my opinion on why halo 3 will get better than 9.2

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#1 SoUtHhOlLiZ
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they dony rate games according to online play, they will rate it according to the story and gameplay.
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#2 nelfer320
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The graphics are so sick though. I think it'll get higher than 9.5!
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#3 jimmygrace
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Theres alot of reasons this game will be AAA.Great online play, everykind of multiplayer option you could want, fun gameplay, epic story, good sound and graphics, I mean anyway you look at it its gonna deserve AAA.Sure some Halo haters will disagree but make a strong case if you do.
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#4 Large_Soda
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they dony rate games according to online play, they will rate it according to the story and gameplay.SoUtHhOlLiZ

Of course they factor the online play into the overall score, other wise Halo 2 would have received a 7.5. Online is always a selling point for a game and it will be judged accordingly.

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#5 c0mplex
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what review site are you talking about? because GS, IGN, and 1up/EGM ALL take online features into account when making their score.
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#6 SMASHED_ASPHALT
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It will definitely get a very high rating for all the above of what was already stated.
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[QUOTE="SoUtHhOlLiZ"]they dony rate games according to online play, they will rate it according to the story and gameplay.Large_Soda

Of course they factor the online play into the overall score, other wise Halo 2 would have received a 7.5. Online is always a selling point for a game and it will be judged accordingly.

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the first halo didnt have online play and got a 9.0

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what review site are you talking about? because GS, IGN, and 1up/EGM ALL take online features into account when making their score.c0mplex
Halo 1 never had online supoort and it got really high reviews.
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[QUOTE="c0mplex"]what review site are you talking about? because GS, IGN, and 1up/EGM ALL take online features into account when making their score.OoSuperMarioO
Halo 1 never had online supoort and it got really high reviews.

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#10 dragontank28
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halo will get a at least a 9.0 because its halo if the story is good it could break 9.5 plus range i would guess it will get a 9.4 in my opinion

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#11 clone01
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just give me online coop...that's all i ask. are you listening, Bungie?
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#12 stormtrooper32
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[QUOTE="Large_Soda"]

[QUOTE="SoUtHhOlLiZ"]they dony rate games according to online play, they will rate it according to the story and gameplay.ndrewn

Of course they factor the online play into the overall score, other wise Halo 2 would have received a 7.5. Online is always a selling point for a game and it will be judged accordingly.

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the first halo didnt have online play and got a 9.0

That's because back when it came out there was no such thing as XBL.

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[QUOTE="Large_Soda"]

[QUOTE="SoUtHhOlLiZ"]they dony rate games according to online play, they will rate it according to the story and gameplay.ndrewn

Of course they factor the online play into the overall score, other wise Halo 2 would have received a 7.5. Online is always a selling point for a game and it will be judged accordingly.

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the first halo didnt have online play and got a 9.0

Of course the first halo got above 9.0 without online play. Xbox live didn't exist yet, so saying a game did not have online play would have been a bad reason to give a bad score back then. I actually played the halo 1 multiplayer without online before xbox live came out and it was still phenominal, but not everyone lives with a lot of siblings. Now that online is a given in almost every xbox 360 game, it would be included into the score.

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#14 andrwindmddl77
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crap...hate it when the same 2 posts are made at almost the same time.
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#15 diablokiller18
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halo 1 got a good review because back then there was no great fps like halo but then after halo 2 the campain the story was bad and the single player was not tht great and bungie is smart to end it here at halo 3 because after awile the gameplay gets kind of old online so im only really looking forward to a good campain in halo 3 because if it doesnt then halo 3 is screwed cuz just like alot of people and critics say the beta was not tht great and i thought so to alot of people did im not talking about the graphix cuz i can care less about the graphix as long as the gameplay is great and the gameplay from the halo 3 beta was fun untill a couple of weeks:(
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[QUOTE="Large_Soda"]

[QUOTE="SoUtHhOlLiZ"]they dony rate games according to online play, they will rate it according to the story and gameplay.ndrewn

Of course they factor the online play into the overall score, other wise Halo 2 would have received a 7.5. Online is always a selling point for a game and it will be judged accordingly.

