"""@ libellule: You totally lost me at "Halo 3 is Halo 2 with somewhat better graphics."""

==> it is not me that saied this ...

You sayed you agree, where is the difference ???

""""Thats just a cheap way of saying "I don´t like it." Was is supposed to be a completely different game ??? It´s a series for crying out loud, everyone loves FF, for me thats the same game with better graphics in two dozen variations, but fact is I just don´t like FF so I´m honest about it instead of complaining about it over and over agoin"""

==> i m happy for you.
but this is not about game stlye that you like or not.
I never stated I dont like Halo.
I m sure I will enjoy it (im ok with FPS)
it is just that people are putting too high score for a game that doesn't deserve to get a so high score.
It is like, in some review, there are many fanboy that are trying to push their console and their big Halo3 weapon saying it is perfect : 10/10.
Are they affraid that nobody care of this game outside of Halo's fan ?
I believe yes.
It is like Gamespot that decided to put a article to push "their" game and counter the "Halo2.5 gfx" :

I´m not a Halo fan, I like it just as much as any good FPS and there are many I enjoy more, Halo does not have millions of hardcore freak-fans, you may see them on TV waiting in line, big deal, do you think Star Wars only has hardcore freak-fans because you see them waiting inline dressed up and all ??? Why should anybody be affraid nobody outside Halo fans will care, this game will sell great to all kinds of poeple be it fans of Halo or  just the FPS genre. 

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6179901/index.html

just the introduction :

"Sometimes it can be easy to forget that the original Halo and its sequel Halo 2 both came out on the same console, the original Xbox. The Bungie development team was able to use its experience with the platform to make Halo 2's graphics superior to the original even though both games were designed for the same console. The graphics leap from Halo to Halo 2 was impressive, but it also raised our expectations for Halo 3. If Bungie could make Halo 2 look that good on the Xbox, just imagine what Halo is going to look like on the Xbox 360! "

an good demonstration of damage control and Microsoft biais !

The only reason people complain about the graphics of Halo is that it leaves very little other stuff to complain about, it could have looked a little better and been a little longer... so what, it can´t get a 9.5 score ??? Every good Wii game proves visuals are not everything, now Halo 3 is out and everybody complains about a game wiht great but not phenomenal graphics.... big F***ing deal.

""""" every video game ever made is Pong with somewhat better graphics (if you really whant to be that symplistic about things... and I don´t). If you don´t like it leave it alone, it´s not getting such great scores because of hype.""""

==> ofc it is !!!!

Yeah, everybody gives hype games great scores... grow up, it´s a great game and deserves good reviews, poeple don´t like it because they are expected to, some people may work this way but saying everybody does is insane. If everyone is giving it good scores (exept this world-wide respected frence site/sarcasm) then this is some kind of conspiracy... do you really belive that ???

http://www.jeuxvideo.com
At least, a french review put 17/20 with a good unbiased review clearly showing what was good or bad.
(if you dont have Xboxlive : 14/20)

to compare with others games :

HeavenlySword : 14/20
Warhawk : 15/20
Bioshock 19/20

Again you quote someone so you don´t have to have a own oppinion, if you agree Halo 3 without live is as good as Heavenly Sword then no argumentation in the world will help you. Please say it isn´t so.

Sonic Rush Adventure got 5/10.

Edge's bias confirmed!