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Halo 3: ODST
Taking place during the events of Halo 2, Halo 3: ODST puts players in the shoes of a silent Orbital Drop Shock Trooper (known as the Rookie) as he traverses through the Covenant-occupied metropolis of New Mombasa to find the whereabouts of his missing squadmates.
Prepare to drop
An all new Halo experience with a new protagonist, new locations, characters, and much more, ODST is an awesome addition to the franchise. Despite the title, the game takes place during the events of… Read more
One Of The Best Halo Games
Playing as The Rookie while sneaking through a city filled with Covenants patrolling the city at night while you are trying to find your squad (Alpha-Nine) is amazing because you are not playing as a… Read more
great stuff
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Solid shooting, but the rest falls flat
The Short Pros - All new single player set during Halo 2 but on earth - Play as somebody other than Master Chief (finally) - Handful of new weapons - New Firefight mode - Story is a very different app… Read more
Halo 3 ODST Review: Orbital expansion pack
Halo 3 ODST was billed as am expansion to the Halo 3 experience. What it promised was to provide a side story that runs alongside the Halo 2 campaign, but from the perspective of a unit of drop troops… Read more
Excellent Story and Mood Change for Halo
Having been a late comer to this and playing all of the other games in the Halo universe, I have to say that this one took me a bit by surprise. While initially intended to be an expansion for Halo 3… Read more
Halo 3: ODST Review: Orbital drop expansion pack
Halo 3 ODST was billed as am expansion to the Halo 3 experience. What it promised was to provide a side story that runs alongside the Halo 2 campaign, but from the perspective of a unit of drop troops… Read more
A Wasted Opportunity
Halo ODST was a massive missed opportunity for Bungie. They could've actually crafted a game that broke from their previous efforts. They could've actually shown us what combat was like from a vulnera… Read more
Mediocre shooter with the name "Halo" in the title.
A lot of Halo 3: ODST apologists say you can't really criticise this game because it was "never intended to be a full-fledged sequel." Well, if Microsoft released ODST as a $20 downloadable add-on for… Read more
Halo ODST
I’m going to preface this review with the fact that I am not a Halo fan, that doesn’t mean I hate the series; I’m just not enamored with it. My purchase history of the Halo series is spotty at best, w… Read more
You're not Rambo this time
At the Tokyo Game Show in 2008, Bungie announced their new title, Halo 3: Recon. After a name change and some hard work its finally came out on September 22 2009. The biggest thing about this game is… Read more
We Go Feet First
There's very little to be said about Halo 3: ODST that many people haven't already discovered for themselves. As a Bungie game, based in the Halo Universe, hopes were always high for this one. Sadly,… Read more
Halo 3 ODST
NOTE: I ORGINALLY WROTE THIS REVIEW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009. SOME OF THE ASPECTS OF THIS REVIEW MAY SEEM SLIGHTLY DATED, SUCH AS THE PRICE. ALSO, THE 3 NEW MULTIPLAYER MAPS CAN NOW BE DOWNLOADED FOR THE… Read more
A Halo-ass Halo Game
As the naming convention of the title suggests, Halo 3: ODST is an expansion. It tells a side story to the main story, and it utilises the Bungie style of gameplay that was in many ways the perfection… Read more
This Is No Halo 4 Although ODST Is Still Perfect A-Grade Content
It's fanfare will of died down since it's climatic finale back in 2007 but Halo 3, and the rest of the Halo series in general, still has a powerful legacy as the Xbox's major IP. It has seen books, co… Read more
Secret Short Review 003- Halo 3 ODST
HALO 3: ODST + Single-player is extremely moody. + ODST characters are much more human than the cast of previous Halo games, with a great voice cast. - Firefight becomes really mundane, really quickly… Read more
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ODST: A Cruel Mistress
I don’t mean to get things off on the wrong foot, but I have a love/hate relationship with Halo 3: ODST. When I heard I was going to be able to play as one of the second most badassest (now it’s a wor… Read more
Halo 3: ODST or Halo 3: Mombasa Noire
There are a lot of things I really liked about Halo 3: ODST, and there are a lot of things that bugged me about Halo 3: ODST. That sentence should nicely sum up my review score. Spoiler Warning! This… Read more
It's like a Firefly reunion, in the Halo universe! YAY!!!
Seriously, it is! Minus the female cast members, any Joss Whedon involvement, a countryish intro song, uhm.. and other things. I was excited when I heard Nathan Fillion's voice in one of the trailers,… Read more
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not realy a review but more of wanting help with the game. got the game two days ago and its a good game got though quit abit but ive got a problem with my HUD and thats that its not there all the inf… Read more
goOD STart
Taking Halo in the right direction, interesting and emotive story but ultimately too short. While Firefight is fun, it soon wears thin- the multiplayer segment is great if you've not bought the DLC fo… Read more
ODST Shoots to Thrill for Bungie Faithful
So Halo 3: ODST thusly came forth from the Heavens to deliver unto the faithful an expanded Halo adventure rooted firmly between the events of Halo 2 and Halo 3 , however speaking as one of the faithf… Read more
An adventure worth experiencing, but not worth purchasing.
