Three Halo killers in 2008?

So 2008 is upon us (well, it has been for almost a month and a half now) and we're facing a brand new lineup of games. What does this mean for Halo? Well, the reigning FPS champion may be dethroned by the end of the year. Here are three games that Master Chief should watch out for in 2008. Or, for those of you who don't like confrontations, here are three games that you may enjoy if you like Halo! See? Everyone's getting alon

[mighty_douche]

Slightly pointless article, CoD4 chewed and spat out halo quite some time ago.

[Relcom]

What they should say is 3 potential CoD4 killers

[MURKERR]

if you read it correctly it says HALO KILLERS 2008

cod4 came out in 2007! so no its not a pointless article

[spandexxking]

what the hell is halo???

[she00win99]

are you being sarcastic or are living underground for the past few years...

[Bombomb]

always ready bash or hate. probably didnt even read the article.

imo cod4 will be forgotten once cod5 comes out. halo will be played forever.

[ravinash]

WHAT!?!?!?

COD4 is ten times the game Halo3 is....and COD5 is being made by different people to COD4, so no COD4 will not be forgotten when 5 comes out.
For starters COD4 is on both PS3 and 360 so more people can play it, and COD4 just feels more adult.

[Regret]

Just like CoD2 wasn't forgoten when CoD3 is released.

[Bombomb]

plus the game is multi-platform which helps sales.

before cod 4 was out Halo 2 and gears of War was raping xbl son.

you'll see..

[Delive]

I think MD's point was more along the lines of "Halo is no longer the cream of the crop and if a game is to be a killer app, it needs to aim for the top. This is why CoD4 is referenced. It has Halo a game only the Die hard Halo fans look to for online FPS fun. I have not played halo in, well, Since CoD4 came out. I may play it again when the new maps go for free. Point is, Halo is no longer the measuring stick.

[SurferDude]

i think halo killed itself some time ago... suicides are sad.

[The BS Police]

People are still buying it and people are still playing all three Halo games.

COD4 has not killed Halo 3, but it is doing surprisingly well competing against Halo 3.

[spandexxking]

i was being sarcastic btw!! as if i didnt know pah!!

[Saint Sony]

You need a bit more than CoD4 to kill Halo franchise. CoD is great franchise but not nearly as celebrated as Halo. Halo is phenomenon.

The game that kills Halo will be something new, it is not going to be a sequel or 4th part of some game franchise that already exists.

[witchking]

Halo 3 is only the second-best shooter out there. COD4 rocks.

Who ever targets "killing" the second best?

[sonarus]

Saint sony is true. The fact that cod4 is a better game than halo really should be disputed considering the mediocre visuals of halo 3 especially. However halo is a phenomenom how many games can look as mediocre as halo and still come out with as much hype and sales as it did??? Halo 3 was a great game i never finished because jst was never a halo fanatic eventually i will finish it though. COD4 is a game i still play online till this day but like saint sony says halo is a phenomenom. If Halo 4 came out lookin like an ps2 game it would still be praised by media and fans alike. Why are they blind? are they confused, sucked in by the hype. i dunno but for a game to do that is not an easy feat

[Bad_Karma]

CoD4 forgotten because of CoD5 ? .. sure because we all just cant wait to get back to World War 2 ,ffs .

[wallace1000]

This is definitely a pointless article, all the articles like this are. This xbox game is going to kill this PS3 game or this PS3 game is going to kill this xbox game. Some people need to get a life and stop writing crap like this. This isn't news, it is one person's opinion and depending on which console they support, they are going to have something from that console that will kill something from another console.
Halo 3 is dead?
1,977,627 Halo 3 Games (Last 24 Hours)
Right from bungie.net at 1001h PST

[Regret]

Sorry to interrupt this CoD4 vs Halo, but UT and Quake are much better MP games ;)

[FirstknighT]

I see games are still trying to kill the king. Funny stuff.

[blacsheep]

COD4 already did that,it was actually a very bloody slaughter, where have you been not to have noticed?

[Sony Soldiers]

King of mediocrity?

[FirstknighT]

Sure thing guys. COD4 will never hit the sales of Halo 3. Talk to me next year when people stop playing COD4 while Halo 3 still goes strong. I guess next year will be Gears of War 2 vs. Halo 3.

Let me guess, Sony fanboys say Halo 3 sucks and COD4 is better....SHOCKING! Sorry fellas but Halo 3 won most awards for Best Multiplayer for 2007 by most sites/mags. Just the facts. Take your hate and jealousy elsewhere.

[blacsheep]

green with envy dont worry about him.

[Sony Soldiers]

My dong could win 'best multiplayer' if I had enough money to throw around.

[LJWooly]

Watch out guys, it's the classic 'it sells more!' argument, the only one he's got left, apart from the 'no AAA games' argument! Let's just hope to God he doesn't pwn us with that one!! XD

EDIT: Also, Firstknight, you're in the wrong zone. There's a tab just above where the comments start, that says 'open zone'. Click it, and you will be brougth to a seperate page where you can discuss things with people just like you. Have fun.

[Devr]

Yeah it won lots of MP of the year awards, but FPS of the year was always either Bioshock or COD4. Just saying.

