchase Owners manual included. Purchased for son for Christmas. Game arrived in original condition.
My only concern is that legitimate gamers who truely enjoy the game can pursuade hackers and cheaters from continuing their use of these tools to dominate the battlefield unfairly. The HALO series really brought a new light to the XBox community and created a huge fan base to really get people motivated to purchase a xbox or invest in the newer XBox 360. Enjoy the game everyone. If you are a truly good gamer, you do not need cheats to win. With a greatly improved graphics engine at its core, HALO 3, brought a new glow to the already popular series. There is little I can comment on how awsome this game is, that has not already been said.
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