Earlier in the week I was invited to be the special correspondent for FUTURELOOKS‘ special coverage of Bungie’s latest release in the Halo series of video games.
Halo 3: ODST takes place during the events of Halo 2 and Halo 3, in the Covenant ravaged New Mombasa, East Africa.
You play the Rookie, the newest member of your ODST squad. Dropped behind enemy lines, you try to reunite with the rest of your squad.
Much more than an expansion, Halo 3: ODST allows players to explore dangerous new ground, search the dark, abandoned streets of New Mombasa for clues, and fight back against the Covenant invasion from multiple perspectives. Dropping in as “the rookie,” a new member of an elite squad of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers sent into New Mombasa on a classified recon mission, you’ll be armed with specialized weaponry and upgraded technology, including silenced weapons and a VISR enhanced vision mode.
Separated from your squad, you’ll have to scour the city for clues in order to learn what happened to Buck, Dare, Dutch, Mickey, and Romeo. As you collect new clues, you’ll experience the story from their perspectives, fighting through the occupied city hours earlier.
Xbox Canada held a launch party in Vancouver and we have a sneak peek of what to expect prior to the game’s official release tomorrow.
Here’s also the latest live-action commercial, it gives us a good idea of how awesome the feature film will be if it ever gets made.
Posted on September 21st, 2009 by Leo
Filed under: Lucid Thoughts
I find that Halo 3: ODST was not that great compared to other anticipated games like “Borderlands”.
Halo 3 such an awesome game, have you heard anything about the halo movie? One minute its on the next minute its off, whats the deal?