Blockbuster ‘Threequel’
Last updated: 25/09/2007 - 12:53
The Covenant controls Earth and The Flood is unleashed as the epic conclusion to the Halo game series: Halo 3 hits the shelves this week.
With the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, your mission - should you choose to except it, and let’s face it, you wouldn’t quite be heroic gamer material if you didn’t – is to take the role of Master Chief – the armour clad future warrior from the two previous incarnations of Halo – and single headedly save the human race.
The entire epic Halo story arc has led up to this latest game as Master Chief, the last of his kind: a warrior born for combat and bred for war is left standing as humanity’s only hope. It's probably fair to say that not since Half-Life 2 has a game release been so anticipated.
In Halo 3, the third instalment of the legendary epic, the war has come to a climax; the Flood continues to grow in numbers and strength, the armies of Earth are scattered and decimated, and the Covenant threatens to activate the Halo, effectively destroying all life in the galaxy. Master Chief’s mission is to stop the Covenant, destroy the impending Flood threat and, ultimately, save mankind.
The Plot
After stowing away on a Forerunner spacecraft the players’ – taking the role of genetically altered, cybernetically enhanced Spartan super soldier - must race back to Earth to stop the Covenant once and for all. With his artificial intelligence companion Cortana in the grip of the Flood’s intelligent embodiment, Gravemind, Master Chief and his few allies are vastly outnumbered, but the stakes are too high to do anything but face them head-on!
Gameplay
Halo 3 promises a full aray of state-of-the-art next-generation experiences. With the power of Xbox 360 at its disposal, the game looks likely to raise the bar on the next-generation gameplay experience with non-stop action, an incredible story, massive battles and visually stunning worlds.
Game features include:
Epic and compelling storytelling is on a scale never before seen in interactive entertainment, with new weapons, characters and challenges. Gamers can experience Master Chief’s greatest battle as he transcends greatness and becomes a legend.
Working in concert with Xbox LIVE on Xbox 360, Halo 3 builds upon the unique social multiplayer experience of Halo 2 and promises to enhance the innovative and evolving online gameplay of Halo 2 on Xbox LIVE.
Presented in stunning high-definition, the well-known Halo universe will appear as it’s never been seen before. State-of-the-art high dynamic range (HDR) lighting makes every scene look and feel like the real thing, from terrifying gloom to dazzling sunshine, adding more detail to every weapon, more texture to every character and more realism to every battle.
Countless foes, each with their own distinct personality, strategy and fighting style, make for better encounters and more replay value, which will culminate in larger-scale combat than previously witnessed on the Halo battlefield.
Staying true to the original games, Halo 3 will support four-player split-screen and system-link gameplay, letting gamers battle it out online, via Xbox LIVE or with a group of friends in their own living rooms.
Made famous as a key component of the renowned Halo 2 multiplayer experience, Bungie.net will continue to offer innovations in ways that gamers track their progress as they view their rankings and stats in real time.
Duck as a rocket sizzles overhead. Take action as the footsteps of a Covenant adversary echo in the distance. Every sound in Halo 3 is fully positional, bringing the world of Halo to an even more vivid level of realism.
Record and save a memorable match and watch it over and over again from any angle or player viewpoint. A simple press of a button saves the entire game to a file sharing area where players can watch favourite films and recommend them to friends.
Create and customise a variety of content that can be shared with anyone around the world who is connected to Xbox LIVE. Edit custom game types, saved films and screenshots and upload them, or check out films, game types, screenshots and more that are recommended by Bungie Studios.
The game is being released in a DVD format for the Xbox 360 and as a Xbox LIVE-enabled game in three versions: Legendary Edition, Limited Edition and Standard Edition, from Microsoft Game Studios/Bungie Studios.
For more information on Halo 3 follow this link to visit the official website.
Halo 3 is available worldwide now, rated ‘M’ for Mature by the ESRB.
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