http://xboxthevolution.com/2009/09/20/the-truth-about-halo-3-odst/

Is HALO 3: ODST an over-hyped DLC priced at the full retail price of $60, or has Bungie truly offered a compelling FPS experience that takes us back to old Mombasa, only this time you experience the war from the standpoint of a “Rookie”.

From 6.3 ratings which PS3 fanboys are galavanting in from the likes of NowGamer to 9.0 ratings which Xbox 360 fanboys are praising from Eurogamer Portugal, ratings have been all across the board for HALO 3: ODST and while the ultimate judgment comes from you the gamer, it would be nice to get a clear idea of what you’re getting into with HALO 3: ODST

There are enough reviews going around good and bad, so to be fair to those individuals who are interested in buying HALO 3: ODST let’s make it simple. If you own an Xbox 360 and you are a fan of the franchise, by all means purchase this game. For casual gamers who are relatively new Xbox 360 owners looking for a new and cool FPS experience, buy HALO 3: ODST. HALO 3: ODST is clearly the best Xbox 360 exclusive in 2009 so far, however, dependng on who you ask that might not be saying a whole lot.

Based on our brief campaign play through experience and yes it’s short, HALO 3: ODST is not a system seller but that doesn’t matter, the game is fun. Nevertheless, based on the name alone, I don’t believe anyone is willing to bet that this game wont push consoles at $299.

If anything negative has to be expressed about HALO 3: ODST, for starters don’t expect to be graphically blown away by no stretch of the imagination. While the game does offer a great presentation which is strongly supported by the art direction of the urban environments and day/night scenerios, it does not hide the HALO 3 engine limitation which are obvious throughout. Also, the games AI interaction in single-player is no different from the HALO 3 experience. Is that a problem, maybe, being that HALO 3 released 2 years ago. 2 years ago this was great but today not so much. Games today have trumped this AI experience all together by offering more sophisticated AI. On the positive side, in Fire Fight mode the AI is relentless and you definitely need to work together in order to prolong the matches. The enemy comes at you hard and nasty.

Many of the gripes expressed towards HALO 3: ODST is that once again nothing new has been presented to the FPS genre from the  franchise “just another HALO game with no innovation” so why the 9.0 ratings from the likes of IGN. While these are legitimate concerns, once again the ultimate judgment comes from you the gamer and that is buying power. If you believe HALO 3: ODST is an overhyped DLC don’t buy it.

Should it retail for $60, it depends on who you ask. Take away the old HALO 3 multiplayer maps which have been played a million times over and clearly you see that HALO 3: ODST is a solid DLC that hardcore fans and newcomers to the franchise would still enjoy.

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i dont see anything actually wrong with the game, the only gripe i would have is the second dvd which contains halo 3 multiplayer. apart from that this is a new game.

if your a halo fan get the game, if not have a try of it you might like it.

so give it a rest now. ive highlighted the red above, as it seems, to many people attach themselfs on reviews only these days.

the Halo ODST reviews were basically 99.9% sure to be fake reviews yet fanboys used them to say ODST would be a failure, none the less I think ignoring would be a much better solution..

It's certainly is a good game and ppl need to stop hating.....sure it won't be AAA title but doesn't mean it's horrid. Also there are ppl who might be upset cause their buying a game that has a short SP and same MP as halo3 with more maps and new mode for $60 but hey just like the HIGHLIGHTED it all comes down to the gamers decision.

There are those jealous of Halo's success and can't stand the hype it generates.

I think if ODST was priced lower than most of the 8/10 would probably become a 9. A lot of the reviews have issues with the price tag.

Something I don't understand is over here in England we NEVER pay the RRP price (recommend retail price). Due to fierce competition among the retailers (inc the online ones such as Amazon) the RRP is usually about £10.00 or £5.00 lower.

Isn't that the case over in the US?

I would say Halo Wars will still be the best 360 exclusive of 2009, but still...

People like arguing, we were moaning about the IGN review of Uncharted 2 being too low, and now moaning some of them are too high, all it really proves is that the PS3 fans are on top

the US has teh good end of the stick, try Holland

new games here are 60 euros at MINIMUM, thats 50 pound or 85 USD.. wth..

a PS3 is 300 euros, thats 270 pounds or 430 USD..

I would LOVE to pay 60 USD for a game, thats only 40 euros, Ive bought games for 75 euros.. lmfao..

I agree sp is too short.

LIVE stats will tell.

@ kowenicki, have you had anyone report that it is longer than 6-8 hours?

So wait they pretty much said it was the same as halo 3? Yet it's not as good as it according to the ratings? Halo 3 should have been a bit lower but if this is the same as it, it deserves to be higher.