IGN just released a hands on preview that goes over the campaign and talks about firefight.  The previewer sounds extremely positive and it looks like IGN is poised to give ODST a pretty high review score.  I'm going to guess 8.8 -9.2.  Anyways here is the link to the preview.  

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/102/1023645p1.html

So what do you guys think?  Sounds pretty good eh?

Sounds fantastic!

I never really had any doubt that this would be another amazing experience by Bungie.

Lack of matchmaking chaps my ass, but it will be loads of fun anyways. I am prepared to load up my friends list with strangers in order to play some nice Firefight matches.

I am so there at midnight...

midnight fro me

not that big of a deal for me.  On Gears 2 I never play hord mode through matchmaking.  I always only played with my friends and never really had any problems.  Of course, I have about 80 friends on XBL and I don't know how many you have, so that might be an issue.  However, as it is, it doesn't bother me.

It's basically just like playing co-op, which wasn't done through matchmaking either.

I'm getting really hyped for this game, hopefully I'll be able to get the game on day one.

Even with amazing games like Dirt 2, F3, AC2, Brutal Legend, MW2, GH5, and such games like that, I still think ODST is gonna be the best game out this year...

it's going to be pretty rad.  For me, the firefight mode elevates this above modern warfare 2, which makes it my most anticipated shooter game this year.

Also, remember guys, everybody that buys a copy of odst gets entered into the open beta of reach when that is released

Yes I can't wait to see what bungie has done with their multiplayer for Reach.  I bet its gonna be simply epic!!