Follow the story of the legendary ODSTs or Orbital Drop Shock Troopers as they drop into the ruined city of New Mombasa, looking for clues behind the Covenant's catastrophic attack on the city
Prepare to drop. Known for their courage, valor and at times, insanity, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers are among the fiercest UNSC soldiers, priding themselves on being the first unit deployed into hostile situations. While not as large or supernaturally gifted as their Spartan comrades, these Hell Jumpers more than compensate with their ferocious attitudes and unwavering nerve
All the traditional features of Halo 3 multiplayer will be included in the new game, including full-featured integration with the Forge map editor
More information about Halo 3: ODST and the ODST characters will be made available in the near future, so stay tuned!
詳細描述
Halo® 3: ODST returns players to familiar ground on a vital, top-secret mission. The gripping story, cooperative campaign and new multiplayer content will have Halo fans "Preparing to Drop" in Fall 2009. Originally titled Halo 3: Recon, the new game brings the perspective of new characters to the Human-Covenant struggle, as it explores the ODST, or Orbital Drop Shock Troopers.
A great twist on single player, aging multiplayer though... The singleplayer experience in ODST is an extremely enjoyable one, with the reduced heealth system and the lack of security you get from not being a spartan quite refreshing for a series that has been mildly stagnant over its past iterations.
The multiplayer on the other hand is still that same old halo 3 mechanics, and the new additional maps, whilst interesting, do not have the prevalence to make finding a game with a good connection viable, so you are simply stuck with playing the same overplayed maps from halo 3.
Firefight, the other new addition to ODST is, whilst fun, not as focused an experience or addictive as a game dedicated to this type of play, such as left 4 dead.
ODST's singleplayer greatly makes up for the flaws experienced in the now aging multiplayer of Halo.
Well worth the price of admission. Halo has always been built on the 30 seconds of fun ideal and ODST seems to be no exception. The battles, weapons and enemies are familiar which some may see as stagnant. In my opinion though, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
The pistol makes a welcome return to this somewhat darker grittier exploration into the Halo universe. The multi player stand alone disc is a great addition for those who did not purchase any of the DLC on release.
Highly recommended.
Sarch(3) on 03, Dec. 2009 22:07 (HKT)
An interesting reboot. You probably know by now whether you like Halo or not, but this game may yet turn some heads. The experimental campaign structure coupled with the new Firefight mode makes Halo the pinnacle of the franchise's storied single and multiplayer modes.
70% Hype... First off, I feel that the single player of any Halo game is the same thing, killing the same 5 or 6 different aliens with the same 5 or 6 guns over and over again. The Single player campaign here is no different. You get a new HUD which is helpful in firefights and 2 or 3 new guns, but thats it. The major charm with this game is the bonus disc with all of the Multiplayer maps from Halo 3, and the new Firefight Mode. These would have been enough for a standalone game, however the matchmaking system that made Halo 3 Multiplayer wicked is nowhere to be found, which means time in lobbies is back with a vengeance. Once you're in, its all good, and everything is still a blast, but these annoyances make ODST feel like it should have been DLC instead of a $50 standalone...
