WAY COOL "HALO 3' LIVES UP TO HYPE.(Weekend)(Column)

From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: October 25, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Nathan Grant Contributing writer

The "Halo" games have been Microsoft's killer app for the Xbox platform since the very first Xbox was released, being huge system sellers with a huge fan base and gaining critical acclaim across the board as well.

The colossal hype for "Halo 3," the Xbox 360 finale to the "Halo" trilogy, echoed worldwide. With such heavy hopes, does "Halo 3" deliver? I will answer that with a resounding yes.

Fans of the "Halo" series will have many questions about this game, and it is in the answers that "Halo 3's" quality shines.

Does ...

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