[witchking]

COD4 already has outsold Halo 3. It multi-platform. Take into account it's sales on both 360 and PS3, and it moved more units than Halo.

[Bubble Buddy]

FirstknighT, so if Golden Compass sold mroe than halo3, u'd find it's a better game? Second, they recycled the halo multiplayer when it's already amazing, so no really?... Just like Nintendo with Brawl. No really it's a great game, they remade it and added bonus features 3 times already.

[natsfan7]

You do know your wrong right?

Halo 3 has sold about 8 million copies-
http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/...

Call of Duty 4 has sold about 7 million copies-
http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-...

Now, I know alot of you are going to say " you can't trust Microsoft", and you're probally right;however, these numbers are probally true, you know, with as popular as Halo is. Also the COD4 numbers are from Activison, so they're an evil company too, with just as much reason and opportunity to fudge their numbers.

How I will be the first to admit I'm a bit of a Halo fanboy, however, people are being very unfair with the "COD4 IS OWNING HALO 3" talk. Its on more platforms, which greatly helps it sales when compared to the Xbox exclusive Halo 3.

And on Cod4 beating Halo 3 in XBl, I've got a question, because I must be missing something. Every time I'm on Halo 3, there is between 200,000 and 500,000 players, yet every time I'm on COD4 its got like 82,225 players; I find this wierd because every time I check their is the same number of people playing COD4. Now, does COD4 have a player cap? And wheather the answer be yes or no, I still don't get how it can beat Halo 3 in activity. but even if COD4 is beating Halo 3, Halo 3 isn't dying, and while likely out last COD4; also, there are still a lot of people who play Halo 2 everyday, what do you think will be the first game they buy when the get a 360 is (assuming they don't have a 360 and are just playing Halo 2 for some reason)?

Well, thats my little rant....now leave Halo 3 alone before you hurt it's feelings....you big meanies.

[Rikitatsu]

HALO 3 was Trash IMO

[SCThor]

The King is COD4 right now.

[SlippyMadFrog]

There is a lot of games thats better than Halo3, its a matter of opinion. Halo 3 is the king because of it's sales, no other FPS beats it in sales. If COD4 passes it in sales, then COD4 is king.

[LJWooly]

Nice one frog. You get my bubble. Infact, 'cos i'm so nice, all three of ya get bubbles! :D

[Capt CHAOS]

And by putting a question mark after the question, I presume it's supposed to make this article justified?

AFTER the sales for these three games come in, THEN we can think and discuss whether they are halo killers, despite what everyone says, HALO3 has some excellent innovations and it's a great game with excellent AI.

[LJWooly]

I don't think they mean sales, I think they're talking about the quality of the games. Of course, if that's the case, then Halo's already been beaten.

[Dareaver1]

Halo 3 had great innovations, and real gamers appreciate them. No one is taking any thing from CoD4, but Halo 3 brought more to the table for console FPS gaming. I think the only thing impressive about CoD4 was the 60fps, beautiful graphics, and the upgrades for ranking up. There is no innovation in that besides the last one, but i hear that other games have done that. CoD4 just did it tighter and had a better package. Other than those 3 things, in my opinion, Halo 3 brought more to the genre as far as "consoles" are concerned (I know the PC elites will chew my head off if i don't make that distinction.)

But that's the thing i've heard also, Halo 3 has a more lasting appeal than CoD4, and i believe that to be true. Halo 3 has a cult following, and unless these games listed as supposed "Halo Killers" bring something new and innovative to "console" FPS games, than they pretty much will destroy themselves over their own over-hyping. It's been done before, an FPS comes out claiming to be the next best thing to Halo, and what happens; they disappoint and fall flat on their faces.

Now Fanboys, don't take offense (because these are just my opinions, i know yawl aren't known for your rational thinking), but look at Haze. They were touting that "Halo Killer" horn, and now they have gone silent. Hmmm.... I guess they must have wizened up.

[Shadow Flare]

Even if Resistance 2 and Killzone 2 don't sell more then Halo 3, they will probably be better games. I liken Halo to the wii, its not the best FPS out there, like how the wii is certainly not the best console yet because of hype, they sell alot. Doesn't mean they're the best though. 8 player co-op and 60 player online? Heck yes

[Dareaver1]

Just because you don't like something, means it's not good. I know a lot of people with Wiis and they absolutely love the thing. It's not as if people are buying them and not using them. Their Wii's get extensive play, and it encompasses their whole family. Wii is targeted towards the casual gamer, an idea that is ingenious if you ask me, because they are converting those casual gamers. My friends play that thing for hours at a time. Just like we hardcore gamers play our games for hours at a time.

It might not have the most impressive hardware, but that doesn't make it less of a console. It plays video games, that's all that needs to matter. There really is no hype behind the we, name a commercial that's toting it's power or innovations or any of it's features. All their commercials are about playing together. That's it. They aren't hyping anything.

I think you got your consoles confused. If there is a console that is pushing hype. I think it's the one you mostly support. As for the Wii, there is NO hype to it. It's just doing what it is suppose to do.

