Halo 3
- Expands on the franchise and adds a wealth of technical and gameplay advancements
- Unparalleled first-person shooter experience and the most compelling story of the trilogy
- Builds upon the social multiplayer experience and innovative, evolving, online gameplay of Halo 2
- Loaded with high-definition visuals, enhanced AI, an advanced lighting engine, new weapons, characters, and challenges
Halo 3 is the third game in the Halo Trilogy and the thrilling conclusion to the events begun in Halo: Combat Evolved. Master Chief returns to finish the fight, bringing the epic conflict between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire human race to a dramatic, pulse-pounding climax. The Covenant occupation of Earth has uncovered a massive and ancient object beneath the African sands - an object whose secrets have yet to be revealed. Earth's forces are battered and beaten. The Master Chief's AI companion Cortana is still trapped in the clutches of the Gravemind - a horrifying Flood intelligence, and a civil war is raging in the heart of the Covenant. It's all been building to this -- a desperate, final war that leads to a soul-shattering climax of epic proportions. Take control of Master Chief to defeat the Covenant and destroy the Flood to prevent the annihilation of the human race.
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Adding to Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, the epic saga continues with Halo 3, the amazingly anticipated sequel to the highly successful and critically acclaimed Halo franchise. In this third chapter of the Halo trilogy, Master Chief returns to finish the fight, bringing the epic conflict between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire human race to a dramatic, pulse-pounding climax.
 Get ready. The Chief is back. |
 HDR lighting, self-shadowing, and more make Halo 3 look and feel realistic. View larger. |
 Mystery abounds with the return of Cortana. View larger. |
 Earth is conquered. The Covenant is everywhere. Halo 3 promises to be an epic journey. View larger. |
The short presentation was delivered in real-time on the Xbox 360 using the current version of the Halo 3 game engine. That's right, no studio production video, Bungie and Microsoft delivered the real deal: what they showed at the announcement is what gamers will see when they play Halo 3 in 2007. The HDR lighting, self-shadowing, GPU-run particle system and many other effects are rumored to show up in full effect in the final game. Needless to say, the gaming community is salivating.
CJ Cowan, Bungie's director of cinematics discussed one of the most startling moments of the presentation: the return of Cortana. "Given the variety of character and story arcs at the end of Halo 2, we wanted to boil down our announcement to a few key threads. Cortana and the Chief being a galaxy apart is a situation we haven't seen before, and is something that is a powerful component to Halo 3. We are using her transmissions in the demo to give the viewer a few subtle clues to her situation and state of mind, without revealing any specifics we want to save for the game itself."
Graphically, the game closely follows in the tradition of Halo 2, although it has been upgraded to take advantage of the Xbox 360's more prodigious visual abilities. As art direct Marcus Lehto explained, "[The presentation] was intended to be an understated announcement of Halo 3 -- the tone is that of mystery and suspense -- the calm before the storm. I wanted to make sure that we reintroduced the Chief, showed that Earth was thoroughly conquered, with Covenant everywhere, and that there is a glorious, ancient artifact buried under the Earth's crust which will provide Halo 3 with the epic journey which we all want."
Taking full advantage of the power of Xbox 360, Halo 3 expands on everything that has made the franchise great, adding a wealth of technical and gameplay advancements. The game design has evolved with next-generation, high-definition visuals, enhanced A.I., an advanced real-time lighting engine, and, of course, new weapons, characters, and challenges. Halo 3 promises an unparalleled first-person shooter experience and, in the end, the most compelling and engrossing story in the franchise's history. Last, but certainly not least, Halo 3 builds upon the unique social multiplayer experience and innovative, evolving online gameplay of Halo 2. Rest assured, you'll still be able to run with your clan and battle with (or against) your buddies from coast to coast.
H3 Player from Iraq (2008-10-24)
The item was sent quick even to an APO, and it was in above standard condition. Thank you
Doesn't 'raise' the bar, but resets it for the 360. (2008-10-21)
I score games based on 8 categories with varying weights -- Halo 3 gets an 85%% (my highest so far).
I found the campaign a little lacking and the story failed to impress, glutted as we gamers are with 'epic' storylines that fail to do anything but justify the continuous shooting and blowing things up...
The graphics, sound, and controls are great but nothing ground-breaking. The addition of the 'FORGE' feature adds a lot of potential but it's a bit tedious for my tastes. The real gem is the multiplayer, which really shines when you have a group of friends to team up with.
On the merits of its multiplayer I have to give this game 5 stars instead of the 3 or 4 it'd otherwise get. This is Halo for Xbox 360 -- it's the standard by which all other console FPS titles will be judged for a long time (with GoW and CoD series serving as the casual / hardcore flavors of Halo's middlin' stance).
Halo 3, an unbelievable experience! (2008-10-19)
I actually bought this as a replacement for my original copy and was ecstatic to receive this in the mail (I actually was, weird huh?). For those of you who have never heard of the best FPS (First person shooter) game ever created to the XBOX 360 console, the graphics are amazing compared to the first two games and this game has many additional objectives other than just beating the game. Finding things like skulls (to unlock special armor) dramatically increase the games replay value.
One of the best abilities of this game that made it worth buying twice for me is my online multiplayer addiction. People of all skill levels play together, sometimes based on skill, sometime not (players choice), I made friends online and invited my personal friends to join as well,
this game is an easy A+++!
Accept it (2008-10-16)
Some people might say that Halo 3 is the same as halo 2 and 1. While it might be based around the same story line, the graphics are pleasant, and gameplay is enjoyable. It has high replay value IMO, something very few games have nowadays. It may not be original, but it doesn't have to be whenn it is this successful.
halo3 (2008-10-16)
this game is sweet.So mutch to do.Its kinda bloodey wich is cool.I like it so much.
the wepons are new and specail compared to some shooters.
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