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Single Player Mode Available For Halo 3 - And The Graphic Novel, Too |
Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: graphic novel, Marvel, xbox 360 titles
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Halo 3's development team reports that multiplayer lab now functions as a single
player lab as well, so gamers will eventually be able to play through a selection of single player Campaign missions.Currently being tested are the new AI and the encounters. Players will see some untextured placeholder surfaces, as well. Interestingly, while most players focus on technology's ability to provide awesome graphics, they often overlook what the XBox 360's processing power can do for AI (Artificial Intelligence) as well - after all, behaviors, reactions and animations are what really make for the gaming experience, whereas great graphics without great action is just great art. At this point, the AI is more noticeable in opponents' behavior, but don't dismiss it for your human allies.
One player, identified only as "Frankie," described one single-player encounter in a Halo session:
"I swear I saw some Grunts do a classic pincer-movement to trap me in a narrow canyon. I was battling um, something bigger than a Grunt, and suddenly, I'm being peppered by a second group of jerks, mostly Grunts, who'd been sent in around my flanks to take me out. Grunts are still grunts though, and once I showed some serious opposition, a couple of them panicked and fled, but they nearly had me and it was quite a shock."
In a related story, the first copy if the Halo Graphic Novel has just come back from Marvel, and goes on sale later this month. There are plans for a "proper" launch at this month's ComicCon in San Diego.
Halo 3 is a sci-fi themed, first-person shooter published by Bungie Software.
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well, anyway, whats the point of this post? is it to inform everyone that this game is currently being tested? umm...duh?
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SO they opt for the cheaper consoles and cheaper games.
Overall, Halo is fairly low ranking in terms of multiplayer. The options for custom maps are Zero. The options for custom configurations are limited. And the Map design isnt all that great.
The Single Player is entirely linear. There isnt a point in the game where you have the option of having more then a single choice to completing the objective. This makes Halo a Horrible game.
Why is it popular. Because of multiplayer. There isnt many FPS games on the Xbox to begin with and the Original Halo with system link started all the hype.
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#8, which (good) FPS has any decent custom maps? They're all made by noobs who think they know map design, and there is a reason none of them are incorporated into competetive play. Actually, come to think of it, the only game I recall having good custom maps is Halo PC.
Oh, and BTW, Halo 2 for Vista will have custom maps, just FYI.
And wtf does "custom configurations" mean? If you can't play Halo 2 with the simple controls of an Xbox pad, console games are not meant for you, and how you could possibly even play a PC game is beyond me.
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go play cs or something nerds
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NONE of those games suck. Halo is fun for multiplayer, and the singleplayer is ok for at least one run-through. I don't see why people need to hate on one game or another.
If you hate the thirteen year-olds, then play customs. Or just mute all of the 13 year-olds. It's not that hard. Anyway, most of the 13 year olds are too busy playing CoD2. Man that game has alot of noobs.
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WHERE in the news section has it said anything about CS. Seriosly you guys should just grow up
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I think the gameplay is perfect for me and if you dont i dont give a f*ck just dont go around saying halo is sh*t for no reason cause i think everyone is sick of hearing it
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Halo and Halo 2 have great stories, fantastic graphics, awesome gameplay, smart AI for the Xbox, and great online play. Infact dont you even dare bash Halo 2's online play, it has the most advanced lobby and matchmaking system, aside from GRAW, and just because you suck at playing online doesnt grant you little depressed losers the right to talk ***** about it. Sure i suck at CS but i dont talk ***** about it.
Grow up all you *****ing haters, besides if you people were really smart you would have realized that going online and bashing halo 2 is just a waste of your life, and if you think your trying to win us over to your side of thinking that Halo 2 is a bad game, well your luck just ran out, us Halo fans love this game and there is nothing you degenerate *****s can say or do to change that. So your just wasting your time, like usual.
Hmm lets see why does your health recharge, ohh ya thats right its a *****ing sci-fi game you dumbass, the game is set in the 2500's. please i want to hear some more of your genius comments.
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here is how it goes.
Halo:CE deserves all the hype. Hardcore game. Great gameplay 10/10
Halo2 is great but does not deserve all the hype. 9/10 too dumbed down gameplay.
Bungie have learnt... Halo:CE single player. Halo2 multiplayer.
I am a member of Bungie.net (name: gruntbuster)
Halo:CE IMO is the best game ever! >=P
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ok all the story in one game?!
STFU you f*cking wank stain
Here are the events:
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Ship jumps to Halo Instalation 04
Covenant attack ship
Escape ship (evac)
Land on Halo.
Save survivors.
Save Captain keyes from alien ship.
Attack island and find the map room.
Assult the control room.
Find the flood.
Escape the flood.
Find and help Forerunner AI called the monitor.
Retrive the index.
Try to use it before Cortana stops you.
Disrupt the sentinals by blowing up reactors.
Find and kill flood consumed Captain Keys.
Destroy the Pillar of Autumn. (and Halo)
Escape.
Defend the Mac gun.
Take off the bomb.
counter attack the covinent.
destroy the massive thing (4got name!)
Descover the flood as an Elite called Arbiter.
Find out the true purpose of Halo (kill all life)
Kill Heritics and leader.
MC follow truths ship to Halo 07.
Kick covie ass.
Kill the prophet of Truth.
As Arbiter kill some flood and retrive the Index
Both discover Gravemind.
Massive civil war in covinent.
Covie ships go to earth (1million troops+)
Arbiter has to kill fellow Brutes, Jackles ...ect
MC jumps aboard Truths ship which is heading to earth
Arbiter saves Sgt Johnson.
Arbiter kills Taurus.
THEN HALO3's STORY
WHICH
WOULD
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ON
AND
ON
AND
ON
TO
ABOUT
HERE.
So SHUT THE ***** UP. oKay
ALL IN ONE GAME MY ASS. DCIK HEAD
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A lot of people like final fantasy but just because i dont like it that doesnt mean its overated its just not my type.
Similarly the gamplay in halo seemed much more for me it was 3 dimensional unlike 2 dimensional fps games where the enemy are sprawled all over a flat map halo had different heights and position you could be attacked from in multiplayer.
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health in all most all games is rechargeable the only difference in halo is that you dont need to find a medpac to recharge it.
You've obviously not played either game and your probably just some sony fanboy but if u ever play the games youll see that the gameplay in each game is different with halo1 focusing on large open areas and large battles and halo2 focusing on smaller complex batlles. So the idea of putting it all into one game is simply retarded
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Also #2 a fad is a short lived phase in which something becomes briefly popular but with halo still getting people excited after so many years how is it a fad and if your not interested in halo why even bother to comment.
and #4 halo2 hasnt been out for 2 years so what are you talking about?
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