Like it or hate it Halo has changed the way shooters are made and the way shooters are perceived on console. It also was also the game that probably justified many people's purchase of an original Xbo… Read more
Halo 3... oh yeah, ODST.
Wandering the empty streets of New Mombasa with my VISR turned on is a unique thing that I never had the chance to do in the previous Halo titles. Exploring the dark, deserted alleys looking for audio… Read more
Halo 3: ODST
ODST has caught some flack from various sources for charging full price for less than a full product. I can't totally justify speaking either way because I paid twenty dollars less, but I don't see ho… Read more
Halo 3: ODST is a solid expansion to Halo 3
Halo 3: ODST is the new expansion to Bungie's extremely popular first person shooter Halo 3 which was released two years ago on the Xbox 360. Now it is important to remember this is an EXPANSION, not… Read more
Halo 3: ODST is short, but sweet
"Does this armor make my ass look fat?" In the interest of full disclosure, I must admit that I’m somewhat of a Halo nerd. I’ve read the books and the comics, spent hours on end investigating the I Lo… Read more
One of the best games I would never recommend
Playing through a Halo game is a good exercise in complicated emotions that probably results from a level of cognitive dissonance required for me to enjoy the game. For example, whenever a line of dia… Read more
ODST has it's flaws but it's still a fun game.
Halo 3 ODST play much like Halo 3. More like Halo: Combat Evolved, actually. Gone is dual wielding and deployable equipment. Fall damage and the original health model are back. For those unfamiliar wi… Read more
FUN!!
ODST is fun, it has good campagin and in my opinion I think its kind of better than the original halo 3, it's nice that it has all DLC maps, but it is kind of crappy for the people who bought the maps… Read more
ODST - nice campaign
I didn't know how I'd feel about playing a Halo title w/out Master Chief, but I had a great time playing through the solo campaign. I loved the music and visuals, especially playing the Rookie, as it… Read more
If you liked Halo 3, you're almost sure to like Halo 3: ODST
Halo 3: ODST is not a full-fledged sequel to Halo 3, nor is it an expansion pack in the true meaning of the word. It comes packing with a decently-sized new campaign, and one new multiplayer mode, cal… Read more
Oh, how Dusty.
I could’ve sworn that the appetite for Halo was long ago sated. We already got not one but three very sizable shooters. All of which were very similar (albeit incrementally improving) titles that invo… Read more
Hey its Halo without any Halo
I have long been a big Halo fan and ODST had interested me from its announcement. The thought of changing the formula of Halo excited me as it has started to get a bit too familiar. Although Halo 3:OD… Read more
More Quality Halo: Fun, But Limited Changes
Halo is a great franchise that I've loved and spent a lot of time with, but I can't say I've kept up with Halo 3 's multiplayer, largely in part due to DLC eventually becoming pretty necessary to enjo… Read more
Too Fat to Drop
It just wasn’t as powerful or groundbreaking as previous Halo titles. Halo Wars was a solid but flawed RTS on console, Halo 3 was a great return of Masterchief, Halo 2 showed the world that online pla… Read more
Underwhelming but with some decent ideas
Halo has always been about up front, in your face action and ODST attempts to shake up the formula a bit. It’s more or less an expansion off of Halo 3, but it does add some unique components like Fire… Read more
Better than Halo 3.
Halo 3: ODST was supposed to be a short expansion but in time it became a full game. Campaign is better than Halo 3 was, Firefight is fun with friends and disc 2 contains all content for Halo 3’s mult… Read more
Halo 3 ODST is worth the wait
So, after playing Halo 3 your expectations for ODST should be quite high, you may also be expecting new innovations in the Halo series and a game thats worth the full price tag, not just an expansion.… Read more
Halo 3:ODST
Now it's easy to look at Halo 3: ODST as just a easy cash-in for bungie, but once you play it and see how much new stuff is here, you might ( like I did) see a truly great new game. In the story mode… Read more
Video Review: Halo 3 ODST
At the heart of ODST is another polished Bungie FPS with an enjoyable story, a ton of content for Halo newcomers and a Survival mode which is currently the best out there. When a game does something r… Read more
Halo 3 ODST Video Review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElDKhT-XUFA Halo 3 ODST is a great FPS shooter but if you already own Halo 3 the only way i think this game could not be over priced is if you sold Halo 3 and get ODST w… Read more
Halo 3: ODST Review
Taken from my site, www.gamephile.wordpress.com, soon to be www.scorephoria.com The galaxy is in chaos. Humans find themselves in an embittered battle against an alien race known as the Covenant, an i… Read more
Oh, DST
I have had an unusually hard time writing this review for Halo 3 : ODST, in part, I suspect, because I am so conflicted in how I feel about it. Half of me (the Halo fanboy half) loves it wholly and co… Read more
Its What Halo 2 Should Have Been.
