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List Price: $59.99
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Rating:  402 reviews
Sales Rank: 43
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: adventure_games
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 7.5 x 1
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 9UE-00001
Model: 9UE-00001
UPC: 605433010307
EAN: 0882224444477
ASIN: B000FRU0NU
Release Date: September 25, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Daily shipping! X-Box. No manual. The Game is in very good condition and may or may not have very light scratches, which in no way has affected the viewing and playing capabilities. Case shows little signs of wear. Daily Shipping!
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| Customer Reviews:
 This game is just flat out not fun. October 3, 2007
Shaun Moore (Toronto, Ohio United States)
21 out of 59 found this review helpful
My title says it all. I've loved my Xbox 360 since I got it two Christmas's ago. I waited in line with my girlfriend at midnight for this mediocre shooter. We got home and she watched me play and asked what the big deal was. She was asleep after the 4th match of Team Slayer because she realized I just cycled through every map already. I went to sleep after the 6th match and went back to playing Gears the next day. If the name Halo wasn't tagged on this, that's all it would be, a mediocre shooter. The campaign is a chore to play through, even 4 player co-op, you can't search for games, you have to put together your own party which can be rather hard sometimes. Gears of War did EVERYTHING better, and raised the bar in gaming, and it didn't even have it's own Moutain Dew flavor. lol I've never written a review for Amazon before but I feel this game really intrigued me enough to do it. I also hope people stop writing 5 star reviews soon, because this game is so undeserving of everything it's recieved in the last 6 months. Have a good one.
TIME TO SELL September 26, 2007
Umair Lateef
20 out of 67 found this review helpful
If you are a victim of too much hype ... just like me who mistakenly bought this game cause Microsoft spend millions on too mush fake hype then sell it before it's worth pennies.
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Previously I wrote:
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First to let you know about myself so you don't think I am biased .... I am XBOX and Microsoft fan. I've been playing games for last 22 years so you can imagine I have gone through many generations of video gaming. I myself is IT Systems Architect.
I played this game for hours yesterday before coming to conclusion. Honestly I bought this game because of too much Hype ... but all my expectations were broken yesterday.
The Halo3 gameplay is average nothing special. No special fighting moves or movements just simple FPS. The Graphics are below average when you compare them with the graphics of Gears of War, BioShock, MassEffect, or Timeshift. There was a hype about no frame drop ... that is completely false ... there are frame drops and any body can notice it.
It is completely unbelievable that all the editorial critics said that they have never played such a fantastic game. Either Microsoft filled their mouth with a lot of money or they are also nothing more than hyped critics.
Lets see how much of $10 million fake hype can take this game to.
Where do I begin??? September 26, 2007
J. Garnett (pahoa, HI United States)
20 out of 79 found this review helpful
All I can say is.....microsoft failed me for the last time. With all the hype surounding this game I felt like I was going to be part of history, playing halo 3. I was part of history the history of a crappy halo 2.5. The graphics are the same as halo 2 even worse at some times because the humans look like drugged out mutants. The gameplay is no different from halo 2 except for the equipment, and de-powering of nearly every human weopon. The pistol shoots as slow as the shotgun. Way to go bungie make the good weopons crappy and the crappy weopons better. What in the world is a mongoose???? The vehicles are just plain ridiculous and unpractical. I guess I'll drive my mangoose around hoping no one shoots me because I can't retaliate at all. True hardcore gamers will complete the campaign mode in less than 5 hours even on legendary mode. What a joke@!!! Lets make halo 3 shorter than halo and halo 2 smart huh???? The multiplayer is a joke. The maps are worse than the previous halos. Maps are uninspired and a chore to be in. So let's evaluate here shall we: the halo 3 graphics are even worse than halo 2 graphics, the gameplay is the same, the new weopons stink, pointless vehicles, and terrible multiplayer. Whom.....that gives halo 2.5 a 1 out of 5. I guess charging 60 dollars for a rehashed worse halo2 is a good proposition for some. But, I'm not a microsoft tool like them. I am a real gamer(one of the last few) who buy quality games. All in all I will throw my 360 at a bus so I can finally get entertainment watching it fall apart. Better than playing halo 3 atleast.
Halo 3 is a Shallow Experience September 26, 2007
Juggernaught (USA)
19 out of 64 found this review helpful
It never ceases to amaze me the amount of fanaticism surrounding the Halo series. I remember playing the first Halo and wondering how anyone could possibly say this was a defining FPS experience. The textures were dry and repetitive. The enemies looked like Sesame Street characters and were too cartoonish for the storyline. Not that the storyline was anything compelling. I'm getting a little tired of these alien invasion stories that have been done a zillion times over. The A.I. was clumsy, goofy, and non-dynamic plus acted like numbskulls. What about the multiplayer experience? Get real. It's like you never touched a PC FPS before.
