5. You can re-watch your favorite victories
Perhaps the feature of Halo 3 most likely to be overlooked is the ability to save films directly from the game. Remember that time you stuck HaloFan069 with a Spike Grenade right after you launched your Mongoose with a grav lift? Well, now you can remind others just how great the moment was by saving a film of that match, uploading it to your personal space and sharing it with everyone. You can even set up a group of friends and all watch the same film together, discussing what went wrong and who killed who as you watch. It’s great fun even in its beta state, minus all the camera controls.

So it’s worth remembering this is beta, not final. Things could change, and that could be a LOT of things. But as it stands this very moment we’d pay full price for it now, happily. See you in the game on Wednesday!

For more first-hand impressions and videos of the Halo 3 beta click here for our earlier coverage.