Post by Capton Tenacious on Jul 3, 2007 12:28:16 GMT -5
Intro
Published by: Microsoft
Developed by: Bungie Software
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Number of Players: 1-16
Release Date:
US: September 25, 2007
Japan: Unreleased
Europe: September 26, 2007
Australia: Unreleased
MSRP: $59.99
Story
Master Chief has teamed up with the Elites to Finish the Fight. He will be attacking mainly Brutes. Also, Jackals and Grunts. Further info is unknown.
Weapons:
Human
Assault Rifle-NEW:
-Smaller clip than first game
-More accurate
Pistol:
-Fires slower, stronger shots. Not as powerful as in Halo 1 still.
Sniper Rifle:
-Night-vision on scope like Halo 1
Battle Rifle:
-Nothing new
Spartan Laser-NEW:
-Shoots big red laser
-Can destroy vehicles in one hit
-Charges similar to Rail-gun
SMG:
-Nothing new
-Compared to new weapons it still sucks.
Shotgun:
-Smaller clip(6 rounds instead of 12)
-Called "The Sword Stopper" by Bungie
Rocket Launcher:
-Can no longer lock on
-Slightly slower
Covenant/Brute
Plasma Pistol:
-Dual-wield-able
-The longer you charge the more battery it takes up.
-Can disable vehicles.
-Does not home as much.
Plasma Rifle:
-Nothing new, besides look.
Brute Shot:
-Stronger
-Grenades don't bounce.
-6 ammo clip
Brute Spiker-NEW:
-Dual-wield-able
-Shoots spikes
Beam Rifle:
-No new changes
Covenant Carbine:
-No new changes
Needler:
-No longer dual-wield-able
-Much stronger
-Smaller clip
Energy Sword:
-Slight delay when switching weapons
-Has a ammo bar like in Single-player Halo 2
Brute Mauler-NEW:
-Brute shotgun
-Can be dual-wieldable
-Normaly it isnt as strong as human shotgun but when dual-wielded it is.
-Pic:s58.photobucket.com/albums/g269/bubzzzy/other/?action=view¤t=halo3033.jpg
Gravity Hammer-NEW:
-Can be used to bounce people and objects away such as grenades
-Has a SHORT lunge
-Pic:s58.photobucket.com/albums/g269/bubzzzy/other/?action=view¤t=halo3008.jpg
Support Weapons-NEW
Chain gun Turret-NEW:
-Can detach turret and shoot.
-Goes to 3rd person
-You are slower
Missile Pod-NEW:
-Goes 3rd person
-Shoots 8 or so homing rockets out.
Flamethrower-NEW:
-3rd person
-Short bursts of flame
-Very strong
-Fire sticks to surface for a short time
Grenades
Frag Grenade:
-Faster detonation time
Plasma Grenade:
-Trajectory seemed off in the Beta, hope they fix it.
Spike Grenade-NEW:
-Sticks to anything, i.e walls, players, vehicles.
-Shoots a spray of spikes that are deadly in close-quarters.
-Easier to stick people with than Plasmas
Fire Grenade-NEW:
-Incenidery grenade
-Fire sticks
Equipment-NEW
-Press X to deploy
Radar Jammer-NEW:
-When deployed everyone's radar that is close goes crazy
-HUD flashes red everywhere
-Complte chaos in close-quarters
Portable Grav Lift-NEW:
-Deploy on the ground and anything that goes over will go up, including vehicles
-Good for getting to high places
Bubble Shield-NEW:
-Once deployed a honeycomb-like shield goes over the piece of equipment
-Blocks grenades and shots
-Enemies and vehicles can still enter
Trip Mine-NEW:
-Deploys a circular, orange-glowing mine on the ground
-When touched it will explode, destroying anything around it
-Can be shot and destroyed
-It is magnetic so if it comes close to a vehicle is will stick to it and explode. You can also plant it under a vehicle and then no one else can see it.