If you were one of those people waiting for Halo 2 with baited breath got the midnight release and took the game home looked at the case saw THE FINAL FIGHT FOR EARTH saw the early E3 videos with the… Read more
Halo 3 ODST Review
Halo 3 ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Troopers) gives the player the chance to take a peek into the war before Master Chief took the spotlight in the series. You will be playing as 5 different soldiers each… Read more
Firefly Meets Halo: Do the Shock Troopers Hit Their Mark?
The newest entry in the we-thought-it-was-over-with-the-third-one-but-were-wrong Halo game continues in the only direction the narrative has allowed it: in the past (in this case, somewhere in the mid… Read more
Halo is back!
I have to say that I was a huge skeptic, I did not think this game would be as impressive. Once the campaign starts it takes you into a new take on Halo. I liked the layout of the story and enjoyed th… Read more
A fun, if not too familar game
The Halo franchise is the most beloved and hated franchise of all time. Most of the gaming community love the franchise and say it's fresh enough to keep play after you finished it, thanks to it's exc… Read more
It's definitely a Halo game!
It’s clear that the Halo franchise has so much support that Bungie is able to experiment with future game choices by looking into other areas knowing that a loyal fan base will relish any more opportu… Read more
It's recycled content but Bungie made it work
Chevy has currently been working on a new Corvette model that uses recycled parts from the current ZR1 model and the older Z06 model and their calling it the Grand Sport. Somehow, someway, Chevrolet p… Read more
Great overall package
Halo 3: ODST is a very nice follow up to Halo 3 from a couple years back, offering a slightly new approach to the series, while still keeping in tact what you enjoyed about past Halo games. The game o… Read more
Halo 3: ODST - Combat Humanized
Pros: *The most interesting and atmospheric Halo campaign ever. * Firefight is all sorts of awesome. * Sadie's Story offers a touching citizens perspective to the militaristic Halo universe. Cons: * C… Read more
SHORT BUT FUN, HALO: ODST PROVES THE HALO UNIVERSE STILL AS LEGS.
SHORT BUT FUN, HALO: ODST PROVES THE HALO UNIVERSE STILL AS LEGS. Playing a first-person shooter based Halo game without being the iconic Master Chief is rather odd at first, though in the end it seem… Read more
If you’re a Halo fan, you know what to do, if not, become one.
Coming 2yrs after the release of Halo 3 is this tight little expansion, Halo 3 ODST. If you’re a Halo fan, you know what to do, if not, this game won’t change your mind…..8/10. The Good – More Halo, t… Read more
Mini-review: "Halo 3: ODST"
This game was overall amazing, but since I'm guessing you won't take my word for it, I'll tell you why. First off, I'm not a Halo fanboy. I do like the franchise, but I'm more for CoD myself. Now onto… Read more
Campaign: too short, "detective part" boring.
A friend of mine and I like to play Halo on cooperative. We've finished both Halo 2 and Halo 3 together, so you can imagine we were pretty excited for a new campaign to play through together. When I p… Read more
Short and sweet
Halo 3 ODST is a short game. Me and a buddy ran trough the campaign on normal mode in less than 3 hours. What I really love and the best part of the package, is Firefight mode. Get 3 of your friends t… Read more
My Halo 3 ODST Review
Halo 3 ODST is the newest installment in the Halo universe. you start out in the city of New Mombasa six hours after a drop goes wrong. You are now by yourself, the rookie of your group. Now you have… Read more
A (refreshing) Blast From the Past
While some may say this game has strayed from the way Halo was meant to be played, I feel that they are mistaken. After playing the campaign four times and playing a few rounds on Firefight, I must sa… Read more
If you like Halo 3 you will like this
Having thoroughly enjoyed the previous Halo games I was looking forward to ODST. Especially since it seems I am one of the few that had fun with the single player in all the previous games. The single… Read more
More Than An Expansion
Halo 3: ODST brings a lot of new things to the traditional Halo formula while managing to not stray too far from the source material of its lineage. First, the campaign; You are “The Rookie”, an Orbit… Read more
Campaign and story review
This review focuses on ODST’s campaign and story and won’t go over, in too much detail, things that other reviews have already discussed. Gameplay: Yep... pretty typical ODST is your typical Halo game… Read more
You'll have a good time with ODST, but end up wanting more.
