The halo series is acclaimed as one of the best first person shooters for the console era. Providing an ever expansive story that grew into a universe encompassing not only games but books, animated series and machinima. And Halo 3 was the conclusion to the original trilogy that brought the world the Master Chief.
It had a lot to live up to, an ever growing network of fans were always praying to get their hands on the 2007 release title and it couldn't come soon enough. When it eventually arrived in stores with a rush the crowds went mad and copies were snatched up like hot cakes.
The story leaves off where Halo 2's ended. It was time to finish the fight. After crash landing in what could be a jungle you have to aid sergeant Johnson, who is conveniently there to help out and his band of merry soilders A.I. followers who get into crazy antics like getting captured by a brute chieftain. However, despite it being a game that had me so absorbed the world was merely an annoyance, I realise, playing back the campaign after a two year break, that the your A.I. counter parts are not the brightest of bunnies. They seem to have got so caught up in the fact you are an unstoppable super soldier that they are more than happy to cause about as much threat to the covenant as a paper areoplane and will without fail sit back and watch a hunter merrily ram it's shield up your arse. Still other than that the controls are fairly decent and intuitive and the story had me gripped through out the game, although that could just be the twelve year old me talking.
The online multiplayer was very well balanced with guns not feeling at all unbalanced. In reality though the BR with it's 3 shot burst in skilled hands will kill you in seconds, the sniper which I could personally never use, not then and not now even after 4 years experience, yet I could be sniped in what even position whether I was leaping through the air, manning a warthog or just battling it out on foot by some prick who would then boast about not even using the scope. (See enclosed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJV202TpGrY ) the rockets although limited could wreck your face up. However, desipte all of this, and the fact vehicles are a death trap, the game online is genuinely fun and addicting. I remember many happy hours spent playing all different game modes and never having the same experience twice, kinda. Although the ranking system is a load of (REDACTED).
Out of 10 I give this game a solid 8. Despite it's issues I found this a very good game that really brought me into the world of gaming. With an encompassing story, an excellent multiplayer and backing and support from one of the best developers out there, Halo 3 is the conclusion the series needed and deserved.
A shame ODST had to ruin it then.....
J Stanley
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