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# Halo 3 review: Third time's the charm
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By Nick Cowen 7:17AM BST 26 Sep 2007
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[Comments][1]
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**Halo 3 is arguably the finest video game that has been released this year,
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writes Nick Cowen**
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* [ **Halo 3 site** ][2]
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One of the most eagerly anticipated video games of all time, Halo 3 arrives
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positively creaking under the weight of its own hype. There will be fans - and
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bemused onlookers - who will posit that Halo 3 can't possibly live up to the
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fanfare surrounding it.
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It's true that, initially, Halo 3 doesn't seem that much different from the
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second instalment of the series; it has a campaign mode, a multiplayer mode
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and an online co-op mode. However, scratch the surface and one uncovers a
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treasure trove of additional features, which ensure compulsive replay value.
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Taken as a complete package, Halo 3 is arguably the finest video game to be
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released this year. The campaign mode starts exactly where Halo 2's cliff-
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hanger ending left off, with Master Chief returning to Earth to "finish the
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fight" against the alien Covenant forces and the parasitic Flood. (For anyone
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who didn't play the first two instalments, all you need to know about the
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story so far [is on wikipedia][3].
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Structurally, the campaign is very similar to the first two Halo games; much
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of the game consists of first-person shooter (FPS) "run-and-gun" action, with
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some lengthy segments involving vehicles thrown in for good measure. Up to
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four players can play through the campaign, either on the same console or on
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Xbox live.
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## Related Articles
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* [Halo 3 ODST video game review][4]
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08 Oct 2009
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Fans will also be pleased to hear that Halo 3 wraps up the trilogy quite
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neatly. The game really comes into its own in the multiplayer and online co-op
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modes, and in a way, the campaign mode is a great way to introduce players to
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their new arsenal ahead of competing against opponents around the world. Aside
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from getting to grips with new weapons and new vehicles, players also have
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access to an array of deployable equipment (such as the Gravity Lift or the
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Bubble Shield), which offer the more strategically minded an edge in battle.
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In the online mode, up to 16 players can take part in contests over 11
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different maps in a plethora of different battle types, which are all
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customisable. A new addition is the match moderation feature known as The
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Forge, which allows players to move objects around the different levels in
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real time, as well as spawn weapons and vehicles.
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The game also offers players the ability to save and edit video clips from
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their battles. Camera perspective in this theatre mode isn't fixed, so players
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can relive their online victories (and losses) from every possible angle. On
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top of this, the file-sharing option allows players to share these clips, as
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well as screenshots and Forge creations with the online community.
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Game-play aside, nearly everything about Halo 3's in-game experience is almost
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cinematic in quality. The music score, sound effects and voice acting are all
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superb. The graphics are well rendered and best of all the frame-rate doesn't
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slow an inch during the action.
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Halo 3 does contain its fair share of niggles but on the whole, this game is
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one of the best FPS around and crosses into the "essential" category
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effortlessly. Fans should prepare themselves for some long, sleepless nights
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in front of their Xbox 360 consoles.
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