Note the inclusion of "Halo 3" in the game's title, "Halo 3: ODST." While the plot of the game has nothing to do with Halo 3, this is still an appropriate title. ODST is an expansion pack to Halo 3. O… Read more
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Prepare to Drop - Into Halo 3.2
Halo 3: ODST is a side story in the Halo universe about a small squad of ODSTs that drop into the city of New Mombasa that exists somewhere in Africa. This title is intended to have a fundamentally di… Read more
Bungie does a very good job at making a fantastic fps.
Halo 3 ODST brings a new campaign, all the multiplayer maps, firefight, and a beta to Halo: Reach. The new campaign is fairly short and comprises mostly of wandering through a free roam version of New… Read more
A insubstantial iteration on an all-too-familiar formula
The Halo franchise is incredibly popular, and for very good reasons. The gameplay and visual style are both excellent, and to many gamers out there the narrative surrounding that universe goes right u… Read more
You got ODST in my Halo 3
ODST is a competent game, that feels a little like an expansion pack with a few extras sprinkled in. Those extras, such as firefight mode, and the mythic map pack, seem to only exist to justify ODSTs… Read more
ODST is a short albeit enjoyable experience.
Halo 3: ODST takes place during the ending events of Halo 2 and the beginning of Halo 3. The Covenant have found Earth and are landing in the South African city of New Mombasa. Instead of reprising yo… Read more
Halo : ODST Final Thoughts
Badass. That's the first word that comes to mind when thinking of ODST. Having just finished the game about 30 minutes ago, I'm still reeling from Bungie's latest offering in the Halo series. So first… Read more
Orbital Shock and Awe
Halo 3: ODST may have started out as simple expansion and something to tie us over until Halo Reach comes out, but it grew into something more and can easily share the spotlight with the Halo trilogy… Read more
Yet another great game in the halo franchise
The good: New firefight mode is awesome with friends - Same great co-op - New tactics make the game almost feel like a new IP - Great new soundtrack mixed with the old The bad: Not a whole lot of repl… Read more
Bungie Does It Again
I will preface this by saying i'm not the worlds biggest Halo fan, I'll take Gears over Halo most days. That being said for whatever reason I prefer the campain for ODST over the Halo 3 ver.Master Chi… Read more
Rent It, But Only If You Like Halo 3
I just finished the single player campaign of Halo 3: ODST on Legendary and I have some mixed feelings. The single player experience had me hooked for awhile, but towards the end it turned into the Bu… Read more
Prepare for Firefight!
WARNING: May contain Spoilers and/or Bad Language. Halo 3 was one of the most anticipated titles and the best selling game in 2007 in the US. It included amazing features such as: Video Recording and… Read more
From Bungie With Love
Right off the bat, let's get one thing straight here. Halo 3: ODST is a Halo game-- more specifically, Halo 3 with some slight tweaks. The core gameplay is all still here, just as strong as it's alway… Read more
Takes me back.
Halo 3 ODST takes us back to the feel of halo 1. This is based on the fact that we are in a new location and setting. We have seen the city in Halo 2 but the city is given a new look that adds a new c… Read more
Prepare to drop!
(review originally posted at http://blog.hntdaab.co.uk) Its an undeniable fact – Halo is one of our favourite pastime’s landmark franchises, up there next to Metal Gear Solid, Mario and Half Life. It… Read more
Oh Dear, ST
I have been a fan of the Halo series since combat evolved arrived on my, now retired, PC, and so thought it my duty to try this stand alone expansion out for myself. I completed it in two modest eveni… Read more
For a Halo game made by Bungie, this is a disappointment
I came into this game with low expectations. From the gameplay videos, interviews, previews, and whatever else I saw, it looked like it was going to be Halo 3, but played from a different perspective… Read more
Can Bungie's Flagship Shooter Survive Without Its Chief?
This review is divided into parts for the purpose of preserving those precious eyes you intend to use during your twenty-four hour gaming binges. You can choose whether to learn about my thoughts on t… Read more
Is a great game.
I thinks this game is fantastic, it makes another kick ass game in Halo franchise besides the firtst Halo. I do agree with We are ODST! \../ The music goes with the game, is really good, it has an spe… Read more
Crash Landing
Games like ODST make me wish for a simpler time: a time of PC gaming. It seems like eons ago, but I remember when a developer would make a game, and if they wanted to add content, they would release a… Read more
We are ODST! \../
Lets start off by saying IT ROCKS!!!! lol But yes,ill go point by point for this review 1.Music Its fantastic!its so different compared to the other halos,and sets the mood in so many ways. Lonely,cha… Read more
Sometimes low expectations are a really good thing..
I´ve played through all of the Halo games at least once and I enjoy them as shooters. But I´m not a huge fan of the universe and I don´t think I´ve played the multiplayer even once. I´ve always manage… Read more