I played some Halo Zero yesterday for some inspiration. First off, I can’t believe how hard the game was to find. The original author’s website is shutdown or gone and there was a ton of junk websites and forums that I had to wade through to even find a legit free download. I had played [...]
I downloaded the massive 1.7GB Halo Wars Demo Last night. Despite the Tutorial being very annoying (your control is frozen as the computer talks to you…argh! let me do what you’re telling me as you talk!), I found the demo pretty enjoyable. The gameplay works pretty good for being on a console and the graphics [...]
Part 2: Who is Master Chief Exactly? Master Chief or John 117 is a genetically & technologically enhanced super soldier or Spartan II. We know that Dr. Catherine Hasley picked him and all the other kids out when they were young, replaced them with flash clones and then bred them to be Warriors. The Covenant [...]
I just have to pass along Bungie’s Press Release:http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=12835 Turns out the Rumors earlier this week ended up being true about Bungie leaving Microsoft. I actually think Microsoft/Bungie agreeing to the split was the smart move by Microsoft. This way you stay in good graces and don’t have a massive Bungie talent exodus. Bungie is [...]
Bungie.net is an addictive addition to Halo 3. Not only can you replay your recent games and analyze them in the game’s theater…you can also track all your stats, service record, and recent game kill/death charts on Bungie.net. The Integration is pretty seamless and it’s just one of those additions that really goes a long [...]
5. Bungie.net Integration4. Equipment3. The Forge Map Editor2. 4 Player Co-Op Campaign (with Scoring)1. Videos Editor and File Share
5. Valhalla4. Epitaph3. High Ground2. Snowbound1. Guardian
5. Shotty pwns Sword now4. Campaign is short3. You Never have Enough Grenades (no flame grenades in matchmaking)2. Not Enough Maps/Map Diversity in Matchmaking1. Shotty Snipes in Team Slayer A LOT
Halo 3 has its flaws, but delivers on so much more than the average game. Let’s answer the major questions up front. Does Halo 3 live up to the hype? Yes. Does Halo 3 wrap up the Story of Master Chief? Yes. Is multiplayer better than Halo 2? Yes. Is Halo 3 a totally revolutionary [...]