And for all those neysayers, if there is some suppose-ed hype to the Wii, please inform me, because i must not be seeing what you all are seeing.

[RJ2000]

^^ I agree with everything you said... but the fact is the Wii is a fad. It will be lucky to make it through 2010.

[Mercutio]

for my comment...

[Mercutio]

More like HALO RAPERS!

[ScottEFresh]

Ya agreed. CoD4 is KING baby, what is you talkin bout? IT seems the only people using the words "halo killer" these days are Halo fanboys themselves.

[PopEmUp]

Halo Suck!!! just forget about that game I playing COD4 and warhawk

[MK_Red]

WTF is Vegas 2 doing there? Sure, it will be a good military shooter but it doesn't look too special. Battlefield Bad Company and FarCry 2 would have been better candidates in it's place. Let us not forget about Mirror's Edge too which could be a really innovative and groundbreaking FPS with insanel single and multi player.

[tony]

rainbow six vegas will a never be halo 3 killer. and yes far cry 2 looks very impressive and so is battlefield. but to me call of duty 4 already made a dent on halo 3 success.

[Shankle]

Nah, Far Cry isn't even a similar shooter. Battlefield, yes. I think the closest things to Halo this year will be Haze and Resistance 2. Both are sci-fi shooters with an emphasis on multiplayer. They both seem a bit more grown-up though.

I know people have stopped caring about Haze but I like everything I've seen about it. The graphics are mostly great, the gameplay should be solid seeing as it's being made by Free Radical, and the multiplayer is receiving a huge amount of attention. You can be playing single player and then if your friend comes over or signs in to PSN, they can drop straight into your game a la burnout paradise. And that's up to 4 players throughout the whole campaign. Plus it has the splitscreen arcade mode with bots like timesplitters, so it will be great for having friends over.

As for the delays, they are probably trying to sort out any problems people put to them. There was definitely some negative feedback from people who played it, so Ubisoft seem to have given free radical a really great opportunity to put things right. Sounds to me like a lot of love and care is being put in. Don't dismiss it so readily.

That said, the shooter I'm looking forward to most is Far Cry 2.

[MK_Red]

Superb point Shankle. 2.
Althought I'm still unsure about quality of Haze, it is definitly a better choice than Vegas.

Personally I believe that a huge part of Halo's fame and power is in the hype behind each title and in that regard, I don't think Resistance 2 will be match it in that regard and Sony will probably focus on Killzone 2 and hype it the most.
Ultimately R2 will become the best of the bunch and one of the greatest FPS titles of our time (Hopefully) but to kill Halo, you need Halo like Hype and only Killzone 2 has it even though it may not end up as good as R2.

Also, as some have suggested, I actually believe COD4 has done some of the job.

[Shankle]

Absolutely. What Halo is the king of is not quality nor sales. It's hype. The king of hype. GTA beats halo in terms of sales but I don't think you can get people as excited about GTA as you can about Halo.
Killzone is definitely the best candidate for a hype machine this year, just because anyone who sees the graphics has their mind blown.

[Le-mo]

Let me guess, Xbox fans say COD4 sucks and Halo 3 is better....SHOCKING!

Don't make an arse out of yourself and leave your fanboy comment in the open zone.

[ambientFLIER]

Hey buddy. do you realize that COD4 is ALSO on the XBOX?

[bruiser81]

i think his point was that some people will attack any game to defend another no matter how good it is

[wil4hire]

There is nothing to dethrone. COD4 is 1 million units behind it.

MS self proclaims Halo3 as king, king of what? COD4 having just as many people playing on Live? COD4 is already at around 6 million units sold. This is without a 30 million dollar ad campaign with old men crying and a piano playing, non stop G4TV coverage, carson daily, Fox News stories, and random celebrities buying it. COD4 will pass the halo3 lifetime sales because COD4 is the better--well rounded game.

Halo3 is hype. Its an OK fps with a huge advertising budget behind it. COD4 is the better game, single player as well as multiplayer. Yes it has a crippled map re-maker, and replay features. But anyone who has played a PC fps is already used to that, and its nothing amazing. It broke sales records yes, that doesn't translate into being a KING -of- game.

The problem SYSTEM WARS have created is that now people equate sales to quality of game, when that just isn't the case. Yes its part of the formula of a good game. But a title needs to show its dominance over other titles in its genre. With its gameplay and features, not just sales alone. In that case, that means Nintendogs is the BEST GAME EVER? right? Or COD4 is 1 million away from being the king based on sales alone, and not game play?

COD4 is the FPS console King to beat out. It has amazing features. Great single player, and almost perfect Multiplayer.

[DiabloRising]

Well that was an amazing post. If only all gamers were as smart as you. These system wars are being prolonged by the media, and people play into it. Sad. I can go to a friends house and play Halo 3, and have fun, or play CoD4 at home, and ALSO have fun. That concept seems to elude many people. But I can also look at games objectively, no matter what system they are on, and push the hype aside and look at quality. There is more to a timeless game than just sales... You basically put into words exactly what I was thinking. Good job. Cookie 4 you.

