PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox 360 · Xbox One
4.15 from 3790 ratings · #229 top rated on Grouvee
6528 members have it in their collection · 89 playing now · 672 backlogged · 402 wish listed
How long? Main story 8h · with extras 125h · 100% 300h (from 28 logged playthroughs)
Review TheBeautifulEric 3/5 · Jul 18, 2026 Completed
Played on the Master Chief Collection.
I had a good time! I played this with friends, unlike the first game so that's definitely part of it. I like the addition of items and more weapons. I have no idea what the story was about, I wasn't paying attention. Campaign and PvP was a good time.
Status SuperFieroStatus Mar 17, 2024
I made a nice, cozy memory of beating this. With 3 levels to go I made myself a White Russian, and since I really only drink socially my tolerance is low. I was pretty toasted by the last level, which was fun in a very dumb action movie way. Also reminiscent of previous vehicle escapes. Had a good time with …
Read moreI made a nice, cozy memory of beating this. With 3 levels to go I made myself a White Russian, and since I really only drink socially my tolerance is low. I was pretty toasted by the last level, which was fun in a very dumb action movie way. Also reminiscent of previous vehicle escapes.
Had a good time with the game overall. On paper it's better than 1 and 2, but for some reason that never clicked. I never really rushed to play it when I had free time. Also this game loves making you backtrack through a level you just cleared, but refilled with enemies.
Status SuperFieroStatus Mar 13, 2024
Part of my "play all the Halos" thing. Close to beating this one, but hard to find the time to get those last few levels done. This weekend, I hope. I think Halo 3 feels more like Halo 2 than Halo: CE felt to Halo 2. It's, again, another tightening of the formula. The game made an obvious effort to …
Read morePart of my "play all the Halos" thing. Close to beating this one, but hard to find the time to get those last few levels done. This weekend, I hope. I think Halo 3 feels more like Halo 2 than Halo: CE felt to Halo 2. It's, again, another tightening of the formula. The game made an obvious effort to get you into the action fast. It just picks up and goes. But, because of that, I felt like I should have watched a Halo 2 recap. I remember the main beats, though, but I feel a little like I'm missing something. Or maybe the game is more focused with keeping the action running, and not so much on developing its story or world. I can appreciate that, since Halo was the hottest shit at the time, I can see them putting gameplay front and center, since a huge amount of people who play games casually button-mash through the story. Also, gravity hammer rules. What a fun weapon.
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Status kotenoru Jan 18, 2022
I love it. Maybe playing the games in a row helps a lot to enjoying them so much, but his game had the most dynamic vehicle parts and the weapons became really flexible during all the time.
The story seemed quite short, but I still liked it al ot. I don't know how to put it, it satisfies my expectations …
I love it. Maybe playing the games in a row helps a lot to enjoying them so much, but his game had the most dynamic vehicle parts and the weapons became really flexible during all the time.
The story seemed quite short, but I still liked it al ot. I don't know how to put it, it satisfies my expectations :)
Status mrs.dallogay Dec 15, 2021
I'm kind of surprised this is so often held up as the best in the franchise.
I'm on The Ark (mission 7/11) and so far the levels feel really short and un-impactful :/ Maybe it all comes together in these last few levels?
Review Duskwind 4/5 · Aug 14, 2020
Gameplay= Mechanics, gameplay options (freedom), repetition, goals, difficulty
Story= plot, engagement, characters, world-building
Presentation= graphics, animation, environment/character design, Art direction, Script, music
Gameplay: 4 /5
Story: 4/5
Presentation: 3/5
Status SIGINT Aug 9, 2020
The first level of this game feels like an absolute masterclass of the linear first-person shooter. At the time, I loved it, but after 13 years, it feels even better because games (with rare exceptions like Doom Eternal) just aren’t doing it this well.
In the course of just one level, you already see many different enemy types, all of …
The first level of this game feels like an absolute masterclass of the linear first-person shooter. At the time, I loved it, but after 13 years, it feels even better because games (with rare exceptions like Doom Eternal) just aren’t doing it this well.
In the course of just one level, you already see many different enemy types, all of which are a credible threat on Heroic or Legendary difficulty and force different tactics and weapon usage. You are introduced to a full range of power-ups and weapons, including different options like sniping, dual wielding, and several types of alien weaponry that you can pick up right off the dead enemies. They’re presented in several completely different types of combat encounters, like a long bridge, a multi-layer forest with snipers and obstacles, holding down a house against incoming gunships and foot soldiers, close-up encounters with powerful enemies who make smart use of the grenades and shield and health power-ups, and more.
Enemies and AI-controlled allies constantly spout relevant and engaging dialogue. Whether it’s a grunt begging to be spared, a brute calling for the head of the traitorous elite that’s working with you, an ally shouting out your good aim or warning you of a specific enemy around the corner—everything feels so alive and organic, and it’s aided by how organic the actual gameplay is. Thanks to great varied AI behavior, open-endedness of the level layout, and the flexibility of your combat options, it feels so much more engaging to me than most other contemporary and modern FPS / TPS campaigns. Many games today would lock you into cover and say, “Press X to eavesdrop”—not in this game, the opportunity is there but it’s up to you to recognize it and execute it to learn more about your enemy. It’s all very much mechanical behind the scenes but it doesn’t feel like it at all in the moment and it serves world-building above all else rather than just checking off objectives.
Anyway, that’s all. Glad to be revisiting this after so long.
