@worknman said: "I think I'll try out Halo 3 and if that doesn't work out, just wait awhile.  Do I need ODST, or just the original Halo 3? I would imagine that all the stuff COD/MW2 has will pretty much be standard in most FPS's going forward. I think I should've been more clear that it's not the perks/kill streaks I like so much about MW2, but rather the fact that ...

There isn't really a game out there that adequately meets all of your qualifications. Call of Duty is really the only popular game that has all of the features that you listed (Perks, Kill Streak Rewards, medium-paced gunplay) together in the same package. You're going to have to compromise somewhere, or else keep waiting for a new game that is better-suited to your preferences.   As Lies said, Halo 3 has ...

As with CoD4, some maps are better when played under different gametypes. At this point my favorite maps are Derail, Highrise, Skidrow, Invasion, Terminal and Sub Base. Those six seem to offer the best movement options for players like myself who prefer to constantly flank, they have good sight-lines, and they don't have too many safe spots to provide shelter for campers -- they are each well-suited for any gametype. ...

UAV, Predator, AC-130. I find that I can usually use the first two to set myself up to continue the streak up to 11 and get the AC-130.

@crunchUK said: " I think it is in the middle, it's just a horrible pic "Yeah, after looking at it again I think you're right -- the crosshair seems to line up with the center of the health bar at the top of the screen.

@big_jon said: " Hey did you guys notice the four lines around the BRs cross air? They might be connected to movement vs accuracy that's a pretty big change for halo. "That's an interesting theory, but I'm more concerned with why the crosshair appears to be off to the left side of the screen as opposed to being in the center of the screen. It looks more like a bounding-box ...

I'm cautiously optimistic after seeing these screens that Bungie will stop their trend of making each new Halo game worse than the previous one.

I just read on the IW forums that this restriction extends to every playlist other than standard Team Deathmatch and Free-For-All. Whether or not that's accurate information is uncertain at the moment, but I'll be much less annoyed by this news if I can still talk to my friends who are playing Madden or Halo while I'm playing TDM.

I really hope that this feature is limited to only a few select playlists where Party Chat can be used for cheating/boosting (ie. HC S&D, Cagematch, etc.), and not extended to the more casual ones like TDM and Ground War. There are plenty of times where I will be in a party of 4-5 of my friends, and no one is playing the same game; I would hate to lose ...

@Wolverine said: " Sounds like you know a lot about the Halo storyline because I didn't understand that last sentence at all. I want to get into the storyline. Should I start with the books or just start buy playing through Halo: CE? "You should play Halo: CE anyway, as it's an excellent game. I can also recommend all of the novels in general, though The Fall of Reach and ...

I'm going to go ahead and echo everyone who has said "good, no multiplayer achievements." Most of these sound fairly easy.

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To those blasting Bungie over the price of the game -- they more than likely had nothing to do with it. Since the day this game was announced last year, Bungie has been calling it an expansion to Halo 3 and have been saying it would have an "expansion pack price" in all of their press interviews and official statements. Until this year's E3, the fact of the game containing ...

The achievements on the second disk link to the Halo 3 achievement list, so you'll be able to earn those Legendary/Mythic achievements that you don't have. The entire Halo 3 multiplayer mode is included with the maps on the second disk, so you won't have to download anything extra.

I'll take one please, if you're not out by now (Men's).  Side-note, that's a cool way for the Sounders/Microsoft to advertise the team. I'm always happy to see MLS getting more recognition in any form.

@Whisperkill said: " My favorite game of all time... seriously "Agreed; it's amazing.