The saga continued with the release of the new action packed thriller Halo 3 on Tues, Sept. 25. As early as Sunday evening, eager game seekers had been camping outside of their selected game stores to purchase this new edition of the militant trilogy for a whopping $69.99.
Halo is a science fiction video game created by Bungie Studios. The release of this trilogy continues previous expeditions of Master Chief, a human super-soldier equipped with technologically advanced battle armor, who is in a futuristic universe that battles against the alien covenant. This third edition is a first person shooter game. Microsoft had over 1,000,000 pre-orders.
The release of this game was one of the most anticipated. The heightened focus of militant style violence is geared towards teenagers and college students.
The game continues to amaze gamers with realistic effects. More battle scenes mean greater experiences for the gamers. The new Halo brings in some improved visual effects that will give all Xbox 360 users a tremendous thrill and explosive weaponry.
Since the beginning in 2001, this Halo experience has expanded into other games, five novels, several graphic novels and action figures. The extent of the successful Halo franchise has been compared to another movie, Star Wars, about human alien interactions.
Recently, some buyers have complained that their discs were scratched, and Microsoft will be exchanging these faulty discs from now until New Year’s Day.
However, some people dreaded the release of this game. Many companies and even schools reported high numbers of absences with previous Halo releases.
This game is more than just a purchase for some it will be the epitome of experiences this year unless a Halo 4 is released.
On Tuesday, the company announced that by its estimates, first-day sales of Halo 3 totaled $170 million in the US alone, $45 million more than Halo 2’s 2004 debut. Whether or not any students are ditching class to flee to their ever so loving Xbox, this game proves to be the hottest thing on the shelves. If it’s in the consul or not, Halo 3 has some avid gamers buzzing about it. Senior business major Asif Halam says, “I bought the game online some weeks ago, but I haven’t found time to play it.”
We shall see what holds the future for our future leaders of the world here at Prairie View. Madden and Halo won’t decide our daily fate for long, but it is fun while it’s here.