Halo 3
- Release Date: Sep. 25, 2007
- Price: $60.00
- Publisher: Microsoft
- Developer: Bungie
- Platform(s): Xbox 360
- Genre: Action
- Fantasy Violence
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Parent's Guide to Halo 3
After a hugely successful first game, being tied exclusively to Microsoft's 360 console, and the solid follow up (Halo 2) that set new standards for online play, Bungie had their work cut out for the third and final instalment.
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Re:Dub - Halo 3 Opening Cinematic
GamePro re dubs the opening cinematic to Halo 3.
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65 Most Amazing Halo 3 Moments
Halo 3 is one of the finest-looking games we've ever seen. Fresh out of the fight, Travis Moses details the 65 most amazing OMG! moments in Halo 3. We guarantee you haven't seen all of these memorable moments!
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COMIC: Billy the Barbarian Episode 5
Billy, Master Chief, and crew are blown out of the sky and crash land on an unknown planet.
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Blame Halo 3
Is Halo 3 the new World of Warcraft?
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Comic: Billy the Barbarian for the win! Silly Side Missions
Mr. T calls upon the Master Chief and Billy to help him save his gymnasium from losing funding.
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Halo 3's short reign at the top ends in Japan
It as fun while it lasted: Halo 3 has been bumped from the number one spot in Japan after a short stint at the top.
- Halo 3 Debate: Mom's Side
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Halo 3 Contest Winners Announced!!!
You've all waited patiently and now here it is: GamePro announces the winners of their Halo 3 contests!
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Are you Raising an Honest Gamer?
As soon as video games hit the market, how-to cheat guides followed right behind. And, as the world grows ever increasingly computer literate, computer criminals grow ever more savvy. With all of the computer activities going on in your home, are you doing your part to instill virtual ethics in your young gamer?
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Should your kid play Halo 3?
Gamepro Family's Mom and Dad go head-to-head discussing the positives and negatives of letting kids in on the action of one of the biggest shooting games this year.
- Should your kid play Halo 3
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Bungie leaves Microsoft to become indie studio
Microsoft and the Halo-maker part ways, but it's not a bitter break-up.
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GameGirls Love teh Halos
Girls play Halo too.
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Samurai Sword in Halo 3
Do I have to Kill Bill for the sword?
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Halo 3 Master Chief Helmet Giveaway!
Were you too cheap to spring for the ultimate Legendary Edition of Halo 3? Are you sad because you don't have a cool Master Chief helmet to put in your messy, messy room?
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Halo 3 believed to cause disc errors, possible 360 failures
Master Chief is in the news again -- but this time, the news isn't all good.
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Screenshot of the Day
Screenshot of the day for September 28, 2007.
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Halo 3: First Thoughts
The Beginning...
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It's Halo 3 Contest Week!
As you all know, the hotly anticipated Halo 3 releases this Tuesday. To celebrate this landmark occasion, Gamepro.com, Games.Net and Gamerhelp.com are teaming up to giveaway some awesome Halo 3 schwag! Welcome to Halo 3 Contest Week!
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Halo 3 Gear Contest!
THIS CONTEST IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED!
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Halo 3 Action Figures!
THIS CONTEST IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED!
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Halo 3 Review
There's no denying it: Halo 3 is the biggest videogame in history. No other game has had as much hype, built-up fan anticipation nor the marketing push -- try $10 million in ads alone -- as the last chapter of the premiere franchise in console gaming.
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Halo 3, Manhunt 2 Promote Acceptance of Violence
Two video game sequels arrive for your child's screen: Halo 3 and Manhunt 2. Do these gun-toting games impress greater damage on your child's psyche than the aliens and cops do on their virtual victims?
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Commercialization of products shouldn't be alien to parents
Even if your kid has never played Halo, chances are he'll want this next one. Advertisers will make sure of that!
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10 Things You Didn't Know about Halo 3
Think you know everything about Halo 3? GamePro highlights 10 questions and answers from our recent trip to Bungie Studios to discuss weapon balance, detachable turrets, the Mongoose, Melee design, the Spartan Laser, matchmaking, stats, and social networking.
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Halo 3: Secrets Beyond the Beta
Thousands of people played the Halo 3 beta, but we played beyond. Here is GamePro's recount of everything you have yet to see. Prepare to be mesmerized.
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Halo 3 Zune Contest Winners Revealed!
You have all been waiting for this moment: it's time for us to announce the winner of the Halo 3 Zune!
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Halo 3 Zune Giveaway!
GamePro's Contest Week culminates with the prize to end all prizes: A special edition Halo 3 Zune!
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Halo 3 Beta Lauch Pad: News, screens, opinions, guides
The centralized hub of all of GamePro's ongoing coverage of the Halo 3 Beta. Bookmark it!
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GP Q&A: Bungie Talks Halo 3 Beta and Beyond
Lars Bakken, multiplayer designer at Bungie Software, explains Bungie's expectations for the Halo 3 beta and fends off a withering interrogation about the single-player campaign like a champ (and a good sport, too).
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The GamePro Guide to the Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta
We've tried every single weapon in Halo 3's multiplayer online Beta. Though some details will definitely change before the game's release, here's the full scoop on each weapon.
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Bungie: Brute Shot, Needler much improved for Halo 3
We recently chatted with Bungie.net's content producer, Frank O' Connor, with some big questions about Halo 3. Here's a partial transcript; check the April issue of GamePro for more details!
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Average User Score
- 5 stars
- (166)
- 4 stars
- (59)
- 3 stars
- (19)
- 2 stars
- (4)
- 1 stars
- (14)
| Add your pro/cons to the mix here | |
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Just plain fun | Braindead computer AI |
| Fantastic multiplayer | Repetitive gameplay |
| Innovative concepts | Doesn't live up to expectations |
| Tight controls | Not enough content |
Most Popular User Reviews
Awesome!
