Yeah, I mean playing on Live against other people rather than against the computer. Mind you, I actually like singleplayer games so it's not that bad.

Really? That's a pretty good score from them as they are pretty hard to please from what I've seen/heard of their other game reviews.

Yeah this game is definitely a must have. I've been way too addicted to multiplayer ever since it came out XD. I'm *just* getting around to campaign mode and have been collecting all the skulls...I'm missing one gold and one silver one, and I believe I'm two missions away from completion ^^;.

Meh... Halo as a whole is pretty overrated to me... I've played all of the Halo games and they all disappoint me in one way or another.

Halo: Gameplay wasn't really unique for a FPS, and for having vehicles, the maps were pretty small to use them to full effectiveness. Also, storyline wasn't impressive to me at all in the Singleplayer Campaign and Multiplayer was just Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Capture the Flag with new titles.

Halo 2: Loved the Dual-Wielding, btw, though it had been done before. And the maps were larger than those in Halo 1, making Vehicles more playable. Jacking vehicles, though... It just didn't seem right in a game that's not a freeroam city romp like GTA or Crackdown. Also, storyline still didn't impress me, neither did multiplayer. And the game was unfinished, which is the main Killing Point for me, as the textures would pop in and out randomly. I liked Halo 1 better than Halo 2, mostly because it looked like a completed game.

Halo 3: I confess I have not played the full version of this. Instead, I have played the Beta. Halo 3 is, honestly, a real disappointment to me, nonetheless. They promised a new graphics engine, and all they did was tweak Halo 2's so that it has more reflections and shaders, which is total crap, given they had, what, 3 years to make it? Also, all the other 'additions' besides the removable turret guns I had seen before. Better Water = FarCry. Tree and Shrub Physics = TESIV: Oblivion. As for Co-op, if you have Half-life, you can download Sven's Co-op mod for HL and play HL with more than 4 players.

Overall, yes, Halo is a good series, but it's not worth buying a console to me... I'll leave that to Blue Dragon, Fable 2, and Gears of War. ^^

I played Halo 3 alot whenever my friends had it over or whenever I was at their house. I beat campaign on legendary and played it on live several times. One of my friends in fact sucked so much at it that on basic training he got last on every match, so I had to get him off it.

You aren't invincible with the hammer, you just have to know how to work around it. Even with the sword, I could melee people who had the sword and kill them, same with the hammer.

Yeah, the hammer may be all powerful, but if you're hammer 'tarded (like me XD) it's still quite possible to get your butt kicked.

Now that I've played an adequate amount of Halo 3, I can safely say that it's merely a decent game. Perhaps bordering on mediocrity considering the quality of other games that are being released around it.

Halo 3 is essentially Halo 2 with a fresh coat of paint. Improved visuals, a few VERY minor tweeks to gameplay, and a few new weapons/vehicles. That's about it. Bungie was either too afraid to mess with a formula that has given them so much success in the past, or they were too lazy or lacking in creativity to give us something different.

The multiplayer is fun, but the maps are disappointing. I'd be happier if Bungie ditched EVERY map on Halo 3 for a handful of the maps on Halo 2.

The campaign is sub-par. Period. There was simply not enough defining moments in the game. It felt like we were being set up for this epic battle the entire time, but it never came. The campaign basically consisted of blasting through the same enemies time after time.

A good game that's undeserving of all the hype it got.