[Dareaver1]

M$ has never said Halo is the king, The Media said that, and is proclaiming that. And Also, the big impressive thing about Halo 3's sales is that it is a console exclusive, that's all. For a console exclusive to do that well in sales has never been done before, especially in this genre. Like i stated before, i'm not taking anything from CoD4, it's a great game. But it is also multi-plat. You'll have to look at it's individual system selling to really get the whole picture behind Halo 3.

I think it's stupid that fanboys (not calling you one Will), keep trying to compare Halo 3 to a multi-plat title. But again, that's what shows you how impressive it has been that they are actually doing something like that to try and get the upperhand. Bungie probably finds that flattering.... But Halo 3 is a console exclusive, so it would be more correct to compare it to another console exclusive FPS.... That would be fair, unless being unfair is the only way to chip at Halo 3....

[DiabloRising]

The ORIGINAL Halo did a lot for console FPS (though I stand by Goldeneye 007 being the true innovator) but Halo 3 was overly meh in all departments. I think Call of Duty 4 is the best FPS available... but no game is a "killer." You can enjoy both titles, there's no law against it.

I do think Resistance 2 will be a better title than Killzone 2 or Halo 3 though personally... they just need to tighten up the controls to CoD4 level.

[ceedubya9]

Maybe its just because I don't know a lot about Killzone 2 yet other than that trailer I saw. But Given the last game and the information that's been out on Resistance 2, the game looks like its ready to raise the bar for console shooters.

[Marceles]

looking at the disagrees, goldeneye never gets credit where it's due. I think Resistance 2's gameplay will outdo Killzone 2's, but Killzone 2 will definitely be one hell of a visual showcase of what the PS3 can do. The 30 vs 30 multiplayer with those graphics are definitely going to be a huge technical accomplishment as well for Resistance

[Le-mo]

I couldn't agree more.

[kid from brooklyn]

Best part about this article is it's from a pro Halo website and they are already conceeding victory to Resistance 2 with like 8 months of development left. Just accept the fact the PS3 is taking over

[ceedubya9]

Call of Duty 4 is a great game, and if we claim it to be king instead of Halo based on sales, then we have to remember that CoD4 is a multiplatform game. Now, if we base it on quality, then that of course can vary by opinion.

One thing that you can't deny is how much the Halo series has done for this genre of gaming since its release. There hasn't been a console shooter this popular Since N64's Goldeneye. Whether some like it or not, Halo is very popular and hype has nothing to do with it. Believe it or not, there are actually people who like its gameplay, and will buy sequel after sequel as long as they get new maps and weapons.

Due to the fact that the previous Halos had a long play life, its safe to assume that Halo 3 will as well. Call of Duty 4 is a great game, but in order for it to really dethrone Halo, it will have to go the distance. Can it do that? Its definitely off to one hell of a start, and the games in this article look damn good as well. Time will tell.

[mighty_douche]

Sales dont mean squat, it quality not quantity.

But just say YOU find sales important, COD4 is the most player Live game there for that make Halo look even worse doesnt it?

[ceedubya9]

these things could be debated forever it seems. One thing is for sure though, and that is that Halo is not the benchmark anymore. Its a fun game with a lot of good games going, but there are other games that do their own thing that are just as good. Call of Duty 4 has definitely made its place as one of the best shooters of 07, and deserves it.

[natsfan7]

You are smart...bubbles for choo.

[Deios]

Killzone 2 could give Halo 3 a good run for it's money IMO, but not to sure about the other 2 games. But Halo Killers or not, I'm picking up all 3 games. And also I'll be picking up non-mentioned titles like SOCOM and Gears Of War 2.

[Bombomb]

nothing more, just a little splash..

remember halo only has 3 games.

cod5 is due soon, and it might take cod6 to surpass halo's numbers altogether.

COD is also MULTI-PLATFORM, talk about being fair.

[mighty_douche]

#1 Xbox Live game = CoD4

Wouldnt call that a dent would you?

i guess everyone must still be playing its single player... right?

[The BS Police]

The Top Xbox Live list goes by UU (Unique Users) not by games played, so basicly all you do is put the game into you Xbox Live conosle, don't play it, and it will be added to that list.

Halo 3 is still played more online with over 700k users online daily, COD4 is less than that.

Also Halo 3 was number 1 most played game on Xbox Live from September up untill Last month, COD4 has only been number 1 for two weeks in a row.

[natsfan7]

thanks for clearing that up; I was wondering how they got the numbers. However, isn't their a better, more accurate why to measure a games popularity

[mintaro]

as much as i hate to admit this, as soon as CoD6 comes out ( or possibly CoD5, even though its back in WWII) people will stop playing CoD4
even though people will still be playing Halo

[Funky Town_TX]

Everything has to be the "halo killer". This has to make Bungie and M$ feel good. If I made a game and a over a year later (fall 08 for resistance 2) people are still trying to top it I would feel good. I remember when every FPS after Halo2 was going to be a "Halo killer". All FPS are different in there own ways. None listed in the post are like Halo. Why can't we just enjoy all the games we get and take them for what they are?

[Le-mo]

It's lunatic to think that people will stop playing COD4 once COD5 is released when Treyarch is developing 5...and I can't see myself going back to WWII again. And lets be real here not EVERYBODY will stop playing COD4.

