Halo 3 ( Xbox 360 ) 9.5/10

Venomspain · 08-16-2009, 05:35 AM

Console : Xbox 360

Story (9/10) :
The story is about supersoldier Master Chief (real name John) who is on earth helping to defend it from the evil alien invaders, the covenant. Your goal is to kill them all and win the war. At the same time, floating through space are these huge rings, called halos. each ring is a superweapon, which when fired, wipes out all life in the universe.

Controls (10/10):
The controls are like they were meant to be that way you get used to it really quick. I really like the controls and won't change anything about it. I think its a pretty good the way it is.

Graphics (9/10) :
The graphics have always been just good enough to convey the necessary imagery without becoming huge technical powerhouses. That's not to say that the game isn't technically impressive, because it maintains a smooth frame rate throughout, and looks very sharp overall with plenty of great lighting and other nice effects. But the visual design overpowers its technical side and really stands out. Given that the game takes place in a wider range of locales than the previous two games, you'll see a lot of different, colorful environments, including deserts, snow, jungle settings, great-looking building interiors, and more. The enemies, many of which are returning from past games, also look great.

Sounds/Music (10/10) :
The sound in Halo 3 is a good mix of old and new, much like the rest of the game. You'll hear the familiar Halo theme music and variants thereof. You'll also hear plenty of great new music, including one suspenseful track with a heartbeat-like sound that manages to get your heart pounding as well. Most of the voice cast from Halo 2 returns to voice their respective characters, and they again turn in terrific and believable performances. You'll also hear a ton of combat dialogue, both from the marines that fight by your side as well as the enemies you're fighting, who don't seem to appreciate it when you kill one of their comrades.

Replayability (9/10) :
It is really good at Replayability, you'll probably go through the campaign more than once, thanks to the inclusion of a strong co-op mode. Previous Halo games have let two players go through the campaign; Halo 3 ups that number to four players and lets you do the whole thing over Xbox Live, if you so choose. This is a really fun way to experience the campaign's nine chapters, and you can choose to go through them in any order, provided you've already played through it alone. Furthermore, this method of play (which you can also do alone) lets you turn on scoring in campaign mode, in which you earn points for kills and lose them for dying. This adds a sense of competition to the co-op, and there are also achievements associated with finishing chapters with high point totals.

Online/Multiplayer (10/10) :
You can also play competitive solo and team-based multiplayer matches with up to 16 players on 11 different maps. There's a lot of depth to the multiplayer modes, ranging from simple stuff such as deathmatch and team deathmatch (still referred to as slayer and team slayer here), to more objective-based gameplay such as capture the flag. Another similar mode is called territories, in which the two teams fight to defend or attack various control points around the map. You'll also find a mode called infection, where a percentage of the players start as sword-wielding zombies and must convert the members of the other team by killing them, until only one non-zombie remains. Each of the maps can handle any of these game modes.

Game-play (10/10): Halo 3 is every bit the sequel you would expect it to be, in that it delivers meaningful upgrades to both the story-driven and competitive sides of the package. However, it's the addition of the Forge level editor and the saved films that give the game an even longer set of legs, legs that will probably keep you running at full speed until Bungie figures out where, exactly, to go from here.

Overall Score (10/10):
I would really ask that everyone should get this game if you like to go on Xbox Live and play games a lot this is a really good game and you should try it.

dsi · 08-16-2009, 11:42 AM

great reveiw, I love the online mode, but the story kinda gets boring, exspecially if you cant beat a level <-----only if your a newbie

kinx · 08-16-2009, 02:41 PM

i love the game, im anticipating the release of the next saga.
i will definitely be playing online, even though im not pro im semi pro!

Venomspain · 08-16-2009, 02:54 PM

I love online too. But when you get used to it you get better and better.

perry570 · 09-29-2009, 03:28 PM

good game, sweet multiplayer,,, but wish they had designed the story so that you didn't need to read the books or online forums to fully understand it.

9/10