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Halo 3: ODST

Also known as: Halo 3: Recon

Prepared to drop? First, prepare your expectations

Words: Charlie Barratt, GamesRadar US
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Surafel  - 2 months 13 days ago 
WOWWWWWWWW THIS IS JUST LIKE IMFAMOUS it should've got a higher score
shelcobsohn  - 2 months 13 days ago 
i think bungie should have thought about changing up the controls a bit. i think it would be interesting to play a halo game with the control scheme of a COD. considering your playing as a weaker soldier i think it would be more realistic if the character wasnt entirely accurate from firing from the hip, and would use the ironsight occasionally. you could still keep the feel, but freshen it up and modernize it a bit. it would bring a huge breath of fresh air for the series.
shelcobsohn  - 2 months 13 days ago 
true dat, infamous was the shit! na mean?
drgnslyr  - 2 months 13 days ago 
Ya, I'd rather just stick too HALO3 for now but if my all my friends move to ODST I might just play it
lovinmyps3  - 2 months 13 days ago 
ZOMG BIAS!!! YOU GUYS ARE BIAS 4 PS3 AND U H8 DU 360!!!1!!1

Haha just kidding. It would be funny if this review started getting those but since 360 fanboys are not nearly as childish as Sony fanboys I thought I should say it. XD (Even though my name is "lovinmyps3" I am NOT a Sony fanboy [anymore]).
lovinmyps3  - 2 months 13 days ago 
And I'm not a big fan of Halo (and yes I do own a 360 and I love it so there is no PS3 bias here) but that live action trailer was fucking AWESOME!! I would definately go see a Halo movie like that as long as it didn't star Master Chief, he kinda sucks. Haha
Amatarasu  - 2 months 13 days ago 
there are some games,i don't give a dam about the rating,mostly mercs, halo and luigi games, because i have been phyced for this game since it was announced, preorderd it too, i LIVE for the rush modes,most of my life is eaten up by natzi zombies, survival mode and versions of infection, i will love this game
Amatarasu  - 2 months 13 days ago 
but i realy wish it wasn't a 7, an 8 would have been much better,you said it yourself,a 7,means it sucks, it's not allways true,but it is generaly accepted that a 7 out of 10 sucks, leading to people not buying the game


Recapcha- $8-million kneecap

hmmmm,maby it's beckem's kneecap?
IChooseUAntistaMON  - 2 months 13 days ago 
i'm geting it at midnight tomarow
jar-head  - 2 months 13 days ago 
Gr ranked it a 7 because it's bungies Favorite number, duh
themooninites  - 2 months 13 days ago 
it looks alot like halo 3...whos campain was just terrible, i think i may just rent or barrow from a friend. what happen to when halo's story and gameplay were actually good?
crumbdunky  - 2 months 13 days ago 
So, it's just more Halo , we've got nearly half of it already(well most Halo fans will), the best and newest stuff is only used as the hub to explore and find missions and the best reason to buy it is a Gears mode rip off. Great.

The reviews for this have been all over the place which does suggest there's something wrong with this being pushed as a full game-some sites accept it just because it's Halo while some just don't see any value-at $40 I would imahine you'd see many more 9/10 scores than we finally will and this will endup the first Halo FPS that isn't a AAA game meta score wise as a result.

Thing is I'm a fan of the series, though by no means a massive one, and I've even bought all the H3 maps I could and if you're in the same boat is this really a full price game at retail? I just think it's greedy and for the very first time the voices saying MS are milking Halo and it's fans have some credence, imo, as selling people stuff they already have to justify a price tag is a little below the belt.

7/10? Just about right I would imagine though right now, and for the very first time, IDK if I really want to play it and find out-I despise having to pay more for someting just because they've bulked the pack out with stuff I already have!
battenfelder  - 2 months 12 days ago 
k one thing, why do you guys bother looking up ODST just to say 'im not a fan of Halo'? i dont get it.

anyways on to the review,

first off, i must admit i am a halo fanboy, but i do see what you guys are trying to say. 7 out of 10 may be alittle harsh (Just based on what weve seen sofar) it wont be a 10 out of 10 game, but it still looks better than a 7, maybe an 8 would have been fair. but i shouldnt really be saying this when i havent even played it yet.

Firefight looks great, and for you people who say 'its just a stupid Gears rip off' STFU. like GR said, its the same consept, but way diffrent. plus why nag at halo for using this idea when CoDWAW and L4D has modes like this, but for some reason its fine if they have it. it seems its only a rip off if Halo does it with you people.

anyways you had your reasons for a 7, but since i am a halo fanboy im getting it anyways. (the Reach beta looks sweet!)
guyver3  - 2 months 12 days ago 
its all good and all but its like what rainbowsix vegas2 was to rainbowsix vegas1 new features just layered on top of an old game
noobeater  - 2 months 12 days ago 
the advert is sooo cool

and im getting it just to last me till modern warfare... i never got maps so to me its a new game really. also i wernt a big fan of halo 3 anyway...halo CE will be the best always but i still preordered this.
shicknannon  - 2 months 12 days ago 
Judging by that commercial they really really have to make a halo movie. really.
jack0827  - 2 months 12 days ago 
already preordered it. It looks like it will be really fun even with the small story mode. It will also serve as a nice hold over for cod6
Craza  - 2 months 12 days ago 
Hmmmmmn......I told myself I would wait for the reviews before I considered buying it.
I'm not a big multiplayer fanatic, so I think I'll stick with my original decision to line up at the door of GameStop for Assassin's Creed 2.
*Drool*
Bodock  - 2 months 12 days ago 
after seeing master chiefs ugly scarred face i never wanted to see another face beneath the mask NOW IM SCARED
Cwf2008  - 2 months 12 days ago 
Wow ODST only received a 7? Im kinda disappointed i was expecting a 5 or 6. But eh well this is good enough. Too bad you guys were so caught up in the halo fever that you didnt give gaylo 3 the score it deserved...a 6 or 7
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Halo 3: ODST

Genre: Shooter
Expected release date: Fall 2009
Published by: Microsoft
Developed by: Bungie
Franchise: Halo
Multiplayer Modes:
Online
16 player VS
4 player CO-OP
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