Halo 3 better than everything?

Gamers love Halo. Gamers also love to hate Halo. More than anything, however, gamers love to argue about Halo. Is it overrated or underrated? Is it the best shooter ever, or the worst? Is it better than Shooter X and Shooter Y? Or does Shooter Z totally blow it out of the water?

GamesRadar get a major kick out of watching these pointless but hilarious flame wars rage. So, in an immature effort to toss extra fuel on the fire, they decided to expand the debate a little. Who says Halo 3 is merely the best shooter? Could it perhaps be the best Game of all time?

Halo 3 is better than... Warhawk?
Halo 3 is better than... Crackdown?
Halo 3 is better than... Resident Evil?
Halo 3 is better than... Twisted Metal?
Halo 3 is better than... Shadow of the Colossus?

[GoLeafsGo]

..but it is NOT the greatest game ever.

[MarioFromTexas]

Ask the 6 million people that bought Halo2 and didn't have xbox live...They would be the only one's to tell you how Halo's universe stacks up to other games base on story....We all know the reason Halo is great and that's because of Multiplayer. I play halo2 alot almost as much as socom. But when I play the single player it doesn't even come close to God of war, Ico, Re4, shadow of the colousas. No offense to Halo fan's but if you think the story on the campain is great, you haven't played many single player games. Multiplayer it's the best FPS, shooter... I like how Socom is setup better but it's just a preference no pawn intended.. Is Halo3 a 10/10 not even close, but you have your fans that they rate the multiplayer game and forget that alot of people don't play online. Just to show you how bad reveiws are, more than 1/2 the people that bought halo3 don't play online...So is the single player a 10/10? You think about that..Review the game as a whole not just the parts that you like about it!!!!!!!

[the greatest]

microsoft quit

[MADGameR]

I've been wanted to say this for awhile straight up so Halo fans can realize that.... #1 Halo 3 had an ok story line, atleast a little better than Halo 2. #2 The hype was created from Halo 1 although Halo 1 is worth the hype because IMO Halo 1 is the best in the series so far. #3 There are things I dislike about Halo 3. Lastly, Halo serious will always be more comfortable for PC IMO. Halo 3 is not the best, only Halo fans will say its the best.

[andy001]

people who never played Halo 2 online. I did play a few multiplayer games with my friends but not very often.

I am playing the Halo 3 campaign at the moment and as its been a while since I played Halo it is interesting getting used to the quirks of the Halo series compared to other games I play.

The story seems OK at the moment. Those Cortana moments in the first few levels are annoying and don't make any sense at the moment. The scenery is great and impressive. The warthogs drive better and I like the new chopper vehicles which the enemies use.

The bits I don't like;

Why can't I peek from behind a tree, or rock, like Gears of War? Why can't I crouch down properly or even lay down like Call of Duty, Metal Gear Solid, especially when I have the sniper rifle (favourite weapon)? These are the bits which have disappointed me so far, but it is early days and like I said, you have to get back into the Halo way and forget the other games as it has its own feel. I don't think it is as smooth as R:FOM either. Sometimes when moving around there is a definite 'jerkiness' I noticed.

It is not the greatest no, but I think when you add up all the different modes, and the features such as the Theater, then I can understand why it gets the high reviews, but in terms of the campaign, then it really doesn't compare to games like Shadow of the Colossus. Just what were they thinking to even try and compare it? Heavenly Sword is better so far, in terms of campaign BTW. :o)

[Venom_Blood]

You sure write about that. great game but not the best.

[HeartlesskizZ]

HALO HALO HALO, when will this be over?

[MK_Red]

Now, if only they could make a Halo 3 vs Neverhood or Gran Turismo video...

Seriously, the Halo madness is getting out of hand.

[DEADEND]

I've been saying the samething ever since HALO 2 MK_Red.

[FFVIIFan]

For me, Halo 3 is one of the greatest games overall that I've played, but there are games closer to my heart then Halo. FFVII, Diablo 2, Shadow of Collosus, and a couple others I liked more.

[DrPirate]

It's all opinion.

In my opinion (Because my favorite game genre is third person action adventure) God of War 2 is the greatest game ever made followed quickly by Devil May Cry 3, trailing by the up and coming Heavenly Sword franchise.

[QuietMan69]

ninja Gaiden black the best.........followed by god of war

[vaan]

But of course it is overrated. There are tons of way better fps franchises IMO, just non as hyped as this.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

I wonder who will b!tch more :-) or sign a petition and blame someone else?