[BubblesDAVERAGE]

All of these are on Sony Consoles

[JeepGamer]

Killing the single player experience that Halo offers would be childs play and that was done before Halo 3 even came out... Bioshock. The multiplayer experience will be the tougher sell.

[Evil Zhuk]

GTA Iv. All gta games have outsold halo one and 2. In fact san andreas has sold more then halo 1 and 2 combined.

[ceedubya9]

that it was released on the PC, PS2, and Xbox. How did it sell on the xbox in relation to halo 1 and 2? Did the Halo games sell more here, or did GTA beat it there too?

[Exhaust]

As far as sales go GTA IV will own Halo 3 and COD4. If the multiplayer really brings the quality it will own in that area too even though they're different types of games with GTA IV being third person.

[Evil Zhuk]

I have no idea but you cant count it out because it has more platforms so sell on because Halo could have done the same thing if it chose to.

[Silellak]

"Three Halo killers in 2008?"

They're releasing CoD4 three times in 2008? That seems a bit silly.

[OC Shock Value]

LOL thats actually pretty funny man.. Its wrong but funny

[OC Shock Value]

I believe Unreal 3 should have been a Halo killer multiplayer wise.. But people other then myself decited not to buy it.. So i cant say there will be a halo killer.. because when it drops, people JUST MIGHT not buy it..

But if Its about 2008.. i believe Resistance 2 will take the throne.. And if for some strange freak of nature reason resistance 2 doesnt win.. Gears Of War 2 will..

I just hope some of these games "BORROW" some features from Halo 3.. Heres a small list to help other games..

Replay Room/File Share
Full Campaign Mode CO-OP
Multiplayer Clan Support
Level Editor

If implemented right into an 08 shooter they would stand a chance.. Believe it or not, people LOVE that stuff.. Gives the game a longer lasting appeal.. I am completely shocked that COD4 found a way to skip most those options.. Tho still find a way to beat Halo 3.. Or did they really?

All Sony fans say COD4 won
All 360 fans say Halo won
Do you see a pattern here?

Ratings, Fun, Sales, and Replay value should be the deciding factor.. Not jelousy or what console you own..

[jams_shop]

They should go ageist CoD4 not Halo 3. Also it looks like I would be able to play all three games in one console.

[Says you]

infact pretty much every game that is out there that is Halo killer material killed the Halo series weither it'll be on PS3 or PC or that system that doesn't work! and in case you haven't notice hype has been around since Halo and died down for a while after Halo 2 until the third one came so if you don't think it wasn't the hype I suggest to you to not comment!.

[CallOfWar22]

COD4 Already killed Halo 3 for Multiplayer!!!
Bioshock killed Halo 3's campaigne. So did COD4 Halo 3 is outdated,
Gears Of War is definetly the number 1 reason to own a 360!!

[Monty_The_Great]

really makes no sense at all. People try to say sales don't matter that its this or that, that makes a game "king" Then everyone comes back to sales of this game or that. Halo is the name for FPS. You try to say COD4, but its a multi-plat game. Then you try to debunk Vegas 2 as being "just another military shooter" Hello, what is COD4? When they make a gaming league about any of the COD games, then give me a call about who is king. When a game transends a genre, that makes it king.

[pwnsause]

FAIL.

[pwnsause]

???^^^^HALO 3 better than COD4??? i think someone was smoking a lot of pot today... last time I played Halo, it didn't depict the true meaning of a war game, especially the realism

[OC Shock Value]

Not taking any sides but Halo was not meant to be realistic..

Your main charactor is a Syborg
You are fighting Aliens
You are frequently on board space ships
You have an over shield
your sidekick is an alien
you fight on a Halo ring

Yea it was not suppose to be realistic..

THO you are right.. COD4 did give u a bigger sense and scale of War.. Thats what its all about i guess

[sonyfanonly]

man i really dont know the big deal with halo maybe its all the xbots got because they refuse to buy a sony product but with halo 3, man that game did suck cod 4 is way better

[thekingofMA]

how would you be able to think that halo 3 sucked, since you clearly didn't play it due to your name "sony fan only" ?...oh sorry, you can't respond can you...

[giovonni]

They all look great, I'm excited to see other companies stepping up. However, I have to play these games first, they look good but looks don't do it for me. Halo has lost a lot of it's magic, because it did nothing different except have a few great level designs halo3 lacked in your face action(aliens jumping out of windows, buildings blowing up around you, allies getting over powered and tossed)

[OC Shock Value]

I have been trying to figure out what was missing from halo and you nailed it.. There was NO sense of PANIC.. There was never a time where your walkin an u look up to a "Holy Shyt is that CHOPPER gonna LAND ON ME??"
Or a "RUUN get OUT the buildings falling"
Halo was usually a str8 shot to the end of the level to the next cutscene..

Maybe on Halo 4 theyll have a few "GET TO THE CHOPPER B4 THE BOAT SINKS" scenes.. That would do some justice..

