![]() However, I was far from finished and the real final battle felt like a letdown by comparison. A showdown in a Flood-infested spacecraft was by far the most difficult section for me to complete. The game slowly builds in intensity but suffers from some uneven difficulty. This doomsday premise drives the action forward through levels that occasionally falter with unclear goals or too much repetitious backtracking. There's one catch: Turning on the halos would destroy all sentient life in the galaxy. These halos, crafted by a mysterious ancient race known as the Forerunners, are seen by theĬovenant as a path to salvation. Master Chief's motivation is nothing less than survival of the galaxy.Įarth's population has been decimated by the Covenant, a diverse collection of religious aliens who believe the key to activating a network of "halos" - massive ring worlds floating in space - is buried somewhere under the sands of Northern Africa. The gunplay-driven action is relentless from there as you blast droves of aliens back from the front lines of our future home world. Without any prologue, "Halo 3" picks up with Master Chief crash-landing on Earth in the year 2552. ![]() "Halo 3" answers all these questions and more in a narrative that sometimes stumbles but at least provides a sense of closure. Will Master Chief, the game's mysterious, armor-clad superhero, survive? What about all those angry aliens: the Prophet of Truth, the Covenant, the Flood? And what of Cortana, the female artificial intelligence who shares an oddly intimate relationship with Master Chief? It's been three years since the infuriatingly obscure end of "Halo 2" left us all wondering what happened. It turns out there are two very different sides to "Halo 3." I suspect only one aspect will keep gamers going for more than a few days. I've completed the single-player campaign and experimented with the game's voluminous multiplayer features. Since receiving my early copy of "Halo 3," I've indulged my senses and blistered my fingers in nonstop game playing. ![]() And new multiplayer features make it the most robust online experience on any console. "Halo 3" (Rated M, $59.99, $69.99 or $129.99) does refine many aspects of the first-person shooter genre on the Xbox 360 console. But let's cut through the enormous hype: It's not the best video game ever. "Halo 3" is a lot of things: an exciting science fiction action adventure, a rich online first-person shooter and the end of a popular trilogy. ![]()
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