As far as I'm concerned Halo is in my top 3 with Thief and Republic Commando as 1 and 2, 4 and 5 go to Ninja Gaiden and Delta Force 2 (DF2 had 62 player mp in 1999).

[ironwolf]

the best game ever, was 6 guys in the dorm common with a Risk game, a couple of cases of beer, and a bottle of scotch.

[demolitionX]

whoever wrote this article is a 7 years old kid. just stup!d
hope doesn't get like >100 comments

[Shaka2K6]

No Lair is better then halo 2.1.
played both games, would play Lair 100 times more then halo 2.1.

[HeartlesskizZ]

"Money talks". thats Bill Gates words before he go to bed. I swear!!!

[ActionBastard]

It is better than everything on Xbox 360.

[wangdiddy82]

Halo 3 is better than... Warhawk? No warhawk is way better than halo 3 in regards to online.. You might not be able make your own maps and record your play but you can do sooo much more. Halo has warhawk beat on the single game campaign.. But warhawk is so intense and so much more fun..

Halo 3 is better than... Crackdown? DUH, this game shouldn't even be compared to halo..

Halo 3 is better than... Resident Evil? This game shouldn't be compared to halo either.. Resident evil is hands down the better game in regards to the single story campaign..

Halo 3 is better than... Twisted Metal? Lol why compare a driving game to a fps.. Retards

Halo 3 is better than... Shadow of the Colossus? Again two way different games.. morons..

[wangdiddy82]

Halo 3 is better than... Warhawk? No warhawk is way better than halo 3 in regards to online.. You might not be able to edit your own maps and record your play but you can do sooo much more during the game. Halo has warhawk beat on the single game campaign, duh.. But warhawk is so intense and so much more fun and there is just endless amount of things you can do playing the game..

Halo 3 is better than... Crackdown? DUH, crackdown shouldn't even be compared to halo..

Halo 3 is better than... Resident Evil? This game shouldn't be compared to halo either.. Resident evil is hands down the better game in regards to the single story campaign..

Halo 3 is better than... Twisted Metal? Lol why compare a driving game to a fps.. Retards

Halo 3 is better than... Shadow of the Colossus? Again two way different games.. morons..

[falconm80]

Give me a break,, it's not even the greatest FPS.....

actually,, calling it greatest or even trying to put it on the greatest games list is a sort of hallucination.

[Texas GMR]

Never thought first person shooters were that much fun until Halo came out.

I look forward to these games coming out more than any others by far.

Hey, but I'm sure excited about the Gears of War and Bioshock franchises though. Both excellent games also.

[jackdoe]

I don't care whether Halo 3 is better or worse than other games. All I know is that playing 4 player split screen is some of the most fun you'll ever have.

[GodofPeace]

They try to say Halo 3 is better than SOTC and they just couldn't. They know SOTC is too special and much more innovative than Halo 3. They just wanted some attention I suppose. The only people that can top SOTC is Team ICO themselves.

Flame fanboys FLAME!!!! MORTAL KOMBAT!!!

[Says you]

Them do not like Halo 3.2 so yeah not even close that Halo 3 is better than everything considering we all know what halo 3.2 is Halo 3.2=Hype!.

[ShiftyLookingCow]

lmao @ GamesRadar's attempt pouring a ton of fuel on the fire.

[PimpHandHappy]

but i wont bite

Halo is a great game but if ur saying its the best FPS ever i would have to disagre. If your saying no FPS coming in the next two years will be a better game then i hope your wrong.

Warhawk is more fun online IMO....if they add more maps over time this game will be a multi-year type of game. In that i mean i will play it for well over a year and never get bored.

[Rockstar]

^^^^

[HeartlesskizZ]

that why I love GamesRadar. they will pinch Fanboys just to make them mad and what better way then comparing Halo to and old great last gen game =)

[Squeezle]

No.

[PimpHandHappy]

Halo2.5 HD on the xbox3fixme is junk! That game took 3 years to make?!?!?!?!?!

lol

ok thats my FLAMEWAR 2cents

talk amoungest urselfs

Cubs just tied it up

[progx]

I bought it because of the story, its great. Most of the ppl who rag on Halo haven't even played it.

[Mars Attacker]

I just finished the single player Halo 3 today. I never expected it to actually be this great because of all the hype, but it is. Definitely better than all the games they compare it to for sure. The vehicle scenes are awesome!!

Halo 3, Duke Nukem (yes the DOS game), MULE and Bioshock are the best games I've ever played. Forza 2 and Rainbow Six are pretty close behind.

