Gaming fansite CrookedAbstraction.com managed to get hold of a copy of Halo 3 when UK retailer Argos accidentally sold a few copies earlier this week. Stig has spent the last two days reviewing it.
He has proof of purchase, and photos of the game. Which means his review makes history as the first online review of Halo 3, and the first western review.
He describes himself as a Halo sceptic, and there are noticeable framerate issues, however his review may surprise you!
Not every Halo game has been a banger, but the franchise still has a raft of the greatest games of all time.
Infinite is a dumpster fire and as much as I like ODST, in no universe it ranks above Halo 2. This list is trash.
Best to worst: Halo 3, Halo 2, Halo Reach, Halo CE, Halo 4, Halo ODST, Halo Infinite, Halo 5.
The Xbox 360 was a fantastic console in its day with some truly classic titles, but what are the seven best games for the console?
I'll go with,
Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Culdcept Saga, Shadow Complex, Ace Combat 6 with the flight stick,A Kingdom for Keflings, A World of Keflings.
Bonus Kinect Games: Happy Action Theater and Sesame Street.
*Skyrim was so bad on PS3 that it almost deserves to be #1*
Ah yes, Shadow Complex! Good indies back in the day. Summer of Arcade. I enjoyed Trials Evolution as well.
Was this made by a.i.? No human being would put Shadowrun, Fable III, and Splinter Cell: Conviction into a list of the 7 best Xbox 360 games.
Would love to play Ace Combat6 on PlayStation, but Xbox decided to buy exclusivity and keep it off a competing platform.
The only mainline game I never played except for one level at a friends place. Game sold less than any other in the series if I remember correctly.
360 had Namco hitters AC6 and RR6... both quality titles. You should at least bust out the 360 for AC6 if you can score the flight stick. Its great.
When the current gen XBOX offering is so lacking people need to refer to games released two generations back....
It's a nostalgia peice same reason we get thousands of YouTube videos on sega genisis. Something people have fond memories for but the era is long gone.
It's xboxs golden year imo it was their genisis years the time where they stuck it to the market leaders Sony.
They stuck nothing. Sony screwed themselves giving Xbox an opening. They would have gotten the usual smack down if the PS3 had launched at $399 and was easier to develop for.
The Xbox 360 launched in North America 18 years ago, and is now officially old enough to buy you a drink in Europe.
Great platform, and many of its games (not bc) still hold up well to this day. Like the PS3, I keep a 360 hooked up for those games you can't play any other way.
The last gasp of greatness from XBox, you are missed, except the RROD that was lame, but amazing exclusives until the Kinect dropped.
I really enjoyed my X360, some great exclusives on it. Used to play the shit out ot Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey, two masterpieces
Non-Halo fan gives it a 9/10.
"The combat though is gripping and spectacular and Halo 3 contains hands down the best Halo fights ever. There are new enemies and weapons and with the fantastic AI the whole thing combines to give you some really thrilling encounters."
10-12 hours long. Sweet. On Heroic or Legendary extend that number by quite a bit.
So fing excited. This guy doesn't even like Halo and he says it's easily one of the best games of the year. Says something right there.
If you even like Halo a little tiny bit your gonna love this fing game.
<ed.> Nasim, do you ever click links and read the story before you start typing your dumb shat?
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"If you want a Halo fan’s review you have come to the wrong place."
First sentence. Did YOU read the review?
The game met this guy's expectations, even though he really didn't have any, but from what he has said I think the game might meet mine as well. I can't wait anymore just a couple days more.
I like the guys review, and I trust it to be a hell of a lot more honest than many magazines. He is not a Halo fanboy just a gamer.
"If you’re expectations are that the game will change your life, make you a man and ultimately get you laid then you are going to be very disappointed indeed."
In this way he says that his review is not based on hype but on the game, how many reviews will we say that 'its better than sex?' He is honest enough to comment on some minor faults, frame rate problems and graphics (like GamesMaster magazine said) are very good but not as good as he was hoping for. Despite his scepticism he praises the games quality, production values, story and playability.
This looks like it could be a fantastic game. I cant bloody wait!
we can post nothing but blogs in N4G.COM...........It seems like every good news for M$ and bad news for PS3 has been someone blog. Come on xbots this sh1t is getting out of hand with the blogs, can we just get news about games and not consoles. Where are all the in depth news about real games. It seems no matter what every article turns into a flamebait