Halo 3: ODST | Game review
4 out of 5 stars
HALO 3: ODST is a spin off of the immensely popular Halo series. It is the story of the elite Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, essentially futuristic paratroopers, who defend Earth from the game’s alien antagonists, the Covenant. What makes this game different is that you don’t play as the series’ iconic hero, the Master Chief. Half of the game you wander through a city as a lone trooper who is cut off from his squad, searching for any signs of his missing comrades. Each time you discover a squad mate’s location, you play as the squad mate in an action packed flashback. The constant back and forth through the plot, as well as the detective like elements fused into the game, were interesting but really didn’t mesh well with the mechanics of a first-person shooter. While I respect the creator’s attempt to try something new, I think that a more linear story and more action would have been more true to the series and to the genre.
• Dan Dick, Opinion Editor