Power Drainer-NEW:
-Deploys a circular device that emits a large field around it
-Anything that enters it will have their health drained fast
-Explodes after a while, killing anyone in it
-Disables vehicles
-Good for blocking off paths
Flare-NEW:
-Looks like power drainer and radar jammer
-Blinds anybody near it, so dont get too close
-Pic:s58.photobucket.com/albums/g269/bubzzzy/other/?action=view¤t=halo3027.jpg
Vehicles:
Banshee:
-Can fire bombs again in Multi player
Warthog:
-Nothing really new
Mongoose-NEW:
-Two seater, ATV like vehicle
-No weapons, but extremely fast
-Person in the back can fire weapons
Wraith:
-Now has a place for someone to get in a plasma turret in the front
Brute Chopper-NEW:
-Crossed between a Motorcycle and a Ghost, not a helicopter
-Strong primary gun
-Can use powerful boost
-Huge front wheel, covered in spikes, good for ramming.
-In a nutshell....awesome!
Scorpion Tank:
-No details released yet.
Ghost:
-Nothing new
Brute Prowler-NEW:
-Brute vehicle
-Resembles a Spectre
-Pic:s58.photobucket.com/albums/g269/bubzzzy/other/?action=view¤t=halo3030.jpg
Hornet-NEW:
-UNSC flying vehicle
-Similar to a Banshee, but looks different
-Pic: s58.photobucket.com/albums/g269/bubzzzy/other/?action=view¤t=halo3012.jpg
Multi player
Maps
High Ground-NEW:
-Asymmetrical map
-One side has a base with a huge wall gate to guard it.
-Bottom of the hill has a beach and several weapons.
-Most team-oriented map made yet.
Snowbound-NEW:
-Snow-covered
-Two bases close, like Beaver Creek
-If you step out of boundaries automated security turrets kill you.
Valhalla-NEW:
-Like Blood Gulch and Coagulation
-Two bases on either end with two Man Cannons on each base.
-A river runs through the whole level
-Very big
Sandtrap-NEW:
-Desert
-Largest level ever
-Emphasis on vehicles
Epitaph-NEW:
-Will remind you of Colossus, Gemini, and Midship.
-Suspend platform holds sword, you can hit the platform with rockets and it will shake and sway and knock anyone off.
Last Resort-NEW:
-Redone version of Zanzibar
-Still has large wheel in center
-Much larger than Zanzibar
-Has alot of platforms running from the base
Narrows-NEW:
-Two sides on a narrow-like bridge with two levels
-Bottom level has mancannon on both sides
-If two people get into a mancannon at the same time, then they will collide
Armor Permutations
Armor will be changeable:
-Different helmets, shoulder armor and other armor can be changed.
-Unlocked by doing different things in the game.
-Purely cosmetic, will not offer different advantages/disadvantage
-Elite's has new armor too.
Full list:
i58.photobucket.com/albums/g269/bubzzzy/armors.jpg
Save film feature
Players will have the ability to save films of their matches to watch again later.
-Can send them to friends
-Can edit out parts, fast-forward, rewind, pause, slow-down, just about anything
-Can save a screenshot from the clip and send to friends
Game types
CTF:
-Same great gameplay
Slayer:
-Same and still good
Oddball:
-Nothing new
Territories:
-Much better now, each team takes turns being offense and defense.
King of the Hill:
-Same
VIP-NEW:
-Similar to Gears of War's Assassination
-Each team must kill other teams VIP to score.
-VIP has recharging overshield
Assault:
-Same
Juggernaut:
-Same
Infection-NEW:
-Details scarce but it seems one team will be a flood sort-of thing, and other team will be normal
-Flood must try to "infect" other team
Game Variants
Almost limitless combinations:
-Can change options for just about anything.
-You could make it so the flag carrier had less gravity or move faster (example)
-Alot of things to do
Forge
Ok, this is big.
-Basically a map editor, but you cant change the level geometry.
-Watch this video, because it's hard to explain in words.
youtube.com/watch?v=F77i0Rd_z7Q
Ok, guys here is the official Halo 3 Info Thread. You guys can pm me stuff of what to go on here if I miss anything.
I will update with pics and stuff later.