- Posted: Nov, 18, 2008
- Score: 5/5.0
- Comments: 2
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Addictive gameplay | Not enough content |
| Engaging story | |
| Fantastic multiplayer | |
| Amazing visuals |
What can i say, this is the best game that ever created. awesome gameplay. engaging story, and more. I have 2 words : "HALO RULES"
Like no other Halo
- Posted: Oct, 27, 2008
- Score: 5/5.0
- Comments: 1
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Addictive gameplay | |
| Tight controls | |
| Engaging story | |
| Intense action | |
| Amazing visuals | |
| Fantastic multiplayer | |
| Awesome audio | |
| Just plain fun |
Halo 1 was fun, not my favorite game though, Halo 2 was good, also not my favorite FPS game. However Halo 3, its epic!!! the graphics needed more AA in them, but HDR was awesome, textures were amazing too, NPC's were good to look at and their Ai was good too, story was great and in Legendary long enough, this game is suppose to be plaid in legendary, online awesome, and loads of stuff to drive...whats not to love about it, Sony fanboys bash it saying its not good, but real xboxers love it if their into halo and fps games
Review of Halo 3.
- Posted: Oct, 26, 2008
- Score: 4/5.0
- Comments: 3
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Addictive gameplay | Not enough content |
| Just plain fun | Poor storytelling |
| Fantastic multiplayer | Braindead computer AI |
Halo 3 is a pretty good shooter but falls short of extreme greatness by a few simple mistakes that could of been easily avoided. The story is okay and short. Multiplayer and forge, on the other hand, is where this game's true meat lies. Armor was a cool thing to add but maybe got a little out of hand now with all this recon armor crap. I would like to give this game 4.5/5 but you can't here so whatever. probably a very good game rating for a 4. don't be fooled, I love Halo 3, but it has its flaws.
Best game on the 360?
- Posted: Oct, 22, 2008
- Score: 5/5.0
- Comments: 4
| Pros | Cons |
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| Fantastic multiplayer | Poor storytelling |
| Addictive gameplay | |
| Tight controls | |
| Awesome audio | |
| Just plain fun |
Well maybe not but there's a lot to be said about Halo 3 and most of it is good. The game may not be as fun as the original Halo in either story mode or multi-player but what it does bring to the table is a refreshed engine, great feel, an excellent online experience and customization. All the while maintaining what makes the Halo franchise so great.
Halo 3's biggest gripe is it's story mode. The levels feel underdeveloped and monotonous. Sure Bungie tried to mix things up a bit by bringing in an array of new features, such as cool new weapons, vehicles and boss battles but none of really comes together like it's predecessor. It's one of those games that great the first time around but once you've beaten it, there's not much to go back for. Sure achievements are great and testing your will against enemies in Legendary mode are too but after that all you'll want to do is play online. Which brings me to my next case.
Halo 3's strongest feature is it's online multi-player mode. Not enough can be said about it. It should and probably will set a standard for online performance in terms of the interface layout to human interaction to technical features. The environments or stages I should say are immaculate. Less than or equal to Halo's multi-player and much stronger than Halo 2's accompanied by the ability to customize your Chief's (or Elite's) armor give that much needed spark to make the story mode seem irrelevant.
So why is it a 5 out of 5? Well like I said before, the story mode doesn't deserve much credit for anything but the online multi-player does and it deserves more than...well what it deserves. In most, if not all cases, when a games multi-player outshines it's missions then the games probably crap but I can assure you, that's not the case with one of the best games out this gen, Halo 3.
Amazing
- Posted: Oct, 17, 2008
- Score: 5/5.0
- Comments: 3
| Pros | Cons |
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| Addictive gameplay | |
| Tight controls | |
| Fantastic multiplayer | |
| Awesome audio | |
| Intense action | |
| Just plain fun |
Alright, I didn't put any cons because the ones they gave me as choices weren't the problems with the game. Anyway, Halo 3 is an AMAZING product that any sci fi fan or shooter fan should buy. It was even more amazing for me because it was my first Halo game, and online game. When I got the game last Christmas, I didn't have Xbox Live, but it was a blast with the fun filled campaign and 1v1v1v1 split screen battles. When I got XBL, it was even more of a blast, with it's amazing online features, Foundry (ultimate forge map) many new downloadable maps, the fileshare system and much more. This is a very undetailed review- I know, but later I'll have a more fleshed out and detailed review :)
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Halo 3 Recent Articles
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Dec. 3, 2008
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Halo 3 returns as top Xbox Live game
When Gears of War 2 was released a few weeks back, it claimed the top spot on Xbox Live. This was to be expected, as the first Gears of War always placed high up on the list. However, after one week, Master Chief has already curb stomped Marcus Fenix down to second place.
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Dec. 2, 2008
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Xbox 360 outsells PS3 3 to 1 on Black Friday
Xbox 360 registered biggest Black Friday in its history, Microsoft said on Monday.
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Nov. 11, 2008
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TIME ranks Xbox as Top 10 Microsoft moment
Microsoft's foray into gaming shares the spotlight with Bill Gates, Windows, antitrust lawsuits, and Seinfeld.
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Nov. 7, 2008
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Bungie: Halo 'single-handedly' made Xbox
In an interview published Thursday, Bungie's Brian Jarrard got candid on what Halo means to Xbox.
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Oct. 29, 2008
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Halo 3 still the 'most popular' Xbox 360 game
These are the top 10 'most popular' Xbox 360 games, according to preliminary data found in the New Xbox Experience.
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