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Halo 3 on top for the third week in a row, how does Master Chief keep coming back?

One of the major questions being asked at the moment by the games industry is "How does Halo 3 keep bouncing back to top the charts once again?" After suffering at the hands of Call of Duty 4 for months on end, Halo 3 has made a comeback to claim the number 1 spot for the 'Xbox 360 Top Live Titles' three weeks in a row. We investigate why Halo 3 has made such a strong comeback and whether Master Chief's spree will continue or will his legs finally give out once and for all.

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Superfragilistic5789d ago

IMO this is a hell of a lot more interesting than a Top 10 list! At least they try to explain why Halo's had a resurgence.

littletad5789d ago

Most people who bought Halo either thought it was more of the same and probably ignored the Forge and it's new feature. They probably thought the multiplayer was fun but that's all there is, which actually isn't true. So I can't really blame them if they weren't interested. But if you create an account at Bungie.net or use your xbox account, and actually look at the commmunity file share, you'll find a pretty surprising amount of user generated content. That's my only guess as to why people are going back to Halo 3.

edhe5789d ago (Edited 5789d ago )

..that's why.

They change around the maps when they're proven stale, by moving items. They change around playlists, they have weekend events, the gameplay's pretty straightforward and rewarding and there's 'leveling up' not to mention new maps.

It's pretty organic, keeps updating, never stays the same. Other devs should learn from screenshotting, game saving and externalising the items/weapons from the map itself to give them the ability to tweak things constantly.

Halo3 is a very dynamic MP game, there's no end to the variations of game you can have.

Not to mention the slick (if sometimes slow) partying system, turns nights into random events of varied banter.

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Ace Killa 085788d ago

your right bout the updates online. with out them the game would be the same as it was when it came out last year, though it is sad to say that COD4 dint do that and now its in second.

hey anyone notice geometry wars 2 is in there? i dont think that game counts to be on the top 10?

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clintos595789d ago

Great game and all but it can only last so long. Also I think a bunch of those people who are also wanting to play something online are waiting patiently for the arrival of gears of war 2, waiting to get online and use people as meat shields. Should be tons of fun owning u all on there. :P

etownone5789d ago (Edited 5789d ago )

so if COD4 is getting stale... couldn't the same be said Halo3?
what about Halo2 that was #1 online game for how many years?

people just can't admit halo 3 multiplayer is crazy fun and addicting.

and yeah.. looking forward to gears2 too, best multiplayer game i ever played. that game was like crack... once i start i couldn't stop.

thor5789d ago

Yes but I must have played COD4 for 50 hours, tops (on PC), and I got to the maximum level. In fact, on most servers everyone was at the maximum level aside from maybe 1 or 2 people. So there's no incentive to play more. On warhawk I've player over 100 hours and I'm still not halfway up the ranks. All the people at the top rank have played at least 1000 hours. That's why I've stopped playing COD4 and am playing warhawk again. So I imagine with halo 3 it's a similar thing.

SixZeroFour5788d ago

yea, i agree with thor...i would think that by now about 90% of the ppl have reached lvl 55 10th prestige and theres nothing to do anymore

ape0075789d ago (Edited 5789d ago )

the best thing about halo 3 IMO is online play

I hope halo4's campaign is as good and excellent campaign as halo 1

halo 1 co-op rulez,never gets old

poopsack5789d ago

"how does Master Chief keep coming back?"

he doesnt, its the same comeback he had three weeks ago, its just the 4th article written since he did. lol I know thats not what they mean.

solidsnakus5789d ago

halos the best i tell ya. well be playing this game till halo 4 comes out.

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Ranking Every Halo Game From Worst To Best

Not every Halo game has been a banger, but the franchise still has a raft of the greatest games of all time.

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HellspawnPR1981154d ago

Infinite is a dumpster fire and as much as I like ODST, in no universe it ranks above Halo 2. This list is trash.

Kaii154d ago

Just exclude Infinite>5>4

ChasterMies154d ago

Best to worst: Halo 3, Halo 2, Halo Reach, Halo CE, Halo 4, Halo ODST, Halo Infinite, Halo 5.

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The 7 Best Xbox 360 Games - Console Exclusives Win the Day

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?

DrDoomer191d ago

I'm pretty used to these lists being bad, but this one is particularly s#ite.

raWfodog191d ago

I think Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon should have been added to the list.

BrainSyphoned191d ago

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*

Husker42c191d ago

I really loved Shadow Complex.

P_Bomb191d ago

Ah yes, Shadow Complex! Good indies back in the day. Summer of Arcade. I enjoyed Trials Evolution as well.

ChasterMies191d ago (Edited 191d ago )

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.

Abnor_Mal191d ago (Edited 191d ago )

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.

darthv72191d ago

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.

Hofstaderman191d ago

When the current gen XBOX offering is so lacking people need to refer to games released two generations back....

Profchaos190d ago (Edited 190d ago )

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.

BehindTheRows190d ago

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.

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Xbox 360 Turns 18: Three Cheers to Live, Halo, and Red Rings

The Xbox 360 launched in North America 18 years ago, and is now officially old enough to buy you a drink in Europe.

darthv72202d ago

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.

isarai202d ago

The last gasp of greatness from XBox, you are missed, except the RROD that was lame, but amazing exclusives until the Kinect dropped.

TheBrainZ202d ago

So many brilliant games. I still have one stored somewhere.

LG_Fox_Brazil202d ago

I really enjoyed my X360, some great exclusives on it. Used to play the shit out ot Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey, two masterpieces