[Ri0tSquad]

halo is a good game but I never liked the 1st person shooter genre to begin with.

[snoop_dizzle]

no. Its like saying resistance is one of the best fps's ever. No its an excellent game but no.
Halo 3 didn't match up to what halo 1 was though its better than halo 2.

Then again I'm not really a halo fanatic, i jsut loved the first oned and liked the second one. It wasn't even the hype that bothered me becasue i ignore most hype for any game for that matter, and yes it was definetly overhyped. Though i must say at first i hated the halo 3 mountian dew, now its growing on me.

I'm waiting more for Mass Effect on the 360 this year, and bioshock was a surprise to me though i thought it would be good to begin with.

And yeah i find halo 3 multiplayer online very fun, alongside with warhawk. Both those game are awesome online even with their issues. I can't see why people have to hate one and love the other aside if they think one is overrated, becasue then i could see why.

But yeah online is awesome plus i know personally more people with 360s(though i do know people personally that have ps3s, but most of my friends online on the PS3 are from n4g) and some are in college so thats how i communicate with them.

But yeah if anyone wants to play a round of warhawk or halo 3 or maybe even graw 2 on the 360, hit me up.

PSN: snoop_dizzle
XBL: CraftierLeader

I might not be on much though since i do have college though :(
But i always end up procrastinating on stuff anyways. :)

[Chris_GTR1]

the MP is what makes this game so fun and adds at the very least 100 hours of gameplay( if its good)
what ive noticed alot is that ps3 owners are more of a singlepplayer only gamer type. just look at the AAA games for ps3 shall we.....lair,HS,uncharted,rache tclank,mgs4,FF14(?),folklore(? ) ,gow3.
seriously can it get anymore lonely than playing a ps3? the only AAA game with multiplayer on ps3 is warhawk and it got lower than 9 and lacks SP game so it isnt technically a AAA game. we need more MP games!oh and haze looks kinda rushed. theres quite a bit of frame issues by looking at the vids.

EDIT. LOL dont just hit dissagree, wahts wrong? you have no answer to that? lol. just face the truth , ps3 is a SP only console.

*****name me 3 AAA exclusive ps3 games coming out next year with multiplayer. or heck even add in some games for this year if itll make you get to 3.
cause all i can think of is UT3 and thats not exclusive.
p.s. metal gear online looks horrible.

[andy001]

but I have to say that it can be a very lonely life as an Xbox live player. When MotoGP2 was out I spent nearly 20 hours a week on that game, online. I was in the top 50 on the scoreboards before they reset them. I hardly spoke to my wife, and played until 3 am, played at lunch, played at weekends. I was gutted when they reset the boards, but I was surprised at how much I had been missing because of Xbox Live.

Nowadays I am a bit more mature about online play. I prefer the single player campaigns as my wife likes to watch them as I play, and we can chat whilst I am playing. I can play when I like and do not have to arrange to be online at a certain time, or join a league,or a clan etc. It is more sociable for me than putting a headset on and having conversations with people I don't know and ignoring my wife who is sat right next to me. That is my definition of lonely.

"*****name me 3 AAA exclusive ps3 games coming out next year with multiplayer. or heck even add in some games for this year if itll make you get to 3."

Thats easy: GT5, MGS4, killzone 2. Don't forget Little Big Planet as well. And I am sure there will be a Tekken in there somewhere.

[kreetah]

And lets hope none of those are 640p...
I have a 1080p set for a reason HD content!

[Shaka2K6]

Couldnt even top Resistance a game made by a developer that was totally new into the fps,
halo 2.1 couldnt even top a launch tittle for PS3.
halo 2.1 couldnt even achive true HD
halo 2.1 fails in every single way.
halo 2.1 is voerated and it sucks waste of time and money.
those are the facts.

[Chris_GTR1]

dude... halo 3 in 5 days sold almost as much as the ps3 CONSOLE has in 1 year.
you havent even played h3!stfu and go play resistance.

[ActionBastard]

a $60 dollar game would outsell a $500 console. Was that stat supposed to mean something?

[Kleptic]

chris_GTR1...

Since when to sales every make a game "the best"...Madden sells tons year after year...and is hardly regarded as the greatest anything...in fact sales are why EA is so huge...not quality...Medal of Honor 1 was regarded as the best WWII fps at the time (I still liked RTWC way more though)...and sold ok...then every sequel, half-assed expansion, thereafter sucked...yet sold more and more each time...

