![]() ![]() Thankfully, there are plenty of weapons to use against the enemies to level the odds. But it means you have to approach the battles in a different way. For those of you who like to be super soldiers, this is more than disappointing. You’ll find your ODST soldiers can’t run, can’t kill an ape-like enemy known as a Brute with a single blow, and can’t wield two guns at once - which is really annoying since they have two hands. In contrast to prior Halo games, you have to get over the fact that you’re not a super soldier anymore. There are five main characters, and, in contrast to previous Halo games, you get to play in the shoes of all of them, though your main role is as the Rookie. The voice acting by actors such as Tricia Helfer (star of Battlestar Galactica), who plays Captain Dare, is excellent. The events take place at the end of Halo 2, when Master Chief fights at New Mumbasa and then fights again on the ringworld Halo. They’re tough fighters, but not as resistant to enemy fire or as physically enhanced as the Master Chief. The story revolves around a bunch of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, who are armored space marines who can drop to a planet from low orbit. Expansion packs are typically cheaper, but for Halo fans, it will be worth the price. Some gamers have questioned whether it’s worth a full $60, the going price for most new video games. The risk of doing a short game is damage to the overall brand - a brand that’s sold tens of millions of $60 games.īut the game is more than a mere expansion pack for Halo 3. They did a stand-up job under the circumstances. So the studio chiefs directed the team to complete ODST in a mere 14 months. This game came about because Peter Jackson’s Halo Chronicles games were canceled and Bungie had a team that was under-utilized. To date, the Halo story has filled six novels, a graphic novel, three major video games, and potentially much more. There’s plenty of material to mine in the Halo universe, when humanity stands on the brink as an alien race invades Earth. The question will be how far it reaches into the mainstream gamer market.īungie’s decision to do the game was a calculated risk. For people like me, buying this game is a no brainer. So I’m predisposed to like anything Halo, except the weak Halo Wars real-time strategy game from earlier this year. The combination of haunting and elevated music, great sounds, fast action, and game play demands that keep gamers on their toes is what the original delivered like no other game, in my opinion. The game does a good job of holding up the tradition of the original Halo, which is my favorite game. Even so, after a dull summer on the Xbox 360, Halo 3: ODST is a welcome action shooter with a lot of extra value from online multiplayer combat. The only trouble is that the single-player campaign game is too short. The game has a decent story, great action, and mildly interesting new places to kill aliens. ![]()
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