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the first halo didnt have online play and got a 9.0

thats the coolest movie signature i have ever seen... but the original halo got a 9.7 without online play but it stil had great multiplayer. i dont think halo three will get about 9.2 but it will be high then 9.0 just because its halo. on the thrid entry of the game it loses some point for value and gameplay because its getting old. but no matter what the score is the game will rock like nothing else on the 360, or anyother gamming platform for that matter

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#17 RawhideSphinx
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the graphicsshould get 5 out of 10. Wake up people.

gameplay 7 out of 10

sound 10 out of 10

tilt 8out of 10

value 10 out of 10

This is being generous.

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#18 wanker12
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since when does total conjecture and supposition class as opinion? it really is the epitome of sad nerdiness to debate what score a game's going to get months before it's released.
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#19 RawhideSphinx
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they will get a 10.0 from me if they kill off Master Cheif. Die.
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#20 Tree06
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It's going to get a high score because the online is sick, and the gameply will be on point too.
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#22 c0mplex
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the graphicsshould get 5 out of 10. Wake up people.

gameplay 7 out of 10

sound 10 out of 10

tilt 8out of 10

value 10 out of 10

This is being generous.

RawhideSphinx

judging gameplay without even playing the whole game. you are just brilliant.

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#23 axes03
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halo 1 got a good review because back then there was no great fps like halo but then after halo 2 the campain the story was bad and the single player was not tht great and bungie is smart to end it here at halo 3 because after awile the gameplay gets kind of old online so im only really looking forward to a good campain in halo 3 because if it doesnt then halo 3 is screwed cuz just like alot of people and critics say the beta was not tht great and i thought so to alot of people did im not talking about the graphix cuz i can care less about the graphix as long as the gameplay is great and the gameplay from the halo 3 beta was fun untill a couple of weeks:(diablokiller18

it was a unfinished version of a game with 3 maps and limited game modes, "it was fun for a few weeks"....aaahh...WHAT DOYOU EXPECT!!!!!! thats why devs dont make betas public, cause of numbnut comments like these.

back on topic, itll get around 9+. and it really doesnt matter what rating it gets, ITS HALO FREAKING 3!!!! its the reason alonewhy 7 out of 11 million 360s were sold. WHETHER your opinion is positive or not, it will become amulti million sellerwithin weeks of its release. halo is reason the xbox didnt get crushed by the ps2, its the reason why the 360 was made, it is the backbone of xboxlive,there would be no gears, r6vegas, oblivion, forza or what ever else you compare it to without goodol master chief. console shooters wouldnt even reach where it is now without halo. think about that ppl next time you post a anti halo comment

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#24 Greatwasabi
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the graphicsshould get 5 out of 10. Wake up people.

gameplay 7 out of 10

sound 10 out of 10

tilt 8out of 10

value 10 out of 10

This is being generous.

RawhideSphinx

5/10 for graphics? Wow. The BETA grahpics for MULTIPLAYER looked awesome. How the hell does it come to a 5/10? Multiplayer graphics are almost always worse than Campaign, look at Rainbow Six Vegas. And it was the BETA. Not done polishing yet.

Gameplay 7/10? Minimum 9/10

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[QUOTE="diablokiller18"]halo 1 got a good review because back then there was no great fps like halo but then after halo 2 the campain the story was bad and the single player was not tht great and bungie is smart to end it here at halo 3 because after awile the gameplay gets kind of old online so im only really looking forward to a good campain in halo 3 because if it doesnt then halo 3 is screwed cuz just like alot of people and critics say the beta was not tht great and i thought so to alot of people did im not talking about the graphix cuz i can care less about the graphix as long as the gameplay is great and the gameplay from the halo 3 beta was fun untill a couple of weeks:(axes03

it was a unfinished version of a game with 3 maps and limited game modes, "it was fun for a few weeks"....aaahh...WHAT DOYOU EXPECT!!!!!! thats why devs dont make betas public, cause of numbnut comments like these.