Some people brought up NG Black as one of the best games ever made...research how much that game sold, or the original for that matter...those games are great...yet sold next to nothing on a global scale...

Just pointing out that halo 3 selling tons has nothing to do with how good or bad it is...People were going to buy it no matter what...it has a loyal following...but tons of people buying it doesn't have anything to do with whether it is regarded as the best ever...or merely good...

Halo 3 definitely isn't bad imo...but it also didn't do enough to make me want to get back into it...150 hours worth of Halo 2 back in the day has left me tired of the franchise...I played through it, got the end of the story...played through some online also...and was never in a position where I couldn't get enough of it...like I was with halo 2...and not getting into a debate between Halo 3 and Warhawk, but I prefer the online gameplay of Warhawk anytime over halo 3 now...Warhawk is different...Warhawk brought stuff that can't even be compared to other console games...Even battlefield, which has the scale, has about 1/5 of the simultaneous carnage going on at any one time...thats what I needed to keep the gameplay fun...halo 3 online sticks so closely to the originals that its not worth it to me anymore...the graphics didn't blow me away...the gameplay is identical...it feels more like an expansion to me more than anything...its still cool, and a well polished game...but Bioshock has a better single player...and Warhawk has a better multiplayer...leaving no reason for me to fall back into the Halo craze...

[PimpHandHappy]

is now making a new profile for this site!

haha

[Rooftrellen]

I'm not much into FPS, but I have played Halo and a few others, and I can say for sure its not the best.

Goldeneye is still the gold standard for FPS and one of the great games ever. Halo isn't in the same class.

That's not to say Halo is bad, but its not the wonderful game some make it out to be.

[PimpHandHappy]

if that where true Halo would have to sell 10times as much as they have.

just because the PS3 is 600bucks and Halo is 60! it has done well thou for a 8on8 FPS with a history behind it!

[Chris_GTR1]

well just look at the 360s out right now. 11 mil. 3.(7??) bought it in first 5 days. thats like 1/3 people that own a 360 that bought it. just that ratio alone is amazing... 1 game to 3 consoles. and thats just 5 days. keep in mind the multiplayer is what makes this game amazing.. NOT the single player! the SP was kinda bad in my opinion. coop and online is amazing though. and thats what halo has always been about.

of course you see dumbasses like 2k6 going on about how "well" resistance sold. i mean come on.. its a launch title. what other game were ps3 buyers suppost to buy? thats the ONLY FPS game on the ps3! i think thats actually is true. oh wait..also rainbow 6 but thats a 8 month old 360 port.

[otherZinc]

is some Bul!S#it! and I can prove it: NO ONE BOUGHT THAT CRAP!

Now for all the fools that dont like HALO 3: you cant fool millions of people to stand outside for an opening sale for back to back releases.

If the severely overrated SHADOW was so good people would stand outside for it the way they did HALO 2 & HALO 3!

See no friggin one bought ICO or SHADOW: look at the #'s for the the 1st 3 months of ICO & SHADOW of the COLOSSUS. TOTAL GARBAGE FOR SALES NUMBERS!

HALO 3 is the best game ever, period! Watch the sales for the next 3 months.

If ICO & SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS is good why dont people buy it?

[ActionBastard]

The quality of the game matters. And technically, 93% of new IPs fail commercially. You should already know this. Are you a gamer or a poser?

[Shaka2K6]

Thats all xbois have, specially for this year their POS has nothing else, so all xbois hopes lies on halo 2.1 thats why its selling its the reason xbois have pay 3-4 times to fix their x360 just toplay this game that has been a huge dissapoinment all around so far.

[BLACKJACK VII]

I'll go with KOTOR last gen....

GEARS OF WAR in 2006.....

MASS EFFECT or HALO 3 in 2007.....

Is Halo 3 is better than... Warhawk? Crackdown? Resident Evil? Twisted Metal? Shadow of the Colossus? = YES.

RE is the only contender in that list.

[Ps3Fanboy777]

Halo 3 doesnt even run fast enough to be accurate... Think all FPS should be 60fps.. 30fps with constant dips + xox live isnt very fun..

How about that Theatre though? Nice way to see how inaccurate Bungie made this game.

[Chris_GTR1]

ok serously nobody has answerd this question.
****name 5 games with multiplayer on the ps3 that are AAA and exclusive... i doubt any ps3 fanboy can answer that. the sad thing is....i dont even think there is an answer to that. sh1t if you cant think of 5 then just answer 3!

