Halo 3: ODST

Friday, February 6th, 2009 by Nick Maunders

Halo 3: Recon or as it is now known Halo 3: ODST is a brand new game to the Halo series. Being developed by Bungie who have overseen the previous three games to the series this game is an expansion and prologue off Halo 3 thus connecting the gap between Halo 2 and Halo 3. To be released solely on the Xbox 360 towards the end of 2009 already the game is getting a big reception.

ODST stands for “Orbital Drop Shock Troopers”, which are an elite group trained in special warfare tactics. This elite group was first seen in Halo: Combat Evolved and are will also be a playable unit in the new Halo Wars video game. In Halo 3 you can also unlock a special ODST helmet for your character. As you can probably guess the Halo 3: ODST game is based around a 6 man ODST squad, you play as “The Rookie”. He is a lance-corporal and his main task is trying to group up with his fellow team mates.

Bungie have assured everyone that this is a completely new Halo game and considering your not playing as the Master Chief it certainly looks that way. There will be a few parts to the game that experienced players may feel a bit let down about however. As you are playing as a human, not a Spartan, in this game your speed will be dramatically reduced and you will lose the ability to dual-wield weapons such as the SMG. There are some advantages though: You get a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) which will probably give you helpful information such as mission objectives etc. Also new to the series will be a unique identification system built into the HUD of your player. This identifies whether characters are allies or enemies.

This looks to be one heck of a game and a completely new version for the Halo series, if you like Halo then you better be buying this game when it comes out, look out around Autumn 2009.

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