back on topic, itll get around 9+. and it really doesnt matter what rating it gets, ITS HALO FREAKING 3!!!! its the reason alonewhy 7 out of 11 million 360s were sold. WHETHER your opinion is positive or not, it will become amulti million sellerwithin weeks of its release. halo is reason the xbox didnt get crushed by the ps2, its the reason why the 360 was made, it is the backbone of xboxlive,there would be no gears, r6vegas, oblivion, forza or what ever else you compare it to without goodol master chief. console shooters wouldnt even reach where it is now without halo. think about that ppl next time you post a anti halo comment

Couldnt agree more bud.This guy knows what he is talking about.
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#26 c0mplex
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its the reason alonewhy 7 out of 11 million 360s were sold.axes03

link to statistic?

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[QUOTE="axes03"]its the reason alonewhy 7 out of 11 million 360s were sold.c0mplex

link to statistic?

i have a link for you, how about a link to "common freaking sense", as the dude already said ITS HALO FREAKING 3!!!

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#28 SoUtHhOlLiZ
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i bought a 360 42.8% because of halo 3. the rest was just to show my friend up
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[QUOTE="axes03"]its the reason alonewhy 7 out of 11 million 360s were sold.c0mplex

link to statistic?

did you know 82% of statistics aremade up?

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Theres alot of reasons this game will be AAA.Great online play, everykind of multiplayer option you could want, fun gameplay, epic story, good sound and graphics, I mean anyway you look at it its gonna deserve AAA.Sure some Halo haters will disagree but make a strong case if you do.jimmygrace

Yeah just ignore those haters. Halo 3 is going to be awesome and if they don't like it it's their loss.

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[QUOTE="diablokiller18"]halo 1 got a good review because back then there was no great fps like halo but then after halo 2 the campain the story was bad and the single player was not tht great and bungie is smart to end it here at halo 3 because after awile the gameplay gets kind of old online so im only really looking forward to a good campain in halo 3 because if it doesnt then halo 3 is screwed cuz just like alot of people and critics say the beta was not tht great and i thought so to alot of people did im not talking about the graphix cuz i can care less about the graphix as long as the gameplay is great and the gameplay from the halo 3 beta was fun untill a couple of weeks:(axes03

it was a unfinished version of a game with 3 maps and limited game modes, "it was fun for a few weeks"....aaahh...WHAT DOYOU EXPECT!!!!!! thats why devs dont make betas public, cause of numbnut comments like these.

back on topic, itll get around 9+. and it really doesnt matter what rating it gets, ITS HALO FREAKING 3!!!! its the reason alonewhy 7 out of 11 million 360s were sold. WHETHER your opinion is positive or not, it will become amulti million sellerwithin weeks of its release. halo is reason the xbox didnt get crushed by the ps2, its the reason why the 360 was made, it is the backbone of xboxlive,there would be no gears, r6vegas, oblivion, forza or what ever else you compare it to without goodol master chief. console shooters wouldnt even reach where it is now without halo. think about that ppl next time you post a anti halo comment

not all true, but most of it is.. thank you for someone looking at it lke i do

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#33 200122735691814682376709955931
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I will give it 9.99 If at the date of release I will be able to buy it at stores:)
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#34 freshdrew
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in my perspective raters have to give it a fair score or not gamers will be outraged and if the consumers demand it the supplier has to give it.
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[QUOTE="jimmygrace"]Theres alot of reasons this game will be AAA.Great online play, everykind of multiplayer option you could want, fun gameplay, epic story, good sound and graphics, I mean anyway you look at it its gonna deserve AAA.Sure some Halo haters will disagree but make a strong case if you do.capthavic

Yeah just ignore those haters. Halo 3 is going to be awesome and if they don't like it it's their loss.

exactly, if they dont want the game **** them. there the ones missing out
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I think halo 3 will get an 8.5. Judging from the beta they really don't introduce a whole lot more than halo 2. Halo 3 looks like halo 2 with better graphics.
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#37 OoSuperMarioO
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Halo 3 looks like halo 2 with better graphics.Bansheezs
That doesnt make any sense.
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[QUOTE="Large_Soda"]

[QUOTE="SoUtHhOlLiZ"]they dony rate games according to online play, they will rate it according to the story and gameplay.ndrewn

Of course they factor the online play into the overall score, other wise Halo 2 would have received a 7.5. Online is always a selling point for a game and it will be judged accordingly.