[Shankle]

Got that moment at the end of the boat level was solid gold. You see the chopper pulling away and think "fuuuuuck!!!! I was too slow!!!" And you just instinctively make a jump for it, and when you see your hands come up and grab the chopper - priceless.

[belal]

is gonna rape halo 3 and everyone knows it.
lets see

mgs series story vs halo series story = mgs wins
mgs gameplay vs halo gameplay = 1 player mgs4 wins 2 player halo wins
mgs4 graphics vs halo 3 graphics= winner mgs4

overall mgs series wins !!!!!!!

snake vs master chief = snake pwns master chief

[ceedubya9]

These two games are not even close to being similar enough to compare to each other.

[moujahed]

why didn't they include MGO2??? I bet it'll own Halo 3 even w/ it's 5 starter map. c'mon over 70weapons, customizable characters, MGS4 engine!! This will sh!t on quite a few games in 08.

[IzKyD1331]

MGS isnt an FPS

[StateofMind]

Resistance 2 is the most promising by far. Killzone 2 has potential, but it's mostly just graphical. Rainbow Six: Vegas 2? No thanks.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

I think its safe to say COD4 has been the Halo killer this year...and honestly deserving of the title. Its game play and mechanics are by far the best FPS I have played online for a console.

It may not be perfect...but its close to it.

Now, is there any game that will trump Halo3 in the hype machine and hysteria? That I do question. RFOM2 is sure to be great and KZ2 should be outstanding too....but I just dont see those IP's having the crazed fanbase of Halo. So no...nobody will eclipse the kinda hype and hysteria that Halo brings.

[avacadosnorkel]

Halo Wars is gonna be the real Halo killer.

[Descendant]

Halo killed itself when it came out with Halo 3.

[Ri0tSquad]

COD4 > any FPS out right now

Halo 3 was good, COD4 is just better.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

well said. bubble for you.

[Iron Man 2]

COD4 already r@ped Halo 3 last year,and continues to do so!;)

[xionpunk]

Im gonna admit that Resistance turned me off before I got a chance to play it. I think it was the WWII type setting. But by the end of the demo (and after fighting that awesome giant robot thing) I have totally changed my mind about the series. Killzone 2 however, just like the original, is definitely my style. I love the dark gritty nature of the series. I cant wait!

[BUKKAKALYPSE]

halo will be played long after these are forgotten..GOW2 might have a shot at this

[ichimaru]

thats when you know you are king, when game came out your trilogy and final last year and other people still see fit to "kill" you. lets me know me know that this franchise is used as a benchmark for successs. i'll stop crowning it king when you do, wait no i won't.

[OC Shock Value]

Sir you are absolutely right.. I will keep my comments to myself.. There will be no Halo killer.. just like there is no zelda killer.. We can dream on i guess

[Fragking28]

TO say that a ny particular game from c0d4 to R2 will or did kill halo is absolutely crazy. First recently i've seen alot of people happy and surprised to see cod4 ahead of halo for a couple of weeks now on xbox-live. Yeah its a good thing but who really cares come on everyone know that right now halo has a deeper online experience in terms of quality ( now the fun factor isnt a fact thats why i havent put it in as one p.s. halo is fun as hell to me). I know alot of people are going crazy over R2 I am also but lets be serious the only main attraction of r2 online for multiplayer is the 60 people they say will be able to play at once. The reason why i say they say is because as much as i want them to do this you never know what happens if there is one trend in the video game industry that holds up from the begginning is that not everything happens to make the final cut like envisioned. Now with that being said none of these games will reach the number of games sold, sh*t not evven close. you can blame marketing all you want but the truth of the matter is this game is most like soon to eclipse 9 million units sold worldwide on one console. If thats not great i dont know what is. So you can name all of these games as halo killers all you want but when it comes to sells no one is even close including cod4 which is on 360, ps3, pc, ds and cell phones. Also one more thing dont tell me sells dont matter because you guys argue of 360 and ps3 sales daily. With that said no game will be a halo killer.

[Rusted]

Nevermind the article, there's a site called omghalo.com

hahahahaha!

[NI Warrior 101]

Everyone knows Hour of victory 2 will kill every fps game in 2008

[LevDog]

Halo is garbage.. None of them every looked amazing.. and they are all played a Walking speed.. Its for the slow and not soo smart people.. Let me walk everywhere YAY

[IzKyD1331]

although i'd love to say Killzone 2 will destroy halo, it probably wont....but resistane 2 DEFFINATLY will

[LevDog]

Another Thing.. You cant kill something thats already dead.. TRUE gamers have already decided.. COD4 is better.. Even if they are talkin about 08'.. If its dead its dead.. KZ2 and RFOM2 Will dominate for sure in 08..

[THWIP]

...won't outsell Halo 2, OR Halo 3. I'm not a Halo fan AT ALL...just pointing out the obvious. :o

[tk]

Halo has its own fanatic following. Millions of followers at least. As with Final Fantasy and Gran Turismo, you don't kill it with a slightly better or inferior product. IT has to mess up really badly to die.

So stop this Halo Killer stories. It will be successful because it deserved to be. I like Killzone. XB360 owners have Halo. Both has COD4. Be glad that these excellent products exist. I don't want to see Halo dead. Even if I won't buy it.

