
This includes the 49 achievements for various tasks that range from the obvious to the obscure. Supposedly the last active Spartan), Halo 3 offers four players theĪbility to play through the campaign, each as a unique and individualĪlso included in the presentation are unlockable secrets. With the second player being a carbon copy of Master Chief (who is Rather than offer two people the ability to play through the campaign In terms of one of the more popular components: cooperative multiplayer. Is a fresh experience, meaning that even once the single-playerĬampaign is completed, there is plenty incentive to return.Īnother way that Halo 3 impresses is by one-upping its predecessors Ultimately, playing through Halo on each difficulty Itself worthy of the term intelligent on these difficulties, but Halo 3Īlso removes paths and opportunities that are presented in the easierĭifficulty settings. Longer do Heroic and Legendary mean that enemies are simply more The way that the various difficulty settings alter the experience. One particular aspect of the single-player campaign that impresses is Sent out of the door with nothing but love. The level design is intelligent and natural, and Sound effects and charming dialogue, Halo 3 just feels like a From the front-end menus to theīeautiful high definition graphics, the atmospheric music to the perfect Indeed, the presentation of Halo is just as important as its ability

The most moving soundtrack is augmenting your progress in beautiful high Sense of scale, the sense of immortality amongst the chaos, all while Yet rest assured that Halo 3 empowers the way no other game can. Spoiling these events would be cruel and unfair, the joy of Halo 3Ĭoming from the shock and awe that accompanies each virgin play-through. The first assault on the Scarab tank or the firstĮxperience of a Banshee dogfight in Halo 2.

The frantic escape from the Pillar of Autumn’s self-destruction in Halo is popular because it doesn’t have moments, but events.Įxperiences that tickle the soul, sending shivers down the spine.Įxperiences, both single-player and multiplayer, that can be shared withįriends in an excited oh-and-remember-when way that no other game No other franchise in history has ever succeeded in giving the player such a sense of puissance and vigour.Advertisement It has something that helps it to stand out in a crowd, especially in the saturated genre of first-person shooters. It’s a good job then that Halo 3 lives up to the hype and then some.

A massive marketing campaign complete withĬrossover promotion can only set expectations even higher. Up sales of 14.8 million units and with Halo 2 shattering theĮntertainment industry record at the time for sales in 24 hours, Halo 3 Ritalin-popping simpleton, people like Halo. Iconoclastic naysayers who accuse anyone who likes fun of being a