[ActionBastard]

MGO
Killzone 2
GT 5
HAZE
SingStar
Eye of Judgment
Warhawk
RFOM

Name 5 360 games that are multiplayer, AAA and exclusive that aren't sequels. I'll even give you 2, Bioshock and Mass Effect.

*Update*
Ace Combat 6 isn't exclusive. MAss Effect isn't multiplayer. Splinter Cell is a sequel. Forza's a sequel. PGR4 is a sequel. And on and on.

Singstar IS online. Eye of Judgement IS AAA. MGO isn't a sequel nor was no sequels a requirement you placed when you asked for 5 PS3 games. Why all the back pedaling?

"name 5 games with multiplayer on the ps3 that are AAA and exclusive" So RFOM doesn't count? F.E.A.R ?!? Multiplatform and far from AAA. Nice try though.

[Chris_GTR1]

no sequels? well then gt5,singstar,mgo,killzone 2 gotta get off your list.
and seriously wtf?!? you count singstar as online?!? eye of judgement online wtf?!?!LMFAO Eye of J is NOT AAA.
and u put a launch game on that list. resistance lol. i might as well add PDZ in that case.
and BTW mass effect and bioshock arent multiplayer.

these are all the games with online exclusive.. i think its all of em..
gears of war (trilogy)
Too Human (trilogy and 4 player coop)
mass effect (trilogy ) (i thought id add it since its GOTY)
halo wars
Dead or Alive 4
Halo 3
Huxley
Project Gotham Racing 4
Saints Row
Forza Motorsport 2
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
Dead or Alive Code: Cronus
F.E.A.R. Files
Fable 2( coop :))
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
all exclusive. i dunno about fear files though.

**update**
dude not FEAR... fear FILES.. its the NEXT one. comes out in 08 or something. well i havent seen u add any more "great" games to your list..
and come on MGO is AAA?? wtf?! mgS is a GREAT game.. but what makes it great is the story. i have mgs3 ,2 and had 1 for ps1.great games...but i gotta say that the controls BLOWW.. the camera angles do too. putting that horrible crap onto a online game?! danng.. defenetly not AAA. look ok.
dont take my word for all the exclusive games coming out... just look at the actual list!
http://www.gamingtarget.com...
thats as of july 07^^^^360 exclusives double the ps3 exclusives
and notice that there are 49 unreleased 360 exclusives.... and 39 unreleased ps3 exclusives.
and seiously come on eye of J is NOT AAA. it is defenetly not proven. probably wont sell even 100k

[FirstknighT]

It's definitely the best trilogy ever. Halo 1, 2, and 3 have posted an average rating of 95%. No other game has had 3 consecutive games come out and rate that high.

Is it the best FPS ever??? It's hard to say for people have different interests, but it would definitely be in the list.

But you can't ignore the sales records it has broken. Here is a nice lil comparison for you guys...

MGS: 5.59 million
MGS2: Sons of Liberty: 5.56 million
MGS3: Snake Eater: 3.96 million

As you can see, Sony's best game doesn't compare to the total sales of Halo. In fact, Halo 3 totalled MGS3 in just about a week. So even MGS can't compete with the mighty Halo.

Those are just the facts.

[ActionBastard]

Metal Gear Solid (6.6 million)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (7 million)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (3.7 million)

Halo: Combat Evolved (5 million)
Halo 2 (8 million)
Halo 3 (currently 2.45 million)

Actually it does compare. And that's not including MGS4, Portable Ops or Twin Snakes. Now, what were you saying?

[nanometric]

And we can't even begin to imagine what will happen when MGS4 hits!

[FirstknighT]

Action, your numbers are wrong, your another dumb sony boy, and now your on ignore. Goodbye :)

[HarryEtTubMan]

I looked and his numbers and they are right you douche. If not then prove him wrong. Halo can't even compare the the genuine, amazingly detailed,vivid, emotional, more indepth , more everything than Halo. Halo is uber populer because Microsoft spent 70 million advertising it. A superhuman 7 foot tall spartan space man killing aliens isn't very clever. It's what u would expect American idiots to make and then buy up. ALOT of people are saying the game is dissapointing and I for one think it is(as do my brothers and close friends, even people I've talked to on LIVE think it's too overhyped for how good the game ACTUALLY is.)You can lie and spin it all u want. It won't make halo better than MGS. Halo is by far not a bad game or even mediocore. It's defiantely hasn't set any bars for the FPS genre or gaming in general either. If in ur warped mind u think that, please put down the pipe.... it's gettin to ur head. Half-life 2 campaign smears Halo and then wipes it up.(And there are many more HL2 just came to mind first) Better lighting, digital acting, framerate, graphics in general, just more original. Halo is so corny it's amazing. Have u actually finished the game? It's a joke. You guys were trying to say game of the year hahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaa.

