Halo 3: ODST

Today is probably one of the biggest days in the gaming industry. Halo 3: ODST was one of the most pre-ordered games ever on XBOX 360, and today it hit stores. This game has been on the mind of gamers ever since Bungie said that they were making another Halo which then was orginally named Halo 3: Recon. But would hit it deliver what Halo faithfuls have been waiting for? Here is my review.

Halo 3:ODST was originally intended just to be an add on to Halo 3, but players pushed and pushed and Bungie eventually turned the add on to a stand alone game. However Bungie had to come together and create something that would separate Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. One thing that they added was a Firefight mode which is basically four player working together to play against a never-ending horde of Covenant troops. Halo 3: ODST also has a totally revamped campaign where you are no longer the great spartan Master Chief, instead you are just a normal infantry member named "The Rookie". But Bungie stuck to its roots and keep the same great Halo multiplayer introducing 3 new maps.

As far as the story goes, you are a new ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Tropper) member who is dropped in New Mombasa to pick up intel before the Covenant do. However the helicopter that you were on crashes and you are left alone is a hostile enviroment. But you are able to find equipment that your lost members left behind as they provide clues as to what exactly happened during and after the crash. Also gamers my be asking themselves why are we fighting the Covenant when in Halo 3 the were our allies? Well Halo 3: ODST is a prequel to the orginal and the ties between the Convenant and Humans had not been sealed. Overall this game was given anywhere from a 8.5 to a 9.

Also there is no Flood. So I am sure everyone enjoys that.

-Justin