[NegativeCreepWA]

Well said. I see why you have so many bubbles, here's another.

[natsfan7]

bubbles

[moujahed]

I know MGS isn't a FPS, but MGS4 aswell as MGO2 have the FPS camera angel option, aswell as thirdperson, and over the shoulder... so c'mon you gotta add it in multiple categories because it's not linear in that aspect.

[Superiorrior]

Oh you mean Call of Duty 5 thats bullshits back to WW2? Whom is also being produced by the ever failing Treyarch, get real.

[stennexxx]

FALO got killed by COD4. If you want to play a kiddies shooter play FALO with al its purple s$%t. Real hardcore gamers play COD4.

[Rocko]

COD 4 will be old news when COD 5 hits, maybe even sooner. Yet Halo will still be played years from now. Besides, if your gonna try to beat Halo, you need to launch at the same time, not a f**king year later.

[kingnick]

Nothing on the PS side has the required amount of hype/marketing to complete with Halo 3's popularity. FPS fans account for a higher percentage of the userbase on Xbox360 vs. PS3 so that's another factor.

[GurlPlease]

LevDog....gurl,go somewhere and nibble on a chew toy! You dont even know what you just typed. True Gamers???? So where did you pull this mess from? LOL Chile....no mam.

[Mc187]

Im not a halo fan, but the fact is is that halo is a phenomenon. It will be a long time before anything "dethrowns it". Halo is to the XBOX what Mario is to Nintendo.

[MorganX]

All FPSs are the same these days.

[BattleAxe]

All 3 of those games could kill Halo and any one of them could even be game of the year. As far as online play goes, I think that SOCOM with its massive following will be interesting to watch.

[HarryEtTubMan]

lol i LOVE HOW PEOPLE DOUBT ON Killzone 2.

WE WILL SEE. I think Killzone 2 is gonna PWN Gaylo

[360_Rules]

Like Killzone did to Halo 2? LMFAO Hahahahhahahahhahaa Flopzone2 isn't going to kill COD4.

[Salvadore]

Halo 3 was a decent title, but it in 07, it got literally slapped around like a little schoolgirl by titles like Bioshock, COD 4, Mario Galaxy and Crysis.

[Fragking28]

8 million close to 9 million plus sales is not slapped around. It has more than bioshock mario galaxy and crysis combined and definately beats cod4 even when it on almost all platforms.

[FirstknighT]

Nothing shows jealousy more than a room full of hated comments. I always knew their was major fear and respect from the sony owners when it comes to Halo 3 but I didn't know it was this much. WOW.

[Big Jim]

Maybe some people are jealous of Halo 3, but a lot of people just don't like their shooters to drape bright pink and purple everywhere and have aliens with little kid voices. Some people don't like their shooters to have sub-par graphics and a very limited number of multi-player maps. Some people don't like Halo because they don't like constant back-tracking in single player, and some people just don't like the whole candy-land feel of the series. Jealousy has nothing to do with it.

[GurlPlease]

You sound like a typical bitter sony fan. If you dont like the game for various reasons, then state why YOU dont like it. Dont get mad, typing in a tizzy hating on Halo as if you're the majority.

Need some lip gloss?

[rexor0717]

Resistance 2. I don't even think about Halo as lead FPS.

[DFresh]

Sony is on fire and they continue to prove people wrong every time about what the pS3 can do and will do later on in it's career.

[trancefreak]

I liked halo didnt like halo 2 but i would really like to play halo 3. I wonder if it would debut on the pc ?

[poopface1]

halo wont dissapear cause ps3 get some FPS. Halo is still a great game and many games have been influnced by halo 1,2,3. I understand many of you hate Halo but that doesnt change the fact that it is an awsome game. I love CoD4 more, but there are people who like halo 3 more. You dont have to hate one cause yo0u like the other. Unless you have only PS3 as that makes you hate halo and its sucess. Its time to get over it, halo is an awsome game with features other games dont have. CoD4 is alos awsome but they are very different tyes of games. Stop sounding so desperate with your anti halo spew. It is a great game and no other great game can change that.

[CaliGamer]

Though I don't and never did care for Halo's story or universe, kudos has got to be given to MS and to a greater degree Bungie for making such a genre defining series.

If it weren't for Halo, we might not have had a control scheme on consoles that work well for FPS, and thats a fact.

[Big Jim]

You can't really compare Halo 3 to these other games because they're aimed at two different target audiences. Halo 3, with it's purple and pink everywhere and aliens with little kid voices, is aimed at small children, while games like Resistance 2 are aimed at adults. Its not fair for this article to compare a game intended for infants, like Halo 3, with games meant for adults.

[Boldy]

Yeah and I bet you the zombie like Flood on Halo 3 that devour your downed teamates and turn them into zombies themselves are meant for kids too. "Mommy look he gotz eaten by the Flood," "Mommy, zombies are attacking me," yeah not seein it.

