Halo: ODST

Developer: Bungie
Platform:
Xbox 360

The year is 2552. Covenant forces control the city of New Mombasa. They are searching for something beneath its darkened streets. You are an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper. Your orders: Stay alive, meet up with your scattered squad, and escape the embattled city.

Halo 3: ODST is a shooter video game with gameplay taking place from a first-person perspective. The game features an open world environment in the fictional African city of New Mombasa. Although the gameplay of ODST bears a strong resemblance to previous Halo titles, the player does not assume the role of the enhanced human supersoldier Master Chief. Instead, the player controls human soldiers known as Orbital Drop Shock Troopers or ODSTs. Since the player does not possess the Master Chief's advanced armor and reflexes, they cannot jump as high or move as fast. Instead of the Chief's damage-absorbing energy shield, the game uses a stamina mechanic. After taking damage, the screen flashes red. If the player receives damage past their stamina threshold, their health takes a permanent hit. Players restore health via the use of medpacks scattered around the game environments.

The player's head-up display (HUD) features a "VISR" mode, which outlines enemies in red, allies in green, and important items in yellow. The player has access to exclusive weapons, including a suppressed submachine gun and pistol that is a throwback to the Halo: Combat Evolved weapon.

The game's campaign mode can be played alone or with up to three other players. As a lone human soldier known as the "Rookie", the player's goal is to discover what happened to his missing teammates. After finding a piece of evidence left behind (a sniper rifle hanging on a lamp post, for example) a flashback is triggered and the player assumes the role of the missing soldier in a daytime setting. After players find the first beacon, the choice of where to go next is left open; campaign levels can be played in any order.(Bungie/Wiki)

Features:

• Purchase ODST and receive an invitation to the Halo: Reach beta in Spring 2010


• 4-player COOP through campaign and in Firefight mode


• Relive old times with familiar weapons


• Variety of the usual Halo enemies to blast through


• Comes with a Halo 3 multiplayer disc, containing all maps (including DLC)

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