Microsoft's new game "Halo 3" gets high praise
According to Reuters (India), the third highly anticipated video game, “Halo 3� from Microsoft Corp. gained high praise from game reviewers on Sunday.
Reviewers are excitedly approving of the game’s lush settings, cinematic feel of the game’s interface and array of multiplayer features.
“Halo 3,� is the final chapter of a trilogy that began in 2001 with the release of Microsoft’s wildly famous gaming console – the first generation Xbox.
Reputable gaming news Web site GameSpy gave “Halo 3� five stars, which is its highest ranking, saying it was so good that it was worth buying the newer generation of the Xbox-- the Xbox 360 -- just to play it.
"When you roll all this stuff together ... it really feels like a dramatically different game, and a dramatically bigger game. It comes together in an amazing package that is definitely one of the year's best," said GameSpot, which is another top gaming Web site.
“Halo 3� is the game industry equivalent of a new “Harry Potter� book or a “Star Wars� movie, so specialty gaming retail chains such as GameStop Corp, expect the initial demand to surpass the record for “Halo 2� (released in 2004), which brought in $125 million in just 24 hours of its release.
“Halo 3� will be available in almost every gaming store near you on Sept. 25 at 12:01a.m.