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Halo 3 for Xbox 360
Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 follows Master Chief in the conclusion of the original Halo trilogy. You fight the Covenant and the Flood in a campaign with firefights, vehicles and large outdoor areas. One time you take cover between rocks and buildings, the next time you man a Warthog or steal an enemy vehicle. Picking up and switching weapons is always part of the fight: ammunition and distance determine what works at that moment.
The interplay of shooting, grenades and short attacks remains the basis. A charged shield gives you room to attack again, as long as you get out of the enemy fire in time. Gear like the Bubble Shield can temporarily change a fight. Because opponents and vehicles share the same space, you can replay a confrontation with a different route or weapon choice. You can also play through the campaign with two players on a split screen.
Outside of the story, you can play local custom matches and customize objects in existing multiplayer maps with Forge. The original Xbox 360 matchmaking has been closed since January 13, 2022. The campaign, split screen, LAN and Forge will remain available, according to Halo Support. This way you know in advance which parts of this Xbox 360 edition you can use today.
Region and language
Our Xbox 360 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Halo 3 for Xbox 360 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Halo 3
Bungie developed Halo 3 to conclude the story started with Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2. The game was released in September 2007 for the Xbox 360; the European release followed on September 26. Microsoft linked it to an extensive campaign and nightly store openings. In its first week of sales, the company reported more than $300 million in sales worldwide, showing the magnitude of interest surrounding this release.
In addition to the story, playing together received a lot of attention. The campaign featured collaboration with up to four players via connected systems. Forge let players customize the layout of existing multiplayer maps, while Theater made matches and campaign moments watchable again. Bungie also gave the community tools to create their own challenges, competitions and videos. The standard cards formed the starting point for increasingly different game rules and setups, allowing a well-known location to be given a new function.
The technical context has now changed. The original Xbox 360 services were partially terminated on January 13, 2022. Halo Support makes a distinction between disappeared online functions and components such as campaign, split screen and LAN that remain available. This version therefore retains the game design of 2007, but you cannot bring back the online community and matchmaking of that time in the same way today.
Similar games for Xbox 360
Halo: Reach on the Xbox 360 shares the combination of shooting, grenades and vehicles. There you follow Noble Team in events before the first Halo story. Armor skills change your options during a battle. Halo 3 just concludes Master Chief's original trilogy, using pick-up gear to provide a temporary advantage.
Halo 4 continues the story of Master Chief and Cortana from Xbox 360 and introduces the Prometheans as an enemy faction. You recognize weapons and vehicles from the series, but encounter other threats. Halo 3 focuses on the conclusion of the war with the Covenant and the fight against the Flood.
Gears of War 2 shares the sci-fi war, vehicle moments and opportunity to complete the campaign together. You look over your shoulder there and work a lot from cover. Halo 3 uses a first-person perspective and often gives you room to tackle the same confrontation in multiple ways, jumping, walking or from a vehicle.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on Xbox 360 takes you to a modern military setting with a campaign full of directed action scenes. Halo 3 also uses clear mission objectives, but gives outdoor areas a greater role and lets you regularly switch between human and alien weapons. Both combine gentle movements with sudden pressure.
BioShock for the Xbox 360 also lets you combine weapons with special powers, here the genetic Plasmids. The underwater city of Rapture requires research and tells a lot through its environment. Halo 3 focuses more heavily on military battles and vehicles. BioShock builds more tension through individual spaces and the history of the city.
