There has not been such an intense and fanatic series as Halo since Star Wars first appeared. The Halo franchise has become a hit phenomenon within the gaming industry, and when Halo 3: ODST dropped into stores this past months, fans had little to worry about. The creative minds at Bungie and Microsoft always seem to bring a great new element and always bring great multiplayer capabilities.
Halo 3: ODST, follows a group of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers as they are deployed into the African city of New Mombasa. During their descent, however, the Covenant armada within the city jumps into hyperspace, and scatters the troopers across the now devastated city. Players step into the shoes of the Rookie, who wakes up hours after the troopers were scattered. You must navigate through the city, which is monitored by an AI computer who helps navigate the Rookie throughout. You must find clues and piece together what happened to your team, and find out why the Covenant have chosen to take over the city.
The game is host to a number of great features. It has elegant and more mysterious music that helps had a new sense of environment and character to the game. The visual effects are spectacular, and something we have come to not only expect but appreciate from Bungie. The sense of mystery of the game is a new addition that I find wonderful. While not quite as long as the original trilogy, this game also features a second disk with all the multiplayer maps and games ever created by the Halo creators, including three new maps. Also, the game is host to a wide cast of voice actors, including Sci-Fi legends Nathon Fillion,(Serenity, Castle), Tricia Helfer, (Battlestar Galactica), and Alan Turdyk, (Serenity, Dollhouse). All in all, I think Halo fans will love this game, and so I rate it a 10 out of 10.
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