[scoobysnacks]

Correction. You post figures, someone disagrees with you, and post figures. You don't like it and dont backup you next argument with anything, just say that their wrong and add them to you ignore list. Sad, sad individual you are, can't put up a proper argument. Try this link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

His figures seem correct. Also of note, in the section further down under "Franchises" List of franchises that have sold ten million copies or more. At number 26 in the list "Metal Gear" with 20 million overall.

Halo is at number 38, with 15 million.

Also your statement of "No other game has had 3 consecutive games come out and rate that high", guess what, WRONG.... check metacritic, mgs 1, 2 and 3 score and average of 95%.

Now i'm not putting Halo down, its a good franchise, and with Halo 3 just out the door, it will probably surpass MGS total sales so far, but then we still have another MGS to come which will probably balance things up again. Its swings and roundabouts.

Perhaps you would like to add me to your ignore list?

[FirstknighT]

Your using wikipedia as your source? Anybody can just walk in there and create a page full of nonsense. Anyway his numbers are wrong. His numbers for Halo 3 is Usa only. Not worldwide sales. My numbers are correct (or as close as it can get).

I didn't know about MGS1,2,3 but those are for the Nes??? Blah! Not the same.

[scoobysnacks]

Better check again xbot, MGS 1,2,3 referring to Metal Gear Solid on the PS1, Sons of Liberty on the PS2, etc. Did you even check metacritic, it clearly states which platform by the game title and score. Also, funny how your argument was that no game in history has received 3 consecutive highs like that apart from Halo, but I pointed out there has been, and guess what, you just pointed out the NES also has.

Wiki's figures stated that so far Halo has sold 15m, yeah, your correct, wiki's wrong, their figure was too high, Microsoft themselves have said the first two games had sold 14.8 million copies. I also stated that with the release of Halo 3, MGS figures for Playstation would be equaled, guess what, direct from Microsoft themselves, 20m mark just exceeded, meaning "Halo 3" has sold as many as 5.2 million copies". Check uk.reuters.com if you find that a better source.

Now Halo 3 will continue to sell, how many? A new MGS is still to come, how many will it sell? Point i'm making, their are franchises just as good as Halo, and have sold just as much as Halo.

Each point I've made i've backed up, where's your figures and sources, prove your point before putting other people down.

[FirstknighT]

Metal Gear Solid 1 - ps1 - 92.7%
Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty - ps2 - 94.9%
Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater - ps2 - 91.6%

All 3 Halo's - 95% and up.

(source - gamerankings.com)

So my original statement is correct, while yours is incorrect.

[scoobysnacks]

How many times do I have state metacritic, your source differs to mine, so we'll have to agree to disagree, but considering you seem so argumentative I know you wont stop so. . . metacritic state Metal Gear Solid for the 3 PS games averages from 94 - 96%. Thats makes and an average of 95. If you want another example (all from gamerankings, your source remember), GTA 3=95.2, Vice City=94.7 and San Andreas=95.3, all for the PS, and average between them 94.8%, usually rounded up, so thats an average of 95. Your original statement is wrong. Regardless of where you get your figures. Halo is not the only franchise to receive an average of 95 across all three games.

Its also funny how your last argument you re-word average for all three Halo games and change it to state 95 and above just to make your argument sound better. Guess what, your WRONG. You just tripped yourself up. The very source you state clearly shows Halo 3 at 94.3, Halo 2 at 94.6, and only the original Halo is above 95 with 95.5. That averages 94.8 for the 3 games, the same as all 3 GTA games on PS. So again to spell it out, your WRONG. Your a typical little Xbot troll, get a life.

[JokesOnYou]

"GamesRadar get a major kick out of watching these pointless but hilarious flame wars rage."

=Of course sonykids DO NOT think its at least ONE of the greatest of all time

=Of course alot of 360 fans DO think its at least ONE of the greatest of all time

=I'm sure some people might not like Halo, Halo2 or Halo3, but why would THEIR OPINION ALONE OR THE MINORITY OPINION make Halo3 anything less than ONE of the greatest of all time?

=I dont think Halo3 is the BEST EVER but I do think HALO 3 IS ONE OF THE GREATEST GAMES OF ALL TIME, am I right? or are the naysayers right? why would my opinion be right?, why would naysayers opinion be right?

