The game that dominated all other first-shooters and defined the world of multi-player gameplay has finally delivered its exciting ending to the world. Bungie concludes the Halo trilogy and brings the franchise to a peak with Halo 3.

The game picks up some time after the suspenseful ending of Halo 2, and the Earth has been directly engaged in battle with the deadly alliance of alien races called the Covenant. As in the other games, you play as Master Chief, the commanding human soldier of a military unit trying to defend humanity.

In Halo 3, he remains allied to the Elite, a species formerly part of the Covenant, as they try to stop the Covenant from activating ring-like halo weapons that will destroy all life in the galaxy.

Halo 3 has new features that make it even better in both campaign and multi-player mode. One such feature is a scoring mode, which awards points for killing enemies and special moves such as head-shots, so that players can now compare each other during cooperative gameplay.

Also, gameplay is now saved on the 360’s hard drive, so players can go back and view awesome battles and strategize future matches by watching their earlier games from various camera angles. Finally, while most of the vehicles and weapons of the earlier games return, gamers can be sure to find an arsenal of new weapons and items.

Halo 3 definitely lives up the hype it has received over the past couple of years. In fact, it already shattered expected sales and broke records its first day of release. Gamers will be able to play the game for years without being bored.

Also, while Halo 3’s storyline makes it very entertaining to play on your own, you’ll probably have more fun utilizing the multi-player mode and joining in with others who have the game. Odds are good that you’ll find somebody to play with.

By Joe Legato

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