Halo 3 Review
JOHN-117
The Chief makes a comeback in Style Jumping out of a ship while it’s close to 2 km ABOVE the earths’ surface and as usual managing to kick covenant booty with considerable élan. The Arbiter returns as well grunting and growling his way to some of the best Dialogues the series has seen so far.
The major concern for players in the Single player campaign will of course be the plot Considering that Bungie themselves admitted that Halo 2 had one of the most frustrating endings in Video Game History. I am happy to say that Halo 3 has a really Satisfying ending and that when the game ends all the loose ends are tied up. Bungie has kept their promise and completed this story arc in 3 games.
Halo 3 starts off with the Chief the arbiter and Sergeant Johnson teaming up against hordes of Covenant brutes and Grunts and a couple of Hunters thrown in for good measure. As I have Comes to expect from this series No time is wasted in throwing you into the thick of the action with some familiar and some not so familiar weapons worth mentioning are the brute Spiker and the Gravity Hammer and the SPARTAN Laser which Shows up rarely but is really cool. Other new items are the bubble shield, Gravity Lift and Energy Breaker Which are pretty much what they sound Like. The Game play manages to immerse you despite not really doing anything very new. I would recommend playing at a slightly higher Difficulty setting for getting the complete experience though. The only grouse most experienced gamers would have is that the Normal Difficulty is a little too easy heroic actually seems just right for both Single Player as well as for Online Co-op. That’s right for the first time you can play Halo co-operatively. The maximum Limit is 4 players and it’s a lot of fun bring able to experience the game with your friends.
There are a couple of really cool Set pieces where you get to take on two Scarabs at once and these kind of Boss fights Coupled with some really amazing vehicle sequences really add to the games overall fun factor.
The Sound is just Amazing whether it’s the explosions or the gunfire or the Grunts mouthing off at you or the background score that starts during high octane action(Kudos to Martin ‘O Donell) or the Voice acting that is simply excellent it just makes you want to play the game again and again and again.
And finally the Visuals the jaw-dropping, mind-bending, hyperbole-inducing visuals. Halo 3 is without a doubt one of the best looking games on the Xbox 360. You have a variety of locales and settings from jungles to deserts to Levels that are engulfed in Snow and all of them are gorgeous.
With Xbox Live Launching in India The Multiplayer Mode will shortly be overrun by each Indian who owns an Xbox. Which makes it even more of a must buy
All in all the only reason I can find not to play Halo 3 and ‘Finish the Fight’ is if you don’t like Video games at all.
Like the Arbiter says ‘Were it so easy’.
Jump in ………Seriously
Generally Shooters are not my particular cuppa. I’m an RPG man through and through but in the case of Halo(and the Half Life Series) I make a rare exception. I first heard of the Halo series in 2003 when I saw one of my friends happily blasting the covenant into Oblivion I was hooked right there. After that I played the Second Game as soon as it came out for windows. I BOUGHT an Xbox 360 just because I couldn’t wait to play the 3rd !.
So What is is it That makes Halo 3 Special? Is it the action packed Game play that makes Call of Duty seem like a boy scout picnic? Is it the simply amazing looks? Or is it the immersive story that engrosses you from the word go.
Although Halo 3 has all of the above features and is by far one of the best games of the year it only needed one thing to be a successful video Game.
His Name is John
So What is is it That makes Halo 3 Special? Is it the action packed Game play that makes Call of Duty seem like a boy scout picnic? Is it the simply amazing looks? Or is it the immersive story that engrosses you from the word go.
Although Halo 3 has all of the above features and is by far one of the best games of the year it only needed one thing to be a successful video Game.
His Name is John
JOHN-117
The Chief makes a comeback in Style Jumping out of a ship while it’s close to 2 km ABOVE the earths’ surface and as usual managing to kick covenant booty with considerable élan. The Arbiter returns as well grunting and growling his way to some of the best Dialogues the series has seen so far.
The major concern for players in the Single player campaign will of course be the plot Considering that Bungie themselves admitted that Halo 2 had one of the most frustrating endings in Video Game History. I am happy to say that Halo 3 has a really Satisfying ending and that when the game ends all the loose ends are tied up. Bungie has kept their promise and completed this story arc in 3 games.
Halo 3 starts off with the Chief the arbiter and Sergeant Johnson teaming up against hordes of Covenant brutes and Grunts and a couple of Hunters thrown in for good measure. As I have Comes to expect from this series No time is wasted in throwing you into the thick of the action with some familiar and some not so familiar weapons worth mentioning are the brute Spiker and the Gravity Hammer and the SPARTAN Laser which Shows up rarely but is really cool. Other new items are the bubble shield, Gravity Lift and Energy Breaker Which are pretty much what they sound Like. The Game play manages to immerse you despite not really doing anything very new. I would recommend playing at a slightly higher Difficulty setting for getting the complete experience though. The only grouse most experienced gamers would have is that the Normal Difficulty is a little too easy heroic actually seems just right for both Single Player as well as for Online Co-op. That’s right for the first time you can play Halo co-operatively. The maximum Limit is 4 players and it’s a lot of fun bring able to experience the game with your friends.
There are a couple of really cool Set pieces where you get to take on two Scarabs at once and these kind of Boss fights Coupled with some really amazing vehicle sequences really add to the games overall fun factor.
The Sound is just Amazing whether it’s the explosions or the gunfire or the Grunts mouthing off at you or the background score that starts during high octane action(Kudos to Martin ‘O Donell) or the Voice acting that is simply excellent it just makes you want to play the game again and again and again.
And finally the Visuals the jaw-dropping, mind-bending, hyperbole-inducing visuals. Halo 3 is without a doubt one of the best looking games on the Xbox 360. You have a variety of locales and settings from jungles to deserts to Levels that are engulfed in Snow and all of them are gorgeous.
With Xbox Live Launching in India The Multiplayer Mode will shortly be overrun by each Indian who owns an Xbox. Which makes it even more of a must buy
All in all the only reason I can find not to play Halo 3 and ‘Finish the Fight’ is if you don’t like Video games at all.
Like the Arbiter says ‘Were it so easy’.
Jump in ………Seriously
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Onnum puriyalai. Anyways...I'm sure it was awesome for those who understand it!
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