=THIS IS WHY THIS ARGUEMENT IS POINTLESS

=The truth is there is no question that Halo3 is a great game, only absolute haters say different, it will likely go down in history for sales records and among the highest scoring games but there is no way to "prove" something that by nature is subjective. THE BOTTOM LINE IS IN MOST CASES THE #'S DON'T LIE, yes their are flukes from time to time but they always fade quickly. Its almost like saying Micheal Jordan ISNT really a great Basketball player just because I'm a huge Majic Jonhson fan, so I try to tell people Micheal Jordan just had a better team and thats why they won so many championships, or the competition he played against wasn't as tough when Doctor J or whoever played, or people think he's better than he actually really was because of all the media hype (commercials, shoe deals, movies, espn, etc) well sure the media loved MJ but look at his #'s,= pfft, oh I forgot #'s dont mean anything, right? OK you win MJ and Halo3 are just medicore because YOU say so=

JOY

[Jinxstar]

Yes I agree. POINTLESS.

Even though I am not a big halo fan I know many are. I will never see why but will give it credit for being that ambitious. It deserves the credit but.... Twisted metal? Shadow? this really is pointless and stupid.

Also kudos jokes for at least being a fanboy thats not an idiot your one of the few I dont have on ignore. You at least bring up valid points unlike many fanboys on either side.

Have a bubble.

[Bertsura]

It's decent but nothing special.

[caffman]

everyone has one

[SabreMan]

The first Halo was stunning, it had lots of wow moments something Halo3 doesn't have. As a single player game Halo3 is nothing but average, multiplayer the Halo franchise is a phenomenon but i find it lacking,
i had my first foray into Halo3 multiplayer tuesday night and it left me very underwhelmed.

I just prefer games like Warhawk which itself is very comparable to BF2142 which i have been playing on my pc since last october.
I would also much rather play GRAW2 or R6 Vegas as a multiplayer game rather than Halo3
all the games i have listed are vastly superior for online multiplayer action "IMO", i can see why Halo is as big as it is online but it just lacks something for me to actually enjoy and want to play it.

Just my "opinion" and my preference so all you Halo fans it's just that my preference
Halo is a great franchise but Halo3 doesn't do anything different or add anything to the franchise or take it forward, it's just the same game as the previous two, the story is none existent.
I do realize the Halo appeal is the multiplayer side of then game but even that is more or less the same isn't it ???

Halo3 better than everything ?? (i'm laughing right now at those that think it is)

[mighty_douche]

even if i thought halo was as good as some of you believe it is id still be getting sick of halo related threads! does the 360 fan base have nothing better to talk about? guess not.

i admitt, its a great game, but thats all, its not exactly ground breaking is it, and before you start shouting about the movie feature or FORGE, all this has been done for years on the PC, i still have saved videos of me playing counter strike 1.6!

comparing it to things like SofC is rediculous. its like me comparing a 1960's ford model T to a new bmw, pointless.

[JokesOnYou]

there you go thinking what you think is what everyone else thinks= NO personally I enjoy reading Halo3 news while I'm at work or taking a break and reading gaming news, but I guess its not news because YOU are sick of hearing about "Halo this, Halo that", ha ha I wonder why?

You do know you have the option to skip/ignore any news post and read only the news you're NOT sick of, right?

oh btw its funny when the best you can do to knock Halo3 and all the features thats included in this ONE great CONSOLE game is by saying, each of Halo3's individual features has been done before on PC= ha ha you might as well say Halo3 sucks because shooting stuff has been done for years on the PC= ha ha pa pa please stop embarrassing yourself with the weak arguements (subtle hate eating at you), here I'll help you out, try this: "In my opinion I dont think Halo3 is a great game because I dont think its nearly as good as ____ or _____ which are MY favorites"= of course I still wouldn't give a damm and Halo3 would still be considered by many more as one of the greatest but at least that would sound sensible, rather than your constant moaning because its killing you inside that the game is getting the attention it deserves, Tip #48: let the bitterness go sonykid=

JOY

[BUKKAKALYPSE]

does the 360 fan base have nothing better to talk about? guess not

umm it looks like most of the people posting here are sony fans dude..Sony fans talk about halo more than MS fans do..and thats probably because MS fans are actually gaming

[frank jaeger]

ive played halo and let me just say its awesome but not the best fps game ever.. there are better games and time changes so basically no game can ever b called the best game ever , pple have different interests and its always gona b that way.. in my opinion halo scores 9.7 / 10 .. lets just say halo will b halo and leave it at that

[Juevani]

this fool must be high on somethin.. hahaha.. and why is he comparing it to Online only games and Ps2 games??

