Now right after I played halo3 for the first time (launch buyer. got legendary edition mind you) i was really dissapointed. after the hype around halo2 and the way halo2 delivered i bought into the hype for halo3, and well...felt like i got kicked in the balls.

The campaign is a joke. people argue i need to play legendary and shut up about the game being too short...but that is the dumbest argument ever. a game should have in my honest opinion 10-12 hours of content when you rush through it minimal. it doesnt take that much to just increase the size of a level or flush out some of the storys more minor points, or even brush out a rather interesting twist. Halo3 gave about 5 hours if you rushed through the game, which i found pitiful. people also argue that the replay value for the skulls excuses the short campaing, and i must honestly dissagree. replay value extends the life of the game you bought, it does not make the game longer in anyway other than the number of hours you clock into the damned thing. so sorry halo, as much as i loved your books and the epic story in the first two games, halo3s story wasnt a satisfying end to the ark storyline.

gameplay, we all know the gameplay is good, honestly its the same thing as halo2 with annoying gezmos to slightly change up the game play. halo3 while tring to be diffrent, didnt do enough to really improve the gameplay.

now probably the soul thing that had me hating halo3, is your experiance is dependent on how well your team does online. this is no call of duty 4 where you get experiance and climb the ladders based on your kills and score. your team actually matters in halo3. I will be the 1000th person to say this but the halo online community sucks. seeing your squad effects if you get experiance or not, getting a really bad guy on your team pisses you off especially when hes just free kills to the enemy. another annoying thing is people drop all the time. in the middle of a match a guy and his 2-3 guests will drop out leaving you and a couple squad mates to fight a full team. the experiance points to level up just wasnt handled well with this game. im a very competetive gamer and when my experiance is dependent on others on my team, i get pissed off. luckally i was able to come to the realization all i care about is my personal kill death ratio...and at this point i dont care about my rank, it doesnt unlock stuff like it does in call of duty4, its just a number to sit next to my name. so if im going to be low rank forever, thats fine as long as my kill death ratio is at least 1:1

this is a good game, and i think all 360 users who like a mid speed shooter should look into getting a copy.

8.5-9 score.