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Single Player Mode Available For Halo 3 - And The Graphic Novel, Too

Posted Jul 2, 2006 at 12:46PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: graphic novel, Marvel, xbox 360 titles
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Halo3Halo 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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# wowGuest 2006-07-02 13:58
no one besides the people who are making the game (bungie crew) which includes "Frankie" get to play the game. You obviously are new to the bungie community because Frankie updates every week on whats going on with anything Halo. This is stupid making everyone think that regular gamers are playing Halo 3.

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# brett brettersonGuest 2006-07-02 15:18
halo 2 was only played for 2 years after its release *yawn* im sure the halo fad will be over soon even if theres a new Halo game coming out.

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# Marketing hype...Guest 2006-07-02 16:26
The hype sold me on the first one, I won't fall for it again. I don't care how many fan boys talk about how good this game is, I won't be playing it. The first 2 had some of the most boring level design I've ever played in a game. I don't see this one really being any different. The online play is dominated by 13 year olds screaming into the headset. No thanks, the kids can keep this one.

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# ya rightGuest 2006-07-02 16:31
ya, this fad is totally over, i mean, its only the #1 game on xblive every single week, and the highest paying event in MLG. all you uber-nerds need to get over your counter-strike obsessions and quit talking ***** on halo. its a good game, seriously. it has to be, why else would it be so popular? you think people game to be cool or something? since when was gaming cool anyway?



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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# Why is it popularVietone 2006-07-02 16:57
Most people cant afford to purchase a system to play CS:Source at a decent performance.



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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# wow what noobsGuest 2006-07-02 16:59
jawhawker has it right.. quit your *****ing CS sucks and so does wow...go play metroid or something if you want a "good" fps..halo is the best as of yet, so back off

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# halo=gayGuest 2006-07-02 17:10
halo sucks its overhyped and boring and its *****ed up only retards who dont know ***** play halo, halo is absolutely boring, im a fan of fps but this one really sucks only people who dont know ***** about games like ite

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# WowGuest 2006-07-02 17:41
Stop hating on Halo just because you suck at it and get owned by every 13 year-old and their moms, because nobody really cares.



#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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# wtfGuest 2006-07-02 17:54
IT HAS BEEN THE MOST PLAYED GAME ON XBOX LIVE SINCE IT CAME OUT. HOW DOES THAT NOT JUSTIFY THAT IT IS A GOOD GAME? STOPING HATING ON IT

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# hehGuest 2006-07-02 18:11
Oh the drama...

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# LOLGuest 2006-07-02 18:42
omg plz, u fanboys sound so *****ing stupid. saying ***** like "i dont like halo because everyone else likes it" why the ***** do u think it sells so damn good? because its a good game dumb*****s. just admit you suck at online.

go play cs or something nerds

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# Stop hating.Guest 2006-07-02 19:20
I can see why people hate Halo. All of the noobs saying, "CS sux", and "WoW sucks". And all of the other noobs saying "Halo sucks"



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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# haGuest 2006-07-02 23:08
i find it funny that rather than playing your counter strike all day all you CS nerds now have to scour the internet to piss people off



WHERE in the news section has it said anything about CS. Seriosly you guys should just grow up

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# PLEASE F*ck OffGuest 2006-07-02 23:49
Im sick of all you halo haters. if you dont like halo f*ck off and comment about something else no one cares about your opionion . I thought halo 1 was perfect especially coop, people could play it who never played a game before and theyd love it. I think the halo2 multiplayer maps were perfectly designed like lockout for example with so many areas to jump up to and hide.



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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# was a good gameGuest 2006-07-03 03:09
Halo 1&2 was a good game but after playing them over and over for a year i just got bored with it and now i play GRAW

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# what?Guest 2006-07-03 06:24
if only people knew so much about videogames as you, tony, then the whole world could play counter-strike together! listen, bud, do you really think halo is so popular just because of its hype (from 2 years ago...)? if that were the case, dont you think people would have bought it, realized how much it sucked, and sold it? or at least stop playing it? then why is it the #1 game on xblive every single week? why is it the most popular (and highest paying) MLG tournament? i agree that it should have customizable maps, but halo 3 im sure will have that so that will be solved. what else do you want to customize? do you want to put a picture of your pizza-face as your icon or something? do you want the B button to call your mom to give you a ride to the mall? and about the health recharging, if i kill someone, i should get my health back so i can go kill more people, why should i be punished for surviving? and NO it isnt supposed to be realistic, im a 7'0 super-human wearing body-armor killing aliens, there is nothing realistic about this game, so if im giving a shield that recharges, ill take it. and if you play the game, youd know that glitching and hacking has been more or less eliminated. and if you seriously try and suggest that CS:S has no hackers, you are completely retarded.

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# wow everyone seems to underestimate HaloGuest 2006-07-03 06:28
ok i have a couple things to say, the only people who dont or cant appreciate the level designes and the gameplay of Halo or Halo 2 suck at it, and because they suck at Halo the feel they can justify that Halo is a bad game, well you cant, you know if you hadnt spent all this time bashing Halo 2 you probably could have gained a level or a new weapon or something new in CS.



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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# _,.-~''|HAHAHAHA------------------------------|Guest 2006-07-03 07:22
STFU....

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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# #19.....''''',',',',',,|||||||||Guest 2006-07-03 08:01
You suck....

ok all the story in one game?!

STFU you f*cking wank stain

Here are the events:

_______________ _

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

GO

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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# Please turn off commentsGuest 2006-07-03 10:30
My eyes are bleeding after reading all that.

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# asdfGuest 2006-07-03 15:22
your a fuc*kin pus*sy. please dont cry now that people are bashing you over the internet :(

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# idiotsGuest 2006-07-03 23:40
You halo haters seem to have a hard time of telling the difference between fact and opinion you see I dont like final fantasy games however i wouldnt say "final fantasy is *****", I would say "I think final fantasy is *****".

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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# #19 = mongGuest 2006-07-03 23:56
Ye #27 is right look at #19 what an idiot he thinks he is right and he speaks like he thinks his retarded opinion is fact. The games you stated had very different gameplay 2 halo and id say both halo's had unique and fun gameplay which appealed to me. I cant w8 4 halo3 and i dont see why you care if the halo series is coming to an end if u dont like the halo games.



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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# rechargeable healthGuest 2006-07-04 03:11
If you think rechargeable health makes halo easy then why dont you try completing both games on legendary without dieing and i think youll see that it is not for little kids.

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# Overated???Guest 2006-07-04 03:29
Overated and hyped games get bought and then when people see how bad they may be people stop playing but the fact that halo2 is still most played game on live obviously proves that its not just hyped it clearly has good points to survive for so long and if you cant see that then go comment somewhere else.



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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# #30Guest 2006-07-04 09:09
while i completely agree with every point you made, halo 2 was release in nov 04, its now july 06, so it has been more or less 2 years. dont get so technical, it makes you sound like a *****

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# ^^Guest 2006-07-04 10:25
ok well its been out for almost 2 years but there are still loads of people playing it, its most played on live.

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