[scoobysnacks]

Half-life, and many FPS on the PC over the years, its not the best out there. As a franchise though, yeah, its up there near top, and for xbox owners, it is the best fps they've got. Just for me as a PC gamer, i've played the first two, and can say for me, i've played better fps.

This article is a bit stupid though with some of the comparison's its trying to make, "shadow of the colossus vs halo 3", its two completely different types of game.

[felidae]

... even The Darkness's single player is more interesting than Halo 3's

if you only like Multiplayer .. ok, than Halo 3 is for you. But if you're a hardcore gamer who grew up with PS1 + PS2 and games that deliver an amazing single player experience .. than you have to get a PS3.

plus the PS3 is the only system with real Next-Gen graphics and gameplay (Lair, Motorstorm, Heavenly Sword etc.)

[RadientFlux]

Is Halo3 the best game ever? I doubt it but it all comes to personal preference.

So far Halo3 is the second best FPS this year, only trailing Bioshock.

[Rooted_Dust]

Halo is the best shooter on consoles end of story....

Halo 3 doesn't try anything new, like Warhawk.
Halo 3 is not as open as Crackdown.
Halo 3 is not as suspenseful Resident Evil.
Halo 3 is maybe just as fun as Twisted Metal, not more.
Halo 3 is not as original as Shadow of the Colossus.

[REbirth]

you the man who should be writing the article...couldn't agree more:P

[Mwaan]

Warhawk is a downloadable multiplayer game and doesn't belong in ANY best of all time lists. Crackdown is a game with an open world, but nothing to do in it. Twisted Metal was slightly over mediocre for it's time. Resident Evil 4 and Shadow of the Colossus are both masterpieces, but you don't play those games everyday for years after they're released. Halo 3 has staying power. Halo 1 had a great campaign, but no online multiplayer. Halo 2 had great multiplayer, but a weak campaign. Halo 3 has both and deserves the consideration of being the best game of all time.

[rowdy 1]

most definatley sucks balls. greatest shooter my AS$

[bootsielon]

Another FPS clone

[REbirth]

the guys who worte the article probably smoke crack...or only played halo 3! tired of this hype...boooring

[media73]

"Finish the fight"? I could be bothered. for me this was the biggest over hyped pile of bab I have ever played, co-op was boring, multiplayer, is like jump, fire fire fire run at each and let see who dies first.

Halo is officially dead when cod4 comes out, that game has great grx, good gameplay and feels next gen, halo3 was jaggy, low res, old and boring, greatest game? all the magazines and reviews got paid off, thats abviuos, halo2.1 is more like it.

Halo 3 = 7/10 max.

[BUKKAKALYPSE]

multiplayer, is like jump, fire fire fire run at each and let see who dies first.

lol! you sound like you die a lot

[-SIXAXIS-]

IMO Halo is not better than Bioshock. Bioshock has a way better story and the environment and atmosphere of the game makes it eerie and fun.

[skynidas]

Halo 3 sucks

[razer]

Don't you have a bridge to hide under troll?

Speaking of sucking I hear Kaz calling you back to the bedroom so you can service him more..

[BUKKAKALYPSE]

Did everyone here forget about SUPER MARIO 3?! jeeeez

P.s this site is looking a lot like www.sonydefenseforce.com

[razer]

It's gotten so bad you can't even post an Xbox 360 article anymore without it being completely overrun with trolls. Most of the people I knew on this site when I first came here have left..

ONTopic: Halo 3 is a great game. But I don't think anyone, not MS, not Bungie not Halo Nation have said that it's better than everything. This article just sets up any 360/Halo fan to immediately be on the defensive and that is lame.

[resistance100]

If its so good why are second hand copies of the game appearing at my local gamestation already?

I'm sorry but halo 3 is a massive let down, along with the people who reviewed it, looks like the hype got to there head

[IRONMAN_X57]

QUAKE
GOLDENEYE ONLINE
COUNTER STRIKE
HALF LIFE
DOOM
UNREAL

no its not, these are legends, halo's a rookie to the game

[snoopgg]

I don't think Halo 3 is the best game outthere when it is such a average Fps experience. Multiplayer is slow and very unexciting. There are so many better storylines and fasterfragfests that put this game to shame. Like I said it is average at its best. This game has been too hyped ever since the first one came out.