Halo 3 is here and what does it offer? Halo fans admit it's more and more of the same. It is indeed as I've tried it. I own it. I've played it for hours on end. It's a little bit of a tuned up Halo 1 & 2. Hurray for slightly updating everything sequels! But for some reason Halo fans are enthralled by it. It's like a whole gaming world (PC) has been sealed off from most of the Xbox 360 crowd. It's as if Halo fanatics never took a glimpse at Counterstrike, Battlefield or dozens upon dozens of other PC FPS games that offer more gameplay options, refined gameplay, immersive graphics and A.I. that acts human. I couldn't imagine their faces if they ever touched the PC version of Far Cry.
An important aspect for any game is the controls. Why do you want to aim with an analog stick? Why not use the precision of a mouse and keyboard? Let me tell you something, the price for Halo 3 at $60 bucks a pop is actually ten dollars higher or is equivalent in price to brand new FPS games for the PC. Why would you shoot for lower standards? Installation of a game in a PC isn't hard. You put in the disk, input the CD-key, click "next" a few times, wait for it to install (five mins for one time, big whoop) then you're playing.
Are PCs expensive? Yes. But for what you're paying when you get the console, the online service, the controllers and all that junk you're likely to find a PC of comparable price that can play better games. Not to mention all the other services that PCs can do that are essential in today's world. After a few years of owning a PC you can buy a brand new video card for about a $100 instead of a new PC. You don't have to buy a new PC every year or even every few years. Just as long as you're smart enough not to waste an untold sum of money buying hardware updates to only see a bit more eye candy (remember, gameplay is the fun factor). Plus with adequate hardware you'll still be playing better games and seeing better eye candy than Halo 3 could offer.
I hate to break it to the Halo fanboys but the Halo series aren't the only games that allow a lot of people to shoot each other at the same time. It's already been done hundreds of times in the PC world. With all the past history for PC the latest PC FPS games are enormously more redefined than shallow bore fests like Halo 3. If multiplayer with friends inside the house is your thing, do a LAN party or pick up a Wii. You know, the Wii. The only console system available right now that offers innovative controls? Yeah that system. The system that even your girlfriend has a blast playing.
Taking a look at the positive reviews, I've noticed a few major logical fallacies appearing. You know, despite the reviews that are awfully vague (a few of the negative reviews are guilty of this as well). One is the unsupported assumption that if you don't like Halo 3, you just suck at the game. Anyone could apply that to any game. I could say you don't like "Barbie's Playhouse" because you suck at the game. This is absurd and shows the lack of critical thinking skills by the reviewers who make this claim.
What's funny is that these same people think they have such uber skill. I play FPS games when I don't feel like thinking, because they're so dang easy. You run and shoot. You use "advanced" techniques like "ducking for cover." You have to be a complete dunce to not be good at an FPS. Halo 3's campaign was a breeze. My opponents online gawked around as lame brains. I'm not a genius either. I'm not the best gamer around town. I'm a little above average. I can say that anyone who put a little bit of effort into FPS shooting could do exceptionally well. Have you seen how other players behave though? They're warped out of their minds with some ADHD condition.
Another logical fallacy is that because "professional" reviewers have given Halo 3 good ratings, it therefore must be good. These professional reviewers are not independent. They depend on the consumer for their paycheck. Just imagine if they gave Halo 3 a bad review. Can you imagine the fanatical outcries? If I was a paid reviewer who depended on other people who loved the Halo series for my paycheck; I would be literally insane to then diss the game. The professional reviewers are part of a business that wants people to grab their magazine or visit their site. They're about cash or trying to get more members. You don't get good publicity by angering a huge segment of the video game crowd.
I'm giving this game a 1 star. No, it's not the worst game ever made or even close. But Halo 3 is a game that would've been made on PC about 5-10 years ago. And it charged me $60 for the privilege. Reflecting upon my purchase I wouldn't accept the game as free. Now you might call me insane for not taking a free game. But what's the point of taking a free game that pales in comparison to other games you already own? It's like a free offer to waste a significant portion of your life on something that simply isn't worth it. Halo 3 is a redundant monstrosity. Go play a PC FPS.
Not delivering on promises and hype September 26, 2007
M. Fried (Paris, FR USA)
19 out of 72 found this review helpful
1) Hype: Banshee - I saw video of Halo 3 maps where Banshee's could fly out of the atmosphere - no fish bowl/glass ceilings. Reality: The Banshee runs into the old low glass ceiling AND you can't even fire at things directly below you, you can't fly straight down anymore.
2) Hype: Multiplayer maps would be greatly expanded - more than 30 people playing online at the same time. Reality: Big team battle? 12 players max. Halo 2 allowed 16 players...how is this better?
3) Hype: Grenades! A few new types of grenades, and a few new things called something or other, but they're just grenades too. Reality: Difficult to use "new things," hard to cycle through all the grenade types, difficult to seperate them in your mind for deployment during game play using different buttons.
4) Hype: Unhinged turrets! Reality: They suck and slow you down.
5) Hype: New vehicles! Reality: I drove a human motorcycle with no guns and a covenant motorcyle thing with one big wheel that was impossible to control well.
I hope they release a bunch of fixes to un-suck this game they gave us.
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