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the first halo didnt have online play and got a 9.0

9.6 actually. and online wasn't expected from console shooters back then so the closest thing they had was the system link. besides it also scored so high caus it was a launche title for a new console and if you were use to ps1, or even ps2 type games halo was a huge jump.

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#39 c0mplex
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I think halo 3 will get an 8.5. Judging from the beta they really don't introduce a whole lot more than halo 2. Halo 3 looks like halo 2 with better graphics.Bansheezs
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#40 RawhideSphinx
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Halo is a gamemade for ages 8-12, and then people get mad because of all the kids on-line.
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[QUOTE="Large_Soda"]

[QUOTE="SoUtHhOlLiZ"]they dony rate games according to online play, they will rate it according to the story and gameplay.ndrewn

Of course they factor the online play into the overall score, other wise Halo 2 would have received a 7.5. Online is always a selling point for a game and it will be judged accordingly.

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the first halo didnt have online play and got a 9.0

Halo was a stronger single player game than Halo 2 and it didn't have online play because Live wasn't established, it's not like it was a concious effort to exclude online. The multiplayer was solid as a rock though.

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#43 WillT12345
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Halo is a gamemade for ages 8-12, and then people get mad because of all the kids on-line.RawhideSphinx
Where do you come up with this crap?
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The graphics are so sick though. I think it'll get higher than 9.5!nelfer320

Are you kidding me?

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#45 gokuofheaven
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it's still so mind-bogling that people make a review score a way to purchase games. Does it really matter what it gets? Buy it if you like it. Who cares.
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OMG...Halo!!!!!!..... uh...uh.......ahhhhh.
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#47 clone01
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[QUOTE="c0mplex"]

[QUOTE="axes03"]its the reason alonewhy 7 out of 11 million 360s were sold.s0lid_snake111

link to statistic?

i have a link for you, how about a link to "common freaking sense", as the dude already said ITS HALO FREAKING 3!!!

wow...holy fanboy, batman.

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[QUOTE="s0lid_snake111"][QUOTE="c0mplex"]

[QUOTE="axes03"]its the reason alonewhy 7 out of 11 million 360s were sold.clone01

link to statistic?

i have a link for you, how about a link to "common freaking sense", as the dude already said ITS HALO FREAKING 3!!!

wow...holy fanboy, batman.

OMG...Halo!!!!!!..... uh...uh.......ahhhhh.

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It will be interesting to see if it gets an 8.0.  The thing that made halo better than other fps is that it had vehicles, gun bash, and system link co-op play.  Halo 2 has duel weld, more vehicles, and more system link co-op play.  Just because a game has slightly beter graphics dosent mean it will get a higher score than before.  Halo 3 better offer something more than what has been done before. Something different in the way of game play not just 2 new guns or you start out with a different gun than in previous halo games.  Gears was different because of the in depth cover element and I think thats the reason its got so high of a score.  If you look at a game like C&C generals and generals Zero Hour and Warcraft 2 and frozen throne you will notice that the expansions got lower scores than the original games. Even though the expansions add so much more content it literally changed the game. If you look at the first starcraft it got a 9.1 and C&C zero hour got an 8.5.  Warcraft 3 got a 9.3 and I think that warcraft 3 is a little bit better than starcraft for the time.  I understand that those examples are of expansions but with the advances that have already been made its possible that this runs the risk of being another expansion.  A "been there done that" a "nothing to see here move along people" type of thing.  So in conclusion I think the ratings are based on the standard of the day and not the overall quality of games from the very beginning.  Whats new and innovative and impressive today is not so after its been played duplicated and exploited tomorrow. So halo 3 will probably will be better than the other halo games.  But how much better?  If its marginally better than halo 2 8.5 at best.  I love halo and I bought a xbox for halo.  I love halo 2 and I still play both on my 360 so I don't consider myself a troll hater flamer.  And yes I do have my copy of halo 3 reserved and paid for in full at EB games.   Â