A fulfilling sequel to a good series, and a better closer.

User Rating: 9.5 | Halo 3 X360
By Shadowfire14 | Review Date:
Ok, this is a good game. And to begin with, I AM NOT A FANBOY! Personally, I think Halo 2 was a pretty bad game. It was an interesting one, but there were so many things wrong with it once compared to Halo 3. The levels were dull and somewhat repetative; the online was overrun with whiny little brats that you can tell that their mommies had to buy it for them, and what's worse, everybody was a jerk for the most part. I made fewer friends playing Halo 2 than I have in most others. Some of my better friends came later in games such as Chromehounds, and Gears of War. Needless to say the story was pretty bland too. Any way, now that I'm done talking about Halo 2, let's get to the review. First off, the campaign is pretty cool. The levels vary greatly from one to the next so that it doesn't feel like "Hey, this seems oddly familiar." Each has it's own environment, like jungles, deserts, and even sewers. To say the least, you won't be walking down the same exact path over and over throughout the levels and none will feel quite like any other, though you will experience nostalgia from previous games. The ending is well done and really answers a lot of unanswered questions and the best part is there are plenty of plot twists throughout the campaign, just to keep you guessing, even though some of them feel kinda cleche. But the campaign isn't the only place the game shines.

The multi-player deserves recognition too. Now, at the beginning of my review, I was basically bashing the Halo 2 multi-player. This will not follow suit. The Halo 3 multi-player is much improved from that of Halo 2. The weapons are more balanced (sword actually reqiures the user to be within about an arms length rather than allowing them to lunge across the map to kill them) and the weapons are much harder to aim (no noticeable auto aim). Beyond that, the users are much friendlier and aren't nearly so prone to trash-talk as those in Halo 2. The maps are actually more open than the cramped maps that we experienced in Halo 2. To make a long rant short, NO MORE CLOSE QUARTERS MATCHES IN SNIPER MATCHES! Bungie, thank you for bringing in larger maps for snipers like myself. It is a much needed change of pace. Also, bring back Hang 'em High for Halo 3 as DLC plz.

Anyway, really good game, just short of a 10 on my scale, but still worth the 60 dollars it cost. Hope those that haven't gotten it get it soon!

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