Halo 3: ODST Drops Into Stores
The new side story in the Halo series is available everywhere.
Halo 3: ODST, the latest game in the popular Halo series, is officially in stores worldwide as of September 22.
Taking place from the point of view of the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, it has a new campaign mode that is playable for up to four players. There is also a new multiplayer mode, Firefight, which is a Halo take on Gears of Wars 2's Horde mode. It also contains a second disc that contains all of the multiplayer fun from 2007's Halo 3 and three brand new maps.
Halo 3: ODST is $59.99 and rated M for Mature.
Press Release
HALO 3: ODST RELEASES WORLDWIDE, MARKING BOLD NEW CHAPTER FOR CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED HALO FRANCHISE
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009
The latest addition to the blockbuster Xbox 360 series delights fans and critics alike with a gripping new story and riveting cooperative multiplayer gameplay
The wait is finally over. Today, a new chapter in the legendary Halo saga opens up with the highly anticipated launch of Halo 3: ODST. After finishing the fight with Master Chief in Halo 3, players now have the opportunity to take a step back in time and experience the Halo universe from a whole new perspective.
Last night, more than 7,000 retail stores in the United States and a host of retailers in other countries opened their doors at midnight to usher in a flood of fans who sought to be the first to play the critically acclaimed title. Launch festivities were capped off with a Halo franchise celebration at the Experience Music Project | Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle, where Bungie and 343 Industries luminaries were on hand to meet and greet fans and celebrate the launch together.
Xbox 360 exclusive Halo 3: ODST is already winning critical acclaim from the nations top media outlets. Heres what they are saying about the game:
The best Halo game yet, and An action-packed thrill ride from start to finish.
--Game Pro
It's part Blade Runner, part Saving Private Ryan, and yet in the end it's still definitely Halo.
--1UP.com
ODST is simply an excellent game.
--G4TVs X-Play
With Halo 3: ODST, developer Bungie takes the Halo franchise into all new territory. Players are put in the boots of an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, some of the toughest and bravest soldiers of the UNSC. Players must search for clues to find out what happened to their squad when a drop into the city of New Mombosa goes wrong, and discover the secret behind the Covenants interest in the city.
In addition to a full-fledged campaign, Halo 3: ODST introduces Firefight, a new cooperative multiplayer mode where up to four players battle waves of unrelenting Covenant onslaughts. The game also introduces three new Halo 3 competitive multiplayer maps and contains the complete, standalone Halo 3 multiplayer experience on a second disc. Halo 3: ODST will also act as a key to entry into the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta at a later date.
The Halo franchise is an award-winning collection of properties that have grown into a global entertainment phenomenon. Beginning with the original Halo: Combat Evolved for Xbox in 2001, the rich fiction of the franchise has since inspired a series of blockbuster Xbox and Xbox 360 video games, New York Times best-selling novels, comic books, action figures, apparel and more.
Published by Microsoft Game Studios, the Halo franchise of games is exclusive to the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the games are optimized for the Xbox LIVE online entertainment network. To date, more than 27 million copies of Halo games have been sold worldwide, driving more than 2 billion hours of gameplay by people connected to Xbox LIVE.
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