[OOG FunK]

funny cuz if I remember correctly.....wasnt Killzone 1 suppose to be a halo killer.... o wait yea..... lol

Halo is just one of those games that will sit on a gaming pedistal...like goldeneye and others

[GurlPlease]

This is what boggles the mind. How can a game that was once labled as the halo killer before...failed...come back again and get the same lable?? I just dont get it. Resistance is nowhere near taking the throne...In fact, its standing outside the palace doors asking "Please sir, can I have some more?"

Before the sony stans come in a say something stupid *too late* I have PS3 and Resistance. Resistance is acutally a good game...that all.

[jinn]

GEARS OF WAR 2
AMY OF TWO
GRAND THEFT AUTO 4

[choldstare]

um... gears of war 2 barely confirmed (if any)

rest of what you mentioned are multiplatform and i dont find them on par with kz2 and rfom 2

[Xbox is the BEST]

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[psnDevistator356]

Dude those Games rape halo hard!!! HALO SUCKS BALLS. I would like to play all the games mentioned. I'm most excited for KILLZONE 2! The game just looks amazing and fun. I hope it doesn't disappoint.

[Legion]

These 3 games, though having potential, have never in their previous iterations came even close to Halo. So why believe the hype now? And to drag the Vegas series into this mess is just a ploy to make it seem like it isn't just another Sony ploy to make their exclusive games look better then they are.

I am so tired of the hype that never produces squat! When something out sales Halo 3 then we can sit down and talk. Halo is the series that brought the FPS controls to console systems and is the multiplayer experience that people are fighting to better. When someone fights to be a better multiplayer game then one of these three games THEN we can come back and argue. POINTLESS BABBLE!

[INehalemEXI]

Crysis is the King of FPS visually. MP I would crown Cod4. UT3 is the runner up in MP.

KZ2 may not be able to take the visualls crown from Crysis (yet KZ2 will be the console fps visualls king). R2 likely will take the MP crown from Cod4.

UT3 is just in its own league I think. Just a very distinct MP FPS with its UT3 Editor it gets the MOD Crown along with Half-Life 2/Orange Box. UT3 lacks the good SP though which is lame considering what they did with Gears.I think Bioshock holds the SP FPS Crown, runner up Gears.

Halo SP and CO Op was pretty good. MP good too pretty good overall It gets the family friendly fps crown.

[JosefTor]

Yeah... I agree with the poster above... why are we still basing anything on Halo? How about Call of Duty 4 killer? Halo 3 was the Halo killer literally.

[cr33ping_death]

halo stayed in its case/coffin once i bought COD4.

[Trick Nolte]

they are never properly deemed as such solely bc of how heavily marketed Halo is. Hell, I can name 3 Halo killers that although were all critically acclaimed, never got their respective propers. The 1st is Gears Of War. This game pwns the schit out of Halo. Resistance: Fall Of Man. This game is hands down the best FPS I have ever played. Then theres Bioshock which isnt my cup of tea but was damn sure everyone elses and boy did they enjoy it.

Halo isnt as good as people make it out to be, not to say that its bad because its not. Its just like the captainette of a cheerleading squad. Shes the most popular but not all that deep. Halo is built of hype and its worked out well for both MS and Bungie. Cant hate that.

Yet, I really wish MS would have made GOW its creme de la creme bc its so much more deserving than Halo IMO.

[Trick Nolte]

they are never properly deemed as such solely bc of how heavily marketed Halo is. Hell, I can name 3
halo killers that never got their respective propers. The 1st is Gears Of War. This game pwns the schit out of Halo. Resistance: Fall Of Man. This game is hands down the best FPS I have ever played. Then theres Bioshock which isnt my cup of tea but was damn sure everyone elses and boy did they enjoy it.

Halo isnt as good as people make it out to be, not to say that its bad because its not. Its just like the captainette of a cheerleading squad. Shes the most popular but not all that deep.

I really wish MS would have GOW its creme de la creme bc its so much more deserving than Halo IMO.

EDIT: Make it 4 with COD4

[WIIIS1]

However many zones this site tries to create and moderate it can't hide the fact that this place is the breeding ground of Sony extremists who hate because PS3 STILL has no games worth talking about. The truth of the matter is that the only potential Halo killer is the Gears of War franchise - sad for PS3 owners, but true.

[sleepbox]

All of these titles are unproven. RFoM 1 was good but nothing to write home about.

TF2 is the new king of all things FPS, not Halo 3.

[mjcrow33]

CoD4 already killed Halo.

[GETPWNED]

I think we all know they mean "COD4 Killers." Everyone knows COD4 is a better game all around, same with Gears. Both are better than Halo. UT3, on the other hand, is crap. PWN!

[Scions Wrath]

Its more a question now as to what isn't a Halo killer!

Do you think Halo 3 was really as good as it's hype made it out to be? Or do you think it was an xbox 1 port to xbox 360. Because i can't see the difference between Halo 2 and Halo 3.

Games like COD4, Killzone 2, Resistance 2, have proven themselves by raising the FPS standard every time they're sequels are announced - They are true next generation games!

The Halo series is a good series, but it relies far too much on hype.

I got my three Halo killers.

[heavyarms]

For sure these games will, mgs4,ffx3 and gears of war2. I put my money on those 3 games there. And yes halo3 has been surpassed already by cod4 so this article is pointless.