Halo 3
Halo 3
Adding to Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, the epic saga continues with
Halo 3, the amazingly anticipated sequel to the hi ghly 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. Game developer Bungie announced that
Halo 3 will be released for Microsofts Xbox 360 sometime in 2007. The
game was revealed to the world at the Microsoft press conference held at
Graumans Chinese Theater in Hollywood, CA in May 2006. To gamers
delight, the announcement was a complete surprise. The rumors have
been abound for the past year, as everyone wondered when the next
installment would be ready. Bungi e and Microsoft did a stellar job keeping
their lips sealed, and fans benefited from their first glimpse of the hallowed
third and final installment. The short presentation was delivered in real-
time on the Xbox 360 using the current version of the Halo 3 game engine.
Thats 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, Bungies 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 havent 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 360s
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 Earths crust which will provi de
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 franchises 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, youll still be able to run
with your clan and battle with (or against) your buddies from coast to coast.
Features:
* 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. Ok so almost everyone knows about this game/fra nchise by now,
even non gamers. Halo 3 is an amazing sci-fi type first person shooter
mixed with human military, excellent choice of weapons, armors, and rides
to be driven in (and people and enemies to kill in them!). This game is very
fun and replayed solo play. The campaign mode is great, and each
mission is actually challenging, yet fun at the same time. You really learn
Halo history here playing through this game if you have never played a
Halo game title before.
Ok, now to talk about Halo 3 online play. One word, W OW! Absolutely
incredible, breath taking, insane (Ok, Ill stop rambling on about words
describing how fun Halo 3 online play is :P). Basically its the best online
FPS Ive ever played as far as rankings go, different matchmaking types,
the maps, and even the kind of games to be played on the maps.
Thats right. You dont just kill each other online, theres modes like the
capture the flag, and king of the hill mode, which when you read the titles
are pretty self explainitory, and all of the online modes are a lot of fun. This
game may have came out in mid 2007, but it is still very playable in mid to
late 2009 and adleast 3 more years I would say in my humble opinion. So,
what are you waiting for? Go pick up this game already, and get in on the
action!
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